LGR4GM Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 (edited) I call BS. What does this person know about art? Why should he/she have the right to start putting names on museums? Can this person even paint? Yea! Why is Kim Pegula going to NFL meetings. What has she done to earn that right? She doesn't even play football! ;) Edited September 23, 2016 by LGR4GM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Feel like I need an emoji or backward-slash stage direction for guidance here. Really? Good for AKG to get that donation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 They are renaming the Albright-Knox too. Is this what old feels like? I'm starting to dislike change. Wait 'til they start renaming halls at your college to the professors that you had. Then you're old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabills Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 I call BS. What does this person know about art? Why should he/she have the right to start putting names on museums? Can this person even paint? Besides, most of the collection at the Albright Knox is MODERN art, not REAL art, which as we all know is paintings of landscapes and horses AND THAT IS IT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Really? Good for AKG to get that donation. Sorry, man. It was pretty subtle. Also, I had a beer with lunch. 16 ounces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoner Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Yea! Why is Kim Pegula going to NFL meetings. What has she done to earn that right? She doesn't even play football! ;) Actually I think the two situations dovetail nicely and raise essentially the same question. What does being rich give you the right to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 (edited) Actually I think the two situations dovetail nicely and raise essentially the same question. What does being rich give you the right to do? You can donate money so people name ###### after you Edited September 23, 2016 by LGR4GM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 What does being rich give you the right to do? Money gives you whatever rights and privileges you can thereby acquire. It also, I'm told, gives you mo' problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 (edited) Money gives you whatever rights and privileges you can thereby acquire. It also, I'm told, gives you mo' problems. seems oddly specific... Edited September 23, 2016 by LGR4GM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoner Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 The New York State Theater at Lincoln Center became the David H. Koch Theater in 2008, when Mr. Koch, the oil-and-gas billionaire, contributed $100 million toward its renovation. That same year, the New York Public Library’s flagship on Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street was named for Stephen A. Schwarzman, a Wall Street financier who donated $100 million toward that building’s expansion. From a story about how Avery Fisher Hall at the Lincoln Center has been renamed David Geffen Hall after Geffen's $100 million donation. The Fisher Family got $15 million to agree to the name change. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/14/arts/music/lincoln-center-to-rename-avery-fisher-hall.html?_r=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubkev Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Wait 'til they start renaming halls at your college to the professors that you had. Then you're old. To be perfectly honest, I don't think I could tell you 3 of my professors names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 From a story about how Avery Fisher Hall at the Lincoln Center has been renamed David Geffen Hall after Geffen's $100 million donation. The Fisher Family got $15 million to agree to the name change. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/14/arts/music/lincoln-center-to-rename-avery-fisher-hall.html?_r=0 So wish something desirable had my name on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Besides, most of the collection at the Albright Knox is MODERN art, not REAL art, which as we all know is paintings of landscapes and horses AND THAT IS IT. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3putt Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 The Sabres play in the Aud. That is all I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristian Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Call me old-fashioned, but I really miss the days where arenas would have actual names, like the Aud, the Joe Louis Arena, Maple Leaf Gardens, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Call me old-fashioned, but I really miss the days where arenas would have actual names, like the Aud, the Joe Louis Arena, Maple Leaf Gardens, etc. You're gonna love the uniform ads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoner Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Call me old-fashioned, but I really miss the days where arenas would have actual names, like the Aud, the Joe Louis Arena, Maple Leaf Gardens, etc. Corporations are people now. Rich people can buy and own anything. They've earned it, after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTS Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Actually I think the two situations dovetail nicely and raise essentially the same question. What does being rich give you the right to do? It doesn't give you any more rights than anyone else. You could donate $20 to the museum and ask for them to change the name. Clearly, being rich does improve the odds of others acting more favorably to your requests. However, there is no change in their rights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Corporations are people now. Rich people can buy and own anything. They've earned it, after all. I miss the the days when it was Rich stadium, oh, wait. I once played at Carnegie Hall, too. That was cool,… oh, wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoner Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 I miss the the days when it was Rich stadium, oh, wait. I once played at Carnegie Hall, too. That was cool,… oh, wait. I see what you did there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 I see what you did there. Hey, sometimes rich people name themselves after buildings, instead. Look at the Windsors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkard Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 (edited) I think one of the local funeral homes should buy the stadium rights so everyone can say they're going to the morgue. Right? Right?! #dumpandchase #don'tdisturbchetandmuffy #hashtagsarestupid Edited September 26, 2016 by Drunkard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woods-racer Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 The Sabres play in the Aud. That is all I know. Same here. Say the *Aud* in a conversation and no one will correct you half way through the conversation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Corporations are people now. Rich people can buy and own anything. They've earned it, after all. It remains unclear to me what the point of this gripe is (I mean, beyond griping that rich people can buy stuff and do with it as they please - including stuff near and dear to our hearts). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Corporations are people now. Rich people can buy and own anything. They've earned it, after all. Yeah. the owner of the Oilers just got their first mascot named after him. :doh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.