The Furrow

Sounds like fun! Stinks about Mayer though - that would be *some* concert.

I wanted to point something out...

Devin has a blog . He writes on it pretty often.

Dan has a blog . He writes on it sometimes.

Chris has a blog . He can't shut up now that he's started...

Mike has THREE
blogs .

That's all I wanted to say :D
 

Is there a way to make eBay aware of the tickets being sold? It just doesn't sound legal. If you can't scalp on the street you shouldn't be able to scalp online... Now I want to look into it.
 

Okay, so I looked up scalping laws and eBay policy. Apparently the catch is as long as your not on the actual property where the event is being held you can do whatever you want. Each state has it's own scalping laws (there is no federal law). eBay's policy is to follow the laws in the state where the even is being held.

According to Cal. Penal Code Sec. 346:

"Any person who, without the written permission of the owner or
operator of the property on which an entertainment event is to be
held or is being held, sells a ticket of admission to the
entertainment event, which was obtained for the purpose of resale, at
any price which is in excess of the price that is printed or
endorsed upon the ticket, while on the grounds of or in the stadium,
arena, theater, or other place where an event for which admission
tickets are sold is to be held or is being held, is guilty of a
misdemeanor."

So as long as they're not "on the grounds" (i.e., not in California) they can do whatever they want apparetnly.

Some states prohibit the resale of tickets while others require licenses, and others only allow small fees (under say $5).

The lesson here is, don't hold concerts in California.

Stinky stink.

To see a state by state overview go here http://www.ncsl.org/programs/lis/ticketscalplaws.htm

Perhaps there should be a federal law? Scalping is scalping no matter where you are.
 

Los Lonely Boys were playing out at the Morongo Casino (I think--one of the many Native American gaming establishments out this way, anyway) a few months ago. I made fun of the billboard because I didn't know who they were at the time; now I feel slightly ashamed.

But only slightly. I would have let you know if I had known you liked them, Dan. Sorry 'bout that.

And now that I've linked to your blog from mine, you need to get cracking on the entries. No excuses.
 

Hey All!

Thanks for the responses. Now that I know there's folks checking out my blog, well... I'll start posting. Not tonight, though.
 

You know, Mike, I'd have probably made fun of the billboard too, if I didn't know anything about them. They're a great band, but I don't know where they came up with the silly name. They're also a scary looking bunch of guys; they look like real hoodlums. But they seem like some of the nicest guys around. Melissa said they were really humble and appreciative when they accepted the grammy for best new artist this year. They were very thankful to the audience at the concert, too. Their dedication on the inside cover of their album is nice as well (The first person they thank is their Lord Jesus).

My brother-in-law said that, before the band made it big, they had been really struggling with whether or not they'd make it as a band. They just couldn't seem to get a break. One night, when the guitar player was alone in a hotel room, he prayed to God, asking basically to be show what direction God wanted them to go in, music or no. That night he wrote the song that ended up being the song that broke them into the music scene. "Heaven" it's called. It's a neat inspirational story--one I think it does the secular world a lot of good to hear. Though not an overtly Christian band, they've never shied from their faith, and thankfulnes to God for their talents and inspiration.