I too agree Patrick....but I also know Dick's side of it too. He's had to gatelist over a thousand people which is just unheard of for any event these days.
He's also lost a ton of money at Ojai in the past and may be trying to make up for it (just guessing here), or he might end up moving the event to Escondido, which I have heard through a direct 'pipeline' he's considered.... which would be fine with me (I'm seven minutes away from the site), but no black powder/cannons due to the residents living in the area around the park, and there's certainly no lake for a boat.
At the same time, I know of at least 4 groups (one I formerly was a member of) who do absolutely nothing at events except sit on their arses (no Tales of the Seven Seas, New Providence, and Pirates of Treasure Cove are just fine when it comes to entertaining the public at the Ojai events).
So it remains to be see what will happen....