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LOUDEST ARENA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dwain Scott, Photographer
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Oklahoma City | OK | USA | Posted: 5:36 AM on 01.18.04 |
->> Just recently shot the Oklahoma State/Oklahoma Game at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, OK. I have to say this is the loudest Arena I have ever been in. I have not been shooting that long but the crowd was definitely a big part of the game. The Arena is designed so that all the noise is shot strait to the floor. Usually I am able to just put the noise in the back of my mind and concentrate on shooting.
I have to say at this game there were two problems:
1) The crowd took my concentration away since my body was vibrating
2) I found myself making the same sounds as the crowd as the game went on.
(not sure if i was getting into the game or if the vibrations were forcing it out of me)
Next Big game I shoot at Gallagher-Iba Arena I will have a set of ear plugs with me. I have shot games when OSU played a small school and nothing like the OU game.
My Questions to everyone is:
1)What is the Loudest Arena/Stadium you have ever shot in?
2) Has the Crowd (noise level) every made it more difficult to concentrate on shooting?
Since I am somewhat new to the Collage level of sport shooting I figure it will become nothing to have the crowd so loud in the future.
Just curious about others experiences?
Dwain Scott |
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Micheal Hall, Photographer
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Sacramento | CA | USA | Posted: 5:53 AM on 01.18.04 |
->> I've never shot there with a full arena (since I've only shot prep sports there), but I hear Arco Arena (Sacramento Kings) is pretty darned loud.
~Micheal |
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Michael Strong, Photographer
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Lubbock | TX | USA | Posted: 7:40 AM on 01.18.04 |
| ->> Come experience the United Spirit Arena on a Big Monday game in Lubbock, Tx. (Texas Tech) It gets crazy loud there. |
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Rick Burnham, Photographer
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Enfield | CT | USA | Posted: 9:29 AM on 01.18.04 |
| ->> I was in the enclosed end of Gillete Stadium this fall during a Patriots defensive stand and my ears started to ring. Another photographer who has been in a lot of different stadiums told me he had never heard an outdoor stadium get so loud. |
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Neil Brake, Photographer
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Nashville | TN | USA | Posted: 9:57 AM on 01.18.04 |
->> It has to be Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. I have been to several arena's and this place is loud and proud. 24,000 people indoors screaming for the Kentucky Wildcats. I have been shooting 25 years and went to Rupp for the first time a couple of weeks ago. If you have never been its the Holy Gral of Basketball Arena's and plenty loud.
This would have to be the loudest place I have ever been in.
1. Rupp Arena - Lexington - Kentucky Basketball
2. The Coliseum - Nashville - Tennessee Titans |
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Sean Gallagher, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Columbia | MO | USA | Posted: 10:48 AM on 01.18.04 |
->> Allen Fieldhouse - University of Kansas
When they fill nearly half the arena with rabid KU students for the Missouri-Kansas game... prepare to not hear your camera fire (even a DCS 520!)... You might feel it fire... but even if you try to hear it, you can't!
As for vibrations... It's always fun to shoot on the visitor's bench side at the Hearnes Center at the University of Missouri. It's right in front of a large section of students known as the "zou crew"... They love to jump up and down... only problem is, they're on the same piece of floor you are... so you end up bouncing up and down too! Not fun! And they're pretty loud too. |
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Mark Buffalo, Photographer
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Lonoke | AR | USA | Posted: 10:55 AM on 01.18.04 |
| ->> Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Ark., when the Razorbacks are good at basketball. You can't hear yourself think there, especially in the mid-90s when the Hogs won the national championship |
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Scott Gardner, Photographer
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Albany | OH | USA | Posted: 11:07 AM on 01.18.04 |
->> I'll second Neil's basketball choice of Rupp Arena when even the "blue blood" big ticket holders are cheering.
For college football, it HAS to be LSU's Death Valley. Anyone else cause a seismic reading?????
For NHL hockey, the loudest experience I've ever had was at a Avalanche game.
Haven't attended enough NFL or NBA games to judge. |
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Greg Fiume, Photographer
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Odenton | MD | USA | Posted: 11:17 AM on 01.18.04 |
->> Riley Center... Olean NY... home of the St. Bonaventure Bonnies..... it only holds 6,000 fans, but the accustics in the place are designed for the sound to keep bouncing around, increasing the volume.... not that they have had much to cheer about lately
also listed as one of the top 5 hardest places (college Bball) for a road team to play. |
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Thad Parsons, Photographer
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 12:01 PM on 01.18.04 |
->> Three Words ... Cameron Indoor Stadium
The court is surrounded by students on all sides with the paying ticket holders seated above the students. And if you did not know, it only holds a few over 9,000 people (with about 1500-1600 of them being students ... record is 1900 students). The students regularly make the TV cameras shake and when they are 'on,' you can hear them from Main West. |
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Gary Brittain, Photographer
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Roanoke | VA | USA | Posted: 3:10 PM on 01.18.04 |
->> I will agree with Thad that Cameron is pretty loud.
