This isn't about the game or about the team, but more about my experience at the game.    So, if your not up to listening to a man whine or aren't interested in saving yourself money, don't read any further.

MrsTops planned to go shopping at Arden Fair saturday evening.   My diabolical and ever scheming mind decided that I could make this work out to my benefit.    I logged on to Kings.com and searched for ticket availablity.    Ticket master showed plenty of  $25 & $40 tickets aveilable.   But, not being the wealthest retiree around, I decided not to play TicketMaster their surcharge and buy my tickets at the boxoffice.

So, I offered to accompany the Mrs shopping and split up the duties, so that we could finish in time to get to Arco in time to buy tickets and see the game.    Well, the plan worked out brilliantly, as my plans so often do.    All except for the buying cheap tickets at the box office was concerned.

At the box office, I politely asked for two $25 tickets,   "Sorry sir, said the agent, none available".    Well, that's ok said I.   Give me your best $40 tickets.    "Sorry sir, none available", said the agent again.    Well, after spending 2 hours shopping, racing thru traffic, and paying $10 to park, I wasn't about to give up now.   "What do you have?", I asked.   "Well, I just had 2 $68 tickets pop up on my screen.   You can have those if you act right away.    Otherwise the only tickets available are in the $78 range. "

Now, I'm not one to argue with agents or lower management types.    In fact, you can probably call my passive agressive.     I'm also not a fool me once, fool me twice, kind of guy.    Fool me once and your on my shit list forever.   So, it wasn't surprising to MrsTops, that I pulled out my credit card and said "Give the the $68 tickets.

As far as tickets go, Sec 202 ( right of center court upperdeck), row C, seat 3 & 4 aren't very bad.    But, $167 ($137 for tickets, $10 parking & $20 food), for a spur of the moment decision, on a retiree's income is just not what I had in mind.    I only went because I knew that they weren't sold out (preseason), Tickmaster was showing that $25 tickets were available, and the game wasn't televised.    Plus I really like to watch GW vs Kings games because of all the scoring and excitement.    And, by brother-in-law is a Warriors fan, so we have that rivalry going.

By the time we got to our seats my blood pressure was so high, my vision was blurry.    And, as good as the seats were I was having trouble making out the numbers on the players backs.    The play of the lineup starting the 2nd quarter didn't help my blood pressure any.    So, it wasn't until almost the end of the 2nd quarter, that my vision cleared and I could relax and enjoy the game.

I don't know why it was that the boxoffice refused to sell me cheaper seats.    There were obviously thousands of empty seats in the upper deck.    Maybe it's something to do with the contract that they have with TicketMaster.    Maybe, they just know that they have you there and can take advantage of the fact that you've already spent the gas money and parking fee, so they can charge you whatever they like.

So as I said, I'm a passive agressive type of guy.    I will never again buy last minute tickets to Kings games.    I've never bought ticket at the box office before.    In the future if I do go to the box office, I will never purchase tickets more expensive than the tickets available at TicketMaster.   If I hadn't already purchased one of their game packages, I'd probably be fighting with myself as to whether or not to go to any games at all this year.   Shame on you Maloofs, you fooled me once and I won't give you the chance to do it to me again.