The Incredible Journey - Part 2

March 14, 2007 @ 08:38

Yesterday I wrote about my neighbour John and his incredible hockey journey with his three boys John, Jake and Ben.

They arrived in Montreal yesterday and the excursion got off to a rocky start. The game was sold out, so John had to buy tickets off a scalper outside the Bell Centre and paid 400 dollars.

Believe me, Big John became extremely pissed when he and the boys were entering the rink and the tickets failed the security scan. They were counterfeit.

John was quickly told he had one option. Get lost.

He argued but as you can imagine Bell Centre security reminded him of the hazards of buying tickets from people on the street and they were quite adamant, they were keeping the tickets and he and the boys were staying outside.

Knowing he was cooked, John asked security if the three boys could stay by the entrance while went and paid the ticket scalper a visit and believe it or not, the scalper was still out on the street doing his thing.

Apparently it was a short confrontation. John didn't need the police or anything. All he had to do was grab the guy by the scruff of the neck and demand compensation.

The scalper turned into a pussy and made up some excuse about not knowing the tickets were counterfeit, and after John threatened to drag his ass all the way back to the Bell Centre, he coughed up two hundred dollars and four tickets, which he promised were legit.

By this time all the scalper's potential customers had scattered and John was concerned about his boys so he had no choice but to take the guy's word for it.

I'm happy to report it ended well. The seats for the legitimate tickets weren't as good as the counterfeit tickets, but he got into the rink and saved himself two hundred dollars - or 20 Bell Centre beers.

Montreal is evil.

Category: Neighbour John

10 Responses to "The Incredible Journey - Part 2"

woodman
March 14, 2007 / 10:26

Ummm... you go on a road trip to watch an out of town hockey game and you don't buy tickets in advance? Wouldn't that be the first thing you do before taking such a trip... especially to Montreal. I mean, this isn't Nashville where half the building is empty. We are talking about Montreal... a hockey hot bed. I applaud John for wanting spend some time with his boys in this way... but he was absolutely silly for not purchasing tickets ahead of time. I sincerely hope that he has made calls to New Jersey and Philly to make sure those games aren't sold out either. Ok, maybe not Jersey. ;)

Chico Maki
March 14, 2007 / 10:44

Good for John.
That's a great story with a happy ending.
Good on the Bell Centre security team for keeping an eye on the boys and being understanding of the situation.
Although Montreal may be a hockey hotbed, On a Tuesday Night in March, that big arena is not usually sold out.

Danno
March 14, 2007 / 11:38

I have just one question. If Big John had been given 4 more bogus ducats, would that scalpers "boys" be hanging like Sadam's?

Neighbour John
March 15, 2007 / 09:41

UpDate from New Jersey, With regard to Montreal Tickets, there were no tickets available, you could buy one on line, but 4 was impossible, everything worked out but I have a feeling the french that witnessed the altercation are probably saying I am an English Pig. Oh Well, sitting in east rutherford, the kids have remarked that nobody around here even knows there is a hockey team. Looking for scalpers here was a waste of time, you just walk up to ticket sales, no line ups, bought the $30.00 tickets and sat anywhere you wanted. I must say the arena looks good for being 20 something years old, I guess no private boxes shuts it down. The devil fan's (3) that I found were pretty disgusted that the team was going to newark, they explained to me that newark is a slum, but I kept my thought's to myself with regards to slums, this whole state is a slum. Oh Well. When we pulled into the hotel, (Crowne Plaza), some lady had just had her purse snatched, i am glad we stayed upscale. We had dinner at Cheeseburgers in Paradise, got some great tiki bar ideas, its like this bar was built for me. Anyway thats it for now, heading through NYC, maybe central park, then off to Philly, kids still excited about the art museum, we are pretty cultured when it comes to the art museum, the kids have track suits ready. Got to go, more sirens. Be Back for St, Paddies Cheers.

Bruce Mallory
March 15, 2007 / 18:15

Nice job John!! The boys will have a great story for the rest of their lives about the 260 pound muscle bound scalper that their dad made mince meatout of. I did the Art museum run after a few boiler makers one year. Work of advice don't get a Philly pretzel, a few boiler maker's and run your ass up those stairs you'll pay for it.

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