heard about it yesterday but didn't want to jump the gun.... here's the sun times article... if it happens everybody's invited to my apartment before hand for a big-ass party!
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That is wicked sick news
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The owners of the seats overlooking Wrigley may have right to complain. They've already been screwed over by having to pay money to the Cubs, in my opinion. However, they could make quite the haul in the off-season with some concerts.
In a way, I understand the complaints of regular citizens of the area. It's not exactly a park out in the middle of nowhere. It's smack dab in the middle of upper middle class Chicago, and they deal with Cubs games, but that's all they expect. Of course, if PJ played a show at Wrigley, I'd give my first born (if that ever happens) to attend the concert.
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Go_State wrote:
In a way, I understand the complaints of regular citizens of the area. It's not exactly a park out in the middle of nowhere. It's smack dab in the middle of upper middle class Chicago, and they deal with Cubs games, but that's all they expect. Of course, if PJ played a show at Wrigley, I'd give my first born (if that ever happens) to attend the concert.
The park has been there for 90 years, it's not like they just put it up in the middle of the night. How can you possibly complain about things that happen at a stadium when you live right next door? MOVE.
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Athletic Supporter wrote:
Go_State wrote:
In a way, I understand the complaints of regular citizens of the area. It's not exactly a park out in the middle of nowhere. It's smack dab in the middle of upper middle class Chicago, and they deal with Cubs games, but that's all they expect. Of course, if PJ played a show at Wrigley, I'd give my first born (if that ever happens) to attend the concert.
The park has been there for 90 years, it's not like they just put it up in the middle of the night. How can you possibly complain about things that happen at a stadium when you live right next door? MOVE.
I agree, and I don't think it's right. However, you must know the residents of the area will complain about late night concerts, claiming that somehow concerts were never a part of what they expected, just late night Cubs' games.
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This line struck me as hilarious:
"We're suffering already with 81 home games. It was a major concession to allow them to get up to 30 night games. Now, they want to bring in more night events. It would be a total disruption of the neighborhood."
I'm one of the people who would give their left nut to live near Wrigley. What a fool.
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Jimmy Buffet is a "high quality audience"?
I lived on Clark Street in Lakeview about a mile south of Wrigley and the streets are a disaster even that far away on game day. What is two or three more events a year? It's not like they can play outdoor concerts there much outside the baseball season anyway. You ever been to Chicago from October to March?
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Go_State wrote:
The owners of the seats overlooking Wrigley may have right to complain. They've already been screwed over by having to pay money to the Cubs, in my opinion. However, they could make quite the haul in the off-season with some concerts.
For the record, those "poor" rooftop owners pull in over $17 million a year by stealing a non-licensed product of Major League Baseball . . .
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Chris_H_2 wrote:
Go_State wrote:
The owners of the seats overlooking Wrigley may have right to complain. They've already been screwed over by having to pay money to the Cubs, in my opinion. However, they could make quite the haul in the off-season with some concerts.
For the record, those "poor" rooftop owners pull in over $17 million a year by stealing a non-licensed product of Major League Baseball . . .
sure, those rooftop seats are way too expensive... but i don't see why it should be considered stealing. they're taking advantage of their view... that's like saying an ocean-view property is stealing for the first however many miles of view from the tax payers who own the ocean waters.
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