Just call her money girl - Streisand tix demand off as price skyrockets

Boston Herald ^ | Friday, June 30, 2006 | By Scott Van Voorhis

[austinaero]

Considering she has the same fans as the Dixie Twits, there aren't enough funds to go around. The rich bit2he$ need to coordinate their tours better.

[IrishMike]

Poor Babs,

If it don't work out, she can always go back to garage sales .... she probably has some furniture left from the last one.

[SoFloFreeper]

Maybe she can do a double tour with the Dixie Chicks, they can play small college clubs, where their brand of idiocy is bound to be loved.

[Mr. Brightside]

But I'm sure she is doing it for the chil'ren.

[RepoGirl]

I've never gotten Streisand--even before her politics offended me. Her voice was always too histrionic and melodramatic for me. She's no Ella Fitzgerald, let's just say that.

As far as tix prices go--I've paid as much as $300 for Kiss (and will do $1K for a meet and greet next time), and about $200 for Alice Cooper (Front row, "We're not worthy!)

But even Madonna is seeing a drop off in ticket sales, isn't she? It's not just politics and ticket price, it's also the market place. Streisand is no longer pop, the core of her audience are now senior citizens. Kudos for her for touring, but she's no longer culturally relavant.

[JennysCool]

Streisand and her promoters could teach Madonna a few things or two

Good to see journalism schools are still turning out the competent, precision writers.

[nikos1121]

Actually, how else can these areana managers recoup their investment? You know you'll have fewer people...so you charge more per head...Sounds like good, albeit crisis management, business.

[ByDesign]

Lets hear you sneer at the 'rich", Babs, like all of your Lib friends do on every tv show.

[Enterprise]

Whenever the Democrats start that "It's for the children" crap, someone should ask: "Where ARE the children?"

[GaltMeister]

Sounds like folks don't want to pay that kind of money to listen to a wrinkled up hippie screeeeeching about the eeeevil Bush.

[austinaero]

For the children?

Oh, they must be referring to the aborted children!

[Tokra]

She pledged to funnel millions from her tour to - what else, the Streisand Foundation - to “combat dangerous climate change”pay her lawn watering bill and her special bathroom outfitted coach she uses to shop on Rodeao Drive and other causes.

[N. Theknow]

For that sum fit for a princess, you get a room at a five-star hotel, transportation to and from the arena, a pre-dinner reception and a souvenir to remember the night by.

The souvenir? Wish I could photoshop a pair of those Groucho glasses into one with a huge nose and crossed-eyes.

[Tokra]

Rodeao = Rodeo

[dead]

For that sum fit for a princess, you get a room at a five-star hotel, transportation to and from the arena, a pre-dinner reception and a souvenir to remember the night by.

Did you ever see her website. It's full of insanely overpriced crappy trinkets.

She's like Mr. Haney with saggier boobs.

[The Lumster]

The public speaks and at some point these ticket prices get stupid,”

The prices aren't the only thing that has gotten stupid.

[SmoothTalker]

You couldn't pay me those prices to see that old cow.

[Semper Vigilantis]

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[Yaelle]

Well, this can't be possible. She already did her Farewell Tour 10 years ago.