Politicians are beginning to duck out of appearances, triggering even more ire from angry constituents.
But instead, Sunday proved to be a trial of navigation and late-arrival-agita for city straphangers, including the tardy, out-of-breath appearance of Josh A. Moore at the Journey Church on West 84th Street in Manhattan.
So where does the orchestra go from here, given their first out-of-town appearance is Carnegie Hall? "They all retire at age 14," Steinberg jokes.
(Morrissey once pulled out of an appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel show rather than share the stage with the Robertson men, whom he called "animal serial killers").
The Texas Tribune has tracked Mr. Perry's out-of-state appearances since his re-election last year.
I was constantly booked for out-of-town appearances, spreading the gospel of eyebrow shaping seven days a week.
Earlier this year Mr. Rushdie pulled out of an appearance at the Jaipur Literary Festival, after the Indian authorities warned that there had been death threats against him.
Mr. Bush today pulled out of an appearance on "60 Minutes" on Sunday after the program decided to give equal time to Mr. McCain.
As long as he is selected for the game, he pledged he would not bow out of an appearance in favor of four days off.
