- Rushing to the Scala web site
- 9 h sharp, booking page overloaded
- Hitting reload key a few times, managed to get in
- Where are they. OK, I understand I need to go to page 2 forAbbado concerts
- High hopes: 53 seats for the Friday one; this is 53 more than I expected
- Selecting 2
- Proceeding
- The site does not recognize my home town which is a small Swiss village, I need to change and use my work adress in Geneva which should be ok
- Too late, 53 seats are gone before you have the time to say Resurrection
- A look at my watch, ..., it is 9 h 02 !!
So for us, mere mortals, this is an outstanding Document to have ...)
Taking some pride in staying in the confort of your home to get tickets. Think of us waking up early to queue at 6 in the cold when Horowitz returned to Europe.
RépondreSupprimerThis my friend was genuine musical devotion
Hans Sachs
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RépondreSupprimerSo sorry to read that you did not manage to get tickets.
There is a silly joke here which goes like this:
Question: How do I get to the Philharmonie?
Answer: Practise, practise, pratise...
I was reminded of this in thís context. I practised the evening before and in the morning before 9h00 - and then I attacked the website! At 9h02 (as you say) all was over. I managed to get a ticket and am relieved. Not that I really think it will be a great concert (that was in 2003). In this case it is more the sense of occasion. But at least I will be able to say I was there...