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Title: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: maddon on Oct 12, 2008, 10:05 AM
Us MMJ fans are a devoted lot, so I was wondering how far and what sacrifices have you made to see them?

Back when I lived in London in '03, I travelled from London to Amsterdam to see them play at Melkweg (Oude Zaal).  Got to meet them after and all.  I can still remember Two Tone selling merchandise at the front before the gig!  How times have changed.

More recently, with news that MMJ are heading to Australia  :D (i'm now living in OZ), i've bought my Perth Big Day Out ticket.  But there is no Perth side show.  SO.....I've just purchased my ticket to the Melbourne gig.  Which means, that i've got a round trip, Perth - Melb - Perth,  trip of 6912kms or 4,294 miles.   

Is it worth it??????    DAMN RIGHT IT IS!!!!!

Any other stories out there? :)
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: Yatz on Oct 12, 2008, 02:58 PM
I rode five hours from Covington, KY (Cincinnati area) to Nashville.  Then we drove from Nashville to Louisville the next night.  If I combine those distances and drive times, with a large detour around a bunch of I-65 traffic, I have about eight hours invested in two days.  

I'm just too poor to do any of the things I really want to do in life.
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: Ive got an EVIL plan babe on Oct 12, 2008, 04:36 PM
For the RCMH show, I drove from Bloomington, IN to Indianapolis where I hopped on a train and rode 20 hrs to Wilmington, DE.  Then another train from the Wilmington area to NYC.

Also drove with a friend from Bloomington to Asheville once.
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Post by: tomEisenbraun on Oct 12, 2008, 04:49 PM
Drove with Tracy from Nashville to Cincinnati and back in the same evening on October 26, 2005 (my big 1-8).
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Post by: aMillionDreams on Oct 12, 2008, 07:26 PM
Louisville KY to Telluride CO
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: Sherpa on Oct 12, 2008, 08:27 PM
Phoenix, AZ to Bonnaroo 06 on a greyhound bus.

Phoenix, AZ to San Diego.
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: the_wizzard on Oct 12, 2008, 08:32 PM
Portland, OR to JFK (by plane) via Atlanta for RCMH = 5860 miles round trip (9420 km).  

Doing it one more time for NYE, but this time it will be 4860 miles round trip (7820 km) because I have a direct flight into Newark.
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: bluesky on Oct 12, 2008, 09:33 PM
thinking about going to either australia or new zealand for a month this winter!!! (i live in brooklyn,ny)...though i love to travel...it might be the farthest i've traveled period. would that be crazy? ::)
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: dragonboy on Oct 12, 2008, 10:11 PM
Nagoya, Japan to London, England...I was already flying home for my sister's wedding so you could argue that it doesn't count but it was still an amazing stroke of luck!
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: vespachick on Oct 13, 2008, 12:55 AM
QuotePortland, OR to JFK (by plane) via Atlanta for RCMH = 5860 miles round trip (9420 km).  

Doing it one more time for NYE, but this time it will be 4860 miles round trip (7820 km) because I have a direct flight into Newark.

Ditto!  Hey Wizz, you flying Continental on the 30th?  Party in coach!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: buymycar on Oct 13, 2008, 02:51 AM
QuotePhoenix, AZ to Bonnaroo 06 on a greyhound bus.

Sherpa ftw!  That sounds like an absolutely brutal trip.
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: getinthevan on Oct 13, 2008, 04:47 AM
St. Johns, MI to Nashville in a car, 9 hours one way.  Was already planning a weekend trip to Nashville, just bumped it up a weekend when I found out about the show.
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: Penny Lane on Oct 13, 2008, 09:39 AM
QuotePhoenix, AZ to Bonnaroo 06 on a greyhound bus.

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OMGGGG you win (lol) that trip sounds like a nightmare.
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: Penny Lane on Oct 13, 2008, 09:40 AM
Quotethinking about going to either australia or new zealand for a month this winter!!! (i live in brooklyn,ny)...though i love to travel...it might be the farthest i've traveled period. would that be crazy? ::)

you're going to these shows!! bs-that's awesome. we need to catch up since the boston/philly shows!
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: nichless on Oct 13, 2008, 10:05 AM
Boone NC to Telluride CO...but in a nice rented mini-van with my girl, so it is no match for Sherpa's Greyhound excursion...what an experience that must've been!  

