iluvgeddy05 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Kindly stay home and leave the seats up to us idiots who will pay anything to see our favorite band! Thanks in advance * *The above post was written in good humor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstateNYfan Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 QUOTE (iluvgeddy05 @ Apr 14 2010, 11:12 AM) Kindly stay home and leave the seats up to us idiots who will pay anything to see our favorite band! Thanks in advance * *The above post was written in good humor Holla! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Also - PLEASE, PLEASE do not rob a Rushmaniac fan of a chance at a floor seat by purchasing a ticket there for your SO who hates Rush, doesn't want to go, and will complain the whole time about how loud and boring it is. Get yourself a floor seat and leave the ball and chain at home. I see those people at every f-ckin' show and I hate them for what they are wasting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peoplecanteatmachinefood Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 QUOTE (iluvgeddy05 @ Apr 14 2010, 12:12 PM) Kindly stay home and leave the seats up to us idiots who will pay anything to see our favorite band! Thanks in advance * *The above post was written in good humor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-digitation Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 QUOTE (Mara @ Apr 14 2010, 11:37 AM) Also - PLEASE, PLEASE do not rob a Rushmaniac fan of a chance at a floor seat by purchasing a ticket there for your SO who hates Rush, doesn't want to go, and will complain the whole time about how loud and boring it is. Get yourself a floor seat and leave the ball and chain at home. I see those people at every f-ckin' show and I hate them for what they are wasting. That's the average (not yours!) spouse, buddy, etc. I hate people who insist on going to shows with other folks and then ridicule it or act like fuddy-duddies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ Apr 14 2010, 04:03 PM) QUOTE (Mara @ Apr 14 2010, 11:37 AM) Also - PLEASE, PLEASE do not rob a Rushmaniac fan of a chance at a floor seat by purchasing a ticket there for your SO who hates Rush, doesn't want to go, and will complain the whole time about how loud and boring it is. Get yourself a floor seat and leave the ball and chain at home. I see those people at every f-ckin' show and I hate them for what they are wasting. That's the average (not yours!) spouse, buddy, etc. I hate people who insist on going to shows with other folks and then ridicule it or act like fuddy-duddies. Amen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-digitation Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 (edited) Worse still, in areas like San Jose, CA my wife -- who grew up there -- would notice at a Kiss show or some other band that Google, say, would buy up the first four rows of seats and then invite fellow employees, guests, etc. You'd see this show with all the same colored polo shirts with the GOOGLE logo (or whomever...fill in the large industry conglomerate) dominating the front of the venue. Just what the band wants to see.... a TON of company employees standing there with arms largely folded, looking bored....while their actual fans hang out 20 rows back, never having even a SHOT at those tickets. (Unless of course they knew someone at Google). This sucks. It happens too. It might be "fair" in that Google paid for the tickets, so ....bottom line and all! But it doesn't always make for a rousing show down front. Edited April 14, 2010 by Presto-digitation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echoes Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Roffle. I guess I MAY be a tad guilty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ Apr 14 2010, 05:06 PM) Worse still, in areas like San Jose, CA my wife -- who grew up there -- would notice at a Kiss show or some other band that Google, say, would buy up the first four rows of seats and then invite fellow employees, guests, etc. You'd see this show with all the same colored polo shirts with the GOOGLE logo (or whomever...fill in the large industry conglomerate) dominating the front of the venue. Just what the band wants to see.... a TON of company employees standing there with arms largely folded, looking bored....while their actual fans hang out 20 rows back, never having even a SHOT at those tickets. (Unless of course they knew someone at Google). This sucks. It happens too. It might be "fair" in that Google paid for the tickets, so ....bottom line and all! But it doesn't always make for a rousing show down front. I'd think Google would have lots of Rush fans working there. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-digitation Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 (edited) QUOTE (Mara @ Apr 14 2010, 04:11 PM) QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ Apr 14 2010, 05:06 PM) Worse still, in areas like San Jose, CA my wife -- who grew up there -- would notice at a Kiss show or some other band that Google, say, would buy up the first four rows of seats and then invite fellow employees, guests, etc. You'd see this show with all the same colored polo shirts with the GOOGLE logo (or whomever...fill in the large industry conglomerate) dominating the front of the venue. Just what the band wants to see.... a TON of company employees standing there with arms largely folded, looking bored....while their actual fans hang out 20 rows back, never having even a SHOT at those tickets. (Unless of course they knew someone at Google). This sucks. It happens too. It might be "fair" in that Google paid for the tickets, so ....bottom line and all! But it doesn't always make for a rousing show down front. I'd think Google would have lots of Rush fans working there. . . Perhaps. Perhaps not. They take these folks to shows to "show 'em a good time" and when it's not Rush it's the big Miley Cirus show the next week. But