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Free Saturday Night Live Tickets

I sat in the studio audience of Saturday Night Live for free. The date was November 22, 2008 and the guest host was Tim McGraw. Musical guests were Ludacris & T-Pain.

How I Got into the Show
I waited in line outside in twenty degree weather for twelve hours to make it happen.

First Attempt at Getting a Ticket
My first attempt was for the October 18, 2008 show with Josh Brolin. I lined up at 7 p.m. Friday and after twelve hours of waiting received a ticket handed out at 7 a.m. Saturday. I got ticket number fourteen.

Turned Away at the Last Minute
I returned at 10:45 p.m. to stand-by. Ushered to the elevators to go up to studio 8H at 11:28 p.m. informed NO stand-by's would be used. I think Gov. Sarah Palin's appearance tipped the scales in the favor of the beautiful, wealthy and connected people to use up those few seats. Not to mention cameos by Oliver Stone, Mark Wahlberg, Lorne Michaels, Alec Baldwin, and Tina Fey.

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