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I see the article, but no forum. Also I noticed that the article included a URL that doesn't seem to exist (www.buffettfans.com).karat wrote:oh yeah 2 days and less than 16 hours to go
I reckon (<funny word huh?) with this article, this forum will have more pages by the end of the day:http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsbu ... 13539.html
Take a step back to the last post on Page 56 from me
The offical starlake site only says that they will not open until 4pm. It says that every year. No mention about the "No ticket, no tailgate" issue -- which I believe they have touted before. I seriously doubt that they are going to enforce that policy, as it is practically unenforceable.SummerByTheLakeside wrote:Okay, now wait just a bleedin' minute. First off, we are meeting the person who has our tickets IN the parking lot. Secondly, we will need our cellphones in order to find him and the rest of our club. Not to mention that I keep my cellphone on me AT ALL TIMES due to my being my Dad's contact if he needs anything. Thirdly, there is no way in HELL they are going to be able to deal with all the cars piled up on the roads.... what drugs are these in-duh-viduals on, anyway, and where can I get some?karat wrote:Good morning
A little news I heard this morning on the news (KDKA). Larry Richert came on as he always does to give a little whatever from the KDKA radio (www.kdkaradio.com) station. The contact page:http://www.kdkaradio.com/pages/16216.php
Today was about Buffett:
StarLake is really getting the news out there as follows:
Parking lots will NOT open until 4pm
No Ticket - sorry 'you can't come in!'
You are NOT allowed to park along Rt18 to wait for the gates to open
You will NOT be allowed to bring into the concert area: Digital Cameras or Picture Phones.
Out of the 3 the last one is ticking me off...since if you go on StarLakes website http://www.livenation.com/event/getEvent/eventId/255968 it says digital cameras are allowed on the bottom of the page under permitted items, but about is says no.
What to do now? My hands are tied I have tried my contacts. There is a help page on this website, then click to email a question. I guess could write to Post Gazette too (www.post-gazette.com), who owns the Pavilion.
No, scratch that last - I'd like to retain all of my current IQ points.
Sheesh.
From 2004:ColdWaterConch wrote:fanvan...two yrs ago (last time JB played Starlake), the cops were complete diccs....they initially said that they were not going to open until 4pm, and would not let anyone get in line (I got there one-ish). Not sure what their "policy" will be this year, but they seem to get stricter every year.
Yes, I have to agree, 2004 was bad. The cops kept holding up 4 fingers everytime we'd try to get in line to get in. A lot of people started partying down the road at some restaurant/club place. Eventually a cop came by, flipped the siren and said the gates were open. Problem was, they weren't ready for all the people and that was a cluster as well for a while. Here's hoping they're better prepared this year and let us in earlier. We'll be there around 12 but I'll be surprised if we can get in then.
Fins Up!
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My crew had a great time.
We usually get to Starlake at 1:30 and are in line then. This year, the cops would not let anyone in line at that time and said that they were not opening until 4. We went back onto the access road, and there must have been about 100 cars parked on the road at that time. They were even turning away buses. (Note: I hope that this does not portend bad things for the future...it would really be bad if they did not open until 4, as so many people get there so early and the traffic is so bad as it is.)
Around 2:15, the cops gave up because there was nowhere else for the people to go. They started lining people up around then...we were about 50th in line, and I looked behind us 2 minutes later and there was a line as far as you could see.
Grill was fired up by 2:45. I was shitfaced by 3:30.....
The ride home was the longest I've ever had....traffic was seriously backed up on 22/30 due to that accident.
Didn't see any drama in the lot...just a good time by all.
This will be my first time tailgating, though I've been a phan, and attending concerts, for years starting in the 80's. (Haven't gotten to one since the late 90's though, due to other things going on in my life. Finally decided, "what the hell, we're going anyway" this year after not getting tickets the past few years I tried on Ticketmaster.) ROFL! Didn't I tell you? FutureHubby and I are both Steelers fans!ColdWaterConch wrote:Y'know, I just realized that I'm selling my tickets to a Cleveland Browns fan.....
LOL...that's OK, cause I'm not a real Steelers fan anyways. When the Steelers play the Dolphins, I still put on my Dolphins jersey, and my wife and kids and inlaws all yell at me.
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Ah, okay. So if we do this instead, I gather we should be all right?ColdWaterConch wrote:PennDOT: Avoid Parkway East Inbound This Weekend
(KDKA) PITTSBURGH Road work has been an ongoing project on the Parkway East, and this weekend the construction will continue.
PennDOT has released specific details in order for travelers to get around this weekend’s closures.
The inbound lanes between the Wilkinsburg exit and the Squirrel Hill on-ramp will close starting at 8pm on Friday.
The road closure is scheduled to remain in place until 5am on Monday.
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If you are taking the turnpike and get off at the Pittsburgh exit to go to the airport, you will hit this.
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