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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: dave24 on July 10, 2007, 04:48:00 pm
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Tomorrow at 10:00 - not sure if it's via Ram's Head Live's site, or TM - but... password hint - well, some people here would rather I not give one
Question - if you hold passwords back until after all of the boardies get their tickets... isn't that a bit counter to the goal? The whole point to posting here and not on a QOTSA message board was so that the people here can get their tickets.
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We make a habit of not posting passwords until after all boardies have obtained their tickets. It's like a little club only, the initiation isn't that tough.
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pre-sale, whooo-hoo! time to shut out the "real fans"!!!
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Originally posted by vansmack:
We make a habit of not posting passwords until after all boardies have obtained their tickets.
there's actually a mutually-shared google spreadsheet with everyone's info and whether or not they've gotten their tickets yet ... until we reach 90% fulfillment, anyone publicizing the password will be drawn and quartered ... after our crazed ticket appetite has been sated, however, feel free to spread the password far and wide and fuck over the REAL FANS out there who are just trying to see their idols without all the internet password rigmarole
Originally posted by vansmack:
the initiation isn't that tough.
speak for yourself, i couldn't sit down for a week after ggw "broke me in"
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Originally posted by dave24:
Tomorrow at 10:00 - not sure if it's via Ram's Head Live's site, or TM - but... password hint - "the opposite of wealthy" - you guys feel better now? ;-)
Oh well, I laughed... good enough for me
[shaking head]
You're only harming your own chances, Dave24, you're only harming your own chances....
[/shaking head]
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Originally posted by dave24:
Question - if you hold passwords back until after all of the boardies get their tickets... isn't that a bit counter to the goal? The whole point to posting here and not on a QOTSA message board was so that the people here can get their tickets.
Then offer to PM the password to anyone who asks.
We've seen it all....
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Originally posted by dave24:
Question - if you hold passwords back until after all of the boardies get their tickets... isn't that a bit counter to the goal? The whole point to posting here and not on a QOTSA message board was so that the people here can get their tickets.
the goal is to enrich our small herd (interweb nerds who populate this godforsaken corner of the net) at the expense of the larger concert-going public
it would seem as though our policy of not publicizing the password until 90% of us who have professed an interest in attending the show actually get tickets is not "a bit counter to the goal", wouldn't you say?
we actually instituted the 90% rule as a compromise to appease whiners like yourself, for years we waited on releasing the password until we all had received tickets
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Whiners? Well, I don't think I'm whining. Nonetheless... CHILL WINSTON.
Wow, you're easy to rile. Get over yourself.
Personally - I'm not sitting around waiting to PM everyone who is interested. I have at least some semblance of a life.
Hey - everyone - there's a pre-sale tomorrow. Ask any of the above for the password, as they saw it before I removed it at their request. If you're shut out - not my bad... If not, enjoy the show.
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how the hell did you get pre-sale info!?
and where do we go to get those tickets? :D
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Originally posted by dave24:
Wow, you're easy to rile. Get over yourself.
is your sarcasm radar really that busted up?
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Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
is your sarcasm radar really that busted up?
I for one, am glad you've jumped on board the sarcasm wagon, hoya. It actually made the Smashing Pumpkin days not so bad.
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong - and I could be. Anyway, is a pre-sale password worth anything for a QOTSA show at Ram's Head? Will a show sell out during a pre-sale? I'm sure that this band will sell out this venue, but during the pre-sale??
I've always thought that pre-sale passwords were valuable for places with seating, as they give you a shot at the "best" seats, but here - in a general admission club - does it matter that much?
I'm pissed that they are coming on a Wednesday! The following weekend better include a show in DC, Richmond, Philly or some other town within driving distance. Or maybe I'll work the next day on 3-4 hours sleep.
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Originally posted by PigIron:
Or maybe I'll work the next day on 3-4 hours sleep.
Queens are well worth the drive and I myself would take every opportunity i could to see them.
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Originally posted by DeathFromAbove1979:
Originally posted by PigIron:
Or maybe I'll work the next day on 3-4 hours sleep.
