1. We spend money on great seats to see them (no nosebleeds here), so naturally, I'm entitled to a backstage greet
2. Way overpriced water, snacks, merch, etc.
3. Long lines for the women's bathroom (I think I've actually paid a teenager to line jump before)
4. Parking is always a nightmare, even if you're lucky enough to get there an hour before
5. Did I mention scooby snack prices are atrocious?
See, silly people like me wait by the tour bus hoping to get a hello/hug/autograph.
Many moons ago I went to a Tori Amos concert (in the cold Arizona winter-yes, it was very cold) and I waited 3 hours. What happened? Big fat nothing, that's what. Mz Amos gave a quick wave and ran to the tour bus. (Keep in mind during this 3 hour wait I almost got into it with a hefty 6 ft drunk girl for squishing me onto a railing-all in the name of Tori)
*If you look closely, in the middle, you can see Mz. Amos
It gets better, the previous concert, the exact SAME situation happened (not with the drunk girl), but the quick wave from Tori.
Last concert I went to was a Flogging Molly concert. I waited in line for a meet in greet until someone said, "You have to purchase merch for a meet & greet." (Even though I have all their c.d.s, dvds, and almost every $30 t-shirt there) What a rip off. No hello, no wave, just me...standing there in the 113 degree heat with drunken sweaty people singing incomprehensibly.
* Jilted Dawn
Tomorrow night we are going to see Tori. Did I mention that I go every time she's here in Phoenix? I think I've missed only one concert too. Keem asked me if he could just purchase a back stage pass for me (I guess to quit my whining), I said no because it's the principle that peeves me.
It pains me that I'm going to wait by the tour bus tomorrow night.....like a dingbat!
