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Originally Posted by Sliver
We're going to have to agree to disagree that this is a problem that needed a career cancelling over. Sounds like some adult women had a bad date to me.
If something more comes out that can be categorized as abuse then he deserves harsher consequences, but what I'm reading so far is not that big of a deal. I bet there are 50 guys in Calgary who attempted to get into some pants tonight and were rebuffed. They thought they were there and they weren't. Bfd. I kinda think they should still have jobs tomorrow and don't need the entire white knighting internet coming for their heads.
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Don't just tell us, make sure to forward your comments to the Ministry of Official Career Cancellation!
Seriously though, if you like their music, keep listening/buying tix (you can probably get them real cheap right now). If you don't...well then it's simply gonna be up to the people who have actually been contributing to their livelihood to decide what happens next. That's capitalism.
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Originally Posted by GGG
When you engage with musical acts assuming their are likely things in their past you find objectionable is likely reasonable. I don’t think a fan saying I never thought he would be like that I want a refund is reasonable.
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I don't actually have a particular opinion on the refund issue, but it's an interesting question. Is there any threshold that would change your mind?
It's Live Nation/Ticketmaster, so of course the answer is always going to be a simple "hahaha, No."
I don't have tix and I don't think I'd be clamouring for a refund if I did, but I can understand the position. Now losing Feist as a supporting act is another strike, though I'm sure there is a "card subject to change" statement in the terms.
I actually really, really like their music (top 10 fave band, maybe even top 5) and have been to a couple really memorable shows...but I always got the sense that Win was a bit of a pretentious ######, and never really factored his character into my enjoyment of the music. An attractive female friend actually told me a story a few years ago about an encounter with Win where he was uncomfortably persistent - though IIRC a big part of it was the fact that he ignored that she'd made it very clear she had a longterm boyfriend.
I don't have any time or risk tolerance for mass gatherings at the moment, but if I were fancy-free I'm not sure how I'd feel about buying tix at the moment. I doubt I'll ever stop listening entirely, but I'm gonna take a little break and see if any more news follows.