That's Not Rockabilly

Hey Garry...what are your excuses for this years mess you renamed SoCal Rockabilly Fest???? Heard you cried on stage like a little beeyotch at the low turnout and not being able to pay bands (you never cried any other time you didnt pay em). Heard that your headliners didnt even bother to show up. That maybe 40 people were there. The pictures say it all http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.23527131… Are you still gonna blame all the haters for your failure? When are you gonna realize that people don't support your shows because your bad reputation has preceded you. Good job hiring a sound man from San Francisco. Now he can warn them about you. Give it up Garry. You are giving San Diego Rockabilly a bad name. We don't want you anymore.
— August 14, 2012 12:50 p.m.

That's Not Rockabilly

Oh yeah... "So, all these people had to drink Corona or Heineken, which is not rockabilly." What an ignorant f'ing comment!!! Rockabilly Rebel my arse!!!!
— October 25, 2011 2:48 p.m.

That's Not Rockabilly

I agree with everthing that anchorsaway said.I know for a fact that none of the bands on the side stage got paid. In fact, bands rarely get paid at any of his shows; even headliners. Garry has a big mouth and talks crap about bands, people and other promoters on Facebook. And in this article he's talking crap about the fair grounds. Maybe he should've read the contract before signing it. He knew what he was getting into. Basically he was just in over his head. He lied about Hellbilly on Facebook, saying that about 8000 presale tickets where sold. Obviously not. Now he's trying to shift blame onto everyone else. I know a lot of people from LA and San Diego that specifically did not go because it was Garry's show. They already knew his reputation for not paying bands. I only went because I got in free with one of the bands that did not get paid. The beer garden was never swamped. There were maybe 100 cars there. The sound sucked on both stages. The music acts made no sense together (Wanda Jackson and Three Bad Jacks. Really???) It was way too big of a venue for a show like that. Garry has no idea what Rockabilly is, but that is the least of his problems. He is a bad promoter and bad business man, straight up. He's already made a really bad name for himself in the California Rockabilly community and this shite that he spouts in this article won't help him any. He'll soon be a bad memory because he's running out of bands and venues to screw over. Plus, no one ever goes to his shows. Ever. Quit crying Garry. You failed. Deal with it!!
— October 25, 2011 2:44 p.m.