Music: RE: [u2tour] GA procedure, my experience in Pittsburgh

Kate,

I totally agree with you! We had the same problem with the keepers of the list. They added names of people that weren't even there! I think karma is gonna get them in the end. If you are a dishonest liar, it's bound to catch up with you. I could say some really mean things now, but want to end on a positive note. Glad you had a good show otherwise. I thought it was incredible!!

EFarrell

To: u2tour@yahoogroups.com
From: contramundo@bellsouth.net
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:02:53 +0000
Subject: [u2tour] GA procedure, my experience in Pittsburgh

OK, the Pittsburgh show was AWESOME. But the GA line "system" was a major downer. We got there at 4am, ready to stay until the show. There were about 20 people there, so we thought we were in good shape. The list holder gets our names down and it turns out I'm number 250-something! So where are the other 230 people ahead of me?! In bed, at breakfast, anywhere but waiting in line! What happened to coming to the GA line and staying to hold your place? Where do you get the secret information to "check in" on the list and then take off? Of course, there's nothing to do about it. No offense to anyone who actually waited in person, and I would have been happy to be in the 200s if 200 people were actually there, but I'm pretty tired of the elite U2 society using unfair tactics to crowd the front of the pit and exclude those of us who are out of the social loop but putting in the effort fairly to get close to our favorite band. When Bono said "I see so many familiar faces" I just sort of cringed--from the back of the circle.

I won't even bother waiting in line in Moncton. Now I know there's probably already a list up to the hundreds consisting of people who aren't even in New Brunswick yet. Maybe I'll start using the tactics of the drunks who come in late and push their way to the front. Is that really any different than putting your name on a list the night before the show and going back to bed?

Kate in NC

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