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roomloo
= Cult of Ray =
USA
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 Posted - 03/03/2004 : 13:03:24
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porkbone1
= Cult of Ray =
USA
390 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2004 : 20:00:10
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I agree with someone else I saw somewhere (too lazy to look!) that said it would be sort of insulting to the Breeders to use their name like that. Hey, guess what! Not many people like your band anymore, so we are going to pretend to be you, and surprise! it will be us.
At any rate, it looks like the noaloha website has updated and these shows appear more and more to be breeders shows. |
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The Calistanian
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1342 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2004 : 08:43:41
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I mean, I sat at the computer at 10 a.m., February 21, had my heart pound through my chest, had a heart attack, got defribulated (sp?), recovered, managed to find tickets...and I'm not going to tell everybody I didn't go the first reunited Pixies show? I don't think so.
I'm a fsh with no i's. |
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Gratefuljason3
- FB Fan -
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Posted - 03/04/2004 : 17:31:28
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| Got my tickets in the mail today. Roomloo, you can match me up with someone now, I have three consecutives. |
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porkbone1
= Cult of Ray =
USA
390 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2004 : 18:29:29
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In the movie Dogma (if you haven't seen it, shame on you), there is a part of the movie when everybody is on a train. There is a fight, and Silent Bob throws one of the guys off the train while it is moving. In response to a freightened passenger, he says one of his few lines in the movie:
"No Ticket"
This is what I say every day when I look in my mailbox. Bastards! |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2004 : 19:30:17
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Hahaha, yeah, that cracked me up. Good ol' Indy references.
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jackanapes
- FB Fan -
237 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2004 : 20:33:27
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I thought I would post the seats I have.
1st Balcony sec J row 7 seat 4 through 7 |
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roomloo
= Cult of Ray =
USA
710 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2004 : 20:47:37
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| Just to confirm, you still need two more, right jackanapes? |
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jackanapes
- FB Fan -
237 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2004 : 20:51:39
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| Yeah, I need 2. I could say I need 5 but I don't want to stretch it. |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2004 : 21:50:26
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Is the whole place seated or is there general admission too?
"Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
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roomloo
= Cult of Ray =
USA
710 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2004 : 21:57:45
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| I think everything I have heard has indicated it's all seated. |
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jackanapes
- FB Fan -
237 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2004 : 21:58:11
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| It's all seated but there have been some rumours circulating about how tickets get "freed" in lieu of people buying more than their share. Someone told me that these will go to the promoters but who knows. |
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The Calistanian
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1342 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2004 : 07:49:36
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It's all assigned seats, but I think it'll turn into general admission...I can't imagine people are going to be sticking by their seats...which will only be good for me, because I'm on the floor in row 16.
I'm a fsh with no i's. |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2004 : 08:09:37
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Yeah, no idea where I'd be sitting, but I'll definitely be as close to the stage as possible when the action starts, so it probably doesn't matter.
"Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
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hammerhands
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
1594 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2004 : 10:39:23
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The Faint Hope Clause.
This hasn't been mentioned about the theatre, part of the made for TV movie about the Osmonds was shot there, which leads to my second point, if 70% of the people are from Winnipeg there wont be much pushing and shoving.
By the way, there are 4 tickets (the UK tickets?) in a draw in the Winnipeg Free Press' Tab Section. I phoned, they said no limit to the amount of times that can be entered (the fools), must be an original or a hand drawn facsimile (no photocopies) must be mailed or dropped off with full postage. Deadline March 26, 2004. Winner must answer a skill testing question, remember My Dear Aunt Sally.
There's also a Tom Jones draw for a concert on March 23.
Break out the 2B pencils! About 2" x 4" phone numbers are on one line. Or someone can put it up here.
The Free Press
We're there for you
Name:
Address:
Day. Ph: Eve. Ph:
No purchase necessary. Full contest rules available. Entries must be marked
"The Pixies" and mailed to:
P.O. Box 2040, Winnipeg, MB
or drop off at the Free Press Building, 1355 Mountain Ave.
Deadline for entries is March 26/04. Winners will be notified by telephone.
This information is only used by the Winnipeg Free Press and is not sold, bartered, traded or given to other parties.
