Continuing my observation of females in the news, here's a story that just made me shake my head!  The Dixie Chumps just could not heed the implorings of the American people, so capabley written by Laura Ingraham in her book "Shut Up & Sing". 

"Despite those numbers, early ticket sales are clearly not meeting projections. The plug was pulled on public on-sales for shows in Indianapolis (August 23), Oklahoma City (September 26), Memphis (September 27) and Houston (September 30) because of tepid pre-sales in a national promotion with Target stores.

The Memphis show has been pulled off the route and the status of the shows in Indianapolis, Houston and Oklahoma City remains uncertain. Industry speculation has it that much or all of the tour may be postponed. At the very least, it is likely routing and capacity will be reconfigured.

Early ticket sales for this tour are in marked contrast to the Chicks' last proper outing in 2003 when a national on-sale moved some 867,000 tickets the first weekend, and second shows were added in several markets. The Chicks ended up with the top-grossing country tour of 2003 at $62 million."

I'm sure sales in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and New York are doing just fine.  It's the HEARTland they've lost.  Couldn't happen to more deserving folks.