Ok. Great story here. My birthday present was tix to see Norah Jones. In Hindsight I should have gotten the Austin tix on my real BD, the 19th, as to hit up the Mondo gallery to profit off that BS... Oh well.
Anyway so she came to Houston on the 20th and we went, got buzzed, had a great time, etc.... But, since I am a sentimental type of guy, I always like to take something along from an event. Well, all they had were these silly and overly-girly 'heart' tees for sale. Where are the concert posters? Every concert I've ever been too (except maybe the Doobie Brothers) had concert posters for sale! Nope.
Well on the way in, I had seen, in the box office window, the poster above. So after the show, I am trying to bribe this attendant (offering cash) if he could get one of these posters for me. He informs me that the only person who can get in the box office had already left...
So I ask him when does the box office open... 12:00 Monday (great I am on Staycay next week)... I just knew in my heart that I wasn't going to find one of those posters and I sure as heck wasn't going to wear one of those tees (insult to manhood
)
I checked the Bay this morning and nothing (poster-wise) for the Houston gig...
So after my morning fun, since I am on my staycay I can do what ever I want - why not back some daybills
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Perks to play, you know!Stay with me now!
I call up the box office and half make up a story that this attendant said I could possibly get one if I showed up on Monday.
He says "Sure."
Me: "Will you hold one?"
Him: "Yeah, if anyone asks I'll say a couple are already spoken for."
Me: "Sweet! I am on my way."
So I drive all the way downtown, park in the theater district parking garage... How the heck am I going to find this place (we did valet night of)? I take the first stair and boom I am right in front of the damn thing. First day of staycay just keeps getting better! I run in. The guy then tells me I can take all four. Even Better! Should I leave one? "Nah", he says. Guilt free!
I run back down and it keeps getting better - it was so quick, I didn't even have to pay for parking (<10 min)...
Then after 3 and half hours of Hatfields and McCoys
(baby is at school right...) I run to the Hobby Lobby and find some make it yourself frames and actual acrylic (16" x 20") and frame it (next to my now dry daybills that turned out spot on) and hang it up!
Only thing that could make the evening better is a few glasses of wine and seeing Obama slap Mitt around a bit.
Success!Hope Staycay Day 2 is just as good....
Which leaves me to a question - Should I put the other three on eBay, so those like me at least has a shot at one? - maybe even free ship if you show me your ticket or something...
