We had a brief discussion regarding Duran Duran a couple of weeks ago, so I decided to look up ticket prices for it and a few other concerts at the Winstar Casino, just 22 miles up the road. I haven't actually been to a live concert since the early 90's because I didn't want to exacerbate my hearing loss any further, so I wasn't aware of going ticket prices. While I never cared for Duran Duran, I noted that "nosebleed" tickets were $229 each, heading up to a max of $699 each! Wow! So I looked up Heart who will be there in about another month and wow again. The "nosebleed" seats were $239 @, going up to $739. The biggest name on the current schedule is Stevie Nicks on May 10th. Her tickets start at $659 @ and go up to $1259. Even if it wasn't for my hearing, I could not fathom paying that much for any of these three performers for a single ticket. Back in the day, I think that the most that I paid for a ticket was $24.99 for Eric Clapton and the same for Dire Straits. And I thought that was highway robbery at the time! I don't remember what I paid for Heart tickets in 1977 in Ft Worth, but I'm sure it was under $12. This time at Winstar, Cheap Trick is the opening act, so it will be a good show.