Kraftwerk

brilliant!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3XvL59l6pw

For the record, I was not one of Fauxmarc's dickfriend's 30 robot recipients! My girlfriend logged on right at noon (I had to be away from my computer) and got us tix after a long wait, and being kicked off like twice... I couldn't believe it, and the shock deepens as I keep discovering just how many people tried and didn't get them. Sorry for everyone, and I wish my apartment was big enough to house you all for the big Kraftwerk LP listening party I'm throwing for my "IRL" pals that weekend (none of whom got in either).

When I rule the world I will outlaw online bookings and make people wait in line at the box office for tickets. This is the only system that even begins to make sense. I remember when ppl used to camp outside box offices for 24 hours to be in line for Springsteen and U2 tickets, if you were prepared to do that you got your tickets. Obviously it would mean that people who can't get to the box office would lose out but I think something has to give.

tickets should just be auctioned

artists would make more money

people camp out in front of the apple store to buy iphones - but not for concert tickets. welcome to the future

Anagram, I totally agree. People should have to sweat a little for the really difficult-to-get tickets. I hope the Iron Maiden shows in May don't have the same ridiculous crunch/failure rate--although given that they're playing small arenas, I doubt that...

iron maiden at MoMA = urgent and key

apple creates reasons for people to camp out so it'll get on the news. some random show isn't gonna get media attention if some people are camping out all night, so it'd just be meaningless inconvenience.

tempted to call BS on the 30 ticket story

or if true, good luck rolling up to the will call to claim those

i know at least a few majordomo music types who are lamenting on facebook that they couldn't score either

pretty sure the 30 ticket story is bs...have heard it repeated across the web but no one has any details

more like fauxfauxmarc

if it's true there's no way the person won't get caught since they are blabbing so much about it...so at least there's that.

but how do you prosecute a robot?

http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac47/BradofEarth/Sex-Robot-Courtroom.gif

metal detector at the door?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNckavq9fiY

http://cache.io9.com/assets/images/8/2008/01/Courtroom.jpg

http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/rma/lowres/rman12699l.jpg

lmao at "courtrooms of the future"

http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzjf0oAO7X1r8yo2fo2_500.jpg

xpost -- I love that weird looming judge image.

totally.

VR goggles are killing me.

judge has two light sabers with which he weighs the scales of justice

lol @ You are waiting in the Queue youtube
tho a sad lol

not least bc i was trying for TEE too

moving on!

moving on on on on the autobahn

Hm:
http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/tix/2865771796.html

I now know one person IRL who got tickets so I guess I have to believe there was actually a sale today

before that I wasn't sure

idgi

WANTED: Kraftwerk 4/13 or 4/14 - $500 (Midtown)

Date: 2012-02-22, 6:41PM EST
Reply to: 5qjpd-2865651✧✧✧@s✧✧✧.craigsl✧✧✧.o✧✧ [Errors when replying to ads?]

I am looking for two tickets to either computer world or the man machine -- willing to pay $500 EA for these tickets.

Location: Midtown
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
PostingID: 2865651938

Oh man I can't wait for the internet shitshow if that craigslist post turns out to be real.

i really hope it's true

I got 2 for the Radioactivity show, not sure how that happened.

So apparently the ShowClix CEO posted a letter of apology about yesterday here. As everyone is reading it, it's also down as well. There's just a 404 note and this image and caption instead:

http://www.showclix.com/css/homepage/img/404.png

We looked, but couldn't find the page or file you requested on our servers. Our engineers are rather bright people, too, so we're not really sure how this could've happened. Sorry about that! Let us know if you continue to find yourself here.

It's here, too

it's a fair mea culpa but a little hollow

Wow, that's v likely the most sincere/informative/responsibility-taking apology letter I've ever read from a company tbh

i agree with stevie d

still bummed, though :(

For you, ZS!
http://www.vwgifaway.com/
DO IT NOW!

:O

i almost fell out of my chair! holy shit!!

wait a second..

"Increase your odds of seeing Kraftwerk at MoMA. Create an animated GIF from one of these sites."

the link points to a google search for "animated gif online". does that mean i have to use a crappy automatic gif maker? can't i just use photoshop?

aw man, and it doesn't even matter if the animation is good or not.the quality of the gif doesn't matter.

The official rules say "GIFs will not be judged", and then go on to talk about a random drawing for the winners. All that submitting a gif gets you is 2 chances to win instead of 1, essentially.
So you could submit a flashing text gif that says "KRAFTWERK" and it counts as much as a 400-frame epic journey through the pulsating electronic veins of Ralf & Florian, basically.

oh well, made this anyway

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0skhq2Og61qdmmiqo1_400.gif

A+

alright, I've officially given it the ol' college try

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0sl7joE3n1qdmmiqo1_500.gif