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Post by Marshall on Jun 9, 2023 8:28:23 GMT -5
Chicago set a record for the most hotel rooms sold in town over last weekend. The Taylor Swift Concerts helped big time (as well as the James Bead Restaurant Awards). My 42 yo niece went to the show with 4 of her friends. They rented a limo to take them there and back. I don't know what they paid, but I expect it was about a Grand/seat.
I'm just blown away by the whole thing.
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Post by billhammond on Jun 9, 2023 8:41:06 GMT -5
Chicago set a record for the most hotel rooms sold in town over last weekend. The Taylor Swift Concerts helped big time (as well as the James Bead Restaurant Awards). My 42 yo niece went to the show with 4 of her friends. They rented a limo to take them there and back. I don't know what they paid, but I expect it was about a Grand/seat. I'm just blown away by the whole thing. Funny, I just edited this mini-review of the Soldier Field show: What an ambitious, fan-thrilling marathon performance. In true graceful Swift fashion, she inadvertently ate a bug (“delicious”), spoke when her microphone was malfunctioning and flubbed a lyric on one of her “surprise” songs. At least there won’t be any flying insects when she comes to U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis June 23-24.
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Post by dradtke on Jun 9, 2023 10:51:34 GMT -5
Chicago set a record for the most hotel rooms sold in town over last weekend. The Taylor Swift Concerts helped big time (as well as the James Bead Restaurant Awards). My 42 yo niece went to the show with 4 of her friends. They rented a limo to take them there and back. I don't know what they paid, but I expect it was about a Grand/seat. I'm just blown away by the whole thing. Funny, I just edited this mini-review of the Soldier Field show: What an ambitious, fan-thrilling marathon performance. In true graceful Swift fashion, she inadvertently ate a bug (“delicious”), spoke when her microphone was malfunctioning and flubbed a lyric on one of her “surprise” songs. At least there won’t be any flying insects when she comes to U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis June 23-24.
We saw Ani DiFranco live outdoors in Winnipeg one year, surrounded by a cloud of big northwoods bugs attracted by the spotlights. She turned her back on the audience, bent over coughing, and spat out a bug - and kept playing the whole time. Didn't miss a beat.
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Post by Marshall on Jun 9, 2023 12:06:26 GMT -5
Back on being blown away. I mentioned last week my neighbor took his family to Indianapolis, rented a room for 2 nights and bought expensive tickets to sit with 300,000 other people to watch the Indy 500.
It boggles my mind what so many people are willing to spend on entertainment.
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Post by howard lee on Jun 9, 2023 12:51:29 GMT -5
My daughter wants me to bring her to Monaco for the Formula 1 race.
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Post by Rob Hanesworth on Jun 9, 2023 13:26:48 GMT -5
My daughter wants me to bring her to Monaco for the Formula 1 race. Well, Monaco is no Indianapolis, but I suspect Hope knows that.
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Post by Dub on Jun 9, 2023 13:50:11 GMT -5
My daughter wants me to bring her to Monaco for the Formula 1 race. Well, Monaco is no Indianapolis, … I’m guessing the 9,486 Monégasque nationals and other Monaco residents are grateful for that.
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Post by jdd2 on Jun 9, 2023 16:06:07 GMT -5
Chicago set a record for the most hotel rooms sold in town over last weekend. The Taylor Swift Concerts helped big time (as well as the James Bead Restaurant Awards). My 42 yo niece went to the show with 4 of her friends. They rented a limo to take them there and back. I don't know what they paid, but I expect it was about a Grand/seat. I'm just blown away by the whole thing. Daughter and friends went, but just were outside of the stadium. She sent a video, everyone there was singing along. Lots of pink and tie dye.
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Post by howard lee on Jun 9, 2023 16:57:46 GMT -5
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Post by Marshall on Jun 9, 2023 17:43:06 GMT -5
I just heard that my niece’s ticket was paid for by her friend. The friend’s hubby makes big bucks, so for her birthday he paid for his wife and 3 friends to go to the show. He paid for the limo too. Probably cost him at least $4Gs.
Blows my mind.
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Post by kbcolorado on Jun 10, 2023 10:19:17 GMT -5
I've been to a World Series game 7 and a Stanley Cup Final game 7. No Super Bowls but a couple of AFC Championship games.
I'm a former Nuggets season ticket holder. Upper deck tix for the NBA Finals game 5 in Denver on Monday are going for $1100 each. Nuggets are up 3-1 and have a reasonable chance they will win the title in game 5. If I was still a working man I'd be going, 100%.
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Post by TKennedy on Jun 10, 2023 10:32:39 GMT -5
Other than a plane ticket, rental car, food and booze and hotel rooms you can watch the Tour de France for free.
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Post by jdd2 on Jun 10, 2023 10:33:57 GMT -5
Not sure if it was chicago, but apparently she ate a bug.
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