Here We Stay! Update: Closing In On Sell-Out

by Tom Ziller on Feb 22, 2011 3:13 PM PST in Arena

The Kings' next home game on Feb. 28 against the Clippers is nearing a sell-out (less than 1,500 tickets left), thanks in part to you wonderful, wonderful people. Many of you have purchased tickets for yourselves, your friends and your families. Many (many!) of you have made extraordinarily generous donations to our fund to get tickets for fans who can't afford it right now. We were able today to buy 80 tickets (!) for fans who emailed in their requests. (We cleaned up the cheapest slate of group tickets and made good progress on the next level.)

A Monday night in February against the Clippers, who'd be in last place in the Pacific if it weren't for the Kings. And we're selling this m-----f----r out.

Updates!

* If you emailed a request for donated tickets, we'll be emailing instructions in order of those who first contacted us. Stay tuned. If you don't get a response in the next day, you may get included in the next round. If you do get an email and you can't make it to the game or are uncertain, we really, really need you to immediately reply to that email taking your name off the list. We don't want anyone to be paying for empty seats.

* We're still taking donations, and hope to make another ticket order later this week. We'd love to get to 100 donated tickets (if the game doesn't sell out first).

* KHTK has some special plans for Monday. Stay tuned. You'll wet yourself in excitement.

* We're asking fans (so far) to wear white or purple. Feel free to bring tasteful signs expressing the positive message of Here We Stay. Be ready to chant, be ready to sing. Be ready to cheer your tail off. Show up early if you can! Get a real buzz going in the parking lot and arena and mingle with others who want to save the Sacramento Kings.

* Letters to elected officials and the Maloofs are still vital. Blake Ellington has a template.

* KHTK covered the heck out of the arena situation this morning. Check out interviews with Mayor Kevin Johnson, Sam Amick and some schlub named Tom Ziller.

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KHTK has some special plans for Monday. Stay tuned. You’ll wet yourself in excitement

what if I already wetted myself?

by Dub_TC on Feb 22, 2011 3:18 PM PST reply actions

I too have already wet myself

The difference is it’s from tears

by HeuristicLineup on Feb 22, 2011 3:21 PM PST up reply actions

Good luck, keep up the good fight, and thank you one and all.

Rocks are free, and slingshots easily stolen. And for a limited time, every third person who follows me on Twitter (andy_sims) gets a free ice cream cone.

Which I will eat.

by andy sims on Feb 22, 2011 3:19 PM PST reply actions

Nothing is over until we say it is!

Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?

SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!

by section214 on Feb 22, 2011 3:20 PM PST reply actions 5 recs

Well, what the hell we supposed to do, ya moron?!?

Oh, all of that stuff being discussed. Carry on.

Rocks are free, and slingshots easily stolen. And for a limited time, every third person who follows me on Twitter (andy_sims) gets a free ice cream cone.

Which I will eat.

by andy sims on Feb 22, 2011 3:32 PM PST up reply actions

I was waiting for this, excellent!

"Lord loves a workin' man, and don't trust whitey"

by LaPrimeraLives on Feb 22, 2011 3:35 PM PST up reply actions

Quick note

One last vote for chants and hopefully final plans will happen tonight. Please make sure to check the site sometime after 6.30.

"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims

by edm7 on Feb 22, 2011 3:22 PM PST reply actions

I bought a pair of tix this morning in honor of the movement.

Based on the available seats shown remaining on the Arco/PBP seating chart, I’d be surprised if there are even 1,000 seats left.

Regardless of any other news we get this week, I’ll be there next Monday trying to keep it positive.

by corbin on Feb 22, 2011 3:27 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

Well done corbin!

by chenp22 on Feb 22, 2011 3:30 PM PST up reply actions

FWIW

The “less than 1,500” was as of last count this morning. Since then, I bought the 80 donated tickets.

by Tom Ziller on Feb 22, 2011 3:30 PM PST up reply actions

Did they fix the waived fees and what not from the previous links?

When I try to order tickets now I get an error about my email not having a group invite blah blah

by HeuristicLineup on Feb 22, 2011 3:31 PM PST up reply actions

section might have more info

But I believe the fee waiver is for group sales only.

by Tom Ziller on Feb 22, 2011 3:48 PM PST up reply actions

That is correct

And this does not really fall under the umbrella of group sales, as that entails deposits, blocking out seats, advanced planning and booking, etc., etc.

SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!

by section214 on Feb 22, 2011 3:52 PM PST up reply actions

No fees and cheaptickets through this page

I’m on my cell so you’ll have to copy and paste:

www.kings.com/moneymailer

Group rates, no fees. All you need is a kings.com acct set up. And the code is Kings

Worked just fine for me yesterday

I'm feeling like I want to rage...right now.
-#38

by kangsfan on Feb 22, 2011 5:02 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

Looks like it linked automatically

Can’t get any easier than that

I'm feeling like I want to rage...right now.
-#38

by kangsfan on Feb 22, 2011 5:04 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

Or maybe thats only on my phone?

I'm feeling like I want to rage...right now.
-#38

by kangsfan on Feb 22, 2011 5:04 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

Went here and it worked this time

by HeuristicLineup on Feb 22, 2011 5:20 PM PST up reply actions

Nice

I'm feeling like I want to rage...right now.
-#38

by kangsfan on Feb 22, 2011 5:37 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

Just bought my ticket using this link

Thanks. I’ll be there. Where do I sign up for passing out flyers?

Go for it all. You're a great champion.

by Muff209 on Feb 22, 2011 6:39 PM PST up reply actions

I believe we're going to get a Word document up shortly

that people can download and print at their leisure so they can spread copies to seat/section mates, briefly explaining our cause and the chants.

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by Aykis16 on Feb 22, 2011 6:50 PM PST up reply actions

Word!

by chenp22 on Feb 23, 2011 3:46 AM PST up reply actions

If all goes to hell...

At least we can say we gave it our best shot.

The NBA: "Where 27 free throws happens"

by lodisacfan on Feb 22, 2011 3:41 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

Just got two tickets.

Yeah, I love the Kings so much I paid the ticketbastard fees. The code didn’t work for me.

by OrangeLazarus on Feb 22, 2011 4:04 PM PST reply actions

Glad to see people staying posotive

While I am not that positive about he situation right now, this still gives me some hope that they might stay. Thanks a ton guys, and great work for your effort.

by sc3252 on Feb 22, 2011 4:06 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

amick's interview was pretty scary

when the maloofs go dark like this it kinda feels like the girl who isn’t returning your phone calls…(she’s just not that into you)
that analogy aside, the stakes are too high so we need to march forward even if our chances of winning are incredibly low.

by ritch michmond on Feb 22, 2011 4:22 PM PST reply actions

Well..

As a season ticket holder for 10 years.. to me the writing is on the wall. The reason we have a bad team is the Maloofs don’t have any money. I’m just going to accept it looks like they are moving. The sad thing is the new CBA could change the whole playing field. 12 months from now they could be making money with shovels in the ground. We just need 12 more months, 12 months I don’t think we are going to get.

by bstone76 on Feb 22, 2011 5:36 PM PST reply actions