Chiefs My weekend in KC & Arrowhead - Long Version

kpic · 10:42 AM

Just wanted to give a little time-line of my weekend in KC & Arrowhead especially for those that have never made the trip - this is going to be long so if you have ADD\ADHD or are not into these type of stories it won't help reading this so you may just want to go to the pics below.

Being a fan since the early 80's and living in New Jersey not many options but I have seen the Chiefs when they came to this area a few times but going to AH is different as I'd no longer be the opposing team fan.

Preface by saying that I have been to Arrowhead once before in 2003 (the D.Hall return TD against Denver game) but at that time I basically just went for the game I came in on a Sat night stayed at the Adams Mark across from the stadium, walked to & from the game and left that Sun night.

I haven't been back since, because... well you know... the dark days and then I almost went to the playoff game last year but I thought about home playoff futility & I knew PM was waiting in the wings and when the loss occurred I just laughed because I knew this was the start of something much better and now would be the time to go.

So when the schedule came out I circled the Bengals game but this time I actually wanted to visit KC so I planned on a full weekend arriving Friday & leaving Monday. My wife asked me why I was going now - "is this because of your new QB? The one you're always gushing about and your gay for?" I replied with a succinct "Yep!" and then followed that up with; "Hey, it's ok we're all gay for him, I'm just going with the flow!"

Friday was getting settled in, I stayed near the airport at the Residence Inn because I have been to others and always liked them and I also rented a car this time to get around, I knew everything I wanted to see was about 30 min from that location.

Saturday was to be the stadium tour & WWI museum. As my last visit was prior to the renovations I was interested to see everything how it is now and this way on Sunday I could just have fun at the game. The tour is very reasonable for $20 even if it was limited as no access to the locker room but no big deal it is still very thorough I almost sprung for the "gameday" tour but at $150 I just couldn't see it compared to the standard tour.

After the tour I had planned on the WWI museum but the tour was longer than I thought it would be (that's a good thing) so by the time I would get to the museum it would only give me about an hour to closing and I knew that wouldn't be enough from what I read.

Its ok though as the NFL gods had intervened the Tuesday prior when I got the message that the Chiefs game had been moved to SNF - ok Sunday night at Arrowhead, I'll take that thank you very much!

Sunday This allowed a nice mid-morning and afternoon at the museum! I won't go into the museum as you can find stuff on-line about it but it's a must-see if you are in the area. Not sure if everyone would like it but I am a history lover and I find WWI more fascinating than WWII, I think because as a kid everything was about WWII and you had to really try and research WWI info and the fact that it seemed like the flipping of a page between the old military way to the new.

Sunday night I allowed ample time to get into the stadium as I was not going to any specific tailgate but I did want to walk around and just enjoy everything rather than rushing in. For parking its really not that bad although you should definitely pay for the parking in advance as its much cheaper and keeps the flow moving (unless you don't have a smartphone then I guess you're out of luck) but I can't imagine paying for it there in line waiting to get in. The parking really is the same as any other stadium I have been to where I have driven (old Veterans & the new Linc in Philly) and East Rutherford (Giants\Jets) when you're trying to get 70,000 + people in & out of a stadium expect delays.

The atmosphere is outstanding & electric, there really is no place that you can compare it to. I've been to football games in Baltimore, Washington, Philly & NY\NJ and while there is tailgating etc. it's just not like this, this is more like a (very) large college atmosphere. I would guess Lambeau would be similar in comparison but I've never been there.

So finally into the stadium I go. I actually had club section tix so you go into the "Tower" entrance. I know I have read all about the club section over the years here but it's not like I do this all the time so I wanted something special and I wanted to see what the difference was from the last time in 2003 when I was in the 119 section, that's lower level behind the Chiefs
bench. My take; it's really, really, really nice there and I got to see Clark right there when I got off the escalator so that was cool but this is not my section to be in. Not saying we weren't loud, we were and there was definitely banging of the seats etc. If you are bringing really young kids it's a great section or if you are limited by age shall we say its a great section (although the way my arthritic knee was acting up maybe that was me after all), if you need to go get a beer every 5 minutes or "warm-up" etc I guess it's fine also if you need to sit down a lot its fine - it just wasn't for me, I found myself looking down at the lower section often and seeing how much fun they were having and thinking I really should be there next time, I guess gblowfish really does have the best seats in the house.

