Re: THE BEACH NIGHTCLUB!

[CADJACKS@aol.com]

Sure Tex - while I was on the Mardi Gras committee, this is what I assumed to 
take place.

The committee charges each participating Venue or bar a fee. In turn that 
puts the Venue's name on the poster. By the way - the names of all of my 
businesses have NEVER been correctly spelled on the poster - and sometimes 
even omitted. Everybody else's were correct ???????

The committee arranges for and pays for the entertainment in each Venue and 
in turn they collect ALL the door and ticket proceeds. On that night there is 
approximately 4-6,000 people participating in the evening events. You do the 
math. One ticket purchased gets you into ALL the participating bars. 

Yes, - it is an adult evening. Always has been. Mr. Tassler is correct in 
every sense. The money that comes from ticket sales is the majority of the 
funds donated. I have expressed my view several times to the committee in 
regard to expanding the one night event into a weekend event with ALL 
downtown merchants participating. That is what I view Mardi Gras to be. 
Wouldn't it be fun to go into a restaurant and have gumbo and blackened 
catfish? Think of the donations coming in from ALL downtown merchants. People 
come to Mardi Gras from surrounding communities. Think if it was a 
"community" event all the hotels would be full and downtown would be full of 
people all day long. That is truly Mardi Gras and good for EVERY business. 

If any downtown businesses are reading this and think it would be a good idea 
for "future" Mardi Gras' please contact me. 883-3147 or CADJACKS@aol.com.

Shelley
CJ's