Rag & Bone & Juice

Friday, Mar. 18, 2005 - 2:03 a.m.

Wednesday, I wrote to Rag And Bone, the sales and merch people in charge of the presale sales of Keane tickets, and sent the following query:

Gentlebeings:

On the day of 8 March 2005, I purchased 4 tickets to the 6 May Keane concert through the offering on Rag And Bone. My tracking number for that purchase is [xxxxxx]. I subsequently purchased four additional tickets through Ticketmaster on 13 March. *Those* tickets are already here. The info I'm inquiring about is probably hiding in plain sight on the website, but I've been unable to find it. So please, I was wondering if you had an estimate of a delivery date for the tickets I purchased on 8 March.

Thank you very much.

On Thursday morning, I received a prompt and informative reply:

Hi

We won't be able to post out any tickets until we have received them from the promoter, after we've stopped selling. I believe we'll start posting out in early April.

Regards

Helen@sandbag

So if you've Googled around looking for a dispatch date / mailing date for the Rag and Bone tickets, there's the latest news I have for you.

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Ah, the irony of ball players with no balls...

US Congress, Baseball Square Off Over Steroids
By David Byrd

A U.S. House of Representatives committee has rebuked Major League Baseball for the weakness of its policy governing performance-enhancing drugs. The congressional panel heard from baseball's commissioner, medical experts, star players and the parents of two amateur players who committed suicide after using steroids.

In a crowded hearing room, the House Government Reform Committee hearing started with Virginia Republican Tom Davis criticizing Major League Baseball (MLB) for not taking the fight against steroids seriously. [...] Several of the top home run hitters, including former Saint Louis first baseman Mark McGwire, current Baltimore Orioles Sammy Sosa and Rafael Palmeiro all told the committee that steroids need to be eliminated in baseball. McGwire, who broke Roger Maris's single season home run record four years ago, told the committee more needs to be done. "It is a problem, and that needs to be addressed," said Mr. McGwire. "Most importantly, every little leaguer, pony league, high school, and college player needs to understand that performance-enhancing drugs of any kind can be dangerous."

McGwire's voice cracked with emotion as he told the committee that he would not sit in judgment of other players. He joined several other players in condemning former Oakland and Texas star Jose Canseco's book about steroid use in baseball.

John pondered the thought of why Jose Canseco would make up steroid stories to add to all of the other lurid information in that book.

And basically, McGwire has clammed up.

Wow. some role model. Kids, be sure and close rank if your teammates are on the juice.

Mr. McGwire, in my opinion, your morals are as minuscule as your thought-to-be-steroid-tainted wobblydanglies.

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Saturday, I am going with JJ to see her get her word. I have no idea when I'll post; she's allowing me to document this with the digital camera, so I will have images to share!

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Okay. I know I've said this before. Thanks for the St Paddy's Day greetings, but I need to remind you not to send me e-cards. I don't like them at all, because most of them freeze my browser.

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All right. I'm done. Probably a short post on Saturday morning, with a long post and pictures for ya on Sunday.

Eee!!

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