johnnyblaze36 said:
Widespread Panic has the same policy for the 3 night Austin run this coming weekend PLUS a mask to enter. I'll be taking that **** off so fast once I get on the floor.
Well I didn't even get a chance to challenge the mask policy. I pulled out of CS on Friday at 12:30 with plans on checking into the W at 2:30 for three nights.
Got a call from my buddy as I'm about 45 minutes on the road telling me shows are cancelled. He does systems testing at Moody and said they got a call from the W saying don't come and that a band member got covid and the shows had been called off.
I start making multiple calls to friends and nobody had heard a thing. Nothing out their on any social channels either. I pull into the W and the line was so long outside at 2:30 pm of people just waiting around to take their covid tests. Even my valet guy at the hotel hadn't heard the news and I told him.
Go upstairs and meet up with my buddy already there. We hang out for an hour and then get on the elevator and some random guy goes "sucks about the shows huh" and then hands us a huge bag of edibles for some random reason and said he'd just flown in from San Diego for the shows.
Ended up being John Bell (lead singer) testing positive even though he and the entire band are fully vaxxed. Made the best out of the weekend but now I don't even see the point in booking any trips unless they are 2-3 hour drives away. I mean, I broke the news to everyone three hours before the band even did and they only did three hours before doors were to open. This madness has got to stop immediately.
edit: Oh, and for the extra kick in the nuts, the band rescheduled the 3 night run during Bama weekend here.