It was in today's news. Yup, Kevin Costner is coming to Eugene, Oregon to play a concert heading his "Western rock band Modern West" at Eugene's lovely Hult Center. Tickets can be had for a mere $70. On reading this, my wife said she wouldn't pay that much to see him act---I view which I suspect is widely held.
To Costner's credit, he is coming to Eugene to help raise money for a cause he supports: baseball. Costner is from Fullerton, California and it happens that Cal State-Fullerton has enjoyed tremendous success in college baseball, largely because they had a great coach, George Horton, who happens to be a Costner buddy. Well, the University of Oregon just launched a college baseball program and managed to lure Horton from Fullerton to Eugene to coach the new Duck baseball team. And the team needs money, which I guess is why Costner is charging $70 per ticket.
I support Costner's willingness to help the University of Oregon have its own Field of Dreams, but not for $70. Maybe it would have been better if Kevin just wrote a check to support his old friend's new baseball program.
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