How it All Started... In 1987, long before the web came along, I stumbled on a mail-order ad offering a little booklet called VIP: The Complete Guide to Getting Backstage Passes. It was only about thirty dollars, so I took a gamble and bought it.
The author had discovered an (almost) foolproof way to beat the system and get "Special Access" passes to all kinds of events!
In the ad, he mentioned that had used this method to get:
- VIP passes to movie sets
- Tickets to the Academy Awards®
- Of course, I had my doubts.
- Invitations to the White House
- Front-row passes to sporting events
- Backstage passes to concerts
But when the book finally came, I read it all the way through... twice. I knew instantly that he really had figured it out! 
