After finishing our meal at Planet Hollywood, we started to make our way back down Broadway to our Hotel on West 31st and Fifth Avenue. On the way, we approached Madison Square Gardens and decided to go in on the off chance that we might be able to buy tickets for the Knicks game that was about to start.
We queued up and were told that the only tickets left were going to cost us either $120 or $240 each. Disappointed, we began to walk away, there was no way that we could afford to pay that.
We came to the end of the queue and a man in a leather jacket asked us if we had just tried to get tickets, we told him that there were some left if he ran to the queue now, but they were very expensive.
He then took out a wad of four tickets and explained that his children had been unable to attend the game and asked if we would like them instead. We looked at him, puzzled and explained that we just couldnt afford the premier tickets he had in his hand. He looked back at us, just as puzzled and said that he wasnt offering to sell the tickets to us, but as a gift! It was unbelievable! We accepted and before we knew what was happening we were holding four $240 Knicks tickets in our hand for absolutely nothing in return.
To make a great night even better, the man walked us to our seats in the private premier section and then went courtside to find his own seats. We were as close as we could get to the game without being paid to sit there and be seen. It was unbelievable and we felt completely elated.
A waitress came round to ask us if we wanted anything to eat, winked at us, saying we had to order because someone was waiting to buy for us. Not only did we have amazing free tickets to an amazing game, we were being waited on and we had free food and drink being bought for us. The waitress explained that our kind stranger was corporate and very well respected in the Knicks, working very high up.
The game began and w
e were amazed by the electric atmosphere in the arena. It was nothing like anything I have experienced at a sports game and I couldnt get enough. Every time out we were treated to more exciting entertainment, from cheerleaders to funny games and even a marriage proposal up on the big screen! We ended up getting really into the game and cheering and screaming like everyone around us. Eating free food and drinking for freem it was a brilliant way to end the day.
e were amazed by the electric atmosphere in the arena. It was nothing like anything I have experienced at a sports game and I couldnt get enough. Every time out we were treated to more exciting entertainment, from cheerleaders to funny games and even a marriage proposal up on the big screen! We ended up getting really into the game and cheering and screaming like everyone around us. Eating free food and drinking for freem it was a brilliant way to end the day.
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