Re: Artist Direct Tickets Contest -- Front Row? Not hardly.

[Bjorn Ciggaar <ciggaar@warande.net>]

At 23:27 15-8-00 EDT, ballou wrote:

[snip]
>After lots of confusion, we 
>found our tickets on the band VIP list.   But guess what?   They were 7th 
>row!   We were told the 1st row Artist Direct tickets were given for the 
>charity auction.   Huh?   This makes no sense.   It was a lame excuse.

Ahhhh; same shit all over... (there should have been made a parody cover of
"Shakin All Over" as "Same Shit All Over")
I bet front row tickets went to a broker; but ofcourse they don't say that.

>Despite my urging, my friend would not allow me to protest beyond what I
did. 
>   I was seconds away from making a scene.  Now I regret not doing so.   For 
>2 1/2 hours, I didn't dwell on the fact I was a few feet farther from the 
>band than I should have been.  But later that night, I couldn't stop
thinking 
>about it.   It's just not right.   I should have been on the front row!    

Yeah! I spoils the moment! And you really can't enjoy the show fully
because of all this shit... :-( I really know what you're talking about,
for half the show at Jones Beach I was thinking of ways how to get up front...

>According to info on the website, a pair of "front row" tickets will be
given 
>away in every city.   Please beware.   Don't assume "front row" means "front 
>row."  

Oh yes; and premium tickets are actually shit tickets and first 20 rows in
the center are actually "first 20 rows AFTER the first 20 rows on the sides".

I can't wait untill Glasgow, where I know for 100% sure, I just won't get
fooled again... Over here, getting tickets is much easier to compare what I
had to go through in the USA. When you just have to go through all this
shit; it just spoils your evening with The Who...

Cheers,


Bjorn Ciggaar
http://www.warande.net/~ciggaar

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