The American? ANYONE?!

[Johnboy976]

Btw, that is not a political plug... I'm seriously asking a question.

[sgrizzle]

I haven't heard her plug it any more than lafortune and we know form the third penny that he is plugging harder than the council is.

[Johnboy976]

Alright. Here is the deal: they are speaking to investors right now. I'm not sure, but I believe it is safe to assume that no one in the group wants to fall into financial trouble. It is an interesting situation that you can fall into if you're three quarters of the way through and the bank runs dry. Since they will be spending most of the next three months in talks (unless of course a big check roles their way), that means they will have to push the construction back to the middle of the summer. That's the best I can offer at this time. I may be having lunch with one of their associates at a later time, so if there is anything new, I will share it with you (as long as this person gives me the okay to speak on the matter).

[robbyfoxxxx]

A couple things, The design is off to me, The statue looks very unexpressional, just kinda standing there without conveying emotion through gesture and body language. I think that the Holmes Peak location is a risky place to put it due to being out of the way. closer to town would have been a better choice probably, but than again being out of the way might make it more appealing. As for river development, both candidates have used river development as a platform in their campaign. Taylor I think put more emphasis on it and had pretty specific ideas and concepts how to develop the river,   I think Lafortune lacks in this area.On NPR Taylor talked about 10 minutes about downtown and river development,Lafortune about 1-2 minutes.
I dont endorse either candidateas of yet

[sgrizzle]

Once the centennial gardens open and expand the statue site will be less "out of the way" as the gardens look like they will be quite a site.

If they are truely going into a 3 month fundraising drive, hopefully we will have a real yes/no answer in 3 months. No-one wants to lose money on the deal but no-one wants to spend money on a vapor project either. I think if they can get almost fully funded they should start and expect the reaminder to come. I imagine a lot of people with money are counting on it never being built at this point so why would they want to put cash into it. It seems only a few steps away from the ski slope and ampitheater projects of recent history.

Speaking of, if I had the cash I'd do the ampitheater project as the cost is fairly low and the benefits potentially high.

[Johnboy976]

Has anyone gone to the site of Holmes Peak in the last few weeks to check out any activity?

[sgrizzle]

Probably not. It's on my "to do in free time" list which is backlogged a bit.

[robbyfoxxxx]

I went to the statues website and [[http://www.theamerican.com]] and nothing new in the news section...since 2004! I think investors are pulling money out of the project.

[sgrizzle]

quote:Originally posted by robbyfoxxxx

I went to the statues website and [[http://www.theamerican.com]] and nothing new in the news section...since 2004! I think investors are pulling money out of the project.

That's quite a job of connecting dots there. As mentioned before they have been in the news. The current site didn't go up until fall of 2005 so I don't think it's 2 years outdated.

[sgrizzle]

The American is mentioned in Today's editorial section as still raising money and still progressing.

[Johnboy976]

As I said before, I spoke with one of the advisors. He mentioned that through the end of June they are going to be plugging for more money. They may have found it costs more than originally thought... they may want to have all the money before they move forward... who knows. I will speak with him again soon. He said he would be able to give me more details as they progress.

[Johnboy976]

Sorry, guys. I could not meet with the advisor. Our schedules were much too complicated. I didn't even get the opportunity to head over to Holmes Peak and see if there was any activity on the hill. Someone let us know what is going on up there. []

[Johnboy976]

Okay.... so does anyone have any information about "The American?" It has been way too difficult to get in touch with their spokesman. He said (over two months ago) that a foundation for the statue should start rolling in the mid to late part of the summer.

[Radio]

quote:Originally posted by Johnboy976

Okay.... so does anyone have any information about "The American?" It has been way too difficult to get in touch with their spokesman. He said (over two months ago) that a foundation for the statue should start rolling in the mid to late part of the summer.

Just kind of wondering....  

Would not a spot right in Tulsa have been a better choice?  Like the area above the rail road yards, lookout mountain?  I know there is 20 acres available up there....

[Ibanez]

quote:Originally posted by Radio

quote:Originally posted by Johnboy976

Okay.... so does anyone have any information about "The American?" It has been way too difficult to get in touch with their spokesman. He said (over two months ago) that a foundation for the statue should start rolling in the mid to late part of the summer.

Just kind of wondering....  

Would not a spot right in Tulsa have been a better choice?  Like the area above the rail road yards, lookout mountain?  I know there is 20 acres available up there....

Who wants to look out and see railyards?