On 13 nov, 21:46, JgbIntBass <jgbintb...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 8pm for The Answer and 8:55 or so for AC/
> DC
> Madison Square Garden
> $94 plus TicketMaster fee of $12.40
> Section 110 Row B, Seat 2 (if looking directly at the stage, to the
> upper left)
>
> Walked over to the AC/DC store at Times Square and none of the ****rts
> really made me want to buy. =A0Flasks available and posters though nice
> that all the CDs and what has been released/re-released on vinyl is
> available also.
>
> A. =A0$35 Pink "AC/DC Est. 1973" t-****rt also in yellow, light blue,
> darker blue
> B. =A0$35 No Bull
> C. =A0$45 Black Ice tie-dye similar to SUL official tie-dye
> D. =A0$35 Rock N Roll Train
> E. =A0$35 NYC Arrivals and Departures
> F. =A0$35 Black Ice tour
> G. =A0$35 Band front and tour dates
> H. =A0$35 Grey - a little hard to read; maybe they should have sold this
> for $25?
> $2 Black Ice sticker
> $15 money clip
> $10 6-button set
> $15 Horns-- different from SUL tour
> $20 tour program
> $30 hat
> $30 railroad hat
> $30 AC/DC cap
> $15 large hankerchief
> $15 AC/DC bag with Angus drawing
> J. =A0$120 AC/DC Back in Black sweat****rt (or hoodie) with zipper
> K. =A0$55 red AC/DC longsleeve
> L. =A0$60 Black Ice longsleeve
> M. =A0$40 Let There Be Rock 1977
> N. =A0$40 Ladies Black Ice
> O. =A0$40 red Ladies 08 09
> P. =A0$30 youth For Those About To Rock
> S. =A0$125 red AC/DC hockey ****rt with 3 stripes
> T. =A0$125 black AC/DC hockey ****rt with 3 stripes
> Two AC/DC boxer shorts: =A0black red AC/DC all over, and cannon
>
> Other side of main entrance
> $125 Buttoned (denim?) black ****rt
>
> Perhaps because I entered a little after 7 p.m., that's why the t-
> ****rt sellers weren't doing good business since the lines weren't long
> at all.
>
> Big laugh from my seat before show from the fla****ng advertisement of
> upcoming acts says the following:
>
> Simply Red
> Only East Coast show
> Greatest Hits World Tour
> March 15
>
> =A0 My view: =A0what hits???
>
> $8 for a Bud or Bud Light if bought from one of the roving beer
> vendors, but $9.25 (or was it $9.75) for a 22-oz. Bass Ale from one of
> the pubs located at the Garden... and why is it Madison Square Garden
> and not Madison Circular Garden?
>
> The Answer are not the answer at least in my opinion and resemble a
> young Sebastian Bach and group who are better.
>
> Show started around 8:55-9 p.m.
> 1, =A0Rock N Roll Train
> 2. =A0Hell Ain't a Bad Place To Be
> 3. =A0Back in Black
> 4. =A0Big Jack -- received well
> 5. =A0Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
> 6. =A0Thunderstruck
> 7. =A0Black Ice -- not received well
> 8. =A0The Jack
> 9. =A0Hells Bells
> 10. =A0Shoot to Thrill -- almost thought they were going to play Bad Boy
> Boogie
> 11. =A0War Machine
> 12. =A0Anything Goes -- I thought this was performed well though a
> stripper/dancer would have been nice, maybe dressed as Angus then
> stripping to her underclothing or swimming bikini
> 13. =A0You Shook Me All Night Long
> 14. =A0T.N.T.
> 15. =A0Whole Lotta Rosie
> 16. =A0Let There Be Rock
> 17. =A0Highway to Hell
> 18. =A0For Those About To Rock We Salute You
>
> Ended about 10:37-ish
>
> Well worth seeing. =A0Guitar for Whole Lotta Rosie and Let There Be Rock
> didn't sound in tune or as usually good.
> =A0 There's Gonna Be Some Rockin'...
> P.S. =A0Oh no, the following:
> Study: Paying more for alcohol saves lives
> By Madison Park (CNN) -- Higher taxes on alcohol can make a night out
> more expensive but could save lives, according to a study released
>
Thursday.http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/13/alcohol.tax.deaths/?iref=3D=
mpstory...
>
> Oh no, as if getting a drink at the marked-up minimum of $3 (if you're
> lucky, only $3) for a beer at a bar or restaurant or at a venue such
> as Madison Square Garden at $8 for a 12-oz beer wasn't outrageous
> enough. =A0I looked for deals in NYC for alcohol (rum, whiskey) and
> didn't find any. =A0A liter bottle of Bacardi rum was selling for about
> $20 which in D.C. a 1.75-liter bottle at a place (Calvert Woodley)
> near the National Zoo sells for about the same price.
> =A0 With the economy doing poorly, is raising the price of alcohol
> really going to help? =A0I suspect more people will brew their own...
You took notes, didn't you?
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