CoVid19 Virus : Impact on PJ Spring & Summer Tours

MD190661

Saltzy23 said:

It is literally impossible to believe a single word these assclows are giving at today's press conference any less than I do.

Its sad, but I'm officially to the point where I don't trust a single syllable that comes out of the mouth of anyone associated with this White House.

What took you so long? Been there from the transition period. 

droptheleash9

This thread is devolving into borderline fear mongering. I get that we all need to take precautions - wash hands regularly, stay home if you're sick or have been to the affected areas - but that being said, at a certain point you gotta live your life. I sure hope they don't cancel the tour, especially this close to the start, for a disease where there's been 250 cases in a country with a population of 327 million people (.000077% of the population).

MD190661

myoung321 said:

mcgruff10 said:

phaqew said:

the same idiots that are downplaying all this will end up standing next to you with the sniffles at MSG or wherever else you may be standing. I cant trust the average shithead to do whats right and stay TF home if they're sick. 

God this is so damn accurate.  

+2

That's why they will probably cancel. 

jeffbr

Roscoe28 said:

This is a media fueled pandemic.   This virus should not be canceling everyday life.   It’s amazing how much power words and headlines  have these days.   Scary as a matter of fact.   The numbers of elderly that have died from the flu this year far outnumber Corona.  The majority of folks won’t even know they have it.   Those are the facts.  Look em up and educate.

You are welcome to ignore reality and to rely on facts which prove nothing. Of course there are more cases of influenza. It has been around for a damned long time. But we also have vaccines to prevent or minimize the effects, and we have antivirals to treat it. This is a novel virus. It is just getting started. It is killing elderly, and also people with underlying health issues and compromised immune systems. It is reckless to pull a Trump and shrug this off. There is no vaccine and no specific antiviral treatment currently. If you get it, it may be mild, but you can easily pass it along to a compromised friend, or an elderly parent, and their death will be on you. At this point the most important thing we can do is contain this thing, and the way to do it is social distancing and good hygiene. That's currently our only defense. So ignore this at your parents' peril I guess. There isn't much panic around Seattle, which is ground zero, but there is a lot of concern, and people are becoming pretty vigilant about staying protected. I'm guessing you live in an area that is relatively free from this right now, but it is heading your way. Prepare or don't. But don't be naive. 

BF25394

link93 said:

The way I look at it is if you are under 50 you probably don't have much to worry about. 50 and over specifically 70 and over it's a different story.

You may be at less risk of complications personally if you are under 50, but you become a vector for infection of vulnerable people (in this case, older people) if you become infected.  Everyone should take common-sense precautions to avoid infection (hand-washing, some degree of social distancing short of putting your life on hold), and no one should be flippant about it being no big deal if they get it because they're young and healthy.  (I'm not saying that you're being flippant.)

This is the same principle that governs why everyone (who doesn't have a condition that puts them at risk if they receive the vaccine) should get the flu vaccine every year.  If you forgo the vaccine and get the flu, it's not just that you'll have a rough week or two and then recover.  It's that you could end up passing the flu virus on to someone who's not able to withstand it as easily (the elderly, infants, pregnant women, the immunocompromised).

If you haven't already gotten the flu shot, go get it.  If you have health insurance, it should be free.  It won't protect you against COVID-19, and it won't protect you against every strain of flu, but it's better to be protected against some strains than none.  And it cannot give you the flu, contrary to popular belief.  It does not contain live virus.  

Weston1283

I will be concerned for the PJ tour being cancelled if other artists start to cancel arena shows.  So far it’s only been the massive festivals.  I still think they should make an announcement that they’re planning to play/not play though.  

iOnlyownMymind

link93 said:

The way I look at it is if you are under 50 you probably don't have much to worry about. 50 and over specifically 70 and over it's a different story.

50 or younger is the majority of the fan base.  Make a statement that if you have existing conditions consider not attending, make sure people understand possible risks, etc.  Leave the decision making of whether to attend or not up to the fans. Offer refunds or encourage using the fan to fan to sell the tickets if risk outweighs reward.  Do the shows, take precautions, go about life. That's the way I see it anyway at this point. If this gets way out of hand with case severity,deaths, things would of course change. 

GlowGirl

iOnlyownMymind said:

link93 said:

The way I look at it is if you are under 50 you probably don't have much to worry about. 50 and over specifically 70 and over it's a different story.

50 or younger is the majority of the fan base.  Make a statement that if you have existing conditions consider not attending, make sure people understand possible risks, etc.  Leave the decision making of whether to attend or not up to the fans. Offer refunds or encourage using the fan to fan to sell the tickets if risk outweighs reward.  Do the shows, take precautions, go about life. That's the way I see it anyway at this point. If this gets way out of hand with case severity,deaths, things would of course change. 

Not necessarily. There are many here who are around the same age as the band - mid 50's.

jeffbr

BF25394 said:

link93 said:

The way I look at it is if you are under 50 you probably don't have much to worry about. 50 and over specifically 70 and over it's a different story.

You may be at less risk of complications personally if you are under 50, but you become a vector for infection of vulnerable people (in this case, older people) if you become infected.  Everyone should take common-sense precautions to avoid infection (hand-washing, some degree of social distancing short of putting your life on hold), and no one should be flippant about it being no big deal if they get it because they're young and healthy.  (I'm not saying that you're being flippant.)

