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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1981
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Money, facilities cause problems
Town Hall fills concert dates
By DEBBIE ROBERTSON
Battalion Reporter
The MSC Town Hall Commit
tee has scheduled three additional
attractions, but is still trying to
schedule more entertainment for
1981-82.
Contracts have been signed
and approved since Sept. 1 for the
following performances, each of
which is subject to change:
★Oct. 25, Chuck Mangione
★Nov. 13, Pablo Cruise
★Jan. 26, The Harlem Globet
rotters.
Town Hall had earlier sche
duled the following attractions:
★Oct. 12-14, “Best Little
Whorehouse in Texas”
★Nov. 18, “Sugar Babies”
★Nov. 25, Michael Murphy
(Bonfire)
★Feb. 26, Oak Ridge Boys
★April 1, “They’re Playing Our
Song”
A concert will be announced la
ter for Oct. 30.
Other shows being considered
for the year are Rick Springfield
(Fall), Anne Murray, Dan Fogel-
berg and The Beach Boys (all
Spring), Town Hall Chairman
Lauren Pennington said.
She said Town Hall was unable
5 to S to get James Taylor, Eddie Rabbit
8 or Crystal Gayle.
Tie Q Two thousand people were
chosen randomly last April for a
survey. The survey listed over 200
perf ormers of which 24 were to be
selected. Other questions on the
survey concerned ticket prices.
“Sixty percent of them were
returned, which is good,” Pen
nington said. On May 1, the selec-
“We would love to get
some of the big groups in,
but the price they ask
and our facilities make it
difficult. ” — Town Hall
Chairman Lauren Pen
nington.
tion committee of student leaders
from the Corps, dorm and faculty,
discussed the survey results.
“We are not in the profit
making business,” Pennington
said. “We figure on a break-even
basis. We try to help the students
out with the ticket prices.”
If it’s going to cost over $10, we
must decide if it’s worth it.”
Pennington said a major prob
lem for Town Hall is the size of G.
Rollie White Coliseum. She said
that last November, Bruce
Springsteen’s production mana
ger came in to inspect the col-
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iseum and he said, “No way!
Kenny Roger’s and R.E.O.
Speedwagon’s stage would fill half
of the coliseum floor.
Another problem is the tech
nical difficulties the coliseum
causes, Pennington said. “Some'
groups cannot hang as many lights
or speakers due to their weight, or
have a stage big enough for them,”
she said. “We would love to get
some of the big groups in, but the
price they ask and our facilities
make it difficult.”
Kyle Field has been suggested
as an alternate location. “If we
were to use Kyle Field,” Penning
ton said, “we would have to use
rain insurance.” This means, if it
rains, Town Hall would still have
to pay the performer.
After Town Hall decides to try
to get a certain performer, one of
six or seven agencies the perfor
mer is with is contacted.
The agency contacts the perfor
mer’s personal manager to discuss
the time, money, and technical
set-up. Negotiations then start be
tween the performer and Town
Hall. The agency will then call
Some groups are not as
easy to please as others,
Town Hall Chairman
Lauren Pennington said.
The Beach Boys asked
for imported cheese
which would be bought in
Houston.
Town Hall back to tell them yes,
no, or as usual, maybe.
“We need three to four weeks
to get prepared (tickets, public re
lations, posters),’ Pennington
said, “though no tickets will be
printed until we get the contract. ”
All tentative performance dates
must be approved by Dr. Leonard
Ponder, department head
health and physical educate
who schedules the coliseum, 1!
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preference.
“We almost lost Chuclt Sli
gione because of a voile)!
game, ” Pennington said. Inst
he will perform in Rudder Ai
torium.
Some groups are notasesj:
please as others, Pennington:
The Beach Boys asked for
ported cheese which wool
{sought in Houston. The CW
Daniels’ Band wanted It
limousines. Town Hallhadtoj
them from a funeral home,
years ago, Boston wanted to
served with china and It
however, they cancelled.
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Pennington said the award:
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