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| 420.1 | mail order is a crapshoot....... | SALEM::LEBLANC | | Fri Sep 02 1994 16:41 | 2 |
| brian bud
you are in and THAT is all that matters......
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| 420.2 | Yup, Chris is right | MILKWY::HEADSL::SAMPSON | Driven by the wind | Fri Sep 02 1994 17:03 | 9 |
| Yah that's the way it goes. I think they used to split the venue in half between
mail order and ticketmaster. there are good seats and bad seats in both halves.
85 is better than the 93 I got for THursday. Anything is better than the
stadium 20 I got last year.
Mail order is a lot easier to get up for to get a good position in line.
Geoff
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| 420.3 | youpays your money and takes your chances... | LUDWIG::DWEST | riding on Blaine the Mono... | Fri Sep 02 1994 17:05 | 19 |
| yes, you are...
mail order is done lottery style... sometimes you win big (front row
center)... sometimes you just win (tix without service charges,
waiting in line, paying scaplers or agency fees etc)... and sometimes
you just don't make it at all ("sorry, all tix were gone byt he time
we got to your order")... mail order is like life... there are no
guarantees...
however, if you're still bummin', you can always try to trade them
for something you might like better... not to mention that there's a
big percentage of folks at deadshows that never sit in thier assigned
seats anyway... and there's always the ticketless horde that would
love to buy it off you...
in fact, if you don't want 'em, i'll take 'em... (for face value
of course :^)...
da ve
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| 420.4 | ps. | LUDWIG::DWEST | riding on Blaine the Mono... | Fri Sep 02 1994 17:07 | 6 |
| ohyeah... almost forgot...
you still have your chance at the ticket agencies... box office date
is the 10th...
da ve
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| 420.5 | Ohhh. That's what I did! | MROA::HENDRICKX | | Tue Sep 06 1994 23:29 | 8 |
| After sitting down and READING the literature, I found out why
GDTS put me off for awhile. I was suppose to send $71.25 for two
tickets and a registered return. I sent $71.50. Because I sent
$.25 too much, they put my request aside and answered the "good"
requests.
I have to travel for a bit, but when I get back I may take you
up on the "face value" suggestion.
Brian
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| 420.6 | NEW GUY IN TOWN | COMET::MURPHY_T | | Thu Sep 15 1994 11:18 | 1 |
| DUDE....WHO SITS IN A SEAT ANYWAY??
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| 420.7 | | BIODTL::JC | don't criticize it | Thu Sep 15 1994 23:44 | 15 |
| re <<< Note 420.6 by COMET::MURPHY_T >>>
> -< NEW GUY IN TOWN >-
>
> DUDE....WHO SITS IN A SEAT ANYWAY??
not to flame you here mon, but, i'm one who usually sits in my seat.
yup, sometimes that means a lame seat, other times it is a good seat.
i always _hate_ it when i have a hot seat and the idiots next to me
try to put 5 people in 2 seats. just crowds my space and it ain't
fair. i never hesitate to tell people to split or shutup... guess
i'm just gettin' old...and, i like my space, espec. when the seat
is a hot one.
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| 420.8 | | STOWOA::JOLLIMORE | More nerve than a bum tooth | Fri Sep 16 1994 09:01 | 4 |
| I agree JC. I got 3rd row in BG. Before the show I will get to
know those around me. If you don't belong there, don't show up
there mid-show. I'll have you tossed. No hesitation. There's
precious little room down there to begin with.
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| 420.9 | I am sure we ALL have done it once..:^) | SALEM::LEBLANC | ONE in 10,000 that come fer the SHOW | Fri Sep 16 1994 09:50 | 7 |
| JC and Jay
i don't see anything wrong with going on a seat search and in the event
you do find one and are able to sit thru the whole show without the
actual owners coming by to claim it......ifthe actual owners do come
by stub in hand you say "No problem, sorry to inconvenience you" and
you go on your merry way...just my $.37....
chris
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| 420.10 | there's room enough for all of us with a little kindness,.... | LUDWIG::DWEST | riding on Blaine the Mono... | Fri Sep 16 1994 10:14 | 27 |
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Chris,
you're probably right when you say that most of us have done that at
shows... there are so many people at a dead show up and dancing that
there are always empty seats... there have been times when i've sat
in as many as 6 or 8 different seats during the course of a show...
when someone shows up who has a "claim" to that space and you bail
immediately, no big thing...
the problem is, not everybody is that considerate... i've also had
people push and shove thier way into my seat/row/section and damn near
start fist fights... it's not uncommon to have people take an
attitude of "i don't care what your tickets says... it's a dead show
and i have as much right to sit here as you do"... it's an obnoxious
attitude that really puts people off and ruins the vibe for
everybody...
i have no issue with people who roam around and land in seatsthey don't
have tickets for... it's only those who don't show any kindness or
consideration for others that cause the problems... it's a big place
and thre's usually room for all of us... but as JC points out, just
cuz a group of friends want to sit together doens't mean i should have
to deal with 5 people in two seats and taking away from my own pleasant
show experience...
da ve
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| 420.11 | If it ain't on yer ticket, ya ain't renting it... | SALEM::LEBLANC | ONE in 10,000 that come fer the SHOW | Fri Sep 16 1994 10:57 | 9 |
| -> just because 5 friends want to sit together
totally agreed on that matter.....if they wanted to sit together
they shoulda bought a block of tickets together.....
anyways i have much more fun at shows doing a solo mission..you meet
tons of new people and forge new friendships that way.......
as said, a little kindness goes a long way
chris
ps is anybody as psyched as i am that we are gonna see the fat man and
his cohorts in only a week and a half?
