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Page 22 THE HERALD Wednesday February 28 1 WO Young MC what happened at Club 2000 More than teenagers eagerly waited outside Norvals Club 2000 in one of the coldest days of the year Sunday they wanted to take in some rap music by Grammy winner Young MC and Canadian artist Maestro Fresh Wes What they got were a of delays that resulted in mayhem in toe Clubs parking lot and some very angry parents Club 2000 manager John Fisher said Monday his club was the vie of a series of incidents beyond his control Hie following is a chronology of exactly what happened at the show as described by Mr Fisher Several months ago American rap artist Young MC and Canadian artist Maestro Fresh Wes were signed to a contract with Club 2000 through a promoter for The promoter takes bis share then splits the money with the two acts The were scheduled to give two minute shows each one at pm for teenagers and one at for adults The two ar tists were scheduled to arrive at Club 2000 for sound checks and rehearsals between noon and But the lighting and other equip ment for the show was stranded in a broken down truck The speakers lights and other equip ment that was supposed to arrive at a m didnt get to Club 2000 until the scheduled starting time of the first show Maestro Fresh arrived at Club at 3 m Meanwhile out side Club teenagers were tin up while the equipment ed A provision in the artists con tract allows the artists to keep the doors locked until they were happy with the stage set up Maestro s manager ordered the doors kept locked Meanwhile the lineup grew A short time later Mr Fisher decided to open the doors despite the wishes of Maestro manager to allow the teenagers inside for needed relief from the bitter cold outside Young MC s manager and road crew arrived at More than teens were waiting Young MC s manager said the stage production wasn t satisfac He began arguing for the next two hours citing several reasons why his artist would not appear on stage Maestro the scheduled opening act went on stage at Two hours late His minute show was followed by two encores The kids loved it Right then that seemed to please them They d forgotten thai theyd waited for three hours said Mr Fisher Meanwhile Young MC s manager and crew left Club saying there would likely be no ap pearance by Young MC At 7 p Mr Fisher received a telephone call from Young MCs manager at a Mississauga hotel asking for a bonus It appears the artists Grammy award last week had prompted the action said Mr Fisher Around the same time parents who showed up to pick up their children at 7 were becoming very agitated About people who were unable to sjtay up and catch either show because they had school the next day got their money back Tickets were each Angry parents pointed their frustration at Mr Fisher but they seemed to understand the events were beyond his control he said Asked by Mr Fisher to make an announcement about the delay on stage the events promoter Stuart Hinds declined Mr Fisher was preparing to cancel the rest of the show At 8 30 p m Young MC arrived He walked on stage at 8 m four hours and minutes late and gave a minute performance His reception was luke warm At this point adults began amv- for the 9 m show Mr Fisher instructed the teens in the balcony to move down to the floor so adults could get in out of the chillv weather ginos PIZZA BUY ONE GET ONE FREE ON ANY SIZE PIZZA FREE DELIVERY Alter Georgetown 8734499 ON T GEORGETOWN Or HILLS 8771234 SERVICE I DELIVERY the HERALD MUSIC TRIVIA CONTEST You Could Win A Record Or Tape Of Your Choicel InStock Iteml Only QUESTION What Is Elvis Estate Called ANSWER NAME ADDRESS- PHONE NO Deadline For Entries Monday at Noon Please Send Your Entries To- the HERALD 4SQUELPHST 170 SI MOBILE SOUND SYSTEMS Mike Pepper Scott Mountain view ltd Unit I About adults showed up for the late show but Mr Fisher says he lost another 250 door sales because the clubs parking lot full of parents waiting for their children and people arriving for the late show was packed They assumed there was a huge lineup and left said Mr Fisher Teens emptied the club after the first show at 9 35pm Meanwhile Mr Fisher fielded about 120 telephone calls from angry parents while his staff field At to 30 p Maestro Fresh went on stage for the late show He performed for only 35 minutes this time obviously discouraged by the days events said Mr Fisher Young scheduled to walk on stage at 10 for the evening show took his position at the microphone at 30 m He played for 25 minutes His reception was again luke warm I think by that time people were beginning to realize that Young was causing the delays said Mr Fisher In the contract Young had demanded some extras for his dressing room including three gallons of bottled water His crew downed the water before the show They said they would not take the stage unless they got another bottle of Eviar according to Mr Fisher Mr Fisher is offering free tickets for the next All Ages night for those who contact him 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