NO GA FOR FENWAY??

dankind

RoleModelsinBlood31 said:

Merkin Baller said:

dankind said:

Great. Just what Boston needs. More privileged white people.

Wow.

Yeah, no love for beantown or what?!

It was a joke, people (albeit one with more than its fair share of truth to it).

Having actually lived and worked in this town for a good percentage of my life, I feel qualified to make some observational humor about the place.

ikiT

Racism, when brought up by someone "qualified" to talk about it, almost never funny.
I'm out.

JimmyV

dankind said:

RoleModelsinBlood31 said:

Merkin Baller said:

dankind said:

Great. Just what Boston needs. More privileged white people.

Wow.

Yeah, no love for beantown or what?!

It was a joke, people (albeit one with more than its fair share of truth to it).

Having actually lived and worked in this town for a good percentage of my life, I feel qualified to make some observational humor about the place.

Nothing very humorous about it.

dankind

the tiki bomb said:

Racism, when brought up by someone "qualified" to talk about it, almost never funny.

Everyone with a skin tone/cultural heritage is qualified to talk about racism -- so, you know, basically everyone who lives and breathes -- and if they can joke about it, even better.

But that wasn't what I was joking about in this thread. I was joking about how homogenized Boston is and also making a little fun of the always-bitching folks who post about not getting GA or about GA being a thing now or about not getting the seats that they used to get before GA or about getting shitty seats without GA -- all of which can come off as seeming rather privileged. I apologize for any misunderstanding.

(I can address Boston's continued struggles with racial discrimination and violence in a PM if you like based on demographics and a map of the makeup of Boston's neighborhoods as well as some more thin-reed anecdotal evidence from my experiences here. And you're welcome to come to a Sox game with me over the summer, and we can solve the city's problems over beers between innings. My seats aren't the greatest, but it's just nice to finally have them.)

Anyway, yeah, no GA at Fenway. Don't fret or gloat, people. Everyone who's lucky enough to get a ticket will get to see a kick-ass show, no matter your vantage point, at one of my favorite places in the entire world!!!!

Merkin Baller

There was absolutely no reason to bring race into this. None whatsoever.

There's racial strife all over this country, and plenty of other cities have ugly histories, not just Boston. (Plenty of places are pretty god damn ugly at this very moment if you haven't noticed)

You should start a thread in AMT if you're concerned enough about it to bring it up here.

PunkerSXE

So I am a newbie to this here system (although not to being a fan or going to shows). I just jumped back into the 10c and got MSG tickets, excited about the trip. I am thinking about going to Boston... but from some of the comments, people seem down on the way the seats are. I am at the veeery back of the line for seniority, so whatever. I don't need to be in a pit, those years are way behind me so that doesn't bother me. But would anyone suggest that this isn't a good idea? I do hate the idea of being super far back on the field... but whatever, it's Fenway right? I may stay a few days and catch a Sox game too.

ikiT

Merkin Baller said:

There was absolutely no reason to bring race into this. None whatsoever.

There's racial strife all over this country, and plenty of other cities have ugly histories, not just Boston. (Plenty of places are pretty god damn ugly at this very moment if you haven't noticed)

You should start a thread in AMT if you're concerned enough about it to bring it up here.

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JimmyV

Merkin Baller said:

There was absolutely no reason to bring race into this. None whatsoever.

There's racial strife all over this country, and plenty of other cities have ugly histories, not just Boston. (Plenty of places are pretty god damn ugly at this very moment if you haven't noticed)

You should start a thread in AMT if you're concerned enough about it to bring it up here.

Yep.

PJNB

PunkerSXE said:

So I am a newbie to this here system (although not to being a fan or going to shows). I just jumped back into the 10c and got MSG tickets, excited about the trip. I am thinking about going to Boston... but from some of the comments, people seem down on the way the seats are. I am at the veeery back of the line for seniority, so whatever. I don't need to be in a pit, those years are way behind me so that doesn't bother me. But would anyone suggest that this isn't a good idea? I do hate the idea of being super far back on the field... but whatever, it's Fenway right? I may stay a few days and catch a Sox game too.

I am going to be happy to just be in the park personally. We are doing GA in Quebec so we will get that out of our system and with Fenway we are just going to soak in the moment. I could care less if I can't make out Eddies face. I just want to be rockin out with other PJfans. Also there is a very slight chance that you luck out and get front row with the random drawing of 1,2,9,and 10 rows.

dankind

Merkin Baller said:

There was absolutely no reason to bring race into this. None whatsoever.

