So I'm buzzed and fooling around on Pollstar and just found out I'm missing Huey Lewis and the News' triumphant return to Philly at the Tweeter to go to the Gorge in July.
So I'm buzzed and fooling around on Pollstar and just found out I'm missing Huey Lewis and the News' triumphant return to Philly at the Tweeter to go to the Gorge in July.
So I did some research online and found that people start lining up for stand-by tickets at 7 am and at around 9 am an NBC paige will come out and give either dress rehearsal or live taping ticket to you. At that point you are told what time to be back for each one so that you might possibly be picked to get into the studio if one of the regular lottery winning ticket holders is a no show.
That being said I hopped the first train available to NYC at 5:17 am out of PA and get to NYC at 6:30. Half hour to spare, nice. The logical thing to do is to take the subway and cover the most ground possible and get there as close to sub 7am as possible as that is when most people start lining up from what I read. Only a handful camp out and there are 180 of each ticket to be had. Shouldn't be too competitive since it's Easter Saturday I think, so we're in good shape.
I stand on the subway platform inside Penn Station for 15 minutes waiting for the E train to 50th St. Should I have hopped a cab? Nah, it's coming. 5 more minutes later there is an announcement that says the local Queens and Uptown train isn't stopping there now. Funny, because of all the subway posting for the weekend plastered all over, that isn't one of them. Great. So now I should take the A train to 42nd and connect with an E from there. Awesome, since two A trains already passed us by before the announcement. 10 more minutes. Finally another A train. Now I'm sweating it. 5 minutes laster in at 42nd St. 7:05am, be there soon and should be some tickets still left. We wait at the ACE platform on 42nd St for about 7 minutes when I notice an unusual number of people and decide that I don't like what I see. I make the call and we hike it out of the station and up to street level to hike out the last 5 blocks. 7:25, and there is the Rainbow Room marquee for NBC studios. Funny, no line. Not one person. Anywhere. I say I don't know if I should be scared or happy that maybe my Easter Saturday theory might have held out some tickets for me. No way they could have handed out that many tickets that fast.
I ask the information clerk. Sorry, all gone. He sends me around the corner to anothe rdesk to make sure. A more emphatic "NO, they were gone at 7am". Ah, foolish me believed something I read on the internet that they were jhanded out at 9 am all the time with a line starting at 7. Of course the day I try and go they are doled out at 7, and I'm sure it wasn't 180 of each kind.
We ended up on the train at 8:14am . 2hrs of sleep from the night before and no tickets. 3 hours on the train and no tickets.
Today blows. I could have takena cab at 6:30 and been at Rockefeller Plaza by 6:40. Thanks NYC Subway/Transit Authority for not posting the right info when I needed it.
Hahaha...you know it! The worst part is, is that I probably will end up being there because my friend Regina will want to go! She might have other people to go with but I'm always a backup!
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I am definitely in for the 2nd Gorge show (whether it's on Friday or Sunday...either day, I'm in)!
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Wow, could I have had more typos? I was typing fast on 2 hours of sleep though so...
Yeah, I knew it was for 2 songs but I just thought it would have been a cool experience sicne I had always wanted to catch an SNL taping as well. Two birds, one stone.
It was worth a shot and had I gotten in would have been a cool addition to my PJ "resume".
Wow, could I have had more typos? I was typing fast on 2 hours of sleep though so...
Yeah, I knew it was for 2 songs but I just thought it would have been a cool experience sicne I had always wanted to catch an SNL taping as well. Two birds, one stone.
It was worth a shot and had I gotten in would have been a cool addition to my PJ "resume".
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As for Lindsey- I don't like my girls too skinny, adn she was def waaaaay too skinny for awhile, but especially after that Liberace sketch, it was obvious she put some of the weight back on and looks healthier. She still has most of the boobs and the thighs/calves were within my tolerances this evening. she could still use a little more, but she gets a passing grade for tonight
Hmm from what I'm hearing I'm happy that I just hung out with my friends and didn't try to watch SNL.. Would have been nice to hear WWS and Severed hand live but there is always time for that.... And SNL has sucked ass for a while now... damn can't remember when I actually thought about watching it other than this week...
Well May 2nd isn't that far off and Hartford to follow.. fuck this is going to be a great spring/summer. Hope to see all of you there and think I'll have to spend the dough to stay in WA and extra day. As my friend said, "When will you be in Seattle again??"
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They would just think you're early for the Hippiefest. You can borrow some of my Dead shirts and I have a do-rag to complete the look.
Can I call you moonbeam?
- 8/28/98
- 9/2/00
- 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
- 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
- 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
- 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
- 8/2/07, 8/5/07
- 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
- 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
- 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
- 9/11/11, 9/12/11
- 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
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LOL......Im glad you said it and not me!
now im onto AC
all these songs, now i know why my feet hurt so much!
i cant freaking wait for next month!
- 8/28/98
- 9/2/00
- 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
- 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
- 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
- 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
- 8/2/07, 8/5/07
- 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
- 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
- 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
- 9/11/11, 9/12/11
- 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
I know you and danielle and julie are going to get tickets to this. I mean just look at the opening act...
