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Been to see some talentless gits on stage recently? Had your enjoyment spoiled by a twat with an iPad filming the whole thing? Been bottled off? Tell us all

(, Thu 25 Jul 2013, 14:00)
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Not mine and no-one I know even got to see them play.
A number of years ago the skinny, old wrinkleys from that once famous 'gathers no moss' band played a large stadium close to where my mum used to live.
The stadium is located in a fairly swanky, old money suburb.
As an appeasement to the local residents - to try to make up for the noise pollution and traffic hassles the promoter gave 2 free tickets to the concert away to all the residents within a certain radius of the venue. Suffice to say my mum's house was within that radius.
Now my mum had seen these guys play in the 60's in London and didn't have the taste for dinosaur flesh that seems to provide them with sold out concerts. So she decided to sell them to her workmates at the uni she lectured at at the "going price".
In the end she sold them half-price - not for lack of interest but she didn't feel right charging her workmates over AU$200 per ticket.

The day after the gig my mum spoke to the lucky lady asking what it was like. Imagine my mum's surprise when the lady (quite honestly) told her that they'd scalped the tickets out the front on the night for 6 times what they'd paid my mum. That's right - AU$600 per ticket to see The Rolling Stones, some of the filthiest, richest members of the 'rock' fraternity whose last 'hit' was charting decades ago and whose children are probably old enough to draw a pension.

Since mum heard most of the gig, if there are any RS aficionados out there - they sounded like shit.
(, Fri 26 Jul 2013, 11:56, 3 replies)
You are so cool.

(, Fri 26 Jul 2013, 16:18, closed)
It must be humiliating enough living off his mummy's savings
imagine what it's like having to live off her anecdotes as well.
(, Fri 26 Jul 2013, 17:07, closed)
Interesting that you've fixated on trying to goad me into UPSET
by going on about my dead mum.
Like you seem to think it's extra zing-worthy.

It's not.
(, Fri 26 Jul 2013, 21:13, closed)

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