Welp, on to the pics;

This is the view I had, I went in early to see what it was going to look like - I was on the aisle which wasn't bad except for the time when that guy just had to get his 10th beer and stood in front of me just as Parker made the Int\TD right in front of us;
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My friend wanted to know exactly where I was, I said "hey dummy, I'm wearing red you can't miss me" and then I sent him this pic. From my stadium tour I think that might be Clark's suite on the top?
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I think that might be the back of PM on the jumbo-tron, I didn't even notice that until I posted this pic;
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This was the last pic I took and sent out prior to shutting off my phone, after that I wasn't to be bothered except to use the bathroom at halftime. Again just me, but I enjoy watching the game and everything else associated with it, I won't leave my spot except for the bathroom break;
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At the end when I did turn on my phone I had a late message from my wife, she was back in NJ and had to work this night, she said "How's the game?" I responded with a smiley face and said "Whooped their ***" and then sent this pic;
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I didn't leave till late, I knew the exit from the stadium would take a while so just hung around at the stadium and in the lots as that was going to be more enjoyable than waiting in a line in my car.

Monday my plane was not leaving till about 3p local time so I had the mid-morning and early afternoon to do something. Again being a history buff I decided upon the Arabia Steamboat Museum. It was great, if you go do the tour its well worth the admission.

The End... or until next time!

kpic · 10-23-2018, 10:37 AM

Oh crap, I already screwed up. My pics didn't show up in the body and a link is only provided.

FAX · 10-23-2018, 10:45 AM

Okay. I'm jealous.

FAX

**luv** · 10-23-2018, 10:48 AM

You didn't get to go in the locker room? Weird. I think my tour was $10 back when I went, and we got to see everything.

Pablo · 10-23-2018, 10:53 AM

You need to tell your wife it's 2018; being gay as **** for Pat is the new normal and she needs to embrace your Mahomosexuality.

But glad you had a nice time!

Simply Red · 10-23-2018, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kpic

Just wanted to give a little time-line of my weekend in KC & Arrowhead especially for those that have never made the trip - this is going to be long so if you have ADD\ADHD or are not into these type of stories it won't help reading this so you may just want to go to the pics below.

Being a fan since the early 80's and living in New Jersey not many options but I have seen the Chiefs when they came to this area a few times but going to AH is different as I'd no longer be the opposing team fan.

Preface by saying that I have been to Arrowhead once before in 2003 (the D.Hall return TD against Denver game) but at that time I basically just went for the game I came in on a Sat night stayed at the Adams Mark across from the stadium, walked to & from the game and left that Sun night.

I haven't been back since, because... well you know... the dark days and then I almost went to the playoff game last year but I thought about home playoff futility & I knew PM was waiting in the wings and when the loss occurred I just laughed because I knew this was the start of something much better and now would be the time to go.

So when the schedule came out I circled the Bengals game but this time I actually wanted to visit KC so I planned on a full weekend arriving Friday & leaving Monday. My wife asked me why I was going now - "is this because of your new QB? The one you're always gushing about and your gay for?" I replied with a succinct "Yep!" and then followed that up with; "Hey, it's ok we're all gay for him, I'm just going with the flow!"

Friday was getting settled in, I stayed near the airport at the Residence Inn because I have been to others and always liked them and I also rented a car this time to get around, I knew everything I wanted to see was about 30 min from that location.

Saturday was to be the stadium tour & WWI museum. As my last visit was prior to the renovations I was interested to see everything how it is now and this way on Sunday I could just have fun at the game. The tour is very reasonable for $20 even if it was limited as no access to the locker room but no big deal it is still very thorough I almost sprung for the "gameday" tour but at $150 I just couldn't see it compared to the standard tour.

After the tour I had planned on the WWI museum but the tour was longer than I thought it would be (that's a good thing) so by the time I would get to the museum it would only give me about an hour to closing and I knew that wouldn't be enough from what I read.

Its ok though as the NFL gods had intervened the Tuesday prior when I got the message that the Chiefs game had been moved to SNF - ok Sunday night at Arrowhead, I'll take that thank you very much!

Sunday This allowed a nice mid-morning and afternoon at the museum! I won't go into the museum as you can find stuff on-line about it but it's a must-see if you are in the area. Not sure if everyone would like it but I am a history lover and I find WWI more fascinating than WWII, I think because as a kid everything was about WWII and you had to really try and research WWI info and the fact that it seemed like the flipping of a page between the old military way to the new.

Sunday night I allowed ample time to get into the stadium as I was not going to any specific tailgate but I did want to walk around and just enjoy everything rather than rushing in. For parking its really not that bad although you should definitely pay for the parking in advance as its much cheaper and keeps the flow moving (unless you don't have a smartphone then I guess you're out of luck) but I can't imagine paying for it there in line waiting to get in. The parking really is the same as any other stadium I have been to where I have driven (old Veterans & the new Linc in Philly) and East Rutherford (Giants\Jets) when you're trying to get 70,000 + people in & out of a stadium expect delays.

The atmosphere is outstanding & electric, there really is no place that you can compare it to. I've been to football games in Baltimore, Washington, Philly & NY\NJ and while there is tailgating etc. it's just not like this, this is more like a (very) large college atmosphere. I would guess Lambeau would be similar in comparison but I've never been there.

