As the First Chicagoan (having
lived in “The City” since May of 1974) to boldly walk up to The Microphone on that warm April Day in 2014 at The
Chicago Cultural Center (on Washington & Randolph Streets) we were asked for our Opinions as to where George
Lucas’s Museum of Narrative Art should be built.
I had typed out my VO:
Valued Opinion stating why the Building should be placed on the Quadrangle
where our other Major Museums are located.
To me this was an incredible Gift given by one of the most Creative
People of the 20TH & 21ST Centuries. I was happy to find out later that this Area
was initially picked for his Museum.
For the last Two (2)
Years, I’ve kept tabs (as a News Person) to see The Ups & Downs now out-of-town
how this “GIFT” was thwarted by a Group
of People (undoubtedly jealous of the Beneficiary). So much so that they went over the Mayor’s
Head in preventing The Lucas Museum from being built.
If this does not border
on lunacy & crooked Politics, I have no idea what does. Throughout that Period, I have read many of
the Articles penned by Chicago Journalists who were not even knowledgeable
enough to include the Twitter Handle of @LucasMuseum as I had in my Remarks and
Comments.
NOW, as May and Ground-Breaking
Season arrives in “The Windy City,” an entirely new Set of Events have been set
forth as devastating NEWS which really cannot be explained away.
MY VO: Valued Opinion
follows:
I am totally
disappointed and shocked that Chicago may lose The Museum. According to WGN, Protesters took to the
Streets a few Days ago to illustrate their Frustration as well. To reiterate, this was graciously given to
Chicago by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson (Mr. & Mrs. Lucas) after a
Series of Cities bid for:
The George Lucas Museum of
Narrative Art.
THE BLUNT REALITY
IS: How often does a Gift Horse get
dropped into your Lap? Jobs – Added Tourism
– getting inspired by this vast Collection are all flavors of what a Museum
provides to a Community – not only a Community, but The 3RD largest
City in the USA that could showcase the Museum as much as The Museum would
spotlight Chicago. But all of this has
been axed and the HAPPINESS is totally gone.
Had this been my
Decision, the Museum would have already been built and open by Mid-June. The Powers that be are totally ignorant. This Gift is comparable to winning an ART
Lottery; for each Piece of ART marks a Decade of Popular Culture made famous
& more famous by 1 of our noted Hollywood Visionaries/Filmmakers/Producers/Entrepreneurs,
a Man whose Titles do not stop there.
There may be Three (3)
at the most – TOP Pop Culture Icons living in the USA who have made our Culture
what it is. One of those Individuals is
Mr. Lucas who's shared his Visions with us.
For Chicago – Third Largest City in the USA – and Home of Billions of
Star War Fans live here (throughout The
Years)– and many more in The World visit Chicago as one of the Leading Global
Cities to be BIG in Tourism - a Hub-of-Action there is
no reason why The Museum should be shunned and shuttered.
The Friends of the Parks are not Friends of
Chicago and what could make Chicago all the greater.
My Humble Opinion was
that I felt The West Coast would soon be hit by an Earthquake. These Predictions
often state that The Big One (Quake) is long overdue - making The News, a bit
scary for any Builder – let alone to house a Collection of Mr. Lucas’
Intensity.
By the same token, The
East Coast is now pummeled throughout The Year with a Variety of Storms (many
are Hurricanes) that whip up The Coast, further north than ever before.
Environmentally-speaking,
Chicago is the only Place safe to be in which a Museum of its wide Scope could
call home. As a 63 year old Woman, I
remember a Time in the 1950s & 1960s when We had 4 distinct Seasons and the
horrific Storms and Super-Cells now were non-existent. That, too, I factor in as what is The Damage
done to Planet Earth – but that's yet another Topics' Worth that I address in
my other Writings/Books/Movie Scripts.
CHICAGO AS A COMPLETE
WASTE OF TIME & EFFORT: The Way I
see this is that The Lucases have wasted Two (2) Years their Precious Time
& Entrepreneurial Spirit in which their Gift to us – to Chicago – could be
actively constructed…all up in Smoke – all wasted.
Imagine all of The
Planning that has gone down The Tubes.
All of The Disappointment by not only Chicagoans like me, but Fans from
all over the World who’d visit Chicago just because the Museum was here.
