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In reply to the discussion: Movie Theaters Just Experienced Their Lowest Box Office Month in Almost 30 Years [View all]JustABozoOnThisBus
(24,468 posts)41. Mick Jagger has wrinkles?  Maybe that's why he stands close to Keith Richards.
        Ticket prices way back in the day were under $20, for not close to the stage.  Biggest venue I went to was a hockey rink, so fairly small by today's standards.
Even I, a lowly graduate teaching assistant, could afford to go to a concert once in a while.  Today, I just laugh at the prices for top musicians.
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                        Movie Theaters Just Experienced Their Lowest Box Office Month in Almost 30 Years [View all]
							Coventina
							Thursday
							OP
                        
        
        The purpose of the article seems to be simply to report the numbers, not assess causality
        AZJonnie
        Thursday
        #1
      
        
        And maybe the same old, same old formulaic crap just doesn't get any excitement.
        erronis
        Thursday
        #2
      
        
        Discretionary spending is down, esp by people who can't afford World Series tickets. . . . . nt
        Bernardo de La Paz
        Thursday
        #4
      
        
        "Have any of these brainiacs considered that NO ONE HAS ANY MONEY?!?!?!?!?!?"
        Wounded Bear
        Thursday
        #12
      
        
        Maybe the threat of "ICE" kicking in theatre doors is keeping people at home.  Shame that.  n/t
        flvegan
        Thursday
        #13
      
        
        It just may be there weren't any movies anyone wanted to see in the theaters
        jmowreader
        Thursday
        #17
      
        
        Mick Jagger has wrinkles?  Maybe that's why he stands close to Keith Richards.
        JustABozoOnThisBus
        Friday
        #41