90 Bucks!
I was watching a sporting event on television the other night when an advertisement came on for WrestleMania 23. Like all the best sporting events these days (boxing, Mexican league soccer, cricket, Jai Alai) it's available only on pay-per-view.
A moment to rant on pay-per-view if you please.
I despise pay-per-view. I loathe it. I can't think of more than a handful of television events that I would actually pay specifically to see them. The Super Bowl, The World Series, Grey's Anatomy, The Final Four...otherwise, I can live without them. And as for most pay-per-view events, they're shows/events that you're only going to want to watch once...maybe twice. SO it's really like paying $30 to see a movie at a movie theatre except you're in your home. Anyway, I could go on and on, but I digress.
Wrestling was a big thing for me for a few years (1984-1988) I even won tickets to go see Hulk Hogan square off against Big Boss Man at Municipal Auditorium in KC. It was awesome and I'm sure some of today's kids (and citizens of the SE US) love wrestling too. But to see WrestleMania 23, it'll set you pack 90 bucks.
NINETY DOLLARS! I wouldn't pay that much to see Nirvana in concert (I wish now maybe I had) but that was at least a difficult decision. The list of things I would shell out $90 to see is short. Here it is...
1. Les Miserables on Broadway (still on my list of things to do)
2. Nirvana in concert (unfortunately, that's never happening, not a single other musical act would I pay that much for though)
3. KC Royals World Series/KC Chiefs Super Bowl tickets (again, not happening)
That's about it, folks...what would you spend $90 to see for 2-3 hours?


4 Comments:
Billy Joel in concert, Phantom of the Opera, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Jim Rose Circus Sideshow.
0 for 3, brother.
les mis on broadway ain't happening either. not for another 40 years anyway.
as for me, i don't know, i guess i HAVE paid $90 for a lot of things. (more, to be honest) so i can't play this game.
Billy! Ok, I would go 90 bucks to see The Piano Man, but they would have to be like, floor seats...Phantom, I've seen it touring in KC and Denver...
Damn! I forgot Les Mis closed in NYC! Oh well...maybe in 40 years, by then $90 will get me a Playbill
I'm not saying my limit for Super Bowl tickets would be $90, that's just an event that I would spend at least that much to see...but I don't think I need to worry about that now
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