All of “The Madness”
that's generated from The Writers alone (as myself) who know about Chicago's
shoddy Reputation of not being able to SAVE many of its Youngest & most
innocent of Residents from Gun and Gang Warefare – let alone being ignorant
enough not to ACCEPT an Industry in – THE MUSEUM – in an Era when Jobs are
going South to Mexico – as the Oreo Cookie Factory is headed. If Chicago were a Person – that person would be
labeled as a WIMP.
Where has all The
Rationality gone?
“As a Student who
graduated from Washington University in St Louis in Spring of 1974, I am
clearly a Thinker who verifies the old Adage:
Don't stare a Gift Horse
in the Eye;
go out and Ride that Horse
till The Sun goes down; then make sure The Gift Horse is bedded down well for The
Night so that Tomorrow is yet another Day to get back in the Saddle.”
Quote of ASK: ADRiENNE SiOUX KOOPERSMiTH
Thursday, May 5, 2016 –
10:40 AM CST
This is a Gift from
George & Mellody Lucas...not only a Statement on our A&E Art & Entertainment
Worlds – where The Arts meets Technology – meeting The Script and Hollywood –
it is a PEOPLE Principle that begs to ask the QUESTION:
What is the real Matter
here?
Can The Mayor, Rahm
Emanuel not VETO the Park District's Vote so that a smooth “Breaking of The
Grounds” finally be instated?
This is a total SLAP IN
THE FACE to The Lucases.
With Chicago's Bad Rap
as being the Crime Center of The USA with innocent Men-Women-Children dying on The
Streets of Englewood and The West & South Sides (predominantly), you would
think that an Opportunity like this – that would provide JOBS would be
immediately grabbed up and endorsed by Parents – The Adults who are The
Decision-Makers here – who decided all WRONG.
What is The Outside
World thinking of us? Not much. It's a Shame that Mrs. Lucas had to write the
Response she earlier this Weekend and that this Dream was shattered.
A Gift that would be the
Biggest Draw Chicago has received since The Bean arrived and was erected in
February, 2004. A Gift that already
brought Billions of Dollars into The City from The Range of Flicks Mr. Lucas
produced during The Course of his Lifetime-to-Date.
IN CLOSING:
After this Blog Entry
closes (via the ***), my “happier” Promotional
Blog to clock its Progress that I began writing 2 years ago follows:
My Blog Entry of:
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
May The Force be with us when George Lucas decides where his
Cultural Art Museum will reside. Chicagoans hope Movie Magic moves in to stay.
TINY URL: tinyurl.com/k83hu6e
http://adriennesiouxkoopersmith.blogspot.com/2014/04/may-force-be-with-us-when-george-lucas.html
It's a sad Commentary
and quite not understandable how this could happen. That this Statement (Blog Entry) must be
made. The only thing I can say is that I
am so sorry for the MASS IGNORANCE that My Town – Sweet Home Chicago – is
displaying. There's no rational way
people-of-substance can grasp this inept Manner in which they have negated an
Opportunity that thousands of other Cities (around the World) I would ascertain
would relish with Open Arms – Wide Smiles and Gratitude.
1018 WORDS
LATER:
I personally think that
a Star Wars Village near O'Hare Airport (so that when People/Travelers fly in
to The Area to make adjoining Stopovers or pass through) they can Rent-a-Car
and spend a Delightful Day (Afternoon - Weekend) and then jet back out to their
Destination. After all, where one door
shuts close, another one opens up, revealing a much better Opportunity. That's
a Given. Life exists outside of the
narrow-minded Eyes of those who have axed such a Great Gift. I'm truly sorry to hear this Gift and
Opportunity is moving out of 606.
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LOCATION – LOCATION – LOCATION
The active Discussion of Real Estate can really get “riled” up when different Factions of City Government have their say. Input. Feedback. We all have our Valued Opinions. Therefore, I am again airing my Thoughts here as a Writer/Lifestyle Conceptualist and Person who has now resided in Chicago for 40 years as of May-July, 2014.
Following is an eMail Letter penned to The Chicago Reader in response to an Article penned re: the George Lucas Museum coming to Chicago:
RE:
ASK/Chicago: This is NOT your
Great-Granddaddy’s Museum. Response to
your July 3, 2014 Cover Story.
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - 11:13 AM CST
TO:
The Chicago Reader
350 North Orleans
Chicago, Illinois 60654 USA
Dear Mara, Deanna, Jake
& Paul John:
There are Ways to be rude,
but to be rude in Journalism and have that Vulgarity put into print is
something that will follow that Reporter & her/his Publisher through Life. Such is the ‘Cover Story’ penned by Deanna
Isaacs in the July 3, 2014 Chicago Reader, entitled:
The Museum Menace.
