WOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!! Got my Rush tickets! [Archive]

ForeverAutumn

04-17-2007, 06:46 AM

Oh yeah! Going to see Rush...again! Got reasonably good seats in the 2nd price range (still $190 for the pair after all the Ticketbastard charges -- $15.50 per ticket convenience charge!!!).

So, I tried to buy tickets through the fan club pre-sale. I was on-line right at 10:00 when they went on sale. I asked for 2 tickets. Got crappy ones. Gave them up. Tried again. And it was already sold out! What? The fan club must have had, like, three pair to sell.

Thankfully, I also have an Amex card. Got better seats than the fan club offer, ten minutes later, through the Front of the Line program.

kexodusc

04-17-2007, 06:51 AM

Ugh...those arent' cheap. $30 to Ticketmaster to boot? Oh well, I have little doubt it was money well spent. Enjoy the show...
Geez, I wonder how close they're coming to my neck of the woods?:idea:

ForeverAutumn

04-17-2007, 06:58 AM

kexodusc

04-17-2007, 07:05 AM

I saw them in Halifax a few years back, for some reason I think we paid $60-$80 or so....Floor seats not super close but I could throw a snowball at Geddy Lee. Not that I would. Not a good way to meet someone.

Actually if I wanted to meet him, I could buy those super expensive seats behind home plate at Rogers Centre - Geddy Lee is on the Jays highlights most nights, he's a huge Jays fan and sits just to the left of the catcher in the second or 3rd row.

GMichael

04-17-2007, 07:10 AM

Congrats FA. But WOW! Tickets are too high these days.
Rush just played a few miles from here last week. I missed them. Already seen them , ah, 1, 2, 3, 4 ,5 ,6,... uh, a bunch of times.

ForeverAutumn

04-17-2007, 07:48 AM

Actually if I wanted to meet him, I could buy those super expensive seats behind home plate at Rogers Centre - Geddy Lee is on the Jays highlights most nights, he's a huge Jays fan and sits just to the left of the catcher in the second or 3rd row.

Really? Good to know. I have a friend who just got a part-time job selling beer in the stands at Skydome (it'll always be Skydome to me). I'll have to tell him to grab that section if he can and try to meet Geddy.

Resident Loser

04-17-2007, 07:53 AM

How come I can say Ticketbastard, but we can't say *****es Brew or Donald ***an? :confused5:

Kex, the $190 that I paid is expensive, but top tickets would have cost me about $270 after charges. Since this will be my 8th or 9th time seeing them (enough that I've lost count), I don't need to spend almost $300. It'll be worth it. They always ROCK!

...you can say B!tches Brew or Donald F@gan...however, I'm not sure if, in memory of the Lord High Mayor of London-town Dick Whittington, you a can use the term clever Dick...there was a time you couldn't...

jimHJJ(...Just the thought of Geddy Lee's voice makes me think of Neil Young, who according to a former bassist friend, sounds like a turtle...)

Dusty Chalk

04-17-2007, 03:16 PM

How come I can say Ticketbastard, but we can't say *****es Brew or Donald ***an? Because no-one cares if your parents are married -- that's an archaic value/moral.

Besides, they are. The software agrees with us.

ForeverAutumn

04-17-2007, 05:29 PM

Because no-one cares if your parents are married -- that's an archaic value/moral.

Besides, they are. The software agrees with us.

What if my dog is female? Doesn't anyone care about that?

Experiment: Can I call my rooster a cock? Can I call my donkey an ass?

Edit: yes and yes. But I can't call my female dog a *****. Where's the sense in that???

GMichael

04-18-2007, 05:08 AM

What if my dog is female? Doesn't anyone care about that?

Experiment: Can I call my rooster a cock? Can I call my donkey an ass?

Edit: yes and yes. But I can't call my female dog a *****. Where's the sense in that???

Taking a dirty slang survey?

Swish

04-20-2007, 01:58 PM

Oh yeah! Going to see Rush...again! Got reasonably good seats in the 2nd price range (still $190 for the pair after all the Ticketbastard charges -- $15.50 per ticket convenience charge!!!).

