Call your hotel directly (not the 800#) and ask them for a car service recommendation. They will be able to provide the name of a reputable (and safe) service and should be able to tell you how it compares to taxi fare.

I travel regularly for business, and I've picked up this tip for personal travel, too. Call ahead to make all of your reservations. I did this in Glendale, and I actually ended up getting the hotel's discounted rate by mentioning the name of the concierge at the hotel who referred me.

I was going to be doing the same in KC, but we'll now need a car b/c of the American Cancer Society benefit event at the P&L on Saturday (lots to do when we hit the ground on Thursday!).

Question about the hotels for locals: Hilton President maps out as closest to Sprint Center. But it's not? Marriott maps out as though it's farthest away. Which hotel is kinda in the middle between P&L and Sprint Center? Thanks for any info!

Just an FYI, there is an Airport Shuttle from KC Airport to the major hotels, depending on which hotel you are staying with you can contact the front desk for information or check out this website. http://www.kctg.com/shuttle_downtown.html It would be lots cheaper than a cab.

I'm going on August 29th. I'm excited to see the show. I've been avoiding any videos on youtube, so that I can be surprised.

Thanks, BLake! Let me know if there's anything I can do to help out with your event.

In the event that the car service/cab is too expensive, I'll check out the shuttle that Bratz recommended. Thanks, everyone!





Wow! That takes some serious commitment! I stay up til at least midnight every night that there's a show just to see what's going on with Mavid during PDSTM!

Blake, I had to look up the Hilton President because I had no idea the old President Hotel had become a Hilton! But then, I live here so I don't stay at the local hotels much. Anywho, it's a straight shot west of the Sprint Center about 4 blocks. The Marriott is only another block further west but also another block north, on 12th. The Phillips (where Stacey is staying) is also on 12th, about 1/2 block closer to the arena. Really, the President, Crowne Plaza, Marriott and Phillips are all 4-5 blocks west of the arena.

There is nothing between the P&L and Sprint Center, Blake, except Grand Street. P&L is directly across Grand from the arena. Or am I misinterpreting your question?

Oh, and I wanna help at the ACS event, Blake. Let me know what I can do!

Have you decided where you're staying, BLake?

*bump*

Wow, I'm totally talking to myself in this thread!

At any rate, I have joined the KC Team to support the American Cancer Society! You can check out my page here! Please feel free to make a donation if you haven't done so already!

http://main.acsevents.org/goto/staceyhankins_KC

Stacey,

I definately want to join your team. When I click on Join this Team, I just get options for giving money. What do I click from there?

I am a cancer nurse specialist in KC and I have volunteered to be a part of the Aug 30 ACS event at the Power and Light. Surely, we can meet up there?


Again, to people coming to KC and do not know the city, if you have extra time, the place to go is The Plaza. Beautiful, hip, interesting.

I will PM you! This whole thing totally confused me too, but thank you Lisa for being the best EVER and helping me to figure it all out!

You have to give $25 to set up your own page, but that $25 goes towards your fundraising total. Yay!

Hey everyone! I'm auctioning off the 8x10 photo I got signed by the entire top 10 in Chicago to benefit the Kansas City team and our main goal of raising $26,000 for the American Cancer Society in honor of David! Free shipping VIA UPS and 100% of the proceeds will go straight to the ACS! Bidding starts at $25 with a Buy It Now option of $250. There is no reserve.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=280255233054

OMG! KC, where you AT?! 15 days!!!! I'm so excited!

In KC that's where we are at. I've been too busy to think about with work issues, going to the state fair, and anticipation of going to wrestling next weekend. Cool thing is the state fair thing is done met a great singer Jason Jones and got my picture with him and chatted with him for a bit so that was cool. Wait till after next week and I'll be amped up for it.

I so as a joke want to get David to sign the two yearbooks I have with him in them. He looked like such a dork in HS. Although I shouldn't say anything because I was, and still am a dork. He'd probably get a kick out of it and then ask me if I was going to sell them on ebay which I wouldn't because both my yeabooks have my name imprinted on the cover.

Oh also cool thing they were selling like framed 8x10 with two 5X7 photos also with a bio on him on it. It was nifty would have bought it if I had the cash, they only took cash. I just thought it was so weird seeing them sell David Cook stuff at the state fair. He'd probably think that was rather odd, especially since his was right in front of Miley Cyrus and next to Carrie Underwood. If I would have had cash and found two others I like I could have gotten them for 10 dollars each instead of 15 a peice. Oh well.

