Exactly! And here's to EVERYONE who supports that music and the arts community....including organizations who try to tell a larger story about its roots in Sacramento. Because you seem to think "that the broader history is lost to most of those who came after," but then instead of supporting an HISTORICAL tour that tells some of the broader history (that *gasp*, goes outside of your little box of life span and experiences), you insist it should focus on a narrow timeframe of Jerry Perry's influence. The reason, Marion, you've rubbed people the wrong way is because you took a tour that does only something positive for the local music scene - and without knowing much about the relationship between DSP and Jerry Perry - snarled out an unqualified statement about the would-be death of Sacramento's music. And in the end, you didn't really argue much about city politics pushing the music scene underground, as you claim is your point.

Let's look at it this way.... Sacramento has a long and vibrant musical history (that this tour is showcasing). And absolutely...no one can dispute that over time, Jerry Perry and a few other key players have been vital to keeping it alive. However, it's not as simple as "the concerts in the park that he started," or just promoting. The DSP has been the driving force for the concerts in the park for years, and the concerts in the park have been the driving force for growing a broader local music interest (not to mention interest in being downtown beyond working hours, which in turn brings dollars and interest in more music venues!). The DSP and Jerry Perry have worked in a true partnership to use this creative "venue" to revive/keep alive/grow the local music scene. So when one of the benefits is to be able to link a historical tour of music to the concert in order to bring more attention to the scene, well....I think it's safe to say everyone is benefiting that's involved. But it's appropriate for the $10 to go to the organization that has financially and administratively been making this growth happen through CIP. And it's not like Jerry doesn't get paid and a million praises for his work!