On my drive home from work every day I pass the same local AA ballpark which, from time to time, advertises concerts and flea markets when there are no games going on. Every upcoming event is emblazoned on an enormous electronic street-side billboard which I believe is visible from outer space.
One night the billboard boasted that Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp would be performing there together. Was that supposed to be some sort of geriatric coup? Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson used to be icons; what was John Mellencamp there for, to throw out the first bedpan? And when was the last time Bob Dylan put out an album; the Nixon administration?
What goes through a man’s mind when he agrees to take a gig at a AA ballpark whose main food staples are peanuts and cracker jacks? The seating capacity barely exceeds 3,000. What’s that, like, 1,000 fans per guy? I know people with more friends than that on Facebook. Are these guys that strapped for cash?
I think that when you’re reduced to doing concerts at Major League Baseball AA affiliate ballparks; it’s time to call it quits. Or perform at the Super Bowl.
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