Exactly right Scott, I make my money outside of the valley (state), and spend almost all of it in this valley. Without broadband and reliable air transportation, I would have to live elsewhere.
Hell, I remember paying $8 to go see a band I had never heard of play at Murphy's and I didn't hesitate. Anywhere else in the country I go to see music I expect a cover charge.
The affordable cover charges comments kill me...let's take Sam Bush for instance...If Sam Bush would play at Red Rocks, all kinds of people would rush to see him play with 4 thousand other people and be glad to pay $45 + for a ticket, never mind driving to Morrison, finding a place to stay etc. But if the Ghost charges $25 and you can see him in a small room with say 300 people and never have to leave town, we locals say the cover charge is outrageous. Really? Even the FREE concerts are NOT FREE people, they cost money and someone is coughing it up to keep them going. The beer we buy alone doesn't cover the tab for these kinds of acts. I saw Big Head Todd play the Sheraton ball room years ago and paid $25/tix and many other locals did the same. We didn't have a problem doing it then, but I think anymore we expect music for FREE, and you know what, it's not.
From what I heard, Carl's Tavern "Red Carpet" party was quite loud, wonder how well there vestibule worked with all of the party goers outside taking pictures etc....Green Courte may want to take a look at what there own tenants are doing before pointing fingers at the neighbors. The city measurements recorded INSIDE of HP (presented at one of the council meetings by the city) during a live show at the Ghost Ranch were something like 38 and 40 dB's with the windows of HP closed, pretty silent if you ask me. My back porch with no one talking on it in the summer reads from 60-65 dB's and I am know where near downtown or the river. CLOSE your windows HP!!
Highwaystar, The second generation is not recycled, it is the iPad2 which is just the second generation of iPad's. The $499 model is the 16GB model, with the price of $656, I would assume that they purchased either the 16GB with Wi-Fi for $629 (plus tax etc.) or the 32GB NON WiFi model for $599 (plus tax etc.), or something similar and received some kind of government discount. I would say that considering they are saving 3k a year in printing materials and the iPads pay for themselves in 2 years it's a pretty good move while being environmentally friendly.
From the Musicfest website... Q. Can I purchase a festival pass or individual concert ticket for MusicFest performances? A. A VERY limited amount of festival passes are made available for the Steamboat area locals. Details of how and when to purchase these credentials are provided via the MusicFest online newsletter. See MusicFest newsletter link on this site to sign on. There are no individual concert tickets available.
Actually, last year I think they made 100-150 tix available that did not have to buy the entire package of festival/condo etc., so locals could buy tix. Three of the bands in town for last years Musicfest also played at the Ghost Ranch which was a nice alternative for locals who could not make the festival to still catch acts that were in the festival.
Steamboat plans for improvements to Yampa Street
I kind of like Yampa the way it is, uniquely Steamboat quirky.
March 11, 2012 at 6:11 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Steamboat couple hits the big stage with their startup company
Exactly right Scott, I make my money outside of the valley (state), and spend almost all of it in this valley. Without broadband and reliable air transportation, I would have to live elsewhere.
Congrats to the Requists.
March 9, 2012 at 8:44 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Steamboat football team raising money for new helmets
Interesting points Jeff, I wonder the same, and regardless, I will be chipping in for new helmets.
March 1, 2012 at 8:53 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
MusicFest kicks off 27th year in Steamboat
OTP has a great line up, all of these bands this weekend put on a great show.
January 5, 2012 at 8:22 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Ghost Ranch Saloon in Steamboat closes down indefinitely
Hell, I remember paying $8 to go see a band I had never heard of play at Murphy's and I didn't hesitate. Anywhere else in the country I go to see music I expect a cover charge.
November 4, 2011 at 9:50 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Ghost Ranch Saloon in Steamboat closes down indefinitely
The affordable cover charges comments kill me...let's take Sam Bush for instance...If Sam Bush would play at Red Rocks, all kinds of people would rush to see him play with 4 thousand other people and be glad to pay $45 + for a ticket, never mind driving to Morrison, finding a place to stay etc. But if the Ghost charges $25 and you can see him in a small room with say 300 people and never have to leave town, we locals say the cover charge is outrageous. Really?
Even the FREE concerts are NOT FREE people, they cost money and someone is coughing it up to keep them going. The beer we buy alone doesn't cover the tab for these kinds of acts.
I saw Big Head Todd play the Sheraton ball room years ago and paid $25/tix and many other locals did the same. We didn't have a problem doing it then, but I think anymore we expect music for FREE, and you know what, it's not.
November 4, 2011 at 9:45 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Noise ordinance not an issue for Steamboat businesses
From what I heard, Carl's Tavern "Red Carpet" party was quite loud, wonder how well there vestibule worked with all of the party goers outside taking pictures etc....Green Courte may want to take a look at what there own tenants are doing before pointing fingers at the neighbors.
The city measurements recorded INSIDE of HP (presented at one of the council meetings by the city) during a live show at the Ghost Ranch were something like 38 and 40 dB's with the windows of HP closed, pretty silent if you ask me. My back porch with no one talking on it in the summer reads from 60-65 dB's and I am know where near downtown or the river.
CLOSE your windows HP!!
October 18, 2011 at 6:52 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Steamboat Springs buys iPads for City Council members
Highwaystar,
The second generation is not recycled, it is the iPad2 which is just the second generation of iPad's.
The $499 model is the 16GB model, with the price of $656, I would assume that they purchased either the 16GB with Wi-Fi for $629 (plus tax etc.) or the 32GB NON WiFi model for $599 (plus tax etc.), or something similar and received some kind of government discount.
I would say that considering they are saving 3k a year in printing materials and the iPads pay for themselves in 2 years it's a pretty good move while being environmentally friendly.
September 8, 2011 at 10:59 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Texas twang returning to Steamboat in January
From the Musicfest website...
Q. Can I purchase a festival pass or individual concert ticket for MusicFest performances?
A. A VERY limited amount of festival passes are made available for the Steamboat area locals. Details of how and when to purchase these credentials are provided via the MusicFest online newsletter. See MusicFest newsletter link on this site to sign on. There are no individual concert tickets available.
http://www.themusicfest.com/index2.ph...
August 24, 2011 at 1:42 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Texas twang returning to Steamboat in January
Actually, last year I think they made 100-150 tix available that did not have to buy the entire package of festival/condo etc., so locals could buy tix.
Three of the bands in town for last years Musicfest also played at the Ghost Ranch which was a nice alternative for locals who could not make the festival to still catch acts that were in the festival.
August 24, 2011 at 1:36 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )