Cornell PhD Student Sues Band for Rained-Out Concert
Well, it’s another embarrassing day for Cornell. Christopher Langone, a PhD student at our illustrious institution, recently filed a class-action law suit against rock band Rush for inconsiderately letting their Chicago concert get rained out—and he wants $$$ for those beers he bought, too, reports the Chicago Sun-Times.
The band, which Wikipedia terms “Canadian progressive rock,” were supposed to perform in Chicago last Wednesday, July 7, but cancelled due to rain—apparently in spite of ticket stubs which read “rain or shine.” Langone, who told the Sun-Times that he had flown to Chicago to see the show with old friends, did not take the disappointment gracefully.
Despite calling himself “a lifelong fan of Rush,” Langone has filed a class-action lawsuit demanding reimbursement for the six tickets he purchased (he says he can’t make the rescheduled concert) as well as airfare and other expenses. And those other expenses include not only his travel expenses but, apparently, the round of beers he ordered at Charter One Pavilion before the concert was cancelled.
Really, Chris? You want to be paid back for the beers? I can understand some reasonable frustration at having traveled all the way to Chicago to see a cancelled show, but if you were really meeting up with old-time friends, they must have been pretty disappointing.
And as a “lifelong fan,” I’m shocked you couldn’t give the aging rockers a break. They make have been some righteous dudes back in the seventies, but they’ve spent the last thirty years in Canada. And I hate to break it to you, but I doubt a lawsuit’s going to get you the kind of autograph you want.
Langone, 42, is studying for his PhD in the Department of Communication. I could imagine better PR than suing one’s supposed musical idol over a rained-out concert.
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