The party was 9pm – 12am.  We arrived at exactly 9pm to find two REALLY long lines; One for Will Call and the other to get in if you have the tickets in hand.  When you are done with Will Call, you still need to get in the other line to get in.  My wife and I decided to split up to hopefully save time.

At around 10:30pm, ~1.5hr worth of waiting, I was only half the distance closer to the front of the Will Call line — there were only two alphabet-challenged staff working the Will Call table.  Luckily, the event folks finally decided to accept printed receipts from online order and my wife was at the front of the entrance line.  We pitty the fools who didn’t bring a copy of the receipts.

After a few more moments of cluster-f*ness, we finally got in (around 10:45pm I think).  The place was packed with people all with the same mindset — rush to the bar and stay there to get their monies worth.  I think we had 4 – 6 drinks a piece because we took turn ordering non-stop.  By 12am, open bar was over … $145 and 1.25hrs worth of drinking later, we had no idea what The Pool look like or a moment to dance because we were too busy trying to get drinks.

If you are a single, it might be worth looking into because there were a lot of folks looking for “action”.  However, for everyone else, save your money and do/go something else!

I have been a New York Yankees fan for a long time. I grew up in NYC and so it was naturally either the Yankees or the Mets. I picked the winning team as my fav (no brainer). Over the years, I’ve heard various arguments on why the Yankees is evil with Steinbrenner “buying” the players being the final blow.

If you are a member of that camp, I would like you to answer the following questions truthfully…

• Do you think it’s acceptable for a business to hire talented individuals with substantial financial offer?
• Have you ever considered working for a different company (or even changing line of work) because they (it) offer a high pay?
• If a competing business gives you a job offer with a big paycheck, would you join them?
• Do you feel talented individuals (you included) should be paid what they’re worth?
• Do you believe in supply and demand?

If you answer yes to all five, you my friend, might be evil as well.

In short, the Yankees haven’t done anything that you and I wouldn’t do in a heartbeat. So if you still feel strongly that because “buying” to win is wrong, then I say you’re just bitter your favorite team(s) couldn’t pony up the dough.

Congrats to the NYY for their 27th World Series Championship!