Jaguars amphitheater, flex field construction to begin next month

[Keith-N-Jax]

There's an awesome night time video on YouTube starting from the mainstreet bridge to Dailys Place if any one can find and post. I tried yesterday but couldn't get it to work, it's pretty awesome.

[RattlerGator]

Finally had a chance to check out Daily's Place last night for Third Eye Blind and Silversun Pickups. When I saw the pictures, I wasn't thrilled with all the concrete, didn't like that the video boards weren't included, etc. Being there in person though, Daily's Place absolutely blew me away. Place is INCREDIBLE. Don't think you can properly appreciate the venue without being there. Every seat is amazing. The acoustics are fantastic. The lighting is epic. The design is crazy, how it opens up to the stadium. It's a 5,500 seat venue that feels like an intimate 2,000 seat venue, and sounds like a 10,000 seater when the crowd gets going. It's exactly what Jacksonville needs, and it truthfully blows St. Augustine Amphitheater, which I love, out of the water. I don't even think the video screens are necessary, as the shows feel so special and personal as is. Though I do think that Daily's Place would be a great venue for screening Jags away games. Amazing place, Jacksonville should be proud.

I'm really pleased to read this from  you, Ken. It dovetails with what I experienced and saw. I thought Mark Woods wrote a really disappointing column in the Times-Union after opening weekend that struck me as a bit bizarre and embarrassing. The utility of this place is going to be incredible. Now if they can just get a premier hotel & convention center type of space built across the street, we'll be cooking with gas!

[KenFSU]

Finally had a chance to check out Daily's Place last night for Third Eye Blind and Silversun Pickups. When I saw the pictures, I wasn't thrilled with all the concrete, didn't like that the video boards weren't included, etc. Being there in person though, Daily's Place absolutely blew me away. Place is INCREDIBLE. Don't think you can properly appreciate the venue without being there. Every seat is amazing. The acoustics are fantastic. The lighting is epic. The design is crazy, how it opens up to the stadium. It's a 5,500 seat venue that feels like an intimate 2,000 seat venue, and sounds like a 10,000 seater when the crowd gets going. It's exactly what Jacksonville needs, and it truthfully blows St. Augustine Amphitheater, which I love, out of the water. I don't even think the video screens are necessary, as the shows feel so special and personal as is. Though I do think that Daily's Place would be a great venue for screening Jags away games. Amazing place, Jacksonville should be proud.

I'm really pleased to read this from  you, Ken. It dovetails with what I experienced and saw. I thought Mark Woods wrote a really disappointing column in the Times-Union after opening weekend that struck me as a bit bizarre and embarrassing. The utility of this place is going to be incredible. Now if they can just get a premier hotel & convention center type of space built across the street, we'll be cooking with gas!

Yeah, I know the exact column you're talking about it. It also struck me as quite strange, anecdotally mentioning that it's less intimate than the St. Augustine amphitheater based solely on his wife's opinion. And I even agree with him that it's probably missing something to give it a truly distinct feel (maybe something on top of the two concrete structures on either side of the stage, or lighting along the front of the balconies, etc.), but it's a genuinely incredible venue, and easily the most "intimate" amphitheater I've been inside of in terms of proximity to the stage. It genuinely does feel like a 2,000 seat theater. I think it's going to be a really special place too for events (Jags away games make so much sense here), and can't wait to see it open to the practice facility.

[KenFSU]

RE: The high ticket prices for Chicago relative other markets.

For what it's worth, less than 100 tickets remain for the show.

I think we'll see prices come down a little when the new car scent wears off a bit.

[Tacachale]

...didn't cost $50 a pop.

Looking for a date on the cheap?  Since they didn't verify tickets on the way in the parking lot...

Stop by Publix on your way out, buy a rotisserie chicken picnic set up, a 4 pack of wine for her and a 6 pack of cold ones for yourself, go hang out in Parking lot J under the stars and listen to a band that you're 'eh, but not for $50' on.

I'm sure the Mrs. will appreciate your thriftiness. 




* Full disclosure, I'm giving you one right out of my own playbook that I plan on using when there's a group I'd like to listen to, but don't care if I see or not.

Just want to say, this is a brilliant idea. Love that hustle.

[KenFSU]

Speaking of the Hart Bridge, saw this epic pic on the Jacksonville subreddit.

[Keith-N-Jax]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9-8wXJtX-g   Here is an awesome video, hope its ok to post here

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

Here is an awesome video, hope its ok to post here

https://www.youtube.com/v/R9-8wXJtX-g

[Keith-N-Jax]

You computer nerds

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

You computer nerds

Lol, hardly.  BT and I have explained it way too many times.  It's just easier to fix it. 

Besides, a lot of people use their phones for this site and I'm 95% on a laptop, so it's just easier to do.  When I'm on my phone I rarely deal with images and videos because it's kind of a pita.

[BridgeTroll]

You computer nerds

Lol, hardly.  BT and I have explained it way too many times.  It's just easier to fix it. 

Besides, a lot of people use their phones for this site and I'm 95% on a laptop, so it's just easier to do.  When I'm on my phone I rarely deal with images and videos because it's kind of a pita.

Yep... lol

[Adam White]

If one of you boffins would like to offer a tutorial on posting video, I'm definitely interested in learning.

[BridgeTroll]

If one of you boffins would like to offer a tutorial on posting video, I'm definitely interested in learning.

Hmmm... first define... boffin...

[Adam White]

If one of you boffins would like to offer a tutorial on posting video, I'm definitely interested in learning.

Hmmm... first define... boffin...

Oops. Techie, nerd, egghead, etc.

[BridgeTroll]

If one of you boffins would like to offer a tutorial on posting video, I'm definitely interested in learning.

Hmmm... first define... boffin...

Oops. Techie, nerd, egghead, etc.

Oh... you mean IT professional... 



First select the "Insert Flash" button...

flash=200,200][/flash

Next copy the embed code from the YouTube video below the Insert flash...

flash=200,200][/flash

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/R9-8wXJtX-g?ecver=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Next select and copy ONLY the bold and Underlined portion of code below...

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/R9-8wXJtX-g?ecver=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Paste it within the Insert flash brackets... and replace the word embed with a v... replace the 200, 200 with 560, 315

flash=560,315]https://www.youtube.com/v/R9-8wXJtX-g?ecver=1[/flash

Preview for accuracy... and delete the full code you used to copy the usable portion from...voila

https://www.youtube.com/v/R9-8wXJtX-g?ecver=1

Clearly there are a couple steps you can skip but to start... this works...