Queens are well worth the drive and I myself would take every opportunity i could to see them. [/b]
The drive is only about 20 minutes from me - I live just south. But I get up at 4:30. I've seen them a couple of times and I agree, phenomenal show. I'm praying I get a break here though and I get a weekend date.
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Could someone message me the pre-sale password??
getting QOTSA tickets would definitely heal the wounds from not getting Smashing pumpkins tickets and the possible cancelation of the Morrissey show at Rams Head.
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whats the password
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I know the password
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Could someone PM me the password please? :)
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i would like the password please
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I'll be in a meeting from 9-11 so I won't be at the computer the second the presale starts. Hopefully the board members will all have their tix by then and somebody will do the rest of us a favor and post the password?
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anyone figure out if it's via Ram's Head or Ticketbastard?
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Originally posted by getanothername:
anyone figure out if it's via Ram's Head or Ticketbastard?
Seeing as how it's not listed on Ticketmaster's site my money is on Ram's Head.
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thank you for the assistance
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damn, must be on a special link, as the main site only has 'tickets go on sale 7/14'
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anyone got the link
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Originally posted by Epstein:
anyone got the link
ramsheadlive.com
I don't think there's a special link for the pre-sale.
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I'd love a PM.... :cool:
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check your PM
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hmm not showin up on rams head site..
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Hey - Where did you hear that the presale starts at 10AM anyway?? There's nothing on the Ram's Head site or the QOTSA page..
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Well, I can get to a ramshead live page that lists the show and says "exclusive online presale tomorrow", and the page is dated July 10. But when I hit the "Buy Tickets" button, it takes me to the QOTSA page that says tickets "Available soon"
If anyone gets it to work, let us know.
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I got an e-mail from Ram's Head saying that it was at 10 a.m. Guess they're messing with our heads.
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The email I received from Ram's Head Live yesterday just said "EXCLUSIVE ONLINE PRESALE TOMORROW" along with the password, there was no mention of the actual on-sale time.
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I haven't seen a presale time listed ANYWHERE. I guess we can call the club at noon and see what they say?
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If you're on their e-mail list, the presale was included in yesterday's e-mail. But, the link takes you a page that says tickets are "available soon." No more information than that. I guess either things changed, or they sent the e-mail out too early. and the pre-sale is tomorrow...
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Originally posted by dave24:
If you're on their e-mail list, the presale was included in yesterday's e-mail. But, the link takes you a page that says tickets are "available soon." No more information than that. I guess either things changed, or they sent the e-mail out too early. and the pre-sale is tomorrow...
Did your email say 10AM?
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YEP
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Venue opens at noon - I'm going to call...
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Thanks Rusty...let us know what they say. Apparently the presale wasn't for noon either.
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Mike over at Ram's Head is currently 'looking into this'...
410-244-1131
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I'll bet it was a ploy to increase internet traffic to their sales site to boost sales for the Dave Matthews Tribute Band.
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thanks for calling! the roots presale, which wasn't available earlier, is on now.... fingers crossed!
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Just talked to that dude over at Ram's Head...
Queens pre-sale is FRIDAY, 7/13, at 12NOON
The email guy fucked it up!
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gggggrrrrrr, I'm not around!!
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could someone PM me the password please? Thanks!
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I'll put in my request as well to be PM'ed the password.
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The demand for this password is just becoming SICK!
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Originally posted by TheREALHunter:
The demand for this password is just becoming SICK!
hahahaha
just to be safe could i get the PM password too, i think it's what I have in my head, but if I had it wrong I would be SICK to my stomach.
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Michael Moore has a documentary called SICK-o.
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Hey will I need a special link to get to the presale on FRIDAY, or can I just go through the normal page? I already know the password, but wasn't on the rams head mailing list till today.
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Presale on now.
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Awesome...got mine!
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Will they do a 9:30 show??!
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Got Mine!!!!
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super sweet. got mine!
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GOT MINE!
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Got Mine!
ps. thanks for the password hints.
