RE: THE BEACH NIGHTCLUB!

[TEX <tex@kuoi.asui.uidaho.edu>]

Forgive my ignorace, but for what purpose would The Beach (or any other
bar) cut a check to the Mardi Gras Committee?  I guess I don't understand
the inner workings of the MG Committe, how the bars participate, what is
done with the money, etc.  Can someone outline how the whole thing is
INTENDED to work? (not how it might be broken)

           Clint "Tex" Payton
       email: tex@kuoi.asui.uidaho.edu

On Sat, 2 Feb 2002 TASSLER@aol.com wrote:

> Greetings to all Vision 2020 members...
> I just want to clear the air on all of the talk about The Beach, and the non
> conformity of contributions to the so called "Mardi Gras Committee." I have
> personally attended some of these meetings years ago, and watched and
> observed the performance of this committee. In my opinion this committee is
> no more than a way for all of the local bars to cut up a lot of cash, and
> contribute very, very little to the charities at hand. The committee only
> turns in a very small percentage of actual proceeds off of the ticket
> pricing, and none of these bars contribute any percentage of their liquor
> sales, which are enormous on this one night event.
> The Beach is a nonalcoholic nightclub capable of holding close to 1000
> patrons, with an additional 400 person capacity for those over 21 for beer &
> wine consumption at "The Edge" bar.
> The Mardi Gras event is all about the bars involved getting rich off the
> liquor sales, and a major chuck of these ticket sales...period!
> I have yet to see any bars or downtown businesses get involved with this New
> Orleans styled event, and decorate the entire downtown with all of the type
> of decor to promote this annual event into a massive weekend block party that
> it should be. This would generate huge profits to all of the downtown Moscow
> businesses, and the local community as a whole instead of just the local bar
> scene.
> Furthermore, the final straw came some years ago was when The Beach presented
> a check to the Mardi Gras Committee for $2000.00, and this check was
> rejected, and we were told that they did not want our money!
> Sincerely,
>
> Barry Tassler
> THE BEACH!
>