Curlygirl wrote:
Tara, you have every right to take part in "the hunt" for the tickets that Martina hides just like everyone else. It's simply meant to be a fun quest for her fans, and she's well aware that people that already have tickets may, in fact, want to get BETTER seats! I don't blame you for that at all, especially if you chose to give your seats to someone else. Besides, how many people really are out there on the hunt like you are? Only true Martina fans who care enough to put themselves through it to try and CAN! And, obviously, you're one of them! I admire your tenacity. Twitter and cell phones were not designed just for Martina ticket hunts...they're other modern conveniences for us to utilize just like cable television, computers, and iPods. Those companies are making big bucks on us consumers, also.

It's a shame you're being questioned about something that Martina has developed as being FUN. Don't feel badly about doing it. Everything happens for a reason, and if you are meant to find them, you will.

Everyone has their own opinions about things on this board, but there's no need to put someone down for doing something she's absolutely entitled to do--especially if she's going to give her original seats away to someone who's sitting in the nosebleed section.

I actually do not believe anyone was putting her down. I believe it was more like suggestions Miss Queen Curly-lol j/k. Heck you guys go grab all that you can if that's what you like to do, I don't care, big deal. If I am that interested in being first row or meeting Martina, I will accomplish it. However---- yes, it is always magical to meet and come into contact with Martina, but those high-priced M&Gs can be sort of a rip off, especially when you get herded by that guy to hurry down the line and take a pic which lasts but about 3 or 4 seconds with Martina. Oh well, I got my kiss that I intended anyways as well as her asking about my well being and acknowledgment of who I was from before. Least I wasn't forgotten among the masses and seemingly millions that meet her. While in my own internal personal satisfaction meeting Martina and her family/band is extremely special, many go to meet because it makes them think they are hot stuff to others- like all of a sudden they are better than they were without meeting her, I do it for my own personal gratification. It's funny how Marty and Greg seems to look for me at every concert too, maybe because not many others are as boisterous in cheering the band on as I am? At least I never hear it. The cheering is mostly for Martina and just hoping she comes down to the stage to touch them. I like to cheer and give props to the whole band by hollering their names instead of just at Martina. Anyways, this was a good run, I am still debating about going to Bethlehem, PA to see her, but if not, i know that we shall meet again.

I should rest my case though because I am fighting a lost battle- if you consider or evaluated me as 'fighting', yeah right lol. I have never encountered a woman that did not at least attempt to get the last word in or justification at least anyway so i will chill for now. It is not a fault of women to be that way, it is simply natural, so don't go accusatory chauvinistic route on me.

It was fun running around Denny's in Bismarck trying to find the tickets. We got to chatting with some other fans in our quest. :)

Keith wrote:
I've found tickets 3 times on this tour, well one on my own and the other 2 with the group I was with. The best advise I could give would be stay close to the venue when she starts to tweet because most of the tickets are hidden within a few miles from the venue. Like in Bismarck we were at the mall across the street from the venue and when she tweeted I had my phone on, I was with a bunch of Canadians that couldn't turn there phones on!!LOL well when i read the tweet Anna knew it was Denny's so we took off over there within a minute since it was accross the street from the buses. There were folks already there and we tore apart that Dennys!!LOL the employees didn't know what was going on!!LOL well by the 2nd tweet we knew it was outside by the newspaper stand but couldn't find them anywhere. Then Anna ask me for change to open the local paper stand, I had some 50 cent pieces from the casino from the night before, so Anna tried to put them in the machine!! those crazy canadians!!LOL well I didn't have 4 quarters. Well folks kept walking by and we wouldn't let them near the newspaper stand untill Bethanie came back with the change she put them in and opened it up and there they were!!

I found the Green Bay tickets on my own, I was in the parking at my hotel with my lap top, glad I had it because I don't get the wed on my phone and the 2nd tweet was a pic, I knew right off that it was the statue in front of the stadium, I was only 2 blocks away. So when i got there nobody but tourist was near the statue, I look around but remembered M said the statue was pointing the way to the tickets. So it was pointing to the Pro Shop at the stadium. so ran in there and seen a recliner right away, I tore that baby apart, even sat in it and reclined it, folks at the shop must of thought I was some crazy shopper!!LOL well didn't find them so went up stairs and seen a bed, remember the clue was something to relax in to watch a packer game, so I tore that bed apart even though there was a sign that said don't touch it!!LOL well still counld't find them so went back to the recliner and dug a little deeper in the arm part and there they were!!

So for the St Paul tickets i was really there just there for the ride, it was mostly Brad and Patti, she knew where this shop was, and yes just a few blocks from the venue, well what was funny we pulled up to the shop, Patti and dayna got out the car and ran into the shop and later on found out the tickets were behind this picture that was outside so they ran right past them !!LOL anyway they finally came back out and Patti found them behind the picture!1

So just thought I would share my stories on finding the tickets, hope it helps

Keith

Thanks for the tips, Keith. They are definitely appreciated! Now I can plan my attack!
- StormyHeather