Michigan State U. students go crazy for Backstreet Boys tickets

Back - Index - Submissions - - What is RSS? Date: Oct 04, 2099 Source: The State News - Michigan State U. Submitted By: Updated 12:00 PM ET October 1, 1999 By Eric Mckinney (U-WIRE) EAST LANSING, Mich. -- What would you do to win tickets to a concert tickets by your favorite group? That's the question radio station WHZZ (101.7-FM) asked its listeners recently, offering tickets to the Nov. 6 Backstreet Boys concert at The Palace of Auburn Hills, Michigan to the listener who could promote the station's "The Z Morning Hooha" morning show to the most people in the most creative manner. Enter Michigan State University student Bobbie Bosch, a political economy sophomore, and her roommates, journalism sophomore Laura Girdwood, pre-nursing sophomore Holly Bowen, and dietetics sophomore Krista Mohl. Seeking tickets to see B-Boys Nick, Howie, Kevin, AJ and Brian, the four decided to decorate Bowen's silver 1992 Chevy S-10 truck with giant signs for the radio station. To win the tickets, the girls plan to go all out for homecoming weekend. The group will drive the "Silver Bullet" near tailgaters before Saturday's football game against Iowa to get as much exposure as possible. Devout fans of the teen pop band, the four decided to try to win the contest rather than pay scalper prices of more than $100 a ticket to the soldout show. "Once we found out how much the tickets were, we thought, 'We could do this,'" Bosch said. Bowen said $100 was far too much for college students to pay to see a concert. "We like (The Backstreet Boys), but not that much," she said. To add another dimension to their scheme, the group will videotape fans cheering for the truck. "We're going to drive around campus and try to get the tailgaters on camera cheering for the Hooha show," Mohl said. "We decided to take the Blair Witch approach." They will also try to appear on Spartan Vision, the large screen in Spartan Stadium, during the game. "We're going to the game early to try and get front row at the game," Bowen said. "We want to talk to the camera guys and see if we can get on TV." The students figure local TV and news programs would help their cause, but they think getting on national television would assure them a win. "Ultimately, our goal is to get on TV during the game," Bosch said. "We'd be happy just getting on the big screen as well." Mohl said the idea for the promotion started off as a joke, but it became a reality the more they talked about it Tuesday night. The four are confident of their chances to win the two tickets, but they know they will have some tough competition. "We heard some other people decorated the (Quality Dairy) cow with a big sign and got on the news for it," said Mohl. "And some waitress claims to have wrote Z 101.7 on over 600 tickets." The students all say a competitive spirits has kicked in. "Nice try" by the others, Bowen said, "but we're gonna win." "It's all about the glory," Bosch said."We just wanna win." Jason Adams, a morning host and program director for the station, said the contest has generated a flood of response. "It's going phenomenally well," he said. "We've had tons of response. We've made the mug-of-the-day feature at (TV station WILX) Channel 10 and have a lot of cars driving around with Z 101.7 signs all over them." (C) 1999 The State News via U-WIRE Comment on this item. Recent Comments Submitted by: johnansog http://imrdsoacha.gov.co/silvitra-120mg-qrms Comment on this item. Next Item: Backstreet Boys Eating up the Australian Charts Prev Item: City of Hope Goes Platinum