U2 Tour Dates - Now Official! — Page 127

Oh thank god, I just found my pair of MSG tickets (section 300). Whew. I was about to have some serious anxiety diarrhea. Don't worry Mabel, my half of both of your pairs were stuck on my headboard all along. Those puppies aren't going anywhere! (Except for New York City...with me...I hope.)

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Just a quickie to say that I got to NH in one piece last night...in incredibly long bus ride...not fun.

I got the ZooTV DVD and popped it in last night just to see if it works, and it does (cause it was kind of scratchy) and I only signed up for being a Premium Member for 1 month earlier this summer, because I'd clicked on something that said I had to be a Premium Member to look at it (guess it wasn't all that important and not worth the $2, since I don't remember what it was) but it still says I'm a Premium Member *shrug*

Oh, and I finally got my application in for that Theater Talk new theater scout thing, and it went through, and I got an e-mail back saying they'll be calling to schedule an appointment for an interview in September (the job doesn't start until October 1st). It gave me a slight confidence boost, since the ad said they'd only call to schedule an interview if they found the writing sample submitted to be mildly coherent. After the nonsense I'd been doing all summer, I'm quite pleased with myself for being mildly coherent.

And on the Keane front, I guess I've found that I kind of like them more as background music for driving or chilling out writing in my journal (that especially) so I sort've found a place to wedge them in to my routine...or whatever, so I'm fine w/ seeing them. Though, like Alanis (who you all know I LOVE) w/ the Rolling Stones, I don't think they're necessarily the best choice to be opening. I'd rather see them at Joe's Pub or something.

Anyway, I'm off. Talk to you later, folks!

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Hooray for arriving!

On a side note...am I the only person on the planet who doesn't have an IPod?

I just found one of the U2 Special Edition iPods for pretty cheap.

I am leaning towards buying it. Thoughts? It's pretty and black and has U2 sigs engraved on the back.

That's interesting about the quality difference. I wonder if it had more to do with your friend's headphones than the actually player?

I read yesterday when doing some research on the IPod that Rio is going out of business and they actually site the fact that they can't keep up with the sale of the IPod as the reason for that.

Ipod is becoming a monopoly.

I actually bought one when they first came out for around $500 and decided that it wasn't worth it to me. So, I promptly sold it on eBay when they were still sold out everywhere.

The U2 Ipod is very pretty, I found it for like $170 new. Problem is, it's only 20 GB. I wonder if that's going to be an issue?

Well, Pat, your options sound infinitely more exciting than mine! I was going to go to the beach, but it looks like it's supposed to rain this afternoon, and why drive all the way to Maine only to have it rain and not be worth it...well, it's too late to go now anyway, so I guess that's officially out of the picture. I haven't been to the beach in 2 years, or something crazy like that!...And I've gotten rather pastey.

I would have been tempted to go for the U2 iPod, but I'm liking my Dell...Elphie has a U2 iPod, so maybe she could fill you in on how she likes it. $170 isn't bad at all! Aren't they regularly $350 or something? Did you find it used, and does it have the catalogue on it? I wonder if they'll all drop in price now that they're coming out w/ the new sexy ones w/ the color screen/photo options, etc. Frankly, I don't need all this high tech crap in stuff like cell phones and mp3 players, etc. The fact that I've got a cell phone or whatever is enough and and of itself. I've got a camera. I don't need a camera in my phone. My cell is pretty much on its last leg. I've had it for years and it's battery life is awful, and I just got a new one that is just way too shiney and fancy for me. I almost want to return it and just get a new battery for the old one. I'm never going to use any of that other crap anyway, so why bother having it!?

Anyway, gotta go...I must find something to do, even if the beach is out.

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Ah, speaking of sketchy...perhaps my IPod purchase was too good to be true.

I woke up this morning with a message from Amazon saying that my money had been refunded and the sellers account was blocked.

THEN, I get an email from the seller asking for a direct payment through a site.

I think I'll pass on that and move BACK to the IPod drawing board.

Hello!

Patronus, glad your iPod transaction worked out (well, it didn't, but at least you got your money back!). Bummer, because that would have been a great deal! We sell them up in Canada for about US$335. What other site did your person want you to pay the money through? PayPal is quite reliable if you're buying through eBay (which I wouldn't recommend for this kind of thing anyway).

