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Anyone else only attending one/two/three shows...

cdp1223cdp1223 Posts: 1,131
edited October 2009 in Given To Fly (live)
And having a HARD time resisting the urge to buy one more at the last minute?
I only purchased 10c tix for 10/30 during the presale. I made arrangements to stay at the Radisson for both Friday and Saturday nights (this is kind of a little anniversary trip). Now I am having a really tough time resisting the urge to buy tickets somewhere for Saturday night. It doesn't help that they keep releasing more and more on comcasttix.

I know I am super lucky just to be going to ONE show and I realize this is purely me being greedy. But I just can't stop lusting for Saturday tickets.... :(

Talk some sense into me! I am NOT in the financial position to throw down another $180 for a pair!
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  • DiRtYyELLoWoCeAnDiRtYyELLoWoCeAn Medford, Ma Posts: 1,605
    Im only going to two. friday and SATURDAY. you're already IN PHILLY you'd be doing yourself INJUSTICE by NOT GOING... just my thoughts...
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    HRTFD 5/13/06
    BOS 5/24/06, 5/25/06
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    CHI 8/5/07
    NJ 6/19/08
    NYC 6/25/08
    HRTFD 6/27/08
    MANSFLD 6/28/08, 6/30/08
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  • lightyears10lightyears10 Posts: 36
    I was going to do the same thing and only bought for the weekend seeing that I am coming from Providence. BUT, I had a bad day at work a week ago and said screw it...so I bought tickets to the other two shows as well! I will be at all 4 :) Lots of travel but well worth it.
    Augusta, ME 9/26/96, Mansfield, MA 9/15/98, Mansfield, MA 8/29/00, Mansfield, MA 7/02/03, 7/03/03, 7/11/03, Hershey, PA 7/12/03, Boston, MA 9/28/04, 9/29/04, Montreal 9/15/05, Albany, NY 5/12/06, Hartford, CT 5/13/06, Boston, MA 5/24/06, 5/25/06, Camden, NJ 5/28/06, Las Vegas 7/6/06, MSG, NY 7/24/08, Hartford, CT 6/27/08, Mansfield, MA 6/28/08, 6/30/08, ACL TX 10/4/09, Philly 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Columbus, OH 5/6/10, Hartford, CT 5/15/10, Boston, MA 5/17/10, MSG, NY 5/20/10, 5/21/10, Alpine PJ20 9/3/11, 9/4/11, Worcester 8/15/13, 8/16/13, Hartford 8/25/13, ACL Austin TX 8/12/14, New York 9/26/15, MSG, NY 5/1/16, Fenway 8/5/16, 8/7/16, Wrigley 8/20/16, 8/22/16, Fenway 9/2/18, 9/4/18, MSG, NY 9/3/24, Fenway 9/15/24, 9/17/2024
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  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    I'm only going to Halloween, but that's because every other day I have to work the next day. Saturday I'm closing my business at noon and driving up... but I won't miss anything on Sunday.

    If I were free to go though, I'd go to at least Friday & Saturday.
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  • peacegirlpeacegirl Posts: 841
    I'm going to three...Wed, Fri & Sat
    At first it was only Wed & Fri but then when they announced the other shows I added Saturday
    If you're already in Philly I say it's worth it to go Saturday too
  • cdp1223cdp1223 Posts: 1,131
    You guys are no help. :D

    The problem is that we have several other expensive trips coming up this holiday season and my husband DOES NOT GET IT.
    My argument is that while the money would be tight, it would not put us in direct financial strains, and I would rather have the experience than the money honestly.

    I just doubt it is worth the fight, though...

    What will be BRUTAL is staying at the Radisson Saturday night and hearing folks come back from the show!
  • jamburgerjamburger Posts: 1,775
    cdp1223 wrote:
    (this is kind of a little anniversary trip)
    cdp1223 wrote:
    ...and my husband DOES NOT GET IT.

    I hear there's some type of sporting event that may be going on across the street. Ever think of buying each other a single ticket as an anniversary gift?
  • wigoutdcpwigoutdcp Posts: 273
    you will totally regret not going to more shows
    its my 46 and 47 shows.....flying in from CO to see last show in my old home town venue spectrum...
    def buy tix
    ?? shows and counting....GREATEST ROCK AND ROLL BAND IN THE WORLD
  • chromiamchromiam Posts: 4,114
    Only going Wed and Sat, no regrets or second thoughts here.
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  • traveljunkietraveljunkie Posts: 663
    cdp1223 wrote:
    And having a HARD time resisting the urge to buy one more at the last minute?

    YES! And ... I gave in about 45 minutes ago. I have tix for the 28th, 30th, 31st and thought that was enough, but the closer today has gotten, the harder it's been to endure the fact that they'll be so close and I wasn't going to be there. So, I scored two great seats in row 3 of section 225 earlier on comcasttix.com. I'm giddy with anticipation.

    Now the drive from NYC to Philly ... in the rain ... and back. And then another three times this week (hopefully sans rain).

    I'm weak! So weak!!!
    “I worked really hard on this set. I just told you we’re gonna have a great night, so I don’t need any fuckin’ help from anybody.” EV, 7/2/09
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    jamburger wrote:
    cdp1223 wrote:
    (this is kind of a little anniversary trip)
    cdp1223 wrote:
    ...and my husband DOES NOT GET IT.