So finally into the stadium I go. I actually had club section tix so you go into the "Tower" entrance. I know I have read all about the club section over the years here but it's not like I do this all the time so I wanted something special and I wanted to see what the difference was from the last time in 2003 when I was in the 119 section, that's lower level behind the Chiefs
bench. My take; it's really, really, really nice there and I got to see Clark right there when I got off the escalator so that was cool but this is not my section to be in. Not saying we weren't loud, we were and there was definitely banging of the seats etc. If you are bringing really young kids it's a great section or if you are limited by age shall we say its a great section (although the way my arthritic knee was acting up maybe that was me after all), if you need to go get a beer every 5 minutes or "warm-up" etc I guess it's fine also if you need to sit down a lot its fine - it just wasn't for me, I found myself looking down at the lower section often and seeing how much fun they were having and thinking I really should be there next time, I guess gblowfish really does have the best seats in the house.

Welp, on to the pics;

This is the view I had, I went in early to see what it was going to look like - I was on the aisle which wasn't bad except for the time when that guy just had to get his 10th beer and stood in front of me just as Parker made the Int\TD right in front of us;
Attachment 117229

My friend wanted to know exactly where I was, I said "hey dummy, I'm wearing red you can't miss me" and then I sent him this pic. From my stadium tour I think that might be Clark's suite on the top?
Attachment 117233

I think that might be the back of PM on the jumbo-tron, I didn't even notice that until I posted this pic;
Attachment 117230

This was the last pic I took and sent out prior to shutting off my phone, after that I wasn't to be bothered except to use the bathroom at halftime. Again just me, but I enjoy watching the game and everything else associated with it, I won't leave my spot except for the bathroom break;
Attachment 117231

At the end when I did turn on my phone I had a late message from my wife, she was back in NJ and had to work this night, she said "How's the game?" I responded with a smiley face and said "Whooped their ***" and then sent this pic;
Attachment 117232

I didn't leave till late, I knew the exit from the stadium would take a while so just hung around at the stadium and in the lots as that was going to be more enjoyable than waiting in a line in my car.

Monday my plane was not leaving till about 3p local time so I had the mid-morning and early afternoon to do something. Again being a history buff I decided upon the Arabia Steamboat Museum. It was great, if you go do the tour its well worth the admission.

The End... or until next time!

Great!

stevieray · 10-23-2018, 10:55 AM

Nice!

..and you are correct, that is Clark's Suite.

KC Dan and I were 3rd row Endzone..

Simply Red · 10-23-2018, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kpic

Just wanted to give a little time-line of my weekend in KC & Arrowhead especially for those that have never made the trip - this is going to be long so if you have ADD\ADHD or are not into these type of stories it won't help reading this so you may just want to go to the pics below.

Being a fan since the early 80's and living in New Jersey not many options but I have seen the Chiefs when they came to this area a few times but going to AH is different as I'd no longer be the opposing team fan.

Preface by saying that I have been to Arrowhead once before in 2003 (the D.Hall return TD against Denver game) but at that time I basically just went for the game I came in on a Sat night stayed at the Adams Mark across from the stadium, walked to & from the game and left that Sun night.

I haven't been back since, because... well you know... the dark days and then I almost went to the playoff game last year but I thought about home playoff futility & I knew PM was waiting in the wings and when the loss occurred I just laughed because I knew this was the start of something much better and now would be the time to go.

So when the schedule came out I circled the Bengals game but this time I actually wanted to visit KC so I planned on a full weekend arriving Friday & leaving Monday. My wife asked me why I was going now - "is this because of your new QB? The one you're always gushing about and your gay for?" I replied with a succinct "Yep!" and then followed that up with; "Hey, it's ok we're all gay for him, I'm just going with the flow!"

Friday was getting settled in, I stayed near the airport at the Residence Inn because I have been to others and always liked them and I also rented a car this time to get around, I knew everything I wanted to see was about 30 min from that location.

Saturday was to be the stadium tour & WWI museum. As my last visit was prior to the renovations I was interested to see everything how it is now and this way on Sunday I could just have fun at the game. The tour is very reasonable for $20 even if it was limited as no access to the locker room but no big deal it is still very thorough I almost sprung for the "gameday" tour but at $150 I just couldn't see it compared to the standard tour.

After the tour I had planned on the WWI museum but the tour was longer than I thought it would be (that's a good thing) so by the time I would get to the museum it would only give me about an hour to closing and I knew that wouldn't be enough from what I read.

Its ok though as the NFL gods had intervened the Tuesday prior when I got the message that the Chiefs game had been moved to SNF - ok Sunday night at Arrowhead, I'll take that thank you very much!

