Stop the Patry Tix Scalper rumors

[stlbarb]

you know i'm the biggest kidder around, but some folks are very upset about not getting tickets, or even on the wait list.

i find it difficult to believe it sold out in 10 seconds. i dont think it could process all the orders that fast. maybe it did. i'm willing to wait for the ticket committee to confirm this.

but why would scalpers want these tickets? its a semi-private party with no bands announced. you get an email to tell you where the party is, so they might not get notified as to the location. its not like any one here is going to spend big bucks to get tickets from scalpers. so no profit, no interest.

lurkers? yes, there are several folks who dont post often, and maybe some newbies. so they all got in and no one else did?

its more likely that its a glitch than a conspiracy.

[BigDag]

Yeah, it's the wait list being "sold out" that makes me think there might have been some kind of problem.

But again, maybe not. Perhaps it did sell out in five seconds.

I'm getting very sleepy though; think I'm going to go to bed and catch up with y'all tomorrow.

[Zydekitten]

Yeah, it's the wait list being "sold out" that makes me think there might have been some kind of problem.

But again, maybe not. Perhaps it did sell out in five seconds.

I'm getting very sleepy though; think I'm going to go to bed and catch up with y'all tomorrow.
Wait list isn't "sold out" anymore - I was finally able to get 1 on there just now.

[BigDag]

Wait list isn't "sold out" anymore - I was finally able to get 1 on there just now.

It still says "sold out" when I try it.

Something's weird.

Good night.

[NYMAMA]

you know i'm the biggest kidder around, but some folks are very upset about not getting tickets, or even on the wait list.

i find it difficult to believe it sold out in 10 seconds. i dont think it could process all the orders that fast. maybe it did. i'm willing to wait for the ticket committee to confirm this.

but why would scalpers want these tickets? its a semi-private party with no bands announced. you get an email to tell you where the party is, so they might not get notified as to the location. its not like any one here is going to spend big bucks to get tickets from scalpers. so no profit, no interest.

lurkers? yes, there are several folks who dont post often, and maybe some newbies. so they all got in and no one else did?

its more likely that its a glitch than a conspiracy.
I hope you are right Barb. And I will put on a happy face either way. The non ticket (missfits LOL )holders will still have a large time!

[Blitzzzzz]

Wait list isn't "sold out" anymore - I was finally able to get 1 on there just now.

Works for me, now, too!:cool:

[chuckm]

The inherent selectivity of this party process speaks an unintentional elitism that is inconsistent with this board and the people involved. It's a very rare sour note associated with the Fest.

[stlbarb]

The inherent selectivity of this party process speaks an unintentional elitism that is inconsistent with this board and the people involved. It's a very rare sour note associated with the Fest.

if you have a better plan, write it up and submit it to the folks who give of there time and money to throw this gig. i'm sure they will consider all reasonable ideas (next year).

[festbabe]

The inherent selectivity of this party process speaks an unintentional elitism that is inconsistent with this board and the people involved. It's a very rare sour note associated with the Fest.

Nah, there are long-time die-hard members of the bored that got shut out. I'm SURE it's not intentional.

[mdfest]

Organize your own party and you can make the rules.

I really cant believe people are giving the organizers a hard time.

[stlbarb]

Organize your own party and you can make the rules.

I really cant believe people are giving the organizers a hard time.

its really a test. only the true believers will be allowed in. :p

[mightyradgumbo]

Organize your own party and you can make the rules.

I really cant believe people are giving the organizers a hard time.

I know and you are not even one of the organizers :p

[stlbarb]

some real info from the Patry Tix Thread - but its being buried:

Hey everyone,

Hope everyone that got tickets are happy. And my apologies to everyone who had trouble with the site. Clearly it got hit hard and fast.
The response to the patry was over welming and things were hectic right out of the gate for sure.

There is a wait list and as many of you know that read sold out as well...who knew that limit would get hit so soon. I am taking names manually at patrytixcoordinator@yahoo.com.
Sometimes it comes down to the good old fashioned manual way of email to be able to connect.

And we ask you to remember that tickets sales were open to everyone and just this afternoon I saw that there was almost 3,500 views, not posts, to the announcement thread.

We will work through the wait list as fast as tickets become available.

Thanks for your patience and patry on!
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2ForTheFest

[ohio]

The inherent selectivity of this party process speaks an unintentional elitism that is inconsistent with this board and the people involved. It's a very rare sour note associated with the Fest.
Do you say that everytime an event sells out? If there's only 200 tix available and 300 want them, what do you expect. There are hundreds of volunteer hours spent to pull off this charity event. Pretty selective.

[breambob]

The inherent selectivity of this party process speaks an unintentional elitism that is inconsistent with this board and the people involved. It's a very rare sour note associated with the Fest.

As for one who knows about, but has not participated in the patry process this year, I think many of them (the patry process people) would tell you to suck their ass, chuckm.
You don't know WTF you're talking about.

Dinner at Commanders anyone?

[ibjamn]

As for one who knows about, but has not participated in the patry process this year, I think many of them (the patry process people) would tell you to suck their ass, chuckm.
You don't know WTF you're talking about.

Dinner at Commanders anyone?

I just fell in love with you all over again.

[Michelino]

Do you say that everytime an event sells out? If there's only 200 tix available and 300 want them, what do you expect. There are hundreds of volunteer hours spent to pull off this charity event. Pretty selective.

I think we understand the limited number of tickets. It seemed weird that the patry sold out in a fraction of a second though. As opposed to minutes just last year. So for most of us, we suspected malfunction more so than just being unlucky.

I only hope the raffle gets hit by an exponential growth in popularity as well. That would be very cool.

[Rossvegas]

Commanders? You elitist bastard! I'm thinking Johnny's Poboys is more our style...

[rosetree]

another person on my ignore list!

[steffie]

As for one who knows about, but has not participated in the patry process this year, I think many of them (the patry process people) would tell you to suck their ass, chuckm.
You don't know WTF you're talking about.

Dinner at Commanders anyone?

I second that emotion!! Will you be joining the Krewe of Threadhead Misfits?
;) :D

[ohio]

As for one who knows about, but has not participated in the patry process this year, I think many of them (the patry process people) would tell you to suck their ass, chuckm.
You don't know WTF you're talking about.

Dinner at Commanders anyone?
I Love you, Mac

[Michelino]

Commanders? You elitist bastard! I'm thinking Johnny's Poboys is more our style...

Johnny closes at 4 PM. Mothers?

[SkyeDragon]

yeah, what Bream said!

[Rossvegas]

Mothers or Acme - your choice, Mich.

[Corona]

Organize your own party and you can make the rules.

I really cant believe people are giving the organizers a hard time.
Thanks MD.....isn't this how the PDKK'ers gave up on their patry years ago? You guys have no idea.....

[NYMAMA]

As for one who knows about, but has not participated in the patry process this year, I think many of them (the patry process people) would tell you to suck their ass, chuckm.
You don't know WTF you're talking about.

Dinner at Commanders anyone?
Cout me in

[Corona]

As for one who knows about, but has not participated in the patry process this year, I think many of them (the patry process people) would tell you to suck their ass, chuckm.
You don't know WTF you're talking about.

Dinner at Commanders anyone?
MUAH Baby!!!! xoxoxo

[festbabe]

As for one who knows about, but has not participated in the patry process this year, I think many of them (the patry process people) would tell you to suck their ass, chuckm.
You don't know WTF you're talking about.

Dinner at Commanders anyone?

High five!

[Corona]

MUAH Baby!!!! xoxoxo
I have to ask you guys......are you still interested in the waitlist? It will move some like every year....I know you're organizing another event now but why don't you give it a bit of time?

[Rossvegas]

Well, that's a great point, Lis.

