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U2 / MUSE in DC and VA

wml7
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Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA April 08, 2009 at 04:39 PM UTC #
eff the traffic I'm taking metro.  What times does metro close on weekdays?
vansmack
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Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA April 08, 2009 at 04:56 PM UTC #
If you guys all take the Metro, who's going to make the "Capital Centre parking lot video" for the next generation?
mekmad
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Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA April 08, 2009 at 04:57 PM UTC #
wml7 wrote:
eff the traffic I'm taking metro.  What times does metro close on weekdays?


I totally forgot how hard it is getting to that place, glad I didn't get tickets now.  I'm sure they will keep the metro open for all the U2 fans but I think its like 12 or something.
wml7
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Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA April 08, 2009 at 04:59 PM UTC #
so isn't it still like a 20 min walk to rfk after the metro stop?
callat703
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Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA April 08, 2009 at 05:08 PM UTC #
wml7 wrote:
so isn't it still like a 20 min walk to rfk after the metro stop?


I'd say it is a 10 minute walk, but I walk fast.
wml7
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Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA April 08, 2009 at 05:09 PM UTC #
oh ok well that's not bad at all.
jaguar
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Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA April 08, 2009 at 05:10 PM UTC #
callat703 wrote:
wml7 wrote:
so isn't it still like a 20 min walk to rfk after the metro stop?


I'd say it is a 10 minute walk, but I walk fast.


And you have long legs.
wml7
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Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA April 08, 2009 at 05:12 PM UTC #
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flagos
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Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA April 08, 2009 at 05:14 PM UTC #
From the Metro to FedEx Field is at least 20 minutes walking fast. I've done it several times. The hard thing is trying to pass all the slow walkers to get there fast…
El Tee
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Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA April 08, 2009 at 05:15 PM UTC #
mekmad wrote:
wml7 wrote:
eff the traffic I'm taking metro.  What times does metro close on weekdays?


I totally forgot how hard it is getting to that place, glad I didn't get tickets now.  I'm sure they will keep the metro open for all the U2 fans but I think its like 12 or something.

This is why I decided not to go as well.
Nah, it doesn't close at 12 on weekends! (and it's not just for U2 fans :P) http://www.wmata.com
Although, check the specific times and train service per station at the link above.

If you can stand to leave slightly early, do it. I remember U2 at RFK way back when. It was very tight getting out & sweaty on the trolley after…
sweetcell
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Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA April 08, 2009 at 05:19 PM UTC #
wml7 wrote:
so isn't it still like a 20 min walk to rfk after the metro stop?

the concert is at fedex…

looks like it's 2.5 to 3 miles from the metro to fedex, according to gmap-pedometer.com.  maybe there are shortcuts?  a shuttle?
El Tee
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Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA April 08, 2009 at 06:13 PM UTC #
sorry, I didn't mean to confuse anyone, I was comparing experiences about crowded metros. Yes, what sweetcell said: current U2 show that you are discussing is FedEx.

Yearrrs ago I think there were shuttles? Yet, no one waited for them.
chaz
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Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA April 08, 2009 at 06:22 PM UTC #
Maybe a few of the 120 tractor-trailors that are being used for this tour could be re-tasked for the Fed-Ex show and serve as shuttles from the metro.
fatskippy
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Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA April 08, 2009 at 06:47 PM UTC #
Fedex is a 15 minute walk from the metro, I doubt its even a mile
walkonby
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Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA April 08, 2009 at 07:05 PM UTC #
fatskippy wrote:
Fedex is a 15 minute walk from the metro, I doubt its even a mile


fifteen minutes = almost two beers you could be drinking before show, instead of walking.
Seth Hurwitz
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Re: U2 presale anybody? April 08, 2009 at 07:32 PM UTC #
eros wrote:
wanderlust wrote:
it's amazing how a $30 ticket turns into a $52 ticket after the fees…


Amazing.


It pains me that even one cent of what I spend to see U2 will go into this man's pocket.


well you put it there
callat703
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Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA April 08, 2009 at 07:36 PM UTC #
Jaguar wrote:
callat703 wrote:
wml7 wrote:
so isn't it still like a 20 min walk to rfk after the metro stop?


I'd say it is a 10 minute walk, but I walk fast.


And you have long legs.


Also true.
sweetcell
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Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA April 08, 2009 at 11:32 PM UTC #
fatskippy wrote:
Fedex is a 15 minute walk from the metro, I doubt its even a mile

it's 2.1 miles from the top of fedex way to landover metro station in a straight line.  following the street = longer.  maybe you're talking about a different metro station?  or just really really bad with distances?
flagos
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Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA April 09, 2009 at 02:45 PM UTC #
sweetcell wrote:
fatskippy wrote:
Fedex is a 15 minute walk from the metro, I doubt its even a mile

it's 2.1 miles from the top of fedex way to landover metro station in a straight line.  following the street = longer.  maybe you're talking about a different metro station?  or just really really bad with distances?


I think the closest metro station would be morgan boulevard, but I insist, is at least a 20 minutes walk when it's crowded….
sweetcell
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Re: U2 / MUSE in DC and VA April 09, 2009 at 03:33 PM UTC #
lagas wrote:
I think the closest metro station would be morgan boulevard, but I insist, is at least a 20 minutes walk when it's crowded….

AHA!  he must have been talking about this metro station, it is indeed much closer - about 1 mile away (http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2711780), so estimates in the 10 to 20 minute range make sense.  i assumed that landover station was the closest, my bad.

thanks for clearing this up.  we now take you back to your regularly-scheduled bitchfest about how un-hipster U2 are.  over to you, joe.
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