Sunday This allowed a nice mid-morning and afternoon at the museum! I won't go into the museum as you can find stuff on-line about it but it's a must-see if you are in the area. Not sure if everyone would like it but I am a history lover and I find WWI more fascinating than WWII, I think because as a kid everything was about WWII and you had to really try and research WWI info and the fact that it seemed like the flipping of a page between the old military way to the new.

Sunday night I allowed ample time to get into the stadium as I was not going to any specific tailgate but I did want to walk around and just enjoy everything rather than rushing in. For parking its really not that bad although you should definitely pay for the parking in advance as its much cheaper and keeps the flow moving (unless you don't have a smartphone then I guess you're out of luck) but I can't imagine paying for it there in line waiting to get in. The parking really is the same as any other stadium I have been to where I have driven (old Veterans & the new Linc in Philly) and East Rutherford (Giants\Jets) when you're trying to get 70,000 + people in & out of a stadium expect delays.

The atmosphere is outstanding & electric, there really is no place that you can compare it to. I've been to football games in Baltimore, Washington, Philly & NY\NJ and while there is tailgating etc. it's just not like this, this is more like a (very) large college atmosphere. I would guess Lambeau would be similar in comparison but I've never been there.

So finally into the stadium I go. I actually had club section tix so you go into the "Tower" entrance. I know I have read all about the club section over the years here but it's not like I do this all the time so I wanted something special and I wanted to see what the difference was from the last time in 2003 when I was in the 119 section, that's lower level behind the Chiefs
bench. My take; it's really, really, really nice there and I got to see Clark right there when I got off the escalator so that was cool but this is not my section to be in. Not saying we weren't loud, we were and there was definitely banging of the seats etc. If you are bringing really young kids it's a great section or if you are limited by age shall we say its a great section (although the way my arthritic knee was acting up maybe that was me after all), if you need to go get a beer every 5 minutes or "warm-up" etc I guess it's fine also if you need to sit down a lot its fine - it just wasn't for me, I found myself looking down at the lower section often and seeing how much fun they were having and thinking I really should be there next time, I guess gblowfish really does have the best seats in the house.

Welp, on to the pics;

This is the view I had, I went in early to see what it was going to look like - I was on the aisle which wasn't bad except for the time when that guy just had to get his 10th beer and stood in front of me just as Parker made the Int\TD right in front of us;
Attachment 117229

My friend wanted to know exactly where I was, I said "hey dummy, I'm wearing red you can't miss me" and then I sent him this pic. From my stadium tour I think that might be Clark's suite on the top?
Attachment 117233

I think that might be the back of PM on the jumbo-tron, I didn't even notice that until I posted this pic;
Attachment 117230

This was the last pic I took and sent out prior to shutting off my phone, after that I wasn't to be bothered except to use the bathroom at halftime. Again just me, but I enjoy watching the game and everything else associated with it, I won't leave my spot except for the bathroom break;
Attachment 117231

At the end when I did turn on my phone I had a late message from my wife, she was back in NJ and had to work this night, she said "How's the game?" I responded with a smiley face and said "Whooped their ***" and then sent this pic;
Attachment 117232

I didn't leave till late, I knew the exit from the stadium would take a while so just hung around at the stadium and in the lots as that was going to be more enjoyable than waiting in a line in my car.

Monday my plane was not leaving till about 3p local time so I had the mid-morning and early afternoon to do something. Again being a history buff I decided upon the Arabia Steamboat Museum. It was great, if you go do the tour its well worth the admission.

The End... or until next time!

What if we are bi-polar? Can we read?

**Shaid** · 10-23-2018, 10:56 AM

That's great, I still haven't done an Arrowhead trip, also living a ways away. Pics turned out great, they pop out and you can scroll through them easily. Sounds like a great time.

Hydrae · 10-23-2018, 10:58 AM

The last pic is the best! Glad you were able to make the trip. Someday, hopefully next season, I will get a chance to go to a game at Arrowhead for the first time. Been to several games in Houston (including the playoff game) and will actually be going to the game in Seattle later this year. But Arrowhead is my mecca and I must have a pilgrimage before much longer!

**gblowfish** · 10-23-2018, 11:20 AM

You picked a great game to attend. No weather issues, Chiefs played great, and you got to see a lot of cool stuff. The WWI Museum is the only National Museum dedicated to the Great War. Did you get to see Union Station across the street? It's awesome architecture. Too bad you missed the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. It's one of a kind too, coolest baseball stuff this side of Cooperstown. I do the museum DVDs for both the NLBM and for the Steamboat Arabia museum. The Hawley family have been my customers for a long time, and I just talked to David (son of the guy who dug up the Arabia) last week. They're digging up another boat right now that's between Lexington and Miami, MO. The only problem is, they are out of exhibit space in the current museum, so when they complete the dig on the new one, they may have to move the museum or open a second location maybe in Jefferson City or Independence. Did you get any BBQ when you were here?

