HITS’ announcement last month that John Ammerman would return in a mangement capacity to the company’s Vermont Summer Festival shows was “premature,” Ammerman has said.
“After asking for my help as a co-manager (with Joe Dotoli) at the Vermont Summer Festival, the HITS management team has unfortunately failed to produce a realistic contract that includes the terms originally discussed.I have since been informed by HITS that they cannot afford my services and `do not need my assistance anyway,’ ” Ammerman commented in a statement.
He added, “Given that the news of my return was released prior to finalizing an agreement between myself and HITS, it is only fair to let the exhibitors know that I will not be working at the 2023 Vermont Summer Festival.”
Joey Norick, HITS’ chief customer officer, attributed the situation to “a touch of miscommunication. Interpretation may have been taken differently. As much as I’d love to have John there, I’m sorry it didn’t go the way he wanted. We would only wish him all the best.”
In its official statement reacting to Ammerman’s comments, HITS said the company “has nothing but admiration and respect for John Ammerman and everything he has done for the Vermont Summer Festival. We are truly sorry he is not joining us, but we have nothing but well wishes for him and Dotty.”