kosmo
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Re: WILCO @ 9:30 FEB 23/24
January 13, 2005 at 05:13 PM UTC
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eddie posted this when during the beastie boys went on sale, it explains why the waiting room shows up during ticket sales. obviously the red sox virtual room didn't show of this time.
the best tale of buying beastie boy tickets was the person who got through via dial-up with so many boasting of having fast T1s and still getting shutout. it's about karma and luck sometimes folks… and stopping your clicking
So, we got a non technical explanation of exactly what transpired today:
The Beastie Boys 9:30 and HFS links sold out in about 15 seconds, the Beastie Boys link sold out in about 35 seconds. The reason for the "Red Sox Waiting room" was because of the extremely high demand. It had no interference with the sales, but was used merely as a holding area for the thousands of people that were clicking on refresh after the event had already sold out. Basically, we have several boxes/servers that are used to service traffic on Tickets.com. Because the demand was so much greater than normal our 930 box sold the 600 tickets to those lucky persons and then got filled up with traffic from everyone else still attempting to get tickets. Then once our 930 box filled up, we had a predesignated back up box, a "Generic virtual waiting room" box that took over and handled the excess load. The traffic on Tickets.com was so great that this box filled to capacity as well. Once this happened the back up to the Generic VWR box is the "Red Socks Virtual waiting room" box. Although the "Red Sox Virtual waiting room" was confusing, it was a necessary back up to the back up that prevented the Tickets.com system from crashing. This all occurred in a period of 35 seconds, so although patrons believe that they were unable to get tickets due to technical reasons, the truth is that
the performance had already sold out at that point when the virtual waiting rooms went into affect.
poultrynow
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Re: WILCO @ 9:30 FEB 23/24
January 13, 2005 at 05:41 PM UTC
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The only weird thing about the waiting room was that I got put into it at 9:56 or so..tickets couldn't have been sold out then, so it must have been some kind of rotating/cycling lotto system, at least until 10:01:30…
Gotta admit, as much as I love Wilco the prospect of another sold out Wilco show at the club (packed, angry young men guarding rail space like Navy Seals) wasn't too attractive…
kcjones119
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Re: WILCO @ 9:30 FEB 23/24
January 13, 2005 at 05:48 PM UTC
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Excellent! More rail room for me to guard with my laser-like glares!
ratioci nation
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Re: WILCO @ 9:30 FEB 23/24
January 13, 2005 at 06:23 PM UTC
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Originally posted by dotdot:
Oh wow, you saw them touring for their worst record. You're so cool, Rhett.
who knew, they were touring for A Ghost is Born back in 1995, wow
joz
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Re: WILCO @ 9:30 FEB 23/24
January 13, 2005 at 07:52 PM UTC
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
I'm thinking of seeing some of these upcoming shows:
Neko Case in North Carolina
I like all those people, for starters. Wilco only plays music off their last two crap albums, so sorry, not interested.
Originally posted by tbmtt:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
I saw Wilco at the old 9:30 Club in 1995 for $8.
Betcha that was a better show than this bloated $30 affair will be.
Do you like anyone or anything? Just wondering
i saw neko case, like, open for nick cave years ago for like $0 cuz she was an opener…pretty cool huh? [snort snort]
anyway, why don't you just go to see her in baltimore? she'll probably play the same shite there as she'll play in NC.
Chip Chanko
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Re: WILCO @ 9:30 FEB 23/24
January 13, 2005 at 07:54 PM UTC
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They were REALLY fun on the Being There and Summerteeth tours. For some reason I was more on the Jay Farrar side right after the split so I didn't catch the AM tour. I woke up after that. In fact…I think the Summerteeth tour might have been the best, drawing off those three albums.
ratioci nation
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Re: WILCO @ 9:30 FEB 23/24
January 13, 2005 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Originally posted by joz:
i saw neko case, like, open for nick cave years ago for like $0 cuz she was an opener…pretty cool huh? [snort snort]
that was 2002, not that long ago
joz
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Re: WILCO @ 9:30 FEB 23/24
January 13, 2005 at 08:04 PM UTC
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Originally posted by pollard:
Originally posted by joz:
i saw neko case, like, open for nick cave years ago for like $0 cuz she was an opener…pretty cool huh? [snort snort]
that was 2002, not that long ago
i know that pollard…and i was just being facetious. what are you, anyway? rhett's lackey?
ratioci nation
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Re: WILCO @ 9:30 FEB 23/24
January 13, 2005 at 08:13 PM UTC
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Originally posted by joz:
i know that pollard…and i was just being facetious. what are you, anyway? rhett's lackey?
yeah thats me, rhetts lackey, I agree with everything he says
Rhett Miller
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Re: WILCO @ 9:30 FEB 23/24
January 13, 2005 at 08:13 PM UTC
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Gotcha beat. Haha.
I saw Nick Cave for free at a booksigning in 1989.
And Neko Case at Iota circa 2000. May have been earlier since I bought her first album in 1997 (but didn't think much of it and sold it). And we made out after the show.