Halfcan · 10-23-2018, 11:31 AM

To answer your question- No Green Bay does not have the same feel as tailgating at Arrowhead. The fans are nice and all, but not even close.

kpic · 10-23-2018, 12:07 PM

Thanks everyone for the comments!

Luv; yes I knew the locker room would be off-limits for the Saturday tour, apparently it's an NFL rule something about once the opposing team has already been in there they are not accessible or something to that effect. Even though they called it "limited" it was still about 90 minutes and was great!

Pablo; we already had that discussion - since I'm white & she's black (NTTAWWT) I told her "listen, if we had a son you'd understand better, it would just be the opposite of PM" after she called me an idiot I came back with the whole "well, I'm gay for him every time he gets on that field" line and for further proof I showed her the pic of Kareem looking at him post-game in Denver and said "see...like that!!"

Simply; yes, if you are bi-polar you can read it all but you might hate yourself for it later.

Gblowfish; I tried to find your spot while looking down there, I was picturing where the tunnel would be in relation to where Todd Haley gave you the finger. I didn't go in Union Station, I saw it from the WWI tower. Not much of a baseball fan, but now that you mention it from a historical perspective I probably should have gone to the museum. I ate some BBQ from a local place near my hotel but no biggie I'm not much of a foodie anyway, you will never hear me say something stupid like comparing the restaurants in KC to the restaurants in San Francisco, I just don't care enough about it. The Steamship Arabia museum was great as well, unbelievable at the condition of everything in there!

Halfcan; thanks for that info, that's weird to hear I was just trying to picture any other place in the NFL that would have that same game-day atmosphere and Lambeau is the only other that came to mind.

Jewish Rabbi · 10-23-2018, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kpic

Just wanted to give a little time-line of my weekend in KC & Arrowhead especially for those that have never made the trip - this is going to be long so if you have ADD\ADHD or are not into these type of stories it won't help reading this so you may just want to go to the pics below.

Being a fan since the early 80's and living in New Jersey not many options but I have seen the Chiefs when they came to this area a few times but going to AH is different as I'd no longer be the opposing team fan.

Preface by saying that I have been to Arrowhead once before in 2003 (the D.Hall return TD against Denver game) but at that time I basically just went for the game I came in on a Sat night stayed at the Adams Mark across from the stadium, walked to & from the game and left that Sun night.

I haven't been back since, because... well you know... the dark days and then I almost went to the playoff game last year but I thought about home playoff futility & I knew PM was waiting in the wings and when the loss occurred I just laughed because I knew this was the start of something much better and now would be the time to go.

So when the schedule came out I circled the Bengals game but this time I actually wanted to visit KC so I planned on a full weekend arriving Friday & leaving Monday. My wife asked me why I was going now - "is this because of your new QB? The one you're always gushing about and your gay for?" I replied with a succinct "Yep!" and then followed that up with; "Hey, it's ok we're all gay for him, I'm just going with the flow!"

Friday was getting settled in, I stayed near the airport at the Residence Inn because I have been to others and always liked them and I also rented a car this time to get around, I knew everything I wanted to see was about 30 min from that location.

Saturday was to be the stadium tour & WWI museum. As my last visit was prior to the renovations I was interested to see everything how it is now and this way on Sunday I could just have fun at the game. The tour is very reasonable for $20 even if it was limited as no access to the locker room but no big deal it is still very thorough I almost sprung for the "gameday" tour but at $150 I just couldn't see it compared to the standard tour.

After the tour I had planned on the WWI museum but the tour was longer than I thought it would be (that's a good thing) so by the time I would get to the museum it would only give me about an hour to closing and I knew that wouldn't be enough from what I read.

Its ok though as the NFL gods had intervened the Tuesday prior when I got the message that the Chiefs game had been moved to SNF - ok Sunday night at Arrowhead, I'll take that thank you very much!

Sunday This allowed a nice mid-morning and afternoon at the museum! I won't go into the museum as you can find stuff on-line about it but it's a must-see if you are in the area. Not sure if everyone would like it but I am a history lover and I find WWI more fascinating than WWII, I think because as a kid everything was about WWII and you had to really try and research WWI info and the fact that it seemed like the flipping of a page between the old military way to the new.

Sunday night I allowed ample time to get into the stadium as I was not going to any specific tailgate but I did want to walk around and just enjoy everything rather than rushing in. For parking its really not that bad although you should definitely pay for the parking in advance as its much cheaper and keeps the flow moving (unless you don't have a smartphone then I guess you're out of luck) but I can't imagine paying for it there in line waiting to get in. The parking really is the same as any other stadium I have been to where I have driven (old Veterans & the new Linc in Philly) and East Rutherford (Giants\Jets) when you're trying to get 70,000 + people in & out of a stadium expect delays.

