damnstillawake t1_ise3dlw wrote on October 15, 2022 at 7:21 AM Reply to comment by TacoCommand 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 This marks the first time I’ve ever bookmarked a phrase for future use. Bloody brilliant. Permalink Parent 5
damnstillawake t1_ise3dlw wrote
Reply to comment by TacoCommand 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
This marks the first time I’ve ever bookmarked a phrase for future use. Bloody brilliant.