gb10@gte.COM (Gregory Bossert) (06/27/91)
IED enlightens the disciples: > About the concert-ticket-buying problem, IED consulted with a couple > of hardened dealers in the L.A. area, and both told him that, alas! there > really doesn't seem to be any good way of ensuring the snaring of decent > tickets. One's best bet, apparently, is still to wait in line (or stake > out the area from a legal distance) hours to days ahead of box-office > sale-time. IED may be getting too old for that sort of thing--unless > some of us could get organized and arrange to alternate graveyard shifts, > etc...? unfortunately, the satanic ticketmaster overlords (did you know that ticketmaster bought ticketron, so they have a virtual monopoly) often prevent the venue's box-office from opening 'til a few hours after ticketmaster starts taking phone orders -- so even if you're first in line, you may have missed all the best seats. and, of course, ticketmaster will not tell you your seat locations over the phone -- these people are *scum* (they are now charging 25% of the ticket price in fees in some states!!!) the best bet is to get on the venue's guest list, but you need press status, a connection with the record company, or a hefty bribe to do this... obviously, i would be deleriously happy even in the back row at a KaTe KoncerT, but if we could get an 'in' in at least one city, and get a block of really good seats, you *know* i'd be there come hell or high water... footah! -greg -- gb10@gte.com -- "a woman drew her long black hair out tight and fiddled whisper music on those strings and bats with baby faces in the violet light whistled, and beat their wings" -- T.S. Eliot
nrc@cbema.att.COM (Neal R Caldwell, Ii) (06/27/91)
>From article <9106261836.AA25555@bunny.gte.com>, by gb10@gte.COM (Gregory Bossert): [How to get around the satanic ticket overlords] > > the best bet is to get on the venue's guest list, but you need press > status, a connection with the record company, or a hefty bribe to do ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > this... Are you out of your MIND? It has been clearly explained to one and all here on gaffa that a record company connection (i.e. Dances with Squid) is of no value or significance whatsoever! Your suggestion that there might be of even the slightest use for such a connection is clear proof that you've been spending too much time in the petting tank at 'Squids R Us'. How many times do we have to tell you people before you get it through your tiny invertebrate skulls? These people are eeeeeeevil! They want to make MONEY! How could you even think of having any sort of connection with slimy worms like that when you know that at this very moment they may be turning a PROFIT!? Hey! What are you looking at me like that for? Ok, so how do *I* get advance copies of albums and bits and pieces of inside information without some sort of record company contact, you ask? Well....that's different. See, I KNOW how to deal with SCUM like them. *I* can pick up the latest tidbits and rumors without getting that green ichor they secrete all over me! YOU people would be covered with it in no time! And then you know what happens? WAM! Just like that you're out buying the entire New Squids on the Block catalog on CD AND cassette! THINK for a second people! First of all you're simply NOT qualified to deal with this particular species of cephalopod. You would be lucky to get anything out of them besides Paula Abdul posters and a blinding jet of inky black fluid. Second of all, none of you has really come up with any positive, new information lately to convince ME that you really deserve the kind of inside information that one of these valuable...err useless contacts can provide. It is only reasonable to wonder if you people have some ulterior motive. I deeply and sincerely hope that you people aren't trying to give the impression that you're somehow worthy or qualified to handle this sort of invaluable ...err worthless contact. As much as it pains me to even consider such at thing I fear that this may be the case. Two undisputable facts about record company contacts: 1. If I have them they're good. 2. If you have them they ain't. Richard Caldwell of Richard'n'Missy of Columbus nrc@cbnews.att.com Let a smile be your umbrella, folks! :-) :-)
brownfld@ux1.cso.uiuc.EDU (Kenneth R Brownfield) (06/27/91)
gb10@gte.COM (Gregory Bossert) writes: >IED enlightens the disciples: >> About the concert-ticket-buying problem, IED consulted with a couple >> of hardened dealers in the L.A. area, and both told him that, alas! there >> really doesn't seem to be any good way of ensuring the snaring of decent >> tickets. One's best bet, apparently, is still to wait in line (or stake >> out the area from a legal distance) hours to days ahead of box-office >> sale-time. IED may be getting too old for that sort of thing--unless >> some of us could get organized and arrange to alternate graveyard shifts, >> etc...? >the best bet is to get on the venue's guest list, but you need press >status, a connection with the record company, or a hefty bribe to do >this... >obviously, i would be deleriously happy even in the back row at a KaTe >KoncerT, but if we could get an 'in' in at least one city, and get a block >of really good seats, you *know* i'd be there come hell or high water... Maybe KaTe will play in a University Town, where students sometimes have the first "go" at Kate tickets (usually a lottery, but it all comes _before_ the public). Although this is doubtful, maybe us poor college students can do some good. ;-) >footah! >-greg -- gb10@gte.com -- > "a woman drew her long black hair out tight > and fiddled whisper music on those strings > and bats with baby faces in the violet light > whistled, and beat their wings" -- T.S. Eliot ^^^^^ where from? -- Ken. Kenneth R. Brownfield brownfld@uiuc.edu Computing Services Office uunet!uiucuxc!uiuc.edu!brownfld University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. (finger for more info.)
