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Bonghitsforjesus

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  1. Too much hate going on here. VT is not that bad compared with other music released during the 00's. I know we all have high standards, but, sheesh, give some slack.
  2. QUOTE (moedrabowsky @ May 29 2010, 12:32 PM) QUOTE (tangy @ May 29 2010, 12:26 PM) QUOTE (moedrabowsky @ May 29 2010, 12:13 PM) QUOTE (tangy @ May 29 2010, 12:04 PM) QUOTE (moedrabowsky @ May 29 2010, 12:00 PM) QUOTE (tangy @ May 29 2010, 11:58 AM) i will say that given the demographics of that state i am not all that surprised at the poor ticket sales. What do you mean by demographics? I saw them on Counterparts in Las Cruces, which is much smaller than ALB, and the arena was full. I saw the seating chart yesterday. There are still five weeks before the show. well maybe i am completely wrong but does Rush have a strong following amongst the hispanics and native americans in new mexico? not trying to stir the pot. i love NM and think its one of the prettiest places i have ever been to and have friends who live Albuquerque. edit- that and by demographics i also meant number of people i the state itself. NM is a fairly sparsely populated state if i recall correctly. Hispanics are like anyone else -- they like all different kinds of music. Like I said, when I saw them in 94, the arena was full in a city that has a fraction of the population in ALB. Demographics probably have nothing to do with it. I am all for diversity and I agree that the Rush crowd is more diverse now than ever. That said, the typical Rush concert is still a caucasian sausagefest. Demographics play a part in pretty much all business decisions. Apparently the demographics were there to justify the show. Its a numbers game though and like I said NM is not heavily populated. I saw a list that put them at #36 out of 50. As far as playing in NM, I heard (RUMOR) Geddy got hit with a bottle in Tucson in 2008, which is why they've skipped Arizona. When I say demographics don't have anything to so with it, I'm talking about ticket sales. Like I said, they sold out an indoor arena 16 years ago in a much smaller city (albeit, one close to the major El Paso metro area). And people said Jacksonville was only half full on the last tour, and I think there are a lot of white guys in Florida. Perhaps Rush isn't the major concert attraction in the desert southwest and the deep south the way they are in St. Louis, New York and Cleveland (or even Dallas, for that matter, where both shows in 2007-08 were jam packed). yay Dallas! This is definitely a friendly town. Always has been, always will be. Rock on.
  3. QUOTE (lerxt1990 @ May 29 2010, 12:07 PM) The staff at Sandia should be worth 4,000 fans alone. Cmon.. middle aged white dude who are good at math? Thats a Rush demographic for sure...
  4. QUOTE (Xanadu93 @ May 24 2010, 10:02 PM) About all I can think of is the covers. It's not that I dislike their covers, I'd just rather see them play original material. totally agree!!!
  5. QUOTE (LERXST69 @ May 28 2010, 09:51 AM) QUOTE (Bonghitsforjesus @ May 26 2010, 09:05 PM) QUOTE (New World Double Agent @ May 24 2010, 07:42 PM) Rush should be getting the $1,000,000 instead of those homos..... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I'm sure not every homo is happy being compared to Aerosmith Anyway, Aeroshit was booked in The Netherlands for a venue of 40,000, but they had to move them because they sold only 7,000 tickets so far. Rest my case. Good point.
  6. QUOTE (different strings @ May 28 2010, 06:18 AM) QUOTE (Bonghitsforjesus @ May 27 2010, 07:08 AM) Hey guys, i'm heading out to see the Irvine show. I'm not from the area, any good bar within walking distance? Thanks in advance... have a look at where I am coming from , I am not from the area so I have no idea. Haha! we should make it a mission to have a beer before the show! I'll try to find out from someone. G'day, mate!
  7. Hey guys, i'm heading out to see the Irvine show. I'm not from the area, any good bar within walking distance? Thanks in advance...
  8. QUOTE (New World Double Agent @ May 24 2010, 07:42 PM) Rush should be getting the $1,000,000 instead of those homos..... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
  9. What are you saying? That it's a rip off? That is a stretch.
  10. QUOTE (LeaveMyThingAlone @ May 9 2010, 10:34 AM) Place to Eat: http://www.rudys.com/ Rudy's Barbecue It's a good hour North from Riverwalk/Downtown but well worth it. You buy your meat by the pound and grub on it on a picnic table. Best BBQ in San Antonio and that says a lot. In general, you want to stay away from any restaurants on Riverwalk. They're tourist traps (expensive and not very good), though you may want to do it just for the ambiance. Enjoy! This is some good BBQ, for sure!
  11. QUOTE (KevinDallas @ Apr 13 2010, 04:11 PM) I noticed pre-sales are now available on the website. I looked at a few venues just to see what kind of seats were available. The best I found were about 20 rows back. I'm in Dallas and they won't play here until the back end of the tour and the pre-sale isn't available here yet. To be honest if I find a 20th row seat for face value at my local venue I'll be pumped! Has anyone bought a pre-sale ticket today and if so where are the seats? I'm in Dallas, too, and got on in on the presale this morning. I could have had 3 tix sec. 101 row g, dead center to the stage. The only problem was the $ 310 each price. I'm going to wait until the day before, day of, the show and find some tickets. I love Rush, but $ 310 for a fan presale is a bit too much for me, as the new iphone is coming out in a few months and i need a new camera. Keep us posted as to what and where your ticket buying adventures take you, and i'll do the same.
  12. Pink Floyd was inflating large animals waaaaay before the Stones were inflating large women.
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