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Post by tk826 on Apr 26, 2023 14:59:17 GMT -5
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Post by 77granfury on Apr 27, 2023 7:33:41 GMT -5
Awesome! "Very early fall" could be September 23/24th or September 30th/October 1st...given that fall begins on Saturday, September 23rd...
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Post by Steam McQueen on May 2, 2023 13:29:56 GMT -5
- Here's the poster for last years event, I noticed it for sale at the Joliet Museum online store. They actually have a lot of cool stuff there. This poster is 11" x 17" and is $15.00 the 2023 poster is not for sale yet.  - jolietmuseum.shopsettings.com/BB-Con-Poster-p489506952  |
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Post by scmods55 on May 16, 2023 15:14:38 GMT -5
I just received an email from the Joliet Area Historical Museum. The dates are set...Friday, September 8th and Saturday, September 9th.
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Post by scmods55 on Jul 18, 2023 23:34:16 GMT -5
Getting more details this week. The latest is that Dan Aykroyd will be the Master of Ceremonies. Jim Belushi will not be attending.
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Post by scmods55 on Aug 1, 2023 14:48:47 GMT -5
FRESH NEWS: THE EVENT IS NOT HAPPENING ON SEPTEMBER 9th. It may not happen at all this year. Don't commit any money for plane, hotel or rental cars to be in Joliet on September 9th. The official news release will come out soon. In solidarity with the actors' strike, Dan has uncommitted to this event. The interesting thing is the actors' strike was going on when he signed the contract to do this event, so what the hell changed? I'm very disappointed in Dan Aykroyd for jerking the fans around.
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Post by 77granfury on Aug 1, 2023 17:43:28 GMT -5
NOOOOO! We've been secretly working on the Bluesmobile to get it ready for another trip to Joliet and Chicago - we'll stay tuned!
Thank you for letting us all know - I doubt this is on the Joliet Historical website yet.
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Post by 2FAB on Aug 14, 2023 17:11:58 GMT -5
I think there's a bigger story hiding here, which is that Elwood seems to be hanging up his hat following the second Blues Brothers Con. A post on the official John Belushi Facebook page from Judy Belushi Pisano included this: "This will be Dan Aykroyd's final performance as Elwood at the Joliet Prison, and we intend to make BB Con: The Sequel an event of a lifetime."  It isn't worded very clearly. Maybe it's just that Dan has decided he won't be back for a third show at Joliet. But I think it's more likely the actual meaning is, "This event at the Joliet Prison will be Dan Aykroyd's final performance as Elwood." |
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Post by Steam McQueen on Aug 14, 2023 22:50:29 GMT -5
- I don't understand what the actors strike has to do with a Blues Brothers concert at Joliet Prison. It's not a movie or a television show, not a scripted event with writers and a director ... right ? Hmmm, ok well, sounds like the Screen Actors Guild are a bunch of Nazis. I'm looking at their directive for the strike, they have included "off-camera singing" among the many activities forbidden during the strike. This is really bizarre. - www.sagaftra.org/files/sa_documents/Strike%20Notice%20to%20Members.pdfSAG Nazis. I hate SAG Nazis.  - www.jolietprison.org/blues-brothers-con/  |
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Post by tk826 on Aug 15, 2023 22:36:07 GMT -5
I'm sure it covers all paid performances by union members.
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