I don't remember the exact date but I know it was in the mid-80's I went to a show at Nassau Colleseum in NY as a last minute decision. All my friends had tickets but I figured I would scalp one in the lot. I brought $40 thinking that would be more than enough to grab a tic. Well, once we got into the lot, I started my trek around to find a ticket and realized that the scalpers were looking for $75 for 1 or $125 for a pair. I tried and tried but to no avail could I get any of them to come down in price and as it got closer to show time, (& I was really feeling the effects of the "A") I started to feel like oh well, I'll just hang out in the lot for the show, not the worst of situations, but I decided to give it one last shot and walked over to one of the entrances and put on one of the most pathetically sad looking faces you could imagine...All of a sudden this guy taps me on the shoulder and as I turn he says (and I will always remember this) "I was gonna sell this (refering to his ticket), I have to work and can't go tonight, but you know what..You look like your really bummed, here (he hands me the tic, and a bottle of sherry) take these, have a great time and think of me"..and then he walked off, I could'nt believe what had just happened..At first I thought maybe it was counterfeit because it looked kind of strange (the tic that is) but when I showed it to my buddy "Uncle John" he got all excited he said"Shit, girl that guy just handed you a fucking floor seat!!" Well, needless to say it was a great show and a "Dead" memory that will stay alive forever...Cathy E-Mail address cbrown1539@aol.com

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