Just to clear up any misconception regarding ClearChannel involvement with the Boyd Theater (the old Sameric at 19th & Chestnut), they have not purchased the theater. There is a proposal that would have ClearChannel investing in and leasing the theater for multi-use purposes, including musical, theater and film productions. They are willing to work with the Friends of the Boyd, the group that I am involved with, towards a restoration of the theater to its Art Deco origins and for a program of partial public use of the theater. There are many obstacles to be hurdled, however, in that to make a reconstruction of the stagehouse work a parking lot behind the theater must be purchased and there a component of public money that is still not in place. We are hopeful, however, that this will be worked out. ClearChannel has a good track record of restoration of movie palaces in other cities.
Matt Wolfe _________________________________ Support Sam Katz for Mayor J. Matthew Wolfe Law Office of Alice W. Ballard, P.C. 1700 Lewis Tower 225 South 15th Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 (215) 893-9990 Fax: (215) 893-9997 4256 Regent Square Philadelphia, PA 19104 (215) 387-7300 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Richard Hotchkiss Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 3:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UC] [[volta] Clear Channel for Roadkill] ClearChannel plays the music, promotes the music (runs the tours) , owns the venues to play the music live, owns the TV station so that you can hear about the music and might even sell the tickets now. Do you think it's monopolizing a bit? Hey, didn't ClearChannel buy the old Boyd theater? Richard Hotchkiss http://www.hotstrings-inc.com > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Organization: Megaglobal Network Services > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 12:15:32 -0400 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [UC] [[volta] Clear Channel for Roadkill] > > > Seems relevant to the way people drive in UCity . > > -M. > > ----- Forwarded message from Dante Toza <dante(A)radiovolta.org> ----- > > Clear Channel radio stations advocate for Running Cyclists Off the road! > > http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=03/10/03/0272523 > http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/2911339p-2677916c.html > > In what now appears to be a pattern, Clear Channel Communications radio > stations in three cities (Cleveland, Houston, and Raleigh, NC) have > recently broadcasted the reprehensible comments of talk show hosts and > listeners encouraging violence against bicyclists. In the latest incident, > on Raleighs G105 station, September 22 and 23, morning talk show hosts > joked about harassing cyclists, urged listeners to call in with stories of > how they had harassed cyclists, and provided suggestions of how to run > cyclists off the road. One host suggested pelting cyclists with empty > Yoo-Hoo bottles. Calls came in from listeners who agreed with him, and > said that they would take similar action. A show intern discussed a man in > her neighborhood who shoots a pellet gun at cyclists as they ride by his > house, attempting to hit their tires to make them crash. > > According to a listener quoted in the October 1 Raleigh News Observer > (http://newsobserver.com/news/story/2911339p-2677916c.html), "One caller > said her dad had purposely hit a biker on the road on the way to church > one Sunday and kept on going. That got laughs. Bob (one of the hosts) > thought that was funny. And Bob said he'd love to be on a motorcycle and > driving it down a bike lane. Because he didn't think bikers should be > allowed on the road. He said they should ride on the sidewalk." > > The offending broadcasts come on the heels of similar broadcasts on Clear > Channel stations in Houston and Cleveland encouraging motorists to taunt > or even strike cyclists. Clear Channel owns some 1,200 radio stations > across the country that regularly share content with each other. Cyclists > across the nation have reacted with furor to reports of these broadcasts, > which have been widely disseminated on the Internet, condemning the radio > stations for their reprehensible incitement of violence. Many have > expressed fears that the incidents could inspire some deranged individual > to commit an act of violence against bicyclists. > > > League Position: The League condemns in the strongest possible terms the > promotion of violence and harassment against bicyclists as well as > pedestrians. With about 700 cyclists, including 200 children, and 5,000 > pedestrians killed every year in traffic crashes, it is clear that traffic > safety is a very serious issue. The League urges motorists and bicyclists > to share the road and to respect the rules of the road. State and local > transportation authorities need to do more to protect cyclists and > pedestrians and there is a profound need for more education for motorists > to be conscious of the need to share the road with cyclists and > pedestrians. > > http://econstituent.votenet.com/(ooj5bx45u1whnlmxocj3gzqd)/index.aspx/lab/le tt > erwriting.aspx?issueid=499 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > volta mailing list > http://lists.phillyimc.org/mailman/listinfo/volta > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. > ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