the point is if a corporation like Apple or Wal-Mart wants the first 10 rows they're GOING to get it. I've seen footage of Paul Stanley literally reaming (ok, not literally!) the crowd for not being into it...and you can TELL from the shirts they're wearing it's a corporate-oriented front handful of rows. Not exactly a guaranteed *fun* crowd from what I've heard. It appears to be akin to bringing that friend who's not really a fan...except rows of them with great seats. Edited April 14, 2010 by Presto-digitation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesweetscience Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ Apr 14 2010, 05:06 PM) Worse still, in areas like San Jose, CA my wife -- who grew up there -- would notice at a Kiss show or some other band that Google, say, would buy up the first four rows of seats and then invite fellow employees, guests, etc. You'd see this show with all the same colored polo shirts with the GOOGLE logo (or whomever...fill in the large industry conglomerate) dominating the front of the venue. Just what the band wants to see.... a TON of company employees standing there with arms largely folded, looking bored....while their actual fans hang out 20 rows back, never having even a SHOT at those tickets. (Unless of course they knew someone at Google). This sucks. It happens too. It might be "fair" in that Google paid for the tickets, so ....bottom line and all! But it doesn't always make for a rousing show down front. I figure the band doesn't really care who bought what as long as the seats are sold. Especially KISS. Its all about the money and it always has been. Most established bands touring now are just doing cash grabs and could care less who is buying the seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 QUOTE (thesweetscience @ Apr 14 2010, 05:28 PM) QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ Apr 14 2010, 05:06 PM) Worse still, in areas like San Jose, CA my wife -- who grew up there -- would notice at a Kiss show or some other band that Google, say, would buy up the first four rows of seats and then invite fellow employees, guests, etc. You'd see this show with all the same colored polo shirts with the GOOGLE logo (or whomever...fill in the large industry conglomerate) dominating the front of the venue. Just what the band wants to see.... a TON of company employees standing there with arms largely folded, looking bored....while their actual fans hang out 20 rows back, never having even a SHOT at those tickets. (Unless of course they knew someone at Google). This sucks. It happens too. It might be "fair" in that Google paid for the tickets, so ....bottom line and all! But it doesn't always make for a rousing show down front. I figure the band doesn't really care who bought what as long as the seats are sold. Especially KISS. Its all about the money and it always has been. Most established bands touring now are just doing cash grabs and could care less who is buying the seats. Rush seems to care. Neil hated playing one casino venue last time (Mohegan Sun?) because the prime seats were taken up by "high rollers'' (he called them "big losers") who were not into it at all. Likewise, they don't enjoy seeing scowling girls who have their fingers stuffed in their ears the whole time. They talk about the audience after shows and seem to really appreciate a good crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun3701 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I'm one of the ones who "can't afford" to be buying tickets, but I'm going to sacrifice a few meals and anything else I can think of to be able to go. They're playing CAMERA EYE... I can't miss this tour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-digitation Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 QUOTE (thesweetscience @ Apr 14 2010, 04:28 PM) QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ Apr 14 2010, 05:06 PM) Worse still, in areas like San Jose, CA my wife -- who grew up there -- would notice at a Kiss show or some other band that Google, say, would buy up the first four rows of seats and then invite fellow employees, guests, etc. You'd see this show with all the same colored polo shirts with the GOOGLE logo (or whomever...fill in the large industry conglomerate) dominating the front of the venue. Just what the band wants to see.... a TON of company employees standing there with arms largely folded, looking bored....while their actual fans hang out 20 rows back, never having even a SHOT at those tickets. (Unless of course they knew someone at Google). This sucks. It happens too. It might be "fair" in that Google paid for the tickets, so ....bottom line and all! But it doesn't always make for a rousing show down front. I figure the band doesn't really care who bought what as long as the seats are sold. Especially KISS. Its all about the money and it always has been. Most established bands touring now are just doing cash grabs and could care less who is buying the seats. Actually that's simply not true. Every band wants and enjoys some degree of feedback. Standing there arms folded is not what ANY band likes to see....even Kiss. That's also a crock about Kiss not giving a toss about anything BUT the bottom line. They'll cut encores short when it's a bad crowd...and give more when the crowd is fired up, like most bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOH Lights Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 QUOTE (Mara @ Apr 14 2010, 05:07 PM)QUOTE (thesweetscience @ Apr 14 2010, 05:28 PM) QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ Apr 14 2010, 05:06 PM) Worse still, in areas like San Jose, CA my wife -- who grew up there -- would notice at a Kiss show or some other band that Google, say, would buy up the first four rows of seats and then invite fellow employees, guests, etc. You'd see this show with all the same colored polo shirts with the GOOGLE logo (or whomever...fill in the large industry conglomerate) dominating