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ugh, Orange County Performing Arts Center is now called Segertrom Center for the Arts.......after the family who has donated the most money...horrible

Posted by CrankYanker Jan 14 '11, 17:22

Everyone knows they own South Coast Plaza and they already have their name on the concert hall and the symphony hall. jeez, what egos.

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Ever heard of Rockefeller Center in NYC? yeah. -- nm - loosilu Jan 14, 18:32
Welcome to the USA. -- nm - nubby trebek Jan 14, 17:34
We coould use a few less Ryan or Pritzker whatevers around here. -- nm - the liioulu with those hershey kiss flag things Jan 14, 17:25
yeah, giving money to charity like that. selfish pricks. -- nm - mafic Jan 14, 17:23 11
- You know the Bin Laden family has a few billion, what if they decide to support the arts in this country as part of a PR campaign to improve the .. - zeitgeist Jan 14, 17:31 1
  - They should buy Dodger Stadium; the McCourts have all but destroyed the franchise....calling it Bin Laden Stadium couldn't hurt. - CrankYanker Jan 14, 17:33
- There's two main buildings in the Center and their name is on both of them; Segerstrom Hall and the Renee & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall.... - CrankYanker Jan 14, 17:28 7
  - Do they cover all the operating costs? -- nm - the liioulu with those hershey kiss flag things Jan 14, 17:29 6
    - I don't know what the breakdowns are, but my clients have donated over $50 million combined and their names aren't on any building, not even a - CrankYanker Jan 14, 17:31 5
      - Some donators don't want their name out there. - the liioulu with those hershey kiss flag things Jan 14, 17:34 4
        
        I don't see the big deal. If they paid a lot of money to make the place possible, why shouldn't they have their name on it? -- nm - loosilu Jan 14, 18:35
        
        That's very true, my clients are not flashy. at. all. I remember a phone conversation my client had with an employee an Neiman Marcus... - CrankYanker Jan 14, 17:36 2
        
        she really didn't want anybody to think she was a renta -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 14, 18:43
        
        The horror. -- nm - Spawn Jan 14, 17:40
- It's the naming part that's irritating. -- nm - the liioulu with those hershey kiss flag things Jan 14, 17:25

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