Some people treat Jazzfest like it's a freakin' convention, and I've never got that. I used to spend all kinds of time and money on really elaborate lagniappes, and then one day I figured: "WTF? This is my vacation!!! Why am i putting myself through so much stress?" I've spoken to the good and evil half about this, and I know that when this stops being fun for them, this Patry deal is over...and then what?

My only fear is that this intimate party that you guys have so selflessly put together will one day be filled with a whole bunch of unfamilar faces...and that ain't good either.

[eat_mo_crawfish]

By the time anyone who got tickets got to the board (me), there were already 3 threads dissing everything patry, so don't be surprised with the underwhelming response for a 'roll call.' I've spent the last few hours just reading and shaking my (thread)head.

[Stella Blue]

When Ticketmaster starts getting a cut, that's when we know this event has "sold out,'' sort of speak. On a slightly -- though only slightly -- more serious note, the "start your own patry'' movement seems to me to be inevitable, the natural order of things.
Always, the fringe becomes mainstream, so the ultra-fringe -- in this case that would be the people who can't operate a computer fast enough --are left in the dust by cool insiders who once were disorganized outsiders who are now part of the established order of things, in this case Jazz Fest festivities.
Patry shut-outs, have no fear. A vogue, incredibly unorganized Happy Hour will occur on Patry Day somewhere.
I can feel it...:)

[mymecca]

As for one who knows about, but has not participated in the patry process this year, I think many of them (the patry process people) would tell you to suck their ass, chuckm.
You don't know WTF you're talking about.

Dinner at Commanders anyone?

please say you will be at fest for later! muah macolicious!

[festbabe]

I think the dissin' got fueled by the fact that so few regular THs reported getting tickets - I'm glad to hear some of y'all speaking up!

[ciscokid]

As for one who knows about, but has not participated in the patry process this year, I think many of them (the patry process people) would tell you to suck their ass, chuckm.
You don't know WTF you're talking about.

Dinner at Commanders anyone?

hi mac long time no talk, please dont hold anything back mac tell us the way it is :) see u soon bro

[Corona]

Well, that's a great point, Lis.

Some people treat Jazzfest like it's a freakin' convention, and I've never got that. I used to spend all kinds of time and money on really elaborate lagniappes, and then one day I figured: "WTF? This is my vacation!!! Why am i putting myself through so much stress?" I've spoken to the good and evil half about this, and I know that when this stops being fun for them, this Patry deal is over...and then what?

My only fear is that this intimate party that you guys have so selflessly put together will one day be filled with a whole bunch of unfamilar faces...and that ain't good either.
That's why it may have to become a private party Ross...we can't control online ticket sales. We did our best....it's popular in New Orleans now...locals too....word is out...even the musicians contacted US to ask to play...so try having to tell some of them thanks but no thanks.....we're damned if we do and damned if we don't anymore...and yeah...when it stops being fun, we won't want to do it anymore ya know? It's hours and hours and hours of preparation that started MONTHS ago......
I don't know what else to say....except sorry that not everyone got tix, the waitlist should move and more people will get tix. It's 11:15 here and I have to work in the morning and my head is going to explode.
Night all..

[barry10016]

As for one who knows about, but has not participated in the patry process this year, I think many of them (the patry process people) would tell you to suck their ass, chuckm.
You don't know WTF you're talking about.

Dinner at Commanders anyone?

Thank you brother Mac.

[Lit]

The inherent selectivity of this party process speaks an unintentional elitism that is inconsistent with this board and the people involved. It's a very rare sour note associated with the Fest.

I don't know this fellow (or anyone else here for that matter), and maybe he's got a reputation that precedes him here and warrants the responses that automatically take this is a slam on the patry folks. But I gotta say that I read a lot of dense stuff and I'm still genuinely confused about what he's trying to say and whether it's intended as an insult or gripe about anyone involved. Maybe he's a bit confused too. For starters, what the hell is "unintentional elitism"? I thought that elitism, by definition, connotes an intent to exclude the non-elite. And whatever it is, he notes that it is inconsistent with the board and the people involved. Unless you all have reason to believe otherwise, I think there's at least a chance that he meant to comment on the inherent limitations of the process, and his regret that it appears incongruent with the generally inclusive spirit of this board and the fest, and he simply did not express himself as clearly or as artfully as he could have.

Of course, if he intended to slam the patry folks, he can indeed suck a$$.

[Michelino]

As for one who knows about, but has not participated in the patry process this year, I think many of them (the patry process people) would tell you to suck their ass, chuckm.
You don't know WTF you're talking about.

Dinner at Commanders anyone?

I'm in for the dinner wherever it is...but let's not serve Chuck roast in haste. He said "unintentional elitism"...my take is that he meant that a limited number of tickets is fundamentally selective..maybe this time more so than even the organizers anticipated. Threadheads have been very open and accepting. If it now so hard to get a ticket to the patry because that openness has attracted so many of us, there is still irony in the result. I think that is what Chuck may be stating.

And anyone who didn't get in has the right to express a sour note or sour grapes. We should be able to tolerate griping from people who are missing the greatest patry at fest. Its actually a compliment to the organizers. A touch backhanded perhaps, but a compliment none the less.

[sophisticated sissy]

I think we understand the limited number of tickets. It seemed weird that the patry sold out in a fraction of a second though. As opposed to minutes just last year.



Could this be partially attributed to the number of peeps using "big data pipes", as rossvegas says, and T-1 trunks, like VWgal, and ultra high speed internet connects, like Zydekitten? There were a limited number of tix available, so I can see how they could go lightning quick.

This is merely a theory I am postulating, but did anyone else try to buy presale tix from the DTB website today? Those were gone in a flash as well.

[mrSteve]

As for one who knows about, but has not participated in the patry process this year, I think many of them (the patry process people) would tell you to suck their ass, chuckm.
You don't know WTF you're talking about.

Dinner at Commanders anyone?

We missed your input my brother!

[ibjamn]

That's why it may have to become a private party Ross...we can't control online ticket sales. We did our best....it's popular in New Orleans now...locals too....word is out...even the musicians contacted US to ask to play...so try having to tell some of them thanks but no thanks.....we're damned if we do and damned if we don't anymore...and yeah...when it stops being fun, we won't want to do it anymore ya know? It's hours and hours and hours of preparation that started MONTHS ago......
I don't know what else to say....except sorry that not everyone got tix, the waitlist should move and more people will get tix. It's 11:15 here and I have to work in the morning and my head is going to explode.
Night all..

What Lis said. I'm going to throw up, then I'm going to bed.

[Rossvegas]

That's why it may have to become a private party Ross...we can't control online ticket sales. We did our best....it's popular in New Orleans now...locals too....word is out...even the musicians contacted US to ask to play...so try having to tell some of them thanks but no thanks.....we're damned if we do and damned if we don't anymore...and yeah...when it stops being fun, we won't want to do it anymore ya know? It's hours and hours and hours of preparation that started MONTHS ago......
I don't know what else to say....except sorry that not everyone got tix, the waitlist should move and more people will get tix. It's 11:15 here and I have to work in the morning and my head is going to explode.
Night all..

You go, girl. I for one am REALLY grateful for everything you guys have done - I sure as hell haven't got time to do it - and I wish you nothing but the best Fest karma...and a really good night's sleep. If I happen to slide up that wait list, terrific...but if I don't, that's okay too. Just know that we love y'all, and I know that your heart is ALWAYS in the right place, okay?

[Stella Blue]

"We should be able to tolerate griping from people who are missing the greatest patry at fest. Its actually a compliment to the organizers. A touch backhanded perhaps, but a compliment none the less.''
Well said. I only made it to one patry, but clearly the event is a victim of its own success, and the organizers have done a great job!

