Photo by Ian Rawn
This past Tuesday, Sept. 15, Bob Weir, Don Was, Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA), Another Planet Entertainment’s Allen Scott, UltraSound’s Derek Featherstone, Napa venue owner Ken Tesler and Local 16 stagehand union member Joan Desmond participated in a Zoom press conference calling for support of independent venues in the Bay Area and across the country (according to Variety). Each of the participants called for support of the Restart Act and the Save Our Stages Act.
According to Variety, the two acts “have drawn significant support on Capitol Hill and in the music industry, but are yet to move forward in Congress.”
“I’m here today to speak for the rest of the folks who are still trying to do well or haven’t done well yet — the roadies, the ticket-takers… it’s just endless, the number of people involved in this industry,” said Weir during the press conference.
“Both these bills will make sure small venues can stay in business and entertain us for years to come,” said Thompson. “I’m going to do everything in my power to get these bills signed and passed into law.”
“We were the first businesses to close and we’ll be the last to open,” said Scott. “We have basically zero dollars in revenue coming in. It is very grim. I get the sense from talking to people across the country that many businesses are holding on by their fingertips, waiting to hear what will happen with this latest COVID relief bill. if something isn’t done here, I think we’re going to see a wave of live music venues go out of business.”
“We need help from the government,” Weir concluded. “And I’d like to point out that music crosses party lines. Everybody needs music. I’ll leave it at that. Everybody needs music.”
For more information, head over to Variety.
10 Comments comments associated with this post
Loose Lucy
September 21, 2020 at 7:19 amClean up the language kids.
R. Jimmy
September 18, 2020 at 8:24 amAnyway, John Mayer is soulless cunt, who’s with me?
MAGA4LIFE
September 17, 2020 at 6:02 pmI ll kick in if Weir n Was promise to never play again together.
THAT was the worst Post GD shit EVER
Hat tip to Lane though
“You wanna pay me scale for THIS?!
SURE!”
Howard Hurd
September 17, 2020 at 5:21 pmGood job Bobby! Let’s keep politics out of music and sports so we can enjoy the great American experience together!!
Ed
September 17, 2020 at 2:27 pmWell stated! My lib governor in NJ shut down all the “outdoor social distance possible” firearms ranges for COVID. Should the tax payers now foot the bill to cover the hours the range officers lost? I’d also like to know why California shut down music venues? After all, Joe Biden said Trump was a racist for shutting down foreign travel for a “non issue” virus. Funny how the left can have it both ways. That said – I really need a good long Mule show and cold beers sooner than later!!! 😊
Scar-fire
September 18, 2020 at 7:26 amYou too, STFU, CUNT! Your NJ governor, blah, blah, blah… why didn’t you just stop there and reflect? You have a governor, he and you live in New Jersey… seriously, your life sucks. Fuck off. Joe Biden said blah, blah, blah… Trump blah, blah. blah. I can only imagine what a bore you are in person, you “non issue” viral ass dart. Seriously, though, you are a non-entity.
Scar-fire
September 18, 2020 at 7:31 ambtw- I can’t wait to give you a cold-beer enema at the next Mule show, you ignoramus, sooner rather than later. Look for me- I’ll be the guy waiting to meet you
R. Jimmy
September 18, 2020 at 8:22 amS-E-R-I-O-U-S-L-Y!!! What a little low-IQ Jersey Girl Ed is!!!! LOL!!!! Dude can’t create an argument to save his life!!! hahaha!!! California shut down music venues to Biden calling Trump racist blah, blah, blah. I guess it makes sense when they let it resonate in their empty skulls. LOL!!!! Fuck Biden!!!! Fuck Trump!!! The future is ours outside of this shitshow!!! NINA TURNER 2024!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bob p's sitting down
September 17, 2020 at 12:57 pmIn what world does Bob live in these days? COVID will magically disappear on Nov 4, as predicted. Nashville already admitted they shut the city down to politics and not science. Every owner of any venue who voted for the Dem clowns deserve ever bit of pain they receive. And no tax money should go towards these venues unless strip clubs are included so we don’t discriminate against womyn.
CB
September 18, 2020 at 7:19 amSTFU, you dumb cunt. Trump eats hell. Hillary/Biden eat hell. A squid eating doe… but seriously, shut up.