Wish I would've been on the foum back then, MillionDreams, it would've been great to meet up with you in beautiful downtown Telluride.
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Post by: alexzbik on Oct 13, 2008, 11:06 AM
philly to south florida twice.  langerado 2007 and miami beach this past august.
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Post by: Sherpa on Oct 13, 2008, 11:52 AM
Yeah, the trip to Bonnaroo was pretty wild. I never imagined the shit that could happen on those buses.

Thankfully, there were a lot of people willing to pick me up in Nashville since I didnt have a bus to the grounds. Hitchhiking in the middle of the night and sleeping with some bums at the gas station were the highlights.
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: EAZYE on Oct 13, 2008, 12:34 PM
OKC to Albany, NY and then down to Hartford, CT.
OKC to Orlando, FL

Don't consider me that much of a trooper though, my mother is a stewardess so I fly for nada. ;D
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: mtngurl on Oct 13, 2008, 07:13 PM
Drove from Salt Lake to Telluride, camped in the rain.
Drove from Salt Lake to Red Rocks, slept in the truck.
Worth every second!
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: DavidCrosby on Oct 13, 2008, 07:50 PM
...Tennessee....
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: aMillionDreams on Oct 13, 2008, 08:32 PM
QuoteBoone NC to Telluride CO...but in a nice rented mini-van with my girl, so it is no match for Sherpa's Greyhound excursion...what an experience that must've been!  

Wish I would've been on the foum back then, MillionDreams, it would've been great to meet up with you in beautiful downtown Telluride.

We may have met and not know it.  I was on the front rail in front of Jim for MMJ with Crispy and the wife.  Mountain Girl and I missed each other at Telluride unfortunately.

We also went to Red Rocks two nights before.
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: the_wizzard on Oct 13, 2008, 09:36 PM
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QuotePortland, OR to JFK (by plane) via Atlanta for RCMH = 5860 miles round trip (9420 km).  

Doing it one more time for NYE, but this time it will be 4860 miles round trip (7820 km) because I have a direct flight into Newark.

Ditto!  Hey Wizz, you flying Continental on the 30th?  Party in coach!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

NO WAY!  You better be on the 10:30 pm (red eye)  :D!  Crossing fingers that you are, because we could hook up 3 seats together...possibly!  I usually take the middle seat and give the husband the koosh seat (I am too good to that man...but he is so deserving!).  I think we have a window this time around.  How fun would that be!  We could take the train into Penn Station & get breakfast somewhere before AJ and I head to Brooklyn for a long nap before the show.
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: megalicious on Oct 13, 2008, 09:42 PM
farthest i have travelled was from the bgky to champaign, illinois--by car.

and the car blew a tire in indianapolis.

worth every minute, though.
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: weeniebeenie on Oct 14, 2008, 06:44 AM
I'll be travelling about an hour on the train.
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Post by: TheBigChicken on Oct 14, 2008, 07:28 AM
Tampa to San Fran 8-)
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: Tez on Oct 14, 2008, 10:55 AM
Flew from Brisbane Australia to Berkeley CAL, via LA, for the September show.  What a fantastic night and such a cool crowd.

Already have my tickets for the Neil Young/MMJ show in Brisbane in January next year.  

Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: nichless on Oct 14, 2008, 12:57 PM
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We may have met and not know it.  I was on the front rail in front of Jim for MMJ with Crispy and the wife.  Mountain Girl and I missed each other at Telluride unfortunately.

We also went to Red Rocks two nights before.

Nice!  I wanted to hit Red Rocks, but we were in Santa Fe visiting friends.  Did see a screening of Big Lebowski there though; it sold out, everyone was dressed up and singing along, quoting lines, cheering for Donny--it was brilliant!

