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Old 06-21-2014, 01:19 PM   #1
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West Palm Beach First Time Questions

Hey folks,
Looking to hit up the West Palm Beach run for the first time (actually will be my first time seeing DMB away from the west). I'm sure I could search through the forum for answers to most these questions, but thought I'd try to expedite my search a bit.

1) How's the venue? Pretty much the same deal as any major U.S. amphitheater? How's the lawn? Any venue specific tips?

2) What's the best lodging situation? Looking for something somewhat cost prohibitive but definitely don't want to drive to or from the venue...

3) Any other activities/recommendations around West Palm Beach and the venue? Bars? Restaurants?

Any tips or suggestions for ensuring a good, somewhat logistically-smooth experience are highly appreciated.

Thanks!
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    Re: West Palm Beach First Time Questions

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    Re: West Palm Beach First Time Questions

    Seems like if you were familiar with WPB, it'd be easier to just toss out a couple names of hotels, restaurants, bars, etc. than it would be to pull up the forums from past years and ask him to sort through hundreds of pages of largely irrelevant material. I hardly think one extra thread is going to disrupt the flow of the boards too much.

    If I was more familiar with WPB, I'd gladly help you out OP.

    Have you read the typical show thread? The one for Hartford right now is stuck on people sharing their ridiculous stories about having sex on the lawns or fucking random dudes/chicks. God forbid someone make a new thread trying to find some legitimate helpful information about a show he's going to...
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    Seems like if you were familiar with WPB, it'd be easier to just toss out a couple names of hotels, restaurants, bars, etc. than it would be to pull up the forums from past years and ask him to sort through hundreds of pages of largely irrelevant material. I hardly think one extra thread is going to disrupt the flow of the boards too much.

    If I was more familiar with WPB, I'd gladly help you out OP.

    Have you read the typical show thread? The one for Hartford right now is stuck on people sharing their ridiculous stories about having sex on the lawns or fucking random dudes/chicks. God forbid someone make a new thread trying to find some legitimate helpful information about a show he's going to...
    He doesn't have to read through the entire WPB 2014 thread. But he can post that exact post in there and get all his questions answered. Shows have a single thread for a reason. Yes, the regulars will chat a lot in them, but they will also pause to answer any questions people have; even the Gorge thread.
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    Re: West Palm Beach First Time Questions

    Reading just the first 2 pages of this year's thread lists 6+ hotels and multiple activities to do during the day, but I guess we could have everyone retype all that
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    Re: West Palm Beach First Time Questions

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    Hey folks,
    Looking to hit up the West Palm Beach run for the first time (actually will be my first time seeing DMB away from the west). I'm sure I could search through the forum for answers to most these questions, but thought I'd try to expedite my search a bit.

    1) How's the venue? Pretty much the same deal as any major U.S. amphitheater? How's the lawn? Any venue specific tips?

    2) What's the best lodging situation? Looking for something somewhat cost prohibitive but definitely don't want to drive to or from the venue...

    3) Any other activities/recommendations around West Palm Beach and the venue? Bars? Restaurants?

    Any tips or suggestions for ensuring a good, somewhat logistically-smooth experience are highly appreciated.

    Thanks!
    The venue is cookie cutter amphitheater. Lawn isn't very remarkable either. Views are fine, crowd can be a bit rowdy but not as bad as, say, SPAC.

    There's no lodging that I know of that is close enough to walk to the venue. But there is a cab line, and a private car line outside the venue. I used the private cars last year. No wait. Fees negotiable.

    I'm sure the fine folk in the WPB thread (first link in Peter's post) can help you with what to do in the town. I've never done anything but beach it up there in my downtime.
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