Don't Like Watching My 13-Year-Old Cry!

Jimmy Carter...on the road in Texas....

Willie Picnic and Aquapalooza have me in Texas, but some other Texas people have dropped a bomb on us that brought tears ... The Jonas Brothers have blown apart their Fall tour ... Nashville is cancelled....

I thought it was a crooked spam e-mail ... it didn't look kosher, but it is. Ticketmaster could care less about getting your money back ... I'm sure that will be fun.

Looking at the Jonas Brother website, they took out a LOT of shows ... from Atl to OKC ... Charlotte, Raleigh, Little Rock ... a bunch..

So what's the real reason? Dropping bad news on Friday before a three-day weekend is a trick in the dirty trick bag of PR professionals ... News folks can't get anyone on the phone and they hope the story dies or is too old for Tuesday after the holiday...

Lillith Fair cancelled Nashville, too, a little while ago ... has the $100 ticket price finally hit the wall? The Eagles blew up a pair of shows and I hear about steep discounts on others...

Ten days ago, $10 dollar Jonas tix available in Denver ... now cancelled, too....The greed at the box office may be in a pause ... No one thought it would come to this ... There is a huge disconnect between fans and stars. There is no endless money pot on Main Street.

Country stars seem to still be immune, but hold on ... Lady Gaga selling tix in New Orleans and others for next April. Who is crazy enough to do this a year in advance?

The 4th is here ... (or gone, depending on when you see this) days are getting shorter and so are the tempers. The Oil in the Gulf screwing up vacations ...The concert cancels ... economic uncertain times. Hold on, everyone, this might get weird!

On the road now ... the airlines are pricey and deals are few and farther between. Same for the rental cars and hotels ... Got burned a little burned by Orbitz ... found a great deal on Expedia ... these are unusual times and MONEY is and remains a key focal point.

Radio stations keep killing morning shows for network shows. YUK ... Other than STERN, I'm not listening to non-local and don't think they will work. Still, the band plays on.

Making it short ... Got to go investigate the Jonas Bros.....!