the absolutely amazingly great ending to lesterx's really bad day...

[dari]

i just got off the phone with lesterx who first of all wants to thank all of you for being so generous and thoughtful
in your concern for her. when last seen she was hysterically crying in front of the count basie theater after having flown 3000 miles because she was promised a ticket by some loser online. it turns out he emailed her today (knowing that she was already in new jersey...her friend got the email off her computer)) to say that he sold the tickets to someone else. he had her cell number but was obviously afraid to tell her this in a conversation. anyway, she is hysterical and gets in her rental car to leave but now having grown up in california is almost immediately lost. to make a bad day even worse she is
pulled over by one of new jersey's finest because she was so upset she didn't put her head lights on. so she just breaks down again crying and he asks if she is lost after seeing her california license. she tells him "no..it's a lot worse than that" and tells him her sad story. without any provocation from her, he says" so do you want to get into the show?"
she just looks at him stunned and says "yes". he proceeds to call the head security cop on the show and tells the guy
her story. then he turns to leslie and says"get to the theater and tell so and so that i sent you". not believing this is happening, she drives back to the theater,finds the head cop who asks her if she is the girl from L.A. when she says "yes"...he lets her in AND SHE GETS TO STAND NEXT TO THE 3RD ROW FOR THE WHOLE REST OF THE SHOW!!!!

for all of you who always say "faith will be rewarded"....you were right tonight. needless to say les is now ONE HAPPY GIRL! she is going to make a big donation to the charity as she got in for free and felt badly about that, but she now LOVES THOSE JERSEY COPS.....

is this a great story or what?

dari

[Tooth Fairy]

AAAAhhhhh....Bruce karma. Gotta love it! I am so happy for her!! Glad you were there for her through this ordeal. WOW! What a story!

[Gizzy]

It is, indeed, a great story.

Yay!

[LJK]

OMG!! That's amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Richard Tafoya]

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[lucynsky]

This is a great,incredible story. Im so happy she got in . Shes a lucky girl.

[jungleland10]

Those local cops, CHERRY TOP, make it a 'holy' night!!!!

Great news!!!

[brucegroupie]

WOW! There really ARE Angels in New Jersey. :D

nice post, J10.

[2catwoman]

What a great story! I'm so happy that lesterex got in to see the show-Yeah for her! and Yeah for the wonderful, kind, friendly, generous New Jersey police officers!

[mississippi]

Dari, thanks for telling us "the rest of the story".....I was so upset for her last night......now I can't see for the tears in my eyes!.....
That is incredible!!

Bobbie

[Ice22]

What a great story. Jersey's finest coming through! Thanks for sharing Dari.

[GEEBOSS]

People taking care of people now that's what makes the world go round.

http://www.helsinki.fi/~tsmalmbe/bruce_springsteen/pictures/bruce8.jpg

[dari]

hey gee

according to stan's report bruce looked more like that last night then he has in years. different kind of hat though....


dari

[Magic Rat]

That is just unf&*ning believable!!!!!!!
I'm very happy there was a happy ending.:D :D

[Candy's Boy]

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Can you feel it :D

[piwi]

Can you feel the spiriiiit????

[ForYou]

:D :D : I'm going to find me a cop to hug right now :D :D

[cobalt]

Now THAT is a great story!!

[orthy]

karma, karma, karma...great story.!!

[Marsha]

That is Absolutely Amazing!

[young again]

What a great story!

[Sherry Darlin]

What a beautiful ending! "Faith will be rewarded!!!!"

Way to go, Leslie! I just LOVE it!

[Steve Kurtz]

This whole scenario just blows me away! It really does. The way it all came together, fell apart, and then came together again...

dari...you're a doll for stickin' with her and doin' what you could from the other coast. THAT'S a tip of the porkpie and a hug to boot!

leslie...good for you kiddo!

and everyone who took it upon themselves to volunteer cash or just good thoughts...have a drink on me tonight and feel good about yourselves. Ya done good!

janie girl...you got it baby...I'm jessayin' is all! ;)

[Toots]

WooHoooo! Way to go Les! I am sooo happy for her. I sincerely hope she will post her whole story when she gets back. It couldn't happen to a nicer person.

