Candlestick Park is now Monster (Cable) Park!!

Danny Tse
Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
edited February 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
Didn't the Beatles do their last official concert here?

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/09/28/BAGVO906R41.DTL

What's next? Bose Bowl? Polk Pavillion? (Sorry, we already have the HP Pavillion in San Jose, CA)
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  • Mike682
    Mike682 Posts: 2,074
    edited September 2004
    Monster now employs 330 people, the majority of whom live in San Francisco, and big-time musical acts like the Rolling Stones, U2 and Aerosmith rely on the company's products for their tours, Lee said.

    Other companies that were part of the bidding process for the naming rights include Oracle, Macromedia, Virgin USA, Wells Fargo and Organic Inc.

    Monster Beat out some pretty big companies.

    I guess someone has to pay for today's huge salaries.
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited September 2004
    apparently there was a referendum on the november ballot for this called proposition H (no joke, was in the article) thats FUNNY
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  • gmorris
    gmorris Posts: 1,179
    edited September 2004
    Well, I'm not from the Bay Area, so I don't know how people are going to feel about this.

    I think it is cool. It is good to see the audio hobby get some national attention.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited September 2004
    Dolby Labs is in San Francisco as well. Maybe some day we'll get Dolby Dome :D

    Actually, LucasFilms is building a new state-of-the-art digital film studio in the Presideo, the former Army base by the Golden Gate Bridge. Lucas Landing??
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  • PhantomOG
    PhantomOG Posts: 2,409
    edited September 2004
    wow... a company of 330 people outbidding those other companies?!?!?!

    if that doesn't tell you that monster is making tons of money based on marketing nothing will. their margins must be INSANE. man, i *have* to get into the audio cable business. create nice shiny logo, and charge 10X what my competitors are charging and i'm bound to make millions.
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  • gmorris
    gmorris Posts: 1,179
    edited September 2004
    Originally posted by PhantomOG
    wow... a company of 330 people outbidding those other companies?!?!?!

    if that doesn't tell you that monster is making tons of money based on marketing nothing will. their margins must be INSANE. man, i *have* to get into the audio cable business. create nice shiny logo, and charge 10X what my competitors are charging and i'm bound to make millions.


    Bingo. Same can be said with Bose.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited September 2004
    Yeah, me and a friend at work are going to start two business. First one is a charter fishing boat business. The other is a high-end wire business.

    One thing, we'll never charter the boat(s) out, just take them out fishing everyday and while wiating for the traps or dragging fishing lines, we'll assemble wires. Use the 80% profits from cable business to fund the fishi...ahem, cable manufacturing line!

    Anybody want in? We'll have a real nice profit sharing plan!
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited September 2004
    "Asian Wood" :D
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited September 2004
    Okay... an effin cable/wire company has bought the naming rights. In Seattle our sports facilities are named after a bank, an insurance company and a telecommunications company. I am sure they have a hell of a lot more than 330 employees each.

    That must be one hell of a margin Monster is pulling.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited September 2004
    Originally posted by Shizelbs
    That must be one hell of a margin Monster is pulling.
    ... especially considering the enormous research budget they carry year after year... :D
    More later,
    Tour...
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  • tryrrthg
    tryrrthg Posts: 1,896
    edited September 2004
    The MORON sports anchors here in Columbus, Ohio reported yesterday that Candlestick Park was now named "Monster Park" named after the job search web site monster.com. CLUELESS! :rolleyes:
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