(08-27-2014 06:02 PM)Strat57 Wrote:  

(08-26-2014 09:22 AM)salukiblue Wrote:  Well, for many here, they won't be happy unless there are some washed up bands like Survivor and the Gentrys booked.

Heaving forbid if some of that rap music is played.

For the record, other than when we were given a brass note on Beale Street last year, the Gentrys have not been working since Jimmy Hart got into the wrestling business in the early 80's. We are not looking to work to be even considered washed up, lol. However, some of us are still active in the music business while others have careers such as one as a heart surgeon. As a friend of Jimi Jamison, I would add that he is out on his own and working for truly nice paydays. After viewing the acts hired, they did ok although they did hire one local bar act which was a nice touch.

Speaking of great bands at STRAT57. You guys would be amazing, and loved at such a venue.

Had no idea dude played in Gentrys. Cool.

Still wonder why people hating on the music choices. Wasn't like they were going to bring in Jayonce, Gaga or the Foo Fighters.

Jayonce is my fave!

#upsetz

(08-27-2014 04:39 PM)memphis88 Wrote:  

(08-26-2014 07:21 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(08-26-2014 07:14 PM)tiger2000 Wrote:  

(08-26-2014 06:39 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Having nationally known musicians perform to increase attendance at a football game? I remember several years ago when a certain school had a halftime concert by an American Idol winner and getting mocked and lambasted on this board for it.

Good to see you guys turning the corner.

I'll never turn the corner on an american idol winner.

Give me washed up has been rockers and county fair worthy no-names, thank you very much

I agree with you but a hometown guy had just won idol in its first season and it was good marketing to get him for his first concert at home.

Kelly Clarkson won the first season.

You are right. Ruben won second season

(08-27-2014 08:36 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  Had no idea dude played in Gentrys. Cool.

Yeah, while not in the original Treadwell High bunch, I was there 13 years which was as long as anyone save Jimmy Hart who was there from start until the end. His decision to do the wrestling ended the band. All of the original members were gone by 1968 except for Hart. I have nothing but great memories other than being on Stax when Union Planters shut it down, lol. I now am in a band called Even Odds which does soul, disco, funk and current top 40 and do about 150 nights a year.

(08-27-2014 08:10 PM)SNF6 Wrote:  

(08-27-2014 06:02 PM)Strat57 Wrote:  

(08-26-2014 09:22 AM)salukiblue Wrote:  Well, for many here, they won't be happy unless there are some washed up bands like Survivor and the Gentrys booked.

Heaving forbid if some of that rap music is played.

For the record, other than when we were given a brass note on Beale Street last year, the Gentrys have not been working since Jimmy Hart got into the wrestling business in the early 80's. We are not looking to work to be even considered washed up, lol. However, some of us are still active in the music business while others have careers such as one as a heart surgeon. As a friend of Jimi Jamison, I would add that he is out on his own and working for truly nice paydays. After viewing the acts hired, they did ok although they did hire one local bar act which was a nice touch.

Speaking of great bands at STRAT57. You guys would be amazing, and loved at such a venue.

Thanks. I think they did fine with the budget that they are working with. These acts don't come cheap including the local one, Kevin Paige. I am thrilled that they are doing this and hope that everyone gets behind this. If a success, next year might bring a bigger budget and larger acts. The mere effort by the new AD and crew speaks volumes about the past and also what the future might hold, if the chips fall right for us. I am solidly behind them and their trying to do the right things.

(08-27-2014 08:39 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  Still wonder why people hating on the music choices. Wasn't like they were going to bring in Jayonce, Gaga or the Foo Fighters.

if they had, some would still ***** about the traffic jam it would cause - its the mt.org way.

(08-28-2014 06:14 AM)tigerjeb Wrote:  

(08-27-2014 08:39 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  Still wonder why people hating on the music choices. Wasn't like they were going to bring in Jayonce, Gaga or the Foo Fighters.

if they had, some would still ***** about the traffic jam it would cause - its the mt.org way.

(08-28-2014 06:14 AM)tigerjeb Wrote:  

(08-27-2014 08:39 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  Still wonder why people hating on the music choices. Wasn't like they were going to bring in Jayonce, Gaga or the Foo Fighters.

if they had, some would still ***** about the traffic jam it would cause - its the mt.org way.

(08-27-2014 05:05 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(08-27-2014 04:38 PM)memphis88 Wrote:  

(08-26-2014 07:21 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(08-26-2014 06:39 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Having nationally known musicians perform to increase attendance at a football game? I remember several years ago when a certain school had a halftime concert by an American Idol winner and getting mocked and lambasted on this board for it.

Good to see you guys turning the corner.

When we have some tv-show, runner-up playing...let me know.

Bret Michaels, Pat Green, and Thompson Square are good names.

Never been a Pat Green fan but I don't mind us having him play. Thompson Square is decent and a fairly big name at that. Bret Michaels is just embarrassing.

Really? I have a bunch of friends who's wives are suddenly planning to attend a Memphis game on Oct 31st.

Maybe so. But is that the demographic we are really tring to capture? Middle-aged (at best) women?

(08-28-2014 11:53 AM)memphis88 Wrote:  

(08-27-2014 05:05 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(08-27-2014 04:38 PM)memphis88 Wrote:  

(08-26-2014 07:21 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(08-26-2014 06:39 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Having nationally known musicians perform to increase attendance at a football game? I remember several years ago when a certain school had a halftime concert by an American Idol winner and getting mocked and lambasted on this board for it.

