How to see shows for FREE Be careful, this is illegal Ingredients Laser printer or inkjet printer Combo Draw/Paint software (Superpaint on the Mac) Ticket blanks Instructions 1. Obtain ticket blanks. You need to get tickets which have no show information printed on them. They must resemble real tickets or have the name of the ticket agency on it (like Ticketmaster). They must either be taken from a ticket distributor or counterfeitted with the help of a compliant print shop. If the blanks are coated with thermal ÒinkÓ, then you canÕt use a laser printer. 2. Tape a blank lengthwise onto a sheet of paper, making sure it is centered and square with the page. Tape only a millimeter or so on each end. Make around 20 photocopies. These are your Òpractice tickets.Ó 3. Use the paint/draw software to make a positioning grid for the info on the ticket. Your goal is to get fake ticket info onto the ticket blank; this grid will allow you to position the text. The grid should be drawn, not painted, as the painting layer will be used to generate text. Feed the photocopies thru the printer and adjust the grid until it lines up perfectly. Then throw some text onto the grid and see what it looks like. It is essential that you be able to get rid of the grid (you donÕt want _that_ printed on the ticket!) 4. Save the file! Back it up! This is your template. 5. Now the moment of truth. Print (on a clean sheet of paper) a copy of the positioning grid. Line up a ticket blank and tape it down taking care to tape no more than one millimeter or so on the front (leading) edge and the back edge. In the Draw/Paint program, paint up the fake ticket info (see below) and hide or delete the positioning grid. Print it out. 6. If everything went ok, you now have a ticket. Congrats. Tips * Make tickets for shows with General Admission only. No seats! Besides, who wants to see a show in an arena. * ItÕs best to have a real ticket for reference, to get event codes and the ticketspiel right. DonÕt worry if the ticket blank is a different color, the promoter or venue probably wonÕt care. * DonÕt feed thermal tickets through laser printers. * If you use an inkjet printer, make sure the ink and ticket are compatible. Slick tickets will cause water based ink to blob up. Use waterproof ink carts on the Deskjet if possible. * If you are questioned, say you bought the ticket from a scalper. If they wonÕt let you in, find a scalper to sell the ticket to. X-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-X Another file downloaded from: NIRVANAnet(tm) & the Temple of the Screaming Electron Jeff Hunter 510-935-5845 Rat Head Ratsnatcher 510-524-3649 Burn This Flag Zardoz 408-363-9766 realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 415-567-7043 Lies Unlimited Mick Freen 415-583-4102 Specializing in conversations, obscure information, high explosives, arcane knowledge, political extremism, diversive sexuality, insane speculation, and wild rumours. ALL-TEXT BBS SYSTEMS. Full access for first-time callers. We don't want to know who you are, where you live, or what your phone number is. We are not Big Brother. "Raw Data for Raw Nerves" X-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-X