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Local Man Called Out For Seeing Taylor Swift Movie Alone

Author Mike O'Brian
Taylor Swift cops a pose on stage during her Eras Tour.

It was the opening of “The Eras Concert Film” this past weekend. But one local man got called out for seeing the Taylor Swift movie alone! The Mike & Carla Morning Show get a text from a guy describing his weekend. A 39 year old single male, who loves the music of Swift. Since he couldn’t get tickets for her concert, he thought seeing the movie would be the next best thing.

However, he couldn’t get anyone in his circle of friends to go with. So, he thought what the heck, I’ll just go myself and enjoy. He said in the text that thoroughly enjoyed the movie, the atmosphere and assumed it was the next best thing to seeing Taylor “live”! On the other hand, he got some weird looks during the screening. In fact, some asked where his family was.

What’s wrong with seeing the Taylor Swift movie by myself?

Needless to say, the question is, was it really that weird for a guy to go see this movie on his own? Would have been more odd if his buddies did go with him? To see two or three thirtysomething guys sitting in the middle of a theater with a whole bunch of “Swifties?” 

It really was a no win situation for the guy when you come right down to it. But the listeners this morning stuck up for the guy. Got a lot of support from people who congratulated the guy for going. Not sure how many of his buddies would have agreed to go or not.

Mike O’Brian sympathized with the guy from his own experience. The first time Barry Manilow came to town and he ended up with a pair of opening night tickets. He wasn’t comfortable asking any of his “guy” friends to the show. And what would a woman think of him have opening night tickets to Barry Manilow?

As it turns out, what should it matter right? Go, you do you and enjoy the things you enjoy…don’t worry about what others think right? If you have an extra couple of minutes, listen to the segment.

But we should warn you that near the end of the segment Carla Rea gets called out. Find out what for and enjoy!

Mike O’Brian is the Program Director and Morning Show host on 96.3 KKLZ in Las Vegas, along with Carla Rea. He has been with the Beasley Media Group for almost 23 years. Mike was named one of the “Best Program Directors In America” by Radio Ink magazine. Over the years, “The Mike & Carla Morning Show” have been presented with a number of proclamations for their work in the community and numerous awards. Having lived in Las Vegas for over 35 years, he writes articles on living in Las Vegas, sports, and odd stories happening within the state of Nevada. Mike is the host of the morning show and program director of 96.3 KKLZ/Las Vegas. He has been doing mornings in Las Vegas for the past 38 years. Over the years, he has hosted a numerous amount of community events and has been the P.A. announcer for a number of sports teams in Las Vegas. He has written on living in Las Vegas, the sports teams here, as well as odd & little-known facts about Las Vegas & Nevada.

10 Times Rockers Praised Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift is everywhere. The more you try to escape her, the stronger her presence is. She is simply an undeniable force.

General fandom around the pop superstar/singer-songwriter has been intense for years. However, it has reached a new level thanks to “The Eras Tour.”

How Much Money Has Taylor Swift and “The Eras Tour” Generated?

Swift’s ongoing “Eras Tour” is projected to gross a staggering $2.2 billion in North America alone, according to CNN Business. Her tour has provided a massive boost to the local economies of the cities where she performs. Fortune noted that Swift’s tour is on track to generate a nearly $5 billion boost in consumer spending.

This is the result of people traveling to see Swift and spending money on hotels, food and other goods. Just how significant is that number? Dan Fleetwood, President of QuestionPro Research and Insights told GlobalNewsWire, “If Taylor Swift were an economy, she’d be bigger than 50 countries.”

In fact, Swift made the Forbes billionaires list in April 2024. The outlet noted, “In a rare feat, Swift is the first musician to reach the milestone solely from songwriting and performing. Her fortune doesn’t largely derive from profitable side hustles (think: beauty brands, fashion lines, alcohol investments, etc.), which have been typical avenues for entertainers to become billionaires in recent years.”

Taylor Swift and the Rock Stars Who Dig Her

With this kind of popularity, it is not shocking that Swift has gotten a lot of attention from other artists in the music world, including some icons. She did the honors of inducting Carole King into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2021. She also notably performed “As Tears Go By” with the Rolling Stones in 2013.

Swift says in the video below, “That’s one of the only bands where you see these fans who’ve been coming to shows for decades, and they always want to come back. The way you see them give everything they have for every single performance, that’s what makes fans loyal to them, and that’s been a huge influence on my entire outlook on my career.”

Over the years — but especially since the beginning of “The Eras Tour — several iconic rock stars have said very kind things about Swift. Keep scrolling to see the many examples of their praise of Swift, from funny stories to more poignant moments and everywhere in between.

  • Dave Grohl

    Dave Grohl recalled a time when Taylor Swift bailed him out of a jam. Both musicians were attending a party hosted by Paul McCartney. At one point, Sir Paul started playing a song on the piano. After he was done, people at the party turned to Grohl and said he should play a song next. There were two problems, though: Grohl doesn’t know how to play the piano, and he said he was “a little out of sorts” at that point (wink-wink). Swift jumps in and volunteers to play a song, and she decides to play the Foo Fighters song “Best of You.” However, due to Grohl being “a little out of sorts,” it took him a bit to realize what song she was playing, even though he wrote it.

