When I was a teenager, I loved winning concert tickets on the radio. This was back in the days before speed dial, so I would madly punch numbers on our push-button phone to be the fifteenth (or twenty-third or thirty-ninth) caller.
Sometimes I won tickets to concerts I didn't even want to see, like .38 Special. I gave those tickets away to a friend. But my junior year of high school, I won tickets to Hall and Oates, a band I loooooved -- and still do, in a much more mature and less googly-eyed way. But I had some kind of major conflict (probably a school newspaper deadline or a National Honor Society event or a music contest -- I was incredibly over-booked in high school), so I gave the tickets to this guy I had a huge crush on. And he took his girlfriend (a cheerleader, of course) to see Hall and Oates.
That was pretty much how high school went for me.
But enough of the woe-is-me look back at my high school years. Let's get back to free concert tickets. Ralph's World is kicking off a big tour next month, sponsored by House of Blues (how cool is that?), and they've asked me to help spread the word. I have four tickets to a Ralph's World show for one lucky reader! The winner can choose from any of the shows/dates/locations below.
To enter, all you have to do is Send Me Your Ralph! Email me (thelovelymrsdavis-at-gmail-dot-com) and tell me the name of a famous Ralph, other than Mr. Ralph Covert of Ralph's World, pictured here with my son. You have until Wednesday morning (January 10) at 10 am to Send Me Your Ralph. One entry per reader, please. I will choose one reader's email at random to win the tickets -- that's four tickets to the Ralph's World show of your choosing (look below for dates). Also, please spread the word! Tell your friends! If this gets a big response, that means the possiblity of even more give-aways!
In case you're not already familiar with Ralph's World, take a look at this:
Now check out these tour dates:
Feb. 03-2007 Anaheim CA House of Blues
Feb. 04-2007 San Francisco CA The Fillmore
Feb. 10-2007 San Diego CA House of Blues
Feb. 11-2007 Portland OR Aladdin Theater
Feb. 17-2007 West Hollywood CA House of Blues
Feb. 18-2007 Seattle WA The Moore Theater
Feb. 24-2007 Las Vegas NV House of Blues
Feb. 25-2007 Boulder CO The Boulder Theater
March 03-2007 Chicago IL House of Blues
March 04-2007 Somerville MA Somerville Theater
March 10-2007 Cleveland OH House of Blues
March 11-2007 Philadelphia PA Theatre of the Living Arts
March 17-2007 Lake Buena Vista FL House of Blues
March 18-2007 Atlanta GA Variety Playhouse
March 24-2007 New Orleans LA House of Blues
March 25-2007 St Louis MO The Pageant
January 05, 2007
Send Me Your Ralph
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The first Ralph that came to mind was Ralph Kramden, the Jackie Gleason character from The Honeymooners.
Did a double take on that ticket...Rupp Arena! I have seen many concerts at that venue. You must have won tickets from QQ. Good to see even a little bit of beautiful KY.
Ralph Lauren?
Actally, Alphawoman, the tickets are from a picture I found online -- not from my scrapbook. I was so impressed to find (a) a picture of Hall and Oates concert tickets (b) from 1983, which is awfully close to 1985 (the year I won them).
Ralph Nader? Oops, I'm supposed to email it.
I'm totally cracking up that he's at HOB here in San Diego. So NOT the kids music venue. But, i might just have to take the kids. They LOVE him and it beats the Wiggles!
Ok so I'm sorry, I can only think of Ralph Malph. Or Ralph from Forever, the Judy Blume book, which wasn't exactly a person...
I can't believe no one has chosen Ralph Macchio, oh I just loved the Karate Kid. Or that great blues movie he was in, what was that one called "Crossroads"?
My first concert was the Beastie Boys in 1986 and Fishbone was opening for them. Plus my parents let us go by ourselves, boy times have changed.
Oh, darn, no shows near me. And I do recognize him from Disney Channel. (For once I actually have a musical clue...) ;-)
Well, if you know us, there is only one Ralph. But you've disallowed that answer.
Runners up would be Ralph's grocery (we went there after seeing the disallowed Ralph perform at Borders in Mission Viejo), Ralph Nader and then Ralph of "Ralph and the Motorcycle".
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