January 20, 2004
GREASED LIGHTNING TICKETS
My buddy Alan decided to bike up to the Forum Monday night to see how little he could pay a scalper for a ticket to the Tampa Bay Lightning hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche.
He said he found a corner with a bunch of scalpers standing around and fanned out five $1 bills, the way they do with tickets.
He yelled, "Who wants them?" and one guy jumped forward and put a ticket in Al's hand.
"Enjoy the evening,'' he said, before disappearing.
I suggested to Al that this could become a running experiment: "How Little Can You Pay For A Ticket?"
I told him next time to just wave a roll of pennies. Or a lottery ticket and a package of paper towels. Or maybe he could just bring a bag of Dollar Store stuff and let them pick their favorite item.
Anyone have any better ideas he should try?