tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post115643792192706248..comments2023-11-05T06:06:29.162-06:00Comments on Grand Forks Life: Cirque du Soleil "review"GrandForksGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02315228631948799533noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1156967908821140572006-08-30T14:58:00.000-05:002006-08-30T14:58:00.000-05:00Ahhh, dude, it's called a typo. The poster dropped...<I>Ahhh, dude, it's called a typo. The poster dropped a zero.</I><BR/><BR/>This: $450,00<BR/>Or This: $45000<BR/><BR/>is a typo with a dropped zero.<BR/><BR/>This: $45,000<BR/><BR/>is either someone who can't do math, or someone with an agenda that requires Alerus Centre revenue to be ten times less than it should be.<BR/><BR/>The fact that I corrected this "error" twice in the same thread dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00035623146503958678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1156960661157810922006-08-30T12:57:00.000-05:002006-08-30T12:57:00.000-05:00Ahhh, dude, it's called a typo. The poster droppe...Ahhh, dude, it's called a typo. The poster dropped a zero. And, evidently rounded the ticket price to 100 bucks.<BR/><BR/>The Alerus is laughable. I'm appalled that HG, and RN, think I'm so fucking stupid that I'd buy their spin. No big deal. Here's how I roll...I quit banking at Alerus and I'll never set foot in a Happy Harrys.<BR/><BR/>Civic center comparision, give me a break! Who do Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1156951490772511942006-08-30T10:24:00.000-05:002006-08-30T10:24:00.000-05:00Let's see, 4500 people eat dinner, and then drive ...<I>Let's see, 4500 people eat dinner, and then drive to the Alerus for the show. Meanwhile, an out of state entity takes the 45,000 dollar gate and hit the road the next day.</I><BR/><BR/>WTF is wrong with you people? Isn't basic math taught any more?<BR/><BR/>4,500 people attend the show.<BR/>$85.00 is the average ticket price.<BR/><BR/>4,500 * 85 = $382,500<BR/><BR/><I>What's the total gain dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00035623146503958678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1156950327063874712006-08-30T10:05:00.000-05:002006-08-30T10:05:00.000-05:00I know of 3 people, myself included, who would hav...I know of 3 people, myself included, who would have gone to see the show at the Alerus if the ticket prices had been lower. My sister would have left work early, driven an hour, had supper and gone to the show if the ticket prices were more within her budget. Ditto for myself. So instead we're saving our pennies to pay $40. or so for tickets to go see Lori Line at the Fritz in November. Now Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1156866020543254122006-08-29T10:40:00.000-05:002006-08-29T10:40:00.000-05:00Nice post anon! I can't find the winky-wink smile...Nice post anon! I can't find the winky-wink smiley guy though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1156864866346075502006-08-29T10:21:00.000-05:002006-08-29T10:21:00.000-05:00The reason people didn't attend was the $100 price...The reason people didn't attend was the $100 price tag. Plain and simple. If you could get cheap seats for $35 instead of $70, they would have tripled their attendance.<BR/><BR/>Sidenote: Everybody who works at the GF Herald is a dirty communist out to destroy the city of Grand Forks. They are all stupid, ugly, short, and they smell bad. (tu-uyen, it's a bad idea to try and debate anonymous Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1156862891235271602006-08-29T09:48:00.000-05:002006-08-29T09:48:00.000-05:00I'd be interested to know the total economic impac...I'd be interested to know the total economic impact of this show. Yes, it may have been an unsuccessful event but...let's not forget the financial impact for the community.<BR/><BR/>Let's see, 4500 people eat dinner, and then drive to the Alerus for the show. Meanwhile, an out of state entity takes the 45,000 dollar gate and hit the road the next day.<BR/><BR/>What's the total gain for Grand Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1156774216491115342006-08-28T09:10:00.000-05:002006-08-28T09:10:00.000-05:00Can you beleve we're just three hours away from a ...Can you beleve we're just three hours away from a major Canadian city that is building the Canadian Human Rights Museum? <BR/><BR/>You'd think a little of that progress would rub off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1156606359791124532006-08-26T10:32:00.000-05:002006-08-26T10:32:00.000-05:00Quoting Dave Miller:"My father saw parts of the sh...Quoting Dave Miller:<BR/><I>"My father saw parts of the show (he was working the event) and let's just say, it wasn't his cup of tea. Remember where you are people... Grand Forks, ND. Such "odd" entertainment is not the norm in the blue collar world of GFND. My dad's a beer drinking, working class guy from a polish Detroit family... a fruity Canadian circus is not his (and my folks in this part WeatherGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231719253193309885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1156561904502298012006-08-25T22:11:00.000-05:002006-08-25T22:11:00.000-05:00BTW, why does it always take so long before any ki...BTW, why does it always take so long before any kind of attendance numbers are released after an event like this? Does it really take that long to count how many tickets were sold? I've noticed that numbers often come out quick if the show has been well attended, but numbers are much slower if sales were less than anticipated.GrandForksGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315228631948799533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1156529248131794372006-08-25T13:07:00.000-05:002006-08-25T13:07:00.000-05:004500x$85=$38,000Check your math there. I think yo...<I>4500x$85=$38,000</I><BR/><BR/>Check your math there. I think you forgot to carry the one.<BR/><BR/>They should have had me review the show... I'd probably fill the column talking about the lights or somebody's dorky costume and forget to mention the show, though.dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00035623146503958678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1156523517796066192006-08-25T11:31:00.000-05:002006-08-25T11:31:00.000-05:00I know that this has nothing to do with the topic ...I know that this has nothing to do with the topic on hand but i am wondering if anybody knows anything about the old target store... i have seen some signs of life over there and was hoping someone knew someting about it. The other night when i was coming home from work (11pm) i saw a semi-truck pulled up to the back loading dock of the old target. Then last night when i went by i though i would Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1156517489614575582006-08-25T09:51:00.000-05:002006-08-25T09:51:00.000-05:00The Herald protects The Alerus. The show didn't d...The Herald protects The Alerus. The show didn't draw, so they slammed it. "It can't be the market or our precious Alerus Center, the show died because it's a 'fruity' Canadian circus" (a tour that is currently one of the largest draws in the country, btw).