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3 arrests in a crowd of 800,000 people?

Kansas City ****ing rules.

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud (Post 11862914)

That sounds like a very fun and memorable day!

I watched it on the MLB Network and while it was cool (and heard every word), I'd have much rather had a day like yours than mine.

I'm really bummed that I couldn't attend.

Was it what I was expecting? Not at all, but that's because so many people showed up. Still well worth it to be in that crowd and know I was there.

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud (Post 11862921)

3 arrests in a crowd of 800,000 people?

Kansas City ****ing rules.

Dane, are you originally from the KC area? If so, what part of town?

Just heard from my dad in California. Said it was all over the national news. Not so much about the parade itself but how many people just packed the whole city. Way to make us proud, KC!

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Originally Posted by SPchief (Post 11862906)

Obviously organizers had no way of predicting that half the ****ing city would show up and thought for with that crowd, it went relatively smoothly. The big thing is how cordial literally everyone was down there. Freaking way to represent KC. I have no complaints on how anything went down. If people just expected to roll up into downtown at 1130, that's on them. I thought I was fine getting to the zoo at 930, and when it happens again next year I'm getting a room downtown and finding a spot at 7.

It's not even about predicting, there's just no way you're going to get that many people downtown on a weekday morning without some delays... the only thing might be starting the shuttles 3 hours earlier.

I grabbed a hotel room at 1am Monday morning... offered the other bed to a few people, but guess I either smell or people weren't thinking how difficult it would be to get in and out (or both, it could be both). One coworker said she was going to head there around 11, but this morning a few FB pics of the Metro North shuttles convinced her to leave around 9 or 9:30. I was able to get a few hours or work done this morning, wander around some and get a decent spot at Union Station at 10:30.... a woman next to me said they had been there since 8.

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Originally Posted by SPchief (Post 11862925)

Was it what I was expecting? Not at all, but that's because so many people showed up. Still well worth it to be in that crowd and know I was there.

Dude, it's a day you'll never forget.

I love days like that and truly wished I could have attended.

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Originally Posted by Meatloaf (Post 11862926)

Dane, are you originally from the KC area? If so, what part of town?

Everywhere.

Born in Shawnee, lived in Independence, Blue Springs, Lenexa and OP, in that order.

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud (Post 11862921)

3 arrests in a crowd of 800,000 people?

Kansas City ****ing rules.

Yes it does. Bob Dole misses it.

i seen some real d bags. Grown men screaming and cursing like children.

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Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO (Post 11862910)

This

Only thing that torqued me a little was the group in line at the zoo front of us that went from 2to over 20 and they were calling more people telling them to hurry up and get there so they didn't have to wait in line,so I just took my group and walked around them and smiled on the way by.

Oh, I got torqued when the wannabe cops in the parking garage sent us to the sidewalk thinking they were going to keep the crowd from lining the rails of the parking garage. Typical Town Pavilion parking garage bullshit. Other than that, the day was wonderful. Great memory for sure.

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud (Post 11862921)

3 arrests in a crowd of 800,000 people?

Kansas City ****ing rules.

Soooooooo this. Sometimes we forget how awesome we are.

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud (Post 11862933)

Everywhere.

Born in Shawnee, lived in Independence, Blue Springs, Lenexa and OP, in that order.

A McCloud clan lived near us in Roeland Park for awhile when I was growing up. Just wondering if you might be related.

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Originally Posted by Meatloaf (Post 11862948)

A McCloud clan lived near us in Roeland Park for awhile when I was growing up. Just wondering if you might be related.

My real name isn't Dane or McCloud

Sorry for mucking this thread up.

Parade and rally was awesome. WAY more folks in attendance than in 85. Awesome crowd. Kinda makes one proud to be a Kansas Citian!

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud (Post 11862958)

My real name isn't Dane or McCloud

Well there you have it!