[Amyloves...]

What Lis said. I'm going to throw up, then I'm going to bed.

Right behind you sister.

[mdfest]

If we didnt have NAFTA, we could keep out the Canucks. That would be a start.

[rosetree]

What Lis said. I'm going to throw up, then I'm going to bed.

G'night Jenn
(((Muah)))

[steffie]

You all deserve a huge amount of thanks for all of your workon the Patry and making everyone feel welcome on this bored. I had the BEST JF last year because of the threadhead community. Thanks to everyone!

[Rossvegas]

Could this be partially attributed to the number of peeps using "big data pipes", as rossvegas says, and T-1 trunks, like VWgal, and ultra high speed internet connects, like Zydekitten? There were a limited number of tix available, so I can see how they could go lightning quick.

This is merely a theory I am postulating, but did anyone else try to buy presale tix from the DTB website today? Those were gone in a flash as well.

Cissy, VW didn't get any tickets, even with her big mighty data pipe. I'm not sure that Zydekitten did either...

[barry10016]

That's why it may have to become a private party Ross...we can't control online ticket sales. We did our best....it's popular in New Orleans now...locals too....word is out...even the musicians contacted US to ask to play...so try having to tell some of them thanks but no thanks.....we're damned if we do and damned if we don't anymore...and yeah...when it stops being fun, we won't want to do it anymore ya know? It's hours and hours and hours of preparation that started MONTHS ago......
I don't know what else to say....except sorry that not everyone got tix, the waitlist should move and more people will get tix. It's 11:15 here and I have to work in the morning and my head is going to explode.
Night all..


Exactly folks. Y'all know that space is very limited. Not all that want to will get in, happens every year. Can't say it's a bad thing we all become friends and we all do want all y'all to be able to make it, believe us, we do. But it's just not possible.
We work on this thing basically from when last yrs ends. It's truly a labor of love, you know this. No one gets paid, no one makes a penny, each and every one of us gives up time, money, energy, space, expertise, sleep, and family at times too. This Patry don't happen in 2 weeks.
We hurt for those that haven't gotten tics. Get on the wait list, it does work.

And Lis, time for 2 Excedrin and a Perc, my head hurts too.

[Rossvegas]

If we didnt have NAFTA, we could keep out the Canucks. That would be a start.

Now that you mention it, we're supposed to have open access to the US market! Where the hell are my tickets???

[rosetree]

Now that you mention it, we're supposed to have open access to the US market! Where the hell are my tickets???

A Mountie took them coming across the border!;)

[stlbarb]

I'm in for the dinner wherever it is...but let's not serve Chuck roast in haste. He said "unintentional elitism"...my take is that he meant that a limited number of tickets is fundamentally selective..maybe this time more so than even the organizers anticipated. Threadheads have been very open and accepting. If it now so hard to get a ticket to the patry because that openness has attracted so many of us, there is still irony in the result. I think that is what Chuck may be stating.

And anyone who didn't get in has the right to express a sour note or sour grapes. We should be able to tolerate griping from people who are missing the greatest patry at fest. Its actually a compliment to the organizers. A touch backhanded perhaps, but a compliment none the less.


its a great party. i dont go to alot of the other big stuff during fest, so i dont know that this is the greatest. kind of like 'greatest sex' - you know its all good.
i think the fact that its hard to get tickets has contributed to the hype, and everyone wants to go to something they cant.
to me the biggest draw is so many folks together and we get a chance to interact. but you can do that at the fest during the meet ups, during night shows, or hanging out at a stage camp together.
there is plenty of fun to be had in small & large groups, with or without live music, all over NOLA during the daze 'tween.

if you hurry, you can still get tickets to Rosetree Fest II.

[sophisticated sissy]

Cissy, VW didn't get any tickets, even with her big mighty data pipe. I'm not sure that Zydekitten did either...
True, dat. But that wasn't my point.

[almarco]

A Mountie took them coming across the border!;)

I think dudly doright intercepted them ...right nell?

[mdfest]

I read that Al Gore unhooked the internet connection to Canada

[breambob]

please say you will be at fest for later! muah macolicious!

2nd weekend locked up. If I let you twist my nips will you let me grab your butt? I know it's kinda small, but it is quite fine, a great target ;)

[rosetree]

if you hurry, you can still get tickets to Rosetree Fest II.

ROTFLMOA!!!
I luv ya Barb!
We don't have a wait list......(yet);) :D

[Rossvegas]

Great. Make your little jokes. But if I have to come down there and burn down your White House again, you're gonna be pissed...NOWGIVEMEMYTICKETSDAMMIT!

[Michelino]

Could this be partially attributed to the number of peeps using "big data pipes", as rossvegas says, and T-1 trunks, like VWgal, and ultra high speed internet connects, like Zydekitten? There were a limited number of tix available, so I can see how they could go lightning quick.

This is merely a theory I am postulating, but did anyone else try to buy presale tix from the DTB website today? Those were gone in a flash as well.

Maybe. But I think the answer is apparently just that hundreds of people pulled the trigger at the same time. And for most of us who tried last year, that scope was unexpected.

[papafrog]

I read that Al Gore unhooked the internet connection to Canada

md man its time for another of your home brewed videos

[mdfest]

PF- email me brian AT mris DOT com
just watching a video with you and your lawn chair

[mrSteve]

Maybe. But I think the answer is apparently just that hundreds of people pulled the trigger at the same time. And for most of us who tried last year, that scope was unexpected.

I missed DT's pre sale but got them from The Funky Meters site.

[Michelino]

its a great party. i dont go to alot of the other big stuff during fest, so i dont know that this is the greatest..

I often mungle the little words, but I choose "patry" on purpose. Being the only "patry" it is the greatest "patry". I ain't even been to it and I know that.

As for the greatest party, I dunno.

[stlbarb]

I often mungle the little words, but I choose "patry" on purpose. Being the only "patry" it is the greatest "patry". I ain't even been to it and I know that.

As for the greatest party, I dunno.

corrected. but my buzz has been harshed by accusations of Ticket Gate.

[piscesgirl]

Hey y'all! I am chiming in to say that I actually managed to get a ticket this year - not to rub it in anyone's face that didn't, though. It will be my first patry! I was never able to get a ticket before, well, actually I usually couldn't go anyway but the times I tried it was always sold out immediately. I think it's just because there are so few tickets available and every year more and more people want to go. And, yes, I would agree with whoever said something earlier about the "word" being out about the party every year.

[Rossvegas]

Great. First I'm on a wait list for a dance with Pisces Girl, and now I'm waitlisted for the Patry...stop the torture!

[VWGal]

Cissy, VW didn't get any tickets, even with her big mighty data pipe. I'm not sure that Zydekitten did either...

The big pipe did not help me BUT it just doesn't matter. I am thrilled to be on the wait list. And lucky.

And if I should be even more lucky to move up that wait list and get a ticket, I will attend with joy in my heart, a smile on my face and donations in hand for the charity.

It's a great patry and the organizers are good good people. I have organized many a party professionally, and as a volunteer, for profit and for charity over the years. It's deeply satisfying work, but as an organizer, you soon realize you cannot please everyone. Next year, I might not get on the wait list, and I'd be happy to hang out with anyone who also did not get a ticket and enjoy the bountiful buffet of music in the greatest music city on the planet.

That's the New Orleans spirit! Congratulations to everyone who works on this -- it's a sellout! Their efforts and our support have raised thousands of dollars for New Orleans charities, profiled the best in New Orleans (and St. Louis I might add) talent and gave us memories we'll treasure, no matter whether we're there...or patrying elsewhere.

(be careful getting off that soapbox VW....:D )

[piscesgirl]

Ross, you're a trip!!!