This sad and
misguided Commentary is one in which Deanna totally misses the Point and
Relevance of why the George Lucas Narrative Arts Museum is coming to town. Doing
my research, I see that this is her second Article penned for The Chicago
Reader, evidently as a continuing Series of Assault Columns on the George Lucas
Museum and where it plans to break Ground.
San Francisco and
Los Angeles bid on its Contents, yet Chicago won. This Topic has been the Talk of the Town for
months now. Mr. Lucas’s Films, Creative
Endeavors (as @Edutopia) have put the ‘Pop’ into Pop Culture. He has created Jobs for millions of People
throughout the Decades. New Jobs will be
created. Culture has bloomed. Culture will be heightened in the years to
come. Entertainment News is being made, as it has
been. He has inspired. People will
continue to be inspired by then pursue their own Dreams.
Speaking on behalf
of my Chicagoans (and I have lived here for 40 years now as o July 4, 2014), I
consider us (as a Collective) to be very fortune and very lucky. Just think how San Franciscans and Los
Angelinos feel. Crushed and devastated.
My Guess is that Mellody
Hobson, his Wife had a ‘Big Say’ in where she wanted their Collection to be
housed; besides the fact that the State of California has a history and continuous
array of Natural Disasters as:
Fires/Earthquake/Landslides/Mudslides
that occur on a
regular basis so that it would totally
warrant that a New Location be found for such a vast Collection of Artifacts,
Memorabilia and Collectibles, stemming from the Career of one of the World’s
Greatest Minds & Directors.
Let alone that
Chicago is the third largest City in the USA; a place that is metropolitan,
cosmopolitan and cultural in all perceived avenues.
HOWEVER: I personally
disagree on one very important Pointer and that is with where the Museum will
be built. As the first Chicagoan to speak at the April 24, 2014 meeting at the
Chicago Cultural Center, I stated that the George Lucas Cultural Arts’ Museum
would be best suited to be constructed in the Area of the Museum Triangle – to be in
the GOOD COMPANY of the Field Museum, Adler Planetarium and Shedd Aquarium.
I was happy to see that my Selection was the Mayor’s Tasks Force’s First Choice.
However, it’s been diverted and taken further south to land that is ‘controversial.’
My new and improved Position is
now:
How about the
South End of Lincoln Park?
On our Lakefront. Overlooking Lake Michigan. Riparian Property.
As for Ms. Isaacs view
on The Lucas Narrative Arts Museum (as it has now been renamed) to that of
being: a Vanity Project, she again
mis-reads what this Transaction is all about.
Other Artists do
and have done the same thing: Ed Paschke
now has an Art Center. Donald Trump plasters his name wherever he find an
empty building. Salvador Dali’s Museum in St. Petersburg is open for his
fans to see breath-taking accounts of his Works. Harry Potter is now a Disney Feature.
Amassing such a
monumental Array of Memorabilia (numbering 500,000+ Paintings, Costumes, Props,
etc.) describes and immortalizes those earlier
years that We were an active Part. This
variety of Movie Magic encompasses the Pulse
& Excitement that The Star Wars Dynasty created.
Had Messrs. Field,
Shedd and Adler lived in our Age, I’m sure they’d have seriously thought of how
to best preserve their Legacy as Mr. Lucas has chosen to do. Taken this
Day & Age where Branding and Marketing has been thoroughly rewritten, it’s
safe to say and know that:
This is NOT your
Great-Granddaddy’s Museum.
As I had
stated: There are Ways to be rude. When presented with a Gift of this immense Caliber, that’s hardly the proper Way to respond by letting your Petty Jealousies enter a
Publication. Reporting the Facts & flavoring a Piece with Personal Opinions
is a Waste of Time for your valued
Readers and Subscribers. Buying Stock in
Bubble Wrap is what I’m seriously considering.