This is the same principle that governs why everyone (who doesn't have a condition that puts them at risk if they receive the vaccine) should get the flu vaccine every year.  If you forgo the vaccine and get the flu, it's not just that you'll have a rough week or two and then recover.  It's that you could end up passing the flu virus on to someone who's not able to withstand it as easily (the elderly, infants, pregnant women, the immunocompromised).

If you haven't already gotten the flu shot, go get it.  If you have health insurance, it should be free.  It won't protect you against COVID-19, and it won't protect you against every strain of flu, but it's better to be protected against some strains than none.  And it cannot give you the flu, contrary to popular belief.  It does not contain live virus.  

+1

stanudes

He’s right ya know… 

jeffbr

iOnlyownMymind said:

link93 said:

The way I look at it is if you are under 50 you probably don't have much to worry about. 50 and over specifically 70 and over it's a different story.

50 or younger is the majority of the fan base.  Make a statement that if you have existing conditions consider not attending, make sure people understand possible risks, etc.  Leave the decision making of whether to attend or not up to the fans. Offer refunds or encourage using the fan to fan to sell the tickets if risk outweighs reward.  Do the shows, take precautions, go about life. That's the way I see it anyway at this point. If this gets way out of hand with case severity,deaths, things would of course change. 

Plenty of us are the age of the band members, which puts them a few years removed from being in the high risk category of 60+ years old. I expect they'll take themselves into consideration in addition to the safety of their fans. In fact, I think they'll take themselves and their personal health situations into consideration above their fans, which they should. Some members (Mike) also have underlying health conditions (Chrons) so I wouldn't be surprised or blame them if they decide to pull the plug and postpone until we have a handle on this. 

nicknyr15

stanudes said:

He’s right ya know… 

Panic is dumb. Precaution is not. 

jeffbr

stanudes said:

He’s right ya know… 

Sure, use inflammatory words like panic, and it is hard to disagree. Replace panic with concern, and he's wrong.

YourDirtisMyfood

SXSW festival cancelled.  

https://www.kvue.com/article/entertainment/events/sxsw/sxsw-austin-2020-cancelled-petition-coronavirus/269-3423a862-7cd7-49be-8125-41d84b8c6a13

Melzombie

If they do cancel, I wonder if they will cancel the entire tour or just certain dates?
I have a flight booked with American Airlines to St. Louis and I have to figure out what their refund policy is.
Jesus. I pray that things to go continue as planned, but it doesn't look good. I hope I'm wrong. 

KN219077

I live in BFE montana and people are worried about it here, that’s panic. In Seattle, that would be precaution. They were out of toilet paper at costco and hand sanitizer is wiped out everywhere in a state with no known cases.

gotthebottle

iOnlyownMymind said:

link93 said:

The way I look at it is if you are under 50 you probably don't have much to worry about. 50 and over specifically 70 and over it's a different story.

50 or younger is the majority of the fan base.  Make a statement that if you have existing conditions consider not attending, make sure people understand possible risks, etc.  Leave the decision making of whether to attend or not up to the fans. Offer refunds or encourage using the fan to fan to sell the tickets if risk outweighs reward.  Do the shows, take precautions, go about life. That's the way I see it anyway at this point. If this gets way out of hand with case severity,deaths, things would of course change. 

That isn't true. I'm same age as EV and we're 55...so don't generalize about the age of the fan base. 
Once more people get tested you will see how prevalent the virus is. And it IS TRUE that symptoms are mild in most healthy people. But it's the spread throughout the community exponentially that occurs when one infected person comes in contact with a large group. 
I want the shows to go on as much as anyone.

myoung321

gotthebottle said:

iOnlyownMymind said:

link93 said:

The way I look at it is if you are under 50 you probably don't have much to worry about. 50 and over specifically 70 and over it's a different story.

50 or younger is the majority of the fan base.  Make a statement that if you have existing conditions consider not attending, make sure people understand possible risks, etc.  Leave the decision making of whether to attend or not up to the fans. Offer refunds or encourage using the fan to fan to sell the tickets if risk outweighs reward.  Do the shows, take precautions, go about life. That's the way I see it anyway at this point. If this gets way out of hand with case severity,deaths, things would of course change. 

That isn't true. I'm same age as EV and we're 55...so don't generalize about the age of the fan base. 
 

Exactly!... The entire band is over 50 now, so not a great debate strategy for a band celebrating their 30th year... haha

whitepants

MF117973 said:

iOnlyownMymind said:

link93 said:

The way I look at it is if you are under 50 you probably don't have much to worry about. 50 and over specifically 70 and over it's a different story.

50 or younger is the majority of the fan base.  Make a statement that if you have existing conditions consider not attending, make sure people understand possible risks, etc.  Leave the decision making of whether to attend or not up to the fans. Offer refunds or encourage using the fan to fan to sell the tickets if risk outweighs reward.  Do the shows, take precautions, go about life. That's the way I see it anyway at this point. If this gets way out of hand with case severity,deaths, things would of course change. 

Not necessarily. There are many here who are around the same age as the band - mid 50's.

Raises hand.

bootlegger10

Weston1283 said:

I will be concerned for the PJ tour being cancelled if other artists start to cancel arena shows.  So far it’s only been the massive festivals.  I still think they should make an announcement that they’re planning to play/not play though.  

I don't know.  Still fluid.  They could announce concerts as still on as of today but we already know that.  Until they can say with certainty the shows are on then any comment is worthless.