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so how is this place? how many does it hold
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From the Washington Post:
Editorial Review
Live From Baltimore
By Fritz Hahn
Washington Post Weekend Section
Friday, February 4, 2005
The newest player on the regional concert scene, Rams Head Live holds about 1,600 patrons, making it bigger than the 9:30 club, the Birchmere or the Black Cat. B.B. King, Chris Isaak and George Clinton and P-Funk have already taken the massive stage, and blues legend Buddy Guy and Tower of Power are scheduled to appear in coming weeks. Among the amenities are five brushed-steel bars, two sit-down restaurant areas and more than 40 flat-screen televisions.
The only caveat? It's in Baltimore.
Baltimore has some really cool places to see a band, including the Recher Theatre and the gritty little Ottobar, but many touring acts eschew Baltimore for larger, more established venues in the Washington area. With a capacity twice that of other Baltimore clubs, Rams Head Live hopes to change that, explains promotions manager and "talent buyer" Joe Szoko. "We aren't really competing [with the Birchmere or the 9:30 club]," he says. "Our mind-set is that Baltimore is a separate market from D.C."
Some bands that hit the Rams Head, including Guy and Clinton, are playing in smaller venues in Washington as well. Country singer Robert Earl Keen, who performed at the Black Tie & Boots inaugural gala, is playing Rams Head Live later this month while his tour skips the Washington suburbs altogether.
As you might have surmised, Rams Head Live is a sister venue to Annapolis's popular Rams Head Tavern concert venue. Over the past few years, owner Bill Muehlhauser and his son Kyle have steadily enlarged the Rams Head empire, opening a Rams Head Tavern in Rehoboth Beach, Del., and one in Savage, Md., plus the laidback Rams Head Roadhouse in Crownsville, Md., as well as an expansive new Fordham brewery in Dover, Del., to provide beer for all five locations. Muehlhauser says he spent six months looking for a venue in the Washington area before deciding on Baltimore's Power Plant Live complex last spring -- a virtual night life strip mall of popular chain restaurants and bars such as McFadden's, Howl at the Moon Cafe and the Have a Nice Day Cafe near the Inner Harbor. Thankfully, there's plenty of parking nearby.
Millions of dollars have been spent renovating this old brick building, adding a self-contained Rams Head Tavern restaurant, state-of-the-art speakers and lighting, and a mixing board that looks like a prop from "Star Wars." Rams Head Live opened Dec. 14 with a party featuring local boogie-woogie queen Deanna Bogart, a regular fixture at Rams Head in Annapolis.
"Our idea when we built this club was 'We'll book anything and everything,' " Szoko says. "We've got [alt-country singer] Neko Case coming in, we had Joe Cocker, we've got Gregg Allman, Lyle Lovett, Keller Williams [in coming weeks]. We'll do country, reggae, classic rock -- anything and everything, including indie rock."
Despite its size, the Rams Head doesn't look like it will battle the 9:30 club or the Recher for the latest hip-hop or alternative concerts. Most of the acts on its schedule, including Keen, bluesman Tommy Castro and college-rock favorites Fighting Gravity, would be a natural fit at the Birchmere or the State Theatre, which are half the size of Rams Head Live, while others are veterans of the 250-seat Rams Head in Annapolis.
"We don't want to take artists from Annapolis, but if it makes sense to have them here, we will," says Szoko, who books acts for both locations, and points to Bogart and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy as bands that will be switching to Baltimore. "Some bands have outgrown Annapolis. . . . There have been bands we've been on the verge of booking in Annapolis, but because of the capacity and the space, we couldn't. Lyle Lovett played our Annapolis club a couple years ago and he loved it, but for a room that size, he would have had to play four nights" to sell as many tickets as he will at Rams Head Live.
Rams Head Live has a viewer-friendly layout similar to the 9:30 club or the old Bayou, with a high stage at one end of a cavernous room.
