I decided that rather than explaining the full details of The Cranberries concert adventure, I'd give you a list of the things that make the story so amuzing:
1) Trent had two pairs of tickets to see The Cranberries in L.A. on the third of July. One pair that he purchased on the Ticketmaster website, and one pair that he later got on E-Bay for 200 dollars (they were second row I believe).
2) Unable to sell the earlier pair, Trent's family made plans to drive from Louisiana to L.A. where they would visit his aunt and use the extra tickets.
3) Unsure of their plans, Trent's parents bought him a 300 dollar plane ticket to L.A. separately, 'just in case.'
4) The Mark III van that they did end up bringing along I-40 had no air conditioning.
5) After returning from the concert, the Dupuy family made a side trip up to the Grand Canyon and Vegas, where they stayed and participated in The Star Trek Experience. Trent brought back a mug to prove it.
6) As of the first week of August, Trent had still not contacted the airline company for a refund on his unused ticket.