The atmosphere is outstanding & electric, there really is no place that you can compare it to. I've been to football games in Baltimore, Washington, Philly & NY\NJ and while there is tailgating etc. it's just not like this, this is more like a (very) large college atmosphere. I would guess Lambeau would be similar in comparison but I've never been there.

So finally into the stadium I go. I actually had club section tix so you go into the "Tower" entrance. I know I have read all about the club section over the years here but it's not like I do this all the time so I wanted something special and I wanted to see what the difference was from the last time in 2003 when I was in the 119 section, that's lower level behind the Chiefs
bench. My take; it's really, really, really nice there and I got to see Clark right there when I got off the escalator so that was cool but this is not my section to be in. Not saying we weren't loud, we were and there was definitely banging of the seats etc. If you are bringing really young kids it's a great section or if you are limited by age shall we say its a great section (although the way my arthritic knee was acting up maybe that was me after all), if you need to go get a beer every 5 minutes or "warm-up" etc I guess it's fine also if you need to sit down a lot its fine - it just wasn't for me, I found myself looking down at the lower section often and seeing how much fun they were having and thinking I really should be there next time, I guess gblowfish really does have the best seats in the house.

Welp, on to the pics;

This is the view I had, I went in early to see what it was going to look like - I was on the aisle which wasn't bad except for the time when that guy just had to get his 10th beer and stood in front of me just as Parker made the Int\TD right in front of us;
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My friend wanted to know exactly where I was, I said "hey dummy, I'm wearing red you can't miss me" and then I sent him this pic. From my stadium tour I think that might be Clark's suite on the top?
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I think that might be the back of PM on the jumbo-tron, I didn't even notice that until I posted this pic;
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This was the last pic I took and sent out prior to shutting off my phone, after that I wasn't to be bothered except to use the bathroom at halftime. Again just me, but I enjoy watching the game and everything else associated with it, I won't leave my spot except for the bathroom break;
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At the end when I did turn on my phone I had a late message from my wife, she was back in NJ and had to work this night, she said "How's the game?" I responded with a smiley face and said "Whooped their ***" and then sent this pic;
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I didn't leave till late, I knew the exit from the stadium would take a while so just hung around at the stadium and in the lots as that was going to be more enjoyable than waiting in a line in my car.

Monday my plane was not leaving till about 3p local time so I had the mid-morning and early afternoon to do something. Again being a history buff I decided upon the Arabia Steamboat Museum. It was great, if you go do the tour its well worth the admission.

The End... or until next time!

Glad you had fun!

