There’s a new winner atop my personal list of Absolutely Worthless Prizes.
Up till now, my favorite example of a chintzy giveway was Luggage Tag Night at the Astros’ game. But my local public radio station has managed to top that.
This afternoon, they were urging listeners to call in to win free tickets to a concert of modern Estonian chamber music. I’m not sure about the rest of you, but this would rank extremely high on my list of events that you would have to pay me substantial sums of money to attend. Chamber music - well, maybe. Modern chamber music - Fat chance. Modern Estonian chamber music??? Not even if it was performed by naked musicians, bub (and actually, the mental image of the typical chamber music artiste performing nude is one that I’m sorry I even mentioned).
You think Ticketmaster is hiring extra clerks to keep up with the demand?
*I hope that this does not provoke flames from Estonians. You’re swell people, as long as you stick to the Sousaphone.