gb10@gte.COM (Gregory Bossert) (06/27/91)
in a scum and squid enriched orgy of arbitrary satire, Richard Caldwell says:
> [oh, what the hey, you saw the original post...]
i read this post on a new DEC monitor with the latest custom modified
version of DECterm, and i noticed that the signal-to-noise ration and
distortion in this post is much higher than Richard's previous works.
is this something in the posting process, or just sloppy text-entry
procedures? maybe it's due to the more complicated metaphorical structures
and extra rewrites he's doing... i sure, as usual, that the UK versions
of this post were of a much higher quality.
BTW, <oh no, he's going to say it!> all this talk of squid reminds <oh,
i can't look -- tell me when it's over> me: i *liked* Madonna's
"Truth or Dare" movie. <that's done it; we'll have to change our name
now...> i was suprised, even astounded, by the quality of her live
performances (first time i've ever heard her really sing... something she
seems to avoid on her albums), and i enjoyed her post-main-stream
psycho-executive attitude off-stage. for all the sex, there was refreshingly
little sexism (but then, i thought "Thelma and Louise" went easy on the
guys...)
hmmm, where did i put that bizarre T.S.E. quote... oh, yeah:
footah!
-greg -- gb10@gte.com --
"I decided that if the shaking of her breasts could be stopped,
some of the fragments of the afternon might be collected,
and I concentrated my attention with careful subtlety
to this end." -- T.S. Eliotnrc@cbema.att.COM (Neal R Caldwell, Ii) (06/29/91)
>From article <9106271449.AA06209@bunny.gte.com>, by gb10@gte.COM (Gregory Bossert): > > in a scum and squid enriched orgy of arbitrary satire, Richard Caldwell says: >> [oh, what the hey, you saw the original post...] > > i read this post on a new DEC monitor with the latest custom modified > version of DECterm, and i noticed that the signal-to-noise ration and > distortion in this post is much higher than Richard's previous works. Sorry, I couldn't help it. I finally figured out how to set the alarm on my digital watch when these Cenobite guys come walking through the wall. I think that's the right name but I couldn't make it out clearly since their leader had his upper lip pulled back over his head and bolted to his shoulder blades. Anyway, these guys gave me a choice between satire and swinging around on hooks looking a bit too much like something that drove Kate to become a vegetarian. I thought that was pretty reasonable given that it must be difficult for them to maintain a sense of humor what with having their limbs attached in all the wrong places and all. So of course I opted for the satire. > and extra rewrites he's doing... i sure, as usual, that the UK versions > of this post were of a much higher quality. Yes, but real fans will want to hold out for the deluxe letterbox edition in Dolby surround. I have a very slightly used digital watch for sale if anyone is interested. Sorry, no instructions. "Don't drive too slowly." Richard Caldwell AT&T Network Systems att!cbnews!nrc nrc@cbnews.att.com