msg tickets

Knowing that timing is EVERYTHING when buying tickets, and being in a
different country news travels slow.
I threw the idea of flying down for one of the shows by my wife, and she
loved it.
So, i'm putting it to the good people of the list to keep us informed on
how to get tickets to MSG.  
Perhaps we could get someone to post the number to call for tickets, and
recommend a hotel local to msg.  
Thanks in advance
Mike