So between editing my full length novel (more on that later) listening to the new Opeth song (The Wilde Flowers, really cool!) The new Meat Loaf song (Braver than we are, not so much) Some G Tom Mac (Never mind the silly name, He's the guy who wrote Cry Little Sister for The Lost Boys, google it, it's good) I decided I'd take a little time out to write up some ramblings. I had an annoying experience this morning trying to get tickets for Patti Smith, I'm a massive fan and have been wanting to see her for years now, and having her perform Horses In it's entirety is just....Gah, it's awesome. I had been checking ticketmaster every day since hearing the announcement, waiting to find out what ticket prices would be. Funny thing I noticed, but more often than not, ticket prices don't get put up until the day they go on sale, why is that I wonder? Another question for another time I guess...... So anyways, Tickets went on sale today at 10 AM, and back row tickets are listed at $99-$145. I figure, OK I can afford $99, It's in my budget and I don't mind sitting at the back, no worries, come 10, Patti Smith tickets will be mine. So imagine my surprise when I watch the countdown timer click over to ONSALE only to find there are NO $99 PRICED TICKETS. Yep, literally the price suddenly became $145 and up, for no reason whatsoever. You might say, "Oh Elliott, it's only $45 more, go on and buy them." That would be my usual course of action, except when you're budgeting. Tax is coming in, you have to buy food to live, pay rent, keep your hygiene in check.... You kinda have to stick to that budget. So I'm now sitting here, equal parts angry and sad; angry at the way ticketmaster "Advertise" the prices of their tickets, it's definitely a shoddy practice that doesn't help anyone, just announce ticket prices and stick to em, is it that hard? And I'm sad because, well....Obviously sad that, short of a miracle, I'm not seeing Patti Smith. So that's the end of my little Ramble, like many things in life, we don't always get what we want, but hey, I still have cake, cake is always good, and pizza, and chocolate, oh yes chocolate...... Ok I'm stopping now, enjoy some Patti Smith, Opeth, Meat Loaf and G Tom Mac below.
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Elliott Thomas is a native Sydney dweller who loves to write. No genre is off limits. That's all you need to know, carry on. Archive
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