Just a brief anecdote, hopefully charming as we all navigate the waters of caring for our stubborn, cantankerous, beloved Aging Parents.
Every time there is a commercial on for animal welfare, whether ASPCA or WWF (hungry puppies! baby tigers without moms!) , I can count on my dad to make concerned noises and turn to me to make sure that he is already donating to these causes.
You guys. WTF? I haven't really been to big concerts in years, but I just got some tix to see a small-ish show (Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso).
While I was on Ticketmaster, saw Bruno Mars has a tour coming up. Cool. I like him, bet the show will be awesome! Think I'll go.
He's playing five nights in LA at Sofi Stadium. That's 70,000 seats a night times five. Gotta be something reasonable right? The cheapest tickets are $250 each at the very, very back of the entire stadium. Decent seats? Minimum of $500. Floor seats? $800+ Needless to say I'm not going. Who the fuck can spend $1,000 minimum (plus parking, food & bev) on a night out these days?
I am just astonished at how expensive shit has gotten, and I feel so old suddenly.