Tour Frequently Asked Questions

HOW MUCH IS IT?Although not bank-breaking, some of you probably have spent more on your career or event travels anyway, there are fees in order to participate in the tour. The fees not only cover your stage time (but if you just want to pay for stage time, you can) but include various hotel rates, promotional and marketing prices (from flyers to billboards) while you are on the tour. prices start at $1,500 for one event.WHO IS PLATINUM ENTERPRISE?Platinum Enterprise Group Services were founded in 1996. We have been members of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) since 2003. Platinum Enterprise the online resource for several major urban event listings. We are not the HYPE...we are the solution to your travel issues. We help other business get the word out as well. We are the home of www.whatspoppincentral.com and if you have never heard of Whatspoppin, ask at least five 18-35 minorities who use the internet to attend urban events as our newsletter is distributed to approximately 100,000 individuals.WHO ELSE IS PERFORMING?As soon as our roster is completed, you will be notified. It could be you!WHAT ARE THE DATES OF THE EVENTS?NBA All Star : February 17 - 19thBlack College Reuion : March 30th - April 2ndTexas (Kappa) Beach : April 21 - 23rdUrban Beach - Miami : May 26 - 29thEssence (note: Essence will be held in Houston this year) : June 30th - July 4thIndiana Black Expo : July 6-16th Please visit www.whatspoppincentral.com for more info on these events. I WANT TO PERFORM AT AN EVENT NOT LISTED. IS THIS POSSIBLE?Anything is possible with Platinum Enterprise :)We need to find promoters to work with and also need ample time to promote the tour stop. Email mmd@pegsonline.com if you want to perform somewhere else.I AM A MANAGER OR INDIE LABEL EXEC AND I HAVE MORE THAN ONE ARTIST. DO I NEED TO SUBMIT AN ARTIST INQUIRY FORM FOR EACH ARTIST?Yes you do, since all artists go through a selection process.I HAVE SUBMITTED THE ARTIST INQUIRY FORM, MY MUSIC TO YOU AND TO DON BAKER. NOW WHAT?As soon as don hears your music, he will then contact us as to whether you are able to represent our tour to the fullest. Either way, we will notify you asap.

nba-all-star-addict-blog new articles for Sunday, April 02, 2006A Ghanaian NBA star in the making? (Ghanaweb.com)
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pops Mensah-Bonsu played like a talented big man who has NBA potential is supposed to perform against one of the nation's weakest major-college teams.

Tigers Can't Break Through Bruins (Washington Post)
INDIANAPOLIS, April 1 -- UCLA lacks the star power and pedigree of its legendary teams of the 1960s and 1970s, when coach John Wooden and all-Americans such as Bill Walton, Lew Alcindor and Marques Johnson guided the Bruins to 10 NCAA championships in 12 seasons. The Bruins aren't as talented or...

NBA notebook: Outsiders should take heat off angry players (The Sacramento Bee)
Anger, emotion, intensity and the loss of self-control are parts of life, sports and the NBA.

76ers rout injury-depleted Knicks (The Plain Dealer)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In case Larry Brown somehow forgot what it was like to coach Allen Iverson, the All-Star showed his former coach a reminder of exactly what he's missing in New York.

Iverson leads Sixers to rout of Knicks (Fox Sports)
In case Larry Brown somehow forgot what it was like to coach Allen Iverson, the All-Star showed his former coach a reminder of exactly what he's missing in New York. It was the way he takes over games with clutch points and playing hurt that has Philadelphia still in playoff contention, while the Knicks are flailing at the bottom of the Eastern Conference.

MCDONALD'S HIGH SCHOOL ALL-AMERICAN BOY'S GAME: Local star steals show, leads West in victory (Daily Aztec)
The McDonald's High School All-American boy's game is supposed to be a collection of the best high school basketball. The cream of the recruiting crop, the potential NBA All-Stars. And that's what the game is all about: potential. In the first half, it looked like a possible blowout, as the East squad, led by 7-foot-1 center Greg Oden (headed to Ohio State) ran away with the game and were up by

A star player is a start, but help is needed to win title (Houston Chronicle)
The NBA model for building a champion has long been to start with one of those rare players who change lives. Yet, as with the cautionary tales of lottery winners that ended up bankrupt, landing individual stars guarantees nothing but expectations.

Madness will be better in the NBA playoffs (Kansas City Star)
Now that the thoroughly enjoyable NCAA Tournament is just about completed, it’s easier to look forward to the NBA playoffs — and the NBA playoffs will top the NCAA Tournament for excitement and drama.

NBA Insider: Our former Wolves always interesting (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Several Wolves of recent vintage were in the news this week, reminding us that we're missing out on some of the fun this NBA season: • The Wolves missed out what would have been the big grudge game between Stephon Marbury and Wally Szczerbiak last Sunday at Target Center because, of course, Szczerbiak was traded to Boston back in January. That deal came not long after the Wolves played in New

Krauser chosen for Portsmouth NBA camp (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Carl Krauser's second attempt at making an NBA roster begins in earnest this week.

The NBA staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. From that year on, the game has matched the best players in the East against the best in the West.