I bet half the people going to the KC concerts probably aren't even from KC. That's how the Kelly Clarkson/Reba McEntire concert probably about 75 percent of the people on the floor weren't from the area they were from far away cities. It's going to be a long week that week, that's why I'm telling work I going to be out of town all week.

Stacey, I have a long list of things to get done before D-Day...or, DC-Day, really.

Make poster for Sport Your Support challenge
Make sure friend from Iowa can come with me to Sat. show
Get extra 7th row ticket for Fri. show posted up on eBay to raise American Cancer Society funds
Email contact list to troll...uh, politely ask for American Cancer Society funds
Find out why Word Nerd shirt is taking so long to arrive
Stay up far, far, FAR too late every night reading latest concert thread/watching Mavid vids
Watch Olympics hoping to hear TOML again (and squeee with glee when it plays)

Oh yeah...and work!!

As the tour has rolled on, and I read more reports from the front, I just wouldn't have been able to live with myself if I wasn't in the building to hear the roar in the Sprint Center when David hits the stage that first night here. I think it will be deafening!! I just had to see both nights here, so I broke down and sprung for Fri. night tix too, although I don't have anyone to go with me that night. No problem. I'll be blissed out, I'm sure!

That is a LONG list! My list includes the following:

• Get tickets for both shows (oops!)
• Continue to get donations for the American Cancer Society ( http://main.acsevents.org/goto/staceyhankins_KC )
• Make my Sport Your Support sign
• Book a room somewhere for the night of the 28th
• Figure out what I'm going to pack (liquid regulations are killing me!)
• Get extra batteries and memory cards for my camera

I'm sure there's a lot more I'm not thinking of... haha SO MUCH TO DO!


Don't worry I'll be there (along with like half of d-c.org), so you won't be alone! We'll all go together!

Guys, I'm seriously considering going to KC on Aug. 30th, it's my bday, we will have an event and the concert.
I already looked up tickets and air fares. But I stillwant to knoe if someone from a far away place isgoing sowe can shar a hotel room or something.

I'm holding out on getting a ticket for the 30th I figure maybe I can get a kickass floor ticket the day of, because usually that's what has been happening with a lot of those concerts.

If I wasn't afraid of strangers I'd let you stay at my house, but I'm afraid of strangers, plus our house is a mess.

Anyhow my sister is probably going to be mad since she is working there and I'm going to drag her there way before she even needs to be at the arena. I'll just tell her it's the only way we'll be able to get a parking spot not so far away.

Liquids you can always get what you need when you get here. In comparison to most places MO is pretty cheap. Just stop by a Walmart on the way to whatever hotel you are staying at. There should be one in Liberty not to far of the Interstate on your way from the airport down to Downtown KC if that's where you are staying at. The KCI, or MCI which is the what they will put on your tags, is kind of North of the city. It's a cool airport, but I've decided not to fly due to the liquid thing and the whole now having to pay for luggage. Screw it I'd rather drive and know where my stuff is at all times and venture out in the world and see this great country we call the United States of America. You never know what interesting things you might see while driving. Anyhow I hope all you out of staters enjoy KCMO, It might not be the coolest place in the world but it's an interesting place every now and then.

It is official- David is donating 4 tickets and 4 After show party passes to the Sport your Support Kansas City Challenge. The top 2 fundraising teams in Kansas City will each receive 2 tickets to the 8/30 concert and 2 After Show Party Passes. The teams must be present at the Cook Fans Conquering Cancer event sponsored by DC.org. This event will be from 3pm-5pm in the Power and Light District across from the venue. To be fair we are still allowing teams form other cities that are attending the KC concert to use the money they have already raised to count in this contest.


FYI- David's publicist said that David is proud of us, and he and his team are quite impressed and grateful for all we are doing. She said this means a lot to him.

SO excited about this! GO KC!! Thanks to Lisa and Susan for being the best ever! You ladies ROCK!

ANYONE HAVE TIX TO SELL FOR KC 30TH? NEED 2!!

STAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEY!!!!!........................

i had my concert!!!
and now i may go to KC! my mom REALLY wants to go now!!

can you believe that! after all that to make the decision NOT to go, now this!!! it was soooo good, got to seee it again....

I definitely want to see you there! I don't have tickets for the 30th yet, I'm gonna take my chances and buy whatever is available at the box office (I have a ticket for the 29th though)! This is gonna be so fun!

I have 2 tickets for the 30th show for sale. Send me a message if your interested.

