I’m having a discussion/argument with my wife, who feels it’s incredibly stupid to spend $250 for a VIP ticket to the Virgin Music Festival coming up in August.
My argument is that $250 is a fair price for really good seats to see the Police, Fountains of Wayne, Modest Mouse, and Cheap Trick (all bands I would really like to see live).
Agree? Disagree?
Shempu: Wheeeee! You know how Shempu hates to be the bearer of bad news, but that’s the weekend you’re celebrating your wedding anniversary! Moot point, chump! Wheeeee!
Cam: I hate to admit it, but Shempu’s right. Oh well, instead of being at the Virgin Festival… I will be celebrating my non-virgin-ness.
Jim: I’ll begin with the obvious answer: Get three tickets - one for you, one for your wife, and one for her friend who would enjoy the concert the most. Make the day about her.
As for whether $250 for a concert ticket is too much, well, it all depends on what you’re willing to pay. I’m not a huge concert guy, so I’m not all that interested in spending $250 a head. I’ll spend about $30 a seat on tickets to a ballgame. If it were, say, a Yankees-Red Sox series, I would pay more… and probably end up spending a lot more. I’d spend bigger money on a road trip to see the Jets play somewhere, but football tickets are a different economy - only sixteen games for the season.
The Mrs. and I have traditionally splurged on our anniversary with a trip to some far-off land. Every two years, the vacation coincides with my “whew, I’m exhausted from six months of the Kerry Spot” or “whew, I’m exhausted from hawking my book while the GOP implodes” nervous breakdowns.
Another thought - is there any way you can think of making $500 fast to balance out the expenditure? Sell something on E-Bay or Craig’s List or something?
Finally, I don’t believe what I’ve just been told. Shempu LOVES being the bearer of bad news.
Cam: Good idea Jim, but Elaine wouldn’t go. She hates crowds. Plus, like I said, I realized I’m already committed to that weekend.
But 30 bucks? Damn dude, you’re cheap. I don’t go to many games, but when I go I like to have good seats, so I’ll pay a decent amount of money (or mooch off of Marshall).
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May 17, 2007 - 4:58 pm
Talk about rotten timing. Cam could have made the price of the tickets and more by selling his sperm.
May 17, 2007 - 8:26 pm
Damn! Why didn’t I think of that? But the world really doesn’t need any more Cam’s running around.
May 17, 2007 - 9:43 pm
Are you kidding me? I mean, are you KIDDING me? $250 for ONE ticket? Holy cow. Do you know how many kiddie clothes you could buy with $250? Or how many dinners out you could enjoy with Elaine?
$250? pffffft.
May 18, 2007 - 10:35 am
Yes yes, I know how many dinners, how many kids clothes, how many llamas I could buy, etc.
But the way I look at it, there are already at least four bands I would really like to see play. There may be a fifth. That equals out to about 50 bucks a band, which really isn’t that high for a concert ticket these days.
But again, moot point. I’m going to be spending that money and more on a very nice hotel room for Elaine and I that weekend.