John Picano Quotations

He's a very popular guy. When we didn't have him, that was one of the most often heard comments here.

Whoever thought that would happen to Britney? I had never heard of her.

Which we think is pretty decent, the first time out of the chute.

We're delighted. This is the first time in four years we had mostly pleasant weather to work with. When you have an outdoor event, you have to give a lot of credit to that.

We've had some of the biggest names in entertainment. Some have been at the zenith of their careers, and some have been on the way up.

That show was great. He was up there in his traditional black garb and when he said his opening line, 'Hello, I'm Johnny Cash,' the crowd went nuts. It was awesome.

They have had a lot of success with it.

It's the first time we have had a theme that wasn't named after a region in the country.

It's called Celebration on Ice. It's got everything from Ricky Martin (music) to football to baseball to cheerleaders to a heartfelt tribute to the city of New Orleans.