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Dec 2nd, 2008 Posted in Current Events, New Products, Travel | no comment »
USC Notre Dame Rival 2008
When I asked my Godson Bryce what he wanted for his 14th Birthday and he said he would love to see his favorite College Team, Notre Dame play USC, I couldn’t say no. I don’t have children of my own and he is my only Godson, but I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. First of all, I didn’t realize how hard it would be to ‘acquire’ tickets to this sold out game. Yes, I live in Los Angeles County and I know how popular USC is but I wasn’t expecting the anxiety I would have locating tickets he and I would be happy with. I’ve been to NFL games and have sat in the nose bleed sections and also in seats right behind the bench, neither I would recommend, but when they are free you take what you get. Anyways, I wanted to make his first College game experience (and mine) his most memorable so I held out as long as possible to get the best seats for the amount of money I was willing to spend. I searched eBay, Craigslist and all other ticket outlets I could think of. I even sorta begged some USC alumni and parents I met on my Hawaiian Air flights to see what they could do in my quest. I lost a bid on eBay and was kicking myself for not going just a bit higher. Then when I broadened my search to all of California on Craigslist, I found an ad that gave me hope. I emailed the seller and probably gave too much info but I was getting desperate. I had two weeks to find tickets. Did I mention that my Godson lived in Kansas and that he was already booked on a flight to arrive the day before Thanksgiving? I knew I could get nose bleed seats for a price I was willing to pay, but I didn’t want his first college game to be looking thru binoculars or always watching the big screen. (We could have stayed home for that). So I waited…
Then one day online, I get an email from the Craigslist seller. First one to pay on paypal gets the tickets. YES! Right then, instantaneously, I submit payment to paypal, I email the seller and I get an immediate reponse that I was the first person to pay and therefore I get the tickets. Luck, maybe, persistence probably, but most importantly, my Godson and I get great seats for our first College Game.
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