I would rather see Neko in NC because it would be part of a visit to see old friends, and is on a holiday weekend.
Originally posted by joz:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
I'm thinking of seeing some of these upcoming shows:
Neko Case in North Carolina
I like all those people, for starters. Wilco only plays music off their last two crap albums, so sorry, not interested.
Originally posted by tbmtt:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
I saw Wilco at the old 9:30 Club in 1995 for $8.
Betcha that was a better show than this bloated $30 affair will be.
Do you like anyone or anything? Just wondering
i saw neko case, like, open for nick cave years ago for like $0 cuz she was an opener…pretty cool huh? [snort snort]
anyway, why don't you just go to see her in baltimore? she'll probably play the same shite there as she'll play in NC.
joz
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Re: WILCO @ 9:30 FEB 23/24
January 13, 2005 at 08:17 PM UTC
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Gotcha beat. Haha.
I saw Nick Cave for free at a booksigning in 1989.
And Neko Case at Iota circa 2000. May have been earlier since I bought her first album in 1997 (but didn't think much of it and sold it). And we made out after the show.
I would rather see Neko in NC because it would be part of a visit to see old friends, and is on a holiday weekend.
Originally posted by joz:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
I'm thinking of seeing some of these upcoming shows:
Neko Case in North Carolina
I like all those people, for starters. Wilco only plays music off their last two crap albums, so sorry, not interested.
Originally posted by tbmtt:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
I saw Wilco at the old 9:30 Club in 1995 for $8.
Betcha that was a better show than this bloated $30 affair will be.
Do you like anyone or anything? Just wondering
i saw neko case, like, open for nick cave years ago for like $0 cuz she was an opener…pretty cool huh? [snort snort]
anyway, why don't you just go to see her in baltimore? she'll probably play the same shite there as she'll play in NC.
oh bully for you rhett. you're a shoe-in for the "2004 forum prick of the year" award.
morning bell
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Re: WILCO @ 9:30 FEB 23/24
January 13, 2005 at 08:20 PM UTC
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on Neko Case, she opened for and played with Kelly Hogan & the Pine Valley Cosmonauts at Tin Angel in Philly it was Oct? 99. I got to meet them (and Kelly's dog Auggie) after the show. Kelly really liked my shoes.
Rhett Miller
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Re: WILCO @ 9:30 FEB 23/24
January 13, 2005 at 08:24 PM UTC
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Oooh, you're so original with your insults. It's not like 50 other people on this board haven't said the same thing. :p
Originally posted by joz:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Gotcha beat. Haha.
I saw Nick Cave for free at a booksigning in 1989.
And Neko Case at Iota circa 2000. May have been earlier since I bought her first album in 1997 (but didn't think much of it and sold it). And we made out after the show.
I would rather see Neko in NC because it would be part of a visit to see old friends, and is on a holiday weekend.
Originally posted by joz:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
I'm thinking of seeing some of these upcoming shows:
Neko Case in North Carolina
I like all those people, for starters. Wilco only plays music off their last two crap albums, so sorry, not interested.
Originally posted by tbmtt:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
I saw Wilco at the old 9:30 Club in 1995 for $8.
Betcha that was a better show than this bloated $30 affair will be.
Do you like anyone or anything? Just wondering
i saw neko case, like, open for nick cave years ago for like $0 cuz she was an opener…pretty cool huh? [snort snort]
anyway, why don't you just go to see her in baltimore? she'll probably play the same shite there as she'll play in NC.
oh bully for you rhett. you're a shoe-in for the "2004 forum prick of the year" award.
Venerable Bede
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Re: WILCO @ 9:30 FEB 23/24
January 13, 2005 at 08:46 PM UTC
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saw neko case play drums for cub in san francisco in 96.
rhett, that iota show in 2000, was that with kelly hogan? i think i was at that show.
Rhett Miller
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Re: WILCO @ 9:30 FEB 23/24
January 13, 2005 at 08:52 PM UTC
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Yep, that show indeed was with Kelly Hogan. Dude, you should have said hello.
Was she much of a drummer?
Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
saw neko case play drums for cub in san francisco in 96.
rhett, that iota show in 2000, was that with kelly hogan? i think i was at that show.
joz
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Re: WILCO @ 9:30 FEB 23/24
January 13, 2005 at 08:55 PM UTC
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leave it to rhett to turn a perfectly good wilco thread into something completely different :roll:
Rhett Miller
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Re: WILCO @ 9:30 FEB 23/24
January 13, 2005 at 08:58 PM UTC
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Not completely different
Neko Case and Jeff Tweedy both sing on the Johnny Paycheck tribute that came out this past year. And they both have Chicago ties.
Originally posted by joz:
leave it to rhett to turn a perfectly good wilco thread into something completely different :roll:
azaghal1981
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Re: WILCO @ 9:30 FEB 23/24
January 13, 2005 at 09:19 PM UTC
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Wilco tickets are already selling like hotcakes on ebay. Fuckin scalpers waste no time.