July 28, 2005

• Topic: Big thanks to Oliver

  
  

  So…I walk over to Irving Plaza after work yesturday to try to get tix for Ben Harper.  They’re sold out, but said they might sell a few more.  I kill time at a bar, and when I head back there’s a line of about 20 people waiting for tix.  At 8pm, they start selling, but there were only 10 more tix to sell  

  
  

  So…I hang out for a bit, hoping to find someone selling an extra ticket.  The usual scalper are there, having no such luck finding any extras, and the tix they’re selling are marked up from $40 to $100.  I wait and wait…finally deciding to negotiate down to $60, but by then, even the scalpers had sold out.

  
  

  So…I’m starting to walk home, I’m on the phone w/ my roommate in St. Louis, and a guy comes up to me, “you looking for tickets.”  I say yeah…and next thing I know the guy puts 2 tickets in my hand.  “Merry Christmas.”

  
  

  I ask the guy “are you not going to the show?”

  
  

  He responds, “I’m in the band.  Had two passes for people that never showed up.”

  
  

  And…so a big thank you to Oliver!

  
  

  

  
  

  The only instructions he gave me, were to find a pretty girl to give the second ticket to.  So…thanks to Oliver, not only did I get to see the man I came to see

  
  

  

  
  

  but…I met myself a pretty cute nurse!

  
  

  I also had backstage passes, which I used to catch up w/ Oliver after the show.  I waited around for a bit, till about 1:30am, but didn’t get a chance to say hi to Ben Harper.  Still, a very cool night, a very awesome show.

  
  

  my choice is what i choose to do
  and if i’m causing no harm
  it shouldn’t bother you
  your choice is who you choose to be
  and if your causin’ no harm
  then you’re alright with me

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