There's racial strife all over this country, and plenty of other cities have ugly histories, not just Boston. (Plenty of places are pretty god damn ugly at this very moment if you haven't noticed)

You should start a thread in AMT if you're concerned enough about it to bring it up here.

The stop bringing it up. I owned it, apologized, dropped it, offered further private discussion if anyone was interested, and brought the thread back to it's original intention in my last post.

I'll try that again here.

PunkerSXE said:

So I am a newbie to this here system (although not to being a fan or going to shows). I just jumped back into the 10c and got MSG tickets, excited about the trip. I am thinking about going to Boston... but from some of the comments, people seem down on the way the seats are. I am at the veeery back of the line for seniority, so whatever. I don't need to be in a pit, those years are way behind me so that doesn't bother me. But would anyone suggest that this isn't a good idea? I do hate the idea of being super far back on the field... but whatever, it's Fenway right? I may stay a few days and catch a Sox game too.

Fenway is awesome! It doesn't matter where you are sitting. I'm sure that there will be JumboTrons or whatever. If you've never been to Fenway, you've gotta go! You'd definitely have to extend your trip a bit to catch a game. The next set of home games is Sox vs. Yanks, and those can get pretty pricey on the secondary market. You might have to wait until the D-backs are in town. I have tickets to a game in that series, I think.

josevolution

dankind is one of the most knowledgeable posters on this board ....

PunkerSXE

I'm a Yanks fan so I wanted to try for that game... this will be brutal. Eh, seeing a show counts as having gone to the stadium in my lifetime. Good time, Still plenty I want to do there.... seeing a show is just something else fun on the adventure.

dankind

PunkerSXE said:

I'm a Yanks fan so I wanted to try for that game... this will be brutal. Eh, seeing a show counts as having gone to the stadium in my lifetime. Good time, Still plenty I want to do there.... seeing a show is just something else fun on the adventure.

As a season subscriber, I get heads ups on on-sales for Yankee games and sometimes chances at presales. As much as it would pain me to seat one of your kind in America's most beloved ballpark to root for my rivals, if I'm in a good mood (and if I remember) when I get the word about that series, I'll pm you whatever info I have.

lolobugg

Hey guys, let's all be friends here.
Dan and Tiki, you guys are both cool as hell.
I think this is a case of message boards not showing the real intent of the post/posts.
look, I am from Alabama so I know it's a touchy subject.. but as Jose' said I respect both Dan and Tiki's opinions.
and now for thread integrity: go to Boston so I can have a better shot at Wrigley.
thank you and carry on.

PunkerSXE

dankind said:

PunkerSXE said:

I'm a Yanks fan so I wanted to try for that game... this will be brutal. Eh, seeing a show counts as having gone to the stadium in my lifetime. Good time, Still plenty I want to do there.... seeing a show is just something else fun on the adventure.

As a season subscriber, I get heads ups on on-sales for Yankee games and sometimes chances at presales. As much as it would pain me to seat one of your kind in America's most beloved ballpark to root for my rivals, if I'm in a good mood (and if I remember) when I get the word about that series, I'll pm you whatever info I have.

Ha... thanks. Does it make it any better if I said I am from Detroit? More rival AL fans cluttering your city! First thing I look at when we travel to a new city.... concerts, sports and zoos. When did I get so old?

ikiT

Wrigley HAS the GA and therefore more tambo distribution so everybody should go there...

F Me In The Brain

Wrigley will play until 2 AM, as we found out a few years back, if the weather interrupts. Boston will not -- go to Wrigley.
And damn you Dankind for having the ability to blend your educated opinion with your sense of humor.
Just kidding -- didn't offend me at all.

mcgruff10

I never got a $1 hold for last round of tickets or this round. You think it s an issue?

MB93672

dtr0624 said:

ill never forget it... i had a dude tell me to sit down and get in my face because i was standing at a foo show at WFC during the 2011 tour.... im in my chair area standing and jammin mindin my own was actually told to sit down... at a foo show... never underestimate people hahah

People suck. What bothers me is someone holding their phone up to record the entire show, thus blocking my view. Not cool fuckface.

MB93672

mcgruff10 said:

I never got a $1 hold for last round of tickets or this round. You think it s an issue?

No, I emailed 10c last time and they said that's normal for banks to not show the $1 hold, that it drops off if there is no charge within a certain timeframe. If you got the email and it shows entered under your account you're good bro Montana