Klein/Ally Show: The Podcast - Ally's Failed Parking

Episode Date: September 1, 2026

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We are Klein Alley Show. If you were at the bowl last night for Muse, and perhaps you were because it was sold out and we sent a lot of people there, then you had to make a tough decision, and that is what do I do with my car? How do I get there and how do I get back? Parking situation. I mean, parking situation is at all places. SoFi has got its issues.

Forum has its issues. Yes, but I think the Hollywood Bowl has the most complex parking situation of any venue in L.A. Yeah, I was explaining it to someone that was visiting from out of town when I went to the show that I was at recently, and they couldn't understand this concept of the stacked. No one can. I don't know why it exists. Yeah, I was in a stacked situation, not just there. One other time in my entire life, and it was not well documented.

It was stacked. I just went back to the car like I like to do, leave early, and I was sitting there in bumper to bumper to bumper other cars and waiting for anyone to, and no one else wanted to leave early. So it's just me sitting in my car. and especially because missing the concert and they tell you when you leave this is a no re-entry thing

that's okay I'll be driving out of here and then you get to your car you can't go anywhere you're not going anywhere and the bowl is a weird spot because we all realize this but we all have

very different ways we try to handle the parking situation there well because I was I went last night Johnny went last night Jake went last night and all three of us

had completely different approaches to how to get there and how to get back and then I talked to you this morning and you had a completely fourth option that was different

than the previous three that we had years of trial and error it's years of being yeah but this is years of trial and error for like jake goes to a ton of shows he trammed it well jake uber there then i trammed out but jake is a he's a shuttle guy jake loves a shuttle i am not dependent on a shuttle i don't want to deal with a shuttle jake can be within close proximity to other people he'll take that you know and uh i should be more public yeah i want to be i want to be in a really tight bus small bus with lots of people forced to smell me. I want to make sure I spread my smell out to an Uber,

a tram, and my own car. Is that your standard approach there? You will Uber in and shuttle out? No, a lot of times I'll shuttle there too because there's a tram station really close to my house. So Jake's a shuttle guy. That's his way of handling it.

So that's not me. Right. And that's fine. The shuttles are always full of people. There's a lot of people that are shuttle people. I just don't like depending on the shuttle. And Jake, what does that cost you? It's like nothing. It's like five bucks or something. All right. And it costs? But then usually don't you have to pay for parking at the shuttle pickup?

No. There's a free parking lot there, and then a lot of times I'll just Uber to the shuttle thing, and it's like another $3 because it's so close. And the shuttle's what, every 10 minutes? How often? Yeah, on the way there, yeah, like every 15 or so. And then on the way out, I mean, you walk around on it. As soon as it gets filled up, you're out of there. Too many steps. It's a lot. It's a lot of steps.

Totally agree. What are you talking about? You don't have to walk all the way down. But it's like you got to get in the lot and then Uber to the parking lot and then get on the bus. And then what if you're the first person on the bus? You're like, how long do I have to wait here before this is full enough? Oh, on the way there, yeah, sometimes that does happen. No, see, it's not worth it. I'm not waiting around.

And then, Johnny, did you do residential? Yeah, well, I always park. I always drive to any venue I go to. And at the Hollywood Bowl, I got a spot. It's totally cracked. It's the best. I don't even want to say it because it's so great. It's a secret residential.

We'll post the pin to the location. I'll post it on our Instagram so you can see. You got a GPS on me? I have a pin. But yes, once you, this is why I think this is such a, this place is such a cluster F, because there are people that have figured out a good way to do it, and they don't want to share it. Oh, yeah.