Upstairs, a balcony snakes around three sides, even hanging over the stage at one point to provide an outstanding bird's-eye view of the performers. Each level has multiple bars and food stations, including a restaurant on the second floor with weathered brick walls and handsome old black-and-white photographs, though it's somewhat hidden and occasionally closed for private parties. (There's a third level, too -- a skybox with fat leather sofas and carpets -- but the only way to see it is to rent it for the night or be a friend of the band.) Unless you're stuck behind a six-foot-tall guy wearing a cowboy hat, there's not a bad spot in the house. I spent a whole show wandering around the venue and taking in the concert from different vantage points, and found that I had little trouble getting a good view or great sound, whether I was standing at a bar, on the balcony or in the rear corner of the room.
But like the 9:30 club, the Rams Head doesn't offer many places to sit down and rest your feet. While there are a couple of dozen stools clustered around the large ground-floor bar, the best seats in the house are in a set of bleachers upstairs: While all-too-reminiscent of your high school gym, they're perfectly positioned for a view of center stage.
Szoko acknowledges the new venue may have to "change the mentality" of Rams Head regulars who are used to catching bands at the original venue, where all audience members sit around tables, supper-club style. "The zydeco acts we book in Annapolis, like the Iguanas, work in a seated room, but we get comments like 'Thanks for booking them, but we really wanted to dance.' " The lack of seating in Baltimore may be great for fans of the Iguanas or the legendary George Clinton and P-Funk, who recently kept a crowd dancing into the wee hours at the 9:30 club, but I wonder about the audiences for B.B. King, Buddy Guy or Joe Cocker, which tend to skew a bit older. How many of them are going to want to stand for more than two hours (when you include the opening act)? If you're given the choice between seeing Guy at the Birchmere or the Rams Head, a lack of seating may be a deciding factor.
Speaking of amenities, though, the Rams Head has quite a few.
Closed-circuit cameras beam all the onstage action to flat-screen televisions on walls and behind every bar, just in case you find yourself stuck in a mid-concert beer line. Similarly, sets of JBL speakers in the bathrooms ensure you won't miss a note.
Even if you're not catching a show, the street-level Rams Head Tavern is worth a visit. Its five trademark Fordham beers are available, along with a large menu of sandwiches and seafood. The happy hour -- common to all Rams Head Taverns -- is among the best I've seen, with $1.95 drafts Monday through Friday, as well as free wings, tacos or German sausages. For preconcert diners, though, a ticket stub is worth a 10 percent discount.
Ah, right. Tickets. The Rams Head has an interesting new ticketing system that works along the lines of supermarket UPC coders. When you buy a ticket online, you're given a unique bar code to print and bring with you. Once it's scanned at the door by a bouncer, that ticket number is invalidated, so you can't print a few and slip one to a friend.
(Learn from my mistakes: Concertgoers are free to move back and forth between the main room and the Tavern, but need to remember to get a hand stamp first. Otherwise, when you try to return, your invalidated ticket stub won't work and you'll have to buy another, or talk your way into the bouncers' good graces.) I know some readers will grouse about having to head to Baltimore to see a concert, but Rams Head Live is worth the trip, especially when an artist's Washington area dates are sold out (fans of Lyle Lovett and Joe Ely, consider yourselves warned).
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Got my tickets!!!!
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Got mine as well. I wish the show wasn't so far away....
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Queens of the Fuckin' Stone Age...this is unreal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHL5xIIbmAI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHL5xIIbmAI)
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Originally posted by bearman:
Queens of the Fuckin' Stone Age...this is unreal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHL5xIIbmAI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHL5xIIbmAI)
I have this entire concert available for download. if anyone wants it just PM me.
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It's crazy that these Ram's Head shows don't sell out sooner!
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Well, it is 1600 tickets on a Wednesday. If the venue had been in DC, it would have sold out by now.
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Originally posted by bearman:
Well, it is 1600 tickets on a Wednesday. If the venue had been in DC, it would have sold out by now.
It definetly sold out the day the tickets went on sale for Queens.
I went to school and came back and they were all gone.
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Must have been the presale because there are still tix left for the Balto show.