Salina Screw-up

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Posted on 31 May 2011.

The National touring band Blue Felix that was just in KC on Friday, thought they would play a show in Salina,KS a couple nights later. They arrived, they tried, they left before the show even started. Just like those plays in baseball or football that make you sit and stare at the TV and ask yourself, “did that really just happen?’, this is one of those stories. Salina, KS is a pretty good travel from Kansas City but has reaching effects into the KC scene when it comes to bringing the National touring acts into KC (its called “double stop” but that is another story for another day). If Salina does not represent well, it can hamper getting bands into town that have decent draws for locals to open up for, making shows more expensive to bring in and promote, along with various other aspects of business.

Blue Felix was booked for quite some time for both KC and Salina shows, although this particular route had nothing to do with a double stop booking. They were individual, and unique from each other. Blue Felix was orginally scheduled to play at The Muse Ballroom in Salina (which is the major venue there), but according to the shows promoter James Lowe (aka Jiggy Jaguar) The Muse would have had a double booking by mistake on top of Blue Felix with a country show <<<NOTE: The Muse in Salina did not ever approve the show in the event hall, it was stated by Lowe that it was going to take place there, and according to the owners of The Muse, was never presented to them for Lowe to get the date locked in>>>. Lowe moved the show to another venue called The Oddfellows which is a smaller venue, but stated he just wanted to keep the show in Salina. Well once again issues came up with the venue, and Lowe says he was contacted by The Oddfellows venue 2 weeks before the show and was pretty much told they did not want a metal show there.

This is just the beginning of the breakdown here. Now comes the part that gets really wild, weird, and just, well… does not make sense. Lowe states he contacted all the right people to explain the situation to them, and was going to cancel the show at this point due to lack of venue. Blue Felix management denies that they were ever contacted about a possible cancellation, they were only told of venue changes.

Lowe claims that when Blue Felix arrived to the now 3rd venue he has booked to try and do this show, they were not happy at all. The 3rd and final venue where this mess goes down is the Salina Bingo Hall (yes, an actual bingo hall, not just a name) and Lowe claims in an e-mail to us “Blue Felix wanted to play but their manager determined they were not gonna play a “Bingo hall” and bolted”. Blue Felix claims that they did everything within their control to try and play the show, regardless of type of venue, but the power was not adequate for a concert. In a Facebook posting, Blue Felix says, “Our Sincere APOLOGIES to ANY FANS Who came out to see us at the “Bingo Hall” Last night, The Promoter just didn’t have it together. The venue didn’t have NEARLY ENOUGH power or sound system to do our show.”.

Bruce Dutton with STD Entertainment got involved at some point, and was one of the reasons there was still a show in Hutchinson, KS (45 minute’ish drive from Salina) for Blue Felix with Bled Bone Dry, Beneath the Burning Sun, and a short set from A Space Between. They helped to find the venue on super short notice, and to help get things moved by our understanding.

STD Entertainment found the R Bar in Hutchison, KS and the show was back on. Richard Eddington organized a street team to promote the show quickly and let people know there was going to be a show. Beneath the Burning Sun guys apparently brought in the PA system and and helped to run sound all night to make this happen. Being the show was moved, and National Acts get a guaranteed door, at the end of the night Tom Smalling and his crew, along with Bruce Dutton with STD Entertainment coughed up the other half for Blue Felix’s guarantee for playing the show. This was all done in the name of saving face for the music scene in that western part of Kansas, and honestly, that is how it is done there. Salina or Hutchinson, it don’t matter, the scene is strong there and hearing this part of the story is not really surprising, but is still awesome what other groups will do to bring in National acts.

So is this going to end with another he said, she said thing? I don’t think that the true story will ever prevail here without more research than we are prepared or equipped to properly do. Lowe has posted a note on Facebook overnight that is very telling in many ways. In it he explains that his love is in radio, not doing promotions for concerts, thus he is going to stick to radio after he finishes with the other show on the books – Texas Hippy Coalition – which is very soon in Salina after a KC date at Aftershock. He also in the rant admits that this is not the first time he has had issues like this, actually not even the second. This appears to be the third recent concert that has been jacked for some reason or another.

