Ring of Fire

Why didnt it work?

No I didn't. But isn't there a tour going out?

Trust me when I say, when this comes to the south. It's going to be sold out.

I cannot believe it will tour. No wait, I know why. They spent about a million dollars on a giant (and ridiculous) LCD screen, and used it instead of scenery. They also used pop star puppets instead of talent, but I digress. When producers are insane enough to pump millions into something that bad, they are also insane enough to pump even more money into a tour, to try to get back money. Illiogical, I know.

Why didn't it work? It was the country bear jamboree. It was corny (a lyric sample: Look at them beans! Look at that corn). Expressions were cheesy, and there was no story. The man in black would have hated it. Would have been ashamed and insulted. They were almost making fun of his music. And the staging was the most literal I have ever seen. They literally acted out "Boy named Sue." It was the Lawrence Welk show without the bubbles.

word.

I dunno, my (non-country-music-fan) grandparents saw it during its Buffalo tryout and still go on about how fantastic it was. Maybe it was a critical flop and didn't appeal to the usual Broadway young/gay/student/avant-garde/fill-in-the-blank demographic, but, well, old folks seemed to like it. And old folks buy tickets. A Depends-clad butt can still fill a seat (laff). So a tour certainly seems a logical move to me.