Neil Young is a scumbag.

That’s what my buddy said at dinner last night. He loved Neil Young, but no longer. Because Neil blamed the union for cancellation of his gig, when the true story is he just couldn’t sell enough tickets! 6,000 at the Forum. Is this any surprise? For a guy who’s overcharged for far too long, implying he’s going to play the classics and not?

That’s what the last tour supposedly was. The Neil Young of old. But most people didn’t see it that way. So now they’re protesting.

You’d be stunned how many people are protesting. People swooned upon hearing how great Van Morrison was at the Bowl. But they said there was no way they were going to take a risk at those prices, which were exorbitant. I think we’ve now hit the ceiling.

With even the Wall Street guys unable to pay the ridiculous prices for great seats, the business is learning a big lesson. It is not recession-proof. As for the bands who’ve toured the same markets, year after year, with no new hit material? How many times do you need to see the Stones? They don’t sell out anymore. And at least they’re not out every year. These shows work on the level of nostalgia. But even class reunions only take place every five years.