This is a good place to drop general and weird news, entertainment, and general show prep material that might be interesting to air talent or producers. Hot dog threads ALWAYS welcome.
What is it about the level of talent vs ticket prices in this state lately? I've paid (relatively) big bucks for the last 4 shows and they all sucked big time.
Tuesday night I saw Mannheim Steamroller in Huntington at the Keith-Albee Theater. ( my ladyfriend wanted to see them ). It cost me $112 bucks.
Chip Davis (the founder and composer) must write music for movie soundtracks, because he only knows 8 notes... arranges them, and then repeats them for 3 minutes ad-nausium. Oh sure, his Christmas arrangements are great, but that's because he didn't write the music itself.
Anyway.. during the intermission as we LEFT, we noticed what appeared to be about one third of the audience leaving also. (maybe more). Wonder if the band noticed? And yet, I see no reviews anywhere to warn people the next time they appear.
A lot of bad entertainment seems to filter into the state at prices that used to be commanded by the best performers in the world. I'm tired of this shit.
Odd you mention the free tickets thang... I worked for years in radio and NEVER was given free tickets to anything. Never! (Maybe I wasn't as well-liked as I thought)
However, my wife has always participated in radio station contests and has won more shit from my previous employer than I ever got. She recently won two tickets to the PAC in Ashland to see John Berry's Christmas program. Wow! The place was empty (it was a Sunday afternoon). Still, John Berry kicked serious ass for a has-been. I liked the show so much, in fact, that I bought one of his CDs.
CoolBreeze wrote:
A lot of bad entertainment seems to filter into the state at prices that used to be commanded by the best performers in the world. I'm tired of this shit.
i hear the shows at "Broadway" are pretty inexpensive.