I think it was Bartley Kives who wrote an article on Wednesday I would call revisionist history about the Pixies and other 'underground' acts that play 'noisy rock'. I'm pretty sure this is the guy who panned Dog in the Sand because people do not want to hear FB with steel guitars and also panned a Ramones' album for sounding too much like other things they had done. 'Noisy Rock'. I'll never trust a newspaper with spelling mistakes. |
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hammerhands
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
1594 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2004 : 10:43:09
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The Calistanian
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1342 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2004 : 11:02:10
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Just curious...in an online scramble for tickets, like Feb. 21st was, how does 70% of the audience happen to be Winnipeg, wouldn't the percentages of regional ticket consumption be more spread out? If your closer to the main Ticketmaster online hub, does that mean you have a better chance to get tickets? Being that I was only 2 hours away from Winnipeg (which may or may not be the site of the main Ticketmaster hub), does that mean I had a better shot than someone from Minneapolis, if we both logged on at the exact same time?
I'm a fsh with no i's. |
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Havalina
- FB Fan -
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Posted - 03/05/2004 : 12:52:58
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Tickets came in the mail today.
Section C Floor Right Row 18 seats 7 - 10
I still have two available.
In response to an earlier post from Roomloo about locations; I am in Minneapolis.
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roomloo
= Cult of Ray =
USA
710 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2004 : 12:58:28
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Awesome Havalina. Hey, if I don't hear back from Solace (I figure I probably will, although it's been a few days) I might match myself up with you for the exchange since we're trying to match based on location, as long as it's okay with you and everyone else. I need exactly two and am in Minneapolis.
Otherwise, selfescape, would you be willing to drive up to Minneapolis to get your tickets from Havalina if I got mine from Solace? I realize it's a bit of a trek from Eau Claire... |
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roomloo
= Cult of Ray =
USA
710 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2004 : 13:41:20
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I think I'm losing my mind here. LoganZ has been pretty active in this thread, hasn't he? I can't find any of his posts anywhere. Even when I look up his profile it shows no posts in this thread. Thing is, I'm trying to figure out why he was on the list for needing one ticket at one point but no longer is. I can't find any record of him saying he no longer needed one, either on the forum or in my e-mail.
Logan if you're reading this, help a senile old man out and fill me in one more time. |
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mattb
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
474 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2004 : 13:43:47
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Roomloo,
I'm almost ready to go. I'm picking up my last 4 tickets today so let's get this thing rolling. Since I'm in Toronto I'll be taking care of Alpha Soixante's tickets. Have we confirmed everybody's geographical location? Maybe you should update the list with where everyone lives (buyers and sellers). Also since we have more than enough tickets for the original list how about we use the remainder of my tickets for the draw for the latecomers who's names we have to draw? It might be easier that way since I was going to do the draw anyway (if you still want me to). Whatever is easier.
I just want to be sure about one final thing. Whoever is paying for the tickets understands that they are paying all shipping, ticketmaster charges, and paypal charges right? Also no tickets are getting shipped at least from my end until I get payment. I also think that whoever is conducting transactions should exchange phone numbers and buyer call seller to work every single thing out. Also, I don't feel comfortable at all mailing tickets out without some sort of tracking. With so many tickets to ship out from my end the odds are against me that something could get lost and I don't want to be accused of ripping someone off. Now, not everyone would go for this but I recommend getting insurance for $150 US on each ticket. If something does get lost and it's tracked you can at least get a ticket througha scalper of ebay then.
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roomloo
= Cult of Ray =
USA
710 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2004 : 13:54:33
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Matt,
I just started thinking about the matchups a few minutes ago (only one person has not provided their information, and they're one of the tentative sellers) ... I'll make sure you're matched up with Alpha. There will be a few other geographical matches, but not too many because people are kind of spread out. Also we have quite a few buyers from Winnipeg but no sellers.
Once the geography (in conjunction with # of tickets) is done I'll match up the 3's with the 3's and the 1's with the ones, and the rest will be lottery. I'll work closely with you on this, Matt -- especially since I think you've volunteered to do the number drawing.
If you think you will have all 16 tickets by the end of today we can wait until then, I think ... or are more than 4 unaccounted for?
