As a southerner I would love another National close to home but I remember waiting in line in the heat at both Arlington shows!!!
I saw several people fall out and get very sick. There were two ambulances that were kept busy.
It was also in Arlington that my wife who has been put up for sainthood even though we are Methodists waited in line for over three hours to secure a Mantle autograph for my birthday present. The tough part of that wait was the first two hours were outside in the sun!
St. Louis was nice but crowded and tough to find a place to stay. A friend and I flew in for the day and flew out that night. The best part was our cab was late so the folks at the airport put us in a limo which dropped us at the front door of the show. The people in the line which stretched several blocks were so stunned when we pulled up that they parted like the Red Sea and let us walk in the door with no wait. No such luck on the return to the airport.
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