(TV) Boston Television Tickets Rant

["Casey, Leo J" <CaseyL@VOLPE.DOT.GOV>]

I just returned from driving from Cambridge to 
The Paradise Rock Club box office in Brighton to 
pick-up 4 tickets for Television.

On the 3 mile route I approached 30 lights in a row, 
every one of them green. I thought this must be a 
dream, ahem, I mean must be a favorable omen for 
the March 24th, show until I remembered events from 
the last time Television played in Boston 
(in late Nov. 1992), also at the dastardly Paradise.

The Paradise is renowned for its lousy sound, 
acoustics, incompetent soundboard-men!, and bad-vibes staff.
n 1992, the sound was terribly distorted during the entire 9+ 
minutes of the opening song, "1880 or So"---sound wasn't 
that great later either. 

The Paradise also had mandatory 'cabaret seating that 
night--even all the way up to the foot of the stage.

There are so many better venues in Boston that Television 
could play (during 1981-1987 and 1990 solo tour Verlaine 
always played only at the Paradise).  It makes me wonder if 
the promoters/tycoons have some sort of agreement with bands 
that says if they want to play here you have to agree to 
always play here or you will be 'black balled' in Boston.
Also wonder if for some crazy reason Television's manager, 
Mr. Tefler, has something to do with always choosing the Paradise.

It's all enough to make me seriously consider flying down for the 
2 NYC shows! 

	a pissed-off, Leo




-----Original Message-----
From: tv-owner@obbard.com On Behalf Of James
Abdo
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 11:25 AM
To: tv@obbard.com
Subject: RE: (TV) Television Tickets


>tickets are now on sale at the Paradise website and at nexticketing site.
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