As for the show, it wasn't without incident. Five people were arrested outside the ballpark in a scuffle with police, and the city immediately sued Alexander to recover the money it cost to clean Garvin Park and repair Bosse Field.
But overall, the event was a hit, and a lucrative one for Alexander and his co-promoter, Duncan, an Evansville resident. Its success immediately got the two men thinking big (Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival).
But overall, the event was a hit, and a lucrative one for Alexander and his co-promoter, Duncan, an Evansville resident. Its success immediately got the two men thinking big (Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival).
