Word: madison
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...hype. Affordability is one. In Charlotte, a family of four can buy a "Valupak": four tickets, four hot dogs, four sodas and popcorn for $25. Generally, the ticket prices are comparable to those at a major league baseball game. (Even the celebrities who have been patronizing Liberty games in Madison Square Garden--Rosie O'Donnell, Gregory Hines, Rosie Perez--get a break, paying $150 for a courtside seat that costs Spike Lee $1,000 during the Knicks season.) While the concession stands in Charlotte offer an official leather orange-and-white W.N.B.A. ball for a hefty $99, they also have...
...front of her and then asked, "Have I missed anyone?" The women, grateful for a league of their own even if the N.B.A. runs it, sign autographs early, often and late. Indeed, the give-and-take between players and fans is positively refreshing. The other night in Madison Square Garden, the Liberty held a fan-appreciation night that an usher named Pete certainly appreciated. "At one point," recalled Pete, "a girl told Teresa Weatherspoon that she was her hero, and Teresa went up into the stands to give her a hug. Somehow, I don't envision Patrick Ewing doing that...
...habit of jamming and soloing the stuffing out of them. Straight On Till Morning includes an unfortunate number called Psycho Joe (Goes to the Electric Chair). "He worshiped Satan/ And liked Iron Maiden," run the lyrics. The prospect of listening to an extended version of that, live at Madison Square Garden, is deeply dispiriting...
...Signed,] Jas. Madison, Secy...
...when Hilton Hotels Corp. offered $6.5 billion to buy ITT, which owns the Sheraton hotel chain and Caesars World casinos, Araskog manned the ramparts again. To raise cash and buttress the company's stock price, he sold once prized but now indefensible properties like ITT's 50% stake in Madison Square Garden. Classic Araskog hardball...