I once got a ticket from the police. That sucked. What wouldn't suck however is getting tickets for The Police, especially if the tickets are free, which is exactly what happened to two girls sitting in front of me in Union Square yesterday. After work yesterday I met up with Munibhen for some post-work people watching on the steps of Union Square. It was uneventful except for the two, yes two, soft ice cream cones I had (oink oink) and unrelatedly, getting kicked in the side by a precocious child. Literally. I was talking to Munira and suddenly I felt this incredibly sharp jab in my side. I yelled "ouch" and looked over. This kid was hanging on swinging on the railing and decided to fucking kick me. He then said, "What's your name?" Cute kid, but I was pissed. I responded "I'm not telling you! You just fucking kicked me!" I scared him away.
In case you're wondering: I'm actually amazing with kids.
Some point later, this nondescript guy walks over to the two girls sitting in front of us. He hands them a pair of tickets and says these are for the Police reunion concert that night at Madison Square Garden. "My girlfriend and I can't go" he said. The girls looked stunned as were we. I think I kept mumbling, "Hey! I like the Police too!" As he walked away, he said "Those are in Row B."