But, this past Thursday night I was at the Louisville/East Carolina game in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. At the end of the game I had a 5 hour drive home. My ears stopped ringing about 3 1/2 hours after the game was over. Plus I had a bit of a headache.
Minges only holds 8,000. It is really loud. |
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Marc F. Henning, Photographer
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Bentonville | AR | USA | Posted: 4:36 PM on 01.18.04 |
->> bud walton arena in fayetteville does get loud. the arena hasn't filled up to capacity this season since the hogs have pretty much sucked on the court. yesterday's game against ole miss was the loudest it's been this year (it was the hogs' first conference win of the season). even at 3/4 capacity it does get loud at courtside though. it's gonna be at least next year before the razorbacks are an ncaa contender.
i'll be at Rupp Arena next month for arkansas' game against kentucky and will get to see how loud neil says it is.
marc |
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Gil Batzri, Photographer
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Oakland | CA | USA | Posted: 6:10 PM on 01.18.04 |
->> Mine include:
The HP center in San Jose, a playoff game the Sharks played a few years ago agaist I think, the Blues. There was an early goal and the place was literally shaking for 10+ minutes.
The Oakland Coliseum when sold out for Baseball (Yanks, playoffs 2000 specifically) or Raiders (Broncs particularly)
There's the Oakland centric view. I'll put in a word for any of the ACC big time arenas also. MD, Duke or UNC, but I only have experience with UMD |
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Brad Wilder, Photographer, Student/Intern
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Lexington | Ky | USA | Posted: 2:46 AM on 01.19.04 |
| ->> Rupp arena for Kentucky basketball. Especially games like Florida and Louisville. I think it gets even louder than the tournament games. If you're lucky enough to get a spot on the home bench side, the 700 student 7 million decibal e-RUPP-tion Zone will be about 10 feet behind you. |
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David Yerby, Student/Intern
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Fayetteville | AR | USA | Posted: 2:57 AM on 01.19.04 |
->> Well---
I have about 95% hearing loss, so I would have to disagree with Mark and Marc about Bud Walton Arena, yeah, it does get loud there but it's not as loud this year since Nolan Richardson was fired.
Yeah, I can't hear anything except for jet engines, trains, but I could actually hear LSU's Tiger Stadium, I thought i had my hearing back, other than that... War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock is pretty loud too--- they have a reason to--- Razorback football has been undefeated in "The Rock" for 6 straight years or since Houston Nutt became the coach.
We're hosting BCS champion LSU at War Memorial and I'll let you guys know if my hearing has come back for that game. |
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Andy Bronson, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Roseburg | OR | USA | Posted: 5:47 PM on 01.19.04 |
| ->> Mac Court at the Univeristy of Oregon. It's stacked nearly vertical for fan seating and it's tight. Photogs sit in front of front row and if you scoot back about a foot you are sitting on the toes of the fans in the disabled seating area. |
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Zac Pagett, Student/Intern
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Bowling Green | KY | USA | Posted: 6:28 PM on 01.19.04 |
| ->> Before they switched to the new stadium, the Washington Redskins at RFK Stadium... it was one of those convertable, baseball/football places, so during football season the retractable bleachers on the visiting side (directly behind the bench) would bounce up and down almost a foot and the noise was deafening... |
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Wesley R. Bush, Photographer
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Smyrna | TN | U.S. | Posted: 6:36 PM on 01.19.04 |
| ->> Any stadium that has a "Free Bullhorn Night." |
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Wesley R. Bush, Photographer
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Smyrna | TN | U.S. | Posted: 6:37 PM on 01.19.04 |
| ->> Or those white balloon bangers for that matter. Those things make some nasty racket. |
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Colin Corneau, Photographer
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Brandon | MB | Canada | Posted: 7:35 PM on 01.19.04 |
->> Not meaning to be a nostalgic old fart, but the arena in Winnipeg when the NHL Jets played (now known as the Phoenix Coyotes), during playoffs.
