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For those of you that pay attention to my posts on Facebook then you already know this, I'm going to see the BEST band in the history of music in concert this friday night!!!!!! and for anybody that has known me for more than 5 minutes, then you know that the band I am referring to is Duran Duran, Simon, John, Nick, Roger and well, not Andy unfortunately.
In 1984 they were scheduled to perform in Feb, the night before the concert I went to bed with a heavy heart because the tickets were all sold out, this was also 2 days before my 12th birthday. I was devastated, I could not see my most favorite band. Cynthia whats-her-name had tickets and I was sooooo jealous! she always got their stuff before I did, she got a DD jacket first, when I was excited about 'Sing Blue Silver' coming on t.v. for the first time she owned it on vhs. Anyways, as I was getting ready for bed I had the radio tuned to KJ103, (for my son and daughter, yes it was around back then) I heard the DJ talking, he was making some sort of announcement. Could it be???? YES!!!! The concert had been postponed til April!!!! That meant I had more time to find a way to get tickets!!!! I joyfully ran into the living room and told my mom this. She was probably very confused about my rapid mood swing. (little did we know this would become normal later on in life)
So the next week we went down to the Myriad ticket office, its now called the Cox Center, I kept my fingers crossed the entire time that somebody, anybody had refunded their tickets. We got there and were told "sorry, no refunds are being given" this meant we would have to find tickets elsewhere. this was before craigslist so that meant a scalper, my mom would never buy from a scalper so it was starting to look bleak again. But, there was a women right behind us that overheard our conversation with the ticket handler. She stopped us before we left and said she had some tickets that she could not use and was hoping to refund, she only wanted face value for them. YIPPEE!!!! I was going to see Duran Duran!!!!
the night of the concert 2 of my moms coworkers that were in their 20's, Crickett and Crystal, picked me up for the concert. It was the greatest!!! I don't think I sat the entire time. And I got to get a shirt and program and everything! (I kept that shirt for years and years) I thought C & C were so cool to take me, I had no idea they even liked Duran Duran. well, it turns out they didnt. My mom had paid them to take me. *LOL*
So it was a feeling of Deja Vu that this year, days before my birthday I see a Facebook announcement on the Duran Duran page that they will be doing a concert in Oklahoma exactly 1 month after my birthday!!! It had to be fate!! Once again my good fortune Angels were looking out for me. I was able to get tickets in the VIP section, lined up my inlaws to babysit that night and now just a couple more days to go............
Bryan isnt overally excited about going, but I think he will enjoy all the screaming 30 and 40 something women. LOL
and for those of you wondering whatever happened to Crickett and Crystal, they became like family. I was "aunt" to their kids, I even tried to repay Crickett for taking me to that concert by taking her 2 daughters to see Hanson when they were little, but it was sold out. Just last week Crickett became a grandmother for the first time, I called to congratulate her and offered to take her to this weeks concert instead of Bryan, she respectfully declined. LOL
Crystal passed away from brain hemmorage right before her 40th birthday. I will be thinking of her alot this friday night. Its only fitting. Who knows? maybe she will be there with us...........
In 1984 they were scheduled to perform in Feb, the night before the concert I went to bed with a heavy heart because the tickets were all sold out, this was also 2 days before my 12th birthday. I was devastated, I could not see my most favorite band. Cynthia whats-her-name had tickets and I was sooooo jealous! she always got their stuff before I did, she got a DD jacket first, when I was excited about 'Sing Blue Silver' coming on t.v. for the first time she owned it on vhs. Anyways, as I was getting ready for bed I had the radio tuned to KJ103, (for my son and daughter, yes it was around back then) I heard the DJ talking, he was making some sort of announcement. Could it be???? YES!!!! The concert had been postponed til April!!!! That meant I had more time to find a way to get tickets!!!! I joyfully ran into the living room and told my mom this. She was probably very confused about my rapid mood swing. (little did we know this would become normal later on in life)
So the next week we went down to the Myriad ticket office, its now called the Cox Center, I kept my fingers crossed the entire time that somebody, anybody had refunded their tickets. We got there and were told "sorry, no refunds are being given" this meant we would have to find tickets elsewhere. this was before craigslist so that meant a scalper, my mom would never buy from a scalper so it was starting to look bleak again. But, there was a women right behind us that overheard our conversation with the ticket handler. She stopped us before we left and said she had some tickets that she could not use and was hoping to refund, she only wanted face value for them. YIPPEE!!!! I was going to see Duran Duran!!!!
the night of the concert 2 of my moms coworkers that were in their 20's, Crickett and Crystal, picked me up for the concert. It was the greatest!!! I don't think I sat the entire time. And I got to get a shirt and program and everything! (I kept that shirt for years and years) I thought C & C were so cool to take me, I had no idea they even liked Duran Duran. well, it turns out they didnt. My mom had paid them to take me. *LOL*
So it was a feeling of Deja Vu that this year, days before my birthday I see a Facebook announcement on the Duran Duran page that they will be doing a concert in Oklahoma exactly 1 month after my birthday!!! It had to be fate!! Once again my good fortune Angels were looking out for me. I was able to get tickets in the VIP section, lined up my inlaws to babysit that night and now just a couple more days to go............
Bryan isnt overally excited about going, but I think he will enjoy all the screaming 30 and 40 something women. LOL
and for those of you wondering whatever happened to Crickett and Crystal, they became like family. I was "aunt" to their kids, I even tried to repay Crickett for taking me to that concert by taking her 2 daughters to see Hanson when they were little, but it was sold out. Just last week Crickett became a grandmother for the first time, I called to congratulate her and offered to take her to this weeks concert instead of Bryan, she respectfully declined. LOL
Crystal passed away from brain hemmorage right before her 40th birthday. I will be thinking of her alot this friday night. Its only fitting. Who knows? maybe she will be there with us...........
