Well swell, guys, glad you appreciated by obnoxious holier-than-thou nerdism! How does one claim the tickets? And, more importantly, since I'm temporarily and indefinitely living in Kansas City, can I can I gift them to someone?

sure, James -- i'd be willing to help you out just this once.

just tell the Mercury folk that you demand that your best buddy, human in training, be given those tickets -- they know how to get a hold of me.

(by the way, i've been a huge fan of your comments here for years now...)

I believe that the unfuckwithable rule of free Laurelhurst tickets is that, in the event of the winner moving to Kansas City, they go to the first runner-up, who in this case is clearly Todd Mecklem.