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bodhipooh t1_j2b1l32 wrote

Reply to comment by Brudesandwich in Year-end Update on the Loews Jersey Reno from FOL by ludlowfair

Real talk, but no one wants to hear the truth.
FoL should cease and desist and let the professionals take over. They did a great thing saving the Loew's but have far outlived their need and usefulness.

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mooseLimbsCatLicks t1_j2bc6iq wrote

seems to be the general consensus. We had to just wait their whole lease out because they couldn't just step aside and let the professionals do their job.

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bodhipooh t1_j2brmax wrote

It's just a total mind fuck that 8+ years ago AEG was ready to take over the rehab work, on their own dime, with a (perhaps aspirational) completion date in 2015. But, nooooo! FoL just couldn’t stand being muscled aside and instead of letting an experienced professional company complete the work and get the place ready for local, regional, and national acts, they insisted on enforcing their lease and refused to budge, even after a ridiculously accommodating agreement that ensured that local groups and organizations would have guaranteed access (60 days, iirc) to the Loew's to hold performances and other events.

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Brudesandwich t1_j2bzgsg wrote

Exactly. The Loews could jump started the current revitalization of J.Sq years ago and brought much needed tax revenue as well. They claim others are trying to strong arm them but they are holding onto the theater eith an iron fist.

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SoundMachineJC t1_j2bhcvl wrote

Yeah and as the saying goes…”With FRIENDS like that who needs  enemies”

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