Thank you. The others covered it quite well, and as far as a campaign goes I think it is already too late. If they announced that they had an aging system a few years ago they could have done fundraisers or something along those lines. Instead, they waited until 3 months before, because they don't give a crap about this place, nor the broken hearts of Minnesota hockey fans.Bayside Tigers wrote:Good article, enjoyed the read. I noticed another intriguing comment you made in the other Coliseum thread, being "...This is all assuming there isn't some grassroots effort to "Save The Coliseum"..." The idea ignited in my own head just before I read it.ZachHalverson wrote:I wrote a tribute piece to the coliseum on the Minnesota Hockey Magazine a few days ago. You can read it here. http://minnesotahockeymag.com/2014/01/2 ... ove-story/
So what's to prevent it from happening? I am not a rocket scientist, or a carpenter of any kind or whatever, so I don't know all the fine print as to what "Facing decreased demand and “prohibitive” costs to replace ice-making equipment..." really means, on paper.
What are those costs? Is it a somewhat reasonable number that could be reached in an indigogo campaign? Is the decreased demand far too low to make it worth it, even if that number was reached?
Also considering they haven't moved too far ahead with "The State Fair will continue to use the coliseum year-around by expanding its schedule of retail and special events into the winter months."
Any thoughts?
I don't even know if I want to go to the State Fair anymore.