Modified On June 14, 2004
From a reader:
I went with my husband and friends to see his stand up show. We were all having a good time until he brought up going to see a Lakers’ basketball game. I along, with maybe 2,500 other fans booed his mention of the Lakers. It was NOT that big of a deal – this is Colorado and one of the TOP sports towns! We are passionate about ALL our Colorado teams and the booing was just a friendly reminder to George that he was in DENVER. George took it WAY to personally and ended up insulting the people of Denver, and cutting his act short!
He is a professional comedian and quite honestly, I expected MORE from him. He should have been able to joke his way out of the situation without insulting HIS fans and then leaving prematurely! Apparently there were fans that had backstage passes to meet him and of course, George did not grace them with his presence. This too is very unprofessional.
George, if you can’t take a joke, maybe you shouldn’t be up there telling jokes!
Gina Alvarado
Longmont, Colorado
Yipe! We’ve never performed for a crowd of 2,500 people, let alone had 2,500 boo us! Nevertheless, Lopez seems to have horribly misjudged the reaction of the audience! The Magness Arena seats approximately 7,200 people, so there were still approximately 5,000 people who weren’t booing!