I knew I had sunk to a new level of obsession when the drunk bum beside me grinned my way at 5 a.m. on Lansdowne Street. I had become a zombie-like No. 1 fan.
Homeless people are experts on how to buy concert tickets.
At box offices, they don t accept credit or debit cards. Pity the poor sap with only a Visa card who discovered this after sleeping on the street all night. Always, always be nice to strangers. With a bag packed with food and magazines to pass the time, I took the first bus out of Jamaica Plain. All night I had dreamed about the following day.