Well, the Glimmer Twins are at it again. In case you missed it, the Rolling Stones are playing Giants Stadium in the fall and tickets went on sale today.
My first reaction was to check out the ticket scene and maybe, out of curiosity, go see these dudes for the first time since they played Shea in 1989. So, I log onto ticketmaster.com, go the Gianst Stadium show and see that there are seats in Sect. 111, Row 40 available. I think, hmmm, not bad seats, maybe I'll check it out.
And then I see that the tickets are $160 each. EACH. And that's before ticketmaster tacks on another $20 convienience charge. So that would be $360 for two tix to see these old bastards on the stage.
It's amazing how these cats, or anyone charging prices like that, get away with it. They are so friggin arrogant, and realize the public is so friggin ignorant, that they charge whatever the hell they want. It's obvious they don't give a crap about their fans. They just care about the almight buck, which, they have plenty of already.
While I'm not a huge Bon Jovi fan I respect the cat for not totally fleecing the public when it comes to concerts. I know some of his seat are quite pricey, but he's not charging $160 each for row 40 of the bottom level.
The bottom line is as long as people keep shelling out their cash to see the Stone do Honky Tonk Woman for the 5 millionth time, they can charge the prices.
On a similar note, a friend of mind went the All-Star game in Pittsburgh two weeks ago. He had pretty awful seats, which, for a Pirates game, would cost $11. Face value for the All-Star game tix with $125. Thanks for nothing Bud.
Some other notes:
-- Who says South Plainfield isn't an exciting place to live. I mean, we have strippers who have human skulls and hands in their house. I'm already in talks for the 41st birthday part. No word on whether or not the hand had $1 bill in it.
-- It looks like Floyd Landis' Tour de France win was a complete sham. In case you missed the breaking news today, he's tested positive for drugs after stage 17. You stay classy Floyd.
-- It's amazing that when your baseball team is playing well, how insignificant the opening of NFL camps is. In past years, I couldn't wait for Bulger and the boys to suit up, but this year I don't give a crap, since it appears October baseball will be played in Queens this year. On another note, I think Omar has something up his sleeve and will pull off a major move before Monday. Just a hunch.
-- One other Met note, does anyone realize a possible showdown with a former Met catcher looms in the playoffs with the Friars playing well in Whale's Vagina.
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4 comments:
$150+ for Mick and friends?
Geez....it's almost looking like my $57 for Counting Crows last evenung was a deal!
When does Ben Johnson grab a bike and start riding in the Tour de France?
$110 each ticket for Bon Jovi in section 113.
And the Mets would only play the Pads in the first round of San Diego's the wild card, or if a NLE squad happens to sqeeze their way into a WC berth.
If the wild card comes out of the NLC, as expected, we couldn't play Mikey and the boys until the NLCS.
Believe me, I've been all over this scenario since early May.
Piazza and the fathers do come to Shea on Aug. 8. I will be there in sitting loge, right behind home plate, weeping.
OK, so maybe I gave JBJ too much credit. $110 is a bit steep. But I think I'd rather pay that than $5 to see Counting Crows.
As for the Pads: Trevor Hoffman stinks. The rest of the NL stinks. If we don't make the Series, it will be a shame.
Cat,
About four years ago, I paid $160 for a Stones ticket. As Neil Solondz would say, "That was a mistake, Pete."
Not only that, but it was that amount of bones for a concert "brought to me by E-Trade."
It's amazing to think how shameless they have become in their profit-grabbing old age. Especially when their shows don't vary much.
They trot out the same old war horses and then go home. There's nothing hard-core about them any more.
On a completely different topic, I thought it was a little excessive Thursday when your rag's first five stories on the web site were all about this Astor dame.
There's war springing up all over the globe and gas prices rocketing upward, but granny's sleeping on a ratty couch is worth five stories per day? That's a little silly.
I know you have no hand in news-related matters, but I wanted to point out its ridiculousness.
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