Has anyone here ever taken a day off work to see a performer?

[Bluzmann57]

I did it a few times in my younger years. Stevie Ray Vaughan in '89 or so, Alice Cooper around the same time. Now I have earned vacation time, and gotten older and (supposedly) wiser, so I don't call in, just burn a vacation day. Although last year, I did call in when Eric Sardinas was near here. But mostly, I just take vacation or skip it. Is anyone else as nuts as that? To actually call in sick just to see a concert? If so, was it worth it? In my case it was. I met the love of my life at a Little Feat show, although I called in the next day on that one. Just wonderin'.

[Emboldened Chimp]

1. Yes, Phish and the Dead

Used to spend Spring Breaks following the Dead, and I've taken off work to see Phish (LA to Maine). Well worth it every time!

[Catshrink]

2. I've done it for Cubs games.

[tcfrogs]

9. Me too

Especially when it's going to be a beautiful day at Wrigley!

[City Lights]

10. Me too!

My friends and I cut school every year on opening day. We froze our asses off, but had a great time.

I also left work early (with the blessing of my boss) to see the Bears victory parade after they won the Superbowl. Come to think of it, I froze my ass off then too.

[Nikia]

3. I have taken vacation days

There have been a couple times where I probably should have called in because I was really tired after staying up late for the concert.

[amazona]

4. well I skipped school

Does that count?

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[arcane1]

5. oh hell yes, and then some!

I had a business trip re-scheduled so that it would coincide with a Lacuna Coil show :D

[mr_hat]

6. Oh heck yeah. Day of, day after, too. Little Feat got me hitched

with my wife, too, albeit via a CD case on the desk in my office. (OK, cube.)

Her: "Wow, you like Little Feat?"

Me: "Dating anyone?"

14 years and two kids later we still get to all the Feat shows we can.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

7. Eric Sardinas?? I know him! Is he a big deal now?

Really we BOTH played at a bar called the Studio Cafe in Newport...I didn't know he became a big deal

[Bluzmann57]

14. Well he's a big deal to us who love Blues

albeit not "traditional" Blues. He is a very good guitar player. Listen to his cd's sometime. And a question-did he have those two tattoos way back when? A snake and a dobro. One in front, one in back. You see, he is flamboyant. Alas, you'll probably never hear him on very many commercial radio stations in this country, even though he is opening for Steve Vai on Vai's current tour.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

8. deleted dupe

[jjmalonejr]

11. Does going to a strip club count?

:evilgrin:

[Ramsey]

12. David Bowie

I won a ticket to see David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels play an intimate acoustic set for only 30 people at Sigma Sound, where Young Americans was recorded, in Philadelphia.

My husband and I both took off work for that unique opportunity!

[eddiebrowns]

13. I will be in May

won 2 tickets to go see Jon Stewart in Columbus! Only cost me $100 too-had to buy 3 more tickets for my kids. :party: