THE TICKET GUY



Carl "The Ticket Guy" White was born in 1965 to John Humber and Marie White. At the time of birth John Humber was 65 years old and Marie was 45. Despite assurances from his mother Carl spent his childhood believing that he was adopted or even worse stolen from much younger and wealthier parents.

Carl knew his father late in his life as a locksmith and his mother as a homemaker. "My parents lived lives that were more about living a life than having a career or unfortunately making money. My father worked many jobs through out his life including schoolteacher, dockworker, crane operator, machine repairman, and train engineer, which was his great passion. He did not make much money or save any of it for his later years but I think he certainly lived one hell of a life.”

Carl was born and raised in Greenville, a small town near the coast of North Carolina. Greenville is most famous for having the highest per capita of tobacco barns and for being home to East Carolina University, the Pirates of ECU. Carl having no interest in either tobacco barns or Pirates knew at an early age that he was not destined to spend his life in Greenville.

Carl eventually found his way to Chapel Hill and the University of North Carolina.

"The only reason I had for attending UNC besides the chance to get out of Greenville was that I was a fan of the Tar Heels basketball team which at the time included a player by the name of Michael Jordan. That was enough for me. To this day when people ask why I got in to the ticket business I tell them Michael Jordan."

It was while in Chapel Hill that Carl discovered that there was money to be made from tickets.

"I was the kid standing in line for basketball and concert tickets at the 'Dean Dome'. Being the country bumpkin I was at the time (still am, ask anyone) I thought camping out for tickets to see a big time concert or college basketball game was exciting. Even more exciting was discovering the great demand for and the ability to make a living from acquiring tickets to concert, theatre and sporting events for people.

This was the humble beginning of a career in the ticket business for Carl.

“I have for a long time been the 'Ticket Guy' to anyone that knows me”.

Carl is willing to share the rest of the story with anyone that wants to listen and is buying the cocktails.