So in the end, Blue Felix did play but it was quite a ways from Salina in Hutchinson. James Lowe is leaving promoting to stick to radio, and both the band and Lowe are getting a ton of hate mail. There is no word from Blue Felix management on if there is going to be another show in Salina as of yet, but to my understanding they are working on that even today to make it happen. Fans that purchased advance tickets to the Blue Felix show are being told to hang onto those tickets through the band on Facebook.

We will continue investigating further into this, and will report if any new dates are announced for the people in Salina.

Frank Arena
Project Backstage

Blue Felix on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Blue-Felix/201259029884950
James Lowe (Jiggy Jag) on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jiggy.jaguar1
KJAG Radio on Facebook (Jiggy’s Fan Page): http://www.facebook.com/kjagradio

MIles Everhart

I’m the owner of the R Bar where Blue Felix came down to play. I want to say they put on a great show and for last minute accomidations, it went well. Thanks to everyone keeping me in mind.
Michael Myers

I know for a fact when this contract was agreed upon, It was not at The MUSE ballroom or Muse event center. The booker knew it was not at The MUSE, it was always at the Oddfellows lodge. It was never planned for the muse. Jason Medows was booked 1st. Did you even talk to Jiggy? get your facts str8!

Frank Arena

Before you tell ME to get my facts straight, the “facts” that were in the article about the Muse being booked first came from James (Jiggy). So before you go grandstanding on this site and acting like we do not research before we write and article, maybe YOU should see what he is saying to media, including how you were involved with all of the failure of the show.

http://www.stratgazer.com Cory O’Meara

I have the original contract that states the venue as being The Muse Ballroom.
At the time of booking this show it was being told to me that it was being held there, thus the contracts stating The Muse Ballroom. It wasnt till weeks later that I was informed it wasnt happening there and Jiggy was asked to make the corrections on the contract and fax it to the agent that handles Blue Felix.
if and when these corrections were ever made, i dont know. All i can tell you is I helped Jiggy book this show and the info I was given when contract were being put together was this show was being held at The Muse Ballroom, if the Muse Ballroom was already booked at that time I dont know? I just was going by what info was being given to me.

Cory

Johnny

Thanks Michael.

http://www.stratgazer.com Cory O’Meara

Cory here from Stratgazer Entertainment. Its important that I state that I did help Jiggy book this show but I never was going to be part of “producing” the show. In the business a promoter can get a cheaper show if multiple shows are booked. The Kansas City and Salina date were book together for this reason. The KC show being a Stratgazer Production and the Salina show being Jiggys.
I can relate to both sides of this situation. Much respect to Jiggy for being a trooper and sticking with “the show must go on” philosophy. Some promoters after losing the first venue wouldve thrown in the towel but even after 2 venues bailed on him he still was committed to making the show happen. If Jiggy can be accused of anything it could be that he didnt research the bingo hall to find out if it could handle such a show like Blue Felix.
In contracts for shows like this it always states the promoter has to provide adequate sound and lighting. What may be be suitable for a local band will not always be suitable for a national touring act. One cant expect a band like Blue Felix to come in and compromise their sound and show on a inadequate sound system and lighting. In this buisness you only get 1 chance to make a first impression. Cant blame a band if they didnt want to compromise being able to give the fans a top notch show.
I’ve talked to Blue Felix and yes a Salina date is in the works. Stratgazer Entertainment is commited to bringing Blue Felix back to Salina. Stay posted.

Cory W O’Meara
Stratgazer Entertainment

Frank Arena

Cory,

Before I update the article, this WAS a double stop show then just separate promoters?

http://www.stratgazer.com Cory O’Meara

Not a double stop, separate promoters. Fridays Kansas City show was a Stratgazer show and Saturdays Salina show was Jiggys show.

Cory
Stratgazer

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http://www.stratgazer.com Cory O’Meara

Michael,

The contracts were issued to me and forwarded to Jiggy. The contracts stated The Muse Ballroom due to Jiggy originally saying that was where he was holding this concert. When I put the “offer” in for Jiggy I had to have a venue before hand and this was the venue Jiggy stated the show would be held. This isnt a “attack” on Jiggy just the facts. I dont think Jiggy lied or misrepresented anything but perhaps just got a lil ahead of himself. I believe Jiggy has a relationship with the owner of the Muse Ballroom and I’m sure Jiggy just thought it was a sure deal not knowing the Muse Ballroom was already booked.
I dont think much of a big deal needs to be made out of this situation. I’ve seen bigger messes in this business. I’m sure Jiggy learned a few lessons from this and I hope he isn’t discouraged and continues. I know the “figures” and even if the show was semi successful Jiggy didnt stand to make a fortune. He was only trying to bring a good show to town.

