rjdallas
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1 year agorjdallas's comment on:
Dallas reunion draws thousands to Parker's Southfork Ranch
To SA66 and all. That was two tickets for $1000 a pop in the VIP section, including cocktails & photo op with the stars inside the mansion from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM & Reserved seats in Section A! Everyone is & was entitled to what we paid for! Like I said, we all tried to make the best of the day, but it certainly does not make Southfork, the city of Parker or the state of Texas look any better, especially for those flying in from London having paid for reserved seats and finding no seats available in the VIP Section. We're all big boys and girls and have been there before. A Dallas fan would really like to think for the VIP money, you would get an autograph and a personal picture with each star. However, it always ends up, be careful of promoters, they can hurt a lot of people, places and images. The event was not oversold, the promoter was in over his head, plain and simple. I was also told that Hardison was to blame for the mess! The stars did a great job of making everyone as happy as possible. I guess that's the main point to remember.
We move on remembering the great weather, new acquaintances and the once in a lifetime experience. -
1 year agorjdallas's comment on:
Dallas reunion draws thousands to Parker's Southfork Ranch
Paid our $2000 for everything advertised, just like everyone else and received the following,,
No reserved seating in vip, they threw out reserved tables at 3:30 pm and it was grab your own seat.
No cocktail hour with the celebs, they were in the garage resigning paperwork when everyone arrived at 3:00 pm.
No mingling with the stars or personal photos..
Ran out of food...
Bartenders were very rude regarding the free drink slips with the tickets..
Sat next to Mayor of Parker, and overheard him saying he had seen the stars signing paperwork in the garage. He also hoped the complete scheduling mess would not reflect poorly on the city of Parker.
Manager of Southfork was hoping the word would get out they were involved only in the catering and etc. He had a great fear this would affect their future business with scheduling events at Southfork.
Also heard this young promoter was the son of Larry Hagmans driver during the actual filming of the series.
It was a very sad mess, to what could have been an incredibly wonderful experience.
Truly most tried to have a great time despite all of the above.



Barbecue report: Baker's Ribs off Greenville in Dallas
Just ate one of their pulled pork tacos. I don't know what to say, really. It was just so dang ... WONDERFUL!