OMG! OMG! OMG!

[trinityofone]

Just got a phone call from taosterman. Then I got an e-mail. And they were the best. e-mail/phone calls. EVER!!!!!

---------------------------- Original Message
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Subject: U2 Tickets and Photos for Saturday
From: "Siuda, Aaron"
Date: Thu, April 7, 2005 5:38 pm
To: "Rich"
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Hello Rich (I feel like Willy Wonka with the Golden
Tickets)...........Please read all of this.

REVIEWER INSTRUCTIONS:

You are officially approved for 2 tickets to the U2 concert at HP
Pavilion on Saturday, April 9th.
Tickets will be left under [trinityofone].

**When reviewing the show, PLEASE make note that tickets are still
available for both Oakland performances in November (11/8 and 11/9).
Tickets for the Oakland shows can be purchased online at Tickets.com
(you
CANNOT buy tickets at Ticketmaster for those shows).

Tell her to have a great time at the show. Cell once again is
[phone number] if there are any problems.

We can't accomodate a photographer on this, but have fun with the
music!

Cheers

Aaron Siuda
Director of Promotions and Publicity
Bill Graham Presents

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I'm get to see U2! I get to see U2! YAAAAAAAAAAAY! I am so happy!

Now...who wants to come with me?

Comments

[darling-effect.livejournal.com]

Whee!
I'm so happy for you!

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm so happy for me! I can't believe it! All these years of working at the Daily Cal have finally paid off!

[darling-effect.livejournal.com]

It's about time!

[allegraslade.livejournal.com]

Indeed!

(Randomly, the very first Very Big Rock Show I went to was U2 (the Z00 TV Outside Broadcast Tour) -- they've never been a big favorite of mine, but that was quite an experience!)

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow! You saw ZOOTV? I am soooooooooo jealous!

But also excited! And bouncy! And looking forward to buying overpriced t-shirts!

[allegraslade.livejournal.com]

I did -- I was a sophomore in high school, and my little eyes were wide like saucers!

And looking forward to buying overpriced t-shirts!

Which is so totally part of the experience as well! I think I may still have the shirt I bought, it was too small for me then, it must be miniscule now.

[darcydodo]

CONGRATULATIONS! And now you don't have to throw yourself on Paul's mercy, either. ;)

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Right! Because in no way did I already do that...er.

[darcydodo]

Oops?

So, umm, what was his response?

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

No.

Not, "No, I fucking hate you"--"No, I already gave them to somebody else." But still.

Ha! to him though! I'm going, I'm going for free, and I'm going the day before he is! Booya!

[taosterman.livejournal.com]

What can I say, I have the touch. Meaning, "I sent their promoter an e-mail." I guess for the time being he's no longer Mr. Asshole.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was just telling nenar that I'm going to have to stop calling him that. Especially in the thank you e-mail I just sent him.

::sings Peter Gabriel at you::

[foresthouse.livejournal.com]

Oh, you are so lucky! We tried to buy them for DC, but they were all sold out within minutes.

What did you do to get them?

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Well, I work at a newspaper, and publicity people are supposed to supply us with free tickets so we can review their shows. However, we're just a college paper, so we're often left out. The same guy who just bestowed the gift of all gifts upon me screwed me out of White Stripes tickets two years ago. But I suppose I can stop hating him now.

I'm sorry you weren't able to get tickets. Have you ever seen them live? If you haven't, you should keep trying in the future--it is so worth the hassle. But then, I'm a Big Scary Fangirl.

[foresthouse.livejournal.com]

No, I haven't seen them live :(

I have a list: Tori Amos, U2, Matthew Good, Our Lady Peace...and a few others. All people I haven't/want to see live.

Of course, I worked at a concert hall for 7 summers and saw ALMOST EVERYONE ELSE EVER live, so I guess I can't complain too much. :)