This is a great story - it says so much about our values today as a society. Or, it is just an example of people being stupid (as in the management at the 92nd Street Y!) Read it and then you decide. If anything, it is a really great article. It grabbed me from the beginning and I couldn't wait to find out what happened...
From The NY Times:
N.Y. / REGION
Comedian Conversation Falls Flat at 92nd Street Y
By FELICIA R. LEE
Published: December 1, 2010
A conversation with Steve Martin resulted in a refund being offered to all audience members. Apparently, he and his interlocutor talked about art too much.
If I attended an event like this and the program's description matched the content of the event there is little room for complaint.
ReplyDeleteThat being said, I can appreciate the Y's desire to keep paying customers happy. I'm sure they hear from a few unhappy people at all events so maybe the volume of complaints for this event was much higher than usual.
The Y should have handled this with Steve Martin and Deborah Solomon more diplomatically.
Steve Martin has been tweeting about this, he's not too happy
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