I woke up early Saturday morning to log on to my computer to buy tickets for The Strokes. But I couldn't get onto the Fastixx website. Obviously, a dial-up connection isn't the best way to buy tickets online for a band that regularly sells out shows. I panicked for a few minutes and contemplated going in to work to take advantage of the T-1 line, but decided to just go to a Fastixx ticket outlet instead, my local Safeway store. I got there about an hour before tickets went on sale and there was only one guy waiting. By 9 a.m. there were probably about 15 people waiting for tickets. I got away with tickets in orchestra section B, row A. Yay!