Good to see you guys turning the corner.

When we have some tv-show, runner-up playing...let me know.

Bret Michaels, Pat Green, and Thompson Square are good names.

Never been a Pat Green fan but I don't mind us having him play. Thompson Square is decent and a fairly big name at that. Bret Michaels is just embarrassing.

Really? I have a bunch of friends who's wives are suddenly planning to attend a Memphis game on Oct 31st.

Maybe so. But is that the demographic we are really tring to capture? Middle-aged (at best) women?

We need bodies.

We can't be picking a "demographic".

(08-26-2014 08:34 PM)King-Dork Wrote:  I have no clue who any of these people are, I'm skipping it.

Interesting

(08-28-2014 01:04 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(08-26-2014 08:34 PM)King-Dork Wrote:  I have no clue who any of these people are, I'm skipping it.

Interesting

Well, at least (s)he is living up to the username.

(08-28-2014 01:09 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  

(08-28-2014 01:04 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(08-26-2014 08:34 PM)King-Dork Wrote:  I have no clue who any of these people are, I'm skipping it.

Interesting

Well, at least (s)he is living up to the username.

162

(08-28-2014 01:02 PM)madtiger Wrote:  

(08-28-2014 11:53 AM)memphis88 Wrote:  

(08-27-2014 05:05 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(08-27-2014 04:38 PM)memphis88 Wrote:  

(08-26-2014 07:21 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  When we have some tv-show, runner-up playing...let me know.

Bret Michaels, Pat Green, and Thompson Square are good names.

Never been a Pat Green fan but I don't mind us having him play. Thompson Square is decent and a fairly big name at that. Bret Michaels is just embarrassing.

Really? I have a bunch of friends who's wives are suddenly planning to attend a Memphis game on Oct 31st.

Maybe so. But is that the demographic we are really tring to capture? Middle-aged (at best) women?

We need bodies.

We can't be picking a "demographic".

If those bodies result in more and more bodies then yes. But it'd be nice to attract a younger demographic that will continue to come to games for years and years.

I think everyone agrees that the only thing that's really going to get/keep butts in the seats is a winning product on the field, though. Hopefully this year is the start of that.

(08-29-2014 08:39 AM)memphis88 Wrote:  

(08-28-2014 01:02 PM)madtiger Wrote:  

(08-28-2014 11:53 AM)memphis88 Wrote:  

(08-27-2014 05:05 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(08-27-2014 04:38 PM)memphis88 Wrote:  Never been a Pat Green fan but I don't mind us having him play. Thompson Square is decent and a fairly big name at that. Bret Michaels is just embarrassing.

Really? I have a bunch of friends who's wives are suddenly planning to attend a Memphis game on Oct 31st.

Maybe so. But is that the demographic we are really tring to capture? Middle-aged (at best) women?

We need bodies.

We can't be picking a "demographic".

If those bodies result in more and more bodies then yes. But it'd be nice to attract a younger demographic that will continue to come to games for years and years.

I think everyone agrees that the only thing that's really going to get/keep butts in the seats is a winning product on the field, though. Hopefully this year is the start of that.

Yeah, it'd be great if we had about 20k undergrads at the school. Oh, wait........

there are signs up around campus for the Tiger Village for the students over on Early Maxwell in front of the coliseum. Hopefully there's a decent group of students there, regardless of weather.

(08-29-2014 11:01 AM)BERT56 Wrote:  

(08-29-2014 08:39 AM)memphis88 Wrote:  

(08-28-2014 01:02 PM)madtiger Wrote:  

(08-28-2014 11:53 AM)memphis88 Wrote:  

(08-27-2014 05:05 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  Really? I have a bunch of friends who's wives are suddenly planning to attend a Memphis game on Oct 31st.

Maybe so. But is that the demographic we are really tring to capture? Middle-aged (at best) women?

We need bodies.

We can't be picking a "demographic".

If those bodies result in more and more bodies then yes. But it'd be nice to attract a younger demographic that will continue to come to games for years and years.

I think everyone agrees that the only thing that's really going to get/keep butts in the seats is a winning product on the field, though. Hopefully this year is the start of that.

Yeah, it'd be great if we had about 20k undergrads at the school. Oh, wait........

There are way more than 20k. Enrollment is way up

(08-29-2014 11:19 AM)tiger2000 Wrote:  

(08-29-2014 11:01 AM)BERT56 Wrote:  

(08-29-2014 08:39 AM)memphis88 Wrote:  

(08-28-2014 01:02 PM)madtiger Wrote:  

(08-28-2014 11:53 AM)memphis88 Wrote:  Maybe so. But is that the demographic we are really tring to capture? Middle-aged (at best) women?

We need bodies.

We can't be picking a "demographic".

If those bodies result in more and more bodies then yes. But it'd be nice to attract a younger demographic that will continue to come to games for years and years.

I think everyone agrees that the only thing that's really going to get/keep butts in the seats is a winning product on the field, though. Hopefully this year is the start of that.

Yeah, it'd be great if we had about 20k undergrads at the school. Oh, wait........

There are way more than 20k. Enrollment is way up

Main word there being undergrad students. Just going by wikipedia there were 21k students last year with 4k being postgraduates. There could be more than 20k undergrad now but I wouldn't say way more.