Vanilla Ice knows we’re in the middle of a global pandemic, but collecting his coins seems a lot more important to him at the moment!
The 52-year-old Ice, Ice, Baby rapper is set to perform in concert this Fourth of July weekend at a Texas venue that’s expecting over 2,000 eager fans, despite a recent surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in the state.
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The artist, whose real name is Robert Matthew Van Winkle, announced on June 24 that concertgoers should expect a show for the ages at the “Independence Day Throwback Beach Party” at the Emerald Point Bar & Grill in Austin, Texas, located just off the shore of Lake Travis. Alongside a promo poster shared via Instagram, he wrote:
“Get ready to go back to The 90s, the greatest decade ever. Bring your dancin shoes, Speedo’s, bikinis, neon colors and and ninja turtle gear… hahha”
In a second post, featuring screaming fans from a set seemingly before the lockdown, Ice waxed poetic about his love for a decade before the coronavirus was ever a thing:
“I can’t wait to get back to this. The 90s were the best. We didn’t have coronavirus, or cell phones, or computers. we had 5.0‘s, blockbuster, Beavis and Butthead, Wayne’s world, Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan. And Mortal Kombat is still better than fortnight [sic] but we got out of the house, We danced, we invented house parties in the 90s. The last of the great decades #IMissThenineties.”
Seriously?!
OK, this is starting to sound more like narcissism than nostalgia. We get it, people miss the ’90s — but throw on your favorite pair of old overalls, graphic tee, and a good Spotify playlist from the comfort of your own home if you’re itching for a piece of the past. Be smart, people! Heading to a concert during these times for the sake of reliving “the glory days” just isn’t worth it.
According to the Austin Chronicle, tickets are priced between $25-$300 and the venue will not allow more than 2,500 attendees, which is just half of the location’s 5,000-person max capacity. Either way, this still sounds like a bad idea because as of Thursday, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported 8,076 new coronavirus cases — a new single-day record for the virus hot spot that has seen more than 171,929 cases since the pandemic started. Additionally, Governor Greg Abbott just ordered all bars to be closed and reduced restaurant capacity to 50 percent on June 26 and almost all other major concert events have been postponed across the city.
Twitics can’t seem to understand what’s not clicking for the performing artist and blasted him on the social media platform:
“Imagine dying of the coronavirus because you went to a f**king Vanilla Ice concert”
“If you get COVID because you went to the Vanilla Ice concert that somehow is the exception to closure rules, frankly, you deserve that.”
“Vanilla Ice is trending because he is throwing a concert in Texas for the 4th of July. If you go to this concert and catch COVID, don’t ask anyone to stop, collaborate, and listen to your dumba**”
“Imagine having to go on a ventilator bc you just had to see Vanilla Ice.”
“Getting the coronavirus at a Vanilla Ice concert has to be one of the lamest ways to die possible.”
And if any of our readers still think this is a good idea to go, at least wear a mask!
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After trending all morning, Vanilla Ice hopped on Twitter to address his critics and argue there will be “plenty of room for distancing” at his show:
This is just as bad as country music artist Chase Rice‘s excuse for continuing his tour amid the ongoing pandemic… so foolish!
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[Image via Judy Eddy/WENN]
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