GotToRollMe wrote on Feb 3^rd, 2009 at 10:34pm:

LOL I always make THAT mistake!

GotToRollMe wrote on Feb 4^th, 2009 at 12:14am:

"Bozos on the bus"


Sounds like a good song title or poem, GTRM!!

GotToRollMe wrote on Feb 4^th, 2009 at 9:09am:


Afraid this one passed me by, GTRM ...

I've lived a sheltered life ya know....

LJ.....does our fiery redhead friend know that we still cannot read his/her posts?

From the BTX News Page....

WE PERCEIVE THIS AS A PURE CONFLICT OF INTEREST"
Springsteen organization "furious" at "the abuse of our fans and our trust"
We are not alone. In a letter to fans issued this afternoon, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau and the entire Tour Team condemn ticket up-selling, call Ticketmaster's TicketsNow redirection "a pure conflict of interest," describe actions they've taken, and warn of a potential Live Nation/Ticketmaster monopoly.
A Letter to Our Fans:

We know there was much confusion regarding Ticketmaster and TicketsNow during last Monday's on-sale dates. We were as confused as you were, as we were given no advance notice of the major changes in the Ticketmaster-TicketsNow world. (Bear in mind that we are not clients of any ticketing company, and that all those arrangements are between venues and ticketing companies.)

Last Monday, we were informed that Ticketmaster was redirecting your log-in requests for tickets at face value, to their secondary site TicketsNow, which specializes in up-selling tickets at above face value. They did this even when other seats remained available at face value. We condemn this practice.

We perceive this as a pure conflict of interest. Ticketmaster is there to ensure that we have a good, fair sale of our tickets at their face value plus normal ticketing charges. TicketsNow is supposed to be a secondary site where people who already have tickets may exchange, trade, and, unfortunately, speculate with them. We have asked this redirection from Ticketmaster to TicketsNow cease and desist immediately and Ticketmaster has agreed to do so in the future and has removed its unwanted material from their and our site.

We know the many cynical arguments some make in favor of the Ticketmaster system: There are rumors that some artists or managers participate in Ticketmaster charges--we do not. There are rumors that some artists or managers are receiving a percentage of the amount above face value at secondary outlets like TicketsNow--we do not. Some artists or managers may not perceive there to be a conflict between having the distributor of their tickets in effect "scalping" those same tickets through a secondary company like TicketsNow--we do.

While many of you have sent notes to us and your local promoters, you may also send accurate informational letters to Albert Lopez of Ticketmaster [[email protected]] and he will try to address your questions.

A final point for now: the one thing that would make the current ticket situation even worse for the fan than it is now would be Ticketmaster and Live Nation coming up with a single system, thereby returning us to a near monopoly situation in music ticketing. Several newspapers are reporting on this story right now. If you, like us, oppose that idea, you should make it known to your representatives.

The abuse of our fans and our trust by Ticketmaster has made us as furious as it has made many of you. We will continue to do our utmost now and in the future to make sure that these practices are permanently curtailed on our tours.

Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau and the entire Springsteen Tour Team

I call do over!

Starbuck wrote on Feb 4^th, 2009 at 11:58am:


Ah fuck. I use the default template AND type in solid black because it's easier for me to read. I'll type in default grey and hopefully that'll help. Thanks for the heads-up.

I  would recommend everyone switch to the default light blue and white board anyway. Much easier on the eyes.

Bitch wrote on Feb 4^th, 2009 at 9:25pm:



Hey Bitch. Don't know if it will do any good. But here is one place you can direct your complaint.:

While many of you have sent notes to us and your local promoters, you may also send accurate informational letters to Albert Lopez of Ticketmaster [[email protected]] and he will try to address your questions.

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Feb 4^th, 2009 at 9:38pm:


Bruce Inc. isn't above the fray here.
They've long held back some of the best seats, only to release them later.

A full audit of ticket distribution might be warranted, and could prove enlightening - and embarrassing.

left shoe shuffle wrote on Feb 4^th, 2009 at 10:01pm:


Yeah,your right. Landau is looking all too much like Cohl these days. The decision to put virtually all NA tix on sale at the same time was absolutley idiotic. They haven't struggled to sell tickets that much. Factor in the  delay of the tour announcement and the bizarre tour schedule. You'd think you were dealing with a bunch of amateaurs. Rather than a well heeled rock and roll machine.

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Feb 4^th, 2009 at 10:22pm:


Yes they have.

I'm not living in a Bruce vacuum.
There were plenty of empty seats on the last tour.

Mondo tarpage was evident in Columbus.
And hell, GA tix for Nashville were available weeks after they went on sale...

Bitch wrote on Feb 4^th, 2009 at 9:25pm:



It isnt worth $100 (an amount which is MORE than what most acts charge for a front row seat) and is even more outrageous when you consider that you do NOT always get a 'shot' at the best tickets. The 02 shows in 2007 being a prime example when ALL the seats in the front ten rows were either siphoned off to brokers or held for FanAsylum (where people were paying ten times for a package the face value of a ticket)

How's that fan club DVD, by the way?

As said above, some artists give their fans FREE presale passcodes. Bruce should certainly have SOME kind of system in place by now (even if it meant one with a small fee), but I cant think of a worse model than the scam that the Stones use.

U2 had a good one on their last tour as I recall (and it was something like £20), although even it had initial teething issues which led to Larry Mullen e-mailing fan club members with an apology for any problems it had caused.