Tickets from around the world

• Vikingskipshuset – Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway, Aug 23, 2001
• John Mellencamp – Words & Music Tour, Fargo, ND Apr 2, 2005 – pretty good concert although I realized all his songs have the same tempo, they all start out slow and have a big chorus
• St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros – Houston Astrodome, Houston TX, Aug 25, 1996 – I was down there on business
• Swing (off-Broadway musical) – St. James Theatre, New York, NY, May 6, 2000
• Madison Black Wolf vs Duluth-Superior Dukes – Wade Stadium, Duluth MN, Jul 4, 1997 – we saw Ila Borders pitch that day then went to the fireworks later that night – they were very cool because we were sitting way up on the hill and the fireworks were fired from the shore of Lake Superior
• Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets – Shea Stadium, New York, NY, Sep 1, 2005
• Sacramento Kings vs Minnesota Timberwolves – Target Center, Minneapolis, MN, May 8, 2004 – I had to look this up; guess I don’t remember much about the game – the T’Wolves won
• Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox – Comiskey Park, Chicago, IL, Aug 13, 1994 – we didn’t go to this game.  This was the first game after the baseball strike of 1994.  I saved the tickets in an effort to get my $8 back.
• Montreal Expos vs Pittsburgh Pirates – Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA, Aug 10, 1994 – ahh, the game where I got my baseball
• Anaheim Angels vs Minnesota Twins – Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN, Oct 8, 2002 – first Division series game, the Twins won this game and lost the next four
• Rita Rudner – New York-New York Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, Sep 26, 2002 – we spent our 4th anniversary at one of Becky’s favorite comediennes
• Ball State Cardinals vs Minnesota Gophers (football) – Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN, Sep 14, 1996 – I don’t remember anything about this game – fortunately our tickets were only $3
• Houston Astros vs Chicago White Sox – Comiskey Park, Chicago, IL, Aug 31, 1997 – we went to this game – spent most of the game in the bar in right field
• Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins – Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN, Aug 17, 2002
• New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies – Philadelphia, PA, Aug 11, 1994 – the final game before the strike, this game lasted 15 innings until 1:30 am
• Minnesota Twins vs Milwaukee Brewers – Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI, Jun 15, 2002 – a little road trip for an interleague game
• Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Dodgers – Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, Sep 25, 2002 – we got great tickets from a vendor friend of mine – we were about 12 rows up behind home plate
• Baltimore Orioles vs Milwaukee Brewers – County Stadium, Milwaukee, WI, Aug 7, 1994 – our highlight of this game was joining with some Chicago fans to yell "Favre Sucks" in Wisconsin
• Minnesota Twins vs Chicago Cubs – Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL, Sep 1, 1997 – a great game that had more Twins fans than Cubs fans
• Pearl Jam – Fargo, ND, Jun 15, 2003 – my brothers are members of the Ten Fan Club, so we got 15th row seats for this concert – I got high on the second hand marijuana smoke
• Milwaukee Brewers vs Detroit Tigers – Tiger Stadium, Detroit, MI, Aug 9, 1994 – we arrived earlier for the game and sat in the outfied with one other guys – he got 6 balls, my three friends and I combined for 0 balls.
• Northern State University Graduation – Joseph Barnett Center, Aberdeen, SD, May 10, 2003 – Somer’s graduation
• Milles Garden Museum – Stockholm, Sweden, Aug 11, 2001- display of Carl Milles work overlooking downtown Stockholm
• Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees – Yankee Stadium, New York, NY, May 5, 2000 – for my first business trip with the new company Becky got to come along – the company was nice enough to get us lower deck tickets for the Yankees game
• Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers – Rangers Spring Training, Port Charlotte, FL, Mar 14, 2002 – a nice break from my customer conference in Orlando
• San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs – Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL, Aug 8, 1994
• New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals – Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO, Aug 1, 1993 – I missed getting a ball when we sat in the front row of the outfield because I didn’t expect the bounce of the turf
• Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins – Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN, Aug 7, 2004 – Johan Santana started and won this game and then I met him the next day at the Nike Outlet store in Albertville
• Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs – Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL, Aug 2, 1993 – all I remember is it was extremely hot that day
• St. Paul Saints vs Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks – Newman Field, Fargo, ND, Aug 13, 1996 – my first Northern League game
• Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins – Metrodome, Minneapolis, Apr 30, 1997 – I drove down on a Wednesday night because Enron had an open ticket in their Outfield suite – it was pretty fun, but I’d rather see a game outside
• Altoona Curve vs Bowie Bay Sox (Orioles AA affiliate) – Prince George’s Stadium, Bowie, MD, Apr 30, 2003 – not many fans at this game; it was mostly scouts with radar guns sitting behind the plate.  I had the program from the game on the only two players who had more than a cup of coffee in the big leagues who played that night were Chris Duffy and Jose Castillo from the Pirates
• Nasjonalgalleriet – National Art Museum of Norway, Oslo, Norway, Aug 24, 2001
• New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins – Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN, Oct 4, 2003 – we never mounted a challenge the entire game
• Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles – Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD, May 3, 2003 – what a great park – the whole atmosphere around the park is great – didn’t hurt the weather was great that day
• Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox – City of Palms Park, Fort Myers, FL, March 14, 2002 – standing room only tickets – finally got to sit down in the 8th inning
• Drottningholm Castle – Stockholm, Sweden, Aug 12, 2001 – coolest and largest castle in Sweden
• Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins – Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN, Aug 5, 1993
• Montreal Expos vs Chicago Cubs – Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL, Aug 13, 1991 – standing room only – first trip to Wrigley
• The Second City – Bugsy’s Celebrity Theatre in the Flamingo, Las Vegas, NV, Sep 28, 2002
• Minnesota Twins vs Cincinnati Reds – Ed Smith Stadium, Sarasota, FL, Mar 9, 2002 – first spring training game
• Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers – County Stadium, Milwaukee, WI, Aug 30, 1997
• Stomp – Orpheum Theatre, New York, NY, Aug 30, 2005
• Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins – Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN, Jul 17, 2003 – Shannon Stewart’s first game with the Twins, the start of their big run to the playoffs
• Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals – Kaufman Stadium, Kansas City, MO, Jul 31, 1993 – first game on our first baseball road trip – made it through a long rain delay in the middle of the game 
• Antietam National Battlefield – Sharpsburg, MD, May 1, 2003 – really interesting day traveling around the battlefield
• Beauty and the Beast – Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York, NY, Sep 1, 2005 – Katie fell asleep in the middle, but really enjoyed the rest
• New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins – Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN, May 9, 1998 – sat in the 2nd row and was able to make fun of Derek Jeter for dating Mariah Carey
• Toronto Blue Jays vs Seattle Mariners – Safeco Field, Seattle, WA, Jul 24, 2006

OK – that got really long.  It was interesting for me at least.