Rant #3,739: Many Rivers To Cross

To continue with what I was telling you yesterday, on Sunday, my son and I will be going to UBS Arena in Elmont, Long Island, to see TNA Wrestling's "Slammiversary" event live and in-person.

TNA--stands for "Total Non-Stop Action"--is sort of a poor stepchild to WWE wrestling, and over the past couple if months, the two pro wrestling groups have forged some type agreement, with wrestlers from both groups showing up on the others' programming.

I kind of like TNA wrestling, because it is more intimate and on a more personal scale than WWE is.

It reminds me of how it used to be, before wrestling became a worldwide phenomenon.

The UBS Arena is a beautiful facility, once you get inside 

But it is a pain to get to by car, and once you get there and park your car, you have to take a shuttle to the actual facilty--but you aren't quite there yet.

When we went to see a WWE show there right after it opened a few years back, the shuttle dropped us off at the side of the building, and we still had to walk halfway around the facility to get to the entrance.

And talking about the parking--

It cost me $50 plus tax, but you really don't have a choice, as there really isn't anywhere else you can park.

Yes, I would much rather go to Nassau Coliseum or Madison Square Garden to see pro wrestling.

Yes, the whole thing is annoying, but my son wanted to go, hoping to see other friends who are going to be there.

We bought the cheapest tickets we could--$30 each, and after other charges added on, it is like a "buy three, get two tickets" situation, so the other charges equal out to buying another ticket, but it amounts to only getting a "seat" for no one.

My son bought the tickets, so it is my job to spring for everything else; not just parking, but also food, T-shirt, etc.

Yes, I am getting too old for all of this, but it should be as much fun as it is annoying.

We could watch this on pay-per-view, but even that is ridiculously priced, so we will actually be there.

There are some very good athletes in TNA, and while it isn't WWE, it is sort of "the little train that could," and they always put on a good show, so it should be fun.

But after the busy week I will have had by Sunday, I might as well add another brick to the load with something that is fun.

I dread going to the UBS Arena, but I will be OK once I am there ...

And once we get home.

But let's get through the important stuff that continues today with the next part of my son's assessment, and we will cross that other bridge when we come to it--

By shuttle, of course.