Other than that, I think I would like to wherever I can match up pre-sale people with sellers who have posted here recently, just to be doubly sure none of them are matched with a deadbeat. That's open for discussion, though.
Finally, your concerns about selling -- I think all of the things you are asking for are pretty standard. I've done a few transactions already and that's how I've done them. I think everyone should agree that no seller should have to lose a cent through this exchange -- I sure would hope there will be no debate on this. I was thinking that the tracking number thing would be at the buyer's discretion, but that every buyer would want it (I mean, who wouldn't ... it only costs a couple bucks). But yes, sellers should have the right to demand it as well.
Finally, we have the issue of EdBudd wanting to sell all four tickets to one person, but there being no one on the list needing four. I think we should do everything possible to accommodate the sellers here -- I know we're all pretty grateful to them -- so unless someone else has an idea (or Ed has something worked out already) I volunteer to buy all four of Ed's tickets from him and then re-sell them to two different people. That would require doubling the shipping charges to the ultimate buyer, though, just so people know this. I presume no one will mind too much but if anyone would prefer not to be matched with Ed's tickets, please let us know ASAP. |
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roomloo
= Cult of Ray =
USA
710 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2004 : 13:56:36
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| Also, I could list all the locations of buyers and sellers but I'm not sure if there's not much need for anyone besides you or I to know them, and a few people did elect to e-mail the information privately rather than post it on the forum, so it's possible some people might prefer not to have that info made public. But I will post it if people want me to. |
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roomloo
= Cult of Ray =
USA
710 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2004 : 14:03:51
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Finally, with the insurance, I've had some weird experiences with it that I should probably share.
I have sent Pixies tickets to three people so far. The first, I sent USPS Global Express to Toronto and insured the tickets for $150 each with a tracking number no problem. The second, I sent domestically within the US and the postal employee told me the only way I could insure the ticket was to use Registered Mail (not Priority or anything else); oddly, when using any other method the postal service would not consider the ticket to have been worth more than the paper it was printed on if it had gotten lost. With the third, which I sent from the same post office as the second, a different postal employee told me that it didn't matter which method I used, insurance was a waste of money because tickets are just paper as far as the USPS is concerned. Finally, someone who sent me a ticket yesterday got pretty much that same response, except that she was able to insure the ticket for face value (but no more).
So take that as you will. I would strongly advise insuring for eBay value if you can -- it really isn't that expensive -- but be aware that it might not help you in the end. However, insurance protects against the package being lost or stolen, which seems pretty unlikely. One thing you can get with any of these methods is to have tracking and require a signature, both of which are at least as important in that you can be absolutely sure your package got there.
Finally, it is possible that FedEx will insure tickets, so consider that option if you can. I haven't shipped any tickets from FedEx, but on their site they have a pretty long list of things they won't insure and concert tickets aren't on the list. |
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marbleslinger
- FB Fan -
Canada
134 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2004 : 14:10:50
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By the way, there are 4 tickets (the UK tickets?) in a draw in the Winnipeg Free Press' Tab Section.
this shit bugs me out, cuz i bought 4 winnipeg tix off ebay from the dude from york, uk....
so does anyone know any facts about this, or is it just rumour that these tickets are cancelled or some shit!!?????
kinda bugged out,
aaron
i was talkin to peachy peach about kissy kiss |
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roomloo
= Cult of Ray =
USA
710 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2004 : 15:09:12
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| Just sent you a couple e-mails Matt. Let me know if you didn't get them. |
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porkbone1
= Cult of Ray =
USA
390 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2004 : 17:31:02
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And the light hath shone down on my mailbox this day. The lord said: Let there be tickets, and tickets did appear in the mailbox. And it was good.
My tickets have arrived. Secion D, Row 1, Seats 6-9. |
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kottke
- FB Fan -
USA
121 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2004 : 19:23:22
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Does anyone on this topic want a ticket to:
Regina?
Saskatoon?
Edmonton?
Vancouver Thursday?
Washington?
Email me if you do. I'm trying to get hold of as many shows as I can to better my trading chances for a Friday Vancouver ticky, and I don't have Winnipeg.
