SHOW OF CHAMPIONS with JOHNNY WEIR!

**mancow** · 08-01-2012, 03:33 PM

WHERE: The Ice House, Hackensack, NJ.
WHEN: Saturday, August 18, 1:00pm

Witness the comeback of one of
America's greatest skaters!

3 Time US National Champion
JOHNNY WEIR

plus

MICHAEL BREZINA

Call (201) 487-8444 ext. 232 to buy your show tickets today!
Read the attachment for more details!

https://mail-attachment.googleuserco...n8b59BB9u-1XDU

**aftershocks** · 08-01-2012, 03:45 PM

Hello mancow! Your first post, congratulations! And thanks for the information. Wish I was still living in the New York area. Please those lucky enough to attend, I can't wait for your reports and vid clips!

**Sylvia** · 08-01-2012, 04:05 PM

The link doesn't work for me. More info here: http://icehousenj.com/3946/show-of-champions/

**judiz** · 08-01-2012, 05:50 PM

Not only attending but have on ice seating and attending the meet and greet afterwards, can't wait!

**paskatefan** · 08-06-2012, 03:54 PM

Just ordered tickets. Johnny & Michal, here we come!

**olympic** · 08-08-2012, 11:21 PM

It seems likely that Johnny at least will debut an SP, since he's been out of competition for a few years

**flipforsynchro** · 08-09-2012, 02:26 AM

Excited to see Michal

**crankyintheAM** · 08-09-2012, 02:47 AM

Originally Posted by flipforsynchro

Excited to see Michal

Be careful, I'm sure his girlfriend will be there!

Originally Posted by olympic

It seems likely that Johnny at least will debut an SP, since he's been out of competition for a few years

It's a possibility, but maybe he'll wait until after he gets feedback at Champs Camp to show his programs?

**flipforsynchro** · 08-09-2012, 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by crankyintheAM

Be careful, I'm sure his girlfriend will be there!

Oh shoot. I forgot about her

**judiz** · 08-09-2012, 06:12 PM

Show cancelled, not sure why

**paskatefan** · 08-09-2012, 11:02 PM

We received a recorded phone message stating that the show was cancelled due to low ticket sales.

Feeling bummed out since we were really looking forward to this (and having the chance to see Michal skate in person for the first time). Johnny is always entertaining, and of course we wanted to see him (again) too!

**flipforsynchro** · 08-10-2012, 01:02 AM

Originally Posted by judiz

Show cancelled, not sure why

MICHAL!!! I'm sobbing.

**judiz** · 08-10-2012, 01:46 AM

I never received a message so I found out from people talking about it on Facebook. So sorry not to see Johnny skate but maybe if the Ice House had actually promoted the show, more people would had bought tickets.

**SkateFan66** · 08-10-2012, 01:49 AM

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**Willowway** · 08-10-2012, 02:25 AM

maybe if the Ice House had actually promoted the show, more people would had bought tickets.

Not clear that Ice House is totally to blame for this one. JW and his management company seemed to be producing or co-producing - they were accepting the VIP reservations, etc. I agree that there was too little publicity but it's not at all clear who was primarily responsible for promotion.

**judiz** · 08-10-2012, 03:37 AM

Johnny's management only did VIP reservations, all others were through the rink and the only advertising I saw was from Johnny, no newspaper ads and only a small mention on rink website.

**overedge** · 08-10-2012, 03:41 AM

Originally Posted by judiz

Johnny's management only did VIP reservations, all others were through the rink and the only advertising I saw was from Johnny, no newspaper ads and only a small mention on rink website.

Are you sure the rink was only doing non-VIP reservations? This seems to suggest they were handling them all:
http://icehousenjfsc.org/1877/ice-ho...g-johnny-weir/

**Willowway** · 08-10-2012, 04:30 AM

Regardless of who took reservations for what, it's not immediately clear who was producing this. Sometimes (often) a producer will hire the facility and the support services (box office coverage, day of event house staff, etc.) or conversely, this could have been an Ice House Production with an assist from JW's management company. I don't know who was producing and who was responsible for promotion of the event. Whoever it was didn't exactly do a bang up job.

**overedge** · 08-10-2012, 04:46 AM

Originally Posted by Willowway

Regardless of who took reservations for what, it's not immediately clear who was producing this. Sometimes (often) a producer will hire the facility and the support services (box office coverage, day of event house staff, etc.) or conversely, this could have been an Ice House Production with an assist from JW's management company. I don't know who was producing and who was responsible for promotion of the event. Whoever it was didn't exactly do a bang up job.

Yes, and if the public announcements were not clear about which kinds of tickets were being sold where, that probably hurt the ticket sales as well.

**judiz** · 08-10-2012, 05:08 AM

Well all I know is that everyone I spoke to who bought tickets did so directly from the rink and even Johnny had twittered the rink's phone number for ticket sales. Somehow I can't see Johnny's management being in charge of this because when they are, they plaster their name all over the place and that wasn't the case here.

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