BY:
ASK: Adrienne Sioux
Koopersmith
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Thursday, June 12, 2014: It is not over till 'The Fat Lady sings.' Although there isn't one here, per se, The City of Los Angeles now wants Mr. Lucas' Museum to reside in their Territory - on their Turf, expressing an Opinion that made national/international news this morning. This registers as an interesting Turn of Events as the Bidding Wars heats up for his Cultural Arts Museum. Although I'm from Chicago who is also in the running, I'm hoping Wyoming will be the Winner since the State is beautiful and being out in Nature is an Art these Days; tranquil and reassuring as that is. Kids deserve that. Kids of all ages. However, with Los Angeles on the West Coast where Hollywood is, you got to admit between the Name: Lucas & Los Angeles, an Artist could have lots of Creative Fun via WordArt. We shall see. From what it being tossed around, an Answer will be forthcoming by the End of the Summer. Decisions. Decisions.
Friday, May 30,
2014 - 2:45 PM CST:
I’ve had a Change of Mind. That’s allowable, especially so when another
Idea pops into Brain that seems to be better and more suited than any other
that you’ve – I’ve had. Since it’s always about Location-Location-Location,
I decided that perhaps Chicago &/or San Francisco is not the appropriate
place to house George Lucas’s Arts & Culture Museum. Via this Tweet my new Thought:
If the #GeorgeLucas Cultural
Arts Museum were 2 set up in #Wyoming,
land wld B cheaper; more of a Draw 4 that Scenic State. A serious Consideration.
A few other Possibilities or Changes I arrived at include:
1) Divide up his Collection. The Norman Rockwells would go
to (an) Art Institute of his Picking.
2) The Film Items (Paraphernalia – Scripts, etc.) could be
contained in another Museum. Therefore, 2 locations would share The Wealth of
his vast Collections.
My Thought Process (interesting as those always are) of
selecting another Locale not mentioned (i.e.:
between Chicago and/or San Francisco) is that I stayed up late and
watched Late Night with David Letterman last night. A first in a long time. When I began thinking of him, I realized he
had a home – resort or getaway in that State and I instantly thought:
“Why shouldn’t Mr.
Lucas be housed on terrain like this?”
Therefore, what you’re reading is this Addition for May
30, 2014. It’s amazing where the
Imagination will take you.
ENTER: George Lucas and the Forces that be…
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May 28, 2014:
SOURCE: WTTW – Channel 11 – PBS TV: Chicago Tonight
He wants a Pier, he gets a Pier.
After
watching the WTTW Channel 11 Chicago
Tonight Segment on Tuesday, May 28, 2014, IT (whatever IT may be defined as)
all boils down to:
LOCATION – LOCATION – LOCATION
The active Discussion of Real Estate can really get “riled” up when different Factions of City Government have their say. Input. Feedback. We all have our Valued Opinions. Therefore, I am again airing my Thoughts here as a Writer/Lifestyle Conceptualist and Person who has now resided in Chicago for 40 years as of May-July, 2014.
Mr. Lucas is looking for a Site for his Cultural
Arts Museum. Both San Francisco and
Chicago are in ‘The Running.’ From the 4-way
Conversation of last evening, San Francisco is offering him a PP: Pier Presence
which is rated as scenic and picturesque. What’s lovelier than Ocean Front Property?
Who really would not take that – even sight
unScene – and unSeen.
However,
Chicago does possess some extremely
attractive Positives that are Negatives to all
Californians.
Chicago
has NO Earthquakes.
Chicago
has NO Mudslides.
Chicago
has NO Forest Fires.
Chicago
has NO Droughts.
We
also have no Hurricanes but I haven’t
heard of any of these hitting the West Coast that I am aware. I may be wrong on
that account. Mother Nature (sooner or later) is going to have her Way with the
State of California. Signs of that are already
evident. I am not a Harbinger of Bad
Luck, Coincidence or Fate, but the Reality of Meteorological Life is that it is
‘bound’ to happen sooner or later. Why
take a Chance with one’s life and valued possessions.
The
other Craw in the Batter (or Battle) for the where Mr. Lucas’ Museum will call its new home is that the City of
Chicago wants it built on 2 parking lots between Soldiers Field & McCormick
Place. Personally, to me, that is too
far south and not centrally located (enough) for Tourists, Visitors, North
Siders and Suburbanites. Accessibility
needs to be taken into consideration.
My
Original Plan that I explained in late April to the Mayor’s Task Force assigned
to exploring this Opportunity via
their Open Session Meeting at the Chicago Cultural Center was that:
The Lucas Cultural Arts Museum should be built in the Area of the
Triangle where the Field Museum, The Shedd Aquarium and the Adler Planetarium are
located. This way, the Geometrics could
become a Quadrangle. A
lovely Weekend (or Weekday) Outing could be enjoyed by being SO centrally
located. The Proximity of the Museums
would drive further business to this area.
