darthabraham t1_isch0p6 wrote on October 14, 2022 at 10:14 PM

Reply to comment by AspireAgain in TIL that before Lincoln Center could reward David Geffen's $100 Million donation by renaming "Avery Fisher Hall" to "David Geffen Hall", they had to pay the heirs of Fisher - the original donor - $15 million. Geffen's donation has a provision that requires his name to be on the hall "in perpetuity". by AspireAgain

My life’s mission is now to construct the Fuck David Geffin Hall in the same place as this one. It will sound AWFUL.

PM_ur_boobies_pleez t1_iscr3z4 wrote on October 14, 2022 at 11:32 PM

Fuck that awful person for giving $100 million!

kgunnar t1_isd6c6k wrote on October 15, 2022 at 1:35 AM

This isn’t even his biggest donation. He’s probably given upwards of half a billion (at least) to academic institutions. So he puts his name on it, whatever.

ASilver76 t1_isdk2sh wrote on October 15, 2022 at 3:33 AM

Could be worse. Could be Peaches Geldorf Hall. Still not a good name change though.

Askduds t1_ise5el6 wrote on October 15, 2022 at 7:50 AM

A 25 foot organ that only plays duck noises.