How do you afford to follow a tour ?

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  • rick1zoo2
    rick1zoo2 between a rock and a dumb place Posts: 12,632
    sell the children
  • Mamasan23
    Mamasan23 Posts: 16,390
    rick1zoo2 wrote:
    sell the children

    You may just have given me the case to have kids!

    :lol:

    I always wanted to follow PJ around Europe. It's gonna happen. How, I have no idea. But it's gonna happen!
    WI '98,  WI '99 (EV),  WI '00,  Chgo '00,  MO '00,  Champaign '03,  Chgo '03,  WI '03,  IN '03,  MI '04,  Chgo '06:N1 & 2,  WI '06,  Chgo '07,  Chgo '08 (EV:N1),  Chgo '09:N1 & 2,  Chgo '11 (EV:N1),  WI '11:N1 & 2,  Philly '12,  Wrigley '13,  Pitt '13,  Buff '13, Detroit '14, MKE '14, Wrigley '16: N1 & N2, Seattle '18 N2, Wrigley '18: N1 & N2, Fenway '18 N1, STL '22, St Paul '23 N2, Chgo '23: N1 & N2, Wrigley '24 N1 & 2
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,747
    Mamasan23 wrote:
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    I always wanted to follow PJ around Europe. It's gonna happen. How, I have no idea. But it's gonna happen!
    you know where to ask....for Europe! 8-)
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • Mamasan23
    Mamasan23 Posts: 16,390
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    Mamasan23 wrote:
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    I always wanted to follow PJ around Europe. It's gonna happen. How, I have no idea. But it's gonna happen!
    you know where to ask....for Europe! 8-)

    ;)

    I may be in the market for a sperm donation! :lol:
    WI '98,  WI '99 (EV),  WI '00,  Chgo '00,  MO '00,  Champaign '03,  Chgo '03,  WI '03,  IN '03,  MI '04,  Chgo '06:N1 & 2,  WI '06,  Chgo '07,  Chgo '08 (EV:N1),  Chgo '09:N1 & 2,  Chgo '11 (EV:N1),  WI '11:N1 & 2,  Philly '12,  Wrigley '13,  Pitt '13,  Buff '13, Detroit '14, MKE '14, Wrigley '16: N1 & N2, Seattle '18 N2, Wrigley '18: N1 & N2, Fenway '18 N1, STL '22, St Paul '23 N2, Chgo '23: N1 & N2, Wrigley '24 N1 & 2
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,615
    I used to spend a lot of money going to sporting events - Pats, Red Sox, Celtics, etc. But in the HD/man cave era in which we now live I just rather watch from home, eat my own food, drink my own booze, never wait for a bathroom, and never freeze my ass off. The money I used to spend in Foxboro I now spend on PJ.
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  • rick1zoo2
    rick1zoo2 between a rock and a dumb place Posts: 12,632
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    Mamasan23 wrote:
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    I always wanted to follow PJ around Europe. It's gonna happen. How, I have no idea. But it's gonna happen!
    you know where to ask....for Europe! 8-)

    ;)

    I may be in the market for a sperm donation! :lol:

    :mrgreen:
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,747
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    [

    I always wanted to follow PJ around Europe. It's gonna happen. How, I have no idea. But it's gonna happen!
    you know where to ask....for Europe! 8-)

    ;)

    I may be in the market for a sperm donation! :lol:
    good you know the right person..to get that for free!! :mrgreen:
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    :lol: some funny great responses here :lol:

    We never could follow a tour, too much responsibilities ...
    good thing to cause I spent enough just seeing a show each leg or so.
    Still paying the cards down and do not regret our fun and frivolous times.

    I met a fella though in the elevator when we traveled to see a show
    that was just plain rich ... Daddy kind of rich.

    Sweet!
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    I should sell rice krispie treats to pay for my next tour...
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 51,020
    RKCNDY wrote:
    I should sell rice krispie treats to pay for my next tour...
    Put me down for three.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • afroannnie
    afroannnie Posts: 12,995
    i participate in "in-house specimen collections" at work. :corn:
    Show #13 was a lucky one for me....
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    RKCNDY wrote:
    I should sell rice krispie treats to pay for my next tour...
    Put me down for three.

    ok! that will cover ticket fees...NEXT?!?! :lol:
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    afroannnie wrote:
    i participate in "in-house specimen collections" at work. :corn:

    I know what that means! ;)
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 51,020
    RKCNDY wrote:
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    RKCNDY wrote:
    I should sell rice krispie treats to pay for my next tour...
    Put me down for three.

    ok! that will cover ticket fees...NEXT?!?! :lol:
    :lol:
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,747
    RKCNDY wrote:
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    RKCNDY wrote:
    I should sell rice krispie treats to pay for my next tour...
    Put me down for three.

    ok! that will cover ticket fees...NEXT?!?! :lol:
    :lol:
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • Lost In Ohio
    Lost In Ohio Posts: 7,290
    2010 US tour - What someone could have done:

    Thursday - See them in Columbus, where they live.
    Friday - Work and then drive to Indy
    Sunday - See them in Cleveland.
    Monday - Bufffalo, NY.

    Friday, 5/21 - NYC

    That's five shows and only two days off work. Add the PJ20 festival and that's two more shows with 0 days off work.

    7 shows and 2 days off work.

    As others have said, it could easily be done without taking too many days off work for other stuff.
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  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    I sucker others into paying my way
    81 is now off the air

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  • 100 Pacer
    100 Pacer Toronto, ON Posts: 9,336
    Lost In Ohio wrote:
    2010 US tour - What someone could have done:

    Thursday - See them in Columbus, where they live.
    Friday - Work and then drive to Indy
    Sunday - See them in Cleveland.
    Monday - Bufffalo, NY.

    It's exactly what I did, except I don't live in Columbus and I didn't work while in Indy.

    ;)
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  • 5against1-
    5against1- Posts: 1,101
    Live in the northeast... :D
    This too shall pass.....
  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,863
    Never traveled for more than a few shows, but here is how we do it:

    Use my United Miles credit card to pay for everything, and then use the resulting miles for free air travel

    Regularly check the internet for great deals at nice hotels

    Don't spend money on alcohol (wife and I don't really drink)

    Make a conscious effort to regularly skip pricey gigs/dinners/sporting events...this makes me feel more comfortable when deciding to travel for a show.

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