Who's Going to GREAT WOODS, Saturday, 9/6/08?

momsrule27 · Post by **momsrule27** » March 12, 2008 4:18 pm

We are staying at the Holiday Inn in Taunton. Have any of you stayed there before and is it a pain in the butt to get to from GW. Tried several closer hotels but they are all book! Imagine that!!

Thanks!

aeroparrot · Post by **aeroparrot** » March 12, 2008 4:34 pm

momsrule27 wrote:We are staying at the Holiday Inn in Taunton. Have any of you stayed there before and is it a pain in the butt to get to from GW. Tried several closer hotels but they are all book! Imagine that!!

Thanks!

That Holiday Inn isn't bad. Just a bit of a drive to get to Great Woods, not a long one but just a bit of a drive.

pojoe99 · Post by **pojoe99** » March 12, 2008 4:41 pm

Holiday Inn in Taunton is perfect.....your 10 to 15 minutes to Tweeter..right down 495 to 140...

TommyBahama · Post by **TommyBahama** » March 12, 2008 8:08 pm

momsrule27 wrote:We are staying at the Holiday Inn in Taunton. Have any of you stayed there before and is it a pain in the butt to get to from GW. Tried several closer hotels but they are all book! Imagine that!!

Thanks!

yes!!!....Hampton Inn in Franklin is about 7-8 miles(EXIT 16) to GW....I've stayed there the last few shows that were at GW!!

bixxx · Post by **bixxx** » March 12, 2008 10:29 pm

Well I guess I will just have to hope for the best. If anyone has sat in this section, let me know how bad/good it is. Again, I am not complaining - just curious.

Also, do you get the preferred parking and if so, is it a specific lot?

Thanks![/quote]
Preferred Parking is in front of GW as you come in, to the right of the center asile the benifit, you are let right out after the show the rv's busses are a short walk

momsrule27 · Post by **momsrule27** » March 13, 2008 11:21 am

pojoe99 wrote: Holiday Inn in Taunton is perfect.....your 10 to 15 minutes to Tweeter..right down 495 to 140...

Thanks - didn't look that bad - actually I think we can get right onto 140. Hey, it's closer than NJ!

momsrule27 · Post by **momsrule27** » March 13, 2008 11:26 am

bixxx wrote:Well I guess I will just have to hope for the best. If anyone has sat in this section, let me know how bad/good it is. Again, I am not complaining - just curious. Also, do you get the preferred parking and if so, is it a specific lot?

Thanks!

Preferred Parking is in front of GW as you come in, to the right of the center asile the benifit, you are let right out after the show the rv's busses are a short walk[/quote]

Well - not sure if that was worth $40 does it also mean that we are guaranteed parking? We will be coming from NJ that morning. Do they really only open the parking lot 3 hours before show or is that for every show BUT Buffett? Only been to GW once and we were on a party bus and arrived only 2 hours before show but this time we are on our own and hoping to get there quite a bit earlier to have the full tailgate experience and to meet some BNers!

Thanks!!

aeroparrot · Post by **aeroparrot** » March 13, 2008 11:29 am

momsrule27 wrote:
bixxx wrote:Well I guess I will just have to hope for the best. If anyone has sat in this section, let me know how bad/good it is. Again, I am not complaining - just curious. Also, do you get the preferred parking and if so, is it a specific lot?

Thanks!
Preferred Parking is in front of GW as you come in, to the right of the center asile the benifit, you are let right out after the show the rv's busses are a short walk

Well - not sure if that was worth $40 does it also mean that we are guaranteed parking? We will be coming from NJ that morning. Do they really only open the parking lot 3 hours before show or is that for every show BUT Buffett? Only been to GW once and we were on a party bus and arrived only 2 hours before show but this time we are on our own and hoping to get there quite a bit earlier to have the full tailgate experience and to meet some BNers!

Thanks!![/quote]

Not sure because when I had it for the Philly show back in 2005, I wasn't allowed into the preferred parking lot because I got there too late.

finz2oob · Post by **finz2oob** » March 13, 2008 1:32 pm

I had a pass for that lot a couple years back. A lot
of the police officers/security park there. As I remember,
the advantage of that lot is that they let you out
earlier than the rest. There isn't much of a party
going on in that lot so you'll have to get mobile.

Tropic_Al · Post by **Tropic_Al** » March 13, 2008 2:08 pm

finz2oob wrote:I had a pass for that lot a couple years back. A lot
of the police officers/security park there. As I remember,
the advantage of that lot is that they let you out
earlier than the rest. There isn't much of a party
going on in that lot so you'll have to get mobile.

Who wants to get out early? We bring a small RV & they park us way in the back. There are plenty of people hanging out for a while after the show. We don't have tix yet

but we'll be there.

bixxx · Post by **bixxx** » March 13, 2008 3:04 pm

no matter when you get there, they will have room for you as stated not much usually happening there get yourself a coole ron wheels and come over the rv section to visit there will be three of four of us with rv's more with bus groups we get the prefered parking with our box seats and give it away as we are there till the end

aeroparrot · Post by **aeroparrot** » March 13, 2008 7:24 pm

For those who are coming up to Great Woods and haven't booked your hotel yet, please do so soon. If you need ideas, PM me since I used to live in the area, I could tell you which hotels to stay in.

BottleofRum · Post by **BottleofRum** » March 13, 2008 7:59 pm

Unless they changed it this year, which I doubt --- this is the layout of the Great Woods parking lot!

TommyBahama · Post by **TommyBahama** » March 13, 2008 8:33 pm

BottleofRum wrote:Unless they changed it this year, which I doubt --- this is the layout of the Great Woods parking lot!

i 've parked in the spend the night lot once....it was the year i couldn't get tickets and listened out in the lot!!....and yes you are there for a long long time!!

popcornjack · Post by **popcornjack** » March 13, 2008 10:00 pm

Wow!

Those new seats really cut the lawn down to size.

momsrule27 · Post by **momsrule27** » March 14, 2008 7:10 am

bixxx wrote:no matter when you get there, they will have room for you as stated not much usually happening there get yourself a coole ron wheels and come over the rv section to visit there will be three of four of us with rv's more with bus groups we get the prefered parking with our box seats and give it away as we are there till the end

Thanks for the invite!

I like that it is right next to the RV section as that is where the fun is!

momsrule27 · Post by **momsrule27** » March 14, 2008 3:15 pm

Just update my ressie at Holiday Inn. We decided to come up on Friday so we can rest up for Saturday! Unless of course there is something better to do on Friday night!

Char

bixxx · Post by **bixxx** » March 15, 2008 11:44 am

Mac may play in the area Cambridge comes to mind as a place he has played in between shows

MA_Buffett_Fan23 · Post by **MA_Buffett_Fan23** » March 15, 2008 11:48 am

Still holding out hope for this one..

Hopefully my puppy won't be ready until this week so it will work into my schedule!!

momsrule27 · Post by **momsrule27** » March 15, 2008 12:32 pm

bixxx wrote:Mac may play in the area Cambridge comes to mind as a place he has played in between shows

That would be cool!

Char