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| 420.12 | Don't have to tell anyone in front to sit down ;-) | QUARRY::petert | rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty | Fri Sep 16 1994 12:32 | 7 |
| I know I'm sitting in MY seat for the Boston Garden show!!! (Though I may
swing back to the taper section for a song or two via an arrangement
with a photographer friend of Mystery's (whom I haven't heard from
yet Jim, but there's still time)) The times I have "upgraded" my seat
were usually well after people were settled in place.
PeterT
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| 420.13 | | NAC::TRAMP::GRADY | Into the night, an angel to be... | Fri Sep 16 1994 12:43 | 6 |
| PeterT,
Mystery's probably in transit, coming back from out west. I'm sure his buddy
Mark will still be happy to swap seats to get a few pictures...
tim
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| 420.14 | | GRANPA::TDAVIS | | Fri Sep 16 1994 13:14 | 2 |
| I know I am getting psyched for 1 Philly, and 3 Landover's, and
real psyched the weekend is near.
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| 420.15 | | STOWOA::JOLLIMORE | More nerve than a bum tooth | Fri Sep 16 1994 14:22 | 11 |
| chris,
what da ve said!!
i've copped unclaimed seats before. sometimes i've stayed there
the whole show cuz the owners never came. other times i've moved
on when the owners came. my point was that i won't squeeze 25
people into an 18 seat row, especially when it's the third row.
;-)
i'm psyched.
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| 420.16 | Sweatin' in SF today | ROMEOS::QUACKENBU_KI | | Fri Sep 16 1994 18:01 | 12 |
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re: .14
I'm psyched too!
I'm out of here in another 30 mintues to go see the boyz tonight at
the Shoreline. Won't be in the seats though....I'll be Deadersizin'
with 8,000 of my closest friends on the grass. And man, it's bakin'
hot weather in San Francisco today. Gonna be good.
Kip
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| 420.17 | | CXDOCS::BARNES | | Fri Sep 16 1994 18:16 | 4 |
| lucky dog!! HAVE A GOOD TIME!! %^)
rfb
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| 420.18 | | JUPITR::OCONNORS | | Sat Sep 17 1994 09:48 | 6 |
|
Hey Kip!
how about a review, when you get back :-)
Sean
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| 420.19 | | COMET::MURPHY_T | DAZED AND CONFUSED | Mon Sep 19 1994 09:45 | 10 |
| hey i wasn't talkin about crowding people i just usually
can't stay still at a concert....i go to the tape section
or walk around and talk to the people...
dose?? dose???
;-)......
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| 420.20 | Quick Review 09/16 Shoreline Show | ROMEOS::QUACKENBU_KI | | Mon Sep 19 1994 14:41 | 62 |
|
Whew! The cobwebs are starting to clear! Ok Sean, here's a brief review of
the show on Friday 9/16 at the Shoreline:
Weather: ~85 and clear (a nice warm evening to boot!)
Police Presence: Getting worse. They were crawling all over the parking
lot, on foot & on horseback.
Crowd: Excellent. Felt like a special homecoming even though the boyz
were just here in July. Witnessed a few miracles....
Set List:
First Set
Cold Rain & Snow
?? Bob Song (sorry, I was, ah, well, somewhere else... :-)
Lazy River Road
Black Throated Wind
Stagger Lee
NEW PHIL SONG! (better than Wave to the Wind but nowhere close to Box
of Rain)
Cassidy
Deal
Second Set
Victom or The Crime
Crazy fingers
Estimated Profit (go Bob go)
Space/Drums (brain food!)
The Wheel
This Could be The Last Time
Good Lovin'
Encore:
Liberty (a bit weak)
Some general comments & observations:
There were no big surprises, just an excellent show. First set was a
bit low key until Cassidy, which was one of the best versions I've
heard in a long time. Drums during space were particularly
haunting...wow! Bob went nuts on Estimated Profit, very soulful. All
the boyz were having a great time from The Wheel until the finish;
laughing, alive, moving around (yes, even Jerry!) and to top it off, Bill
was even caught singing to This Could be The Last Time! Big upgrade on the
video screens from the July show; they've got some big, smokin'
workstation doing unbelievable graphics now..very cool. Good
marshmellow war - new twist...corn tortillas. As always, veggie burritos
were tasty.
They looked rested and ready to start the Fall Tour. Jerry looks great,
dare I say almost svelte? I can't wait for the October return.
That's it from the left coast. Have a great time at the BG shows ya'll.
Miracles Do Happen!
Kip
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