Before I get to my big idea, I have to brag a little… for the first time ever, the blog crossed the 1000-hits-per-day mark yesterday. Here’s what the tracker looked like this morning:
1,158 hits yesterday. Attn Jumper Cable Guy: Just think of all those people who now know what you look like, and now know what your M.O. is. You’re DONE, buddy. Go get a job.
Okay. So here’s my big Music Fest idea. When I bought my 3-day pass online through Ticketmaster, I had the option of paying an extra fee (on top of Ticketmaster’s many, many other fees) for insurance, meaning that if for any reason I was unable to attend the festival and my ticket went unused, Ticketmaster would refund its price. So last night I was thinking… what if Ticketmaster offered another type of insurance… weather insurance?
Let’s say that a one-day ticket to Music Fest costs $30, to keep the math simple. What if Ticketmaster offered the buyer the chance to purchase weather insurance for, say, an additional $10 or $15. If the National Weather Service-Memphis measured more than 0.25 inch of rainfall during the hours the gates were open, or if the temperature fell below 55 degrees Fahrenheit and stayed there for more than 2 hours during the time the gates were open, then Ticketmaster would refund the cost of the ticket.
Attn Ticketmaster: If you use my idea, you ought to at least comp me a 3-day pass for Music Fest next year.
I attribute my sudden spike in hits, pushing me past the 1000 mark, to the fact that I posted a pic of Mendi in a tube top yesterday. In order to keep my readers happy, I have another tube top pic for you today, a Cinco de Mayo tube top pic with sombreros:
Here’s a Commercial Appeal article on tomorrow’s lunchtime walking tour of manhole covers in Downtown Memphis.
My former boss from the warehouse in Earle, Arkansas that got damaged by a tornado e-mailed to say “we are alive and kicking.” He said that some of Earle’s residents got free products from them when the tornado blew the products into their yards. The residents were told not to worry about paying for the products – “it’s on the house.” In some cases, the products literally were on the house.
Time to hit Publish and head to work. Tonight: Beer, trivia, waitresses.