On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 8:31 PM M-D November <[email protected]> wrote:
> Kevin - your original post was a bit overly dismissive of both who attends > SXSW and the festival itself. SXSW is more than just a music festival - > there’s also the film festival, interactive conference and education > conference, which all precede music and are largely attended by > professionals in those industries*. Trust me when I tell you that IA > attendees my get their drink on, but they’re also very mindful of personal > grooming and conference etiquette. > > * I attended interactive for 9 years while with my previous employer, as > at that time the education panels fell under IA. > Not my intention to be dismissive. Lately, SXSW rivals Comic-Con in defining and capitalizing on pop culture. I am however admittedly dismissive about Coachella, or really anything that occurs in the desert. Oh, yeah, three Coronavirus cases in the Coachella Valley, so I think it is safe to say that at the very least that event is getting rescheduled. Also, rumors on the Twitterverse that both Wheel of Fortune and the Jeopardy are going to be taped without studio audiences. Given Alex Trebek’s age and health, I wouldn’t blame them. > On Sunday, March 8, 2020 at 2:28:16 PM UTC-4, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: >> >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 11:19 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Doug Eastick, to Kevin, Fri. (3/06): >>>> >>>> Ultra music fest (EDM) in Miami has been cancelled. >>>> >>>> Many people planned to go to Coachella are waiting for a decision. >>>> >>> >> The thing about Coachella that is different from many other big open >> events is its proximity to nothing. Having been down there during the >> festival a couple years ago, I noted then that the locals, for the most >> part, don’t like the big crowds that clog the roads to the desert... they >> aren’t beneficial for the local economy. Other events like Mod Week make >> money for the locals. It isn’t Austin which counts on the money that SXSW >> brings in. >> >> >>>> >>>>> >>> *Billboard* (the full article is paywalled) noted "Most event insurance >>> policies don't cover pandemic diseases like the coronavirus, meaning it's >>> better for promoters to get shut down than do it themselves." >>> >>> Meantime, tents are up in Indio: >>> https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ent-coronavirus-coachella-0309-20200308-muazroihgrdzlkopk7whjvseeq-story.html >>> (link) >>> >>> B >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/46505903-4c3b-42cc-ad41-450b64d9ddf5%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/46505903-4c3b-42cc-ad41-450b64d9ddf5%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/42e70541-d8b4-49ce-85e3-c3a17a4c88bf%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/42e70541-d8b4-49ce-85e3-c3a17a4c88bf%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4A3T3%2BhWETWcd1PnXnEOBSSDo5s-bDwZnxZQ2x8cHeo4g%40mail.gmail.com.