**gblowfish** · 10-23-2018, 01:15 PM

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10-23-2018, 10:33 AM
kpic Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NJ Casino cash: $1742207	My weekend in KC & Arrowhead - Long Version Just wanted to give a little time-line of my weekend in KC & Arrowhead especially for those that have never made the trip - this is going to be long so if you have ADD\ADHD or are not into these type of stories it won't help reading this so you may just want to go to the pics below. Being a fan since the early 80's and living in New Jersey not many options but I have seen the Chiefs when they came to this area a few times but going to AH is different as I'd no longer be the opposing team fan. Preface by saying that I have been to Arrowhead once before in 2003 (the D.Hall return TD against Denver game) but at that time I basically just went for the game I came in on a Sat night stayed at the Adams Mark across from the stadium, walked to & from the game and left that Sun night. I haven't been back since, because... well you know... the dark days and then I almost went to the playoff game last year but I thought about home playoff futility & I knew PM was waiting in the wings and when the loss occurred I just laughed because I knew this was the start of something much better and now would be the time to go. So when the schedule came out I circled the Bengals game but this time I actually wanted to visit KC so I planned on a full weekend arriving Friday & leaving Monday. My wife asked me why I was going now - "is this because of your new QB? The one you're always gushing about and your gay for?" I replied with a succinct "Yep!" and then followed that up with; "Hey, it's ok we're all gay for him, I'm just going with the flow!" Friday was getting settled in, I stayed near the airport at the Residence Inn because I have been to others and always liked them and I also rented a car this time to get around, I knew everything I wanted to see was about 30 min from that location. Saturday was to be the stadium tour & WWI museum. As my last visit was prior to the renovations I was interested to see everything how it is now and this way on Sunday I could just have fun at the game. The tour is very reasonable for $20 even if it was limited as no access to the locker room but no big deal it is still very thorough I almost sprung for the "gameday" tour but at $150 I just couldn't see it compared to the standard tour. After the tour I had planned on the WWI museum but the tour was longer than I thought it would be (that's a good thing) so by the time I would get to the museum it would only give me about an hour to closing and I knew that wouldn't be enough from what I read. Its ok though as the NFL gods had intervened the Tuesday prior when I got the message that the Chiefs game had been moved to SNF - ok Sunday night at Arrowhead, I'll take that thank you very much! Sunday This allowed a nice mid-morning and afternoon at the museum! I won't go into the museum as you can find stuff on-line about it but it's a must-see if you are in the area. Not sure if everyone would like it but I am a history lover and I find WWI more fascinating than WWII, I think because as a kid everything was about WWII and you had to really try and research WWI info and the fact that it seemed like the flipping of a page between the old military way to the new. Sunday night I allowed ample time to get into the stadium as I was not going to any specific tailgate but I did want to walk around and just enjoy everything rather than rushing in. For parking its really not that bad although you should definitely pay for the parking in advance as its much cheaper and keeps the flow moving (unless you don't have a smartphone then I guess you're out of luck) but I can't imagine paying for it there in line waiting to get in. The parking really is the same as any other stadium I have been to where I have driven (old Veterans & the new Linc in Philly) and East Rutherford (Giants\Jets) when you're trying to get 70,000 + people in & out of a stadium expect delays. The atmosphere is outstanding & electric, there really is no place that you can compare it to. I've been to football games in Baltimore, Washington, Philly & NY\NJ and while there is tailgating etc. it's just not like this, this is more like a (very) large college atmosphere. I would guess Lambeau would be similar in comparison but I've never been there. So finally into the stadium I go. I actually had club section tix so you go into the "Tower" entrance. I know I have read all about the club section over the years here but it's not like I do this all the time so I wanted something special and I wanted to see what the difference was from the last time in 2003 when I was in the 119 section, that's lower level behind the Chiefs bench. My take; it's really, really, really nice there and I got to see Clark right there when I got off the escalator so that was cool but this is not my section to be in. Not saying we weren't loud, we were and there was definitely banging of the seats etc. If you are bringing really young kids it's a great section or if you are limited by age shall we say its a great section (although the way my arthritic knee was acting up maybe that was me after all), if you need to go get a beer every 5 minutes or "warm-up" etc I guess it's fine also if you need to sit down a lot its fine - it just wasn't for me, I found myself looking down at the lower section often and seeing how much fun they were having and thinking I really should be there next time, I guess gblowfish really does have the best seats in the house. Welp, on to the pics; This is the view I had, I went in early to see what it was going to look like - I was on the aisle which wasn't bad except for the time when that guy just had to get his 10th beer and stood in front of me just as Parker made the Int\TD right in front of us; rel="Lightbox"?s=a73f78cfef85376ff4b3a78f2aabfbe8&attachmentid=117229&thumb=1&d=1540306469" class="thumbnail" border="0" alt="Click image for larger version Name: Field View.jpg Views: 438 Size: 668.9 KB ID: 117229" style="margin: 2px" /> My friend wanted to know exactly where I was, I said "hey dummy, I'm wearing red you can't miss me" and then I sent him this pic. From my stadium tour I think that might be Clark's suite on the top? rel="Lightbox"?s=a73f78cfef85376ff4b3a78f2aabfbe8&attachmentid=117233&thumb=1&d=1540306498" class="thumbnail" border="0" alt="Click image for larger version Name: Side View.jpg Views: 419 Size: 483.2 KB ID: 117233" style="margin: 2px" /> I think that might be the back of PM on the jumbo-tron, I didn't even notice that until I posted this pic; rel="Lightbox"?s=a73f78cfef85376ff4b3a78f2aabfbe8&attachmentid=117230&thumb=1&d=1540306476" class="thumbnail" border="0" alt="Click image for larger version Name: Firework.jpg Views: 394 Size: 370.3 KB ID: 117230" style="margin: 2px" /> This was the last pic I took and sent out prior to shutting off my phone, after that I wasn't to be bothered except to use the bathroom at halftime. Again just