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backtoCaLi
Since 15 Mar 2008
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the GGames would only be worth the money if there was some doped out punk legend to hurl shit at ya after paying your $20. maybe next year they could get GWAR to play a venue, and you could have your feces fix also.....
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surfboy1968
Since 17 Jun 2008
224 Posts
south padre island
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| Tue Jul 15, 08 5:00 pm |
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| Man, what is all the hate about ? You can get a 4 day all access pass for only 35 dollars ? All events need to make money......I dont think they are gouging anyone... You dont want to pay dont come!!!!
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backtoCaLi
Since 15 Mar 2008
74 Posts
Nor-Cal
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| Tue Jul 15, 08 5:35 pm |
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| i'm just playin, after the gg allen photos in the opener it brought me back to those teen anger shows....but I would always rather kite myself, than pay money to watch others kite.....
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boardrider
Since 05 Apr 2006
1034 Posts
Ventura, CA
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| Tue Jul 15, 08 7:55 pm |
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BUSTED - caught skipping out of work early ! Thats me getting out of Esthers bug for a sesh  I was wondering why you were taking a pic of the fence.
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jahmbi
Since 28 Jul 2005
622 Posts
MORE HUMAN THAN HUMAN
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| Tue Jul 15, 08 9:15 pm |
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TBRTBRTBRTBRTBRTBRTBRTBRTBRTBRTBRTBRTBR......OK..1 MORE TIME  TBR RULESRULESRULESRULESRULESRULES....ARE YOU DIZZY NOW ...................TROLL
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HoodRat
Since 30 Mar 2008
199 Posts
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| Tue Jul 15, 08 11:21 pm |
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you guys are way off topic. GWAR kicks ass!
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TravisBickleRex
Since 30 Jun 2005
340 Posts
Taxi Driver
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| Wed Jul 16, 08 4:57 am update |
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Given your arrival time, you appear to have harvested 84'-Iron-Maiden-quality-wind. My later on-water arrival yielded Josh Groban ringing in my ears.
In other news, a correction/update on G.G. pricing information:
Special one night camping deals: $90/night.
Verbatim from G.G. below;
"Should you prefer a spot only on Friday or Saturday the cost is $90 per night, per space. The reason for this is the impact on services and to insure that Athletes needing to stay multiple nights have priority. If you arrive mid-week all spots are $50.00 per night, per space."
(Perhaps TBR Productions could take-over the marketing of G.G.'s winter games.) "Become a happy camper like the Gorge Gamer below."
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Intercaust
Since 14 Jul 2008
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Rainier, Oregon!!
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| Wed Jul 16, 08 5:47 am |
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I think I know what GG Allin would have to say about those prices. In his immortal words from his influential album Freaks, Faggots, Drunks and Junkies - "My friends are all dead. My friends are all dying. My friends, we're going to hell. But they're not cryin'. They're not cryin'. They're just dying."
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Kodiak
Since 01 Aug 2005
1114 Posts
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| Wed Jul 16, 08 8:16 am |
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TBR, I am not sure the post of this thread. You ahve made it pretty clear you are agaisnt the gorge games, so why would you care if they were charging $3000 a night for camping? You aren't going to camp there anyway. To get a pass for everyhitng for 4 days $35 is not a hgue deal.
Yes, this is not a non-profit event. Someone is trying to make some money, big surprise. The exceptions to these rules are either events put on by kiters for kiters, which still cost money btw.
I would think of the gorge games as soemthing similar to the x-games but on a much smaller scale. DO you think you could just show up at the x games and get in or free? Pretty much everything of this type is for a profit. I know I personally enjoy seeing all these super good riders out in hood river killing it, and would gladly pony up the $35 to watch them ride,a nd maybe learn a few things. Of course again if you choose to volunteer then you don't have to pay anything.
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forrest
Since 21 Jun 2005
4330 Posts
Hood River
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| Wed Jul 16, 08 8:36 am |
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$35 for the whole event isn't a big deal.
X-Games entrance is free, btw.
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Kodiak
Since 01 Aug 2005
1114 Posts
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| Wed Jul 16, 08 8:44 am |
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| Forrest wrote: | $35 for the whole event isn't a big deal.
X-Games entrance is free, btw. |
That's pretty cool. I would imagine ESPN makes a a buck or two from advertising though 
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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
6081 Posts
forever labled as the
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| Wed Jul 16, 08 10:07 am |
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| Forrest wrote: | | X-Games entrance is free, btw. |
EXACTLY.
Don't the vendors and advertisers and entrance fees make enough for the organizers? It's one thing to charge money to attend an event at a stadium or some venue that costs allot of money to rent. It's quite another to charge someone $20 to walk along a trail to see some local guys MTB down. What, they have to put up some construction fence and signs and have staff to organize things... that is costing $1,000s of dollars?
I think the point of TB post about camping prices was to point out how outrageous a $90 fee is to pitch a tent.
I would have liked to check it out but it seems like it is going to be quite the zoo, and an expensive one at that. Yeah, $35 for four days, not that big a deal but multiply that by 4 for the family and you just paid $140 for the right to stand on the beach/trail/bridge, whatever.
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Kodiak
Since 01 Aug 2005
1114 Posts
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| pdxmonkeyboy wrote: | | Forrest wrote: | | X-Games entrance is free, btw. |
EXACTLY.
Don't the vendors and advertisers and entrance fees make enough for the organizers? |
It would be quite interesting to know how much if any money is made from the advertising at these games. ESPN obviously makes millions from TV and Ads, I would bet most of the money from these games would come from admission.
Either way, its all just conjecture. No one knows, so either participate or don't. ASort of like going to a movie theatre $4 soday that cost 5 cents. If you don't like it you don't buy it.
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marina c
Since 03 Apr 2006
318 Posts
California/Gorge Summer
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| Wed Jul 16, 08 11:39 am |
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One PKRA event can cost almost $100K, not including internal costs which can be quite substantial as well! Imagine the cost of putting on an event as large scale as the Gorge Games!
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gabe
Since 16 May 2005
491 Posts
Obsessed
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| Wed Jul 16, 08 11:49 am |
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| if this is a for profit venture, isn't it weird to be asking all these volunteers to do so much work?
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
6549 Posts
Couve / Hood
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| Wed Jul 16, 08 11:55 am |
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| gabe wrote: | | if this is a for profit venture, isn't it weird to be asking all these volunteers to do so much work? |
I think it would be, except volunteers are getting free access to the games and food passes and alike.
Special thanks to Janet for negoiating extras for the volunteers!
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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
6081 Posts
forever labled as the
retired kiter & motorhead Unicorn Master
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| Wed Jul 16, 08 12:16 pm |
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Maybe they should make a gorge games x-box game... LOL
Its not that big a deal to me, just kind of bummed to find out I would have to pay when I orginally planned to cart the family around to watch an event or two. Everyone needs to make money somehow. In the grand scheme of things, making money organizing adventure sports competitions is a positive thing.
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