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This is a tricky question (ticket delivery)...how do we know the buyer is sincere? When do we send the tickets so that they do not turn up on ebay?

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Originally posted by roomloo

No point in matching the 2's with the 2's since there are so many. Those would be by lottery unless we can match by location. We won't match by quantity or location though without the buyer's consent. So I'll post the hypothetical matchings before anything is etched in stone.

Anyone confirmed as a buyer or seller on the lottery list, please post (or e-mail me with) your location. Buyers list how far they'd be willing to drive to meet with a seller (or, if you are a seller and an absolute saint, how far you would drive to meet a buyer -- but that buyer had better buy you a couple beers). Also, any buyers who would prefer to get their tickets just by lottery rather than matching, let me know -- but again, you will still have one last chance to object once I/we post the hypothetical matchings.

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Originally posted by hhands

Welcome to Winnipeg! My Monster Post.


First, let me congratulate you on getting seats! I didn't, but I will play the good ambassador for the city, anyways.

Crappy Slogan "Winnipeg, One Great City".


What's truly great in April?:

Assiniboine Park/The Zoo, if it's a warm sunny day, it's the place to be, start in the conservatory and butterfly house, spend the morning strolling through English Gardens, the afternoon looking at sleepy animals, Winnie-the-Pooh Poohseum or the Leo Mol Sculpture Garden, early diner at Tavern on the Green in the Pavilion and then off to the show, ahhh.

Portage and Main (Fifty Below), we don't have much but what we got is at this corner, now and historically. It had once been called the most famous intersection in Canada, the windiest intersection, coldest intersection, busiest intersection, it's near where the 1919 General Strike boiled over, where Bobby Hull signed the first million dollar contract in hockey. But just to screw with you...you can't walk across it. In fact it's a living metaphor for the little city that couldn't.


Accommodations:

You're never more than 40 minutes from anywhere to any place in the city, and never more than 20 minutes from downtown, it would be difficult to go completely wrong.

The venue (a classic) is at the South-West corner of the Exchange District.

The Marlborough Hotel is across a small parking lot, The Delta is down the street, The Fairmont (Lombard), The Sheraton, The Place Louis Riel, The Hotel Fort Garry (also a classic), The Crown Plaza and the new Hampton are all very nice and close. The Charter House is all-right.

The Norwood which has a rockin' bar is just South of downtown on Marion and St. Mary's Road over the Assiniboine River and is very affordable.
If you want an evening to remember there is Mariaggi's Theme Suite Hotel in the Exchange, the type of place newlyweds go, can't be much demand on a Wednesday. There may be somewhere else I've forgotten, I can't vouch for anything else downtown.


Where you'll find me:

On a Wednesday after work if I go anywhere it's to the King's Head Pub, just down King Street from the Theatre. They have a $5.00 life-time membership fee, but visitors can be signed in by willing members, just tell them why you're there. Francis and Glenn good bartenders. On Sundays they have a band called All the King's Men with Bass legend Spider.


After the show:

The Windsor Hotel isn't very pretty but, wow what a place to see Blues.
The Albert isn't pretty either but is a storied old heavy music venue.

The Pyramid (I could tell you stories: Tupelo Chain Sex, Bob's Your Uncle, The Tragically Hip) isn't quite the place it was, but I suspect they will make a point to have someone playing that night.

I will let it be known what else is going on that week.


You might like:

Into-The-Music, used records now in the Exchange.

Osborne Village and the Corydon Avenue strip (South of the Assiniboine River, South of the Legislature on Osborne) go have a pint at the Toad-in-the-Hole and then shop! There are dozens and dozens and dozens of good restaurants.

Le Chateau Outlet Store, North of Polo Park and Winnipeg Stadium, for your cheap yet fashionable set.

The Forks Market & Johnston Terminal, previously unique but every city has one of these places now.

There's a small used CD shop up Henderson called Planet of Sound...heh.


Restaurants:

Lots of food to be eaten.


Very Nice Restaurants:

Amici's, Dubrovnik's, 529 Wellington (for $100 steaks).


Nice Restaurants:

Medicine Rock Cafe is a few miles West of town and used to be worth every minute of the drive, hit and miss the last couple of times I went.

Green Gates is West of the city on Roblin Blvd. and is always worth the drive.

If you're staying by Polo Park, Rae and Jerry's is very good and has fooffy drinks.


Restaurants I like:

Magic Thailand on Logan (order from 1-5 by pain threshold, just a beautiful family-run restaurant gem, in a rough little area. Please take a car or taxi).

Muddy Waters and The Old Spaghetti Factory at the Forks.

Maxime's South on Pembina, outstanding and inexpensive a small hint of the big Mennonite culture.

Bangkok Thai in Osborne Village.


To Order Pizza: Pizza is considered Fine Dining.