[Rossvegas]

Yeah, and kissing ass isn't gonna move you up the list either, so you can stop now. ;)

[aardy90210]

i got 10 tickets and will be selling them on ebay sometime later this week. i will make sure the auctions get posted here somewhere...

[rosetree]

The big pipe did not help me BUT it just doesn't matter. I am thrilled to be on the wait list. And lucky.

And if I should be even more lucky to move up that wait list and get a ticket, I will attend with joy in my heart, a smile on my face and donations in hand for the charity.

It's a great patry and the organizers are good good people. I have organized many a party professionally, and as a volunteer, for profit and for charity over the years. It's deeply satisfying work, but as an organizer, you soon realize you cannot please everyone. Next year, I might not get on the wait list, and I'd be happy to hang out with anyone who also did not get a ticket and enjoy the bountiful buffet of music in the greatest music city on the planet.

That's the New Orleans spirit! Congratulations to everyone who works on this -- it's a sellout! Their efforts and our support have raised thousands of dollars for New Orleans charities, profiled the best in New Orleans (and St. Louis I might add) talent and gave us memories we'll treasure, no matter whether we're there...or patrying elsewhere.

(be careful getting off that soapbox VW....:D )

Not just a sell-out, a sell-out in under 10 seconds! That has to be a record and a testimonial to the Threadhead nation and those who worked so hard to organize the Patry.

[aardy90210]

also, if anyone needs an '08 poster, LMK.

[stlbarb]

Yeah, and kissing ass isn't gonna move you up the list either, so you can stop now. ;)

i'm not sure, might work but would probably have to be real lips on a real ass. ;)

[Rossvegas]

Ross, you're a trip!!!

And you're such a sweetheart! Looking forward to seeing you in a few weeks, darlin'!

[VWGal]

Yeah, and kissing ass isn't gonna move you up the list either, so you can stop now. ;)

It appears playing 10 gallon plastic pails didn't help either ;) You know we luv ya!

[rosetree]

also, if anyone needs an '08 poster, LMK.

And I suppose you have the cubes too and are just holding back on them!;)

[aardy90210]

And I suppose you have the cubes too and are just holding back on them!;)

the cubes? i have had those since xmas... *giggity!*

[Lostcajun]

By the time anyone who got tickets got to the board (me), there were already 3 threads dissing everything patry, so don't be surprised with the underwhelming response for a 'roll call.' I've spent the last few hours just reading and shaking my (thread)head.

This is part of the reason I didn't say something after near the 8PM time on the "announcement" thread. I waited until someone put up the "roll call" thread, and didn't post about getting a ticket until after 9PM central.

[jhjpotter]

I only hope the raffle gets hit by an exponential growth in popularity as well. That would be very cool.Amen!!

[stlbarb]

and i know what day & time JB is stopping by Margaritaville.

[tabasco]

That's why it may have to become a private party Ross...we can't control online ticket sales. We did our best....it's popular in New Orleans now...locals too....word is out...even the musicians contacted US to ask to play...so try having to tell some of them thanks but no thanks.....we're damned if we do and damned if we don't anymore...and yeah...when it stops being fun, we won't want to do it anymore ya know? It's hours and hours and hours of preparation that started MONTHS ago......
I don't know what else to say....except sorry that not everyone got tix, the waitlist should move and more people will get tix. It's 11:15 here and I have to work in the morning and my head is going to explode.
Night all..

The bored says we have 3917 members and 815 active members. just for the hell of it I ran through the list and counted every one that had 10 posts or more and it was only around 300!??. I totally understand being a threadhead isnt about post counts, but maybe we should have an invite only list for the people that actually contribute to this board? The whole reason I came to this bored was to get information about the fest. I posted a question, got a ton of answers, laughed alot, and eventualy made some good friends!

I cant see how we can leave out people like Ross, Michelino, Z-Kitty, Lester...........Yes, sorry I left out a bunch!... there are more!......

Corona you maybe are right about an invite only list. Maybe it should take a combination of say... posts--(so we know you are a threadhead).... Introducing yourself at the meetups.....volunteering at ms. lenas.... all the people staying at the holiday inn....LOL;) ..... ect, ect, ect.

I dont think we should leave out all the lurkers or the people that only have the time to post once in a while.
But I do think it its unfair for those people who contribute so much to this bored to be left out. Also you cant leave out the people that type ridiculously s-l-o-w... like myself :o! because there were probably 25 posts during the time I wrote this...!!!!!!! so I hope this makes sense because Its almost midnight and I got to be up in 6 hrs! g-night!

[Lostcajun]

Wait list. I went to the patry two years ago, and I was on the wait list. We're working way too hard at trying to understand this. All year we talk with each other with humor and grace, and now the results aren't instant and some are frustrated. That's understandable since it is such a great event, but I trust the organizers whether I get to go the patry or not. I go to NOLA to see friends and enjoy the music, not to go to the patry. It's just another of many wonderful opportunities that are unique to a great city and culture.

My thanks are to all of you for building a community that loves FEST, and lives it all year round. That's my focus. I still get to bump into you. I still get the Fest and all the music, and the shows in between.

It's all good folks, really, it's ALL GOOD!

[Rossvegas]

Tabasco, thanks for the props.

The problem is that this thing started off like a nice dinner party...a few friends, a few laughs, some great music. The reputation has (understandably) spread, and now it runs the risk of being a big house party with a bunch of people you don't know - not the spirit of the original event at all. I think the answer is to bring it back to the dinner party level with private invites, because Gawd knows that we could easily fill a bash with 200 familiar faces. Hell, if we relied on message counts, Pokerchick would have been the Homecoming Queen last year! :>)

[ohio]

2nd weekend locked up. If I let you twist my nips will you let me grab your butt? I know it's kinda small, but it is quite fine, a great target ;)
Hey, hey, you gonna share that with the rest of the class, buster?

[Chas_P]

Here's my take being on the wait list. If I don't get the tickets, I'm going hell out at IAC the night before and sleep the next day!

Wait a minute. I don't remember getting into that cab last yaer. Now what do I do?

[tabasco]

Hell, if we relied on message counts, Pokerchick would have been the Homecoming Queen last year! :>)

Thats a great idea! This year Rosetree no doubt would be king and I think Corona and Pokerchick will be duking it out for queen! Wonder who will be the first to reach 10,000! :eek:

[ohio]

Tabasco, thanks for the props.

The problem is that this thing started off like a nice dinner party...a few friends, a few laughs, some great music. The reputation has (understandably) spread, and now it runs the risk of being a big house party with a bunch of people you don't know - not the spirit of the original event at all. I think the answer is to bring it back to the dinner party level with private invites, because Gawd knows that we could easily fill a bash with 200 familiar faces. Hell, if we relied on message counts, Pokerchick would have been the Homecoming Queen last year! :>)
Well Ross, Tab, Those are valid points. Still, how would you pick the 200? There's easily that many "regular" posters...so what about their spouses? "You can come, but your spouse is out..." There's no easy solution, nor really a possible soultion. The patry krewe discusses this every off-season. The # will always be limited, there will always be more people than tix, some folks will feel hurt every year. Making it a larger patry would only ruin it, change the character too much. Maybe the best solution is for someone to start a second patry?

[ohio]

Wait list. I went to the patry two years ago, and I was on the wait list. We're working way too hard at trying to understand this. All year we talk with each other with humor and grace, and now the results aren't instant and some are frustrated. That's understandable since it is such a great event, but I trust the organizers whether I get to go the patry or not. I go to NOLA to see friends and enjoy the music, not to go to the patry. It's just another of many wonderful opportunities that are unique to a great city and culture.

My thanks are to all of you for building a community that loves FEST, and lives it all year round. That's my focus. I still get to bump into you. I still get the Fest and all the music, and the shows in between.

