Aging Rock Stars

Dear Aging Rockstar,

It is with a heavy heart i write to inform you that I can no longer contribute to your lifestyle.  For years i was one of the first in line (even slept out for hours) for tickets to see you.  Purchasing tickets for multiple shows and sometimes in other cities.

Alas.....those days are long gone.  Gone are the days of your fan club members getting priority treatment with first shot at tickets and the best seats.  Gone as well are the reasonable ticket prices.

Once upon a time you could buy tickets, park your car, eat , get a tee shirt and possibly a program - and have a good evening.  Now you have to put aside a large chunk of your weekly salary to afford just the ticket.   I wonder why your cost has gone up so much but other artists playing the same venue don't require I float a small loan to attend?

And I won't try to win free tickets with the radio stations this time either.  For the privilege of standing the entire show on the muddy grass watching on a large flat screen,  shoulder to shoulder with rowdy, drunk fans puking at my feet?    Nah.....I think this Old Broad prefers to stay home, pop in an Old VHS tape or a DVD from one of your Old concerts on my flat screen on my Old sofa with a bottle of wine.

With the money I save I can buy an airline ticket to visit my daughter!

Thanks guys!

Phone Sense

Working in customer service it amazes me how angry just about everyone is these days.  I realize that when you call in to us you have been  inconvenienced, so I do understand your frustration with the product.  But why do you think it is your right to attack the person answering the phone?  Or better yet, leave an obscene, usually illiterate, message on the answering service?

First - to those of you who are leaving messages - remember that we have Caller ID.   We can call you back, or even report your number, so be careful what you say.  Threats are usually reported to management both at our location and Your location.  Your leasing office is notified.  That way if you follow through with your violence, we all have a record.

Second - when you call (or leaving a message), take the food out of your mouth.  Refrain from eating please. And that goes for gum as well.   Speak clearly.  I wish most of the callers could hear themselves mumbling into the phone.   Those of you who have English as a second language, I am truly impressed.  I can only speak English fluently.  So unless you are fluent without any accent, please speak SLOWLY.  Please do not be insulted if I ask you to spell what you are saying.    This is, after all, the United States.   English is still the First language.