JohnSchwan
Joined: 05 Dec 2005
Posts: 667
Location: Baton Rouge, LA/MA |
I'm currently located in Baton Rouge and can show you some gems here. LSU's campus by itself can give you a good half a day of exploring. There's a tiger with a multimillion dollar habitat right next to death valley(one of the most famous college football venues). There's also the food, one of the best things about my migration to the South was Cajun cuisine. |
Sun Jan 15, 2012 3:52 pm |
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english bob
Joined: 01 Jul 2002
Posts: 839
Location: england, uk |
we'll be in baton rouge for a couple of nights.. tiger spotting will be done.
i'd actually quite like to catch baseball game, or football game at some point on the trip.. does much go on during the summer(?) when is off-season? |
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Mon Jan 23, 2012 4:24 am |
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JohnSchwan
Joined: 05 Dec 2005
Posts: 667
Location: Baton Rouge, LA/MA |
What month would you be coming for? |
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Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:41 am |
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english bob
Joined: 01 Jul 2002
Posts: 839
Location: england, uk |
june & july.. i'm guessing there's something on during then. i have no idea how easy it is to get tickets.. i'd be happy with a (somewhat decent) college game though tbh.. |
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Tue Jan 31, 2012 4:06 am |
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JohnSchwan
Joined: 05 Dec 2005
Posts: 667
Location: Baton Rouge, LA/MA |
english bob wrote:
june & july.. i'm guessing there's something on during then. i have no idea how easy it is to get tickets.. i'd be happy with a (somewhat decent) college game though tbh..
There's actually no games going on in June & July because school's out for the summer at that point. |
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Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:25 am |
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mancabbage
Joined: 29 Jun 2005
Posts: 9157
Location: london |
i wonder what percentage of the creationist museums visitors are non believers going for a laugh... its gotta be pretty high, do they charge to get in? Maybe its the work of some sort of master troll |
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Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:07 pm |
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Bob_ptmfus
Joined: 11 Jan 2007
Posts: 740
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english bob wrote:
hannibal is on the list, and i think we're going to be in st louis on july 4th so if there aren't some fireworks by that arch thing, i'll be disappointed.
You want to celebrate the day your country was deemed to be unnecessary to us? And don't worry, there will be fireworks, along with a national headlining band playing a free show. 2 years ago when I went it was B-52's. I think John Legend played it once too. Parking and even public transportation for this event is a bitch though.
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Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:57 pm |
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mortalthoughts
LAME KID
Joined: 12 Dec 2002
Posts: 11603
Location: MI |
mancabbage wrote:
i wonder what percentage of the creationist museums visitors are non believers going for a laugh... its gotta be pretty high, do they charge to get in? Maybe its the work of some sort of master troll
i think its something like the mystery spot
http://www.mysteryspotstignace.com/
its like it in the way that you have drove by it but never stopped and the one time you finally do its a big let down |
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Wed Feb 01, 2012 12:01 am |
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karl
Joined: 21 Jul 2002
Posts: 755
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mancabbage wrote:
i wonder what percentage of the creationist museums visitors are non believers going for a laugh... its gotta be pretty high, do they charge to get in? Maybe its the work of some sort of master troll
When I was there a few years ago, the vast majority of people there were taking it seriously. But I'm sure they're happy to have whoever wants to pay $25 come through. (Plus they have armed guards throughout.)
I loved it. Definitely want to go back. |
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Wed Feb 01, 2012 10:34 am |
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english bob
Joined: 01 Jul 2002
Posts: 839
Location: england, uk |
Bob_ptmfus wrote:
english bob wrote:
hannibal is on the list, and i think we're going to be in st louis on july 4th so if there aren't some fireworks by that arch thing, i'll be disappointed.
You want to celebrate the day your country was deemed to be unnecessary to us?
ha! yeah, definitely! we've celebrated 3 independence days over there, and each time, that thought has crossed my mind :) we wave flags and all that shit, so most of the time, it's been fine. i did try to hide my accent in the parking lot at the rose bowl last time though. |
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Wed Feb 01, 2012 11:07 am |
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english bob
Joined: 01 Jul 2002
Posts: 839
Location: england, uk |
oh, and so, are there no sporting events in june/july worth checking out? i'm not too fussed either way, but that type of thing is one of the only stereotypical 'american' pastimes we've not done yet. |
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Wed Feb 01, 2012 11:09 am |
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Captiv8
Joined: 25 Aug 2006
Posts: 8177
Location: Third Coast |
The most likely professional event for you to check out would be a baseball game. The easiest place for that would be St. Louis. Depending on the dates of your trip you might be able to work something out. Worth looking into. |
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Wed Feb 01, 2012 12:21 pm |
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Eric B
Joined: 30 May 2005
Posts: 1327
Location: Omaha, Ne |
Minor league baseball is usually a good time too. Cheap tickets, all the same food and beer, plus you can sit much closer to the game. |
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Wed Feb 01, 2012 4:22 pm |
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Bob_ptmfus
Joined: 11 Jan 2007
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Yeah, St. Louis is a HUGE baseball town. So expect it to be fun but not cheap. Memphis also is the home of St. Louis's top minor league team. I've never been to a minor league game but would like to. |
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Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:12 pm |
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english bob
Joined: 01 Jul 2002
Posts: 839
Location: england, uk |
thanks for the tips! though, st louis and memphis both have away games while we're there, so that sucks. but i'm going to look into the other cities.. major/minor league makes no difference to me as i don't understand it at all, but it sounds fun at least :)
got the route pretty much mapped out now, with the only place we're not sure about the specifics of being minneapolis. fifth element is on my list, and it's gay pride the weekend we're there, but apart from that, open to suggestions if anyone has any (including nice places to stay).. |
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