Probably missed you at Telluride.  I was about the equivalent of 4 or 5 rows back from you--I didn't want to get harassed for the grass.  ;)  Although I probably could've done whatever I wanted and no "security" would've said a word.  Good audience, great show, amazing place to see the band--I'm just so thankful that I was able to be there to share.  Say, do you know if there is a recording of it floating around out there?  I've heard tale of a tape, but I've never seen one.....    
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: Jaimoe on Oct 14, 2008, 01:11 PM
Twenty minutes on the subway, twice, and twice on a streetcar for fifteen minutes.
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: carolinakooiman on Oct 14, 2008, 05:59 PM
Charlotte, NC to Chicago, IL and didn't even get to see them!  Looking forward to trying it again in December.  I hope the Richmond show gets rescheduled.  I'll def. make that trip as well.
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: vespachick on Oct 14, 2008, 11:20 PM
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QuotePortland, OR to JFK (by plane) via Atlanta for RCMH = 5860 miles round trip (9420 km).  

Doing it one more time for NYE, but this time it will be 4860 miles round trip (7820 km) because I have a direct flight into Newark.

Ditto!  Hey Wizz, you flying Continental on the 30th?  Party in coach!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

NO WAY!  You better be on the 10:30 pm (red eye)  :D!  Crossing fingers that you are, because we could hook up 3 seats together...possibly!  I usually take the middle seat and give the husband the koosh seat (I am too good to that man...but he is so deserving!).  I think we have a window this time around.  How fun would that be!  We could take the train into Penn Station & get breakfast somewhere before AJ and I head to Brooklyn for a long nap before the show.

Ahh, Crap!  I'm leaving in the a.m. on the 30th (my fear of bad weather prompted my getting in as early as possible; I'm staying with Penny in NJ - MMJ PJ party!!).  Oh well, I'm out on the 2nd (Friday) on the 7:15p... Either way, we'll all be up on the rail heralding in this muther 2009!!! :D ;D :D
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: mahgeetah on Oct 15, 2008, 12:32 AM
Sacramento to Chicago-- by plane and the CTA
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: Erik26 on Oct 16, 2008, 08:34 AM
Calgary to Portland to Seattle to Calgary. 3000KM In 4 days. So so so so so worth it. Maybe one day they will do a Canadian tour and not just play Toronto and Montreal.
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: the_wizzard on Oct 16, 2008, 11:26 PM
QuoteCalgary to Portland to Seattle to Calgary. 3000KM In 4 days. So so so so so worth it. Maybe one day they will do a Canadian tour and not just play Toronto and Montreal.
They need to play Vancouver.....I would personally prefer to go the extra mile up to Vancouver or Victoria and skip Seattle all together.  I love BC.   MMJ needs to give the mid to western part of Canada some love!
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: Janet on Oct 17, 2008, 11:44 PM
QuoteSacramento to Chicago-- by plane and the CTA


Made that trip last week (and learned about Jim promptly after arriving).


So far mine has been Sacramento to Atlanta to Louisville
And then, coming back,  from Louisville via Chicago to Denver (Red Rocks) to Sac
Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: Grateful Chabo on Oct 22, 2008, 01:24 PM
memphis, tn to miami, fl....non stop.  haulin ass!!
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Post by: logan5ive on Oct 22, 2008, 01:52 PM
Dallas --> NYC (RCMH and NYE 2008)
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Post by: goldenlady on Oct 24, 2008, 11:15 AM
Round trip...my total miliage...to date

6/4/06 Bethlehem, PA to Hunter Mountain, NY=296.2
11/30/06 Bethlehem, PA to NYC=163.76
12/1/06 Bethlehem, PA to Philadelphia=105.58
12/2/06 Bethlehem, PA to Boston, MA=584.06
6/20/08 Bethlehem, PA to NYC (RCMH)=163.76
8/16/08 Bethlehem, PA to Louisville, KY=1313.72
8/29/08 Bethlehem, PA to Miami, FL to Orlando, FL(8/30/08) back to Miami, FL to Bethlehem=2904.6
9/5/08 Bethlehem, PA to Philadelphia, PA=105.58

12/31/08 Bethlehem, PA to NYC for NYE at MSG!!!=163.76

Grand Total= 5800.42!!!

I met Patrick at the orlando show...he told me they should put me on the payroll...I said thank you and I know...please do:)

see you all on NYE!!!

Title: Re: How far have you travelled to see MMJ?
Post by: walterfredo on Oct 24, 2008, 02:30 PM
We'll be flying out from SF for the NYE show.  

I see some Sacto folks, we'll be traveling out to NYC with some close friends who live in Woodland.