Bill Engvall one of kind

In our business, it's refreshing to meet someone who has made it big but still is a regular person. In this case, comedian Bill Engvall fits the bill. He performed at the Time Warner Cable Theatre at the Resch Center last week. And he was the show, the tour, the management, everything. Period. No one else. He was the tour. He called us personally from the road to tell us what he needed for the show. When we settled at the end of the night and paid the ticket revenue to the show...it was Bill Engvall at the table. That has never happened to us before. Usually there is a promoter or manager who handles all of those things. Bill does it himself and is a true gentleman. That's not to say many other performers who come through our doors aren't cool and friendly, but they all usually have handlers with them. This was a unique experience for us and a pleasant surprise.

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Hey, did you see my cold, bald head on FOX 11 and CBS 5 Thursday morning? We did live shots on the tall ship Denis Sullivan. The ship was docked at Leicht Park and we used it to kick off an environmental push in connection with the Baylake Bank Tall Ship Festival in August 2010. It's a little chilly at 4:30 in the morning on the Fox River in October. Even with a winter jacket and skull cap, it's bone chilling after a few hours. Angela Kelly from FOX 11 and Dana Tyler from CBS 5 were troopers out there with me. The ship is very interesting and has one heck of a kitchen on board. Even more impressive, the ship sails with a chef, not just a cook, but a chef that fixes some pretty mean meals I hear!

You've heard let the games begin...for us...it's let the busy season begin! Certainly we've been busy behind the scenes here for some time, but now it will start to appear on our event calendar. After the Milwaukee Bucks at the Resch Center, comedian Bill Engvall takes up residence on October 16. Gamblers hockey will dot the schedule from now until April and Green Bay Phoenix basketball starts at the end of the month as well. Just announced that JET is coming to The Club at Tom, Dick & Harry's. That's the Aussie band with the huge hit "Are You Gonna Be My Girl." Also before the end of the month at our various venues we have TNA Wrestling, John Pinette, Deer Camp: The Musical, Assume the Position with Robert Wuhl and the big Caps for Cancer Toss game with the Gamblers on October 24.