Comments on: Jazz Fest Sells Shelter To Highest Bidder http://humidcity.com/2008/04/26/jaz-fest-sells-shelter-to-highest-bidder/ Handing New Orleanians a Megaphone Since 2005 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:59:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: varg http://humidcity.com/2008/04/26/jaz-fest-sells-shelter-to-highest-bidder/#comment-139843 varg Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:59:38 +0000 http://humidcity.com/2008/04/26/jaz-fest-sells-shelter-to-highest-bidder/#comment-139843 It seems as though the organizers discovered they had created an atmosphere of suck and then a light bulb went off in their head that it might be good to PROFIT off the alleviation of that suck rather than just giving it away for free. It seems as though the organizers discovered they had created an atmosphere of suck and then a light bulb went off in their head that it might be good to PROFIT off the alleviation of that suck rather than just giving it away for free.

]]> By: Pissed Off http://humidcity.com/2008/04/26/jaz-fest-sells-shelter-to-highest-bidder/#comment-139726 Pissed Off Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:20:20 +0000 http://humidcity.com/2008/04/26/jaz-fest-sells-shelter-to-highest-bidder/#comment-139726 It’s almost 24 hours after the close of the first weekend of Jazz Fest where a huge controversy, hassle and inconvenience was thrust upon the loyal supporters of WWOZ who bought into the “come and go as you please” bullshit. BrassPassers are now only allowed to enter the fairgrounds through the Sauvage Street gate. Whether the shuttle drops you off at Gentilly or choose to park in the DeSaix neighborhood and enter on Traflagar. (When were the disclaimers added to the website? They were not there when I looked up the BP pick-up locations and dates.) Why was a typed statement not handed out with the Brass Passes when we picked them up? Or even a courtesy e-mail with this information? And still 24 hours after the close of the last weekend and nothing on the website as to how this is going to be resolved. If I had known that I would have to access the fairgrounds at the most inconvenient entrance from where I live I would have bought seven tickets @ $ 43 = $ 301. Like my late father would have said, “Son, think you bought an ASS PASS!” I guess if the reasons that I am getting are really true it proves what happens when you let the bean counters and carpetbaggers take over a good thing. It’s almost 24 hours after the close of the first weekend of Jazz Fest where a huge controversy, hassle and inconvenience was thrust upon the loyal supporters of WWOZ who bought into the “come and go as you please” bullshit. BrassPassers are now only allowed to enter the fairgrounds through the Sauvage Street gate. Whether the shuttle drops you off at Gentilly or choose to park in the DeSaix neighborhood and enter on Traflagar. (When were the disclaimers added to the website? They were not there when I looked up the BP pick-up locations and dates.) Why was a typed statement not handed out with the Brass Passes when we picked them up? Or even a courtesy e-mail with this information? And still 24 hours after the close of the last weekend and nothing on the website as to how this is going to be resolved. If I had known that I would have to access the fairgrounds at the most inconvenient entrance from where I live I would have bought seven tickets @ $ 43 = $ 301. Like my late father would have said, “Son, think you bought an ASS PASS!”

I guess if the reasons that I am getting are really true it proves what happens when you let the bean counters and carpetbaggers take over a good thing.

]]> By: YatPundit http://humidcity.com/2008/04/26/jaz-fest-sells-shelter-to-highest-bidder/#comment-139660 YatPundit Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:43:29 +0000 http://humidcity.com/2008/04/26/jaz-fest-sells-shelter-to-highest-bidder/#comment-139660 I'm usually skeptical when people claim to have been at Congo Square, since that universe is less than maybe 2000 people tops, but this letter rings of credibility. Let's face it, Da Fest has become Disney on Ice in all too many ways, and the clip-joint prices illustrate it all too well. I’m usually skeptical when people claim to have been at Congo Square, since that universe is less than maybe 2000 people tops, but this letter rings of credibility. Let’s face it, Da Fest has become Disney on Ice in all too many ways, and the clip-joint prices illustrate it all too well.

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