Springsteen Sorrows and Starbucks

June 1, 2009
By Mike Jaskot

245-bruce_springsteenWell, it’s that time of year again- the summer concert season. The nice weather and out-of-school kids mix to create endless nights of fun listening to music and just chillin’ out. So, let me get to the story. Bruce Springsteen, the greatest musician/artist/performer to ever grace the Earth announced he and the Legendary E-Street Band will be playing Oct.1 at Giants Stadium. This will be the last event ever at the Meadowlands’ football stadium. Tickets went on sale June 1st at 10am. Yours truely was there, in line, waiting for my chance to experience musical talent at its best. As soon as the clock on my MacBook turned to 10, I clicked on the icon and I was thrusted into line with thousands of other fans. After nearly 45 minutes of waiting, I finally got to the page for ticket selection. (mind you, why do I have to wait 45 min. If I got to the page an hour before the tickets went on sale). So, I made my selection, 4 tickets @ $65 each, pretty good for a concert anywhere. I proceeded to checkout, entered my credit card number, address and all of that security mumbo jumbo and wallah… I was on my way to see the Boss… Not so fast. When I clicked to submit button, I waited for about three minutes to move onto the confirmation page, etc. But, I soon learned Ticketmaster is not as friendly as some would have you to believed. AFTER, I clicked the submit button, and AFTER I entered my credit card info, the site jammed up and I got an error message. There was no chance to go back nor could I wait in line again because the tickets sold out soonafter. This isnt the first time Ticketmaster had a problem with Springsteen fans. Only about a month ago, Ticketmaster was caught in a scandal with its sister site Ticketsnow, and after Springsteen found out, he lashed out publicly in support of his fans. So as you can see, this situation got me completely upset, but I shall get tickets. Keep the faith. Respect. Oh, and by the way, I wrote this while enjoying a caramel frappacino at Starbucks.

One Response to “ Springsteen Sorrows and Starbucks ”

  1. Alex Fitzsimmons on June 4, 2009 at 8:56 am

    This is the most irrelevant story I’ve ever read. But I like it!

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