Cory
http://www.jiggyjaguar.com ANTI Jiggy Jaguar

Only problem I have is the fact you did not put his facebook fan page and just put his direct facebook page…

Frank Arena

I will correct that immediately.

Patrick Soden

awesome, cause then people can harass Jiggy on Facebook, Wonderful.

http://www.themuseballroom.com Johnny Kim

Muse Event Center never double booked the shows like Project Backstage claims to be.

Frank Arena

We never claimed Muse to book the show – it was booked by James at The Muse according to the original contract. Event halls rarely book an event on their own, it is 99% of the time a promoter booking the event.

Papa Joe

Johnny did not double book this show, Project backstage is just doing what they do is lie,…and Fuck J-bo!

Frank Arena

First off, look at the original contract, it has The Muse Ballroom as the event hall booked through James Lowe. Get the facts straight before you accuse us of lying. This DOES NOT mean The Muse ever accepted the event, just that James Lowe declared that is where it was going to be held.

Once again, before you come onto this site grandstanding and accusing us of not getting facts straight before publishing, you need to get the facts straight. This was a horrible situation, and it revolved around a promoter that did not have his business together. IF you would like, we can look into this further and see exactly what involvement The Muse really had, but on the surface we are not seeing involvement, and the article does not represent that either.

Johnny

Frank, This is Johnny from Muse, Jiggy never came and talk to me about Blue flix, time I found out about the show is when Jiggy posted event on facebook. Just about 30 minutes ago I have talk to Jiggy about the sittuation he even told me it was never scheduled at Muse.

Frank Arena

Johnny,

Here is the exact quote that James gave me in E-Mail which is why the story was wrote in the first place the way it was:

“Here is what happened, we had the MUSE ballroom here in Salina good to go. Then a month or so before we started promo, Johnny double booked the building for a country show.
I was forced to scramble and find another building, so we got with “The Oddfellows” here in Salina which is 250 people max. 2 weeks before the show, The Of {oddfellows} found out it was gonna be this band called Blue Felix which they knew ahead of time but they got scared. We moved the show to the bingo hall as a last resort.”

With that said, I think it is obvious that The Muse did not have involvement so I have updated the wording on the article. I will also put a notation very shortly to clarify this.

http://www.stratgazer.com Cory O’Meara

Everybody.

Its real simple… The Muse Ballroom didnt double book.

Its obvious Jiggy just got ahead of himself and assumed he could have this show at The Muse Ballroom.

After contracts were issued and I was told the show wasnt happening at The Muse Ballroom I asked Jiggy to make the changes on the contract and fax them to the Blue Felix agent.

No double bookings…no evil plots…simply just some simple oversights on Jiggys part.

I still respect Jiggy for doing everything on his part to make this s how happen. He just shouldve been more aware of the production capabilities of this bingo hall. Cant blame Blue Felix for not wanting to perform under such conditions.

All in all this was a mess but not a big mess.

Cory
Stratgazer
Patrick Soden

Hey Frankie boy, need to get your facts str8, I was the Promoter not. Jiggy Fag and dude, Blue Felix left and did not play and those fucks in Hutchinson stole the show. They are trying to make Hutchinson the big deal in Kansas music. I could care less, cause I screwed over the booker on the deposit and i screwed Jiggy over, which by the way was not the goal. However if Blue Felix plays Salina, like they will be able to get anyone out for it, ha ha ha

Frank Arena

Ok, I was told specifically that you did not have involvement in this show, but I will be happy to update that.

For the term “promoter”, James is the one that signed the contracts, thus he gained the term. What deal you had with him to promote the show through him is not relevant as the show was on his back, and the contract to promote the show was on his shoulders in the end.

http://* Patrick Soden

Ha ha Frankie, you have no clue, Believe me. The booker talked to me and only me. Jiggy talked with Cory at Stratgrazer. He gave me the contract, I called the booker and my wife spoke with the booking agent several times. We were supposed to send off the money the week before the show, Once Jiggy got us a venue.