the front of the venue. Just what the band wants to see.... a TON of company employees standing there with arms largely folded, looking bored....while their actual fans hang out 20 rows back, never having even a SHOT at those tickets. (Unless of course they knew someone at Google). This sucks. It happens too. It might be "fair" in that Google paid for the tickets, so ....bottom line and all! But it doesn't always make for a rousing show down front. I figure the band doesn't really care who bought what as long as the seats are sold. Especially KISS. Its all about the money and it always has been. Most established bands touring now are just doing cash grabs and could care less who is buying the seats. Rush seems to care. Neil hated playing one casino venue last time (Mohegan Sun?) because the prime seats were taken up by "high rollers'' (he called them "big losers") who were not into it at all. Likewise, they don't enjoy seeing scowling girls who have their fingers stuffed in their ears the whole time. They talk about the audience after shows and seem to really appreciate a good crowd. Unlike KISS (allegedly), I think that Rush leaves the front couple of rows to the fans. There are a certain number of seats for every show that are automatically blocked out for music execs, friends & family of the band & crew, etc., etc., but I don't think that they start until 4th, 5th, or 6th rows (I'm actually guilty of getting those seats on occasion ) Like Mara said, the guys really like to see their fans have a good time at their shows. Unfortunately, at casinos, they have no control over who gets the primo seating. There aren't many things that will bring them down faster than comped high rollers (some of whom have never even heard of Rush before!) sitting in the first couple of rows, texting, talking to each other, and generally acting uninterested. That's one of the reasons that I don't like seeing them book casino shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 QUOTE (FOH Lights @ Apr 14 2010, 05:48 PM) Unlike KISS (allegedly), I think that Rush leaves the front couple of rows to the fans. Kiss keeps the front rows for the fans . Plain and simple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvgeddy05 Posted April 14, 2010 Author Share Posted April 14, 2010 I've said it a gazillion times on this forum: I am throwing a good chunk of my wedding funds towards two shows this tour -- one being at my favorite venue, then other being in the city I work in. This is all being done with Fi's "permission: In other words, he knows if I miss Rush on any tour, I'd be unbearable at best to deal with... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 QUOTE (iluvgeddy05 @ Apr 14 2010, 07:50 PM) I've said it a gazillion times on this forum: I am throwing a good chunk of my wedding funds towards two shows this tour -- one being at my favorite venue, then other being in the city I work in. This is all being done with Fi's "permission: In other words, he knows if I miss Rush on any tour, I'd be unbearable at best to deal with... Goodbye, church wedding and big reception bash at posh hotel. Hello, Justice of The Peace and reception at the Elk Lodge with KFC and deli potato salad! (Hey, I'd do it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvgeddy05 Posted April 15, 2010 Author Share Posted April 15, 2010 QUOTE (Mara @ Apr 14 2010, 06:54 PM) QUOTE (iluvgeddy05 @ Apr 14 2010, 07:50 PM) I've said it a gazillion times on this forum: I am throwing a good chunk of my wedding funds towards two shows this tour -- one being at my favorite venue, then other being in the city I work in. This is all being done with Fi's "permission: In other words, he knows if I miss Rush on any tour, I'd be unbearable at best to deal with... Goodbye, church wedding and big reception bash at posh hotel. Hello, Justice of The Peace and reception at the Elk Lodge with KFC and deli potato salad! (Hey, I'd do it). haha we're already skimming as it is. Who needs flowers to hold anyways? I'll just hold my ticket stubs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tick Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 QUOTE (Mara @ Apr 14 2010, 07:54 PM) QUOTE (iluvgeddy05 @ Apr 14 2010, 07:50 PM) I've said it a gazillion times on this forum: I am throwing a good chunk of my wedding funds towards two shows this tour -- one being at my favorite venue, then other being in the city I work in. This is all being done with Fi's "permission: In other words, he knows if I miss Rush on any tour, I'd be unbearable at best to deal with... Goodbye, church wedding and big reception bash at posh hotel. Hello, Justice of The Peace and reception at the Elk Lodge with KFC and deli potato salad! (Hey, I'd do it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fonzbear2000 Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 I sure won't complain about the price considering the most expensive tickets for the MN. show are $70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 QUOTE (fonzbear2000 @ Apr 14 2010, 07:54 PM) I sure won't complain about the price considering the most expensive tickets for the MN. show are $70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exiled yorkie Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 (edited) If you didnt see Rush supporting Kiss your not a real fan anyhow, lol Edited April 15, 2010 by exiled yorkie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xredsectorx Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 QUOTE (iluvgeddy05 @ Apr 14 2010, 12:12 PM)Kindly stay home and leave the seats up to us idiots who will pay anything to see our favorite band! Thanks in advance * *The above post was written in good humor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 QUOTE (exiled yorkie @ Apr 14 2010, 08:23 PM) If you didnt see Rush supporting Kiss your not a real fan anyhow, lol Nice , i wish i did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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