me, but I enjoy watching the game and everything else associated with it, I won't leave my spot except for the bathroom break; rel="Lightbox"?s=a73f78cfef85376ff4b3a78f2aabfbe8&attachmentid=117231&thumb=1&d=1540306485" class="thumbnail" border="0" alt="Click image for larger version Name: Flames.jpg Views: 427 Size: 761.8 KB ID: 117231" style="margin: 2px" /> At the end when I did turn on my phone I had a late message from my wife, she was back in NJ and had to work this night, she said "How's the game?" I responded with a smiley face and said "Whooped their *" and then sent this pic; rel="Lightbox"?s=a73f78cfef85376ff4b3a78f2aabfbe8&attachmentid=117232&thumb=1&d=1540306491" class="thumbnail" border="0" alt="Click image for larger version Name: Score.jpg Views: 408 Size: 522.9 KB ID: 117232" style="margin: 2px" /> I didn't leave till late, I knew the exit from the stadium would take a while so just hung around at the stadium and in the lots as that was going to be more enjoyable than waiting in a line in my car. Monday** my plane was not leaving till about 3p local time so I had the mid-morning and early afternoon to do something. Again being a history buff I decided upon the Arabia Steamboat Museum. It was great, if you go do the tour its well worth the admission. The End... or until next time! Last edited by kpic; 10-23-2018 at 10:42 AM.. Reason: added pics
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10-23-2018, 10:37 AM	#2
kpic Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NJ Casino cash: $1742207	Oh crap, I already screwed up. My pics didn't show up in the body and a link is only provided.
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10-23-2018, 10:45 AM	#3
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10-23-2018, 10:48 AM	#4
luv MY LITTLE #15 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Springfield, MO Casino cash: $6239600	You didn't get to go in the locker room? Weird. I think my tour was $10 back when I went, and we got to see everything.
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10-23-2018, 10:53 AM	#5
Pablo Ultrabanned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: KCMO Casino cash: $2019356	You need to tell your wife it's 2018; being gay as **** for Pat is the new normal and she needs to embrace your Mahomosexuality. But glad you had a nice time!
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10-23-2018, 10:55 AM	#7
stevieray best in the biz Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Under Pressure Casino cash: $2585273	Nice! ..and you are correct, that is Clark's Suite. KC Dan and I were 3rd row Endzone..
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10-23-2018, 10:56 AM	#9
Shaid Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Casino cash: $3105783	That's great, I still haven't done an Arrowhead trip, also living a ways away. Pics turned out great, they pop out and you can scroll through them easily. Sounds like a great time. __________________
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10-23-2018, 10:58 AM	#10
Hydrae Sandbox: Leander Lasercats Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Austin, Tx Casino cash: $2327000	The last pic is the best! Glad you were able to make the trip. Someday, hopefully next season, I will get a chance to go to a game at Arrowhead for the first time. Been to several games in Houston (including the playoff game) and will actually be going to the game in Seattle later this year. But Arrowhead is my mecca and I must have a pilgrimage before much longer!
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10-23-2018, 11:20 AM	#11
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $17676178 VARSITY	You picked a great game to attend. No weather issues, Chiefs played great, and you got to see a lot of cool stuff. The WWI Museum is the only National Museum dedicated to the Great War. Did you get to see Union Station across the street? It's awesome architecture. Too bad you missed the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. It's one of a kind too, coolest baseball stuff this side of Cooperstown. I do the museum DVDs for both the NLBM and for the Steamboat Arabia museum. The Hawley family have been my customers for a long time, and I just talked to David (son of the guy who dug up the Arabia) last week. They're digging up another boat right now that's between Lexington and Miami, MO. The only problem is, they are out of exhibit space in the current museum, so when they complete the dig on the new one, they may have to move the museum or open a second location maybe in Jefferson City or Independence. Did you get any BBQ when you were here?
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10-23-2018, 11:31 AM	#12
Halfcan In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2005 Casino cash: $7327995	To answer your question- No Green Bay does not have the same feel as tailgating at Arrowhead. The fans are nice and all, but not even close.
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10-23-2018, 12:07 PM	#13
kpic Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NJ Casino cash: $1742207	Thanks everyone for the comments! Luv; yes I knew the locker room would be off-limits for the Saturday tour, apparently it's an NFL rule something about once the opposing team has already been in there they are not accessible or something to that effect. Even though they called it "limited" it was still about 90 minutes and was great! Pablo; we already had that discussion - since I'm white & she's black (NTTAWWT) I told her "listen, if we had a son you'd understand better, it would just be the opposite of PM" after she called me an idiot I came back with the whole "well, I'm gay for him every time he gets on that field" line and for further proof I showed her the pic of Kareem looking at him post-game in Denver and said "see...like that!!" Simply; yes, if you are bi-polar you can read it all but you might hate yourself for it later. Gblowfish; I tried to find your spot while looking down there, I was picturing where the tunnel would be in relation to where Todd Haley gave you the finger. I didn't go in Union Station, I saw it from the WWI tower. Not much of a baseball fan, but now that you mention it from a historical perspective I probably should have gone to the museum. I ate some BBQ from a local place near my hotel but no biggie I'm not much of a foodie anyway, you will never hear me say something stupid like comparing the restaurants in KC to the restaurants in San Francisco, I just don't care enough about it. The Steamship Arabia museum was great as well, unbelievable at the condition of everything in there! Halfcan; thanks for that info, that's weird to hear I was just trying to picture any other place in the NFL that would have that same game-day atmosphere and Lambeau is the only other that came to mind.
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10-23-2018, 01:15 PM	#15
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $17676178 VARSITY	Todd says hello... Attached Thumbnails
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