Herkie the Dog's World Musings
Ticketbastard
9:55 AM, Sunday Morning
I'm sitting in front of the ol' trusty iMac, gearing up for another round of ticket buying via the Ticketmaster web page. For all the service fees (read: scalping) that these guys charge, I have to admit that being able to purchase tickets over the internet is a great way to do it. Sure, it destroys the fun old camping out days (like in 1986 when my brother and I somehow ended up spending a night next to a dumpster waiting in line for Genesis tickets. What a smell that was...), but I don't have time, inclination or constitution to do any of that anymore. And this sure beats the damn hospital wristband they used to give out. Doing it this way really seems to give you more control over it, which is much better than helplessly waiting and relying on the operator to get you the tickets you want.
The presale for Simon and Garfunkel tickets is going to happen in 5 minutes. I've got the password from the Simon and Garfunkel web site and my finger on the mouse. I'm ready to go!
10:00AM
Okay, from when I got Springsteen tickets, I know that I need to keep hitting the reload button until the actual ticket purchase page comes up. Mouse clicks, don't fail me now.
10:05 AM
Still clicking...guess they're running late.
10:10 AM
My hand's getting tired. Obviously someone's fallen asleep on the job.
10:12 AM
OK...this isn't funny. If you say you're going to start the damn "presale" at 10 AM, then start it at 10 AM. This is horse#$%t!!!
10:13 AM
I should check to see what's happening in the other cities. Oh that's great...Cleveland and Columbus are already up. Who the hell's responsible for the Detroit sale? I'll just see what happens if I try to check tickets for Cleveland...what do you mean "Sorry, no tickets are left for this promotion?" How about Columbus...what do you mean "Sorry, no tickets are left for this promotion?" This can't be a good sign.
10:15 AM
I can't believe that with all the b.s. we have to put up with to get tickets through these f%^$heads that Pearl Jam couldn't successfully pull off doing their own ticket sales.
10:16 AM
Still not f#$%@*g up?!?! Guess I have to figure out how to make sure I'm at my desk tomorrow at 10 to get tickets on the official sale date. Signing off.
10:17 AM
Maybe I'd better check one more time....nope...wait! There it is! Okay...2 tickets...select cheap seats...type in Simon and Garfunkel web page password...buy tickets!
What do you f%^&$# mean "Sorry, no tickets are left for this promotion?" You just got the damn web page up!!! How can there be no tickets?!?! It hasn't been up for more than 45 seconds! What kind of bulls$%# is this?!?! You mother f#$@&*g sons of b$%#@&s!!! What kind of g#@$!%n games are you playing??!
10:18 AM
You know I'd better check one more time...holy s$%t! It actually went through!!! Okay, 2 tickets...hey those aren't bad. In fact, those are great cheap seats! Okay...buy...select delivery method...ooh TicketFast! Print my tickets from my computer! That's way cool! I'll do that. Credit card...and done! Woo hoo! Technology rules!
I'm sitting in front of the ol' trusty iMac, gearing up for another round of ticket buying via the Ticketmaster web page. For all the service fees (read: scalping) that these guys charge, I have to admit that being able to purchase tickets over the internet is a great way to do it. Sure, it destroys the fun old camping out days (like in 1986 when my brother and I somehow ended up spending a night next to a dumpster waiting in line for Genesis tickets. What a smell that was...), but I don't have time, inclination or constitution to do any of that anymore. And this sure beats the damn hospital wristband they used to give out. Doing it this way really seems to give you more control over it, which is much better than helplessly waiting and relying on the operator to get you the tickets you want.
The presale for Simon and Garfunkel tickets is going to happen in 5 minutes. I've got the password from the Simon and Garfunkel web site and my finger on the mouse. I'm ready to go!
10:00AM
Okay, from when I got Springsteen tickets, I know that I need to keep hitting the reload button until the actual ticket purchase page comes up. Mouse clicks, don't fail me now.
10:05 AM
Still clicking...guess they're running late.
10:10 AM
My hand's getting tired. Obviously someone's fallen asleep on the job.
10:12 AM
OK...this isn't funny. If you say you're going to start the damn "presale" at 10 AM, then start it at 10 AM. This is horse#$%t!!!
10:13 AM
I should check to see what's happening in the other cities. Oh that's great...Cleveland and Columbus are already up. Who the hell's responsible for the Detroit sale? I'll just see what happens if I try to check tickets for Cleveland...what do you mean "Sorry, no tickets are left for this promotion?" How about Columbus...what do you mean "Sorry, no tickets are left for this promotion?" This can't be a good sign.
10:15 AM
I can't believe that with all the b.s. we have to put up with to get tickets through these f%^$heads that Pearl Jam couldn't successfully pull off doing their own ticket sales.
10:16 AM
Still not f#$%@*g up?!?! Guess I have to figure out how to make sure I'm at my desk tomorrow at 10 to get tickets on the official sale date. Signing off.
10:17 AM
Maybe I'd better check one more time....nope...wait! There it is! Okay...2 tickets...select cheap seats...type in Simon and Garfunkel web page password...buy tickets!
What do you f%^&$# mean "Sorry, no tickets are left for this promotion?" You just got the damn web page up!!! How can there be no tickets?!?! It hasn't been up for more than 45 seconds! What kind of bulls$%# is this?!?! You mother f#$@&*g sons of b$%#@&s!!! What kind of g#@$!%n games are you playing??!
10:18 AM
You know I'd better check one more time...holy s$%t! It actually went through!!! Okay, 2 tickets...hey those aren't bad. In fact, those are great cheap seats! Okay...buy...select delivery method...ooh TicketFast! Print my tickets from my computer! That's way cool! I'll do that. Credit card...and done! Woo hoo! Technology rules!
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