T9 снова порадовал. Заметила, что когда набираешь "Джонни", после набора пятой буквы сонерик предлагает "Демон".
Позвонили.
Я открыл дверь
и увидел глазастого,
лохматого,
мокрого от дождя
Демона.
- Михаил Юрьевич Лермонтов
здесь живет?-
спросил он.
- Нет,- сказал я,-
вы ошиблись квартирой.
- Простите!- сказал он
и ушел,
волоча по ступеням
свои гигантские,
черные,
мокрые от дождя
крылья.
На лестнице
запахло звездами.
Геннадий Алексеев.
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вчера гостем программы был Василий Конов, главный редактор спортивного агенства "Р-Спорт". Понравилась история, рассказанная им, фэном группы, о поездке на концерт радиоголов в Лондон. Передам дословно, насколько я запомнила спросонья.
Итак, пятеро друзей, так и не дождавшись Йорка сотоварищи в России, решили поехать на один из лондонских концертов (уж не знаю, в какие года, но учитывая, что Василий молод, наверное, не так давно). Естественно, билетов нет, всё давно распродано - вы же сами не так давно участвовали в этом страшном марафоне в погоне за билетами, и поздравляю счастливчиков, которые летом впервые увидят и услышат. Спекулянты продают билет втридорога. Билеты, стоившие 32-33 фунта, стоят у них сто фунтов. Василий с друзьями уламывают перепродать не с такой бешеной наценкой, взывая о сострадании к российским фанатам, которые потратили последние деньги на дорогу до острова. Британских перекупщиков бесполезно бить на жалость. Но тут подходит полицейский, дежуривший в оцеплении, и, слыша русскую речь, заводит разговор на чистейшем русском языке. Я было подумала, что это наш эмигрант. Но оказалось, что нет. Узнав, что ребятам нужно пять билетов, он просит подойти их минут через 5-10 и потом приносит им пять билетов за первоначальную стоимость. Полицейский оказался, как выразился Василий, фанатом России, самостоятельно изучил русский язык, читает русскую классику и был рад встретить россиян. Слушайте, видимо, это все таки было давно, поскольку сейчас уже треть столицы британии говорит по-русски.
А история совершенно замечательная.
Он еще рассказывал, как побывал на концерте Portishhead (вроде правильно написала). Вышел абсолютно восхищенный и ошарашенный и пошёл до отеля пешком, ничегошеньки не соображая про эту грешную жизнь. Но это пусть фэны портишей пересказывают.
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"He gave him a thousand pounds.
Told him he was dead now and
couldn’t come back. Had to become
a Lotus Eater - forget everything
that happened - Control’s theory,
Tinker, Tailor... all of it."
Great Movie last night, tried to figure out the term Lotus Eater...
1. Lotus-eater or Lotus Eater Greek Mythology One of a people described in the Odyssey who lived in a drugged, indolent state from feeding on the lotus.
2. A lazy person devoted to pleasure and luxury.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
lotus-eater
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth one of a people encountered by Odysseus in North Africa who lived in indolent forgetfulness, drugged by the fruit of the legendary lotus
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers
I stayed up all night along with many other members trying to buy tickets, after being up all night and finally realizing the pre-sale goes on sale at 10AM and refreshed at 9:59:58 took about 5-6 seconds to refresh and then "Sold Out" sign was already up, some others had the opportunity to add tickets into their basket, only to find out there is nothing added. That day I went to work late with no sleep.
Then today I was supposed to be at work at 9:00AM, called in to be late again and waited at the coffee bean near my work hoping to try scoring tickets since 10:30am and then 10:59:57 I refreshed and took me to the ticket selection page right away without any loading delay, entered the 2 Capcha codes and then "Sorry No Matches Were Found, But Other Tickets May Still Be Available on Ticketmaster" This was exactly 11:00:04
The Million Dollar question is how many actual tickets were available for the general public through Ticketmaster for them to be sold out in merely 3-4 seconds and same goes for the pre-sale. Or was it designed this way, so that if you really wanted to go to the Radiohead show, you would need to pay 2-10 times the actual face value. I've been buying tickets through Ticketmaster before there was a such thing as Online Purchase, where you had to go to a retail outlet and wait in a dreadful line, but never in my lifetime I saw any event sell out in few seconds, I strongly believe 90% plus was allocated by Ticket brokers and dealers before it went on sale to the general public. The GA Floor is selling for $800+ and middle section is $500+ and way in the back is $160-200, it almost seems like you either have to be rich or extremely lucky to purchase tickets at face value.
Either way it sucks for many True Radiohead Fans that can't spend the broker/dealer prices, and even though someone decides to sell you tickets, I don't even know if these tickets are transferable, it said only if the promoters or the artist permits the transfer, same goes for the Ticketmaster personal ticket sales, you can only sell the tickets on Ticketmaster.com only if the promoters/artist permits it. It's just a big upsale conspiracy and I am pissed.
I stayed up all night for the W.A.S.T.E onsale and failed miserably on Ticketmaster. I'd really like to see Radiohead with my boyfriend (he's never seen them). If anyone can help, please get in touch. I can also pay cash if you've no interest in a Coachella ticket but have extra. Thanks.
My e-mail address is friendthegirl@hotmail.com
I have two extra GA Bowl tickets for Colorado (I am too old to stand GA) to trade for one Santa Barbara ticket.
Like everyone, my crew all had unfortunate Ticketmaster sob stories today and this is the best solution I could come up with. Any leads appreciated.
You bought as many tickets as you could and unfortunately you broke up with the person you were planning on taking, things just were not meant to be - your friends you bought tickets for did not show enough appreciation for your thoughtful gesture? Either way I can help you - I know how it must feel to have those extra tickets weighing you down - losing sleep at night, tossing and turning. The anticipation is too great, the burden is too heavy - the expectations, too intense to continue.
Take a deep breath and relax, - at last! The resolve to your anguish has arrived. Email me at: vivafake@yahoo.com to discuss further remedies to your ailment.
Congratulations Radiohead, you just fucked over a bunch of hopeful fans and made a ton of greedy bastards very happy.
Got mine! Who else got their's?
Complete Crap
How can there be 'no matches' to my search at exactly 11 for two tickets best available any price?
RIP
