A “give them taxpayers’ money” grant. Great. I’m a musician and have been in a dozen “bar bands”. The whole industry/hobby is being decimated. You aughta hear the whining.
But it does speak to how our culture is being decimated by democrat mayors and governors. This will not last. People will act out. First a guy here or there, and then, well, see tag line.
I’m seeing touring concerts return (for several months already) in the outlying areas (nearby towns and cities and neighboring counties).
Asleep at the Wheel went on tour, so did David Allen Coe, Reverend Horton Heat, and others.
But the Ticketmaster/LiveNation owned venues are still shuttered. Why give the billionaires a bailout and let the independent operators flounder?
Do the whiners you hear connect the dots between "why" the industry is being decimated and the people they elect, which in most cases in this and the hospitality industry, is Democrats.
From what I've seen - they don't and I leave the conversation with telling them more people need to connect the dots between the people they elect and hold them responsible for their current situation.
NYC is decimated and yet these morons will elect another Cuomo or DeBlasio but will at the same time whine about their situation, amazing.