How far have you travelled to see MMJ?

Started by maddon, Oct 12, 2008, 10:05 AM

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maddon

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? :)
"Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

Yatz

#1
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.  

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#2
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.
Just cause it starts off slow babe, doesn't mean I  don't have evil urges.

tomEisenbraun

#3
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).
The river is moving. The blackbird must be flying.

aMillionDreams

#4
Oct 12, 2008, 07:26 PM
Louisville KY to Telluride CO
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Sherpa

#5
Oct 12, 2008, 08:27 PM
Phoenix, AZ to Bonnaroo 06 on a greyhound bus.

Phoenix, AZ to San Diego.

the_wizzard

#6
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.

bluesky

#7
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? ::)

dragonboy

#8
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!
God will forgive them. He'll forgive them and allow them into Heaven.....I can't live with that.

vespachick

#9
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
My jacket's gonna be cut slim and checked

buymycar

#10
Oct 13, 2008, 02:51 AM
QuotePhoenix, AZ to Bonnaroo 06 on a greyhound bus.

Sherpa ftw!  That sounds like an absolutely brutal trip.

getinthevan

#11
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.
The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place

Penny Lane

#12
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.
but come on...there's nothing sexy about poop. Nothing.  -bbill

Penny Lane

#13
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!
but come on...there's nothing sexy about poop. Nothing.  -bbill

nichless

#14
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.

alexzbik

#15
Oct 13, 2008, 11:06 AM
philly to south florida twice.  langerado 2007 and miami beach this past august.
Stolen as the war begun, this time your soul is my one.

Sherpa

#16
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.

EAZYE

#17
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
I painted my name on the back of a leaf
and I watched it float away

mtngurl

#18
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!
Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill.

DavidCrosby

#19
Oct 13, 2008, 07:50 PM
...Tennessee....
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