  • Stevie Nicks

    Stevie Nicks said to the crowd at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta in May 2023, “Thank you to Taylor Swift for doing this thing for me, and that is writing a song called ‘You’re On Your Own, Kid.'” (“You’re On Your Own, Kid” is featured on Swift’s 2022 album Midnights. The track peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at number eight.)

    “That is the sadness of how I feel,” Nicks continued. “As long as Chris was, even on the other side of the world, we didn’t have to talk on the phone. We really weren’t phone buddies. Then we would go back to Fleetwood Mac, and we would walk in, and it would be like ‘Little sister, how are you?’ It was like never a minute had passed, never an argument in our entire 47 years. Never.”

    Nicks closed saying, “So, when it was the two of us, the two of us were on our own, kids. We always were, and now, I’m having to learn to be on my own, kid, by myself. So, you help me to do that. Thank you.”

  • Bono

    Back in October 2022, U2’s Bono said, “I’m a Swiftie” in an appearance on BBC’s The Graham Norton Show alongside Swift. Host Graham Norton if the two ever worked together before. Swift said, “Not yet. We’re gonna talk about it later.”

    Swift added about Bono, “He’s so nice he sent me roses when I played in Dublin. He doesn’t want to take credit … He’s a truly great person. He’s just that great and thoughtful, just the best there is.” Bono coyly responded, “I better have a drink.”

    Taylor Swift and Bono posing for a photo.

    Charley Gallay/Getty Images

  • Paul Stanley

    The KISS legend shared a photo of himself wearing an “Eras Tour” t-shirt on social media. He captioned the photo, “Took Erin, Sarah and Emily to see Taylor Swift Last Night! 6 shows at SoFi Stadium for a total of A HALF MILLION PEOPLE and I know why… PHENOMENAL SHOW BY A PHENOMENAL ARTIST. Thanks to her staff for rolling out the red carpet for us.”

  • Bruce Springsteen

    In November 2022, Bruce Springsteen had a week-long takeover of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. At that time, there was a lot of buzz around The Boss’ 2023 tour and Taylor Swift’s tour happening at the same time.

    Fallon asked the Boss to confirm a “theory” he and Swift will pop in on each other’s shows thanks to their mutual connection of songwriter/producer Jack Antonoff. Springsteen responded, “I will be, because my daughter is going to make sure I will be at the Taylor Swift show, so I know that. And she’s welcome on E Street anytime.”

  • David Draiman

    The Disturbed frontman shared his desire to work with Taylor Swift in an interview with 93.3 WMMR’s Sara. He said, “I would love to cover a Taylor Swift song. I think that she is one of the most prolific songwriters of our generation. I think she is insanely talented. I’d love to collaborate with Taylor if she ever wanted to, on any given day.”

    Draiman added, “I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: I think she’s a brilliant woman. I think she’s, like I said, one of the great songwriters of our time. I love her gumption. I love the fact that she gets on stage in front of tens of thousands of screaming young female fans and plays a real instrument and sings live and is the real deal.”

  • David Draiman (Again)

    Draiman, again, publicly praised Swift, and this time, it was during a Disturbed show in January 2024. The singer spotted two 12-year-old girls with their dads in the crowd and brought them on stage. He commented that since the two girls were at the Disturbed show and not at a Swift show they were being raised on rock music. Per Blabbermouth, Draiman then said Swift “still kicks ass,” which led to some booing. The Disturbed frontman sternly told his fans not to boo the singer-songwriter.

    “I will stand up and applaud any pop artist that gets up on stage and sings live and plays a guitar live in front of a whole group of f—ing thousands of girls and guys, young fans,” said Draiman. ” … She’s making sure that an entire generation of new music fans understand what it means to actually play music live.”

  • Eddie Vedder

    Eddie Vedder heaped praise on pop superstar Taylor Swift and her fanbase in a March 2024 interview with Mojo.

    The Pearl Jam frontman detailed his experience of attending a Taylor Swift show with one of his daughters. He talked about how much of a community Swifties were, particularly with their practice of making friendship bracelets and trading them with other fans at shows.

    Vedder noted, “The craziest thing was it reminded me of punk rock crowds, of being aligned with all of the misfits in our town, back in the day. It was galvanizing and powerful.”

    Vedder even got in on the friendship bracelet action. His wife Jill shared the photo below when the family attended a Swift “Eras Tour” show in Seattle in July 2023.

  • Eddie Vedder (Again), but this time with Jeff Ament

    Vedder and Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament appeared on The Bill Simmons Podcast in May 2024. The topic of Swift came up, and Ament had some interesting comments.

    He said, “I think she’s, you know, I think she’s not afraid to change and change in a way that maybe is kind of anti-pop in some ways, you know? Which is, I have huge props for that.”

    Vedder added, ” … She’s incredibly prolific, so she’s able to just kind of keep putting out music and putting out music.”

  • Billie Joe Armstrong

    In June 2024, the Green Day frontman shared a photo of himself at a stop on “The Eras Tour,” while rocking some friendship bracelets.

    Armstrong captioned the photo, “Just saw Taylor Swift eras tour in Lyon France!! Great production. Great voice. Great entertainer. Great songwriting. Crazy crowd. People even shared with me some friendship bracelets. Thanks a million @taylorswift.”

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