Hollywood, CA - HUH?

diverg · Post by **diverg** » August 8, 2007 1:46 am

Midnight Flyer wrote:
diverg wrote:Does anyone know where West Covina, or Lake Forest is in relation to the concert venue?
Lake Forest-5 to 10 minutes

West Covina-45 minutes to 2 hours.

-In SoCal we measure distance in time.

I remember her telling me it takes her two hours to get home from work. She's a civilian army employee in LA. So maybe she lives in W. Covina. Hopefully more like lake Forest.

mjeischen · Post by **mjeischen** » August 8, 2007 1:36 pm

Slipping in and out of John Wayne could be a solid option from Chicago.

Is this a sell-out show? I just want to prepare for the time changes to get tickets when I need tickets.

TropicalTroubador · Post by **TropicalTroubador** » August 8, 2007 4:58 pm

mjeischen wrote:Slipping in and out of John Wayne could be a solid option from Chicago.

"Easy, Pilgrim! Watch where you put that! We hardly know each other."

mjeischen · Post by **mjeischen** » August 8, 2007 5:04 pm

HA! I didn't even catch that until reading this. John Wayne was a stud in his day . . . I'd do 'em.

DeltOU · Post by **DeltOU** » August 8, 2007 5:30 pm

mjeischen wrote:Slipping in and out of John Wayne could be a solid option from Chicago.

2-day sale - Chicago to Orange County $99 each way.

http://www.frontierairlines.com/frontie ... E&cid=TZ20

Found at:
http://airfare.travelzoo.com/north-amer ... are/317211

diverg · Post by **diverg** » August 14, 2007 8:47 pm

diverg wrote:Well I'll probably only go if I can get in touch wih my friend, and shes available that weekend. I won't be driving int hat case. Plus I'm not sure where she lives on the LA area.

Well I just had a quick email from my friend. So maybe I'll end up in Irvine instead of Tampa.

I'm just not ready to committ untill I can speak with my friend, and who knows how long it'll be before I hear back from her.

She seems be be extremely busy with her job as of late.

Do you think this show will sell out quick? How big of a venue is this place?

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » August 14, 2007 11:10 pm

diverg wrote:Do you think this show will sell out quick? How big of a venue is this place?

Not sure how big the venue is, but I do know it'll sell out in just a few minutes..... It's Irvine....

diverg · Post by **diverg** » August 14, 2007 11:13 pm

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:
diverg wrote:Do you think this show will sell out quick? How big of a venue is this place?
Not sure how big the venue is, but I do know it'll sell out in just a few minutes..... It's Irvine....

I'm only going to have about a 15 minute window to get me some tickets before I have to leave for work.

Are you going SGH?

Midnight Flyer · Post by **Midnight Flyer** » August 15, 2007 12:34 am

diverg wrote:
diverg wrote:Well I'll probably only go if I can get in touch wih my friend, and shes available that weekend. I won't be driving int hat case. Plus I'm not sure where she lives on the LA area.
Well I just had a quick email from my friend. So maybe I'll end up in Irvine instead of Tampa. I'm just not ready to committ untill I can speak with my friend, and who knows how long it'll be before I hear back from her. She seems be be extremely busy with her job as of late.

Do you think this show will sell out quick? How big of a venue is this place?

I Think the venue holds upwards of 30K, ahhh, but the parking lot is LEGENDARY!!!

...as is Las Brisas. I'll be talking with BEG, and a few others, I'm sure we'll be putting together another flocking on the patio at Las Brisas, over looking the Pacific, margaritas in hand as we toast the sun set behind the palm trees....

diverg · Post by **diverg** » August 15, 2007 12:37 am

Midnight Flyer wrote:
diverg wrote:
diverg wrote:Well I'll probably only go if I can get in touch wih my friend, and shes available that weekend. I won't be driving int hat case. Plus I'm not sure where she lives on the LA area.
Well I just had a quick email from my friend. So maybe I'll end up in Irvine instead of Tampa. I'm just not ready to committ untill I can speak with my friend, and who knows how long it'll be before I hear back from her. She seems be be extremely busy with her job as of late.

Do you think this show will sell out quick? How big of a venue is this place?
I Think the venue holds upwards of 30K, ahhh, but the parking lot is LEGENDARY!!!

