11/7/11 Santa Rosa, CA Wells Fargo Center for the Arts

[Kayy911]

$2,500 – $4,999 Artist ($320 non-deductible) Join / Renew
Includes all Benefactor benefits, plus:
Additional $100 ticket voucher valid for one year (total $250 value), redeemable at the box office
Backstage visit with artist (as available)

$5,000 – $9,999 Presenter ($570 non-deductible) Join / Renew
Includes all Encore benefits, plus:
Additional $250 ticket voucher valid for one year (total $500 value), redeemable at the box office
Invitation to exclusive backstage reception

Those are 2 of the levels of donors to the venue, I can't imagine there were that many at the Weird Al show, but that is my best bet as to how they got passes.

[TMBJon]

Wow... and I thought PAID was a ripoff!!!

[Orthography Enthusiast]

I think you've solved it, though. A venue thing, not an Al thing.

[Vargas Chick]

$5,000 – $9,999 Presenter ($570 non-deductible) Join / Renew
Includes all Encore benefits, plus:
Additional $250 ticket voucher valid for one year (total $500 value), redeemable at the box office
Invitation to exclusive backstage reception

That's crazzzy.

See, it's stuff like this that makes things kind of crazy, because you start feeling that you need to spend thousands of $ just to get in on a meet and greet.

I'm glad that's not the normal way things go.

[Orthography Enthusiast]

See, it's stuff like this that makes things kind of crazy, because you start feeling that you need to spend thousands of $ just to get in on a meet and greet.

I'm glad that's not the normal way things go.

And you know that Al was not any more gracious to the $4,999 donor than he is to an eight-year-old who's been standing in line by the tour bus.

[Kayy911]

That 5 grand gets you meet and greets with ALL the artists and bands that perform there, assuming that the artist approves, they've been getting some big names in recent years, I would've loved to have met Jerry Seinfeld when he came this summer.

[taralyn919]

What was that commerical years ago: Membership has it's privileges? Still true today.

[Orthography Enthusiast]

I hadn't seen this fan review of the Santa Rosa show before. I think he captures the vibe pretty well.

[algonacchick]

Haha, thanks for that link, Helen. That was a great review!

[HalifaxKat]

I like the part about Al making everyone feel better about themselves, no matter how weird or different they may be.