I am not sure if Bon Jovi thinks its still 1989 or if they have no idea the country is coming out of a recession, but the band is doing three big shows at the New Meadowlands Stadium in NJ next may. The best thing about this is not that the place holds 80,000 people its the fact they are charging $150 plus fees for tickets. Oh, I also forgot to leave out some other options for fans. If you would like to get seats in the first 10 rows the band has them for you at the low price of $1,875 or $1425. Way to go Bon Jovi, really looking out for fans in tough times. With all the years that we have been doing this, I don’t see any of these shows selling out. I hear from many people each year that get mad at ticket brokers for selling tickets, why are these same people not call the bands about these prices? I can tell you that if I had 10th row for this show I would not be charging people $1,875 per ticket.
Tags: Bon Jovi, NJ
It was a tale of 2 different nights – less than 24 hours after a successful Bulls home opener win over the Spurs on Thursday night, the Bulls took it on the chin against the Celtics in Boston on Friday night. The Celtics used a 29-18 advantage in the 2nd quarter to open up a 15-point halftime lead. A 12-point advantage in the 3rd quarter gave the Celtics a 27-point lead after 36 minutes – game over.
There was a lot of anticipation heading into this game because of the way the 2 teams battled in the 1st round of the playoffs just 6 months ago. The Celtics won that series in 7 games, but the Celtics did not have Kevin Garnett in that series, and the Bulls had Ben Gordon who has since left the Bulls for the Detroit Pistons.
Paul Pierce (22 points), Ray Allen (20 points) and Kevin Garnett (16 points) led the way for the Celtics, while Rajon Rondo chipped in 8 rebounds and 16 assists as the general of the team. The Celtics have looked great so far in their 3 wins this season and Head Coach Doc Rivers is really pacing his older players’ minutes in order to keep them fresh for the long haul. Having Rasheed Wallace coming off the bench doesn’t hurt either.
The Bulls looked a little bit lost after a full team effort on Thursday. Joakim Noah looked the best – 16 points and 10 rebounds. Tyrus Thomas also had a solid game – 10 points and 8 rebounds – as did Kirk Hinrich who scored 10 points and dished out 7 assists off the bench. Derrick Rose scored 10 points, but he only had 2 assists and no rebounds. And Luol Deng only played 19 minutes because of foul trouble, scoring 4 points and grabbing 5 boards.
Looks like much will be the same for the Bulls in 2009-2010. This is an average team that will look great one night, only to look dazed and confused the next night. Buckle in for a long ride Bulls fans – but hopefully they will be able to win enough games to qualify for post-season play for a second year in a row.
Tags: Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, Kevin Garnett, Luol Deng, Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen, Tyrus Thomas