Everyone wore white to cheer on the home team, and it was very very loud. Those were the days of Teemu Selanne in his first NHL team, among others. |
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Steve Franz, Photographer
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Baton Rouge | LA | USA | Posted: 9:19 PM on 01.19.04 |
| ->> I'm sounding like a homer, but any LSU venue when the Tigers are rollin' is loud. The Superdome can get loud when the Saints are winning. Outside of Louisiana, Florida field can get up there and Barnhill during the "40 minutes of hell" days at Arkansas. |
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Mark Buffalo, Photographer
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Lonoke | AR | USA | Posted: 9:37 PM on 01.19.04 |
| ->> Steven, Barnhell was pretty good, especially when Ark. beat Kentucky in 1993 and LSU with Shaq in overtime in 1992. I was in the hogwild band way back then. |
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Daniel Horan, Student/Intern, Photographer
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St. Bonaventure | NY | USA | Posted: 12:19 PM on 01.23.04 |
->> I second Greg's post! The RC (Reilly Center) is by far the loudest arena around. Just ask Jim Boehiem of SU! He refuses to play there. Imagine how loud and intimidating a place has to be for the defending national champions to continue to be afraid of loosing there.
Happy Shooting,
Dan |
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Delane B. Rouse, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Philadelphia | PA | US | Posted: 12:35 PM on 01.23.04 |
| ->> My Middle School was pretty loud (back in 1985), Woodington Middle School, in Deep Run, NC. It seats like 600 (I doubt it's ever been full), but I can still hear the cheerleaders screeching "hey hey maroon and gold; you satisfy my soul" and "Are you ready to throw down, YES WE ARE. Are you ready to throw down, YES WE ARE. Tilt. Lean. Tilt. Lean Baby. Are you ready to throw down, YES WE ARE!" |
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D. Ross Cameron, Photographer
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Oakland | CA | USA | Posted: 1:07 PM on 01.23.04 |
->> I guess it depends on whether we're talking crowd noise or insufferable public address system. My own personal experience says that Edison International Field in Anaheim, at least during the 2002 World Series, has the loudest, most annoying sound system on Earth. And the "thundersticks" didn't make it any better.
But then, I've never been in the Metrodome -- I'm told that shooting there is like receiving a postcard from hell. |
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Scott Sommerdorf, Photographer, Photo Editor
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SF | CA | USA | Posted: 7:52 PM on 01.23.04 |
| ->> Your'e right D.Ross; Metrodome - hands down. |
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Tod Gomes, Photographer
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Pleasant Hill | CA | USA | Posted: 2:59 AM on 05.12.11 |
| ->> 7 years later... Without question, Qwest Field Seattle, WA. And it's not even a Dome, it's an outdoor stadium. Fans there take their involement very serious! For a while there were claims of them piping in sound (not a chance, they are just THAT loud). |
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Drew Hierwarter, Photographer
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Kingsport | TN | USA | Posted: 7:50 AM on 05.12.11 |
->> Bristol Motor Speedway!
160,000 fans and 43 race cars.
Okay, that's probably not a fair comparison, is it? :) |
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Dave Prelosky, Photographer
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Lower Burrell | Pa | US | Posted: 10:26 AM on 05.12.11 |
->> Tod,
A man-to-man suggestion. It's not necessary to dig up 7 year old threads to find something to discuss.
But this one does of course beat out PC vs. Mac, and Nikon vs. Canon... |
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Blaine McCartney, Photographer
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Sheridan | WY | USA | Posted: 11:19 AM on 05.12.11 |
| ->> Allen Fieldhouse. It's been years since I've been there last, but won't ever forget how loud it gets. |
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Jeff Gammons, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Niceville | Fl | USA | Posted: 2:06 PM on 05.12.11 |
| ->> The artillery piece that goes off in the corner of M.M. Roberts Stadium at USM... Kinda loud... Had me rattled for the rest of the game, and avoided that corner of the field the rest of the day, and still do. |
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Bradley Leeb, Photographer
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Champaign | IL | USA | Posted: 2:26 PM on 05.12.11 |
| ->> The old Chicago Stadium (pre United Center venue for Bulls and Hawks). I used to go there as a kid, and when the Hawks would score a goal, that place was deafening! |
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Richard Hamm, Photographer
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Athens | Ga | US | Posted: 12:41 AM on 05.13.11 |
->> The Mississippi State Stadium seems to be in a valley and incredibly loud.