"He bought me a soda" |
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marbleslinger
- FB Fan -
Canada
134 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2004 : 19:35:10
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kotke,
dont know if you got my email but id pick up a bunch of those tickets....especially vancouver, i still have not a ticket for either commodore nite,
and i kinda have an extra for winnipeg if you need it,
email me: marbleslinger@shaw.ca
i was talkin to peachy peach about kissy kiss |
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roomloo
= Cult of Ray =
USA
710 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2004 : 19:42:37
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Well this is weird, LoganZ's posts have definitely been deleted from this thread. He has posts in other threads, but not this one. Kind of funny, going page by page I can find responses to some of his posts from other people, but the original posts are gone. At least I wasn't losing my mind.
I've e-mailed both Logan and Dave Noisy about it, but if anyone here can remember Logan saying something about not needing his ticket, that would help me figure things out. |
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roomloo
= Cult of Ray =
USA
710 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2004 : 10:21:43
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Hey Havalina--
Since you don't post a ton on here and there is no contact info for you on your profile, do you think you could e-mail me so I have your e-address?
I am:
davefb at loomer (the rest doesn't end in com ... it's net).
Thanks!
Dave |
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roomloo
= Cult of Ray =
USA
710 Posts |
Posted - 03/07/2004 : 07:04:42
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I've thought about this a little more and I'm thinking I could just match buyers and sellers myself. Back when Matt volunteered to do the lottery (or I volunteered him, I don't remember which) I wasn't really a candidate since the lottery was going to determine whether I got tickets and who I would be matched with. But since all of the original list people are getting tickets anyway, and we're matching first on geographical location, I don't really see how I could do anything unfair. I'll post those results shortly. It's possible someone might object, in which case we would just re-run the matching according to whatever new rules we decide on, but at this point I know people aren't interested in delaying this much more and from what I can tell, any board discussion about distribution is going to delay this by quite a bit -- the response to proposals about how to run the distribution lately has been sparse to say the least.
Also, I've thought of a compromise on the post-sale list. We have two proposals floating around, one that we first give each person one ticket before starting again at the top of the list, and another that we give each person as many tickets as they asked for on a first come-first-serve basis. The first option then had a hitch in that johnny_4_president wouldn't be able to make it if he only got one ticket. I'm going to propose a compromise -- that we give each post-sale person either one or two tickets, but no more than that. Those asking for one get one, those asking for two or more get two. I'll be e-mailing that proposal out to the top five or so post-sale people. If I don't get any objections by tonight, we'll just go with that.
Finally, we have the issue about EdBudd wanting to sell all four of his tickets to one person, but there being nobody on the list wanting four tickets. Unless someone objects, I will buy his four tickets and re-sell them to people on the post-sale list. There will be a markup of a few bucks to cover the extra shipping charges, but nothing significant.
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mattb
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
474 Posts |
Posted - 03/07/2004 : 07:57:42
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Roomloo,
I'm totally fine with that and you're right since you're guaranteed to get tickets there's no way you could be biased. I don't know if I agree with giving more than 1 ticket though. Anyone from the post sale list who gets a ticket should consider themselves lucky for getting even one from us since they weren't part of the original lottery. My reasoning is that if you want a ticket badly enough you'd be willing to go by yourself and I'd rather have more people from the post sale list going than friends of the people who are on the list. We know we don't have enough to go around for these people anyway so why should we deny even more of them the opportunity to go? Like I said before no one is going to be alone there anyway so if you can't go with one ticket well frankly you don't want to go bad enough and shouldn't get a ticket anyway.
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roomloo
= Cult of Ray =
USA
710 Posts |
Posted - 03/07/2004 : 08:02:23
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| Matt -- as for your point about the post-sale people it's a good one, and I'm thinking we might be even be able to get two tickets to johnny_4_president that way anyway. But I am e-mailing the people on that list, and they will decide amongst themselves -- and it will not delay anything for the other list, because I'll be posting those results within half an hour. |
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mattb
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
474 Posts |
Posted - 03/07/2004 : 08:03:59
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I just looked at the list and with my tickets we have 36 in total. We need 26 for the original list and there are 10 people on the post sale list. We don't even need a lottery. The original people get all the tickets they want and the people on the post sale list each get one tickets. It's just a matter of matching them up now.
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4/14 Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg, MB CANADA
