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[pontcanna]

 So that's what happened to Astrid Braunschmidt (formerly CTV Vancouver Island and very briefly with BC Ferries).

 

[Bambam]

If you drill down further you'll notice another couple of interesting people on their executive, including Keith Wells (also ex-CHEK, ex-Global TV sportscaster), and more interestingly from the standpoint of this forum I would expect, one Jeremy Loveday, ex-COV councilor, who is the "Exec Director Public Affairs, Destination Stewardship & Sustainability" - quite the title  . 

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[Bambam]

I see among the DGV management group is also ex-CHEK ex-Global sportscaster Keith Wells and for those wondering what happens to ex-COV councilors one Jeremy Loveday is also there. Among other things the following appears in his Bio:

 

Jeremy served eight years as a Victoria City Councilor and four years as a CRD Director, spearheading initiatives in affordable housing, climate action, active transportation, arts and culture, and sustainable economic development.

 

Offhand of the five bullet points mentioned above I am hard-pressed to recall in which if any of them he actually "spearheaded" anything.

[catfluff]

I see among the DGV management group is also ex-CHEK ex-Global sportscaster Keith Wells and for those wondering what happens to ex-COV councilors one Jeremy Loveday is also there. Among other things the following appears in his Bio:

 

Jeremy served eight years as a Victoria City Councilor and four years as a CRD Director, spearheading initiatives in affordable housing, climate action, active transportation, arts and culture, and sustainable economic development.

 

Offhand of the five bullet points mentioned above I am hard-pressed to recall in which if any of them he actually "spearheaded" anything.

Fun fact: Keith is the dude behind The Frame channel on Shaw/Rogers.

[Bambam]

Fun fact: Keith is the dude behind The Frame channel on Shaw/Rogers.

 

He's also the founder of the highly successful STNVideo firm here in town that was sold earlier this year for $150 mill USD. STNV is (or was) North America's leading online video platform, syndicating one billion news & sports video highlights per month to over 2,000 news outlets. Keith is a smart guy. DGV is lucky to have him.

[Victoria Watcher]

He's also the founder of the highly successful STNVideo firm here in town that was sold earlier this year for $150 mill USD. STNV is (or was) North America's leading online video platform, syndicating one billion news & sports video highlights per month to over 2,000 news outlets. Keith is a smart guy. DGV is lucky to have him.

 

Yup, impressive.  

[Victoria Watcher]

 

Thread on Speakers Corner:

 

https://x.com/CraigB...704125239234646

[Mike P.]

Taylor Swift in Vancouver this weekend:

A year ago Chek News reported that [because of the AirBNB ban], “What you are going to find is people having to pay $1,000-plus for hotels that a lot of nights that might only be $200 or $300 in the downtown Vancouver area.”

*If* there was a substantial price increase, we also need to know if it's due to the ban or simply price gouging, just like the cost of her tickets which exploded.

Chek said there were 5,000 bnbs but 163,000 attendees. Would 5000 bnbs make a difference or is were they just to drop in the water?

I'm sure they can now provide us with exact data and numbers. Time for an update @Chek News.

https://cheknews.ca/...t-year-1175862/

Edited by Mike P., 06 December 2024 - 01:22 PM.

[vortoozo]

LOL that would have happened with AirBNB too.

[Mike P.]

LOL that would have happened with AirBNB too.

I agree, and I think the only way to prove it would be to look at past numbers.

For example what was the biggest concert in Vancouver before the ban, and how much were hotels the weekend before and weekend of that concert, while bnbs were in operation.

Oh my, that means chek could have given us the exact numbers a year ago!

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[dasmo]

Glad I don't have daughters. Glad my son is not celebrity obsessed. 

[Mike K.]

A cashier at Thrifty’s was telling me the Swift mania feels off to her. She said no one person should have that sort of power, to be that idolized. I don’t even know how the conversation came up but it got me thinking.

Why are so many people so wrapped up in this?

[Barrister]

MikeK  Good question to which I have no answer. Anyway, I have to get back to studying lemmings.

[Victoria Watcher]

A cashier at Thrifty’s was telling me the Swift mania feels off to her. She said no one person should have that sort of power, to be that idolized. I don’t even know how the conversation came up but it got me thinking.

Why are so many people so wrapped up in this?

 

It's simply because she has cast a very wide net for fans.

