When my friend promised me backstage concert passes for my birthday, I really didn’t believe that he would be able to deliver.  Since he doesn’t work for a big company or have any really special connections, I thought that he would try to buy me passes or something.  It turns out that he just knows exactly the person you have to talk to and how to find them.  He said that trick is to know what to say and most of the time, they will get you passes.  He’s just your average Joe person and always gets these really cool passes to almost all the concerts and shows.