Maybe it was just that special one of that can’t be duplicated, maybe it was just that it was done in the mid 1970’s, rather than now. During the Ford and Carter Administrations. Who knows, but got a apologetic phone call, from Jackpot, that went, sorry but we looked at this and your event is just to large for our place. Funny, is Filer bigger than Jackpot, even considering we had less motels, yet was able to accommodate 200,000 gear splitters, bikers and CB nuts? Must have, since a gathering of near 50,000 was just too much for dear sweet Jackpot.
The only three things there that attracted us to that spot is simply the ability to gamble, floor shows and a central location with a airport within walking distance.
So now a search for the next SAMCRO MC/UAITA/AyreWolvez reunion/Summit begins.
The only other places that I can think of is either Wendover Nevada, or if we leave off the gambling, Idaho Falls or Pocatello, if you need an example; think Sturgis only 3 times bigger. Including truckers, and vintage warbirds, in one place. Question is can it be done? I say yes. The other locations under consideration is Tooele Utah, so we are doing that. But let’s get off just us.
Boise has places for this kind of shindig, problem is , its too far west and there’d be the shuttling in the air crew. Same goes for Idaho Falls and Pocatello. Tooele looks good, thinking renting Miller Sports park, with the Tooele County Airport next door. Only shuttling we’d need to do is to Salt Lake City for lodging.
Wendover looks good since there is a air power museum there, right where the bird that carried the boom that ended WWII, was centered.
But why is it that our area is timid in investing in a huge convention center here in Twin Falls, Jerome, or even Burley? We could. Granted big events might not hit every year, but when you read of a huge meeting of seminars for business’ and all that are always held elsewhere, and ask why not here, the obvious, no room for it here, or some excuse. Lets bring that revenue here.
Miller had the right idea in building the Idaho Center just outside of Nampa. Could something like that be built here? The discussion comes in where? Twin Falls is stunted as the sewer and water system is tapped out. So what about Jerome? Out by where Flying J is? Out east? How about out where Atomic City is?
When is Idaho going to step up and get in gear?
Aside from that, how about a big concert? Not just the gigs during Fair week, but an investment in the arts, here. I can remember when the Morrison Center was built on the Boise State University campus. One of the head bean counters of the Montgomery Foundation(my mom and dads money) also was the main draftsman for the place. It is state of the art. With a band floor that sinks on hydraulics to stage level or below stage level. The sound waves just roll in perfect. But why just Boise? Sure Boise has the population, but Twin Falls could do this, why haven't we? Ballet’ , plays, theater, Lets do this here.
And since I’m planning on exiting from here soon, many ask, why should or do I care? Because I sadly, but even so I was born here. I want to see the place I was born in and spent 20 years in , be known for something other than taters,fish, and yogurt.
So there’s the answer to the question, why don’t big gigs happen here, no room, and no infrastructure improvements, that would bring them here.
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