I have 2 extra tix for KC on the 30th in lower level section 105 row 8. Let me know if you are interested or if anyone else knows someone who needs tickets. I'd hate to see them go to waste.

^^guys, re: tix, i got sooo excited about my tix, that i forgot to check this thread before buying mine!!! i am sorry!

GOT MY TIX....

i would llike to take this opportunity to thank my support system stacey81 for guiding me on the path that i have chosen. without her, i would have never made it on the journey of seeing david roland cook perform in his home town...thank you for your care and guidance through these difficult choices....you are my inspiration, my hero....("there goes my hero, she's ordinary......")

*bows to one knee in front of stacey and pins her with commemorative pin - standing ovation from the crowd***

*marlowe.............breathe -------- breathe -------- breathe -----------*

FLOOR 1 ROW 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*cries happy tears*

off i go to book the flight ...................nashville--------->kansas city!!!

watch out kansas city!

Aww, Marlowe! Thanks for the credit, but it's all you girl! THIRD ROW?! I'm so excited for you! This is going to be amazing! PM me your cell # so we can meet up!

See you in KC!!!

Hey all KC concert goers.

Here is a link with a map to the P&L District. McFaddens is always packed. Prolly the best spots are Raglan Rd (Irish pub), the bowling alley, or the Flying Saucer (check out their website for "beerknurds"....that sounds like our kind of place....awesome!)

http://www.powerandlightdistrict.com/maps.cfm

I need info on the American Cancer Society event....where? when???

I think the event is at the P&L on August 30th from 3-5pm. Check with BLake (Lisa!) for the definite details. I'm at work and I don't remember where I saw them!

Anybody know what row starts the second floor section at this venue?

Luvs Crumbs, Stacey's right. If you check sesot's post earlier in this thread, she says the American Cancer Society event is at the P&L on Sat. the 30th from 3-5. And there's some pretty kickin' prizes on offer!

Oh, and I bet all Word Nerds who enjoy beer would looooove the Flying Saucer as it's a pretty chill sorta place. Most days, they open the windows and it makes the place all open air.



redemption, I assume you're asking where the back half of the floor at the Sprint Center starts. It appears from the arena's website seating chart that there are about 30 rows in the front half section of the floor seats.



WOW, Marlowe!! That's just all sorts of awesome. And you're on the Mavid side too!! That night, I'm in that section, row 16. MAVID FTW!!

I hope I get to meet lots of David Dash Cook Dot Org'ers during the show's visit here. Let's have some FUUUUUUUUN!!!!!!!! Go KC!!!!!!

Whoops! Sorry, guys! I've been up to my eyeballs in concerts and KC event planning. Most of us "charity chicks" as I heard someone called us the other day (LOL, I think you're lurking, you know who you are! And no, it's not David!) . . . are staying at the Marriott Downtown. I'm actually going to call them to see if there's anything they can do to cut us a deal since we're basically all coming in for the charity event.

No promises, but hey, I have to ask. There are, like, six of us right now.

Charity chicks ftw!

Oh, and here's information on our event's timeframe and entertainment. We can work on a graphic or one-sheeter about prizes to top two fundraisers (2 tickets & 2 passes to After-Show Party *each* -- donated by David himself). Autographed merch.

And David's friend, Nick Gibson, headling for us. (Read that entire post for the full-circle, serendipitous moment that will happen with Nick's performance at our event. *chills*)

to do list:

get kc concert tix - check
book flight - check
book hotel - check
mail my sign to hotel in case they wont let it on plane - got to do this!

I AM almost aLL SET!!!

HOLY CRAP!!!

at kc, floor rows there are three sections. mavid side is section 3. i am in the middle of this section!!!!!

PERFECT MAVID VIEWING!

GO MAVID, GO MARLOWE, GO MAVID, GO MARLOWE!!!

will i get caught videoing this close up???
also found out

Let me know what kind of rate you get, Lisa! I still need a room for the 28th!



Crap! Why wouldn't they let me take it on the plane? I might have to fold mine to fit it into my carry on! Yikes.

mine is kinda big and is on foam board. i might be able to take it on the plane as my carry on, but i am scared to take that chance on them saying no. it is pushing the limit for width for a carry on. so to be safe and to keep it from getting wrinkled or damaged i am mailing it.

you know my sign is a big star now, right? it is on youtube at the ky concert on the jumbo tron!!! so i got to take care of my star....yall better not steal my sign idea now....

For signs, I would suggest mailing them to your hotels. If that is an issue, we can see if we can send it to the place we're sending our merchandise and stuff. BUT PLEASE chat with your hotels and see if they can accept it for you. Better shipped than left at the airports?