Oooh, and better news - Mabel, New York might work out after all! I got into a long discussion with my dad about my career goals for the near and distant future, and even though he's still in denial about me wanting to pursue things other than law, I told him about my entertainment and media aspirations, and let it 'slip' that I had 'some friends' who were interning in New York, and offered to put me up in October so I can pursue some internship opportunities with a few networks. I sort of took all of the opportunities you were considering, and made them seem like a sure thing. And you've now become 'multiple people'. So it was more like, "I've got friends who're interning at Conan and Guilding Light and SNL (I just wanted to throw SNL in there), as well as another friend who's interning for a theatre company, and they've offered to get me in touch with their employers so I can see what opportunities I might have there." So it wasn't a TOTAL lie! Well, yes it was. Totally. But I was desperate! He wasn't exactly enthused about the idea (he did suggest re-considering in the spring, so that's still an option, but anyway...) but I think if I get my ass together and let him know it, then I could wheedle a trip to New York out of it too!

(Er, and maybe I really should at least attempt to talk to some folks in New York and bring back a few business cards so he doesn't think I'm totally full of SH*T.)

Woohoo!!



ETA: Holy bajeesus! Flights from Vancouver to New York have jumped to $688 (and that's with a connection in HOUSTON!!) and from $520 to $900+ for Cathay Pacific! *vomits* Looks like Seattle's my only hope now (luckily the prices hae dropped by $8. Is that a sign?).

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Updated On: 9/1/05 at 05:41 PM

I've been so self-centered! I forgot you're going in November! Have you booked your flights and hotel yet? How many days will you be there for? Are you pre-buying all of your theatre tickets? (I remember you discussing it a few pages back.) I can't believe Spamalot and Spelling Bee are both sold out for all the days I'm in town. Here's to SRO tix!

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Updated On: 9/1/05 at 04:00 AM

Yeah, I booked my Hotel and flight over a month ago. I am a big time planner, so it was pretty much par for the course. I got really good deals actually.

I am flying in on Saturday afternoon and leaving Thursday (Thanksgiving) afternoon. I am flying on my new favorite airline, JetBlue so I'll be able to watch TV the entire way.

I am probably going to end up buying all my tickets. I already have tickets in my possession for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (two sets actually and I have to sell one), The Light in the Piazza, Sweeney Todd. That doesn't include my tickets to Wicked, which I am also probably going to sell.

I plan on seeing Rent and Bee while I am there also, but those are probably both going to be SRO. If I do in up selling the Wicked tix, I'll end up seeing something in it's place, I just can't decide what exactly. Charity, Trailer Park and Hairspray are all ideas...

Mabel, it isn't an abbreviated version? That's good to know. Makes it a lot better option.

Yeah, I think my wife and I got the flight and hotel for 5 nights for around $1500. We are actually staying in Times Square so it isn't like we are stuck out in Brooklyn or something.

I was thrilled to get that rate.

I think they only sell SRO for shows when they're sold out, and I have my doubts that RENT will be sold out in Nov, unless the movie really bumps up business. I'd think the lotto or discount seats (or TKTS) are probably the more viable options, but you never know. Doesn't the movie open Nov 14th or something? When Chicago opened, the show started getting really busy.

I really liked Spamalot. I'm not much of a Python fan (I like them, but I'm definitely not a fanatic or anything) and I had tons of fun both times I saw it, and I'd be more than happy to see it again (though I still don't think it deserved Best Musical). I'd say Q is by far my favorite of the 3 you mentioned, Tiff.

ETA: What's w/ the "I'M want to be a part of it..."???? I'm??

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Updated On: 8/31/05 at 10:30 PM

W-W-What do you mean "I'm want to be a part of it...", Mabel? Only yours and Patronus's are off - mine, of course, are correct. Yeesh, lady. Up those meds!

I was going to say that for $25, you might as well pay marginally more and get reserved seats or house seats, but I just looked it up and the discounts aren't as steep as they were last year - last year there were orchestra and front-mezz seats available for $40! So SRO is probably your best bet.

Congratulations on your new iPod! Woohoo! We're having a competition at work, and whoever can get the most people to donate to a local charity wins an iPod - unfortunately, office politicking and general nastiness of greedy co-workers has made this a less-than-enjoyable experience.

I'm game for Q, Mabel! I already own the cast recording - do you think its humor is most effective if you don't know what to expect with the songs, though?

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