The Dallas/ Fort Worth area may be overreacting. They're shutting down everything.

Mayfest, other events will be canceled over flu concerns


The concerns over the spread of swine flu have led to the cancellation of Mayfest and all other major outdoor events in Fort Worth this weekend, according to a note sent out to police officers and administrators by Fort Worth Police Chief Jeff Halstead.

Mayfest officials have called a news conference for about 2 p.m. today, when they are expected to announce that the annual festival on the Trinity River will be canceled because of concerns of the swine flu.

Law enforcement officials working at the event, which was scheduled to open at 3:30 this afternoon, were overheard saying that the Centers for Disease Control told Mayfest to “shut down.”

City officials also are going to announce the cancellation of Cinco de Mayo celebrations in north Fort Worth and the rerouting of a bicycyle event, the 2009 Bike MS: Sam's Club Frisco to Fort Worth Ride, which was scheduled to end in downtown Fort Worth on Sunday morning, according to Halstead's note.

The note said city officials were working in cooperation with the Tarrant County Public Health Department in canceling the events.

Mayfest spokeswoman Carrie Cappel declined to confirm Mayfest was shutting down, but said there would be a news conference soon.

Mestival officials met Monday and discussed possible concerns about the swine flu and have been communicating with state and local agencies since then, Cappel said earlier.

The 37th annual festival, which was to run through Sunday, was expected to draw more than 200,000 people.

Some vendors said they already have been told of the cancellation.

William Stidham arrived late, at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, from Austin. Forty-five minutes later, the self-taught watercolor artist hit the road, disappointed that Mayfest was shut down because of the Swine Flu scare.

In Grand Prairie, organizers said the Grand Prairie Cinco de Mayo Festival & Parade has been postponed to September.

"I think this is mass hysteria," he said, after he was told by organizers that the festival would shut down about three hours before the gates were to open.

He was counting on Mayfest to be a good show for his Sacred Heart series, which uses iconic subjects like Elvis Presley, John Lennon and Quanah Parker in them. One piece featured Johnny Cash, gazing at a Sacred Heart, surrounded by a ring of fire.

Besides the $800 he isn't sure he'll get back from fees and deposits for the show, he knows of one thing he'll never get back: his time.

look what the pins hath wrought

k so ...youd rather take your chances and DIE..........Try the Miley Ray Cyrus concert .....thats still gonna happen.

Where's the GLP effect now, people?


Contradictions contradictions.

Why are people getting so worked up about this one?

It's a flu, it doesn't seem to be very deadly. It's not even the season for flu. I would understand if bodies started piling up but man there are few deaths from this.

WHY THE MASS HYSTERIA?

[link to www.mayfest.org]

poof, closed.

Law enforcement officials working at the event, which was scheduled to open at 3:30 this afternoon, were overheard saying that the Centers for Disease Control told Mayfest to “shut down.”

wonder if they'll cancel memphis in may next?

Not gonna clip this one. Has a few pictures too. If you're interested in how bad this is getting.

[link to www.star-telegram.com]

Watch Mexico
Mexico= Shut Down
Next;Watch Texas.
Texas will be slowly shut down
Then...New York and their Biden Subways..
Got Food?
I do.
And Shotgun Ammo.

soon you will understand, i'm too weary of explaining it.

Yeah...This is a MASSIVE event here. Tons of people invested a shitload of money to be here and they just said "nope...go home".

There are a ton of pissed off people down here after this.

you mean 1 % of the people who were going to make a lot of money selling crap are mad. the other 99% dont give a shit they will just spend more at the 4th of july vendors

this is one of the TESTS... see what the people will TOLERATE.

how far can they push and shove without consequences?

they are gaging their next move on these types of strong arm tactics over the population and COMMERCE.

Didn't Quayle say TSHTF on Cinco de Mayo ?

No cause Memphis is run by the Black Mafia. KingWwwwwwwwHerrington And Memphis is too stupid as a population to give up their Colt 45 and Natty Lite $12 a cup festival.

Oh and do you remember a few years ago where they had called in a guy to co-ordinate the "drying out" of the park after the usual Memphis in May Mud fest? I was that guy. It was embarrassing to see myself all over the news.

TIME TO TAKE "CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEE'S" TO TASK...YOUR TAX DOLLARS PAY FOR THEIR EMPLOYMENT...THEY ARE YOUR EMPLOYEE'S
YET IN GENERAL, THEY HAVE MORE BENEFIT'S...DAY'S OFF...THEN YOUR AVERAGE TAX PAYING AMERICAN....,SO TAKE NO SHIT AND TAKE NO "PRISONER'S"...IF YOU GET NO SERVICE, BE BOLD AND TAKE THEIR NAME AND TELL THEM YOU WERE DISATISFIED WITH THEI :5:R SERVICE!!!

gun show in ft worth is still gonna be open tommorrow
anyone else going?

I just heard this on local [Dallas] radio
and wondered if it was posted yet on GLP.

Ya'll never let me down.


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I would check. According to the Article "All public events" in that area are to be suspended.

If this turns out to be nothing, people will be throwing lawsuits left and right.

Yeah! And what about those 200 deaths in Mexico? They're overreacting so much that they're DEAD!

C'mon people! Get a clue!

"The Tarrant County Health Department, in the interest of public health and safety, has declared that all outdoor public gatherings must be canceled," said Richard Zavala, Director of Parks and Community Department in a statement posted on the Mayfest Web site.

outdoor, i need to get guns for my wifes brothers; found out monday they they dont own any guns

give it another 2 weeks my friend.

yep dan quayle is always right

GLP could rule the world.

he needs to run for prez

But he's not a very good speller

That seems like a really obvious answer, to me. It's all about convergence. If this flu epidemic was the only factor, then no problem. But combine it with 50 other devastating factors, and you get this kind of reaction. It's just one too damn many things. Crashing economy, China control looming, Obamanation, gun grabbing, loss of civil rights and free speech, Codex, on and on. This flu is just part of a TREND -- and that trend should scare the beejeesus out of everybody!

It could !

But who rules GLP


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what about First Monday in Canton, is it cancelled??