Semi-OT: Coronavirus kills SXSW

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Kevin M.

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Mar 6, 2020, 6:04:01 PM3/6/20
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The big festival in Austin won’t be occurring due to fears all the people will be too drunk or too stoned to remember to wash their hands.

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Doug Eastick

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Mar 6, 2020, 10:54:15 PM3/6/20
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Ultra music fest (EDM) in Miami has been cancelled.

Many people planned to go to Coachella are waiting for a decision.



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Dave Sikula

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Mar 7, 2020, 4:29:05 AM3/7/20
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We got a notification tonight that the Mayor of San Francisco has shut down all non-essential gatherings of more than 50 people in city-owned buildings for the next two weeks. That means at least one theatre company had to cancel shows, not to mention the Ballet, the Opera, and the Symphony. My show isn't affected--so far--but we're waiting to see how things develop.

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Bob Jersey

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Mar 8, 2020, 2:19:18 PM3/8/20
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Doug Eastick, to Kevin, Fri. (3/06):
Ultra music fest (EDM) in Miami has been cancelled.

Many people planned to go to Coachella are waiting for a decision.



Billboard (the full article is paywalled) noted "Most event insurance policies don't cover pandemic diseases like the coronavirus, meaning it's better for promoters to get shut down than do it themselves."


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Kevin M.

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Mar 8, 2020, 2:28:16 PM3/8/20
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On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 11:19 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV <tvor...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Doug Eastick, to Kevin, Fri. (3/06):
Ultra music fest (EDM) in Miami has been cancelled.

Many people planned to go to Coachella are waiting for a decision.

The thing about Coachella that is different from many other big open events is its proximity to nothing. Having been down there during the festival a couple years ago, I noted then that the locals, for the most part, don’t like the big crowds that clog the roads to the desert... they aren’t beneficial for the local economy. Other events like Mod Week make money for the locals. It isn’t Austin which counts on the money that SXSW brings in.




Billboard (the full article is paywalled) noted "Most event insurance policies don't cover pandemic diseases like the coronavirus, meaning it's better for promoters to get shut down than do it themselves."


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Mar 8, 2020, 11:31:28 PM3/8/20
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Kevin - your original post was a bit overly dismissive of both who attends SXSW and the festival itself. SXSW is more than just a music festival - there’s also the film festival, interactive conference and education conference, which all precede music and are largely attended by professionals in those industries*. Trust me when I tell you that IA attendees my get their drink on, but they’re also very mindful of personal grooming and conference etiquette. 

* I attended interactive for 9 years while with my previous employer, as at that time the education panels fell under IA. 


On Sunday, March 8, 2020 at 2:28:16 PM UTC-4, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote:
On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 11:19 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV <tvor...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Doug Eastick, to Kevin, Fri. (3/06):
Ultra music fest (EDM) in Miami has been cancelled.

Many people planned to go to Coachella are waiting for a decision.

The thing about Coachella that is different from many other big open events is its proximity to nothing. Having been down there during the festival a couple years ago, I noted then that the locals, for the most part, don’t like the big crowds that clog the roads to the desert... they aren’t beneficial for the local economy. Other events like Mod Week make money for the locals. It isn’t Austin which counts on the money that SXSW brings in.




Billboard (the full article is paywalled) noted "Most event insurance policies don't cover pandemic diseases like the coronavirus, meaning it's better for promoters to get shut down than do it themselves."


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Kevin M.

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Mar 10, 2020, 2:51:08 AM3/10/20
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On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 8:31 PM M-D November <mdnov...@gmail.com> wrote:
Kevin - your original post was a bit overly dismissive of both who attends SXSW and the festival itself. SXSW is more than just a music festival - there’s also the film festival, interactive conference and education conference, which all precede music and are largely attended by professionals in those industries*. Trust me when I tell you that IA attendees my get their drink on, but they’re also very mindful of personal grooming and conference etiquette. 

* I attended interactive for 9 years while with my previous employer, as at that time the education panels fell under IA. 

Not my intention to be dismissive. Lately, SXSW rivals Comic-Con in defining and capitalizing on pop culture. I am however admittedly dismissive about Coachella, or really anything that occurs in the desert. Oh, yeah, three Coronavirus cases in the Coachella Valley, so I think it is safe to say that at the very least that event is getting rescheduled.

Also, rumors on the Twitterverse that both Wheel of Fortune and the Jeopardy are going to be taped without studio audiences. Given Alex Trebek’s age and health, I wouldn’t blame them.  



On Sunday, March 8, 2020 at 2:28:16 PM UTC-4, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote:


On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 11:19 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV <tvor...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Doug Eastick, to Kevin, Fri. (3/06):
Ultra music fest (EDM) in Miami has been cancelled.

