Monday, March 22, 2010

Promoter leaves town, Keyboard Cat concert in doubt

Local music promoter Gene Sturbasky has gone missing in the wake of allegations that the Keyboard Cat concert Sturbasky has been promoting was a hoax. When reached for comment, Sturbasky's wife Alice had no comment, except to say "them is a bunch of lies, that darn cat is coming!"

The Keyboard Cat concert has been one of hottest tickets in town since it was announced late last year. Sturbasky's company, Hot Head Productions, has flooded the Vinland media market with ads for the concert.

Sturbasky has not been seen since last week, when Vinland television station Channel 3 WVIN ran a news piece revealing that Keyboard Cat was an internet hoax.

Vinland District Attorney Cecil Adrians said that he was looking into the matter, but said no criminal charges could be filed until the cat did not appear at the concert.

Town repairs bridge, newspaper ink shipments arrive

Officals at City Hall announced that the Nushahanick River bridge, which collapsed in a freak snowmobile incident in late Febuary, has finally been repaired. With the bridge out, critical supplies including newspaper ink became scarce in Vinland. The Vinland Valley News has been unable to print daily since the incident.