How does the lyric go? "There's no religion except sex and music and lots and lots of money." For the record, tickets for Andy Summers performances usually range anywhere from $10 to $30, there are no ridiculous add-on fees except for minimal food-and-drink minimums at the clubs and dinner theatres, you get to see a master musician up close and personal with no other nonsense except for pure guitar, bass and drums (and maybe keyboards), you have direct access to Andy through just one person--his Web master, technical assistant and tour manager Dennis Smith (how many PR and marketing people do you have to go through to get to Sting?), and every one of Andy's albums has been unanimously critically hailed by serious and respected music journalists and critics, except for the one he sang on (how many other former Police members can claim that?). Don't get me wrong. I like Sting's music, and I plan to get his new album when it comes out in the U.S. As for the rest, you do the math. God Bless <There are Paris show tickets on eBay for $160 (they were $60 each from the fan club but with all the charges they were about $150 for a pair) They are being sold by the fan club itself!! In addition, you also get a premium membership in the fan club ($65 value if you didn't have the promo number to get $30 off). So, for $160, I could get what I've already paid $150 (tickets) + $35 (the membership) for!! Hey, looks like the fan club took care of us longtime members again. God, I love the fan club. Maggie I've just sent an email to the seller giving them a piece of my mind. I think it sucks, and I've half a mind to cancel my membership, on account of misleading advertising. Claiming that Premium members get exclusive access to tickets, yet they're selling them on ebay cheaper?? (I paid $65 for my membership!!) And can anyone explain what this is all about when you go to purchase the tickets at sting.com (well, Ultrastar): Processing Fee ($ 2.50 - per ticket) 2 $ 5.00 Handling Fee ($ 8.70 - per order) 1 $ 8.70 Convenience Fee ($ 6.00 - per ticket) 2 $ 12.00 Facility Fee ($ 7.00 - per ticket) 2 $ 14.00 What the hell is a 'convenience fee'... Convenient? For who? They expect you to pick your tickets up at the door, so they don't even have to post them to you, and they CHARGE you for THEIR convenience???? And just what facilities are we being charged for? Is this $7 for each person to use the toilet??? I remember when people just started charging a 'Handling Fee', but now it seems we're expected to pay for the cleaners in the ticket sales office too..... J.> ®@J Jesus Christ died and rose to forgive sins and save souls. _________________________________________________________________ Enter for your chance to IM with Bon Jovi, Seal, Bow Wow, or Mary J Blige using MSN Messenger http://entertainment.msn.com/imastar