The deal was signed before the Park even opened in 2001... Things were obviously different then. At the time, it was determined that the marketing impressions delivered by $2 million a year for 20 years were worth the money, and that may or may not be true. Thing is, the deal is already 8 years old, and runs until 2020, so characterizing it as being somehow disingenuous in light of the current financial situation seems somewhat unfair, a sin of omission.
Some commenters above have stated this - are the bailout banks not supposed to advertise anymore? I thought the last recession taught companies that cutting marketing as a first line of defense isn't always the best line of defense. Hiding what light you may still have under a bushel basket isn't going to get you out of any mess, regardless of whether you were complicit in the making of said mess in the first place.
Michael: best thing ever
Patrick: ah, he's the lead singer of Nerf Herder
Michael: i knows them
Patrick: i has heard of them
Michael: [www.youtube.com]
Patrick: spaghetti cat is good too
but i'm now watching hoap(ep) for like the 15th time
Duh. Naked Marketing Manager, obviously.
But yours is waaaaay brillianter. Muchos kudos.
West Penn is a good hospital, and it does indeed have an Emergency Room, which they helpfully keep open almost all the time for, y'know, emergencies. It's a five minute walk, if that, from where the incident occurred to where they will help you if you've been, oh let's say, attacked by a mugger and slashed on the face.
Not to cast doubt onto the story, but Bloomfield is not the worst section of town, or even "The Wrong Side Of Pittsburgh". Yes, crimes do occur there, but there are a few other neighborhoods where one could get into a lot more trouble. It is not unpossible (sic) that this happened, but the time that it took place, before 9 p.m. would be a time when the street is at least somewhat active. Sure, it's not the Village at midnight on a Friday, but there are usually a good number of people walking around, there are a few bars and restaurant, coffee shops, a pretty good video store, and some other places of business, so it seems odd to me that this criminal would choose to mug someone on a relatively busy street.
I'm really looking forward to see how this story develops.
Don't hate on Bloomfield, yo.
And thanks Adam for actually thinking it was good. Well, pretty good, anyway.
Has anyone seen a Brazilian doctor in the law offices recently?
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