| 6th December 2007 11:46 PM |
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| BILL PERKS |
ANYBODY EVER SLEEP OUT IN LINE FOR STONES TIX?...ME AND TWO FRIENDS DID IN 89 FOR THE PHILLY OPENER. WE GOT TO TICKET PLACE AT 8PM AND SLOWLY THE LINE GREW TO AROUND 20 BY MIDNIGHT..BY 6AM IT WAS AROUND THE BLOCK..WE WERE SECOND IN LINE BEHIND A BROKER WHO THE OWNERS LET IN IN FRONT OF US 10 MINUTES BEFORE THEY OPENED AT 10AM .BEERS AND DONUTS AT 7AM! |
| 6th December 2007 11:53 PM |
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| Nellcote |
Perks, never did for the Stones. In '72 & '75, had a client who was a promoter, scored thru him, after not getting picked in the lottery. All of the other Stones times via Ticketron/Ticketmaster. Used to wait in line @ Ticketmaster, in fact, did that for movie screening of Ladies & Gentlemen in '74. Was at a Sears, the line went up this staircase, in Natick MA. Ran out of the store yelling at all of the blue haired grandmas, waving hankies in the air...Did sleep out for the Faces in '75, the winter tour. Was 1st in line. Was a wicked pissah night in Providence RI. Got tanked all night, took turns running for coffee, fell asleep, woke up with hundreds of people staring us down. Got front row, which was the goal. Just the best...
Good thread, wish it was that way all over again, do it in a minute... |
| 7th December 2007 01:15 AM |
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| pdog |
I'm old fashioned, I just sleep with people for tickets.
Shitty bands, awful seats, bad sex... who cares?
Rock & Roll!!! |
| 7th December 2007 02:11 AM |
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| IanBillen |
Yes in 89 and in 94, and in 97.
Ahhh, those days are gone really now.
In 89 we slept outside of Sears. that was an event in itself!
Wow. In the festivities my buddy actually got on the roof of Sears and was throwing a beach-ball to us and all over and it was damn high.. We still do not know how he got up there.
Then we drove through the parking lot shooting bottle rockets off out of the car. Car was full of smoke. there was a real big line and everyone was up for the Stones and whatever happend.
Then we went through Sears Automotive Center out front and drove over all the cones in the parking lot for people doing their liscense tests. We did that on three seperate occasions and got out of there before we were detected the first two times. The last attempt had the workers at Sears and the Liscense place there waiting for us this time and they chased the car because we did it anyway right in front of them. Cops finally got to us, but let us go.
What a night it was. In 94 it was great as well. Another story all together. In 97 we tamed it down (we were a bit older by then).
Ian
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| 7th December 2007 02:16 AM |
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| pdog |
Ian, I will never read your posts the same way again. i had no idea you were such an angst ridden shit disturber!
FYI... my post is both tongue in cheek sarcasm and also sincere love!
I found out what Ian's secret bait ingredient is when he starts a new topic!
Nicotine laced crack cocaine... |
| 7th December 2007 03:18 AM |
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| Shmoey |
Perks, i do not particularily care fot your avatar! |
| 7th December 2007 10:06 AM |
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| Lil Brian |
We slept out in '81 for Boulder and got rewarded with a second show. |
| 7th December 2007 10:15 AM |
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| egon |
nowaydays you can sleep in and get your tickets as soon as you are full rested. |
| 7th December 2007 10:16 AM |
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| Joey |
" ANYBODY EVER SLEEP OUT IN LINE FOR STONES TIX ? "
< ---- Yes , Ames , IA 1989
I remember that one Lil' Fella ( Lil' Fiji )
Baby Joe !
[Edited by Joey] |
| 7th December 2007 10:19 AM |
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| voodoopug |
We did it for the 1994 show in Chicago as the Rose Records in Orland Park did not do the traditional ticket lottery. We arrived around 9pm the night before and were 6th in line and ended up getting 12 tickets in the first side section 5th row from Soldier Field.
I know my father slept outside in '69 and '72 to get tickets and got in quite a bit of trouble with his parents as he and his brother had to sneak out to do this (my father was born in 1955 and sleeping outside in a not so great part of Chicago was probably not in his best interests) |
| 7th December 2007 10:30 AM |
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| gimmekeef |
Yup..1972 camped outside Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto from Thurs till Saturday am...It was cold as shit in early April too.No Ipods or mp3s in those days either..Hell I dont think 8 tracks were even invented then..lol....but the tabs of acid seemed to make the time fly by!..Scored 6 tix to both shows and was livin large in high school deciding ...lmaooo...who would get the extras! |
| 7th December 2007 10:43 AM |
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| Nellcote |
GK, I have the 8 tracks from that era, still in use today!
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| 7th December 2007 10:57 AM |
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| gimmekeef |
quote:
Nellcote wrote:
GK, I have the 8 tracks from that era, still in use today!
Well maybe us Canucks were behind the times then EH?...Good times then ..I remember almost wearin the grooves off of Exile waiting for those shows....Whats your most prized 8 track then Nelly?..a working one must be a collectors piece |
| 7th December 2007 11:28 AM |
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| Nellcote |
I have Exile, IORR, GHS on 8 track, as well as More Hot Rocks. Non Stones, Skynyrd, Thick as a Brick, Several Hendrix, some Doors, Deep Purple. Admittedly, I bought more blank 8track, recorded lps & shows to them.
Still have that Panasonic plunger player, looks like a dynamite box, as well as Panasonic 8 track stereo with "Thruster" speakers.
Mind you, I'm not using the 8 tracks daily, however, they get a pass thru now & then. I have many off radio recordings of King Biscuit Flower Hour, which as you recall, was the rage in the day. |
| 7th December 2007 12:47 PM |
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| jb |
quote:
Nellcote wrote:
I have Exile, IORR, GHS on 8 track, as well as More Hot Rocks. Non Stones, Skynyrd, Thick as a Brick, Several Hendrix, some Doors, Deep Purple. Admittedly, I bought more blank 8track, recorded lps & shows to them.
Still have that Panasonic plunger player, looks like a dynamite box, as well as Panasonic 8 track stereo with "Thruster" speakers.
Mind you, I'm not using the 8 tracks daily, however, they get a pass thru now & then. I have many off radio recordings of King Biscuit Flower Hour, which as you recall, was the rage in the day.
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| 7th December 2007 02:25 PM |
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| IanBillen |
[quote]pdog wrote:
Ian, I will never read your posts the same way again. i had no idea you were such an angst ridden shit disturber!
FYI... my post is both tongue in cheek sarcasm and also sincere love!
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Yeah. I was a real rebel. I even puched our paper-boy in the nuts once.
Ian |
| 7th December 2007 02:41 PM |
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| pdog |
I oversleep the 10 am online ticketmaster sales, then buy the same tix day off show for half of the cost right before the show. |
| 7th December 2007 02:42 PM |
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| jb |
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| 7th December 2007 03:08 PM |
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| Joey |
quote:
pdog wrote:
I oversleep the 10 am online ticketmaster sales, then buy the same tix day off show for half of the cost right before the show.
Pretty Funny !!!!
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| 7th December 2007 03:12 PM |
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| Joey |
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jb wrote:
Very Funny . |
