Why we aren't at the KUOW event at the neptune theater, today

Weekday with Steve Scher's live performance with Stephen Tobolowsky Friday sounded pretty good.

Tobolowsky is the self-satisfied b-actor/a-grade storyteller who finally wormed his smarmy way into our collective Sunday afternoon (KUOW 1-2p) hearts with his tales of Hollywood and Texas.

KUOW said the tickets would be $4. That sounded great, so we went up to the Neptune's site, where we were more than off-put that a $4 ticket actually costs $9! The unexplained "convenience fee" ($2) plus the "order process fee" ($3) more than doubled the price of the ticket. 

Though delighted to learn that a $1 facility fee was included, and not additional, we just said, "Oh EXCUSE US, Mr. KUOW, if we expected too much free 'convenience!' Fuck-you very much and have a nice rest of your day.." And stayed home to listen to the show on the ol' radie-yo... so you wouldn't have to.

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KUOW Public Radio - Weekday live Friday, 9/30/11, 8:45AM PDT The Neptune Seattle, WA, USA You have 4 minutes and 59 seconds to complete your purchase. After 4 minutes and 59 seconds these tickets will be released.   Type   Section   Row    Seat   Price Fee   Total   Adult   GEN ADM     GEN     565   $4.00   $2.00   $6.00  Limited seating available Total   $4.00   $2.00   $6.00 Convenience fee for 1 seat :   $2.00    Order Processing:  $3.00    Current Amount Due: $9.00    Per ticket fee includes $1.00 Facility Fee.

Comments

[Puget Sound Blathers]

Nothing gets by Bla'm who I have on good authority has never paid for the rust proof undercoating when purchasing a vehicle.

[Pete]

Rust proof undercoating has value (at least, in certain parts of the country.) Electronic processing that costs the event promoter nothing once the software is installed - as opposed to the wages that used to be paid to real live people to process ticket sales - add no value to the consumer and cost the promoter far less. Ticket surcharges like this, of the type pioneered by TicketMonster, are a ripoff, pure and simple. And they get away with it because they usually have a monopoly on tickets for a given event.

[Chucks]

The undercoating also assists in the reduction of road and tire noise, thus enhancing the enjoyment in ownership in your new car.
It makes the drive more pleasant when going to the box office to purchase your tickets in person, rather than paying the Paul Allen mafia ticket fee racket charge.

[Tony]

Undercoating and spray-on type rust proofing insulates the metal from moisture and oxygen by covering it with a protective coating.

The two main disadvantages of that method are that it's impossible to cover every area on the vehicle with and often the areas that are most prone to corrosion are left uncoated. Also, it's effective only as long as the protective surface is not damaged. In reality, in the areas where damage occurs, no matter how small, rusting will occur.

[blathering michael]

I am tight as the paper on the wall, and I'd pay to have rust-proof undercoating sprayed on Michelle Bachman or Chris Christie, (I believe Romney has already been sprayed) but this post was about KUOW, Paul Allen mafia ticket fee racket charges, Stephen Tobolowsky, today's gently tedious Weekday live show.

[Puget Sound Blathers]

Ticket-'slave'-Master has folks right where they want you, by the 'handling fees' and I hate 'em.

I will say that 'Gently Tedious' sounds like the way to spend a pleasant afternoon in the Great Northwest.

[Chucks]

OK Michael, but as a guy that has made part of his living the last 20 years, I thought I did a good job working back to the subject at hand while appreciating the real value of undercoating.

[Tony]

I have to imagine that Christ Chrissy would find significant value in the rust-proof undercoating, as one as to imagine there are abnormal levels of moisture in that undercarriage.