I wouldn't pay that much to see ANY band, much less a bunch of washed up old progsters like Rush. Can I afford it? Sure I can, but no band is worth that much...ok, perhaps if Jimi Hendrix or Janice Joplin came back to life I would pay that much, but that's not going to happen. Let's see...$15.00 to see the Decemberists on a Saturday night, and no service charges or anything. Now that was a show worth seeing and one that I'd have paid triple that amount to see. $190? You have to be insane. Oh, now wait. You are insane.

Swish

audiobill

04-20-2007, 02:32 PM

Swish

04-21-2007, 02:07 PM

Wooooohooooooooo, Geddy up and enjoy that show ForeverAutumn!!

How's the newest offering from our Canadian sons?? Worth a listen, I'm sure.

Speaking of old geezers... Just picked up a RaveRec thread Recdn --the NIN's latest from Trent and I am bowled over -- it is outstanding. Just when I thought he had spent his creative energy years ago, he surprises me with this.

Hope San D. was all you expected and then, some.

Bill

...so I guess she's still in San Diego and I know she doesn't have a laptop any longer, so she can't visit here until she's back. She can pay whatever she likes to see them, but I was sincere in that I would NEVER pay that to see any band. I'd rather throw on a CD, have a nice dinner, then kick back with a 2003 Partagas Edicion Limitada and a glass of Troegs Pale Ale, and enjoy myself way more and would still have money left to buy a few more cds or whatever. I really don't like Rush, but that is secondary to what I was ranting about. Maybe I would spend that much if Geddy Lee washed my car and cleaned my garage after the show.

Swish

bobsticks

04-21-2007, 03:34 PM

I dunno, $190.00 isn't that much. I can see paying that for Floyd or the Stones, maybe VH or the mighty Zep...any grouping of some serious musical talent combined with awesome showmanship.

Rae

04-21-2007, 05:23 PM

Maybe I would spend that much if Geddy Lee "washed my car" and "cleaned my garage" after the show.

I'm going to resist the urge to make a comment and just let that one stand on its own.

~Rae

N. Abstentia

04-21-2007, 08:33 PM

I think I'm getting old. I'd love to see the guys one more time, but I just can't seem to get motivated to do it. $200 for tickets, a 3 hour drive, taking 2 days off of work....meh. I think I'd just rather put in my Rush DVD's and crank the surround sound :)

Swish

04-22-2007, 06:11 AM

I'm going to resist the urge to make a comment and just let that one stand on its own.

~Rae

...to a guy when he stops coming to RR for several years and instead spends his time viewing porn sites.

Swish

Swish

04-22-2007, 06:14 AM

I dunno, $190.00 isn't that much. I can see paying that for Floyd or the Stones, maybe VH or the mighty Zep...any grouping of some serious musical talent combined with awesome showmanship.

I've never paid that much to see a band, and won't. I just can't justify it, and don't believe any band is worth it, and you won't convince me that it is. If you want to waste money on them, go for, but I won't. Like I said, I can well afford it, but I would rather spend it on something useful, like new music, good wine, Cuban cigars, pale ale....

Swish

audiobill

04-22-2007, 12:03 PM

...so I guess she's still in San Diego and I know she doesn't have a laptop any longer, so she can't visit here until she's back. She can pay whatever she likes to see them, but I was sincere in that I would NEVER pay that to see any band. I'd rather throw on a CD, have a nice dinner, then kick back with a 2003 Partagas Edicion Limitada and a glass of Troegs Pale Ale, and enjoy myself way more and would still have money left to buy a few more cds or whatever. I really don't like Rush, but that is secondary to what I was ranting about. Maybe I would spend that much if Geddy Lee washed my car and cleaned my garage after the show.

Swish

Both the Troegs Pale and the Partagas Limitada sound mighty fine.

Currently enjoying a cuban Bolivar No.2 paired with a really fine Shiraz -- I just love to travel the world without having to move far from my humidor or my chair... Once of the best days in the far north so far, 24 Celsius.

