And so the saga continues ...
10am SHARP at TicketMaster.com ... tix to a show that I really want to attend go onsale ........ it makes no difference who the act might be, its the same roulette game for any given show
For the first 10 minutes all junk is popping up, lots of section 104's, then 103's, then 102's ... ut oh, this thing is getting worse and worse and going further back than where it started ... a bad sign ... But kept at it, spinning the wheel time and time again ... floor section 3, then 6, then back to 127-126 or thereabouts .. don't want anything less than center arena so nixed all of 'em .. it ain't looking too good right now, oh well ....
Suddenly another spin of the wheel drops a section 232 on my screen .... hmmmmm ... getting better but still way too high upstairs ... nixed that one ... More spins and its back to 102, 103, 127 again, with an occasional floor 6 or 4 popping up in the meantime ... it is now approx 10:20am or so, time is running out .... UGGHHHHH !
More spins of the roulette wheel ........
Then a 121 shows up ... almost perfect location, a bit high but not too bad, so grabbed a pair in 121 :)
Satisfied that I'm now *in* with good seats, kept on spinning the wheel just for amusement to see where it might go .... good move ..... a few more spins and its back to the back, 102-104-127 with the occasional floor 1-3-4-6 thrown in for good measure ... another eye popping 121 set, and a few opposite 109's ... tried for a single seat and 110 and 120 pop up
Then an amazing thing happened ... next spin (for a pair) pulls up section 8, row 21 ... thats FRONT CENTER ORCHESTRA folks !!!
Needless to say, GRABBED that pair immediately! (of course after checking that my eyes weren't deceiving and that they were in fact 21st row center)
Now I gots 2 sets of 2 tix, both in prime locations ... I'm happy, Life is Good :)
Cheers,
MM
Cheers,
MM
3 comments:
Funny story, thanks for stopping by my blog.
-Sean
Thank You, Sean, for checking out TT&T .... obviously its now apparent that the show referenced here is The Who at Meadowlands 10/29/08 ..(although I *did* allude to it in the first paragraph:)
Good, solid Who show it was too ... Rog in great form both in presence and voice, lots of mic swirling and dancing ... Pete's playing was spot on, dynamic and passionate, not too many blown cues (which marred quite a few of the NYC area shows in 2006)
Notice that Pete didn't jump at all at the Meadowlands show? OK, in recent years his jumping has become less and less, but at this show it was notable that he didn't even attempt one jump.
Oh well, its the music that matters most of all, and zee 'OOOO still belt it out almost as powerful nowadays as they did 30 years ago ....
Long Live Rock!
MM
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