Count Me Safe

Yep, I'm safe! If you haven't heard, there has been much talk lately about Taylor Swifts' Era Tour concert, set for March 2023.

One lady has buyer's remorse after spending $5,500 for TWO tickets! Seriously? Someone should take her credit card away! I could have spent a week or two on vacation for that amount of green!

And she didn't even have the credit card until she decided to apply for it to "help boost" her credit. Help boost it? I'm not so sure it should be considered good business sense to open a line of credit with the old plastic for the purpose of purchasing tickets to a concert!

Really? Come on!

The gal who now has buyer's remorse for the Swift concert, Paige is her name, reportedly told a media outlet she has been "a fan of Taylor Swift for around 15 years.

She is what is referred to as a "Swiftie" - or in other words, a Taylor Swift fan. I don't know. I just don't get it. How can anyone be so wrapped up in someone they have never even met?

I guess you could say she got "caught up" in the excitement and stress of attempting to obtain her tickets. Because, after ending up getting stuck in the paused queue for over three hours, she went to a "secondary" ticket site while she was waiting for her "line" to move. She wanted  to see if there was any tickets available from "re-sellers".

She made her purchase there of the two tickets, that in my estimation should have been made of gold. The seats were "floor seats" and were priced just a little bit below $2,000 each. Enter taxes and fees and you get the whopping $5,500 price tag.

That's not all! Some tickets reportedly sold for as high as $33,000! I guess the good news is that according to some of the ticket gurus, less than five percent of the tickets being sold have ended up on these sky rocket sites.

Personally,I don't even care for concerts. They are extremely loud events where attendees have been known to suddently lose their sense of what's right and wrong. They don't have respect for their fellow concert goers, the venue, themselves or even the artist.

Don't get me wrong, I have attended a concert or two. But, I'm very picky about when and where I go, how much I spend, and where my seats will be located. Yes, I said seats. I really don't care for the pit standing routine. 

I tried the pit twice in my lifetime. Both times, I was regretting the decision. The second time, I took one of my grandkids and a couple of their friends to a concert. They wanted to get the "pit experience."

When we went, I kept them all close to me, while watching with the very best momma/nana eye what those around us were doing. Sure enough, a couple of "ladies" there decided to show more of their skin than they did any moral compass or common sense. Many of those around us had partaken of way too much drink (and I'm not referring to Koolaid). I wondered how in the world they would be able to drive home afterwards. I prayed for the safety of those on the road with them.

Every concert I have been to has included "fans" who were less than respectful. They stood in front of people where some couldn't see. Shoved their way past others to get a "better view". Were loud and obnoxious..... Yep, lots of fun.

When I went to the Grand Ole Opry once, I remember this woman climbed right up on stage with Darius Rucker. She was obviously intoxicated way past the limit. She started grabbing at him and made a total fool of herself. I remember thinking, "listen lady, I didn't pay for my ticket to watch you be stupid."

At the time, the security at the Opry was all older employees. I wondered how they were going to get  her safely off the stage. It took some doing, but they finally got it accomplished. At one point, I felt like jumping up and giving them a "friendly, helpful" hand.

Now there have been enjoyable experiences as well. I have seen the Beach Boys twice and the Oak Ridge Boys. Those concerts were great! No one standing in front of me. And the night was as it should have been - enjoying good music with good company and little to no interference.

It just amazes me the lengths people go to in order to see someone who is well-known. Someone who is famous.

Working in the media, I have met my share of "famous" people. And in that capacity I have never gotten excited about meeting any of them. I have always had the mindset that they "put their pants on one leg at a time" - just like everybody else.

Not to mention some of them are just not very nice people. Years ago at a concert, Lori Morgan had those in charge of her security ready to shoot her! She wasn't there to make friends obviously.

My cousin's boy was the fiddle player in the Josh Abbott Band - a red dirt music group out of Texas. I remember going to Amarillo to listen to them play and take photos for his momma. There again, the crowd was shoving and maneuvering to get a "better view". At one point, a young woman dove under the barrier when he dropped a guitar pick. (He also plays guitar.) When she stood back up I told her he would probably have just given her one if she had asked. You should have seen her reaction when she found out I knew him personally! I had to chuckle a bit.

Recently, he began playing with Brother's Osbourne and was with them at this year's Country Music Awards. And I still wouldn't get overly excited if I saw them.

So no, I'm not a "Swiftie" or any other overly excited fan. In fact, if I had my preference, I would spend $10 on a CD, adjust the lighting, have some excellent snacks and relax on my couch. I'm thinking it would all together end up around $60 - not bad by my estimation for a "floor seat".