Wonderful, wonderful, people.
Thanks, Mike, like this.
Colin B wrote:Maybe the audiences for the two shows decided how much they would pay & bought their tickets in advance before even the first show.
So Elvis knew the figure that had been raised when the 'rehearsal' was filmed...
mike edwards wrote:Maybe, Colin. But the figures don't add up. For the Elvis show(s) the capacity of the arena was limited to 6000 (normally over 8000). And we know both Elvis and the Colonel contributed to the pot.
So, that's 12,000 tickets over two shows, and $75,000 divided by 12,000 works out at about $6.00 a head. So, the average donation to see Elvis in Aloha was about $6.00! No way!
CharlieScarf wrote: Lets not forget $75000 in 1974 was a decent amount.
Jukebox wrote:CharlieScarf wrote: Lets not forget $75000 in 1974 was a decent amount.
And let's not forget $75000 was a decent amount in 1973 too.
mike edwards wrote:...Thanks to Rob on FECC, we learned that:I once knew and worked with a lady who actually went to the rehearsal show. They did not charge admission. They were asked to give whatever they could when they walked through the doors. Some people gave a lot of money, some people gave a handful of change.
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