20 bucks for your own playbill?

[winston89]

Posted: 1/22/11 at 9:52am

Last night, I won the lotto for American Idiot, having not seen Armstrong in the role (and kind of wanting to) I was excited. his performance was good and indeed different then that of Vincent's. And, it was great to see another performers take on Will (Van Huges.)

However, something odd and interesting happened to me at the stage door. i joined the crowd and was standing in front of two autograph hounds. There was a boyfriend/girlfriend couple and the boyfriend was heckling one of them saying to his girlfriend that the guy will indeed help her get an autograph if she slipped him a twenty. He responded back that no one heckles the boyfriend for doing his job (he called it job, they are so cute at that age.)

Regardless I got Van's signature and a couple of others then decided to leave before the madness began. Van had asked one of the guys in front of me (an autograph hound) to pass back my playbill to me because he couldn't reach. The guy said that he would give me back my playbill for a twenty otherwise forget it. I never understood why and then I realized. A playbill saying that Armstrong is in the cast as St. Jimmy is something that he could maybe make a couple off bucks off it. I just walked away and realized that it was not worth the fight.

Still odd though.

[quizking101]

Posted: 1/22/11 at 9:59am

Wow...some people. I swear, that is extremely low.

If you do wish to attain an autographed Playbill though, send a request to the request (with a return envelope and postage).

[Katurian2]

Posted: 1/22/11 at 10:07am

That's really messed up. But if you walked back to the box office of the St. James today and tell them what happened, I'm sure they would give you another Playbill. It'd be nice to alert them to the situation as well.

[winston89]

Posted: 1/22/11 at 10:15am

I think that what bothered me more was that the cop that was walking up and down the pathway, the one between the stagedoor and Armstrong's car was too busy flirting with some out of state tourist to even notice the problem or help out.

[Katurian2]

Posted: 1/22/11 at 10:21am

haha- well what do you expect from the NYPD? The only crime they really manage to crack down on is people putting their feet on subway seats.

Updated On: 1/22/11 at 10:21 AM

[MissAnneThrop]

Posted: 1/22/11 at 10:24am

or pay 75.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/BILLIE-JOE-ARMSTRONG-SIGNED-GREENDAY-PLAYBILL-AMERICAN-/220728407409?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3364703571

and i am NOT the seller. Just posted for reference purposes.

Updated On: 1/22/11 at 10:24 AM

[winston89]

Posted: 1/22/11 at 10:27am

MissAnnthrop,

I think you totally missed the point. I never wanted armstrong's signature nor did I want to pay for anything. Reread the post and then rejoin the conversation.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 1/22/11 at 10:41am

MissAnnThrop did not miss the point at all. You said "A playbill saying that Armstrong is in the cast as St. Jimmy is something that he could maybe make a couple off bucks off it."

MissAnnThrop pointed out (with a link as proof) that the Playbill is actually worth quite a bit--certainly more than a couple of bucks. I could never imagine someone doing what you described; knowing the "street value," as it were, makes it seem more plausible. She never said you were trying to get Armstrong's autograph; she was supporting your story generally.

Perhaps you should reread your own post, apologize to MissAnnThrop, and rejoin the conversation.
Updated On: 1/22/11 at 10:41 AM

[kdogg36]

Posted: 1/22/11 at 11:45am

Well, unless I'm misunderstanding, the playbill didn't have Billy Joe Armstrong's signature, as the OP didn't seek it and in fact left before Armstrong came out. So knowing the value of a playbill with his signature (and not just listing him) isn't particularly useful.

Anyhow, my playbill doesn't even list Billy Joe Armstrong as St. Jimmy, just crediting the role to "St. Jimmy."

[MissAnneThrop]

Posted: 1/22/11 at 11:54am

I was just trying to show what a playbill signed was going for. I know yours wasn't signed. I was just supporting your fact that the guy thought it was worth something no matter whose signature was on it. Sorry.

I guess Stark Sands doesn't have the same street value...

http://cgi.ebay.com/AMERICAN-IDIOT-SIGNED-PLAYBILL-STARK-SANDS-/190492475468?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c5a3c804c

Updated On: 1/22/11 at 11:54 AM

[tazber]

Posted: 1/22/11 at 12:31pm

This story isn't as compelling as the ones from your "evil usher" canon.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 1/22/11 at 1:19pm

"So knowing the value of a playbill with his signature (and not just listing him) isn't particularly useful."

It was useful to me.

Besides, isn't the point of the story the mercenary craziness at the stage door, due to Armstrong's being in the show? How is the going rate of a signed Playbill not pertinent? Or were we just supposed to console Winston for the event?
Updated On: 1/22/11 at 01:19 PM

[kdogg36]

Posted: 1/22/11 at 2:12pm

Fair enough. I think several people on this thread have been too hasty in jumping down other people's throats, and I'm sorry if I contributed to that.

[MissAnneThrop]

Posted: 1/22/11 at 2:38pm

thank you reginald.