By the way, how many Partagas can you buy with $190.00 Canadian? or how many cuban Bolivars can you buy, Swish?? Oh, I forgot - zero - down south...hehhehehhehhe.

Cheers,
audiobill

Swish

04-22-2007, 12:32 PM

By the way, how many Partagas can you buy with $190.00 Canadian? or how many cuban Bolivars can you buy, Swish?? Oh, I forgot - zero - down south...hehhehehhehhe.

Cheers,
audiobill

...that I have a contact who is a Cuban diplomat, and we get Cuban cigars from him quite often. I currently have about half a box of the 2003 Partagas Edicion Limitada, a bunch of Partagas # 2s, along with some Montecristo # 2s, all 100% Cuban, and I'll wager that I paid a lot less for them than you did in Canada. I saw the prices on them when I was in Toronto last spring, and the Monte's were going for $27 Canadian each! I get them here for $10 US, although they aren't always available. Who's your daddy!

Swish

bobsticks

04-22-2007, 02:41 PM

I've never paid that much to see a band, and won't. I just can't justify it, and don't believe any band is worth it, and you won't convince me that it is. If you want to waste money on them, go for, but I won't. Like I said, I can well afford it, but I would rather spend it on something useful, like new music, good wine, Cuban cigars, pale ale....

Swish

Actually, I was just trying to provoke another hate-screed on the Zeps. I think at least one of em was dead by the time I was born. I was raised on a bit of a different diet.

...just stirring the pot.

kexodusc

04-23-2007, 03:50 AM

Ya know, I think I paid $150 US plus $20 for service charges and mailing for my Woodstock '99 tickets. That was 3 days, and we got to see such powerhouses of rock like Creed, Jamiroquai, and Jewel included in that price.

Of course, water was going for the same rate as a dime bag but if you didn't eat or drink for 3 days it would have been cheaper than the Rush show.

GMichael

04-23-2007, 05:19 AM

I saw Rush for $9.00.

ForeverAutumn

04-23-2007, 07:31 AM

IYou have to be insane. Oh, now wait. You are insane.

Swish

With friends like you Swishy, how could I not be? ;)

You might not spend $90 to see a concert, but I'd never blow $10 up in smoke. To each his/her own.

I currently have about half a box of the 2003 Partagas Edicion Limitada, a bunch of Partagas # 2s, along with some Montecristo # 2s, all 100% Cuban...

Excuse me! Mr. ATF officer? Over here please!

ForeverAutumn

04-23-2007, 07:41 AM

Wooooohooooooooo, Geddy up and enjoy that show ForeverAutumn!!

How's the newest offering from our Canadian sons?? Worth a listen, I'm sure.

Speaking of old geezers... Just picked up a RaveRec thread Recdn --the NIN's latest from Trent and I am bowled over -- it is outstanding. Just when I thought he had spent his creative energy years ago, he surprises me with this.

Hope San D. was all you expected and then, some.

Bill

San Diego was magnificent. What a beautiful city! I didn't have nearly enough time there and I will definately be back. I think that they got 50% of their annual rainfall in one day that we were there, but it was the one day that we had business meetings all day, so no-one really cared. And I picked up a little bout of food poisening on my last night there, so if I don't count the meals that I didn't get to keep, the last time that I ate was lunch on Saturday. On the bright side, I get to stay home today and catch up on things here and on the shows that I had to tape while I was away.

BTW, I picked up your book rec. I was hoping to read it on the beach, but there wasn't time for that. Thanks again for the rec and the invite...I'm sure it was fascinating.

ForeverAutumn

04-23-2007, 07:46 AM

Taking a dirty slang survey?

Just curious. :)

ForeverAutumn

04-23-2007, 07:55 AM

I saw Rush for $9.00.

I just looked up my first Rush concert ticket. In 1982 I paid $12.50. If I do the math for the cost of the ticket as a per cent of my income then and now, it's almost the same. So it's all relative I guess.

GMichael

04-23-2007, 07:57 AM

I just looked up my first Rush concert ticket. In 1982 I paid $12.50. If I do the math for the cost of the ticket as a per cent of my income then and now, it's almost the same. So it's all relative I guess.

