Since various Calif shows go on sale this morning I got up early and did a test run for the AMEX presales in both Georgia and Florida. Crap seats. The best I could get for Florida was Section 5, Row F (and that was the section in back of section 1). In Georgia (I didn't try there until 25 minutes into the presale) I got Section 1, Row S. So the moral of the story is unless Dallas proves better I'm not counting on AMEX for good seats here in Cali. Oh well.
As for ILAA-don't waste your money. They can screw you royally. Believe me I finally got tired of crap seats with ILAA 5 star and did better for both the Eagles (this summer) and Def Lep last spring. The food at the parties sucked and at one venue we had to pay for our own parking (even though it was supposedly included-long story don't ask). I actually got better seats the day of or a couple days before for both the Eagles and Def Lep waiting for ticket drops. I did 4 Eagles shows this summer and the worst seat I got was 3rd row center at the Borgata. Two of the other 3 shows I had front row. The best I ever did with ILAA was 2nd row but normally got 5th.
As for meeting Mick he does the M&G much cheaper with his Uncorked Tours. I could have seen him front row with a M&G, sit down dinner with wine for $250 at a casino here in Cali a couple months ago but passed. To me ILAA is a big rip off and I can imagine what the M&G will be like. They actually gave us popcorn and hot wings for dinner at one 5 star party for Def Lep and I and a few other fans got better seats at the box office waiting for the party to start with ticket drops than we ended up getting from ILAA.
I've meet Lindsey for free and talked to both his daughter and son at a recent show this past fall in Cali. His whole family sat right behind me (for a time-again another long story). I also met Stevie and Mick (in 2001 at Az Heart Assoc. concert) and payed $1,000 and meeting Lindsey was just as thrilling if not more so because I didn't have to pay all that money. But that's just my two cents about ILAA.
Carol-Lynn
SoCalGalNow