Then our house got robbed, we had to wait for me to get paid at my job at Pizza Hut in heston Ks. I went ahead and spoke with the booking agent, he told me to take a photo of the money order, then mail it to him. Day of show I had money prepared to pay the band. When they bolted I did not pay the band nor the booking agent. I know for a fact Jiggy spoke with the tour manager and Cory and they both advised him.

I had the contract and it had my name on it but when Blue Felix did not perform up to their end. It basically made everything null and void.

So no, your wrong Jiggys name was on NONE of the contracts. However my side of the story has not been told, so i am telling it now.

Frank Arena

Ok, so what I am getting here is that you are claiming 100% responsibility for this cluster fuck that happened? This is all your doing and not James?

http://* Patrick Soden

Hey dude, I was the promoter, I do not have time to go search out venues. I do not have a clue what it takes to bring a band in. Jiggy was the go between, he was the guy who was booking the venues and bands. Then at the end of the night once venues are paid, bands are paid, I split the door with Jiggy Jag.

I had to go back to McPherson to help deal with some issues for my kid. Then I could not get a ride back there, so Jiggy did the best he could with what he had.

I should have done all this on my own if i knew Jiggy was gonna screw shit up. However me and Shatner from Hallow productions are the ones running this crap, Jiggy is simply the promotional arm and the guy who helps us get venues, I have no clue about bands and venues in Salina and Hutchinson. i as Mike are simply the money men…and we sign contracts and pay for the shows.
http://* Patrick Soden

I should have done this myself and not use someone like Jiggy to do this. However i have always wanted to be a concert promoter since i was a lil boy and so I did the best I could and Jiggy fuckin screws it up. So yes this was my show but now Jiggy screws my rep and Myers rep by being a screw up and not doing things right.

http://www.stratgazer.com Cory O’Meara

WOW…the plot thickens. I put this show together for Jiggy. Understand I did this cause Jiggy seems to be a good guy. I dont know Jiggy personally but via the internet and a few phone calls I had no problem helping Jiggy land this show.

I thought Jiggy was the promoter of this show?

lots of misinformation and communication on someones part. All of my communication was through Jiggy.

Patrick, in the future please contact me directly. I dont mind using my “contacts” to help Salina get some good shows but I need to know whats going on.

Till this very moment I was under the impression this was JIGGYS show?

Cory
Stratgazer

http://* Patrick Soden

I would love for ya to call me and we can chat Cory my number is 620-755-8109 and Myers number is 6209514482(thats his wifes number because he has his cell off} 6207550172 is the number for Myers.

tim dixson

hes the money man and he cant afford to make his phone payment lol

http://* Justin L brown

Hey Life happens, you douche. Believe me we got some crazy stuff planned and it’s gonna be good, Once we recover our reps after Stipid Jiggy fucked it all up.

http://www.stratgazer.com Cory O’Meara

Patrick,
screwing people over isnt the way to be a successful promoter. FYI…your statement of screwing over the booker on the deposit is now public record and can be used against you in court.
A deposit is suppose to be paid 30 days before the show, why wasnt your deposit paid? That was a breech of the contract, enough for Blue Felix to cancel. Also your contract stated you had to provide adequate Sound and Lights which you didnt and was another breech of the contract. Blue Felix had many reasons not to perform the show and all reasons are your fault.
Anyone can put up a myspace or facebook and declare themselves a “promoter” but it doesnt mean they know shit about the buisness.

