As youth with discretionary concert money return to Missoula, the barely relevant “news” platform, The Pulp, published a piece of figurative fellatio for Nick Checota and his aggressive reshaping of the local music scene. If you’re NOT turned on by the sound of loud slurping, I suggest a read because this is the kind of fawning veneration that will be put forward as official history when all is said and done.
Is there any mention of Checota’s failed bid to use public TIF money for a Convention Center? No. How about the millions in Federal Covid money that Tester helped Checota secure to save his cratered business model? Nope. Instead the term GENIUS is used. No, I’m not kidding.
Here’s the author talking about Missoula’s alleged “golden era” and the “genius” of Checota’s vertical integration.
In many ways, those first years after the KettleHouse Amphitheater hit the scene were a golden era. We could go to an intimate show at a beautiful downtown theater one night and watch a major band on the banks of the Blackfoot River the next. And thanks to Checota’s unique (and, it could be said, genius) vertical integration, we could have dinner at a top-rated club and catch a shuttle out to the amphitheater all in one go. We could even pick up our tickets in person at the Top Hat’s historic ticket window. And those tickets were (gasp) affordable.
For those who are more visually inclined, here’s the visual equivalent of reading this pulp article:
While the local reporter failed to get a response from Herr Checota, she was able to note how CNN did NOT fail in this regard as Missoula’s local music scene got national attention, which I wrote about here.
In that piece I made fun of the guy heavily quoted for being a nice little compliant MRA asset, so it’s only fair I do the same for Grace Decker, the DSA shill at a local non-profit I’m legally forbidden to write about because, like the medical freedom Decker sought to destroy, locally, during the pandemic, things like the Constitution no longer apply to the targets of lawfare.
With that context in mind, here’s the hollow lament from Decker that her musician friends have to move away, but delivered only after her “excitement” is presented to give a positive spin to the criticism:
Decker says she’s excited about what Checota and Logjam did with the Wilma, and the great acts that come through there on the regular. “But the Top Hat was this storied place, and now it doesn’t even have music anymore. It’s just another upscale downtown restaurant. It’s a loss.”
Decker says she’s been worried about her musician friends moving away from Missoula now because they can’t make it work. We’re no longer the same town in which people could build dreams in their low-rent basements working blue-collar jobs.
For even MORE context, back in December of 2023, I wrote about The Pulp AND Grace Decker, so just click this link and you will find even more links that exemplify how I track local influencers. It’s why so many people hate and detest the work I’m doing here.
Speaking of Socialists, a very funny op-ed can be read at Martin “Gomer” Kidston’s Missoula Current, the online news rag that impugned me with zero accountability in 2023. Here’s how one group of manipulative politicians are depicting two other members of their “horseshoe” for allegedly lying:
The Missoula City Council primary election is September 9. Unfortunately some candidates from the local Democratic Socialist Party are spreading lies and negativity in their messaging.
In Ward 3, candidate Daniel Carlino has pushed out texts to Missoulians in the last few days stating: “Now corporate PACs and right-wing interests are targeting me and my seat. Trump backed billionaires are pouring money into halting our movement,” and “It’s not just corporate PACs and right-wing extremists, the Israel lobby is targeting me and my seat.”
None of this is true. It is a lie to broadcast these claims. In fact, all donations listed by all candidates in these races are from individuals. Corporate PACs and right-wing interests? Nope. And how and where is the “Israel lobby” targeting Mr. Carlino? It’s nowhere in the candidate’s financial reports, nor in reality. For Mr. Carlino to text these claims goes directly to his integrity. These are low blows and not true.
Is it true that none of these claims are true? If true, man, what a dumpster fire shit-show of socialist left and corporate left doing a Tango with only left feet. Maybe they should take lessons from my ex-wife and her CrossFit boyfriend so that ALL the cucks of Missoula (read regular citizens who can’t afford amphitheater tickets) can at least get a decent show.
Thanks for reading!