Many people planned to go to Coachella are waiting for a decision.

The thing about Coachella that is different from many other big open events is its proximity to nothing. Having been down there during the festival a couple years ago, I noted then that the locals, for the most part, don’t like the big crowds that clog the roads to the desert... they aren’t beneficial for the local economy. Other events like Mod Week make money for the locals. It isn’t Austin which counts on the money that SXSW brings in.




Billboard (the full article is paywalled) noted "Most event insurance policies don't cover pandemic diseases like the coronavirus, meaning it's better for promoters to get shut down than do it themselves."


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Jim Ellwanger

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Mar 10, 2020, 3:08:41 AM3/10/20
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On Mar 9, 2020, at 11:50 PM, Kevin M. <drunkba...@gmail.com> wrote:

Also, rumors on the Twitterverse that both Wheel of Fortune and the Jeopardy are going to be taped without studio audiences. Given Alex Trebek’s age and health, I wouldn’t blame them.  

It's more than a Twitter rumor -- Variety got a source (albeit an anonymous one) to confirm:

Jon Delfin

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Mar 10, 2020, 7:11:50 AM3/10/20
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Protecting the audience, sure, but protecting Alex? He's much too far away from them to be at risk. Unless he does a lot of pressing the flesh at a taping?

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Diner

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Mar 10, 2020, 10:51:29 AM3/10/20
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Speaking of which - last night, probably for the first time since early in his CBS run, Colbert did not run out and give everyone in his front row a high five. 
(Last week he did the high fives, then had someone toss him a bottle of Purell.)
Yet another indication that the world is changing.


On Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 7:11:50 AM UTC-4, Jon Delfin wrote:
Protecting the audience, sure, but protecting Alex? He's much too far away from them to be at risk. Unless he does a lot of pressing the flesh at a taping?

On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 3:08 AM Jim Ellwanger <trai...@ellwanger.tv> wrote:


On Mar 9, 2020, at 11:50 PM, Kevin M. <drunkba...@gmail.com> wrote:

Also, rumors on the Twitterverse that both Wheel of Fortune and the Jeopardy are going to be taped without studio audiences. Given Alex Trebek’s age and health, I wouldn’t blame them.  

It's more than a Twitter rumor -- Variety got a source (albeit an anonymous one) to confirm:

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Jon Delfin

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Mar 10, 2020, 11:05:14 AM3/10/20
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He also didn't leave through the house at the end of the show.

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David Bruggeman

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Mar 10, 2020, 2:26:50 PM3/10/20
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There was also no pre monologue embrace with Jon Batiste, or any physical contact with the musical guests.

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Dave Sikula

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Mar 10, 2020, 11:16:12 PM3/10/20
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Trebek meets and takes photos with the contestants and takes questions during the breaks (if it's a new one or something he's interested in, he's great; if it's something he's been asked a million times ["Do you really know all the answers?"], he can be a dick. That said, I'd imagine that, by now, his immune system is so compromised (count how many "colds" he's had this season), there's no reason to take any chances.

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On Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 4:11:50 AM UTC-7, Jon Delfin wrote:
Protecting the audience, sure, but protecting Alex? He's much too far away from them to be at risk. Unless he does a lot of pressing the flesh at a taping?

On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 3:08 AM Jim Ellwanger <trai...@ellwanger.tv> wrote:


On Mar 9, 2020, at 11:50 PM, Kevin M. <drunkba...@gmail.com> wrote:

Also, rumors on the Twitterverse that both Wheel of Fortune and the Jeopardy are going to be taped without studio audiences. Given Alex Trebek’s age and health, I wouldn’t blame them.  

It's more than a Twitter rumor -- Variety got a source (albeit an anonymous one) to confirm:

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Steve Timko

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Mar 11, 2020, 9:19:36 PM3/11/20
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Kevin M.

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Mar 11, 2020, 9:22:14 PM3/11/20
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On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 6:19 PM Steve Timko <steve...@gmail.com> wrote:
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have COVID19.

Somebody had better be keeping Betty White and Dick Van Dyke in protective bubbles! 


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Brad Beam

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Mar 11, 2020, 9:53:35 PM3/11/20
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Bob Jersey

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Mar 12, 2020, 5:05:49 PM3/12/20
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On Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 9:53:35 PM UTC-4, Brad Beam wrote:

So is the NHL...


...and the two levels of minor-league hockey (repped locally by Lehigh Valley and Reading, PA)...


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Bob Jersey

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Mar 13, 2020, 9:10:00 PM3/13/20
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Kevin M., last Fri. (3/06):
The big festival in Austin won’t be occurring due to fears all the people will be too drunk or too stoned to remember to wash their hands.


But it will allow jurors to view the films they'll be voting on. The awards will be announced 3/24.


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