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10:36 AM PT – Vanilla Ice just canceled her performance in Austin … saying she didn’t know the numbers were so crazy in Austin. The rapper said the concert had been booked a long time ago, but with cases in Texas and across the country, Vanilla Ice says the best thing to do now is to cancel it and keep everyone safe. Good call.
Vanilla ice cream is offering a warning to fans: come see my concert at your own risk, because it could cost you your life, but the local health department is going even further … saying to stay away from your show.
Rapper “Ice Ice Baby” will perform Friday night at Emerald Point Bar & Grill at the popular Lake Travis tourist spot … 30 minutes from downtown Austin. The concert is called The Independence Day Throwback Beach Party at a multi-level outdoor venue that can host up to 5,000 fans, but due to social distancing, they are only selling 2,500 tickets.
Fans who want to buy tix receive a warning: “Important notice about COVID-19: please note that any interaction with the general public poses a high risk of being exposed to COVID-19 and we cannot guarantee that you will not be exposed while you are in attendance at the event. The event organizer is solely responsible for the health and safety of this event. We encourage you to follow the organizer’s security policies, as well as local laws and restrictions. “
That warning is not cutting with the Travis County Health Department … whose spokesperson, Jen Samp, he tells TMZ … “This is not wise regardless of who is acting in a meeting right now. The best way to be nostalgic is to protect your parents and grandparents and stay home.”
The “nostalgic line” is a clear image of Ice’s IG publication promoting the concert.
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The rapper posted this video over the weekend showing viewers packed with concerts. He captioned the video: “I can’t wait to get back to this. The 90s were the best. We had no coronaviruses, no cell phones, no computers. We had 5.0’s, blockbusters, Beavis and Butthead, Wayne’s World, Chris Tucker and Jackie. Chan. And Mortal Kombat is still better than fifteen days but we left the house, we danced, we invented house parties in the 90s. The last of the great decades. “
Samp is not being sucked into all that 90’s talk. She flatly says, “Don’t go to this concert. If you go to the concert or anywhere else publicly, wear a mask and social distance, have disinfectant in your pocket and wash your hands every time you get to a new place. “
He added that the fact that people drink alcohol means that they will be less aware of their actions … such as touching their faces and forgetting to wash their hands.
Texas Governor Gregg AbbottIt recently ordered all bars to close and limit the restaurant’s capacity to 50 percent. The order comes immediately after the state hit a new record for cases … with 8,076 reported Wednesday. Hospitalizations have also reached dangerous levels.
Emerald Point Bar & Grill, which, incidentally, will host other musical acts throughout the weekend, remains open because technically It is considered a restaurant.
Originally Posted – 7:26 AM PT
