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November 18, 2009
BREAKING: Monolith Festival needs a bailout for survival
Oh noes! Monolith Festival organizers just released the following news regarding their impending demise unless a wealthy patron comes in to save the fledgling operation.
MONOLITH Fans,[T]he festival is very grim. A tough economic year and an opening day of chilling rain combined to put a serious dent in our humble operation. We have continued to pursue any and all options that would allow us to recover from this year and head into 2010 with full steam. At this point in time, we have been unable to secure any options. We are communicating this message to you - the fans, the media and the artists who have supported time and time again for good reason. We hope that somewhere, in our vast network of music lovers, that there may be someone with the means to pull us up by our boot straps and give us chance to continue building this amazing event.
If you have any input or know of someone who may be interested in investing in/purchasing our small but mighty event, we would love to speak with them. We have a number of options available for interested parties/individuals. For more information please contact jb@monolithfestival.com. Again, this is our last resort and we have explored just about every option that is available to us. To the folks who we still hold financial obligations to, we whole-heartedly appreciate your patience and willingness to work through this tough time with us.
Really sad news all around, but not all that shocking, really. I can't help but pick on the choice of using the "boot straps" metaphor. Conservative lore tells us that one picks up his or herself by their boot straps, unassisted. A suggestion, if I may, would have been "help us the fuck out cause this failing enterprise is losing money".
Full note here: Important Note from MONOLITH
For archive coverage of Merry Swankster notes on each of the three years of the festival go here.
Posted by Merry Swankster at November 18, 2009 06:27 PM
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