Back in 1965 when Dylan appeared at Forest Hills one couldn't buy tickets online. I guess you had to stand in line for hours or phone in and get a million busy signals. When the concert was announced about a week ago there was a pre-sale beginning today, but only for American Express Card holders. The general sale is to begin this Saturday March 19.
Since I didn't have an American Express Card I thought I would apply for one. I was able to do so online a few days ago and even got an account number online with a code. At 12 noon today I tried to buy tickets but my account number was denied on Ticketfly (Ticketmaster does have competition). I phoned customer service at American Express that stated that my account is valid and that it should have been accepted. When I phoned Ticketfly, they said to call American Express. I went through this cycle about 3 times and gave up at about 1:30 PM figuring that I would have to wait until Saturday.
At 3:30 PM the postal mail came with the actual American Express Card. I called the number and validated it. I went on to Ticketfly again and was able to purchase the tickets.
Alls well the ends well.
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