If you don't have little girls you may not be aware of the current phenomenon known as Hannah Montana. The daughter of the Achy Breaky Hearted Billy Ray Cyrus has a daughter who portrays the teenage rock star on the Disney Channel. Captivating preteens and elementary students across the country...including my house. I haven't mentioned to my kids that Hannah is coming to Kansas City, but if I would have, it'd be too late to purchase tickets. Because when the tickets went on sale and BAM! they were sold out. But that's not the big story here in Kansas City.
Recently, some upset parents had to tell their kids "sorry...you don't get to see Hannah Montana because she is sold out". They went so far as to convince the city council to demand that something be done about the fact that their children weren't able to get tickets because of scalpers and other corporations purchasing large quantities. Out of 11,000 tickets, 4,000 were made available to the general public causing a furor among mom's across the KC metro.
Since this is a blog...I'm going to add here my personal take on this..."GET OVER IT". Seriously...I understand that it can be hard to tell your kids that they will have to miss an opportunity to see something/someone really special. But please, take this opportunity to teach your kids that placing something/someone so high on a pedestal is dangerous. As a matter of fact, I'm reminded of a little teaching about avoiding the worship of creation more than the creator. What are we teaching our kids when we spend so much energy trying to get our kids what they want? Do you think the government has anything better to do than call a special meeting with Ticketmaster and Sprint Center folks to defend why Hannah Montana was sold out so fast? I guess you could also ask the city council why they even bothered? Looks like maybe a little caving to political pressure?
So...to the parents who are out to somehow change the business practices of concert promoters...it's not going to happen. From time to time an act comes along that just produces an unbelievable amount of hysteria and demand. Think Beatles...Monkeys...Engelbert Humperdink...
Here's a snippet:
Disgruntled Kansas City Council members demanded Thursday that Ticketmaster and Sprint Center officials fix problems leading to quick sellouts and heartbroken would-be concert goers.
Ticketmaster and arena officials said little could be done other than crack down on scalpers and “cheaters” who exploit the system. That didn’t satisfy council members who said they’ve faced constituents’ wrath this week while at the grocery store and restaurants.
“We are getting beat up everywhere,” Councilman Terry Riley said.
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