“RENO The biggest little city in the world.” Isn’t that a great catch phrase. Of course a couple hundred years ago it was a meadow, wild with flowers, occasionaly flooded by the Truckee River. Only then, it was a river with no name. A meadow with no name. And you could probably smell the flowers.

So when the Political Chanting Society of the Reno Floodplain
organized, their mission goal was to restore the greater Reno
area back to a more pastoral environment. Removing all human habitation south of downtown and turning nearby Sparks, Nevada into a nature preserve. Their focus was legislation to limit city population to pre World War II levels.

Acting during an economic downturn, as casinos fell into bankruptcy, the PCS / RF rented out Lucky’s Ballroom in the nearly defunct Pearly Gates Casino. Trying to raise money anyway they could, they hired Bogus Slogan for a fund raiser concert. Problems began when the band’s contract rider was returned with huge red “X”s through most of the cushy provisions. It seems the Political Chanting Society was a bunch of cheap ascetics.

BS management immediately cancelled, then re-opened negotiations at a higher performance price. Since the Society had made dozens of committments, which failing to meet would damage their viability, they agreed to the increase.