"I'm never around, you constantly seekin...Don't eva let em tell you that you'll neva need mey"
When I heard about the BP3 tour coming to Greensboro late last year, I was dead set on hustling a way to get to gboro for my 1st Jigga concert (in person and not screaming at a DVD). As a full-time student, my cash flow deficiency quickly shot that dream to hell. BUT, on February 17, 2010, I followed one of my most valued equations for life to the letter:
EFFORT + Opportunity=SUCCESS!
I was sitting in my car on campus before my 11am class, and I heard FOXY 99.1 play a 3-second clip of four Jay-Z songs for listeners to call in and be the 9th caller with the correct songs in order to win two tickets for the gboro concert. I immediately recorded the clip onto my phone, forwarded it to anyone in my phone that I knew was a fan, and started my research while incessantly dialing the radio staion. I literally was glued to the radio from 10am to 12am for three days; harassing my fellow fans to call in with my answers, fell asleep in my car the 2nd night with the answers and lyrics I ciphered written on a napkin balled up in my hand. I recruited friends, family, guys from the local barber shops to call in for me to at least be the 9th caller. I said to myself and everyone for THREE days that, "I AM GOING TO WIN THESE TICKETS! I NEED THESE TICKETS!" Shoutout to my older brother Deuce (he gave me my name at 9rs old), another diehard Jigga fan! (my only link to his music when my mother did not allow it). My baby sister even listened to the radio online with me from VA and got my 1st chance to guess at the songs...I only had three right. After losing the tickets to a lucky caller after me I was pissed! I was weary when I recorded the last set of clips for the week...they were even harder! My best friend knows how much I love Jay (so she helped me call in and recruited her boyfriend and his brother to call) and she loves "Finding Nemo" so she sang to me, "Just keep swimmin, Just keep swimmin, Just keep swimmin swimmin swimmin!" For THREE days I was put on the air numerous times, spoke to EVERY DJ that played, and missed class and all appointments! So I didn't give up and after being caller #9 three times in two days...the fourth time I finally won the tickets! I loved the show and can't wait to have him sign my napkin!
I did it myyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy waaaaaaaay....
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@jared i hope everything works out for you.