BTW, HOW did you get foam board into the arena? B/c I called Duluth yesterday (for the sign that I had for Team Singapore out by the buses pre-show) and they said I couldn't bring mine in.

Hmmmm . . . might have to send it to KC for Team Singapore's fun. *off to investigate shipping yet another box to KC*

Edit: for those who were confused and PM'ed mods, the sign was all in good fun. I made the sign to represent Team Singapore to get them involved in the concert excitement. I even had a picture of the team captain so that he could say he 'met' David. The sign was never going to be entered into the contest. In fact, for those who have seen the sign, it actually spoke about *all* of your efforts: 54 days, 20 regional teams, 56 individual fundraisers, 300+ donors, and a map of the world with a star where each of you is located.

No worries. The sign will stay at home. For me to enjoy.

they didnt even make an issue of the foam board. just looked in my bag at my camera. i am going to make a couple of back up signs just in case so that i am TOTALLY prepared no matter what happens...so sad, i know.

okay, you guys are getting me all pumped up for this event on the 30th. looks like i'm gonna be drivin back down!!
i have tickets for the 29th, my daughter is goin with me. but i'm only 2 hours away, and i hate to miss this event. where exactly in the p&L is this going to be??

YES! You should totally come! It's going to me amazing! Deana and I are flying in from VA for it

Here's the main thread:

http://www.david-cook.org/index.php?showtopic=12646&hl=

Glena, here's the BEST part about the event (ok, well, not the absolute best, but you get my drift ). The P&L is directly across the street from the Sprint Center.

I'd love it if David told you all to come across the street to support his friend, Nick.

Remember, you have to be present to win any of the autographed merch or the 2 tix & after show-party passes to the top two fundraisers. It's going to be so great. Media is really starting to roll in KC, thanks to our lone man on the ground there -- and our PR guru here on D-C.org. Woohoo!

That would be awesome! If he comes out on Saturday, I bet he will.

is there anyway we could ask someone to ask him before next weekend if he plans on coming out on the 30th? I found a flight but I'm not chancing it unless I know for sure...money is reaally tight lol!! ^^;!

Blake, i realized something, my foam board sign was cut in half, so it was not so large..

Oh . . . that's good info to know. lol. but I'm not sure there's anything I can do about it now! lol.

Thanks for the info, though. So helpful for the future!

Man after reading about all of this I really want to go...I feel that participating is a must since I'm a DC fan...kinda disappointed but financially it won't happen...((needs a cheaper flight and a hotel room...D:!))

But anyways, I don't want to give up on participating at all...so I was wondering if there's any specific fundraiser for this event I could drop $100 into. Anyone out there could point me in the right direction? Thank you~! ;3;!!

Hi, DLGR. While we'd love to have as many David Cook fans and D-C.org-ers there as possible, we definitely want everyone to be fiscally responsible!

How thoughtful of you to want to support the cause. Here is the Kansas City Cook Fans Unite2Fight team page. You can donate to an individual on this team by clicking their name -- or you can make a general donation to the Kansas City effort by clicking the button immediately above the thermometer.

Hope that helps. And thank you so much for your interest and support.

We hope to provide updates from KC to all of you so that you can hear all about the goings-on! Be sure to stop by this forum to check it out!

I'M GOING!!! I'M GOING!!! I GOT FABULOUS TICKETS FOR THE 30TH!!!!

HOOOOOORRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYY!

come join this bunch of plane hopping gals!!!

Hey fellow DC fans! I've been registered and lurking for a long time, but this is my first post.

I'm flying from the East Coast to Kansas City to see the show and to visit with family and friends. Hopefully I can meet up with some of y'all while I'm there!

Are any of you - or any people you know - still looking for tickets to the 8/29 show? I bought a whole bunch of tix for family and friends, and it turns out that we're not using all of them.

I'm trying to sell the following tix and wanted to give first crack to my fellow Word Nerds. Please send me a message if you're interested in the following:

Friday, August 29
* Floor 4, Row 7, Seats 4 & 5 - $165 total
* Section 104, Row 5, Seats 7 & 8 = $140 total

There's a 50/50 chance I'll also need to sell the following for the Saturday night show. I'll find out in the next day or two if I definitely need to sell them. Once I've confirmed my schedule, I'll let you know for sure if I'll be selling them.
* Floor 4, Row 17, Seats 1, 2, 3, & 4 = $267.50 total

Thanks for your help!

Look forward to meeting so many of you!!!!

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