Boo-yeah..take that ticket brokers..

If you have a child, students, nieces/nephews under 12 anywhere near you, chances are pretty good they know of, and are probably fans of Hanna Montana.

The latest Disney product has 2 big selling albums out, a tv series and all that jazz so sure enough a concert tour was looming.

Little March is a fan and I have no problem with it. I bought her the latest cd and inside was a card to sign up on her website..with one option being getting access to pre-sale concert tickets. We waited months (the cd came out before summer I am pretty sure) but with the concert on sale looming I figured I'd look in to it.

Sure enough this "card" was for a free "30 day trial" on the site. Figured I'd log in, enter the code, get the ticket code and be done with it. Nope. Have to enter my credit card information so that after the 30 day trial is over I can just be "ready to go" to the tune of 29.00 per year. Ummm ahh NO.

Fast forward to about a week ago. There are three area shows to us. Each is the week before Christmas but the best of the selection for us is in Providence. Then the Internet gets abuzz about how pissed off moms and dads are about tickets for shows being sold out and that online brokers and ebay have TONS of tickets for massive prices. It went on an on and on. Suddenly the people that go to concerts one day a year realize tickets are inflated to begin with. When you've got a young kid that wants to go you can get upset. (if you really care ebay her name and tickets..its amazing what A) people are asking B) the stupid parents that buy them. 1,300.00 for a pair of tickets I kid you not. 1,300!!!)

Tickets went on sale Saturday at 10am. I logged on to 2 computers and had everything ready to roll.

10am hits and I hit refresh once..whammo I can enter my ticket # request then enter that cryptic password thing..PC1 is "searching"

PC 2 I get in do the same and it pops up some message about no tickets matching my request..its 10:01.

The first PC pops up the money shot. I have 2 tickets..but they are up high and far away from the stage..but "knowing better" I clicked buy now. If I let them go I'd never get another pair.


I have done the ticket races for U2, Bruce Springsteen and Phish and never EVER saw the system show that message so fast. I am sure the system was overloaded and that folks got tickets maybe after 10:05..but I'd be stunned.

Confirm the purchase..walk in to the living room and tell Little March we have 2..I tell her they are not the best..but she is grateful. The coolest part is the show we are going to is Wednesday before x-mas..the other local shows are Friday and Saturday so she can wear her Hanna Gear to school the next day (I know..I am in DEEP here).

Later in the kitchen I say "Who is going with you me or mommy?" I get the the finger pointed at me.

I am not going to talk for 2 weeks leading up to the show so I can scream my head off...