Please tell me more about the legendary parking lot.

Midnight Flyer · Post by **Midnight Flyer** » August 15, 2007 12:44 am

Southern California-Late summer weather, surrounded by palm trees, opens around 11AM, Irvine cops are usually pretty cool. What more could you ask for or want to know????

diverg · Post by **diverg** » August 15, 2007 12:48 am

Midnight Flyer wrote:Southern California-Late summer weather, surrounded by palm trees, opens around 11AM, Irvine cops are usually pretty cool. What more could you ask for or want to know????

WOMEN!! Arrggg!!

diverg · Post by **diverg** » August 15, 2007 12:50 am

Wat about nearby hotels? If I was looking on expedia, hotwire etc for hotels what specfic area should I plug into to get close to the venue? Would Irvine suffice, or is there a more specific area?

Brown Eyed Girl · Post by **Brown Eyed Girl** » August 15, 2007 3:06 am

diverg wrote:Wat about nearby hotels? If I was looking on expedia, hotwire etc for hotels what specfic area should I plug into to get close to the venue? Would Irvine suffice, or is there a more specific area?

I'll call Lynn tomorrow and ask where she and several others stayed, I know it was close to the venue. We partied in the hotel lot while waiting for word via our little phone tree that the lots were open, made friends with some other PHs that were there as well. Good times.

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » August 15, 2007 6:00 am

diverg wrote:
Midnight Flyer wrote:Southern California-Late summer weather, surrounded by palm trees, opens around 11AM, Irvine cops are usually pretty cool. What more could you ask for or want to know????
WOMEN!! Arrggg!!

He covered that part.....

No, unfortunately I won't be there....

DeltOU · Post by **DeltOU** » August 15, 2007 10:41 am

diverg wrote:Wat about nearby hotels? If I was looking on expedia, hotwire etc for hotels what specfic area should I plug into to get close to the venue? Would Irvine suffice, or is there a more specific area?

It is near the Irvine spectrum. I'm not sure what the closest hotel actually is, but anything at/near the spectrum would be very close.

diverg · Post by **diverg** » August 15, 2007 10:45 am

For those of you that are going to this show, are you going to get the best seats available, or just go for the lawn tickets?

SonofASonofASailor · September 6, 2007 10:46 pm

So, i've been off the boards for a few weeks. Whats going on with the supposed Hollywood show? I see the show in Irvine, but is there still a Hollywood one in the works too?

Missing B'dos · Post by **Missing B'dos** » September 7, 2007 9:01 pm

The Bowl seats about 17,000 full. For those of us who have been regular summer attendees, we know that you CANNOT park or tailgate there!! They Stack Park the cars, nose to tail and side to side about 15 inches apart. Usually, you get to the concert by taking the special buses from about 20 park -and -ride lots for the outlying parts of Los Angeles County. They have room for less than 3,000 cars, early arrivals, stack parked, at the Bowl. Or you can stay in Hollywood --suggest Renaissance (Marriott) at Hollywood and Highland, or Comfort or Holiday Inns on N. Highland, all within walking distance of the Bowl, or if you have money, the Chateau Marmont.

We usually take the bus from Lakewood. It's the closest to the OC. You can pre buy your bus tickets, $2.50 each way, or you can buy at the stop, but then you wait longer (they load the prepurchased bus people first). You can take a cooler or tote of food and drinks in; there are not restrictions, and there are dining, picnic, and drink venues all around the Bowl, but they are generally oriented toward a glass of wine, not Margaritaville, however, they will likely make an adjustment. You park free from wherever you took the bus. So you could stay in Anaheim near Disneyland and take a bus from Lakewood, near the Lakewood Mall, and pre buy your bus tix, and be fine. The Bowl website has all the bus info.

This is not a typical Buffett venue, but is the summer home of the LA Phil. The thing is, any performer who is anyone has played the Bowl at least once, so would expect he would want to. And it is a wonderful place to see anyone. All the seats are great, all the sound is great, they have the big screens up for "close ups" and the view of the carefully undeveloped hills of Griffith Park at sunset behind the Bowl, the stars, the glimpses you get of the lit Hollywood sign if you are seated higher up, it's all a dream. The Bowl is a lifetime experience, if you've never done it, you should.