Are you kidding me?

November 29th, 2007 at 10:33am Casey McConnell 510

I read the article in today's local paper about the X Games ending the concerts in the park. What the bleep are you thinking? "I would say concerts were taking on a life of their own, but I still think they complemented (the games)," Stiepock. Duh! But you still decide to end them? It is such a great event for town. It creates tremendous energy in the core all weekend long.

But by far the stupidest and most ridiculous comment is this, "You can't bring that band (Dave Matthews) in without having half the Front Range show up in town," Stiepock said. Hello isn't that what we want. Last I looked we are a tourist town and we love when people come to Aspen to ski, stay in our hotels and visit our stores.

Personally, it is a crazy weekend and very crowded but that is what we are all about. The concerts tie the event into the rest of Aspen. I don't make it out to the games but I do make it into town to enjoy the energy and the music.

If the DMB approached any other organization in town I have to believe they would jump all over that. And they would be stoked that half the Front Range was coming.

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