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In their bid for the games London Olympic officials promised to keep an athletics track in the stadium.
Now, during a meeting in Acapulco, British Olympic Association chief executive Andy Hunt only “hoped” the Olympic stadium would retain a running track after the games- neatly side stepping the issue of empty promises by saying the decision was down to the mysterious “Olympic Park Legacy Company”.
Two Premier League football clubs, West Ham and Spurs, have made bids to move into the Olympic Stadium after 2012, but only West Ham’s bid includes keeping the running track.
Hunt made clear his determination to honour that promise telling AP . “Of course, we would love to see the provision of a truly world class athletics track….I think we’d all be disappointed if that didn’t happen.”
Fighting talk, might as well rip up the Spurs offer then.
If the London Olympic organisers keep none of their promises to Londoners (on jobs, on housing, on costs) will it be an Olympic record? Or does it happen where ever the five rings descend?
One way East Londoners could economically benefit from the games would be to put money with the bookies that the stadium will be home to Tottenham in 2013. I wonder what odds they are giving.
http://www.spectacle.co.uk/spectacleblog/olympics-2012/olympic-promises-fingers-crossed/In their bid for the games London Olympic officials promised to keep an athletics... more
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Spurs challenge how much the Olympic Legacy Company really want an athletics track.
Spurs, in conjunction with entertainment giant AEG, made a shock move last week to take over the stadium after the 2012 London Olympics. But the club do not want a track running around the outside of the pitch, a clause which could seriously hinder their attempt to move into the venue. Or will it?
Timothy Leiweke , chief executive of the club, claimed the Olympic Legacy company would be likely not to accept their bid in light of these circumstances. “I think it is a crime if you sacrifice having a perfect football stadium for convincing yourself you are going to do a track and field event every 10 years,” Leiweke was quoted as saying in the London Evening Standard.
AEG Europe chief executive David Campbell believes the athletics track is not a deal breaker. He claimed that any expressions of interest in the stadium which would decide the venue’s future, did not oblige bidders to retain the running track.
Will the promised Olympic “legacy” of an athletics track trump the money on offer? Will West Ham United regret promising to keep the track in their bid if Spurs win? Will the famous West Ham atmosphere survive the dead space of the track or will it become another loss in the litany of negative Olympic impacts on East London?
For full article see here: http://www.spectacle.co.uk/spectacleblog/olympics-2012/spurs-bid-for-olympic-2012-stadium-without-track/Spurs challenge how much the Olympic Legacy Company really want an athletics track.... more
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Gov. Paterson has 99 problems — and Jay-Z might be one of them.
The governor’s friendship with the hip-hop impresario is raising questions because of the latter’s involvement with AEG, the consortium controversially selected to run a multibillion-dollar racino at Aqueduct Racetrack.
For the Full Story on The Jay Z, Gov. Paterson Video Slots Scandal....http://ctpatriot1970.wordpress.com/2010/02/21/jay-z-gov-paterson-caught-in-ny-corruption-scandal-aqueduct-slots-deal-draws-scrutiny/
Paterson’s bond with the man born Shawn Carter was growing at the same time that Jay-Z was being courted to join the Aqueduct Entertainment Group.
Paterson tabbed AEG in late January to turn the aging track into a slick gaming venue with 4,500 video slot machines.Gov. Paterson has 99 problems — and Jay-Z might be one of them.
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A group of Michael Jackson fans, concerned about the late pop-star's welfare in the run-up to the 50 date residency at the 02 have started an online campaign to boycott the film This Is It, which is released in cinemas on Wednesday.
They argue Jacko was being unfairly over-worked by tour promoters AEG during rehearsals for the massive live shows, and even accuse AEG of knowingly 'covering up' the poor state of Jackson's health. According to a Reuters article here: http://www.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUSTRE59L61I20091022, "The concert promoters, AEG Live, did not return calls for comment."
The die-hard fans' website (This-Is-Not-It.com) contains messages from people who allegedly spoke to Jackson before he died, saying the star complained of "crippling back pain," and looked visibly fragile and unhealthy.
This comes hot on the heels of vehement denials from the producers of the film that they used body doubles for Jacko in some of the scenes. Joe Jackson claimed that footage seen in the film would be "mostly body doubles," adding to the number of conspiracy theories surrounding one of the most hyped cinema events this decade. And if you like reading into theories like these then the poster's tag-lines might be food for thought: "Discover the man you never knew" and "MJ: Like you've never seen him before."A group of Michael Jackson fans, concerned about the late pop-star's welfare in... more
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With the feature-length concert documentary “Michael Jackson’s This Is It” reaching theaters Wednesday for a limited two-week engagement, a group of concerned fans has started an “awareness campaign” to bring to light what they see as certain dark truths about the King of Pop. Namely, the campaign seeks to highlight what one fan describes as the “blatant lies and attempted cover-up by those around Michael in his final months.”
On the website this-is-not-it.com and a dedicated This Is Not It Facebook page, the fans allege that Jackson felt overworked and overwhelmed in the buildup to his 50 sold-out concerts at London’s O2 Arena. Testimonies by fans who claim to have interacted with Jackson in his final months describe how he was filled with anxiety, wracked with back pain and looked severely undernourished.
Moreover, the fans accuse executives at Jackson’s concert promoter, AEG Live, of being more concerned with making money than with the performer’s well-being.
A representative for AEG Live did not respond to requests for comment.
“[W]e believe we can inform people and help them see the movie with different eyes,” reads a statement of purpose on this-is-not-it.com. “We can tell you this did not have to be IT and you could be watching Michael Jackson alive on a stage instead of a celluloid picture.
“It is our hope that many fans around the world will agree to join us and to unite one last time to do something that will shed light on the lies that are being said.”
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