It's all good folks, really, it's ALL GOOD!
Thanks LC!

[rosetree]

Thats a great idea! This year Rosetree no doubt would be king and I think Corona and Pokerchick will be duking it out for queen! Wonder who will be the first to reach 10,000! :eek:

I would be glad to escort either!!!!:D

[Lostcajun]

Or no patry...... only Fest....? Wow, only Fest... that would suck?

[Michelino]

Thats a great idea! This year Rosetree no doubt would be king and I think Corona and Pokerchick will be duking it out for queen! Wonder who will be the first to reach 10,000! :eek:

You are right...that sneaky Rosetree...someone better get word to PC on the AI thread that her crown is in jeopardy.

[denideadhead]

G'night Jenn
(((Muah)))
ditto that to one of the mostest generous people on this earth and I would gladly hold your hair now much shorter and chic since you gave your locks away! while you puked!!
NO WORRIES !! It will so be good and it will all work out for all!! I know it to be true!! I was in need last year from my heart and it worked out it will work out this year too!! and be the bestest good perma grin day!!!!

[mightyradgumbo]

Well Ross, Tab, Those are valid points. Still, how would you pick the 200? There's easily that many "regular" posters...so what about their spouses? "You can come, but your spouse is out..." There's no easy solution, nor really a possible soultion. The patry krewe discusses this every off-season. The # will always be limited, there will always be more people than tix, some folks will feel hurt every year. Making it a larger patry would only ruin it, change the character too much. Maybe the best solution is for someone to start a second patry?

Oh great now there will be patry FOMS ;) I was one of the lucky ones to score tix (thanks superfast T1 work connection, finally you done me some good instead of evil) but as Mike said there is always stuff to do if you can't get to do what you planned. Cavalier attitude I know from someone who is going...Please try the wait list, it works as well as it can. I look forward to patrying with some of y'all at the patry and then look forward to patrying with the rest of y'all later-shit this bash ends at 10, much to do afterwards.

[denideadhead]

Oh great now there will be patry FOMS ;) I was one of the lucky ones to score tix (thanks superfast T1 work connection, finally you done me some good instead of evil) but as Mike said there is always stuff to do if you can't get to do what you planned. Cavalier attitude I know from someone who is going...Please try the wait list, it works as well as it can. I look forward to patrying with some of y'all at the patry and then look forward to patrying with the rest of y'all later-shit this bash ends at 10, much to do afterwards.
and daze before and daze after and at fest and at .....the best part of this bored is who you accidentally end up hangin with how I had some of the greatest times with so many TH's!! and I will protect the not so innocent!!

[Jay Fest]

Still, how would you pick the 200?

If it's supposed to be a PRIVATE party, it doesn't have to be open to every regular poster here. The organizers can make their own personal invite list, presumably numbering less than 200, and make sure that everyone on that list gets a chance to get a ticket. Anybody on that list who wants to bring somebody not on the list has to get it approved by the organizers. Only after everyone on that list has had a chance, THEN you can throw it open to the board people.

[ohio]

Oh great now there will be patry FOMS ;) I was one of the lucky ones to score tix (thanks superfast T1 work connection, finally you done me some good instead of evil) but as Mike said there is always stuff to do if you can't get to do what you planned. Cavalier attitude I know from someone who is going...Please try the wait list, it works as well as it can. I look forward to patrying with some of y'all at the patry and then look forward to patrying with the rest of y'all later-shit this bash ends at 10, much to do afterwards.Well, some have started already, like Ingrid's bash. And yyr, it adds to the FOMS!

[ohio]

If it's supposed to be a PRIVATE party, it doesn't have to be open to every regular poster here. The organizers can make their own personal invite list, presumably numbering less than 200, and make sure that everyone on that list gets a chance to get a ticket. Anybody on that list who wants to bring somebody not on the list has to get it approved by the organizers. Only after everyone on that list has had a chance, THEN you can throw it open to the board people.Stop it now, Jay. You're being too sensible ;)

[mymecca]

2nd weekend locked up. If I let you twist my nips will you let me grab your butt? I know it's kinda small, but it is quite fine, a great target ;)

what's this if i let you?.....hmmmmm...and my butt's grown...maybe you'll stop makin' the narrow ass jokes once ya see it grab it!...hmmmmmm...you could use a trim ;0)

[sophisticated sissy]

Stop it now, Jay. You're being too sensible ;)

Will Scout be at the Patry?

[ohio]

bwahahahaha! to both you gals!

[stlbarb]

Will Scout be at the Patry?

you misspelled Stout.

[Zydekitten]

Cissy, VW didn't get any tickets, even with her big mighty data pipe. I'm not sure that Zydekitten did either...Nope, I didn't . . .

[ozzie]

Holy crap! I've only just started reading the patry threads and am completely stunned at the negativity. If your favourite performer is at your favourite club and you miss out 'cos it's sold out you just hit your thumb with a hammer and get on to the next show... why don't the organisers of this gig get the same consideration fer gawd's sake!

I remember last year there was well intentioned talk of maybe holding the patry at a bigger venue, inviting the media, etc. It was made clear to us then that this is a backyard party and the intent would always be to keep it small, relaxed and comfortable. If I could spell hallelooya I would say it now. I'm really disturbed at the notion that the 2 fors might just can the whole thang because of the backlash. And crikey, if the patry list is limited to the threadheads with the highest post count... then some of the bloody organisers prolly wouldn't be able to get in 'cos they wouldn't meet the 'post' criteria. Give me strength.

It's just too sad that the good folk who put this together have to put up with this crap.

[ozzie]

I love you veedub and my mama from ny 'cos of your attitude from the very start of the whole sold out thing. I know there are others who share your good vibrations too.

Oh, and I love you Breambob for always saying what many of us think. MUAH!

[Corona]

I love you veedub and my mama from ny 'cos of your attitude from the very start of the whole sold out thing. I know there are others who share your good vibrations too.

Oh, and I love you Breambob for always saying what many of us think. MUAH!
Thanks to everyone who has been understanding of all the limitations with this. Too many t-heads to thank but there will be hugs for you for sure :)

For those on the waitlist...don't give up hope...as people have posted here...they were on the waitlist last year and the year before and it moved. Shit, I was ticket coordinator and waitlist keeper 2 years ago and it moved alot....hurt me a lot too though so I'm not allowed to do it anymore lmao!

[Lostcajun]

I think most people understand, really.

TIME, give it time. Really, it just might be sobering for any of us to have been so vocal last night and then still get in from the wait list. Anger weakens the connections between people. Most people with face to face communication have an emotion-filter, but communicating on the internet seems to render that filter useless.

That's why most of us have had emails that we either have sent or received be completely misread. 80% of the body language is gone. In person we can see that we could or are hurting people so we don't say everything we think, because everything we think isn't right or fair. It gets filtered. But on the internet we can't see each other's faces, and so no emo-filter.

I don't know all of the organizers, but I have gotten to know several of them at the meet ups over the years, and every single one of them makes me feel better when I see their smiling faces for the first time each year at fest. I would never want to hurt them, ever. I know they would never want to hurt me. And NEXT YEAR, when or if I don't get a ticket, so be it. It just simply won't be my time to go, and I'll happily go somewhere else and be lifted by the music.

Make peace and love, it's a helluva lot more fun!!!!

[ozzie]

I think most people understand, really.

TIME, give it time. Really, it just might be sobering for any of us to have been so vocal last night and then still get in from the wait list. Anger weakens the connections between people. Most people with face to face communication have an emotion-filter, but communicating on the internet seems to render that filter useless.