Toots

[firerich7]

Was she next to the 3rd row on the left or right side 'cause if it was the right side ok but the left was occupied by mucho LDers (or so I have heard)

[Spirit]

WOW!! What a fantastic story! Gotta love it!

[Flory Days]

Great story --- and unbelievable too!! Congrats to you LesterX! Faith was most definitely rewarded. From everything I've read about this show it seems there was a tremendous amount of positive energy going around. Simply amazing.

[CatNap]

Those things never happen to me but I'm glad to hear they do, indeed, happen to someone who really needs it! I hope that cop's good deed comes back to him 10 fold! Beeyootiful story! I love happy endings! :)

[Bustedsister]

Now that is one for the annals of miraculous Bruce-isms !!!LesterX, mascara smudged Bruceaholic on the streets of New Jersey, life turns around in a second, doesn't it ?

AMAZING. That guy was a saint.

[BronxDarren]

That is SO cool it's not even funny! What awesome guy that cop was!!! I got chills from reading that story....

[Phillyfan1]

This was definitely magic in the night !!
Very cool

[LesterX]

Well, Dari did a fine job of sharing my most excellent (ultimately) adventure! Thanks for all the great reactions to my story, and a special thanks to those who offered to buy my extra MSG ticket and give it to Firerich. What an amazing gesture!

I still can't believe that a Red Bank cop did that for me! Not only did I get to see Bruce, but he restored my faith in humanity which had been temporarily lost thanks to some *$*#*% from Florida! The key to my "success" was that I was genuinely pathetic -- I was a total basketcase and it showed. Because I'd also been lost earlier, I hadn't had time to eat lunch, so I'm lost, starving, unable to find the rental car registration, about to get a ticket and NOT seeing Bruce! Couldn't have faked that level of "patheticness" (I know that's not a word) if I'd spent twenty years in acting school. It never even crossed my mind to approach someone with my tale of woe in an effort to get in -- wouldn't have the guts to try it!

I will add one funny part to the story: I'm standing outside the Basie 99.9% sure I've been screwed when I call my friend and have her check my email to see if the *$#*% has sent me anything. As she reads me the message, I'm literally jumping up and down and screaming "he sold the tickets?" repeatedly, followed by some words that would be a clear violation of the Live Daily TOS. I then proceed to dictate an email response that consists of "You are an *$#*%", etc., etc. People on the street are cracking up, and telling me they completely agree. Turns out that the guy had changed his email address, but then I remembered that I still had his cell phone number, so let's just say the message was clearly delivered.

I spent 7 1/2 hours the next day in the drop line, hanging with some great people. I am now famous (infamous?!?) as the girl who cried and got escorted in by the police. I'm not sure that's a good thing! I ended up buying an extra ticket from someone, but I heard that everyone from the line got in, which was great news.

Two great Basie shows, followed by the Concert for NYC, which I thought was incredible as well. And a story I'll be able to tell for years! Yesterday I went to Ground Zero, which pretty much puts everything in perspective...

LesterX

PS. As a "buyer beware", here's the name of the guy who screwed me over in the trade: Rob Stevens. If it's not okay to post that, I apologize and I'm sure one of our esteemed moderators will edit it out.

[Dirty Annie]

Lester...great that you made it. I was on the drop line too. Wish I'd known. Many thanks to Bill for doing such a wonderful job, to the lady from the Basie and, yes, to the Red Bank cops who did away with the parking laws. Wahoo. It's true, everybody that wanted to, got in.

[Karo]

What a great story!! Dreams WILL NOT be Thwarted!!!

[JerseyWendy]

Absolutely amazing! So glad for you Lester. So proud of the policeman. And Karma will get the $#@&@.

[HeldUp]

Just when you thought the reputation and generosity of our men and women in uniform could not get any better...