I bet AC/DC doesn't warm up for them now though.:5:

kexodusc

04-23-2007, 09:46 AM

I bet AC/DC doesn't warm up for them now though.:5:
I think what you meant to say was AC/DC couldn't open for them now...:cornut:

GMichael

04-23-2007, 10:06 AM

I think what you meant to say was AC/DC couldn't open for them now...:cornut:

Maybe Rush will go back to opening for Kiss?

kexodusc

04-23-2007, 10:13 AM

Maybe Rush will go back to opening for Kiss?
Oooooh...keep'em above the belt, will ya...

GMichael

04-23-2007, 10:48 AM

Oooooh...keep'em above the belt, will ya...
Hey, just because you weren't even born yet when this was going on doesn't mean that I don't remember it. :ihih:
But I don't think they'll ever play in some of the rat holes I saw them in back in the 70's. Those days have past forever. Think they'd retire before they'd stoop that low.

kexodusc

04-23-2007, 11:20 AM

Hey, just because you weren't even born yet when this was going on doesn't mean that I don't remember it. :ihih:
But I don't think they'll ever play in some of the rat holes I saw them in back in the 70's. Those days have past forever. Think they'd retire before they'd stoop that low.

Hey, everyone's gotta start somewhere.

True story: I saw Nine Inch Nails open for Soundgarden in 93, then in 94 or early 95, I saw Soundgarden open for Nine Inch Nails.

Blows your mind, doesn't it? :ciappa:

ForeverAutumn

04-23-2007, 11:43 AM

Hey, just because you weren't even born yet when this was going on doesn't mean that I don't remember it. :ihih:
But I don't think they'll ever play in some of the rat holes I saw them in back in the 70's. Those days have past forever. Think they'd retire before they'd stoop that low.

Those days are definately done. My husband first saw Rush at Massey Hall (seats about 2700). And although some here may consider this band a bunch of old geezers, these old geezers still regularly sell out the Air Canada Centre (19,000 seats plus the floor). Tickets to their Sept. show here sold out the same day that they went on sale to the general public...even at those high prices.

GMichael

04-23-2007, 11:44 AM

Hey, everyone's gotta start somewhere.

True story: I saw Nine Inch Nails open for Soundgarden in 93, then in 94 or early 95, I saw Soundgarden open for Nine Inch Nails.

Blows your mind, doesn't it? :ciappa:

My mind? And I had such high hopes.

audiobill

04-23-2007, 04:29 PM

...that I have a contact who is a Cuban diplomat, and we get Cuban cigars from him quite often. I currently have about half a box of the 2003 Partagas Edicion Limitada, a bunch of Partagas # 2s, along with some Montecristo # 2s, all 100% Cuban, and I'll wager that I paid a lot less for them than you did in Canada. I saw the prices on them when I was in Toronto last spring, and the Monte's were going for $27 Canadian each! I get them here for $10 US, although they aren't always available. Who's your daddy!

Swish

Yeah, yeah....you're somebody's daddy. Nice connection Swish~~Partagas have to be one of my alltime favourite bands. Are the Edicion Limitadas box-pressed? I bet they are...

Taxes are a killer here in the north.

audiobill

audiobill

04-23-2007, 04:32 PM

San Diego was magnificent. What a beautiful city! I didn't have nearly enough time there and I will definately be back. I think that they got 50% of their annual rainfall in one day that we were there, but it was the one day that we had business meetings all day, so no-one really cared. And I picked up a little bout of food poisening on my last night there, so if I don't count the meals that I didn't get to keep, the last time that I ate was lunch on Saturday. On the bright side, I get to stay home today and catch up on things here and on the shows that I had to tape while I was away.

BTW, I picked up your book rec. I was hoping to read it on the beach, but there wasn't time for that. Thanks again for the rec and the invite...I'm sure it was fascinating.

Yeah the reading was amazing -- sold out. It's also kind of cool that Beah made #1 in the NY Times' best-seller list, that same week.