However,
there might not be enough Land there. I am not
privy to what The Mayor’s Task Force is
thinking but I still stand by my
Original Idea but have greatly improved upon it.
As
I had stated upon Opening this Document:
He wants a Pier, he gets a
Pier.
Right
off the ‘Coast’ of the Adler Planetarium, a Stretch of Land can be constructed,
laid or mounted in Lake Michigan. Top Engineers
can be recruited to ensure this Structure.
The Museum can be reached by a Bridge or
Ferry Boat Ride or a long walk down The Pier in order to capture the Beauty of
the Area. Chicago knows Piers. Navy Pier
(built in 1914 and opened to the Public in 1916 according to Wikipedia) shows We
know how to build and maintain such a Structure.
Via
this Alternative, Mr. Lucas gets a Pier - his own
Property, riparian (at that) which reminds him of his Home in San Francisco and
is totally unique in every Way possible minus the Natural Disasters that could
unexpectedly happen.
This Project could be tentatively called:
LucaSpace®
which
aptly fits his Star Wars Films’ Themes and also gives a Guest/Visitor the idea that it is Space
– his Space with the Blending of the Two (2) Words.
Furthermore, with the Input from his Wife, Chicago’s Very Own, Mellody Hobson, their Joint Venture in this Part of their Lives together could
be aptly called:
Mellucas
Designs®,
yet
another Name/Word I created earlier today, May 28, 2014 at 6:03 AM while
thinking of a better Way in which to secure The George Lucas Cultural Arts
Museum and making everyone their happiest while further instilling ‘Sweet
Home, Chicago’ as the Great Hub of Arts, Cultural, Science &
Humanity that it is and continues to be.
Is
a Lucas Movie Studio a Possibility
for Chicago next? If you don’t suggest,
you’ll never know.
IN CLOSING: Let’s
hope this Alternative Reaches ‘The
Forces that be…’ As my Mother always states:
“Half
the FUN is in getting there…wherever ‘there’ may
be.”
Let’s
hope ‘there’ is ‘here’ in the Heartland.
For any further QoQ:
Questions or Queries,
feel free to contact me directly at:
( 847-630-9201
– My Cell
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Adrienne.Sioux.Koopersmith@gmail.com
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I may have
the Answer you were looking for.
Sincerely,
ASK: ADRiENNE SiOUX KOOPERSMiTH
Screenwriter – Author – Eventologist – Promoter
Screenwriter – Author – Eventologist – Promoter
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Chicago – Illinois USA
Chicago – Illinois USA
PS:
The WTTW Video Segment headed by Elizabeth
Bracket is online for your viewing consideration at:
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2014/05/27/proposed-lucas-museum-site-raises-concern
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2 Significant
Updates from REDEYE, part and parcel of The Chicago
Tribune:
May
21, 2014 - Page 8: Parking Lot site proposed for George Lucas’s Star Wars
Museum. Along with a Photo & Caption
stating: The parking lots between
McCormick Palce & Solider Field are the proposed Chicago Museum site for
George Lucas’s Collection of Art & Movie Memorabilia that numbers over
500,000 pieces. This sits on 15 acres of
lake-front property with a view that’s breath-taking. Michael Tercha contributed to this Story.
May
22, 2014 – Is The Force with you? One
lucky Star Wars fan will have the chance to appear in Episode VII by entering a
Contest (donating $10) to appear in the film that will be (partially) shot at
Pinewood Studios/London. The Contest
ends July 18. Enter online at:
www.forceforchangestarwars.com
UPDATE: Tuesday, May 20, 2014:
I
am extremely pleased to hear via CBS/Chicago News this morning at 6:57 AM and
again at 7:28 AM that the Civic Meeting I attended at Chicago's Cultural Center
in late April to discuss where The
George Lucas Cultural Arts Museum would be located (if he so chooses
Chicago as its Home and Homebase) is the LOCATION
that I suggested to the City and Crowd. Arriving early, I was the FIRST IN LINE to talk and openly tell The
Group there (about 100 of my Fellow Chicagoans) that the Best & Hottest Choice would be The Triangle
where the Field Museum - Shedd Aquarium and Adler's Planetarium - all
meet. While in attendance, City Officials stated it would be
approximately a month until their Task Force decided which would be the better
area (as Chicago does have many magnificent and prime locations in which to ‘land’
such an Institution).
