I guess everyone has seen the ridiculousness/awesomeness of Rick Dyer's Bigfoot tour. I don't know what to think of this nonsense. 800 people showed up to a Sunday show and there were two more sold out shows in Houston the past two nights. Assuming that the other shows will accommodate at least as many people as the first, at $20 a person, that is over $45K this guy has made off of Houstonians who want to look at a paper mache monster. And that doesn't even count any of the merchandise sales.
The guy is providing a service for people who want to pay money to look at a monster, but with his story of luring the beast in with some Walmart ribs and shooting it, is he guilty of some sort of fraud? I say that assuming that the thing is a fake (which it certainly appears to be). In fact, he should hope that it is a fake since if it were real, the charge against him might be murder. After all, this is a humanoid creature he has on display.
I guess the part that is bothering me the most is why this current tour is so successful. Dyer himself was caught amidst a fake Bigfoot scandal less than 10 years. Numerous others have participated in some form of hoax as well. So, why is everyone so eager to see this one? Is it simply because of the awareness? I have seen stories about this Bigfoot tour from many different news outlets. Why have they decided to cover this one and essentially help line the pockets of a known huckster? How did he get them to help in his bidding? The power of media is a sight to behold.
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