05-21-2026, 10:12 PM
Bravo to LSJU and the AD for the BTS shows (I didn't attend but heard from a friend and BTS "ARMY" member who went on Saturday and Sunday that it was fantastic)
Relatedly - the BTS band members and crew are apparently pickleball fanatics. They wanted to play during their stay in greater Palo Alto, and went online and looked at local private tennis clubs websites for pickleball facilities, and ended up playing at a private club near campus, on two nights!?
The club administrators were obviously surprised and delighted - I can just imagine the text or phone call they received . . . "Hi, can we rent out your pickleball courts tonight? . . . Yes, it's indeed a very unusual request, but we prefer privacy and your courts look very nice. . . . How much? Yes, I think we can afford it, we're about to make $ 60 MM this weekend from our business! We're in the music and dance industry . . . Our name? oh yes, for privacy reasons, please refer to us by a secret code known only to you and us; let's just use the three letters, B-T-S" :--)
Relatedly - the BTS band members and crew are apparently pickleball fanatics. They wanted to play during their stay in greater Palo Alto, and went online and looked at local private tennis clubs websites for pickleball facilities, and ended up playing at a private club near campus, on two nights!?
The club administrators were obviously surprised and delighted - I can just imagine the text or phone call they received . . . "Hi, can we rent out your pickleball courts tonight? . . . Yes, it's indeed a very unusual request, but we prefer privacy and your courts look very nice. . . . How much? Yes, I think we can afford it, we're about to make $ 60 MM this weekend from our business! We're in the music and dance industry . . . Our name? oh yes, for privacy reasons, please refer to us by a secret code known only to you and us; let's just use the three letters, B-T-S" :--)