There are good solutions to the problem, but people don't want to share the solution. When you see people walking up that big ass hill, those are the people who don't know the hack, and that was me. And then your approach is, every approach is so specific to their personality. Well, before we get to mine, because mine is the best approach, you got scammed last night which is hilarious well i chose the let's find the cheapest parking possible approach right which is my approach to most things and you can buy a spot at one of a million lots that are quote within a few miles of the venue which at some point you go why did i even drive because i'm

walking now forever well the the lot that a lot of people go to if the hollywood bowl parking lot is full is there's one that's just down the hill i believe it's a shopping center or something that was going to be 150 dollars and i was like well i'm not doing that then you start fanning out and you go okay if i walk so already that's like a 20 minute walk to that parking lot then i go if i walk another 5-10 minutes goes down to 46 dollars but if i go one more block it's 21 dollars and then that's where my mind goes i just keep fanning further and further another three minutes okay now we're at seven dollars pedro for five dollars exactly so i purchased a 21 parking lot that says it is a 22 minute walk and i we show up and you know the directions on spot here or

whatever i use say just show up you have your license plate already that you know in the system there's no attendant there's going to be a spot for you you just park and leave i show up and there is no spot there whatsoever the whole parking lot is full and it's clear that it's just a regular pay to park like anybody could drive up there and pay to park yeah of course it's full so then i my wife looks at me like what what have you done now we're gonna be late you prepaid 21 for a spot that claimed you'd have a spot in the lot and it was full and it's already far away so now everything else is even more full and more sold out than it was hours ago and more expensive more expensive exactly they also know they're not dummies the parking people they got

those uh flashing uh you know those flashing landing airplane lights to try to fool you but they'll just keep jacking as they get closer and closer and they know people are more desperate more desperate they just keep changing that price especially if they see somebody like me circling yep they're like this sucker right third time she comes around she's coming to go 60 bucks 70 bucks every single time so i was able to finagle my way to another lot that was even farther away for and this was after speaking to customer service what is wrong with you you're so rock and roll yeah going out with you sounds just terrible it really does i was given a new reservation excuse me sir i'm going to a muse show hello

Oh, I'm cool. So by the time we finally parked, it took an extra 20, 30 minutes just to find a new parking lot. And then we still had to walk. I believe it ended up being close to 30 minutes to get into the ball. What kind of mood are you even in by the time you get in? At that point, I feel like I would feel so defeated and angry. I wouldn't even want to be. I just want to go home.

This is why you guys give me a hard time. I never want to leave my house. Hey, we got there right as Portugal the man was taking the stage. Okay, but still, you end up parking a 30-minute walk? I mean, it was downhill on the way back. It was closer to 25. What crossroads were you on? Las Palmas.

Damn, dude, that's a hike. Jesus, Allie. I was pretty close to work, actually. Yeah. I mean, it was, but you know what? I like to tell myself I enjoy the walk. I enjoy the walking. It's a nice night.

You know, there's feces on the ground. There's people that are living their lives. Katie was a little afraid at some of the side streets we took to get to the bowl, but we got there and in the end not only did i only pay 21 i got refunded the 21 so i got free parking look the best move you can pull there is you pull in as close as you can possibly pull in and every time they try to stop you and say show me a pass that says you can get in this lot you just keep driving like you pretend you just wave and keep driving wave and keep driving and then eventually you get to a place where you can't go any further and they say you're not supposed to

be here you don't have a pass for this and then you take 20 40 60 cash whatever you have still worth it whatever you have i have nothing no cash you bring cash and you say hey can you uh find a place for the car 60 bucks oh you do that oh yeah make that sound 60 bucks douchebag like that it's very plushy and then this guy definitely makes that sound and then come on my friend and then And the guy goes, and the guy's like, no, I'm your friend. Yeah. No, you're my friend. He goes, you got 20, you got any more money in there?

They go, that's it. That's all I got. They'll say, do you have any more? Because they know the game. Really? So that you've found this to be true over the years. I got 60. Take it or leave it.

The guy looks around, takes a 60, and you find a spot. And you're right by the bowl, and you can pull in, pull out. You're not blocked in. That's the secret. But you also leave the show early every single time. Yeah, of course. Every time. And I had to leave extra early because I had to account for the walking.

Right. That sounds so fun. Well, Muse, thanks for putting on a show last night. It was thoroughly enjoyed. I was there for a great 45 minutes. Bye, everyone. We will take a super quick break. And when we return, we have tickets for you to the Endless Summer Kegger, your ADD news, and a brand new hour of the show, including a brand new round of human bingo, which means we're probably looking for you.

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