That's why most of us have had emails that we either have sent or received be completely misread. 80% of the body language is gone. In person we can see that we could or are hurting people so we don't say everything we think, because everything we think isn't right or fair. It gets filtered. But on the internet we can't see each other's faces, and so no emo-filter.

I don't know all of the organizers, but I have gotten to know several of them at the meet ups over the years, and every single one of them makes me feel better when I see their smiling faces for the first time each year at fest. I would never want to hurt them, ever. I know they would never want to hurt me. And NEXT YEAR, when or if I don't get a ticket, so be it. It just simply won't be my time to go, and I'll happily go somewhere else and be lifted by the music.

Make peace and love, it's a helluva lot more fun!!!!

Oh crap... do ya have to be so nice! :D You're a wise man Mr Lostcajun.

[Lostcajun]

Luv the Ozzie, lots. Really can't wait to see you. Hannah can't wait to see you and the Ken again too!!!

[ozzie]

Luv the Ozzie, lots. Really can't wait to see you. Hannah can't wait to see you and the Ken again too!!!

We too... that girl can hug with the best of 'em!

[Lostcajun]

Yep!

[chuckm]

My apologies to those who I believe mistook my response to the disappointment of so many being left out. Rather than a criticism of the organizers, I meant to note that it was an unavoidable (inherent selectivity), unintentional (unintentional elitism) and very rare (very rare) result. Further, criticism itself is not necessarily a negative thing. It's usually a positive stop on the road to the improvement of any human endeavor. Nonetheless, it is apparent that my poor phrasing induced this response. To the extent that I offended anyone, the next round is on me when we meet.

[Lostcajun]

EXCELLENT! Good vibe!!!

[glinda]

I just have to say a big Thank You and hugs to the (((patry planners and ticket coordinators))). You graciously give a lot of work, a lot of time, and I can imagine how you worried in advance ... and then suffered as it became real ...that so many threadheads did not get their tickets....yet.

As others have said, the patry is so HOT that everyone wants in. NOT just because its such a fabulous music event. But because it helps support the city we love and because it embodies the sense of community, fun, and love we find here on this bored. An irresistable gumbo.

Please know that we appreciate your generosity and warm hearts. Please don't let the intensity of disappointment last nite dampen your enthusiasm for the patry or your fellow threadheads.

[Michelino]

Holy crap! I've only just started reading the patry threads and am completely stunned at the negativity. If your favourite performer is at your favourite club and you miss out 'cos it's sold out you just hit your thumb with a hammer and get on to the next show... why don't the organisers of this gig get the same consideration fer gawd's sake!

I remember last year there was well intentioned talk of maybe holding the patry at a bigger venue, inviting the media, etc. It was made clear to us then that this is a backyard party and the intent would always be to keep it small, relaxed and comfortable. If I could spell hallelooya I would say it now. I'm really disturbed at the notion that the 2 fors might just can the whole thang because of the backlash. And crikey, if the patry list is limited to the threadheads with the highest post count... then some of the bloody organisers prolly wouldn't be able to get in 'cos they wouldn't meet the 'post' criteria. Give me strength.

It's just too sad that the good folk who put this together have to put up with this crap.

I read more disappointment here than crap. Because of past history, I think most of us were stunned and just thought something was wrong with the registration site. This year the party sold out over 100 times faster than last. Seconds rather than minutes. Like I've posted elsewhere,

This is no way critical of the organizers, because I know they have all done a great job. I've never been to any of the patries, but I have talked to a couple of the people who are doing it and recognize how sincere and nice they are. It was clear that they put their heart, soul and a lot of hard work into this project. And that they are volunteers putting this together as a fund-raiser, means that they all deserve double the praise. I'm on the waiting list and still hope to get in. (In between my ever expanding duties on the expatry krewe of misfits that is. )

But when people who have invites or don't plan to go start lecturing those who wanted to go to get over it. Or posters are sworn at and told to "shove it", and this get applause, I'm afraid that toe went over the line more than any other I've seen here. And all of that might also be expected.

Because, all in all, I think people here are better behaved, even when facing real disappointments and disagreements than most other places I've seen on the net.

Regardless, here's to a good fest, and patry or no patry, to many special moments for all who come to Jazz Fest.

[kjinkat]

I got a ticket...i didn't try to buy any extra...just the one for me.

Any negative feedback from those who didn't get tix....my momma always had a saying..."everything happens for a reason"...maybe there will be another gathering of the folks without tix....and it will/can be a great one.

These guys put in so much time and effort....I can't begin to thank them or let them know HOW much I APPRECIATE it.

Remember this is a fundraiser...and there has been some serious money raised and given to a great cause.

To my knowledge, there was no scalping of tickets...just more people wanted them than there were tickets.....again, kudos, to the folks who put this together...its become such a fun party...everybody wants to go.

Its jazz fest.....and its all good.

d

[dank_bass]

Well Ross, Tab, Those are valid points. Still, how would you pick the 200? There's easily that many "regular" posters...so what about their spouses? "You can come, but your spouse is out..." There's no easy solution, nor really a possible soultion. The patry krewe discusses this every off-season. The # will always be limited, there will always be more people than tix, some folks will feel hurt every year. Making it a larger patry would only ruin it, change the character too much. Maybe the best solution is for someone to start a second patry?

I feel bad even saying this here, but if you wanna do a semi invite sort of thing, you could password protect the ticket buying, and possible attendees would get emailed the password. I'll also reiterate that that advertising it with as much fervor as some do on a board with 3000 plus registered members and most likely MANY more lurkers, is bound to create an exclusionary climate ...

Now STOP advertising the club scene on frenchman st ;) !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Michelino]

Now STOP advertising the club scene on frenchman st ;) !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Uh-oh. Too Late...I think there is a song about it.

[dank_bass]

Uh-oh. Too Late...I think there is a song about it.

True That! ... I just dont wanna go there on a saturday night and feel like im in NYC with people pushin and shovin, and not being able to get into clubs like ECB (subtract one from each letter)

[Michelino]

True That! ... I just dont wanna go there on a saturday night and feel like im in NYC with people pushin and shovin, and not being able to get into clubs like ECB (subtract one from each letter)

You will know it's over when you pick up the NYT Travel Sunday Section and it's about going to Jazz Fest and there is ECB, Tight Cove and all the rest staring back at you.

[Dixiegal]

Johnny closes at 4 PM. Mothers?

I didn't make it either (thought I got on the wait list), and at first I was really kicking myself for logging on too late, but it sounds like they went so fast it wouldn't have mattered. Just a testament to how good of a job the people here have done with organizing an event that so many want to attend! So it's all good.

So, if any of the rest of the shut outs want to organize some kind of "dinner second line", I'm in!:D

[ibjamn]

You will know it's over when you pick up the NYT Travel Sunday Section and it's about going to Jazz Fest and there is ECB, Tight Cove and all the rest staring back at you.

AND the Indigo Thames club and the Peach Bucket....

[dank_bass]

You will know it's over when you pick up the NYT Travel Sunday Section and it's about going to Jazz Fest and there is ECB, Tight Cove and all the rest staring back at you.

Dont forget the Depressed Longest River in the World too ;)

[mdfest]

All these guys going single. I may have to sell my tix.

[Michelino]

AND the Indigo Thames club and the Peach Bucket....

Dan's started something. Maybe that is the best lesson from yesterday. Threadheads need to talk only in code. Sort of like speaking Klingon but without the funny costume. Or at least wear one with feathers on it.

[dank_bass]

All these guys going single. I may have to sell my tix.

When are ya festing this year MD?

[linza22]

The inherent selectivity of this party process speaks an unintentional elitism that is inconsistent with this board and the people involved. It's a very rare sour note associated with the Fest.