 

1.  She's multi-generational, moms and daughters like her.

2.  She makes "safe for work" music, you can't play Cardi B at work.  So workplaces are highly exposed to her music.

3.  She's considered wholesome, more so than Grande or Gomez.   She's safe for tweens and younger.

4.  She has country/pop crossover.

 

There isn't really much competiton in the same space.  Maybe Kelly Clarkson was at one time.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 06 December 2024 - 02:31 PM.

[Matt R.]

A cashier at Thrifty’s was telling me the Swift mania feels off to her. She said no one person should have that sort of power, to be that idolized. I don’t even know how the conversation came up but it got me thinking.

Why are so many people so wrapped up in this?

Any worse than Beatlemania? They weren’t that good either.

[Sparky]

Any worse than Beatlemania? They weren’t that good either.

I know I am about to date myself here but I can't resist.

 

The 4 of us in the '57 Chevy 2 door hardtop were band mates and we were between gigs. We rolled off the ferry in the summer of '65... headed for Lake Tahoe for some R&R. We stopped at Portland on the way down to pick up some concert tickets that we would attend on the way back a week later. There was only room for one acoustic guitar, some Canadian beer, a set of bongos and a 4 man tent in the Chevy, but that was all we needed as we were busy every night in the campgrounds entertaining the girls whose boyfriends were away in Vietnam.

 

On August 22 we took in the concert. Our seats were fantastic for $8 as we were close to the stage and could hear the lyrics clearly over the hoard of screaming girls. It was the only time that the Beatles played in Oregon ...and it is still the best concert that I have had the luck and privilege to attend.

 

As far as their talent was concerned, their music was new to us and it was definitely the most inspiring music of the era.

 

Priceless.

 

https://www.pdxmonth...mes-to-portland

[Matt R.]

Sure, you think the kids say the same thing about swift?

Yup.

[Matt R.]

Even the gastown steam clock is a fan…

https://fb.watch/wjuMmVToq1/?

[Victoria Watcher]

It's simply because she has cast a very wide net for fans.

 

1.  She's multi-generational, moms and daughters like her.

2.  She makes "safe for work" music, you can't play Cardi B at work.  So workplaces are highly exposed to her music.

3.  She's considered wholesome, more so than Grande or Gomez.   She's safe for tweens and younger.

4.  She has country/pop crossover.

 

There isn't really much competiton in the same space.  Maybe Kelly Clarkson was at one time.

 

Compare Swift to Avril Lavigne.

 

Swift:  

 

34 years old, artist since teenager

graduated high schoolonetear early(homeschooled)

no kids

never married

sings about boyfriends, love

does not swear

pop/country

 

Lavigne:

 

40 years old, artist since teenager

did not complete high school

no kids

married three times, engaged three times, divorced twice

sings about partying, not giving a f**k

drops f-bombs continually at live shows, drinks beer on stage

Goes on the Daddy podcast and talks about sleeping with guys

pop/punk

 

 

Now, I've never been to a Swift show but I've seen Avril a couple times (she has played Victoria at least 4 times), I'm a fan.

 

Avril has a pretty narrow demographic, mostly 25 to 40 year olds.

 

Swift just has a much wider band of fans, all ages.  Including parents with money.  That's all.  

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 07 December 2024 - 12:30 AM.

[Bambam]

Compare Swift to Avril Lavigne.

 

Swift:  

 

34 years old, artist since teenager

graduated high schoolonetear early(homeschooled)

no kids

never married

sings about boyfriends, love

does not swear

pop/country

 

Lavigne:

 

40 years old, artist since teenager

did not complete high school

no kids

married three times, engaged three times, divorced twice

sings about partying, not giving a f**k

drops f-bombs continually at live shows, drinks beer on stage

Goes on the Daddy podcast and talks about sleeping with guys

pop/punk

 

 

Now, I've never been to a Swift show but I've seen Avril a couple times (she has played Victoria at least 4 times), I'm a fan.

 

Avril has a pretty narrow demographic, mostly 25 to 40 year olds.

 

Swift just has a much wider band of fans, all ages.  Including parents with money.  That's all.  

 

While IDKAFF about either of them - the daughter of course loves "Tay-Tay" - as they're not remotely in my wheelhouse, that is probably a great explanation, for the "Swiftie" appeal for sure. Not that I've ever bothered to wonder particularly, but if you do think about it for a minute those are all pretty good points.

 

On Global Vancouver news last night they interviewed numerous mother-daughter fans some from as far away as Texas, Toronto and even Australia. You can roll your eyes at the "music" (and I do!) but in terms of broad appeal not to mention her business acumen, you have to admit the woman knows what she's doing.