Cory

Cory
Stratgazer

tim dixson

cory when you need a second nite somewhere hit me up were friends on fb, im the one who brought in the oteps soulfly, texas hippie, primer 55 and never once had this bs happen in the 15 yrs ive helped promotiong, tim

http://* Michael Myers

Trim, Yeah I am sure Cory wants to bring you on board. Does he know about you stiffing David Allen Coe on payout. Does he know about screwing Johnny over and now your in court with him? Yeah Gr8 idea

tim dixson

lol thats funny i paid dac in FULL before the show ever started, and the johnny thing uhh hes being sued by me for 2 grand dumbass tweeker

http://www.mcgraws21santafe.com Bruce

Cory, I hope we get a chance to work with each other sometime. We have ethics around here. …Bruce

http://www.mcgraws21santafe.com Bruce

Patrick, first of all, if this is your show, BE ON SITE! Second, I attempted to contact you & Mike. I left Voicemails and my phone number. Instead of responding to my phone call, you show your lack of professionalism by slandering the ones that were able provide an ample venue. As a person, I can’t really state an opinion about you or Mike. I don’t know either one of you. However, I am learning quick. For, the record, I care about the music, the fans, and customer satisfaction. That is why we jumped through hoops to make this happen. And paid your bill. Finally, feel free to contact me at any time. You have my number.Thank you so much Bruce..STD Entertainment.

http://www.thebreakpointmethod.com Jimmy Lands

thre is actually a LARGE amount of bullshit in this article and I’m deeply disappointed by it.

They never soundchecked, they never gave out any free tickets… I was with them the whole time. I assure you this is their tour manager’s work.

I… know point for point what happened that night… and I will no doubt say that there was a damn good chance blue felix would have popped breakers… but there was zero attempt. The equiptment never got loaded in. It was unloaded from the trailer, and sat on a cart by the front door for an hour while a band meeting proceeded on whether or not the venue was adequate.

Frank Arena

Jimmy,

This info came from James also. I will contact James and make sure he is telling me some truths here, he seems to be going back on what he sent me as information all day today, so anything is possible.
http://www.wakethedeadfest.com Ed Lundemo

Jimmy, I only heard bits and peices of this from El but I understand that there was two outlets. Also not really a place for fans to adequately see the performers.

Is that right?
http://www.mcgraws21santafe.com Bruce

Let me go on record here…I AM AN ELECTRICIAN. UPON EVALUATION OF THE BINGO HALLS’S ACCESSABLE POWER, BLUE FELIX WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BRING THE SHOW THEY ARE KNOWN FOR. Let’s put this in perspective. We don’t expect KISS with fire and blood, IronMaiden without EDDIE, John Wooden’s leg with…well, John Wooden’s leg. My point is: Apartial show is not what fans pay for.

http://www.stratgazer.com Cory O’Meara

To The Muse Ballroom,

I apologize for being any part of this mess. I was asked by Jiggy to get him a Blue Felix show that he was going to have at The Muse Ballroom. I had no problems doing that.
I had no idea he didnt have a “hold” on that date at The Muse Ballroom nor did I know Patrick Solden was involved in anyway.
I wish the best for The Muse Ballroom and the Salina music community.

Cory O’Meara
Stratgazer Entertainment
http://www.wakethedeadfest.com Ed Lundemo

Frank,

Is this article about the fact you don’t like the people in Salina? I agree that there are many wannabe promoters/media/bloggers involved in this story!
Who is this puke Patrick Soden anyway, he obviously doesn’t know thing about what is required for a band to set up and play. Booking a country bar for a Metal show then trying to move it to a bingo hall without power!
As for the Fucks in Hutchinson who stole the show…they came up with a venue that at least had a stage, power, a crowd, and paid out of there pocket to cover Blue Felix minimum. Something that Mr Soden was not capable of by any means!
Hutchinson Kansas does have some of the best live music venues in the state and is continuing to grow in that aspect, especially when speaking of genres like hard rock and metal! Kansas local live music scene has been growing steadily, I support local live music for the bands and fans. Unlike Mr Soden who does not care who he helps or “screws over”

Frank Arena

Ed,

Quite contrary, I have friends in Salina, and the point of this article is to expose who NOT to work with. It is people that have hands in things like this that need to be exposed and to what extent they screw up music scenes.

Salina is awesome, hell you guys got Breakpoint Method. It don’t get much better than that.

http://www.wakethedeadfest.com Ed Lundemo

Thanks Frank.

I like the Salina crowd. Hutchinson is doing many things to put together nice venues for these bands. The W Downtown Hutchinson host’s all genres and is a wonderful venue http://www.hutchW.com

Beneath The Burning Sun hosts an annual rock/metal festival (Wake The Dead Fest), it’s about upcoming bands and fans!

