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what city did you choose for the test?

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 7:22 am
by earendel
There was a thread a couple years ago in which those who registered for the test posted the city they chose. I thought it would be interesting to do it again. I'll start.

earendel - Kansas City
jjwaymee - undecided
woof - Tampa
dhkendall - Kansas City

Re: what city did you choose for the test?

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 7:29 am
by jjwaymee
Haven't decided yet. It will be either Boston, KC, Atlanta or Tampa. There are none that I am willing to drive (closest is KC at about 10 hrs) and nothing with a direct flight from Grand Rapids, MI. I have friends in Boston and Atlanta so those are the most likely.

Re: what city did you choose for the test?

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:11 am
by Woof
Tampa for me - a direct flight and inlaws nearby. Also, my only audition invite to date was in Orlando.

Re: what city did you choose for the test?

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:32 am
by akrites
Tampa, I have cousins there.

Re: what city did you choose for the test?

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:37 am
by dhkendall
KC. Because people out in the middle of nowhere can't be choosers.

(It's be nice to see a poll with this too!)

Re: what city did you choose for the test?

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:42 am
by earendel
dhkendall wrote:KC. Because people out in the middle of nowhere can't be choosers.

(It's be nice to see a poll with this too!)
Good idea - I added the poll.

Re: what city did you choose for the test?

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:45 am
by BobF
If I was eligible to take the test, I'd go for Atlanta, but then there would be a good chance I'd miss it.

Actually, didn't realize Boston is closer.

Re: what city did you choose for the test?

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:46 am
by dhkendall
earendel wrote:
dhkendall wrote:KC. Because people out in the middle of nowhere can't be choosers.

(It's be nice to see a poll with this too!)
Good idea - I added the poll.
You forgot Seattle (my second choice, as it's the only one I've been to, however briefly, and relatively close to in laws in Vancouver and friends in Portland)

Re: what city did you choose for the test?

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 11:17 am
by earendel
dhkendall wrote:
earendel wrote:
dhkendall wrote:KC. Because people out in the middle of nowhere can't be choosers.

(It's be nice to see a poll with this too!)
Good idea - I added the poll.
You forgot Seattle (my second choice, as it's the only one I've been to, however briefly, and relatively close to in laws in Vancouver and friends in Portland)
I'll fix that.

Re: what city did you choose for the test?

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 11:33 am
by BigDaddyMatty
I picked KC based on proximity but didn't think to consider flights. Oh, well. Guess I'll be forced to endure ribs at Joe's and a game at Kauffman Stadium. Life's rough.

Re: what city did you choose for the test?

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 12:10 pm
by Dudd
Boston is the only one within driving distance, but that appears to be true for pretty much everyone in the Northeast. Could be a tough ticket

Re: what city did you choose for the test?

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 12:43 pm
by grindcore
San Francisco because I'm due a trip there anyway, but it's ridiculous there's no Minneapolis/Chicago.

Re: what city did you choose for the test?

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 12:44 pm
by Volante
LA because it's only an 8 hour (40 mile) drive away.

Re: what city did you choose for the test?

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 12:45 pm
by StevenH
It should be obvious which one I chose...which means that I probably won't pass the online test.

Re: what city did you choose for the test?

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 12:53 pm
by alietr
Volante wrote:LA because it's only an 8 hour (40 mile) drive away.
You been speeding on the 405 again?

Re: what city did you choose for the test?

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 12:58 pm
by Volante
alietr wrote:
Volante wrote:LA because it's only an 8 hour (40 mile) drive away.
You been speeding on the 405 again?
Like a sloth on Adderall

Re: what city did you choose for the test?

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 1:31 pm
by dhkendall
grindcore wrote:San Francisco because I'm due a trip there anyway, but it's ridiculous there's no Minneapolis/Chicago.
I've taken the test every year since 2009 inclusive and while I've only seen Minneapolis twice (2009, 2014), I've seen Chicago every year but this one. I guess it makes sense, it's not like it's the third largest city in the US or anything ...

Re: what city did you choose for the test?

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 1:40 pm
by hbomb1947
dhkendall wrote:
grindcore wrote:San Francisco because I'm due a trip there anyway, but it's ridiculous there's no Minneapolis/Chicago.
I've taken the test every year since 2009 inclusive and while I've only seen Minneapolis twice (2009, 2014), I've seen Chicago every year but this one. I guess it makes sense, it's not like it's the third largest city in the US or anything ...
As I alluded to in another thread, auditions in Chicago were just held the weekend of March 21 (i.e., a week and a half ago), granting that the invitees were folks who had passed last year's online test. I can understand why TPTB aren't prepared to return to the Windy City in the next few months, but I wouldn't be surprised to see Chicago get added eventually for this year's batch of test-passers (perhaps in the fall), with invites going to people who indicated zip codes within a certain radius of Chicago or something like that.

(D.C. and NYC are in a similar situation, with auditions in both of those cities having been conducted earlier this month as well.)

Re: what city did you choose for the test?

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 1:46 pm
by TheyCallMeMrKid
KC is only 250 miles away, therefore driveable.

All other cities at least 500 miles away. Pretty easy choice for me.

Re: what city did you choose for the test?

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 2:46 pm
by Silverfox
I had to pick Boston, since no other city was closer to me. But I am hoping something else opens up down the road. Boston is a city that I can drive to the night before and still be ready to go on the next day. And it has been said, it may be capture all of the east coast applicants.