No More Glass City Open

[jhendri2]

I'm not sure if this has been discussed on here yet or not but...

I just talked with Tom Gearhart, one of the promoters of the Glass City Open, and they have decided to cancel the rest of the tournaments. He said he could not find a sponsor willing to put up the money needed.

Here's a portion of the e-mail:

We are shit-canning it this year. Although we made a small profit last year, we are still $11,000 losers. Sigh. It was a labor of love. We can't seem to find a sponsor that is willing to put up $25,000 to $30,000 and we can't do it out of our pockets anymore. Although we are packed every night and our prices to attend it are one of the higest in the country, the sad truth of the matter is that it takes more money to put it on than we take in.

It's really too bad we lost such a good event...

Jim

 

[JAM]

This is horrible news. The Glass City Open is a well-run event, very smooth, and there's a little something for everybody there. Very sad, indeed.

JAM

 

[X Breaker]

This is horrible news. The Glass City Open is a well-run event, very smooth, and there's a little something for everybody there. Very sad, indeed.

JAM

JAM,

Nice new signature.

Thanks.

Richard

 

[Timberly]

This is definitely sad to hear. I was going to go this past yr for the 1st time and then ended up not being able to go. I promised myself & Tom that I would definitely get out there this yr. I really, really wanted to go to this event.

 

[mthornto]

That sucks. I took my 12 year old son to see the GCO last year. We both had a great time and had looked forward to going again this year.

 

[CrownCityCorey]

Sad news

This is definitely sad to hear. I was going to go this past yr for the 1st time and then ended up not being able to go. I promised myself & Tom that I would definitely get out there this yr. I really, really wanted to go to this event.

I played in this event in 2002 or 2003 and enjoyed myself immensley. It was also on my calendar again for 2006.

What a bummer. It was a very nice event.

Another one bites the dust.

 

[CrownCityCorey]

Sad news

This is definitely sad to hear. I was going to go this past yr for the 1st time and then ended up not being able to go. I promised myself & Tom that I would definitely get out there this yr. I really, really wanted to go to this event.

I played in this event in 2002 or 2003 and enjoyed myself immensley. It was also on my calendar again for 2006.

What a bummer. It was a very nice event.

Another one bites the dust.