<BR/><BR/>The community is fried by the politics of the Alerus and the pompsity of it's supporters. In the days when The Fritz was rockin', Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1156515751371770612006-08-25T09:22:00.001-05:002006-08-25T09:22:00.001-05:00I guess the reviewer wouldn't like any of the show...I guess the reviewer wouldn't like any of the shows in Vegas either. I saw a show in Vegas and it was AWESOME!WeatherGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231719253193309885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1156515722893795752006-08-25T09:22:00.000-05:002006-08-25T09:22:00.000-05:00Pollstar.com is your friend. Check it out. This ...Pollstar.com is your friend. Check it out. This is one of the few tours that routed very nicely for Grand Forks. They were on their way to Winnipeg. The cold-hard fact about this show is...the atttendance bit the big one (sadly). All tours are tracked through Pollstar, the attendance and gross revenues. Promoters then use this archive to speculate which markets they'll promote shows in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1156511087086713992006-08-25T08:04:00.000-05:002006-08-25T08:04:00.000-05:00Obviously the Delirium review appears on the front...Obviously the Delirium review appears on the front page because, sad to say ,the public is getting more and more news from other sources so print media starts to resemble those other sources. This is old news but continues to accelerate as newspaper readership declines. The STRIB does the same thing to make the front page eye candy. What is more interesting is what was the revenue from the showAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1156493504064101302006-08-25T03:11:00.000-05:002006-08-25T03:11:00.000-05:00We both seem to be late-nighters, Tu-Uyen!I wouldn...We both seem to be late-nighters, Tu-Uyen!<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't question the overall integrity of the Herald (pre-Forum or post-Forum). All in all, I think the Herald is a good paper which tries to do a good job of fairly reporting the news. <BR/><BR/>My intention with this post wasn't to call into question the integrity of the Herald itself, but to criticize what I saw as a very poor decision GrandForksGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315228631948799533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1156492933919474782006-08-25T03:02:00.000-05:002006-08-25T03:02:00.000-05:00but that doesn't mean that we shouldn't be able to...<I>but that doesn't mean that we shouldn't be able to vigorously criticize what they have to say or their reporting style if we so choose to</I><BR/><BR/>I agree completely. That's what the blogosphere is all about. I'm only asking that the criticism be substantive and civil.<BR/><BR/>I'm talking about this particular quote: "If you think the paper has a problem with the Alerus now, just wait Tu-Uyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499403304285061272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1156484956112469262006-08-25T00:49:00.000-05:002006-08-25T00:49:00.000-05:00Off topic, but since we're picking on Thursday's H...Off topic, but since we're picking on Thursday's Herald anyways...<BR/><BR/>What was up with the <A HREF="http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/local/15345955.htm" REL="nofollow">"nail gun accident" story</A> on the front page of today's paper? Half of the story appears on the front page and then we're supposed to turn to page 2 to read the second half, but there is no part of the story GrandForksGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315228631948799533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1156483005299740502006-08-25T00:16:00.000-05:002006-08-25T00:16:00.000-05:00I think that freedom of speech goes both ways betw...I think that freedom of speech goes both ways between the media and the public. A media outlet may be able to say what they want to about something, but that doesn't mean that we shouldn't be able to vigorously criticize what they have to say or their reporting style if we so choose to. <BR/><BR/>Also, because of their subjective nature, I think reviews are very much open to criticism and GrandForksGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315228631948799533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1156476395627555092006-08-24T22:26:00.000-05:002006-08-24T22:26:00.000-05:00By the way, you'll notice I was shooting back at t...By the way, you'll notice I was shooting back at the anonymous who preceded JGS, not JGS. He and I posted at roughly the same time but he got his in before I did.Tu-Uyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499403304285061272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1156476319085368792006-08-24T22:25:00.000-05:002006-08-24T22:25:00.000-05:00Really? Who are you? I don't know any reporter lik...Really? Who are you? I don't know any reporter like that. On the other hand, I know a lot of reporters who know about what's going on inside the paper, who, in fact, know more about what's happening in their own workplace than anyone else. Call me out the next time I tell you how things are at your workplace. Oh yeah, call me out when I tell you how to do your job.<BR/><BR/><I>You have to be Tu-Uyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499403304285061272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1156475447797752382006-08-24T22:10:00.000-05:002006-08-24T22:10:00.000-05:00"I get paid to write for the Herald, so I know mor..."I get paid to write for the Herald, so I know more about journalism than any of you."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1156474985639890472006-08-24T22:03:00.000-05:002006-08-24T22:03:00.000-05:00I've heard 2nd hand from someone working the show ...I've heard 2nd hand from someone working the show that there were about 4500 people attending the show last night.<BR/><BR/>My wife and I were able to attend, and we both thought it was a great event, one that was pretty unique for Grand Forks. I found the Herald review pretty off base...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1156463222960897272006-08-24T18:47:00.000-05:002006-08-24T18:47:00.000-05:00There's many more angles for stories to be reporte...There's many more angles for stories to be reported regarding The Alerus. When I have time, I'll throw them out there and see if anyone agrees.<BR/><BR/>Why won't any posters/reports forcast the #'s on this event? How was the attendance? Not to ruffle any feathers but...this event belonged in The Ralph. It's playing arenas on virtually all of it's other tour stops. The show would be much Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com