Gondola thin-crust greasy Pizza, the best!

Santa-Lucia Pizza on the way to the Norwood Hotel just over the bridge, have the Greek Pizza, it's amazing.

For a nice sit, The Bella-Vista sometimes has live music.


On the Cheap:

Alycia's Restaurant in the North End, World Famous Perogies. How did John Candy get so big? This is the spot.

Mitsie's World Famous Chicken Wings (their words not mine) next to the Windsor.

The Burger Factory (On Portage Avenue).

V.J.'s Drive-inn next to the Toad-On-Main near the Fort Garry.

The Chocolate Shop (had very good chicken wings, I honestly haven't been there in years).

Kilekis up Main St. is a local favourite.


Other Choices:

Dimsum Garden is supposed to be amazing.

There's always a new restaurant at the haunted Masonic Temple Building next to the theatre, I have no idea what it might be called now, which is good because restaurants there start off great and decline.

The Promenade at Niakwa Golf Course is supposed to be very, very posh.

The River Mandarin, The Velvet Glove Lounge at the Fairmont ($$$), Bailey's, Remmington's, Ichiban (a cook at your table puts on a show).

There has been a restaurant called Zorba's, a wonderful place, but not the one of 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' fame, Nia Vardalas' family's restaurant is Bellamy's.


You might see:

Our new pedestrian bridge with the "million dollar toilet" which connects the Forks to St. Boniface and the Cathedral Ruins.

Drive Wellington Crescent to Assiniboine park, it's not quite, but is just a bit like the park ways in Kansas City.

Drive up Main St. (Hwy 9) to River Road (road 238) past St. Andrews Church (the one with all the rumors) and go up to Skinner's in Lockport for a hotdog, over the rickety Lockport bridge then back down Henderson, and stop at the Half-Moon for a hotdog!


Musicians (Guitarists) might like:

The Ultimate Guitar Works up Main St., vintage guitars run by one-time Guess Who drummer Brian Tataran, he has a little Gibson L-48 right now.

Bobby Bilan, one-time Guess Who guitarist runs a vintage guitar store in Osborne Village.

Gar Gilles has been working with tube amps (www.garnetamps.com) for longer than you've been alive.


Unfortunately you will be too early for the Goldeyes or the Blue Bombers and 10 years too late for hockey...that reminds me, don't mention the Jets, if we get drunk enough we'll tell you all about it, and you don't want to see grown men cry, anyways!

Brent.



Getting here:

I-29 (Hwy 75) and the Trans-Canada, about 3 hours North of Fargo (I-94) and 2 hours North of Grand Forks, 45 minutes from the border.


Getting Around:

Our great mayor is going to spend money to make this easier, but really we only have so many streets.

There is a rather useless Perimeter highway (101 or 100), then the city is mostly a big grid.

Downtown is all one-ways and some are blocked for construction, good luck!

We have a route system that isn't well used, but the translation is easy. East-West Avenues are odd numbers, North-South Streets are Even.

North-South Routes from East to West
Route 20 is Lagimodiere (aka 59)
Route 30 is Archibald
Route 42 is Henderson, Princess (South) and King (North), Donald (South) and Fort (North) and Pembina. The Burton Cummings Theatre is near this route.
Route 150 is St. Anne's
Route 52 is Main and St. Mary's Road (Not St. Mary Avenue).
Route 62 is Osborne.
Route 70 is Maryland (North) and Sherbrooke (South).
Route 80 is Waverly.
Route 180 is McPhillips.
Route 90 is Brookside, King Edward, Century and Kennaston.
Route 96 is Moray.

East-West Routes from North to South
Route 23 is Leila.
Route 25 is Inkster.
Route 37 is Nairn and Regent.
Route 47 is Logan.
Route 57 is Notre Dame then Notre Dame and Cumberland, Provencher.
Route 85 is Portage (Trans-Canada Hwy #1 West).
Route 95 is Corydon and then Roblin.
Route 105 is Grant and the West part of Roblin.
Route 115 is Marion and Dugald.
Route 135 is Fermor (Trans-Canada Hwy #1 East).
Route 145 is Wilkes.
Route 155 is McGillivray.
Route 165 is Bishop Grandon.



Yes, there are some pretty unhealthy places to be in the city, please use common sense.

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Originally posted by Alpha Soixante

Liffey, glad to hear that. Sorry about the mistake, though I think it's an understandable one given the circumstances--a post here at the same time as your post at the other site would have cleared things up. My apologies all the same.

I've been thinking about this ticket mailing issue, and I'm beginning to think it's a non-issue. If I mail someone's ticket to them right away, they could turn around and sell it on ebay. But if I don't mail it right away, _I_ could turn around and sell it on ebay. So it looks like the risk is the same either way.

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