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When Sally Ball of Battle Creek picked up her newspaper on Friday, she said the front page article detailing the "Girls Gone Wild Rocks America" tour's Feb. 17 stop in Battle Creek immediately caught her eye.
"It was just terrible, all the details that were printed," Ball said, referring to descriptions of a wet T-shirt contest that was filmed on stage. "Kids read the paper, too. The article should have never been printed."
But Ball's shock turned to anger when she realized the event described in print was the same one her two adult sons attended. She and her husband, Jerry, had purchased the tickets as a birthday gift.
SallyBall said she would have never bought tickets if she knew that "Girls Gone Wild" was involved. She and her husband were under the impression it was only a concert.
"I told the boys that I was just disgusted with them," she said. "I said, 'Is this what we bought for your birthday?'"
The concert featured critically praised national acts Faktion, Hinder, Revelation Theory and Default. But the "Girls Gone Wild" sponsorship, and the local girls who were filmed partially naked, have led the public and a local bar owner to question whether such an event belonged in Battle Creek.
"I was trying to bring some great bands to Battle Creek," said Ted Keaton, owner of Planet Rock, which hosted the event. "After this, I don't think I'll have 'Girls Gone Wild' back again."
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