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Postby Rommie » Mon Jan 27, 2020 4:52 pm

Went down to NYC this weekend for bday celebrations (how cool that it's a train ride away now- first visit in ten years!), and got the surprise of tickets to Hamilton just a few days before. We were looking at a Broadway show and I told my mom tickets were twice as expensive for Hamilton so she sent a check for the difference as a present. :rockon: And yeah, it's expensive, it's still a REALLY good show and we felt like it was worth it. And our sample size spreads from "person who actually knows all the songs" to "person who didn't know the songs and didn't even study American history ever"- it sounds trite, but the whole production really makes history come alive in a unique and special way.

Also, sheer luck- at the cheapest price point our two options were literally either "last row of the top balcony" or "partial obstruction" seating in the seventh row due to a balcony. I always opt for the "partial obstruction" seats in theaters because I'd rather miss 2% to properly see the remaining 98%, and even better, at intermission we were asked by some folks towards the middle of the of the sixth row if we wouldn't mind switching. They had to leave early to catch their train, see. So oh darn, we had to sit in $500+ a seat seats, and it was fantastic.

Anyway, if anyone's considering it ever even though it's expensive, I still say you should go see it.

Finally, funny thing, the tour casts a wide enough net these days that my parents saw Hamilton a few weeks ago in Naples, FL. My dad complained after because he thought "the songs weren't memorable" and "rap is on its way out anyway," so I had a tough time not saying "ok boomer" and settled with "that's one opinion!" So yeah, maybe don't go if you think either of those things. :lol:
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Re: Hamilton

Postby lady_*nix » Tue Jan 28, 2020 12:01 am

"Rap is on its way out" wow that's... wow. :lol:
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Re: Hamilton

Postby Rommie » Wed Jan 29, 2020 5:29 pm

Something a retired guy in his 70s in Florida would say? Yes. Still funny. :)
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Re: Hamilton

Postby SciFiFisher » Thu Jan 30, 2020 2:06 am

Rommie wrote:Something a retired guy in his 70s in Florida would say? Yes. Still funny. :)


Reminds me of hearing how Rock and Roll was going to destroy the youth and it was just a fad anyway and everyone would soon go back to enjoying good music like ballads and ballroom music. Somehow the youth managed to survive and Rock and Roll is still around. :lol:
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Re: Hamilton

Postby Sigma_Orionis » Thu Jan 30, 2020 11:29 am

SciFiFisher wrote:
Rommie wrote:Something a retired guy in his 70s in Florida would say? Yes. Still funny. :)


Reminds me of hearing how Rock and Roll was going to destroy the youth and it was just a fad anyway and everyone would soon go back to enjoying good music like ballads and ballroom music. Somehow the youth managed to survive and Rock and Roll is still around. :lol:



You forgot to mention Polkas :P
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Re: Hamilton

Postby geonuc » Thu Jan 30, 2020 4:15 pm

SciFiFisher wrote:
Rommie wrote:Something a retired guy in his 70s in Florida would say? Yes. Still funny. :)


Reminds me of hearing how Rock and Roll was going to destroy the youth and it was just a fad anyway and everyone would soon go back to enjoying good music like ballads and ballroom music. Somehow the youth managed to survive and Rock and Roll is still around. :lol:


It's funny. I go to a lot of bars and by far, most of them are playing classic rock. And it's not because all the patrons are my age - there's a good mix across the spectrum. And the bar owners, bartenders, bar managers aren't my age either.

Conclusion: classic rock is here to stay and is better than all other music. People want to hear Led Zeppelin, not [whatever the fuck people in later decades listened to].
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Re: Hamilton

Postby Thumper » Thu Feb 13, 2020 4:22 pm

geonuc wrote:Conclusion: classic rock is here to stay and is better than all other music. People want to hear Led Zeppelin, not [whatever the fuck people in later decades listened to].

Hilarious.
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