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Re: RIPOFF! - Grupo Niche - Wonderland

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Posted by Olaf (128.52.36.115) on June 25, 2001 at 21:34:56:

In Reply to: RIPOFF! - Grupo Niche - Wonderland posted by Gringo Viejo on June 21, 2001 at 01:45:38:

This particular event was put on by an New York promotor who meant well I'm sure. I don't know what was up with the security, but as a general rule one should always carry ID. It's actually the law that you have a drive license or ID with you anyhow, but I agree that the security, which were policemen, don't need to be so uptight.

Anyway, the show was alright, though who the real "Niche" is (vis a vis the Niche concert at Roxy the next night by a different Niche) remains to be settled...!

-Olaf

: Sat. 6/9/01: Grupo Niche, Great group, great singing,
: great salsa! What went wrong?
: All people w/o legal ID's were turned away, even those
: w/prepaid $25 tickets....and there were many! In all
: the radio ads, there was never a mention of this need.
: ID's were required for all ages, not just those hovering
: around the drinking age threshold (I'm graying & well
: over 50). I lost well over an hour retrieving an ID from
: home; I was even given a hard time because mine was
: from out-of-state. From discussions with other attendees,
: so many of their (prepaying)friends never returned.
: Who are the organizers? Does anyone know? Please
: boycott their next event! It is a sad state we are in,
: if we are worried about immigrants w/o papers wanting
: to attend an evening of dance. (Note: I already heard
: the weak excuses given for the ID imposition and I
: don't believe a word of it!) .....Also, I am very
: surprised that no one else has used this forum to bring
: forth this sad, manipulative occurrence.

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: This particular event was put on by an New York promotor who meant well I'm sure. I don't know what was up with the security, but as a general rule one should always carry ID. It's actually the law that you have a drive license or ID with you anyhow, but I agree that the security, which were policemen, don't need to be so uptight. : Anyway, the show was alright, though who the real "Niche" is (vis a vis the Niche concert at Roxy the next night by a different Niche) remains to be settled...! : -Olaf : : : Sat. 6/9/01: Grupo Niche, Great group, great singing, : : great salsa! What went wrong? : : All people w/o legal ID's were turned away, even those : : w/prepaid $25 tickets....and there were many! In all : : the radio ads, there was never a mention of this need. : : ID's were required for all ages, not just those hovering : : around the drinking age threshold (I'm graying & well : : over 50). I lost well over an hour retrieving an ID from : : home; I was even given a hard time because mine was : : from out-of-state. From discussions with other attendees, : : so many of their (prepaying)friends never returned. : : Who are the organizers? Does anyone know? Please : : boycott their next event! It is a sad state we are in, : : if we are worried about immigrants w/o papers wanting : : to attend an evening of dance. (Note: I already heard : : the weak excuses given for the ID imposition and I : : don't believe a word of it!) .....Also, I am very : : surprised that no one else has used this forum to bring : : forth this sad, manipulative occurrence.

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