AllegedlyROSS!!(this is in response to his question to me) the worst was at the TAMPA show!! Twas the night before i met ya in Florida for the LBT/Martina show! I stoopidly was wearn my bright white LAW shirt, which even all the elderly, visually challenged, George Strait fans could pick out from 1/2 way across the arena! I was there ONLY for LAW and to make cell phone calls to friends during the REBA set.. Anyhoo, my seats were OK, but the arena was empty at 7:25 and Miss THAANG was slated to go on precisely at 7:30.. to be honest with ya, NOBODY but myself and a handful of peeps even cared or even knew that LAW was there- so i mosey on down to a primo seat with my friend Ken who looks as if he plays center for the Green Bay Packers.. Now, when i say "mosey", i really mean that i am hooting & a hollerin and dancing and justa screamin for my GRRL, ya know? Plunk my ample arse in an empty entire section and proceed to go NUTS as per my usual.. well, about 7:52ish the place begins to fill up and these peeps(2) are actually attempting to move me, even tho the entire section is empty- i am in their seats- i move one row behind them and let em know im JUST HERE for LAW (apparently they did NOT enjoy my singing) & also that i will be gone when REBER/George comes on and LAW is ONLY playin a 30 minute set so cld they please be quiet as she very soon will be finishing... WRONG THANG to say.. this man shakes his walkin stick at me, i ignore him, he ever so slooowly walks up to complain about me to the guard.. buuuut, it takes him quite some time to do that- in fact, i have lapped him on the stairs as i am leavin that section AFTER the LAW part..but he is PISSED off and proceeds to apparently give the guard hell bout my mere prescence.. I am walkin around at this time but when i decide to go back for LAW's duet with Reba, an hour later, to my actual seat- the guard tries to stop me as I have been described to him, apparently with pinpoint accuracy, by the elderly "gentlemen" and he tries to stop me from goin to my real seat- I ignore him and enjoy the duet and then proceed to leave for fear i will fall asleeep during REBER's set (sorry, cant get into her) ANYHOO- i am collared by this guard who is also a card-carrying member of AARP for some years who is huffing and a puffing and accusing me of "out-running" him.. more likely i was jus moving faster as i have at least a good 40 years on the DUDE.. he is so upset cause I have caused such commotion, angst etc to this elderly couple and to HIM- i mean, this guy is close to tears.. Im like, "DUDE, Im outta your hair "(and i do mean hair (as in one), as he is nearly bald) and i proceed to jus tell him ima leavn anyways.. not GOOD enough for him.. he wants to see my ticket, wants me to wait whilest he CALLS in "back-up" He wants my ticket so he can CONVISCATE it!! UN-FRIGGN- BELIEVABLE!! UMM, is this a robbery in progress on LAW & ORDER- u need "back-up"??? REALLY?? well, i jus grab my guy KEN and git the HELL outta there with him trying to follow me and take my ticket! I sought refuge with womack in the Tampa Bay Lightning locker room where the BIG question from her peeps was, ""What in the HELL happened in that section you were in? and why was there a complaint about HER fans from SECU-RI-TAY?" JEEZ LOUISE!!! of course i offered NO apology and none was needed- they all laffed their asses off as LAW fans are, um, usually not ones to git in trouble- this was definitely a FIRST fer them to hear about raucous fans...so, was i in the wrong? YES, i take some responsibilty..BUUUUT, u have to understand, actually, TAMPA has to unnerstand that i drove FRIGGN 10 hrs for a DANG 30 minute show & LAW is mah FAVE, ya know? so, i have no regrets..I would and will gladly do the same for Miss THANG also known as Martina as she is mah FAVE as well!!! so, call me what u will, but I had a BLAST at the show and actually quite enjoyed the extra attention...
* AMYinATLANTA
"Amy, you are weird" - Amy's MOM
I have no shame..i will plug this new CD, 'til the cows come home... Mooooo!

I like Strait and several of his hits -
but never really cared for him in concert
I've seen him in 2000 in Charlotte, because Martina was on the ticket -
and a few years after that.

and yes, with the high ticket prices with essentially two headliners, and the low probability of great seats,
I'll probably be skipping this 'round

it's a win-win if it helps Martina's fan base/exposure --

I think that when somebody of his status asks you to join his tour- unless your selling out major stadiums yourself you go on that tour. Actually I think that even Brad, Kenny, and a few others may not hit every city with George but would do a few and be honored to do so..
Besides Martina will play in cool venues like the cowboys stadium on this tour. How can she pass that up?

"Special Guest" doesn't sound like a Headliner to me. I'm guessing she will get a full set though. I guess this means an Eleven Tour DVD will be out of the question too?
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Waiting to see if their is a Jan 30th date. To keep my tradition alive

WOW; that's great news for us and Martina........I've never seen George; now I will thanks to Martina. That's exciting....hopefully we'll be able to get good seats.

WhooHoo!!!
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Well, I woke up this morning, and I got myself a beer
The future's uncertain, and the end is always near
Let it roll, baby, roll
Let it roll, all night long......Jim Morrison The Doors

I think this is pretty awesome news.... This will open Martina's music to people who may not have been a fan in the past, but will be now!

When it comes down to it, isn't at least part of the reason you are going to the show is to support Martina's career? If tickets don't get sold, future shows don't happen. I used to get all worked up about getting front row seats, but if I have to fight my way to the front to see, I might as well go for the cheaper seats and have some chance of enjoying myself. Besides, it will give me a chance to dust off the old opera glasses!

What a good thing Adam had--when he said a good thing, he knew nobody had said it before.
-Mark Twain

It's touring to average audience of 5,000 versus average audience of 10,000 or more.

Some of the venues on the WUL and Shine Tours sold as low as 2,500 or under 50% of the available tickets. During the amphitheater part of her tour in 2008, some of the venues blocked off the lawn and moved those people into the reserved seating because of low ticket sales.

Song catalog wise, Martina is a arena or amphitheater headline act, but ticket sales and fan base wise, she's not a venue sell-out level artists.

Ross wrote:

MRS KOJAK* (REQUEST "I'M GONNA LOVE U THRU IT"..) wrote:
CALLED IT!! bout a week ago on the "who should Martina tour with thread.." WOO HOO!!
* AMYinATLANTA
"Amy, you are weird" - Amy's MOM
I have no shame..i will plug this new CD, 'til the cows come home... Mooooo!

Ummmm, I think you had quite a few guesses Miss Amy

If you look back to two weeks before your correct guess you'll find someone suggested that Martina might be opening for other artists Didn't want to say anything until it was official

You might also see her with other artists as well as George before the Martina tour starts..... Martina has/had offers from at least two other very well known popular male artists......

We just want to see Martina , but it's great that she's in demand.

Ross