    I hear there's some type of sporting event that may be going on across the street. Ever think of buying each other a single ticket as an anniversary gift?




    ding ding ding ding ding ding ding....

    we have a winner!
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    *MSG 9/10/98 (backstage) *MSG 9/11/98 (backstage)
    *Jones Beach 8/23/00 *Jones Beach 8/24/00 *Jones Beach 8/25/00
    *Mansfield 8/29/00 *Mansfield 8/30/00 *Nassau 4/30/03 *Nissan VA 7/1/03
    *Borgata 10/1/05 *Camden 5/27/06 *Camden 5/28/06 *DC 5/30/06
    *VA Beach 6/17/08 *DC 6/22/08 *MSG 6/24/08 (backstage) *MSG 6/25/08
    *EV DC 8/17/08 *EV Baltimore 6/15/09 *Philly 10/31/09
    *Bristow VA 5/13/10 *MSG 5/20/10 *MSG 5/21/10
  • cdp1223cdp1223 Posts: 1,131
    CJMST3K wrote:
    jamburger wrote:
    cdp1223 wrote:
    (this is kind of a little anniversary trip)
    cdp1223 wrote:
    ...and my husband DOES NOT GET IT.

    I hear there's some type of sporting event that may be going on across the street. Ever think of buying each other a single ticket as an anniversary gift?




    ding ding ding ding ding ding ding....

    we have a winner!


    Haha, sorry, he isn't that kind of dude. NOT INTO BASEBALL at all. No dice.

    Damn....I'm trying all of these arguments. He is really really not going for it. Sigh...
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    cdp1223 wrote:

    Haha, sorry, he isn't that kind of dude. NOT INTO BASEBALL at all. No dice.

    Damn....I'm trying all of these arguments. He is really really not going for it. Sigh...


    You know, there's always something that he'll want in trade for doing this....

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    *MSG 9/10/98 (backstage) *MSG 9/11/98 (backstage)
    *Jones Beach 8/23/00 *Jones Beach 8/24/00 *Jones Beach 8/25/00
    *Mansfield 8/29/00 *Mansfield 8/30/00 *Nassau 4/30/03 *Nissan VA 7/1/03
    *Borgata 10/1/05 *Camden 5/27/06 *Camden 5/28/06 *DC 5/30/06
    *VA Beach 6/17/08 *DC 6/22/08 *MSG 6/24/08 (backstage) *MSG 6/25/08
    *EV DC 8/17/08 *EV Baltimore 6/15/09 *Philly 10/31/09
    *Bristow VA 5/13/10 *MSG 5/20/10 *MSG 5/21/10
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
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  • En La ClandestinidadEn La Clandestinidad Telford, PA by way of Kansas City, MO and Milwaukee, WI, Phoenix, AZ and East Greenbush, NY Posts: 3,650
    Coming in from Phoenix, I assume.... gotta find a shift covered saturday night ....and I will be on a plane into Philly and then go back to PHX EARLY sunday, but I will be there!! (I hope). :mrgreen:
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  • potnikpotnik Posts: 461
    Just Breathe to Tuolumne wrote:
    Coming in from Phoenix, I assume.... gotta find a shift covered saturday night ....and I will be on a plane into Philly and then go back to PHX EARLY sunday, but I will be there!! (I hope). :mrgreen:

    Same thing here although coming from Reno. If I could swing it I would be at all 4. But doing the southern California shows made that impossible.

    Hopefully you can convince him to go to one more show, assuming it doesn't break the bank. You are already there, best of luck.
  • cdp1223cdp1223 Posts: 1,131
    potnik wrote:
    Just Breathe to Tuolumne wrote:
    Coming in from Phoenix, I assume.... gotta find a shift covered saturday night ....and I will be on a plane into Philly and then go back to PHX EARLY sunday, but I will be there!! (I hope). :mrgreen:

    Same thing here although coming from Reno. If I could swing it I would be at all 4. But doing the southern California shows made that impossible.

    Hopefully you can convince him to go to one more show, assuming it doesn't break the bank. You are already there, best of luck.

    Thanks....I'm hoping he'll get the bug Friday night and won't be able to resist. We'll just see I suppose.
    I've already told him I am going to at least 3 shows next year if they happen, with or without him!
  • ZosoZoso Posts: 6,425
    yes attending wed, fri and sat.... 4 was just too much for us right now.
    I'm just flying around the other side of the world to say I love you

    Sha la la la i'm in love with a jersey girl

    I love you forever and forever :)

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  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    just 2 Fri/Sat- best 2?
    can't get away from our business either-
    hopefully next years tour we can do a bunch
  • EvolverEvolver Posts: 525
    DiRtYyELLoWoCeAn wrote:
    Im only going to two. friday and SATURDAY. you're already IN PHILLY you'd be doing yourself INJUSTICE by NOT GOING... just my thoughts...

    I am doing the same, Friday & Saturday. Getting incredibly pumped though now that the first two nights are here - I will be watching intently via the forum the next two nights, thats for damn sure! :wtf:
  • timctimc Posts: 664
    edited October 2009
    ya me too 2 out 4 like batting 500 thats ok :D friend all ready hooking me up with goodies from tonight got an sms posters and shirts night one secured. He will be at all 4 shows...
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  • JeanwahJeanwah Posts: 6,363
    I can only afford one, tomorrow. Seriously, I'd like to know how many people can afford 3 or 4 shows!!
  • cdp1223cdp1223 Posts: 1,131
    Jeanwah wrote:
    I can only afford one, tomorrow. Seriously, I'd like to know how many people can afford 3 or 4 shows!!

    I think MANY people are going who can't "afford" it... :D
    That's my problem....Money is fleeting! At least in my hands.
  • MomadanceMomadance Posts: 52
    Tomorrow and Friday. World Series on Halloween.
  • BnutzBnutz Posts: 80
    Wednesday and of course Saturday. Can't miss the final Spectrum show.
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