Welcome back,

Bill

Swish

04-23-2007, 07:10 PM

Yeah, yeah....you're somebody's daddy. Nice connection Swish~~Partagas have to be one of my alltime favourite bands. Are the Edicion Limitadas box-pressed? I bet they are...

Taxes are a killer here in the north.

audiobill

Both the #2 and the Edicion Limitadas. The latter are much better than the former IMO, although the Monte # 2s are still a personal favorite.

Swish Daddy

PeruvianSkies

04-23-2007, 08:21 PM

GMichael

04-24-2007, 05:36 AM

Those days are definately done. My husband first saw Rush at Massey Hall (seats about 2700). And although some here may consider this band a bunch of old geezers, these old geezers still regularly sell out the Air Canada Centre (19,000 seats plus the floor). Tickets to their Sept. show here sold out the same day that they went on sale to the general public...even at those high prices.

I remember tickets went on sale for Rush years ago 30 minutes before I got off work. The show was in Madison Square Garden. I think this place holds in the 50,000 range but I'm not sure. Well, when I got off work I went straight to Ticketron. Too late, sold out.

A week later another show was announced. I took off work and waited at Ticketron all morning. First in line, I tell the guy that the moment they go on sale I want to buy them. The guy was cool and had all the info typed in and ready for 11:00. As soon as it turned 11:00 he hit the enter key. I still ended up in row 14.

Edit: Oops. Looks like it's more in the 40k range.

ForeverAutumn

04-24-2007, 11:18 AM

2nd Rush show in Toronto was just announced. The drag is that the first show is on a Wednesday. The second show is on Saturday. I'd would have preferred to go on Saturday.

Swish

04-24-2007, 11:28 AM

2nd Rush show in Toronto was just announced. The drag is that the first show is on a Wednesday. The second show is on Saturday. I'd would have preferred to go on Saturday.

Hahahahah. I guess you spent all of it on the first show. Gee maybe you can find someone even more gullible to buy the first set for what you paid and then you can afford to buy the Saturday night tickets. I'm such a jeanyus! You can thank me later. :ciappa:

Swish

P.S. I'm still solvent after spending just $15.00 per for that Saturday night Decemberists show.

ForeverAutumn

04-24-2007, 12:42 PM

Hahahahah. I guess you spent all of it on the first show. I'd lend you some but I've rolled all of mine up in cuban tobacco leaves and smoked it. But what a buzz! I'm such a jackass! You can spank me later. :ciappa:

Swish

P.S. I'm still solvent after spending just $15.00 per for that Saturday night Decemberists show that I was dumb enough to drive an hour for without even being sure that I'd get in.

Yep. You sure are smart. :thumbsup:

GMichael

04-24-2007, 01:15 PM

Hahahahah. I guess you spent all of it on the first show. Gee maybe you can find someone even more gullible to buy the first set for what you paid and then you can afford to buy the Saturday night tickets. I'm such a jeanyus! You can thank me later. :ciappa:

Swish

P.S. I'm still solvent after spending just $15.00 per for that Saturday night Decemberists show.

This seems a little blunt.

Swish

04-24-2007, 02:07 PM

This seems a little blunt.

I'm not sure what you mean, but Fall Girl and I go way back...don't read too much into this, even though she knows I don't like Rush and disagree with what she paid. I felt she was deserving of my ridicule.:prrr:

Swish

ForeverAutumn

04-24-2007, 02:15 PM

I think that GM missed my hidden rebuttal. Gotta read the fine print boys.

Hell, even I disagree with what I paid. But I know that I won't regret it.

jrhymeammo

04-24-2007, 05:42 PM

Will you be flashing your tim-tims at the show?

Warmest Regards,

JRA

GMichael

04-25-2007, 05:43 AM

I'm not sure what you mean, but Fall Girl and I go way back...don't read too much into this, even though she knows I don't like Rush and disagree with what she paid. I felt she was deserving of my ridicule.:prrr:

Swish

Was refering to the part FA added to your post.
"I'd lend you some but I've rolled all of mine up in cuban tobacco leaves and smoked it. But what a buzz"