I don't have internet at the moment so I'm posting this from my phone.
Just wanted so say I tried my best in securing floor seats for us, calling Staples Center and Powerhouse a day before to make sure I had a chance for those seats. I booked a $313 flight down to LA. Paid $45 to send my engineer back to his hotel after my meeting because I had no time to take him, then rush off to the airport.
T-back picked me up from the airport and we drove directly to the Staples Center to check the line. When we got there at about 8:30pm, there was about 16-20 people already camped out across the street, the first few where there since Thursday. Skipping dinner we settled down in line, busted out a sleeping bag and a chair.
It got really cold at night and T kindly offered me an extra jacket, but it was still fucking freezing. Anyways, after waiting over 13 hours in line and having dumb bitches attempt to cut the entire line, Staples Center checked right before tickets went on sale and said there were no floor seats, throwing the entire line into panic. Accusations were made and I was told by someone Powerhouse had reserved seats for fanclubs, SSF and SJWorld, the night before. I believe now that that wasn't the case.
Powerhouse, those lying bastards who promised to have the best seats evenly distributed between TM, PH, and SC, made floor seats only available through calling PH. It was also stated by them before on twitter that TM, PH, and SC would be selling different seats/draws. Because of this I believed SC would be the best bet without having to compete with TM sales, and this was the reason why I flew down to LA. They lied about this as well. By the time the first person got to the window they were barely able to get a hold of $180 seats. Someone managed to get $180 seats, but in less than 2 minutes, only $40 seats were left for us who camped long hours.
Bottom line is, we got fucked and still tried to get whatever tickets that were left for all JPHiP members. Floor seats were available only through Powerhouse, who I tried calling while in line but couldn't get through, and grats to SSF who snagged all 280 seats, legit. (Yes?)
I will be refunding all members who paid. I am deeply sorry for the disappointment and will pay for the non-$180 we managed to get from salvaging online.
Also. I am no longer attending this event. I am withdrawing but will continue helping JPHiPsters who are attending. Thank you for fucking people over, Powerhouse. I put in too much to go home without a floor ticket in my hands. T, Fen, and another member who worked his ass off online deserve better. And being a passionate SNSD fan, from the bottom of my bleeding heart, FUCK YOU.
Sincerely,
-dinny
First of all, I applaud your dedication, dinny, because I was at the Staples Center, too, beginning at Friday, 9 PM. I'm an LA native, so I didn't fly in, but since you did, you've really got dedication in you. I was the young man with the long hair, and the tight pants, if you happen to remember seeing a person like that.
But I must ask, were you one of the people that followed that woman who was taking down names on a list the whole time to "ensure" everybody got tickets? And if so, did you know she was not authorized to do so?
EDIT: SSF only got 1 full section of the Floor Seats to themselves, and 2 rows in another. They did not get the entire allotment of Floor Seats.
Topic: SMTown Live '10 LA (Ticket Update p.8,13, Hotel/Ticket Info p.1) (Read 139918 times)