The GA Ticket Hijack of 2001

[pub crawler]

Who here remembers that night in September of 2001 when an Interferencer called "murlio" came on the board in the middle of the night -- the night BEFORE tickets were to go on sale for the Vegas show -- and said that GA's were available online something like 9 hours before they were supposed to be?

I was unfortunately not on line at the time but several people here got GA's during the wee hours.

Ah, the memories......

http://forum.interference.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=56149

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

I don't remember this.

 

[pub crawler]

 

[martha]

Wow. That thread is a time machine.

 

[MrBrau1]

September 2001 was a weird time. For weeks I could smell the WTC from my apt in the Bronx.

 

[pub crawler]

haha, I know martha. deathbear's response made me laugh.

 

[bcrt2000]

The first person in that thread that I recognized as an currently active user was on the second page (LarryMullen's_POPAngel)

 

[the olive]

Now that was a real fan only pre-sale! U2 take note!

 

[Eliv8]

That was brilliant - I even found the link to my old trading web site! I still have no idea why I just happend to come to this site at that time of night - But Im glad did.
See you in a week for a few pints Pub.

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

I remember that!

That was a lucky break for me. I never would have even thought to go to Vegas had I not been online so late.

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

That thread is fucking hilarious.

 

[phanan]

The first person in that thread that I recognized as an currently active user was on the second page (LarryMullen's_POPAngel)

Sicilian Goddess is Sicy...

 

[Alan Jamison]

The first person in that thread that I recognized as an currently active user was on the second page (LarryMullen's_POPAngel)

Calluna still posts here as well. She's the one who's always posting that I'm a complete stud.

 

[SkeeK]

Diemen is still around these parts, too, now and then.. probably even mroe frequently than am I. Ah those were the good old days..

 

[one4u2]

wow, that's soo bizarre

 

[trevster2k]

I met murlio in SLC.He sold GA tickets to cmb737 and myself for the show. He was a great guy. In fact, we did our transaction through the mail, but my ticket failed to arrive before I left for SLC. I called him just before I was supposed to leave and he explained that his boss gave him a couple of extra GAs for SLC and asked if I want one of them. He sold it to me for half price because of the delay in getting my other ticket which was not his fault. Like I said, great guy. He was at the rail in front of the stage for that show.

 

[U2Kitten]

The first person in that thread that I recognized as an currently active user was on the second page (LarryMullen's_POPAngel)

Cow of the Seas is deathbear.

Like Martha said, this thread is a blast from the past for us old timers! Ah, old friends, names and memories *sigh* nostalgia!

 

[Sicy]

I totally remember that. That is the only reason I was able to get GA's to that show

lol @ the official pop whore of interference