Student tickets for the Dalai Lama talk went on sale yesterday. I made a feeble attempt to get a ticket, but alas, I was too late. Apparently people had started waiting in line 11pm the night before. Why don't they just sell tickets online? Think about all the sleep, studying time, LEARNING time, the students are losing by camping out by waiting in line for HOURS. Is this a technological issue? Is the demand so high that the servers wouldn't be able to handle the load of kids frantically clicking for Dalai Lama tickets?
Maybe they just want to ensure that the most dedicated, Dalai Lama loving students will get admission. While buying tickets online depends on luck, people who wait in line are making a commitment. First come, first serve. I would certainly like to hear the Dalai Lama speak, but is it a big deal if I miss it? Probably not.
In any case, waiting in line is an experience. Afterward, you have a story to tell. Not the most interesting story, but still a story about passion, and pain, and how you overcame boredom, and coldness, and boredom. Want to hear about how I spent 24 hours at a Barnes & Noble so that I could get Bill Clinton's autograph? Yeah? Ok, it went like this: I went to Barnes & Noble, waited nearly 24 hours, and I got a book signed by Bill Clinton!
I'll probably try to get a ticket when the general admission sales go online.
1 comment:
I personally don't like the randomness of online ticket resellers. I feel like I have really no control. If the hard core people want to freeze their butts and wait in line... good for them.
But through the internet, ticket scalpers just need scripts to but the popular tickets rather than them waiting in line like everyone else.
Also, I got shitty seats when I bought my Rush tickets through ticketmaster. And I was there 10:00am on the dot refreshing massively.
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