[mblax10]

1.Every few months somebody in my office or I am offered free tickets last minute from a vendor. I almost always take them and sometimes end up with extras (get 4 tickets can only find 1 friend at the last minute). I'm sure it would feel a lot more wasteful if my company or I actually paid for the tickets.

2.I think moving down as far as you can is a commonly accepted practice. A few years ago, when the Bulls were horrible and drawing 10,000 a night two friends and I bought the cheapest tickets in the stadium. We started out in great seats and were eventually kicked out of about 5 sections by Nazi ushers. We finally gave up and took our actual seats a few rows from the roof, not a pleasant second half.