Re: Wozniak in Sydney May 14

[Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca>]

On Thu, 10 May 2012, bloomer_au wrote:

> A local current affairs program ran an interview with Steve Wozniak this 
> eve, which is when I realised he was here in Sydney as part of a 
> speaking tour, and that I hadn't even been aware of this.
>
> I then ran online to see if I could find some manner of ticket. I was 
> expecting it to cost maybe the price of a rock concert ticket, anywhere 
> from 60-120 dollars. I wasn't expecting single tickets to cost between 
> $895 (earlybirds) to $1095 each:
>
> http://www.eventfinder.com.au/2012/steve-wozniak/sydney/darling-harbour
>
> I definitely won't pay that, even for Wozniak.
Those are rock star prices, at least for some big bands these days, if you 
get a seat close to the stage.

But what's he talking about?  Sometimes very professional organizations 
will feature a speaker, and the cost will be outrageous for Joe Nobody. 
Meanwhile, the same speaker might speak at some non-profit group, and be 
free or for a small fee.

He spoke here in Montreal a few years back, I can no longer remember what 
group brought him, or if the tickets were reasonable.

   Michael