5% chance this is actually about Glenn Beck, 95% chance this guy has a much bigger and more complicated event on his hands than he anticipated and a much smaller support structure and budget available to him and the size of the Glenn Beck event gave him an out.
It takes a lot more than passion to pull off a big outdoor festival-type event, and when you have to add the complications of firearms , horses, and a participant population with experience in successful events second guessing you along the way but not offering assistance, it has to be a relief to have someone else to blame for it falling through ahead of time.
Every year, big ass Gettysburg Bike Week manages to deal with tens of thousands of rowdy bikers partying down.
It’s a mystery.