But the one thing I shoot every year that is so loud it is hard to hit the shutter is NHRA drag racing. If I'm right next to the track when the funny cars go by it hurts. |
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Larry Lawson, Photographer
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Portland | OR | USA | Posted: 12:21 AM on 05.14.11 |
| ->> The old Mac Court at Oregon. Full throttle you can't hear anything and everything is literally shaking. Ear plugs mandatory. Now Matt court? Not so much... |
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Luke Johnson, Photographer, Student/Intern
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St.Petersburg | FL | USA | Posted: 12:37 AM on 05.14.11 |
| ->> It's rather loud at Tropicana Field when the people in the seats directly behind the photo well are hammered. |
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Colin Heyburn, Photographer
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ARMAGH | NI | United Kingdom | Posted: 12:40 PM on 05.15.11 |
| ->> Croke Park in Dublin is pretty loud. |
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John Pyle, Photographer
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Santa Barbara | Ca | USA | Posted: 1:23 PM on 05.15.11 |
| ->> Texas A&M's Kyle Field/12th man is pretty loud for football. |
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Mark Loundy, Photo Editor
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San Jose | CA | USA | Posted: 2:18 PM on 05.15.11 |
->> Ditto for NHRA. The first time I covered it (yes with adequate hearing protection) I wanted to pee my pants and cry like an infant.
--Mark |
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Thomas E. Witte, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Cincinnati | OH | USA | Posted: 3:11 PM on 05.15.11 |
->> The Superdome during the Saints' first game back after Katrina and during the NFC Championship against Minnesota were the two loudest domed games I've ever photographed. I possibly damaged my hearing because there were points where the yelling was so loud I was hearing a static fuzz. To communicate with the people I was shooting we had to scream in to each other's ears and even then you sort of had to assume certain words.
For outdoor venues, I tip my hat to Qwest Field as well. There were accusations that they were piping in sound but a large part of it has to do with the shape of the seating bowl and the canopy channeling sound like a megaphone. |
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Derick Hingle, Photographer
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Hammond | LA | USA | Posted: 4:57 PM on 05.15.11 |
->> Hands down, The Superdome, for the two games you mentioned Thomas, I was there as a fan and had to yell into my date's ear for her to hear me, greatest game I ever attended as a fan. The NFC Championship was nearly as loud this time I was a shooter on the field I know I have damaged hearing from a few of those Saints games.
Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge for LSU Football is the loudest outdoor venue I experienced and that was several years ago when Nick Saban returned as the Alabama head coach for the first time in Baton Rouge it was loud! |
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R. Grabowski, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Roselle | IL | USA | Posted: 7:54 PM on 05.16.11 |
->> The old Chicago Stadium and the particularly loudest game there ever was at the 1991 NHL All-Star Game 1/19/91 during the National Anthem with the Gulf War going on and Operation Desert Storm. The players wore decals on their helmets as a symbolic gesture of support.
Definitely the loudest and most emotional event I have ever been fortunate to attend.
BTW, My icon/avatar showing Gretzky is from that game and in a larger size, you can see the decal on his helmet. |
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Scott Evans, Photographer
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Bay Village | OH | USA | Posted: 5:15 PM on 05.17.11 |
| ->> My frame of reference is limited relative to many here but I'll cast a vote for The Shoe (Ohio Stadium). With over 100k in the seats, the noise can get intense. The Q has its moments as well and when its loud, its crazy loud but unfortunately, Cleveland fans don't have a whole lot to get loud about these days. |
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Dennis Wierzbicki, Photographer
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Plainfield | IL | USA | Posted: 7:54 PM on 05.17.11 |
->> I'm with Rob, though I wasn't at the 1991 NHL All-Star game…I went to plenty of other Blackhawks games at the Chicago Stadium. The Madhouse would quite literally rock when the Blackhawks scored, between the screaming crowd and the old Kahlenberg boat horn.
Plus, the organ was actually built into the walls, so when it played, the entire stadium functioned as a gigantic speaker.
http://www.catoe.org/barton.html
http://theatreorgans.com/BARTON/
"At one event when Al was on duty at the console, a riot broke out caused by an unpopular decision following a boxing match. Al threw on all the stops and played a rousing version of the National Anthem which helped quell the rioters and also shattered light bulbs and windows in the cavernous stadium. Expecting dismissal because of the damage, Al was instead rewarded with the promise of a lifetime position." |
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Robert Scheer, Photographer
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Indianapolis | IN | USA | Posted: 5:59 PM on 05.18.11 |
->> College, I'd agree with Rupp. I've only been there once, and I was amazed. Nothing in Indiana comes close, and the locals are as basketball nuts as anybody.
Pro (outdoor), Arrowhead Stadium. I've been inside most of the NFL stadiums, and Arrowhead puts out a stupid amount of noise, and they haven't been very good lately. Others: Gillette gets the HM.
Pro (indoor), Old RCA Dome in Indianapolis, but only if it's a big game. Normally, not too loud, but when someone like the Patriots were in town, in the playoffs, all the noise bounced off the roof of the dome and onto my ear drums. The new Lucas Oil Stadium, open or closed, isn't even in the conversation. |
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