Well eb, to see one in action if you're not getting to a show, that's a lot shorter drive than Chicago or Tennessee (though the last stretch between LA and SD is a killer!)
Thought I was actually going to be able to make it to LB for once, then I remembered we have a date with a wine train from months ago.
And speaking of trains, a buddy and I got kicked off a freight in the middle of Camp Pendleton once. The sheriff gave us a ride to the county
line but no further. Took public transit from there to downtown LA. Four hours.