Slim pickings here, too. The one time I needed after school daycare, there was only one place that stayed open late enough to accommodate my work shift. They worked 24 hours. And were closed down eventually because of multiple violations. Sigh.
The problem is that, at least where I live, if a mother is working third shift and has no other adult to stay with the children overnight (like a husband), then she probably can't afford childcare anyway.
Jolly, maybe the ticket is reserved in your name at the "will call" window. I've been to concerts where your ID had to match your press pass to get in.
I gave up paying for concerts when tickets for The Eagles went up to $8 -back in the mid 70s. After that I got lots of free tickets as a radio DJ, but as I got older, all concerts seem like more trouble than they are worth. Now, my kids are amazed that I got to see so many rock concerts that they cannot afford.
Aha, so "next-best-alternative" means that you like Clapton better than Dylan -but is that only slightly better, a lot better, or is it only "better" because you have a free ticket? I have to admit, I didn't read ALL the links all the way through.
My problem with this question is that it didn't mention whether "you" liked Eric Clapton or not, therefore many Mefites declared that the Clapton concert was moot, and you may as well have supposed the first activity would be to stay home and watch TV or something.
Also, my experience tells me that concert tickets with no resale value are still valuable, because there is value in giving it away. People like that sort of thing.
The opposite of DK is Imposter Syndrome, which is particularly epidemic in graduate schools. People who are smart enough to reach graduate school or a management position or a higher rank feel that they aren't really smart enough to do what they are doing and are afraid they will be found out.
So dumb people think they are smarter than they really are, and smart people are afraid they may be one of those dumb people suffering from DK.
The problem is that, at least where I live, if a mother is working third shift and has no other adult to stay with the children overnight (like a husband), then she probably can't afford childcare anyway.
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/12/12/merry-christmas-from-the-unipiper/
http://misscellania.blogspot.com/2010/12/cinematic-christmas-greeting.html
http://winterson.com/2009/01/episode-iii-backstroke-of-west-redux.html
It wasn't in this list because it's a bootleg, but still a classic!
Also, my experience tells me that concert tickets with no resale value are still valuable, because there is value in giving it away. People like that sort of thing.
So dumb people think they are smarter than they really are, and smart people are afraid they may be one of those dumb people suffering from DK.