I know we've all been newbies at one time, and i normally don't get involved in bickering on this bored...but you are out of line. i suppose you're really not paying attention. as threadheads, and as kitten has stated, there will be another group of folks that didn't get tickets that will still be together. thats how we roll...we all enjoy each other, and sometimes we hang out with x and sometimes we hang out with y. but we're all threadheads. and we do really care for and about each other.

[Michelino]

I know we've all been newbies at one time, and i normally don't get involved in bickering on this bored...but you are out of line. i suppose you're really not paying attention. as threadheads, and as kitten has stated, there will be another group of folks that didn't get tickets that will still be together. thats how we roll...we all enjoy each other, and sometimes we hang out with x and sometimes we hang out with y. but we're all threadheads. and we do really care for and about each other.

As he posted a little later on, he wasn't being mean or even rude...he was just stating on observation, in a way that I think, people seem to take the wrong way. He apologized. All-in all, the ongoing attacks now seem like quiite a bit of over-reaction.

[linza22]

As he posted a little later on, he wasn't being mean or even rude...he was just stating on observation, in a way that I think, people seem to take the wrong way. He apologized. All-in all, the ongoing attacks now seem like quiite a bit of over-reaction.

Good Lord, it took me forever to get to that post! this will be my first patry, and seriously, i've had my donations ready for months to bring down...regardless if i got a ticket or not.

an ongoing attack was not the intention...we all don't read the bored at the same time, so this is what happens.

[Jada]

Thanks to everyone who has been understanding of all the limitations with this. Too many t-heads to thank but there will be hugs for you for sure :)

For those on the waitlist...don't give up hope...as people have posted here...they were on the waitlist last year and the year before and it moved.

Ditto. Thank you to those of you that have been understanding.

[almarco]

Good Lord, it took me forever to get to that post! this will be my first patry, and seriously, i've had my donations ready for months to bring down...regardless if i got a ticket or not.

an ongoing attack was not the intention...we all don't read the bored at the same time, so this is what happens.

Hmmm wonder if linza will be giving her ticket to ross.......

[Jordan]

LMF for in-stores, then to DBA at 4 for Lynn Drury then to Dragon Smoke. Anyone want to tag along? That is unless something better comes along. ;)

By the way, I'll be at a party on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday -- Can't wait to hang out with some of you on one or more of those days

[Zydekitten]

LMF for in-stores, then to DBA at 4 for Lynn Drury then to Dragon Smoke. Anyone want to tag along? That is unless something better comes along. ;)

By the way, I'll be at a party on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday -- Can't wait to hang out with some of you on one or more of those days
You can come and hang out with the Krewe of Misfit Threadheads (and Toys)!! ;)

[almarco]

You can come and hang out with the Krewe of Misfit Threadheads (and Toys)!! ;)

Mental note ,let santa know that the island of misfit toys is near new orleans....

[Moon]

A quick look ahead to my calendar for May 1 shows only one entry; go to Jazz Fest. Same for the following 3 days. As of now, I have no dinners or evening shows planned. That could change some between now and then but after 20 years I've learned not to fill my days and nights with anything that might derail me from the task at hand.

If you didn't get a ticket, get over it. There's plenty to do that week in New Orelans.

[sophisticated sissy]

AND the Indigo Thames club and the Peach Bucket....


:) And I really love The Striped Hyena, too.
I know it wasn't on Frenchman, but I still miss seeing Irma at The Wolf's Cave.

[tangledupinblue]

Will Scout be at the Patry?

I will ask Scout's owner to see if I can grab him as my date....
He will be the best looking there for sure! I am sure he misses all the girls who fed him at my BBQ.

[mightyradgumbo]

I think the dissin' got fueled by the fact that so few regular THs reported getting tickets - I'm glad to hear some of y'all speaking up!

Yeah, I am guilty of that as I got my tix under the cover of darkness at W*#K and then had to hightail it back to making myself look busy lol I didn't even get to post but for a minute last night and at that time I chose to post a sarcastic response to my friend MD...To Paraphrase Brody in Jaws "We're gonna need a bigger yard."

[mrSteve]

Ditto. Thank you to those of you that have been understanding.

Yeah glad to see some understanding coming to light today, we really struggle every year with the fact that not everybody can get in, as Corona mentioned we won't let her be the ticket person because it hurt her to leave people out it's happened every year. We do the best we can and after the Patry we discuss what we can do to make the next better. For those who understand thanks, for those that don't sorry it's not personal.

[sophisticated sissy]

I will ask Scout's owner to see if I can grab him as my date....
He will be the best looking there for sure! I am sure he misses all the girls who fed him at my BBQ.

:) Tell Scout I'll bring him a new bandana.

[steffie]

You can come and hang out with the Krewe of Misfit Threadheads (and Toys)!! ;)

Hey Kitty check your email ( please )

Steff

[Zydekitten]

Hey Kitty check your email ( please )

Steff
Got it, just sent you a couple back! :)

[marignygreg]

Here is what I would do. Try to get a feel for the demand and next year supply a venue that can meet it. You will make ALOT more $$$ for charity and everyone will get in. The reality has outgrown the concept, so make it work for you. If you want that "intimate" feel back, have an invite only reception the night before or move the Threadhead Patry to Satchmo Fest When there is no shortage of Threadheads around. For the record I did not try to get tickets.

[Staxsun]

Yeah glad to see some understanding coming to light today, we really struggle every year with the fact that not everybody can get in, as Corona mentioned we won't let her be the ticket person because it hurt her to leave people out it's happened every year. We do the best we can and after the Patry we discuss what we can do to make the next better. For those who understand thanks, for those that don't sorry it's not personal.

I haven't chimed in much, since I was a lucky one. I remember when Nate first mentioned the idea. He wasn't sure it would be successful, and I told him I'd buy a ticket even if I couldn't make it. Things have really mushroomed from there. Anyone who has been to one would of course be upset not to get to come. Logical people would see how quickly last year's sold out and then remember that that was before anyone knew how awesome it was going to be. The new board has obviously made it much easier for lurkers to read and be informed. So, it sold out even quicker, exponentially even, but so has the bored grown. When I see someone I've never heard of bitch about not getting a ticket, I can see that lots of people heard about what an awesome event (and what a deal) it is. This is due to the hard work and effort of a lot of people. So, there was a small amount of tickets (about the same as last year) available to a huge amount of interested people (massively larger than last year). My sadness turned to happiness last year, but even when I thought I wouldn't be there I certainly wouldn't have been angry. How ridiculous! We're friends and some of our friends can't go. So if you're in it's great, but if you're out you've been screwed? HUH? It could only have been fairer if the organizers had had to get lucky on their computers. Does that really sound right?

[Michelino]

So if you're in it's great, but if you're out you've been screwed? HUH?

This backlash against comparatively well mannered but disappointed people continues to confuse me. For example, no-one I know here used or suggested the "screwed" in the context you suggested. And whatever negativity there was expressed in the context of the time of day and right after getting shut out and not knowing whether that it was for real. On the other hand, the undeserved "suck their ass***You don't know WTF you're talking about" sentiment still seems to be out there and being winked at. Am I the ONLYo ne here in reading this again, ends up thinking that Chuckm deserves as big an apology as he gave?

If you knew that this most excellent party was going to sell out in three seconds, then. god bless you, and plus I want to take you to the track with me next time I go...but most of our common experience was that we would have minutes. When I read these threads I get THAT sense, that maybe something was wrong with web-site, that it just couldn't be sold out so soon. Eventually, it was made clear, that yes indeed, what actually happened was that it WAS that popular. To which most of us who had been standing on the refresh key...thought...wow!!...in fact...to paraphrase my own reactions ...it went something like this.

"Ok, it's live...WH##, F***, SH**H Glitch?!!..WTF...NOT ME....(ten minutes later) Wow, what if this happens to the raflle!

