Comped
Consider this week's Krude Experience blog as a
mental comp.Or a subliminal freebie.Either way, Krude will be acting as the pit
boss in a sharing mood.No condom or exchange of commonplace pleasantries needed.
But always have each of one on the ready. Take notice...
I never paid to get into Yankee Stadium until 2008.And will
never pay again to get in to see the Bombers. Better to have inside contacts
and corporate connections to score overpriced baseball tickets. MLB is already
in on the take.So who really gives a shit.
I had a friend who worked for 92.3 fm in NYC and put me on
the guest list for many gigs back in the day.Did I really need free tickets to see
Whitesnake at Jones Beach or Nirvana at Marquee NYC? Answer is
no. But I went to both. Remember kids:
Steve Vai = Good
Kurt Cobain = Not so good
Comp hotel rooms at Atlantic City and Las Vegas casinos
always cost $. It's the money you lose (that the casino rates) that pays for
the room. Plus,local taxes must be paid. So even if you score weekend comps in
AC,$ is coming out of your pocket. Still,I love hitting a casino. That never
gets old.
Buybacks at your favorite bar are becoming more of memory
than a reality. Well,that's in my neck of the woods. A few bartenders know the
value of a regular drunkard.But for the most part,it's cash on the barrel head
for all your served hooch. Damn.
Once. And only once did I drive over the George Washington Bridge
in Fort Lee,NJ without paying a toll. Not that I blew through the toll gate
without paying. But I found an open gate on a local street that service trucks
and Port Authority police use to gain access to the GWB. I drove up
slowly,merged with traffic,and drove over the Hudson River without paying. That
was in 1988. The toll back then was $2. Now it is $15. And if I was caught
these days trying the same stunt,I would definitely be put on a terrorist/no
fly list for my entire life. Welcome to 2017.
Nobody rides for free. That is a given. But catching a few
breaks here and there never hurt anybody.And how much did YOU pay to read this
blog on this website? Mahalo.
Be an average human being on your worst days
KK
@kapn_krude
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