Wilkes-Barre November 17th (Page 1 of 2)

Well now we're over in General Topics and we're STILL not getting posts from all those people who said they're coming... but then again you only started this thread 4 hours ago.

Anyway, those pre-show meet-up plans sound great... I'll be there, as early as possible... can't wait to meet you all! 

Next line of business: the POST-show party!  I mean most of you are probably in town overnight anyway, right?  Who likes bluegrass?  Just 1 1/2 miles away at the River Street Jazz Cafe (address: 667 N. River St, Plains, PA), there happens to be a good bluegrass show happening that night... Cabinet and Cornmeal.  I'm not sure what order the bands are playing... last I knew, even the venue didn't know.  Cornmeal is the bigger band (national, I think), so it would make sense that the local band Cabinet would be opening for them, however Cabinet has a big local following and the venue originally told me they'd be playing last.  Being a big Cabinet fan, I was all excited that you guys would get a chance to see them... now I'm not sure, as music usually runs from like 10:00-2:00 there, and we'd be missing most if not all of whichever band plays first... but either way, it'll be a good show and a fun time.  The River Street Jazz Cafe is a cool little bar with a friendly staff who mix a good drink at a real decent price and there's beer specials too.  Cover is $8 or $10, although they often don't charge full price when you're arriving that late... I might even be able to work out a deal with the doorman just for people coming from the JB show.  Oh and by the way, I'm told our Joe used to play there... maybe he'll come out for old time's sake? 

http://www.riverstreetjazzcafe.com/schedule

--Vik

I will be going to the show as well......still deciding where to stay in wilkes barre...prob one fo the hotels right by the theater.......i will head to the bar whenever we arrive....see ya in 8 days!!!!

I'll be there with Spider but cannot make any before or after show commitments at this time...

Easy on the beers... you don't want to make an emergency pit stop in the middle of the show if you know what I mean.

What really p*$$e$ me off is people getting up constantly to relieve themselves and disturbing those of us who want to soak up each and every second of the performance.  End of rant. 

That is halarious!

I was just coming back here to post the fact that beer isn't an issue since I have a bladder the size of a football 

Tom knows me. This ain't our first time in the pit. He's a best Bud for going to shows. And I AM looking forward to next week!     

Wow!! That is cool. Gonna have to get to that one too 

In reference to the post-show party I posted about before, I meant to point out a few things:
1.  The River Street Jazz Cafe is 21+ only, and they do check ID at the door.
2.  They have plenty of free parking on the premises.
3.  Here's a google map to show how easy it is to get from the Kirby to The Jazz, and it's only 1.6 miles:
http://www.google.com/maps?f=d&sour … 8&z=14

--Vik

Edit:  Maybe I should add... The Jazz is a bit hard to see because it's located in the lower level of a little office complex... there is a sign out by the road though... the entrance is at a redlight by a McDonald's... coming from town, McD's is on your left and The Jazz is on your right.

We will be there... can't promise we'll be there by 4, but we'll definitely try to get there in time to spend some time with everyone before the show!

As for any after-parties, we will have to pass. Instead, we'll be dodging the drunks and the deer on I-81 en route back to Harrisburg.