Let me make my last post on this thread end with congratulations to the patry team for their hard work, success and heart. Success can cause pain and doubt even when the goal is joy and charity. That just may be the price of turning dreams into reality. So have a good time, you deserve it.

[papafrog]

This backlash against comparatively well mannered but disappointed people continues to confuse me. For example, no-one I know here used or suggested the "screwed" in the context you suggested. And whatever negativity there was expressed in the context of the time of day and right after getting shut out and not knowing whether that it was for real. On the other hand, the undeserved "suck their ass***You don't know WTF you're talking about" sentiment still seems to be out there and being winked at. Am I the ONLYo ne here in reading this again, ends up thinking that Chuckm deserves as big an apology as he gave?

If you knew that this most excellent party was going to sell out in three seconds, then. god bless you, and plus I want to take you to the track with me next time I go...but most of our common experience was that we would have minutes. When I read these threads I get THAT sense, that maybe something was wrong with web-site, that it just couldn't be sold out so soon. Eventually, it was made clear, that yes indeed, what actually happened was that it WAS that popular. To which most of us who had been standing on the refresh key...thought...wow!!...in fact...to paraphrase my own reactions ...it went something like this.

"Ok, it's live...WH##, F***, SH**H Glitch?!!..WTF...NOT ME....(ten minutes later) Wow, what if this happens to the raflle!

Let me make my last post on this thread end with congratulations to the patry team for their hard work, success and heart. Success can cause pain and doubt even when the goal is joy and charity. That just may be the price of turning dreams into reality. So have a good time, you deserve it.

well put M....and for the record i didnt attempt to get tix....
ive been to one great patry, and since i live here now, and all the bands
at the patry will be locals that i can see here...i figured i should give
some good threadhead from out of town an opportunity ive already had...

[breambob]

My apologies to those who I believe mistook my response to the disappointment of so many being left out. Rather than a criticism of the organizers, I meant to note that it was an unavoidable (inherent selectivity), unintentional (unintentional elitism) and very rare (very rare) result. Further, criticism itself is not necessarily a negative thing. It's usually a positive stop on the road to the improvement of any human endeavor. Nonetheless, it is apparent that my poor phrasing induced this response. To the extent that I offended anyone, the next round is on me when we meet.

Well I apologize to you, chuck, for my knee jerk and drunken response to your post last night. The drink is on me, if you accept it.
It was the elitism remark that set me off, because I know the patry people quite well, and none of them are elitist in any way, shape or form. Unintentional or not, to suggest elitism was WAY off base. And so was I for responding the way I did.
Bottom line, the patry people do not deserve any criticism about anything. From anyone, anytime, on any patry issue. They work too hard on this deal and don't deserve any flak from anyone not asociated with the planning and execution of the patry.
Peace (I hope).

[Jay Fest]

Now STOP advertising the club scene on frenchman st ;) !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Really!

[chuckm]

It's a deal breambob. My poorly phrased remarks spawned the whole thing so I'm buying. This is an argument we can both win.

[festbabe]

Hey Chuck-
I want to throw in an apology to you as well, as I'm part of the krewe that misinterpreted your original post. Emotions were running high last night (not the good kind of high) and this really is a very open and welcoming group (as I think you are seeing now). I've met maybe two folks in real life but I feel like I have a circle of 100 friends. I'm looking forward to meeting the other 98 of y'all soon!

[Lostcajun]

gosh this is so beautiful, I think I'm gonna cry..... bwaaaah.....somebody pass out da tissues......

s



eriously, I bet this is a much better night for everyone.... the enemy is out there some where, but not here on da bored....

[Corona]

It's a deal breambob. My poorly phrased remarks spawned the whole thing so I'm buying. This is an argument we can both win.
no worries chuck...when Lit rephrased I could see that it could mean something totally different...what you actually meant. Sorry for the misunderstanding....

[Leni]

The reason scalpers came to mind for me is because the same thing happened to me when trying to get Van Morrison tickets last year. At the stroke of 9:00 am, when they went on sale, they were sold out, and it turned out that scalpers got all of the tickets -- every last one of them. Even the people who manned Ticketmaster at one of the outlets was upset. But now that it's been mentioned that there are no tickets printed for the Patry, I guess scalpers couldn't be in on this -- but they are in on anything else they can get their hands on. They've completely gamed the ticket business especially here in Los Angeles.

[swampwoman]

I feel bad even saying this here, but if you wanna do a semi invite sort of thing, you could password protect the ticket buying, and possible attendees would get emailed the password. I'll also reiterate that that advertising it with as much fervor as some do on a board with 3000 plus registered members and most likely MANY more lurkers, is bound to create an exclusionary climate ...

Password protect wouldn't work either, cause its just way too easy to send a password via e-mail.

Seems like the only solution is to take this to a private invite among friends - I usually lurk on the fringes and reading the threads about the patry and how fun it is and the intimate nature makes me want to go - however I don't truly know anyone to share the time with, except maybe barry10016, so there isn't much point in me attempting to get a ticket.

But the carrot was held up and folks are hungry to sit at the table whether you know them or not resulting in the "storming the fence" a la Grateful Dead style transferring to cyberspace and the JF patry. Therefore the intimacy of an originally small gathering has exploded into something that doesn't resemble a small party of very close friends. Revisiting the private invite only next year is possibly the answer.

[mamaroux]

Well, that's a great point, Lis.

Some people treat Jazzfest like it's a freakin' convention, and I've never got that. I used to spend all kinds of time and money on really elaborate lagniappes, and then one day I figured: "WTF? This is my vacation!!! Why am i putting myself through so much stress?" I've spoken to the good and evil half about this, and I know that when this stops being fun for them, this Patry deal is over...and then what?

My only fear is that this intimate party that you guys have so selflessly put together will one day be filled with a whole bunch of unfamilar faces...and that ain't good either.

...but I do really love my "I did it with a Canadian" lagniappe!

[stlbarb]

...but I do really love my "I did it with a Canadian" lagniappe!

i guess you have to do it with a canadian to get one....:(

[mamaroux]

i guess you have to do it with a canadian to get one....:(

Believe me, it was SOOOOOOOOOOOOO worth it! ;)

[Lit]

Believe me, it was SOOOOOOOOOOOOO worth it! ;)

Isn't this the part where someone pulls out his Jim Beam to see if you're surprised that it's every bit as hard as the Canadian Club?

[mamaroux]

Isn't this the part where someone pulls out his Jim Beam to see if you're surprised that it's every bit as hard as the Canadian Club?

Funny, I was talking about Canadian Club tonight... I still prefer those precious purple plush sacks filled firmly with some Crown Royal Special Reserve! :p

[Festaholic]

I don't know if this has been suggested yet on this thread but perhaps for future Patry's they could hold a lottery. Every person pays $10 or $20 for one or two tickets to enter the lottery (which goes to the charity) and at a future date the 200 (or however many) tickets are drawn until all tickets are gone. Then there is no need to rush, the charity will benefit more from more proceeds and you are either lucky or not. Your committment is also tested because you have to front some donation money. Just a thought and I think it would make people feel better about their chances.

[stlbarb]

Funny, I was talking about Canadian Club tonight... I still prefer those precious purple plush sacks filled firmly with some Crown Royal Special Reserve! :p

crown royal is about the only stuff i drink on the rocks. smooth baby.

but whiskey will make you crazy!

[Jordan]

Last year at Mom's Ball, I saw a guy with an outfit made entirely of those sacks

[Belle]

Last year at Mom's Ball, I saw a guy with an outfit made entirely of those sacks

Got me thinking of weird costumes appropriate for Mom's Ball

click on this link for some fun stuff

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=526554&in_page_id=1879