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Editorial |
Surviving Barbra Debt |
June 2006 |
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June 12 - Tickets for Barbra Streisand's
upcoming concert tour went on sale this morning, and with it came
the recurrence of a serious financial condition. It's known as
Barbra-Debt.
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Survival
Tips
The symptoms of Barbra Debt are
simple to identify: a burning desire to experience a two hour Barbra
Streisand concert that is often followed by months (and sometimes
years) of financial peril, turmoil and guilt. Baffling research
scientists since 1993, the affliction's most documented and
unexplained behavior is that of uncontrolled credit card use to buy
floor seats, coffee mugs, t-shirts, posters, and a host of other must
have mementos.
But
Barbra's
on
tour
again,
and we
all
want
to be
there,
right?
So
what
can we
do to
alleviate
the
inevitable
agony
of
Barbra
Debt?
In
reality,
there
is no
cure,
unless
you
choose stay
at
home
on
opening
night
to
watch
Funny
Girl
on DVD
for
the
24th
time.
Allow
yourself
some
restraint.
Barbra
Streisand
is
offering
some
tickets
at
$100.
That's
still
a lot
of
money,
but
not a
bad
deal
when
you
consider
how
much
it
cost
for a
ticket
to see
her in
1994
and
2000.
And
where
else
can
you
see
big
name
talent
these
days
for
that
price?
Look
at the
current
cost
of
other
top-drawer
entertainment
(granted,
these
are
their
top
prices,
but
still...)
Madonna at The Garden: $354
US Open Tennis: $200
Celine Dion in Vegas: $225 |
The Los Angeles Philharmonic: $145
New York Yankees: $115
The Producers on Broadway: $111 |
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Barbra Streisand at The Garden: $100 |
Spending
$100
to sit
in the
back
row of a
Barbra
Streisand
concert
still beats
sitting
in the
front
row of
any
show
on
Broadway.
So,
this
time
around,
don't
go
overboard.
Settle
on a
cheaper
seat
for
Barbra's
concert,
bring
your
binoculars
and
soak
in the
magic
of her
music.
It's
really
the
best
deal
in
town
if you
think
about
it.
See
you in
the
nosebleeds!
A word of advice . . .
It has been the experience of many fans over the years that Streisand tickets usually remain legitimately available right up to the evening of the performance. If Ticketmaster has shut you out of seats, try, try again. They are always updating their inventory and re-releasing tickets. If that fails, try going to the box office. In most cases, you should not have to resort to a high-priced on-line auction or use the questionable services of an unknown ticket agency. But if you must, proceed with extreme caution.
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