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The Bellamy Brothers
July 7, 2008I'm sure I'm in the minority, and I hope so, but why the Bellamy Brothers. I'm sure there were a couple other aging groups yearning for a gig available to play Wichita Falls.
The Bellamy Brothers have had hits, I guess, that I've never heard of. I also don't listen to my fair share of anything county so that might explain that.
Sure I'm a sucker for Brooks and Dunn or Garth Brooks, but the Bellamy Brothers? I thought they were just a punch line in a movie.
And Charles Elmore is upset. Elmore, District 5 City Councilor, is upset because he believes the Friday Kay Yeager concert will underperform as far as ticket sales go.
Great, the tickets are $10. But yes its another niche performance for Wichita Falls and Kay Yeager.
I'm sure a lot of people like country in Wichita Falls, but the Bellamy Brothers are old country. Why doesn't Elmore convince Charley Pride to come along with the aging Brothers?
Elmore thinks people complain in this town when there isn't anything to do. I don't think that's the case. I think people complain when there's nothing fun to do.
Ask a couple of young people what they want to do Friday night -- spend $10 on the Bellamy Brothers at Kay Yeager and all that comes along with it ($5 beers), or spend $15 on a case of Keystone.
I'm sure the 18-25 year old age range will lean towards the Keystone side of a hangover.
Any Kay Yeager/the City continues to underachieve in the big name department. Cher, Disturbed, Juelz Santana, Chicago, Nickelback. What a potpourri of middle-of-the-road stardom.So Nickleback has done well in other cities much larger than Wichita Falls, is what you'll hear. Who cares.
Jerry Seinfeld has been the only "name," in my book, to come to the Falls.
And the logic behind promotion is the lack of production by Kay Yeager. Well how the heck can anyone tell how well a concert will sell unless there's an even comparison point.
Bring a big show here and see what it does. One, maybe two, and go from there. See how it does and then stick it to the city and surrounding areas if the show tanks it. But you gotta honest with results. Give us the Humane Society truth. This place (animal) will die if X number of people don't (adopt) show.
If George Strait doesn't sell with $4 gas prices, what will. Call it a day after that and stick to sporting events and stuff for the kiddies on ice.
Cher doesn't beget Madonna. Nickelback doesn't land a Nine Inch Nails. Juelz Santana is close, but far from a Kanye West or a Lil Wayne. (Anyone else notice that music is still free online if you look hard enough, and Lil Wayne was still able to sell 1 million?)
So middle of the road we go...off with the Bellamy Brothers. I'm sure they'll put on a good show, but as a coworker told me, "if they were in my back yard, I'd tell them to leave." That would be worth $10
Maybe David Copperfield can come back and make Kay Yeager and all the pain disappear.
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