Dear East Dublin Lions Club Members:
I was shocked to learn today that you have decided to cancel the 2013 Redneck Games. According to the Associated Press article, there are four reasons for this decision:
- The economy
- Low attendance at prior festivals
- Sponsors backing out
- Scrutiny from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division folks who found fecal bacteria in the Oconee River.
No. 1 is a lame, catch-all excuse, so I won’t even address that.
No. 2 and 3 go hand-in-hand, but it is your own fault: You moved the successful festival from July to Memorial Day Weekend last year. What were you thinking? Surely you weren’t surprised that only a few hardcore fans (ahem … folks like me … ahem) showed up. And the ratio of attendees to media people was about 3:1.
Media attention, Redneck Games 2012
That brings us to No. 4 (maybe this should have been No. 2 — har har). First of all, YUCK! Get that cleaned up! Second, just stop people from going in the river. No big deal. Give ’em some hoses or a set up a sprinkler and they will be fine.
Redneck Riviera, Redneck Games 2011
I hope you will reconsider. If you embraced technology, got your website up to scratch, and started using social media effectively, you could build on all the media attention from years past and have an amazing, well-attended festival.
You should not deny the public the ability to see this:
Bobbin’ for pigs’ feet, Redneck Games 2010
Or this:
Mudpit belly flop, Redneck Games 2010
Or even this:
Stylish attendee, Redneck Games 2011
Please reconsider. Don’t let me down.
Old times, they are not forgotten,
Beth
Observe and report 
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