Building the fan base and opportunities for bands is what we care about

http://www.mcgraws21santafe.com Bruce

Ed, Frank, I’d like to add McGraws 21SantaFe to this list. They are really getting turned around and bringing in some good show..i.e. THC, MOTOGRATER, ADEMA along with many local acts.
http://www.mcgraws21santafe.com Bruce

and, of course the R Bar that was so gracious to allow the show on little to no notice.

tim dixson

haha bunch of amatuers and tweekers tryin to do shows, they get wat they have comin!
http://* Brent Magathan

Good luck, you have done wonders for a dead Salina music scene, the right people know this, screw the rest of them!!
Beemer

This is the absolute dumbest strand of backstabbing bickering bullshit I have ever read. You all claim to be professionals but all you’re doing is ruining live music in ALL of Kansas for the most important aspects of a show. THE FANS AND THE BANDS. Who cares who’s to blame. Shit got screwed up and now a band is unhappy and fans are unhappy. Does anything else matter. Maybe you should all try working together to make sure nothing like this happens again. Help each other out and make ALL of the shows good. God I wish the internet had never been invented. It has completely ruined the music business. Pull your collective heads out of your asses and make this fun again.

http://www.wakethedeadfest.com Ed Lundemo

Beemer I agree about the BS. However the web could help if people would take time to share what they love about bands and venues…

http://* Patrick Soden

I feel I have to be as blunt as possiable here. Myself and Michael Myers were supposed to come in and run these shows. Jiggy was supposed to do all the leg work{get the venue/ get the bands/and push the show} Then we would come in and basically “take credit for it all”.

This was Jiggy’s screwup, he should have checked out the building, he has ruined my rep and Myers reps as concert promoters. So blame that missing tooth jackass. he screwed it all up!

Frank Arena

I will be blunt then Patrick, that does not sound good. It seems like you wanted to let Jiggy do all the work, then you guys come on stage and bow like you did it all. I have a term that I love to use for people like that, and it is too profane for this site, and that is saying alot.

http://* Justin L brown

Yo Jig, I read that Scre-Up article. Don’t let it faze you, ain’t no one get to the top without knowing what the bottom feels like. But I would have to admit, I believe only music that’ll draw the folks on the fence about going to a show here seems to be country. Take it as a lesson learned and climb on back up on that horse, one things for certain- you know now who got your back and will leave you without looking back. Good luck Jig!

http://* Michael Myers

Why do you trsh him half way down the comment section…Speaking of tweekers LOL

http://* Paul Mox

we played with those guys in baltimore they did there soundcheck 3 hours late lol!!
http://afreshentertainmentmagazine.com Anne Shiever

It’s really too bad that people just look for something to go gloatin over rather than to see how other people get hurt who are innocent. People should think about the whole picture for a change; not who can I bash on this week!Think about …what we would do without music in our lives, how the fans feel, then put yourself in someone else’s shoes just once because you never know when something dreadful could happen to you too. I hope you all find some peace from all this negative stuff, and pray all of you work together to do something good for the industry, the community, and yourselves!See More
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http://www.breakpointmethod.com Barrett

Why so much hatred and mockery?

So, a show got botched.. BIG DEAL! It happens! If promoters in this town would stop taking low-blows at each other on internet forums, and actually work together, shit like this may not happen.

Want to know what actually happened at the show?

It rocked.

Evolution of Pain, Fridays Waiting, King Bruiser, and Breakpoint Method rocked the Bingo Hall– sure, there were no flashy lights, no huge sound system that would blow you across the room, and no stage– but sometimes, that’s just what rock is about. Rock is about taking a shitty situation, and saying “Hey! I dont give a fuck! Let’s do this!”

I’m disappointed that Blue Felix didn’t play– however, as stated earlier having an adequate image and first impression is important. They probably WOULD have blown a fuse, and the soundboard provided didn’t have enough tracks for them to give their full-fledged performance. I stood and talked to them for over an hour and a half at this show– 3 of the 5 members were all about rocking out the hall.. they didn’t care, and they WANTED to put on a show in salina. After a band meeting, and an offer from another band, they decided to go with a “safer” venue so they could properly display what has made them popular. Don’t blame them.

