'Baby, what a big surprise'
Hmm. What do these tidbits from the Greensboro Coliseum commission this say about all you Baby Boomers?
The March 9 show 'Chicago Live in Concert' made no money. In fact, it actually cost taxpayers $4,720. We're sure the 1,503 people who bought tickets are richer for having gone. Didn't sell many concessions, however.
The night before, 'The Temptations and Four Tops in Concert' cost taxpayers nearly $3,000 from their no-money-making show. Again - not many people buying snacks.
But Bob Weir and Rat Dog? They raked in $15,800 for the Big Brown Box. And, surprise, surprise, much of that came from people buying food. Fans scarfed up almost three times the amount of food consumed at Chicago and the Temptations combined. Whoa. Those fans must have had a bad case of the munchies, huh?
We're not implying anything here. We're just saying.
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It says most folks who go see Rat Dog probably do not have the extra $30 +/- of babysitting money tacked on to the $7 parking, $4 beers and $3 hot dogs. It may also say that Baby Boomers would rather have a nice meal out to compliment their evening rather than beer/dogs. Time is a valuable commodity as well so dinner and a show works well. Perhaps baby Boomers are aging out of the "$50 - $100 night party scene" and have better things to do with their moola. My wife and I have to pick and choose and neither of those two events even registered on our radar.
Can you say Buffet as in Jimmy and not Golden Corral.
Posted on May 2, 2007 10:04 AM