Posted by Michael Soldan on August 28, 2007 at 18:15:00 from (24.235.42.138):
In Reply to: Dying Shows posted by Gauger on August 28, 2007 at 16:56:51:
Welp, it has happened around here as well, and there are a lot of reasons.As Markloff said many shows have had volunteers running them for many years and some of these good folks are wearing out, dying off and retiring from their busy lives. It is usually the same people who do all the work for a show and there just aren't as many new volunteers, shows get stale after many years and need new attractions like horse pulls, tractor pulls etc. I personally believe that the cost of fuel has affected shows, it costs a lot of money to load up a pair of tractors and haul them a hundred and fifty or two hundred miles. Shows around here used to give exhibitors fuel for the tractors for their daily parades etc, but that has been cut out at most of the shows, I suspect because of cost. I also suspect it is difficult to find new attractions for the audience of on lookers and perhaps even the audience finds driving to several shows each season a costly item in terms of fuel and other costs associated with attending shows. From My perspective I have cut back on attending shows and basically attend two closest to me and only if the weather is good. I don't like to pay $10 to see a show and have to stand under a lean to all afternoon in the pouring rain. Then there's the fatique factor..you see one show you see them all attitude that people develop after a while.I went to a show near me for around twenty years, never missing it, but I found it had become almost predictable as to what would be there to see. a sameness every year and so I stopped going...am I representative of the general public in this aspect?..I think Yes. I would hate to see a show disappear but that is what we may witness. Shows have to stay vibrant, add new attractions, be family oriented, it will be families that keep them going not tractor guys like us, the attendance at shows is the bottom line. if not they won't be around very much longer..IMHO
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