Blog 15

HOLY CRAP!.......before I write my blog........THIS IS THE LAST ONE!!!!



Maybe Memphis in May should have been moved to this weekend.  This year's Memphis in May was a real disappointment.  I know that it is tradition for the festival to see more rain than sunshine, but tornado warnings are not part of the annual forecast.  The weather men proved some of credibility with this past weekend's weather prediction.  Nobody had no clue how bad the weather was going to be.  After Friday night, the rain, wind, and tornado warnings made believers out of many people that wanted to attend this year's music festival.  Every year people reserve hotels and purchase tickets for this all weather three-day event.  Unfortunately, the year was a little too water-logged.  The weather was even discouraging for some of the bands.  Several dropped out after Friday.  Saturday was even worse.  The park's events were postponed until three o'clock.  The weather had settled down some with random downpours.  My friend Bailey and I decided to go around nine o'clock.  Her aunt had two tickets that she gave us because she decided not to use them.  We got all the way downtown when we heard the sirens go crazy.  Then, we got a ton of text messages that flooded our phones (no pun intended!).  Everyone was telling us to turn around.  We left the area quickly.  The tickets were a waste of money, and I felt sorry for Bailey's aunt because she had wasted about sixty dollars.  The website clearly states that there is no refunds and that the events are subject to change, but there should be some way to ensure satisfaction of the customer when the weather gets this bad.  Sunday, a lot more bands dropped out because they could not make it due to the flooding, or because they did not want to participate in the music festival anymore.  The weekend was a total disappointment for me and others that were anticipating an exciting weekend.