http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Mon, 26 May 2008 18:49:43 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/05/21/071536.php#comment-721218 I would recommend thinking about standing in line outside the theatre when the temperature in Phoenix has been around 109 degrees fahrenheit during these May days. THat's massively hot...so start thinking about your throw away water bottles and hats now. Also sunscreen, even at 6 p.m. I may contact the theatre to see how they deal with this issue...if they have shade outside or not. Really...109 degrees....we really have no idea what that's like. 721218@blogcritics.org Mon, 26 May 2008 18:49:43 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/05/21/071536.php#comment-720296 Pretty good, man. And, while satire, it definitely reflects the cranky ire I've been seeing among those who didn't get tickets. I ultimately opted not to buy due to the prices, but I wouldn't have even gotten a chance since, as you said, the Phoenix tickets sold out for BOTH shows in (reportedly) one minute. I highly doubt that many Phoenix residents will be at these first two Waits shows, due to the number of people from all over the country (and, actually, world) that are coming here specifically for these two shows. I'm all for fans getting a chance to see shows by their favorite artists, but I think things need to take a step back. Maybe a solution would be to limit ticketing to locals-only for a period of, say, several hours, and then open it up to outside buyers. Something needs to be done to make this fair again. I really would rather go back to the days when you had no choice but to get up at 4am and stand in line. At least then you knew you stood a chance of getting something decent. Since tickets went online, I've gotten screwed over and over. When I had to stand in line? Usually got good seats, when seats were an option. Ah, the good ol' days, when you stood next to a smelly bum who kept asking, "What are we in line for again?" 720296@blogcritics.org Thu, 22 May 2008 12:03:35 EDT