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That being said I hopped the first train available to NYC at 5:17 am out of PA and get to NYC at 6:30. Half hour to spare, nice. The logical thing to do is to take the subway and cover the most ground possible and get there as close to sub 7am as possible as that is when most people start lining up from what I read. Only a handful camp out and there are 180 of each ticket to be had. Shouldn't be too competitive since it's Easter Saturday I think, so we're in good shape.
I stand on the subway platform inside Penn Station for 15 minutes waiting for the E train to 50th St. Should I have hopped a cab? Nah, it's coming. 5 more minutes later there is an announcement that says the local Queens and Uptown train isn't stopping there now. Funny, because of all the subway posting for the weekend plastered all over, that isn't one of them. Great. So now I should take the A train to 42nd and connect with an E from there. Awesome, since two A trains already passed us by before the announcement. 10 more minutes. Finally another A train. Now I'm sweating it. 5 minutes laster in at 42nd St. 7:05am, be there soon and should be some tickets still left. We wait at the ACE platform on 42nd St for about 7 minutes when I notice an unusual number of people and decide that I don't like what I see. I make the call and we hike it out of the station and up to street level to hike out the last 5 blocks. 7:25, and there is the Rainbow Room marquee for NBC studios. Funny, no line. Not one person. Anywhere. I say I don't know if I should be scared or happy that maybe my Easter Saturday theory might have held out some tickets for me. No way they could have handed out that many tickets that fast.
I ask the information clerk. Sorry, all gone. He sends me around the corner to anothe rdesk to make sure. A more emphatic "NO, they were gone at 7am". Ah, foolish me believed something I read on the internet that they were jhanded out at 9 am all the time with a line starting at 7. Of course the day I try and go they are doled out at 7, and I'm sure it wasn't 180 of each kind.
We ended up on the train at 8:14am . 2hrs of sleep from the night before and no tickets. 3 hours on the train and no tickets.
Today blows. I could have takena cab at 6:30 and been at Rockefeller Plaza by 6:40. Thanks NYC Subway/Transit Authority for not posting the right info when I needed it.
Hahaha...you know it! The worst part is, is that I probably will end up being there because my friend Regina will want to go! She might have other people to go with but I'm always a backup!
NJ 8/28 & 8/29/98
NJ 9/1 & 9/2/00
PA 4/28/03
NJ 7/5 & 7/6/03
NY 7/8/03
PA 7/12/03
PA 10/1/04
DC 10/11/04
NJ 9/30 & 10/1/05
PA 10/3/05
NJ 5/27 & 5/28/06
DC 5/30/06
NJ 6/1 & 6/3/06
WA 7/22 & 7/23/06
IL 8/5/07
NJ 6/19 & 6/20/08
DC 6/22/08
NY 6/24 & 6/25/08
NY 7/1/08
PA 10/27, 10/28, 10/30 & 10/31/09
NJ 8/28 & 8/29/98
NJ 9/1 & 9/2/00
PA 4/28/03
NJ 7/5 & 7/6/03
NY 7/8/03
PA 7/12/03
PA 10/1/04
DC 10/11/04
NJ 9/30 & 10/1/05
PA 10/3/05
NJ 5/27 & 5/28/06
DC 5/30/06
NJ 6/1 & 6/3/06
WA 7/22 & 7/23/06
IL 8/5/07
NJ 6/19 & 6/20/08
DC 6/22/08
NY 6/24 & 6/25/08
NY 7/1/08
PA 10/27, 10/28, 10/30 & 10/31/09
Yeah, I knew it was for 2 songs but I just thought it would have been a cool experience sicne I had always wanted to catch an SNL taping as well. Two birds, one stone.
It was worth a shot and had I gotten in would have been a cool addition to my PJ "resume".
WOW, MAD PROPS ON GIVIN IT A TRY...I ADMIRE THAT.....YOURE COOL IN MY BOOK--SBB
Philly- 2005, 2013, 2016, 2024
Camden 2000, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2022, 2023
Philly Spectrum 2009 x4 - We closed that MFER Down Proper
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DC- 2006, 2008
New York- 2008, 2010
Boston - Fenway 2016 (night 2) , 2024 (night1)
East Rutherford, New Jersey- 2006
Chicago - Lollapalooza 2007
Seattle- Gorge 2005
EV Solo- DC x2, Baltimore x2 , Newark NJ x2, Tower Theater x2
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ha. bigger pj=happier camper.
This is true
- 8/28/98
- 9/2/00
- 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
- 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
- 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
- 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
- 8/2/07, 8/5/07
- 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
- 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
- 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
- 9/11/11, 9/12/11
- 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
Agreed. Wow that Lohan skit about the chocolate brownie or whatever was horrible.
I honestly feel dumber watching this.
- 8/28/98
- 9/2/00
- 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
- 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
- 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
- 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
- 8/2/07, 8/5/07
- 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
- 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
- 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
- 9/11/11, 9/12/11
- 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
Pearl Jam was only good part.
As for Lindsey- I don't like my girls too skinny, adn she was def waaaaay too skinny for awhile, but especially after that Liberace sketch, it was obvious she put some of the weight back on and looks healthier. She still has most of the boobs and the thighs/calves were within my tolerances this evening. she could still use a little more, but she gets a passing grade for tonight
Well May 2nd isn't that far off and Hartford to follow.. fuck this is going to be a great spring/summer. Hope to see all of you there and think I'll have to spend the dough to stay in WA and extra day. As my friend said, "When will you be in Seattle again??"
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