Thursday, June 19, 2008

REM @ Jones Beach: The Aftermath

That REM show at Jones Beach I went to on Saturday is getting lots of coverage in the Long Island Newsday. Apparently some people are complaining about how we were all kicked out of the theater when the drenching rain came down.

Jones Beach Theater storm policy leaves patrons all wet

Babies. Most of the audience dealt with it just fine. I saw this news story and noticed some inaccuracies. To whit:

"The theater at Jones Beach was evacuated for nearly two hours Saturday night during the R.E.M., Modest Mouse and The National concert."

WRONG!

It was actually less than an hour. Believe me, we wouldn't have waited around for two hours and neither would have most of the audience.

"Modest Mouse stopped playing and concertgoers were told to evacuate around 8:35 p.m., said George Gorman, a spokesman for the state parks agency."

WRONG!

It was at 9 PM!


This is why people hate the media -- they just get it WRONG so often. That said, this reviewer liked the show, so it wasn't an entire washout (pun very much intended).


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