I am amazed at the amount of money people (who need people) spend on Barbra tickets. If I wanted to get seats on the main floor, at this moment I have to pay upwards to 3000 bucks for two tickets. Atleast I think that was for two tickets... yikes, maybe that's for just one!Anyway, anyone who says she ain't still got it, can just fergetaboutit! Yes, the Babs can still bring in the bucks... even if you have to endure El Divo to see her. I am way up in the stratosphere, and for now that is fine, if some kind of miracle happens and I win a contest or whatever... be the guy who brings her her tea, I will happily sit on my perch and watch (through high powered binoculars yet to be bought) and listen to that voice as it floats upwards to me. Also, I will probably have a good view of the gigantic monitor (I hope she has and hope it was like the Madonna concert, with three big screens, one on each side and high up for the nosebleeders to see.)
I love that when I borrowed my Dad's American Express card to get my tickets, when I had to type in the word (to prevent fraud) the word that came up was “thief.” It made me laugh. Then I thought it was funny that I will get a profile view of Barbra. During her debut at the Coconut Grove in the early sixties she addressed her audience saying, “if I woulda known there were going to be people on the sides, I woulda had my nose fixed!”
I really am in shock that I am going to be there.
What a year this is. Start a company, get a kickass space in a place I always wanted to have an office in, see Madonna, see Patti Lupone (coming up July 1st... Sweeney Todd, Broadway) and then seeing her again in August at Ravinia, THEN seeing the ultimo ultimo in November.
Sigh.
It's a good gay year.