| Submitted by: snikpoh (snikpoh@davidbowie.co.uk) Bowie comes to Manchester...... There I was at home having a brew when on the Radio came "Bowie at the Manchester Acadamy in two weeks,tickets on sale the day after tomorrow" Could this be correct our David appearing at a 1,000 capacity venue this would be like seeing him in my front room Christ I need tickets Got to Virgin Megastore Market Street Manchester 2 hours before opening ,shit a queue already,I've got no chance 9.00am the Store opens and they start letting us in ,the queue was now down the street and round the block surley there will be a riot Gradually we crawl through the Store up the stairs to the ticket office,It's been an hour since the office opened, they must have sold out, but no one of the staff states only a maximum of 4 tickets per person "YES" I can see the ticket office in front of me......I remember a scene from the film JAWS when the story of the USS Indianapolis was being told and how all the sailors were being attacked by sharks..the comment about being rescued and that this was the most frightening part of the whole nightmare cause they could see their rescuers but would they get there before a shark took them......Would I get there before the tickets ran out I cannot belive it the guy is handing me four tickets,I,m giving him the money,I look to my left and right all around me are people who are looking at me and want my tickets,I;ve gotta get out the Store,I hide the tickets in a secret place in my coat,as I,m leaving I foil one old lady who offers to hold the lift door open for me..Not a chance darlin.... I,m walking now down Market Street packed with people,my head down I hurry to my car,a chill down my back,which one is it who,s gonna go for me?,Multi Storey Car Park Shit,I leg it up the stairs,theirs my car ,My stomach has gone now ..The key turns..I,m in lock that bleeding door THE SHOW Manchester Acadamy July 23rd 1998 Three rows from the front. I foiled them all What a show snikpoh England 07/02/1999
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