Asked about how Wolf Trap scheduled N+K, Patty wrote:
The show was sold out on Thursday. The way Wolf Trap works it is:
* venue seats 350
* sell 330 to the public in advance
* hold 20 for artist guests, press and visiting royalty
* release all left over tix from nonused guest tix 2 days before the show
* 342 tix were sold
* Nields guests took the rest
* no visiting royalty :-(
I hope they will book them again next year!
(The scene: Outside Wolf Trap. Patty's on guard.)
'Sorry, folks, the show's sold out.'
'But ... I am Prince Charles! Heir 2 the throne!'
'No you're not. You're Conehead.'
'Damn. Was it the numerals that gave me away 2 u?'
'Yup. Sorry, no more tickets.'
'But I'm King George III! The mad one! See, I'm mad!'
'No you're not. You're Trapper John.'
'Damn. Was it the dirty old man-ness that gave it away?'
'Yup. That, plus the fact that you'd have been dead for 200 years. Go away, no tickets left.'
'Hello! I Queen Morikia of Japan! This first night out after giving birth to royal princess!'
'Katryna, you're in the band, you don't need a ticket. No tickets, folks!'
'Hello! I'm TEd.'
'And you're visiting royalty, I suppose.'
'Royalty? That concept has no meaning in a true anarchist republic.'
'Nice try, but no. There are no tickets. Go away before I set you on fire.'
'Hello! I'm Queen Elisabeth of Belgium! I'm a big folk-rock fan, and I just had to see the Nields after catching Sir Eddie From Ohio.'
'Don't you mean Eddie From Ohio?'
'Not after my New Year's Honours list.'
'Okay, you're in. Just don't stand in front of Bruce and yell 'whoo-hoo!' all night -- he hates that.'
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