Aquahemo
Aquahemo t1_isfsh4l wrote
Reply to comment by Just_the_facts_ma_m 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
"Imagine if they spent that money on the poor" is a cliche
Aquahemo t1_isf48n2 wrote
Reply to comment by Just_the_facts_ma_m 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
Same old boring, mindless, cliche, huh?
Aquahemo t1_ishdvan wrote
Reply to comment by Just_the_facts_ma_m 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
Doesn't mean it's not a cliche. There's always some person who says "why don't they spend that money on the poor"? Quite predictable, in fact I was expecting someone to say it in this thread and you did.