I went down to try and get tickets to that Tribeca concert series thing with Ryan Adams, Jeff Tweedy, etc. I've never seen lines like this before. Maybe 8 full city blocks of line. I gave up quickly. Never even found the back. They were going all the way around blocks and crossing streets. Spoke to a few kids who were about to get their tix at around 11:30 and they said they got there a little before 9:00am and made it about half a block in the first half hour since they started handing them out. Me, I foolishly took a lunch break to come downtown and see if everybody had forgotten about it already (since I nearly had). Obviously not.
Right there with you. Wasted a lunch break? Check. Hate New Yorkers who don't have a job and/ or life? Check.
I have never seen a line that long in my life.
Posted by: J | October 17, 2005 at 12:42 PM
uh, yeah, i gave up at 12:30 after being gone from work for 2 hours. waaaaaaah!
Posted by: catherine | October 17, 2005 at 12:48 PM
Aw, Catherine! I had faith you'd make it. Did your friend stay?
Posted by: Jeff | October 17, 2005 at 01:07 PM
same exact story here... who knew...
Posted by: lewislfowler | October 17, 2005 at 05:45 PM
yeah, michelle stayed but she didn't get her tweedy tickets. she was going to try to get me some ryan adams at that point but then that sold out too. she ended up doing good deeds and getting cat power and aimee mann for randoms on line who had to go.
Posted by: catherine | October 17, 2005 at 06:06 PM
you guys shouldv'e taken a personal day!
Posted by: | October 17, 2005 at 07:53 PM
Hey.
You all know if you need to get tickets for the free shows too?
Posted by: malatron | October 17, 2005 at 10:23 PM
nevermind, I just read the post at Brooklyn Vegan's blog. Damn it, I planned on seeing cat power. I was gonna clear my day on the 14th. I cant get tickets, I dont live there.
grrr...
Posted by: malatron | October 17, 2005 at 10:28 PM
In defense of those of us who did wait way too long, here's a simple equation for you: Unemployed freelancer + free tickets to some potentially good music + sunny day = 3 hours. Although, after waiting for 2 1/2, the term "potentially good music" had to be liberally defined. I figured I'd give it the full 3 hours even though it meant all I'd get out of it was free tickets to Blind Boys Of Alabama (with Cat Power, of course) and Buddy Guy. Oh well. And to those of you who did wait in line and had to listen to my buddy and I talk on and on (and on and on) about music for all three hours, I'm sorry. We're bored and unemployed. What else are we going to talk about? Our FEELINGS???
Posted by: Freelancing...and loving it! | October 18, 2005 at 11:07 AM
Pathetic, you can see Ryan Adams play in the east village for free/less than$10 if you pay *any* attention at all to things, he's constantly playing little impromptu gigs, and as for Jeff Tweedy, his band plays NYC like 5 times a year (and he's boring to boot).
Actually, this makes sense - listening to Tweedy and standing in line all day long - they're about equivalent in terms of excitement. No wonder these people don't have jobs.
Posted by: Tom | October 18, 2005 at 11:39 AM
Great. You live in NY where all the cool shows are. Too bad they are all sold out. Suckers.
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Posted by: lbc | October 18, 2005 at 02:35 PM
when does ryan play shows around the cityyyy
fill me in
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