IS IT TRUE? May 23, 2011 Special Evening Edition

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IS IT TRUE? May 23, 2011 Special Evening Edition

IS IT TRUE that the City County Observer has now obtained response letters for all three of the Freedom of Information Act requests that were made last week?…that in all three cases the requests were made in the form of a letter that was developed on a template designed to be in compliance with all statutes in the State of Indiana that a pertain to FOIA requests?…that historically the City of Evansville has asserted that FOIA requests had to be made on their own application form to be honored?…that we knew this assertion to be without merit or authority and made certain that we submitted legal requests that were NOT on the City of Evansville’s application?…that one employee in the Civic Center was rude and let us know upon submission that our request would be denied?…that her words reflected the policies that she had been taught?…that the people who actually make the decisions in the Mayor’s office and DMD knew better and agreed to comply with the City County Observer’s requests?…that the Mayor’s Communications Director Katy Nimnicht went the extra mile and has agreed to provide a response by June 2, 2011 instead of taking the 21 days allowed by law?…that we thank Ms. Nimnicht for her promptness and commend the Weinzapfel Administration for realizing that we were in conformance and dispensing with an obstructive and unnecessary operating policy?…that this is a step toward transparency and a very positive step in the future relationship between the City of Evansville and the news media?

IS IT TRUE that there is much anticipatory discussion regarding the opening act at the new Evansville Arena?…that the music preferences of the Evansville market tend to classic rock and roll music and to country?…that maybe a two concert package would be a good seller for these parts?…that tours are being scheduled right now for the 2011-2012 timeframes?…that to get the “big acts” that our new Arena is supposed to be able to attract that RIGHT NOW is the time to start arranging for the tour dates?…that there have been numerous posters that have asked if Metallica could be an early act that comes to the Arena?…that when the Arena was being justified one of the bands cited that would not play Roberts Stadium because the ceiling would not hold their equipment was Metallica?…that Metallica is booking a fall tour RIGHT NOW and that dates have already been arranged in Yankee Stadium in September?…that Metallica will be joined on that tour with Megadeath, Slayer, and Anthrax?…that with respect to Metallica coming to Evansville that it is PUT UP OR SHUT UP TIME?…that if we can’t get Metallica now we never will and that we may have had smoke blown our way back in the town hall meeting days of the Arena?

IS IT TRUE that Aerosmith, AC/DC, the Dave Mathews Band, Eddie Vedder, Rage Against the Machine, and the Eagles are touring this year?…that if we still can’t convince Metallica to come to Evansville that any of that list would make a good surrogate?…that the Eagles were here in the early 70’s as a headline act at the Coliseum with back up bands Dan Fogelburg, and BTO?…that it was a sold our crowd?

IS IT TRUE that we wonder if Evansville really has the market strength to bring this act to town with our new Arena?

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  1. I am a huge fan, Metallica has just the type of relaxing music I was hoping for from our new venue. This will be a great concert for Evansville, and I predict 11,000 SRO !

    • Yes you are probably correct that a ticket that is $100 in a 20k venue will be $200 here but we did get an arena jammed down our throat partly on the basis that the “big acts” will come if we build it. Time to test the bull$%!$.

  3. i can see it now ,city buys all the tickets and then scalps everyone /sneagal ?

  4. Too bad we can’t get Metallica here in July. We could have a 25th Anniversary celebration for James.

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