Most of my wins were in the summer of 86, for the merriweather season. Probably saw 30 shows, most of which were free. I still have a reputation for winning things, but it's easier when you dont count the losses.
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contradiction wrote:I still have a reputation for winning things, but it's easier when you dont count the losses.
can confirm, unfortunately.
I was winning some cool stuff in the late 2000s early 2010s when blogs were giving away stuff….probably the win I appreciated the most was Tony Bennett tickets to wolf trap followed by a meet and greet. Even got my picture with him; too bad I was having the worst hair day in human history so the picture had to be destroyed.
Hutch wrote:
I was winning some cool stuff in the late 2000s early 2010s when blogs were giving away stuff….probably the win I appreciated the most was Tony Bennett tickets to wolf trap followed by a meet and greet. Even got my picture with him; too bad I was having the worst hair day in human history so the picture had to be destroyed.
How was Tony's "hair?"
,i was once the champ at calling in and winning tickets on college radio stations.
Oh I won rando concert tickets off the radio probably twenty times in my life. Never anything “holy shit” level but like small shows the radio station was highly promoting or putting on, sure. I think I saw Green Day, Cake (god awful), a bunch of pop punk bands, Our Lady Peace, and a bunch more for free just for calling into the radio station.
Hutch's hat's origin story…
Hutch wrote:
too bad I was having the worst hair day in human history so the picture had to be destroyed.
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Hutch's hat's origin story…Hutch wrote:
too bad I was having the worst hair day in human history so the picture had to be destroyed.
This is even better than when we found out how Han Solo got his famous BlasTech Industries DL-44 blaster!
sweetcell wrote:
but this was the only time i've ever won concert tickets that i can think of…
ERRATUM: i won 200-level tix to see NIN @ the Lube in 2006 by calling in to DC's talk radio station at the time (for a while it had Stern in the morning, the Sports Junkies, etc.- can't remember the callsign). initially i was disappointed that they were "only" 200's (seat snob alert!), but given how awesome the light show was (including a see-through gate/fence in front of the band that was also a screen) i was glad i wasn't up front. no way people in the pit could appreciate the grandiose light show going on on that screen/fence…
TAN: this was one of the first shows i dragged the future-missus to. we had recently started dating, were still getting to know each other, etc. one of the few things she knew about me was that my last relationship didn't end well and that i was still somewhat traumatized by it. this was her first NIN show, which she quite enjoyed, so on our way home she was quizzing me about my history with the band. i told her i've been into them ever since the downward spiral. a long moment of silence ensued, and eventually she got up the courage to ask: "oh… is now a good time to talk about your ex?" not being familiar with NIN's catalog, she assumed that "the downward spiral" was how i referred to my latest post breakup period ;D strong checkmark in the "keeper" column…