[Loch-Ruadh] Perhaps we need a few people to go to this....

[Pádraig Ruad Ó Maolagáin]

That front section seat is now $100, so it's about three times more, even
when factored for inflation, or about $16.50 for a front section seat in
1969.  I think I would have been outraged in 1969 to be asked to pay
$16.50 for a front row seat, even to hear Three Dog Night perform "Chest
Fever".

Padraig

Sluggy! said:
> On Wed, 2006-02-08 at 16:28 -0600, Pádraig Ruad Ó Maolagáin wrote:
>> Y'know, things sure have changed, ticket price-wise, since Chuck Negron
>> of
>> Three Dog Night quipped to the audience:
>>
>> "What's that back there?  You can't hear back there?  See, you should
>> have
>> bought the $5.50 tickets for the front!"
>>
>> $35.00 for the worst seats?  I don't think I'll be going.
>
> In defense of Bass Hall, I've been there a time or two and there really
> are no bad seats, especially for music.
>
> On the other hand, that quote is from a performance in 1969 and
> according to http://www.1960sflashback.com/1969/Economy.asp a gallon of
> regular was 35 cents in 1969.
>
>>From that, $2.25 / $0.35 = 6.43, so $5.50 x 6.43 = $35.37/seat today is
> not way out of line.
>
> Granted, that was $5.50 for front row seats then and $35.00 for balcony
> seats now, and that 6.43 factor may not apply to everything. :)
>
> SlugMath!
>
> P.S. Your mileage may vary.