No offence to Blue Felix, but there was no sound check. There were no blown breakers, no “lights out”. It didnt happen. Granted, they probably WOULD have, but just keeping facts straight– a physical attempt was not made.

As far as Jiggy is concerned? I wouldn’t have wanted to be in his shoes that night, and I think he did great things with what little he had to work with that night. Whether its a result of his actions, or just a stroke of terrible luck, he still pulled through, and got the people of salina a great rock show– isnt that good enough? He could have just said, “OH NO, Blue Felix left! No more show!” But he didnt.. So regardless if the show didnt go as planned, the show still went. It was fun as hell.

So quit bickering, quit bashing, quit blaming, and for God’s sake– quit insulting and laughing at this. We all love music, and that’s why we’re here. Learn from the mistakes made, and move on.

Thank you to all supporters of our local music scene– it’s thanks to all promoters, bookers, and venue owners that I get to pursue my dream.

Frank Arena

I agree.

Also, for the record, we have updated the article after talking to several people that were there with what we can sort down as truth that is consistent across the board.

http://www.mcgraws21santafe.com Bruce

To Everyone Involved, Wow! Talk about snowball… Look, inspite of accusations and implications, no one “STOLE” the show. The Bingo Hall simply could not accomidate. I spoke to James Lowe and others (I do not have thier permission to post names.) on site hours before the opener was to start. Everyone that was on site knew what was going on. The featured act could not perform a proper show at that venue. So, it was agreed that the featured act and the two Hutch bands that were to play would relocate to a suitable venue. NO STEALING. NO BACKSTABBING. NO CUT-THROATING. Just common sense and the eagerness to continue the show. Thank you…Bruce
http://rosslong.info Ross Long

FRIDAYS WAITING was awesome!! They even sold hundreds from their new CD. This group really rocks!! From the ashes comes a guiding light. They made this event entertaining….
Brent Magathan

What about the June 25th show these “promoters” have canceled?? Two local bands were on that bill!!!!

Frank Arena

Our show on June 25th? The Awards Show? It is far from cancelled and anyone that is telling you it is has a serious problem in the head. We are way too far in to back out, as if we would even consider backing out.

Jay J. Columbo

lol, i read the article….it is what it is man, situations arise tht we didnt forsee and we just push through it. thats what u did. blue felix are still my boys, youve always been cool to me. anybody else in tht fucked up situation would h…ave been hard pressed to do any better. a show still happend, blule felix still got to play. sure somewhere else and sum fans are pissed, it happens. thts part of the game. blue felix told everybody theyd make it right, and as far as i can see, you have tried to make shit right. ppl r gonna whine no matter what. f- em.
Bryan Bowden

Thats the music business for you… You win some you loose some… acts will cancel and acts will play, and acts will just do stupid shit, thats just the way it is, and I am not saying what Blue Felix did was stupid, there was just a big lack of communication somewhere…..
Johnny

Tim is sueing me for $2.000? I thought about forgetting $800 That you owe me from David Allen Coe, did you know that I still keep all the e-mail that you sent? You will be hear from my lawyer soon.
Johnny

lol

haha read your contract better jonny, tim sent me the contract between you and him ,, you were suppose to do all advertising,, how much did you do on a 10000 show?, sounds like you shouldve had blue felix instead of your country show heard you only had 40 people, but your greediness thought country would do better all you promoters are jokes come to the big city and see if you can pull this off here!

tim

lol

yourmom

I feel bad for all the fans blue felix shit on because they thought the venue was not good enough for them, and blowing a fuse….really, who do you think you are, lamb of god or something…no cause if you were you would be playing Intrust Bank Arena. hey thats a good idea why dont you guys do that next time your here in wichita and then instead crying about blowing a fuse (cause your so badass you know) you can cry about nobody being there cause…Really, who the fuck is blue felix? Oh, and P.S……its about your fans, not you!! and dont tell me that bullshit just because you dont enough room and cant drag all that shit you got on stage, is a good reason to cancel..WOW
sean

