Tickets Misleading
To the Editor:
Being a new resident of Springfield, I was unaware until Sunday, March 7, of the rip-off artists who manage the Assembly Hall. After seeing an ad for the Olivia Newton-John concert in the State Journal-Register, I mailed a check for two $7 tickets. Instead, I received two $6 tickets marked “backstage.” An enclosed note assured me the entertainers would perform for the whole audience.
Not so. The lead act, Paul Williams, never acknowledged the 40 per cent of the audience behind him.
Newton-John made only three of four brief sweeps toward “backstage.” So, my wife and I and hundreds of other had a one hour, beautiful view of Olivia’s rump.
Apparently the Assembly Hall management felt we “out-of-towners” could be duped with bad, expensive tickets. But I will be ripped-off only once. The shabby seating arrangements at the concert in question has convinced me never to make the 180-mile round trip for functions at the Assembly Hall. I will also urge others in Springfield to stay away.
STEVEN A. WILLIAMS