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2004-08-06 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by BA 2004-08-06 10:13:15 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Jeez.
So, it looks like this story does warrant more investigation?

It looks like a fuckup to me.

:(

Posted by Anonymous4021 2004-08-06 4:10:59 PM|| 2004-08-06 4:10:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Among many other things surrounding this debacle, this one makes less than zero sense:

I also learned from one of Mehana's U.S. promoters (not Cullen, but a different promoter who books the band) that the cost to book Mehana for one night is $32,000. (I don't know if this includes travel, room and board for 15 men.) If we go middle of the road and assume $27 per ticket for 350 people, the take at the door for the Sycuan show was about $9,450. That puts someone in the hole for $22,550, plus possibly travel, room and board. Even if we assume the casino made some money on gambling, food and alcohol, that's a big negative outlay for a night of Syrian music. Admittedly, I'm new to this area. So perhaps some of you who follow world music can explain the cost-effectiveness of 15 men flying around for a money-losing proposition.

As mentioned before, there must be existing Syrian music bands already here in the USA. What chain of events made if useful or (supposedly) profitable for this group to come here at such great expense? If this simple question cannot be satisfactorily resolved, it casts suspicion upon all of the group's actions.

Posted by Zenster 2004-08-06 8:59:19 PM|| 2004-08-06 8:59:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 So, it looks like this story does warrant more investigation? It looks like a fuckup to me

So sad, too bad, the FBI is too busy tearing apart the home and career of Dr. Berry, an American M.D.[possibly a Christian? horrors!] who has done joint speaking engagements with former Senator Sam Nunn. First things first.

Fifteen Syrian band members on expired Visas with one way tickets to the USA will have to go into File 13.

Our taxpayers' dollars at work. Nice.

Posted by rex 2004-08-06 9:35:51 PM|| 2004-08-06 9:35:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Zen - I live < 5 miles from Sycuan - much as I would like to argue that the neg. balance from the concert argues it was a mission, chances are the concert was a loss-leader that the casino more than recoups - ME's along with Asians are targetted gamblers - they play/win/LOSE big

Posted by Frank G 2004-08-06 10:00:10 PM|| 2004-08-06 10:00:10 PM|| Front Page Top

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