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Allow me to attempt to address some of the comments here. <br> <br> First, we did not cancel "Day In The Country" because of corporate greed or with the intent of harming people who don't have money. <br> <br> When Day In The Country began 17 years ago, there were very few country shows in the Dayton area. That is no longer the case. Almost every county fair in the area books one or two country acts. You have amphitheaters all over the area booking acts, not to mention festivals, Fraze Pavillion, etc. Very few, if any of these venues either existed in 1989 or were booking live national shows. Because artist contracts include a "no compete clause" that prohibits them appearing anywhere within 50 miles of the concert for up to 6 months before and after the show date, the number of acts we could book became extremely limited.<br> <br> With Country Concert being as big a show as it is, joining forces with it was a logical choice. Quite a few other areas of the country would die to get a show like this. <br> <br> We didn't want to see the quality of our show decline. But having fewer and fewer acts to choose from would certainly have resulted in a less desirable show and fewer attendees. <br> <br> So, reluctantly, we decided to get out of the concert business. The opportunity to tie-in with Country Concert is a natural - it is, without a doubt the largest country concert in Ohio and this part of the midwest. We're proud to be a part of it. <br> <br> Oh...by the way, we also still do a "free" concert. It's the "Freedom's Call-Tattoo" and fireworks show the week before July 4th at the National Museum of The United States Air Force. <br> Charlie Daniels was there this year, it was a great event for families with over 80,000 people in attendance. Were you there? Were you listening? We promoted it constantly for 2 weeks straight...<br> <br> If you didn't get the word, sorry for that...but that's why you need to listen. :) <br> <br> Hope to see you in Fort Laramie...or if not, at the Air Force Museum next summer.
By Rowdy J. - K99.1 FM

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