Early Bird Blade Tickets? What to expect?

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What can I expect from Busse if I pay for an early bird ticket for Friday to get into blade 2 hours early? I know Busse staggers their offerings over the course of the weekend, so what would be the incentive to get in their early?

Do they put out just the real high end stuff, or have a good variety? Are there usually any contests during this time?

Many thanks and I look forward to seeing you all at BLADE '12!!!
 
Early birds on Friday. The line will start forming about 8:00 AM. You will see familiar faces from trough's past and from photo's here in the forum. Everyone will be sooo nice and talkative about funny things that have happend on here or at previous shows with lots of chat about what the crew may or may not have brought this year. In the past Amy and Garth would go up and down the line pumping up the crowd shaking hands and hugging necks. Amy will be missed and certainly on everyones minds this year.

About 5 or 10 minutes before noon the tone will change. Everyone starts forming a plan of action. Do I go in turn left and then turn right on the aisle where the Busse booth is or do I go straight and attack it from behind. Surely this little meek,mild guy I have been talking too isnt that fast. Here is where the rooky errors. That meek,mild accountant,chemist,LEO,DEA agent will turn into Dick Butkus as soon as he hits the floor. He can tell the difference in a Scrapper 6 from a SOD from 50 feet. Good luck to everyone. The beer will be ice cold in the evening. I hope to see all of you there.

Edited to add. The selection is always great as soon as the doors open but releases of new and special knives are done at scheduled times during the day. Thats when the fun really is.
 
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Just wait till ( well, Amy used to do it) but one of the Busse Ladies will announce the VIP tickets that they give out for free, gets you in at the same time (12). No need to buy anything, see you there!
 
Jroden5446 said:
Just wait till ( well, Amy used to do it) but one of the Busse Ladies will announce the VIP tickets that they give out for free, gets you in at the same time (12). No need to buy anything, see you there!
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Thanks man! I appreciate the tip.
 
Be sure to give the right of way to the poor, pitiful, meek little waif of a girl being pushed in the wheelchair, with her devoted, feeble old father pushing the chair. She just wants a chance to see all the pretty knives lined up before they are gobbled up.
 
MikeH said:
Be sure to give the right of way to the poor, pitiful, meek little waif of a girl being pushed in the wheelchair, with her devoted, feeble old father pushing the chair. She just wants a chance to see all the pretty knives lined up before they are gobbled up.
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Ahhhhh a true hog. :D


Can't wait to see everyone.
 
Soooooo, with everyone acting like housewives fighting for Cabbage Patch, Beanie Babies, and/or Tickle Me Elmo dolls at Wal-Mart, has anyone ever been injured? I have seen the pics with the tables full of Busse blades all sitting VERY close to one another and if its as frantic as you guys are making it out to be, there has to have been some fatalities. Please share :)
 
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Havoc550 said:
Soooooo, with everyone acting like housewives fighting for Cabbage Patch, Beanie Babies, and/or Tickle Me Elmo dolls at Wal-Mart, has anyone ever been injured? I have seen the pics with the tables full of Busse blades all sitting VERY close to one another and if its as frantic as you guys are making it out to be, there has to have been some fatalities. Please share :)
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No fatality involved but I do recall Jaxx and Old Physics being involved in a no holds barred cage match over a Silent Night. I seem to recall OP being the victor..
 
Some dirty hog copped a feel on my woman during the stampede last year, he said he was going for a card, riiiiiight.
 
dericdesmond said:
What to expect? Prepare for stompage while the non busse people watch in disgust.
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Yeah, that look on their face gets better every year :D

They complain that we're too loud, have too much fun, block the aisle, and drink to much. Screw em' :D

dericdesmond said:
Some dirty hog copped a feel on my woman during the stampede last year, he said he was going for a card, riiiiiight.
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Some dirty dog kicked me in the ars last year when he went flying backwards to grab a ticket. And I have a shoulder jammed in the ribs by another hog; and that last said hog had an elbow to the temple if I remember right.


Fun times :D
 
Okay, so it's like a metal band playing live:

Mr. Busse on lead vocals and guitar
Garth on Bass
Beef on Drums
Pokey and Lexi on backup vocals and dancing
The Mosh Pit are all the people trying to get free, discounted and/or rare knives (while pushing, screaming, kicking and copping feels)
Oh, and everyone is hammered drunk

I am sure I will have the "WTF" look on my face, but what the hell, I might join in.
 
Don't let these guys raze you, nothing happens until about 5 pm so there is really no need to show up early...really, no reason at all....
 
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