I can understand if blue felix fans are upset, they were not able to see tthem perform, but, other that all the shit that is being talked is pointless, iinstead of there being one big show with alot of bands in one place, there was two great shows in two diffrent places, and the touring band that was brought here on a garentee, were accomidated and got what they needed to get back down the road to there next stop. I would hope that any of the other bands and or promoters would have done the same for me. It is about working together to solve a problem, not creating more problems.
Metal Mom

oh, please everyone is making a big deal out of nothing. due to some mis commication, the manager of blue felix didnt like the place they were going to play sat nite, not big enough, no smoke machine, etc, so they left, one of the bad thing…s was they took a few vof the other bands w/ them. our loyal local bands stayed, and despite all that happend they put on a good show. kudos to friday,s waiting, king bruiser and the break point method for sticking it out, its about the music people not having a perfect place to play all the time, back in the day, bands like motly crue played in tiny, bars and loved it, grow up.
http://www.kingshifter.com Sprout the Anti-Hero

WOW! I’m shocked at what I’ve seen out of the scene up in Salina and other surrounding areas,but then again, I’m not. Because you see,there is now a revolution of the same old cycle developing here. Now I’m not writing this note to point fingers or place blame. In fact,I had nothing to do with the situation at all. My focus by writing this note is to remind everyone what we’ve accomplished and to remind everyone how much fun we’ve had working together.
For instance,for the last year the bands of Hutchinson,Salina,and Wichita have developed some great relationships in music and business. Those ties have allowed us as bands and venues to showcase some of the state’s top talent. But it is also my understanding that there is a disturbance in the ranks of local people booking shows and the intent of the bands involved. My goal is to preserve what we have built so that we don’t have to keep patching things up.

Now if anyone knows their song and dance in the slightest about the music biz,they’re gonna know about something basic called “practicality” It’s not practical to go into a business venture to lose money. All I’m suggesting to the one’s who book shows is that when booking national or regional acts,make sure what you’re doing is practical. The business relationship between promoters,bands,and venues will benefit from this. Ask any of our region’s top promoters…booking shows is a tough game. There are a lot of things that have to happen if a show is going to be a success. And they will also tell you that regularly booking national acts is very time consuming and it’s gonna cost money to bring in the QUALITY acts that bands want to play with and most importantly,bands that fans want to see.

A note to promoters:Now I know a lot you are established in your businesses and the following may not pretain to you.

If you happen to be a promoter that is breaking into the game,due to the events of last weekend,the best piece of advise I can give you is to be patient. I know you guys have a passion for music and want to do you best to help support it. And hell,there ain’t nothin’ wrong with makin’ a little paper in the process if you can. Make sure you allow common sense to have a little influence ove your ambition. Trust me it’s a good thing to do. Also…be selective in what bands you book and what acts you have open up. Remember,the bands and promoters that works the hardest will see great rewards. And most importantly,make sure you communicate with your partners,venues,and bands. I don’t think I need to say anything on that…

Allow me just a second of sarcasm:Wouldn’t it be great if everyone were as serious as they say they are and actually promoted their shows? Wouldn’t the world be a better place if we heard about an upcoming show one day and and then the next time you hear about it,it’s either happened that night or it’s already past?

We have just begun to build a fine network of bans,venues,promoters,and fans between KC and OKC. If we apply ourselves and do whats right for our areas,we can continue to experience more national acts and we can help other bands in our respective areas become regional! Don’t let the events of this past weekend destroy what so many of us have worked so hard for. I’m proud to have worked with Jiggy Jag,Tim Dixon,Kevin Hardison,Cory O’meara,Kenny Ballinger,and the many bands and venues that my band has performed with. We’ve never been screwed over by any of you. If we can communicate and maintain a balance,there ain’t nothing we can’t accomplish.

With all that being said,Why don’t the motherfuckers who are at war with each other kiss and make the fuck up just this once? We’ve ALL got too much to lose.

Thank you.

Reverend Sprout the Anti-Hero F.U.C.K.S.
mike myers

first of all this is the real micheal myers every statement in this chat that is supposably from me is a bs statement by an imposter who was covering his own ass i was not involed to be specific i was n jail so i dnt knw how it would be possible frm jail. i am a reliable premotor and have only helped with one show in salina and it was nun of these failed events stated. dnt believe what u hear just because someeonen acts like they r some one thier not. no thanks to the writer or this page for truely contacting me before he got the whole story.

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