rockinrob Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 So last night I set my alarm to 9:30am, double checked how loud it was (to be sure I awoke)got my computer ready. Sometime in the night my power went out. Woke up at 10:15 with my phone vibrating because my friend was calling to tell me about the great wilco tickets he just got. realized my power was out and the internet didnt work. Frantically called my friend to have him get me my wilco tixs. By 10:30 the presale was only offering single seats It doesnt make me less of a fan that I didnt get presale tickets, correct? I guess there are bigger problems in the world, but not many that I can think of at the moment! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smc2411 Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 So last night I set my alarm to 9:30am, double checked how loud it was (to be sure I awoke)got my computer ready. Sometime in the night my power went out. Woke up at 10:15 with my phone vibrating because my friend was calling to tell me about the great wilco tickets he just got. realized my power was out and the internet didnt work. Frantically called my friend to have him get me my wilco tixs. By 10:30 the presale was only offering single seats It doesnt make me less of a fan that I didnt get presale tickets, correct? I guess there are bigger problems in the world, but not many that I can think of at the moment! cool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 It doesnt make me less of a fan that I didnt get presale tickets, correct?Actually, it does. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 you need an alarm to wake up by 9:30? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dude Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 TICKED! sounds like the great name for a documentary detailing the abuses of Ticketmaster. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The High Heat Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 you need an alarm to wake up by 9:30?If you're like me and go to bed at 3am, yeah, you do. But I also use my phone alarm in addition to the alarm clock when I need to wake up for something important. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watch me fall Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Yeah maybe he didn't go to bed until 8 am or something. Me, the electricity going out would've totally woken me up. I can't sleep in dead silence. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The High Heat Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Me, the electricity going out would've totally woken me up. I can't sleep in dead silence.Can't sleep without the fan humming, even with the 20 degree nights lately. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rhino4evr Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 wow, that sucks. Always have a backup alarm. Ive learned this the hard way too many times. I use a regualr alarm clock and my phone clock to wake me up. its saved me countless times. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
So Long Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 This situation could have been averted with the use of a cell phone alarm clock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouisvilleGreg Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 good thing pre sales are only 10% of the venue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rhino4evr Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 good thing pre sales are only 10% of the venue. Is that really true? I remember when I got Radiohead tickets pre-sale, the majority of the theater was booked. I went on ticketmaster for the public presale at 10 am..and the fist tickets I pulled up were the LAST ROW of the ampitheater. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Three dollars and 63 cents Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Yes, it's really true, for Wilco presales at least. Some venues may have their own presales, but there should still be plenty of tickets left for most shows on the day they go on sale to the public. In some cases, I've had better luck with the general sale than with the presale. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hazel Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 you need an alarm to wake up by 9:30? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nobody Girl Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 you need an alarm to wake up by 9:30?Hey, not everybody has a 9 to 5 schedule. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I use a regualr alarm clock and my phone clock to wake me up. its saved me countless times.I have used the same alarm clock since 1985, and it has never, never failed me. True story. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elixir Sue Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 you need an alarm to wake up by 9:30?I'm amazed by people who don't need one to wake up by 9:30. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I have used the same alarm clock since 1985, and it has never, never failed me. True story. 1985 eh? So, I'm picturing something like... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stooka Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I'd kill to be able to sleep past 9:30..... even if I don't go to bed until 3am, I'm up by 7. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 1985 eh? So, I'm picturing something like...I WISH! It's actually something fairly close to this: I'd post a pic of my actual clock, but I only have Polaroids. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rhino4evr Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I have used the same alarm clock since 1985, and it has never, never failed me. True story. well i develop what I call "immunity" after awhile. I have to contanstly change my cell phone alarm to a new sound.. the plug in clock is my back up actually. If I dont wake up my a certain time (hit the snooze button a few too many times) my old faithful goes off and I know..that I need to get my ass up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rockinrob Posted January 7, 2010 Author Share Posted January 7, 2010 haha, I like all of the "you need an alarm to get up at 9:30?" posts. I am in college, but I do work a part time job. The problem is I work at a really small place (there are three of us, the owner and her associate and then I am their assistant.) We stopped working around Dec. 18 and I am supposed to go back tomorrow, so I have had three weeks off. I usually stay up late anyways, but I actually did go to bed at 3 am last night. No more sleeping in until noon though stupid work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BreezyGrass Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I only use a cell phone to wake up. I too have to keep changing the alarm sound - today it was the theme from Good Times (I try to wake up to old tv show themes). I am not a morning person at all. I could sleep easily till 11am everyday if allowed. I am 31 and have talked to many of my friends and bandmates who are in their late 40s/early 50s and I ask them if getting up early comes easier. The answer was surprising to what I thought: they all said no. Well, the guys that are not morning people said no. So that leads me to believe that either you are a morning person or you are not? Thoughts? That being said - I wish that I could be a morning person. I would love to make myself breakfast/coffee, watch the morning news, and have a nice drive to work. Instead, I'm hitting the snooze and racing to the car wet headed! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 My alarm goes off at 6 every morning. And even when I'm off work, my kids are my alarm clock, which is usually between 8 and 8:30. Haven't slept in past 9 in years! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Speed Racer Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 If I don't hit my alarm clock before the second ring, I am either anesthetized or dead. If no alarm is set, I will wake up just past 7am, unless I've gone to bed later than 2am. My sister had an alarm in high school that could be used as an air-raid siren. It would whoop for about 5 minutes and she wouldn't even stir. I'd walk in, shut it off and shout at her, and then she would start to wake up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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