Treefort? Uprooted.
Cannes? Canned.*
Boise Music Festival? Silenced.
The list goes on and on…
To my friends at the Idaho and Boise Advertising Federations, it’s time to make the call.
It’s time to either postpone or cancel The Rockies as an in-person event this year.
As much as everyone loves a party and an excuse to dress up, get together and celebrate, it seems foolish to hold an event like this a handful of weeks from now, even if social distancing and shelter-in-place restrictions are relaxed before then.
I want to be as optimistic about this as anyone else, but it’s also time to face reality. Now is not the time to put a large group of people in close contact to one another, mix in alcohol and questionable decisions, and then hope for the best.
Besides, I suspect there will be a lot of belt-tightening at agencies around the state in the weeks and months to come, and the expense of tickets and tables may be among the first to go.
As hard as it is to say it — because I, for one, look forward to seeing the work and the people every year — right now, the show must not go on.
* All credit for that line goes to Dan Goldgeier, who posted it on Twitter a few days ago.