Of
course, I could NOT have been prouder since Tomorrow: Wednesday, May 21, 2014
marks my 40th Year I graduated from Washington University in St. Louis and then
quickly moved to Chicago where I've been based since. We shall see what
happens next...
As
it's said: May The Force be with us!
The
following is the Original Letter I penned over a month ago.
Posted by ASK: ADRiENNE SiOUX KOOPERSMiTH
Screenwriter
- Author - Eventologist - Promoter
KOOPERSMITH'S GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS
"People
read what ASK writes about..."
Ateliers 1258 and 1437
Chicago - Illinois
USA
5-20-2014 - 9:47 AM CST
UPDATE: Wednesday, May 21, 2014: As an International Publicist, I have been posting
this Blog’s URL on my Facebook Page, Twitter & LinkedIn Accounts since the
April Meeting as this Notice:
May The Force
B w/us when George Lucas decides where his Cultural Art Museum w/reside.
Chicago, perhaps? Hope so! http://tinyurl.com/k83hu6e
And
am happy to say that it is now attracting
the Attention of avid Twitterers with huge Followers as:
who has
noticed and acknowledged it. You can’t
get any #better than that!
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE LUCASES
UPDATE: Tuesday, May 20, 2014:
I
am extremely pleased to hear via CBS/Chicago News this morning at 6:57 AM and
again at 7:28 AM that the Civic Meeting I attended at Chicago's Cultural Center
in late April to discuss where The
George Lucas Cultural Arts Museum would be located (if he so chooses
Chicago as its Home and Homebase) is the LOCATION
that I suggested to the City and Crowd. Arriving early, I was the FIRST IN LINE to talk and openly tell The
Group there (about 100 of my Fellow Chicagoans) that the Best & Hottest Choice would be The Triangle
where the Field Museum - Shedd Aquarium and Adler's Planetarium - all
meet. While in attendance, City Officials stated it would be
approximately a month until their Task Force decided which would be the better
area (as Chicago does have many magnificent and prime locations in which to ‘land’
such an Institution).
Of
course, I could NOT have been prouder since Tomorrow: Wednesday, May 21, 2014
marks my 40th Year I graduated from Washington University in St. Louis and then
quickly moved to Chicago where I've been based since. We shall see what
happens next...
As
it's said: May The Force be with us!
The
following is the Original Letter I penned over a month ago.
Posted by ASK: ADRiENNE SiOUX KOOPERSMiTH
Screenwriter
- Author - Eventologist - Promoter
KOOPERSMITH'S GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS
"People
read what ASK writes about..."
Ateliers and 1437
Chicago - Illinois
USA
5-20-2014
- 9:47 AM CST
UPDATE: Wednesday, May 21, 2014: As an International Publicist, I have been posting
this Blog’s URL on my Facebook Page, Twitter & LinkedIn Accounts since the
April Meeting as this Notice:
May The Force
B w/us when George Lucas decides where his Cultural Art Museum w/reside.
Chicago, perhaps? Hope so! http://tinyurl.com/k83hu6e
And
am happy to say that it is now attracting
the Attention of avid Twitterers with huge Followers as:
who’ve
noticed and acknowledged it. You can’t
get any #better than that!
*****
April 10, 2014
Dear
Mr. & Mrs. George Lucas:
I
am not an Architect, Builder or Real
Estate Agent, but Instinct tells me that ‘Easy Accessibility’ is probably at
the Top of your List for THE MUSEUM.
According
to the Thursday, April 10, 2014 REDEYE ARTS
Article on Page 30 that cites:
“Mr.
Lucas initially wanted to nail down an agreement for his first choice: a San Francisco bayside location on Crissy
Field.”
Therefore,
being within TMT: THE MUSEUM TRIANGLE – as that Area is
popularly called -may be what you are looking for. This
Expanse is the most visited, clean,
safe and well-traveled Area where our notable Museums are located. Tens of thousands of People, Residents,
Visitors, Students & Travelers visit every
month. I firmly believe that:
THE LUCAS CULTURAL ARTS MUSEUM
would
find this Area to be ideal:
Lakefront
– Riparian Property
in
the Heart of a thriving
&
bustling
Metropolitan – Cosmopolitan City.
Easy
to access. In the HUB of the Third greatest and largest City in the USA; Home to
where Mellody has two (2) of her successful Businesses (Ariel Investment and After School
Matters). The Midwestern Mentality
and Personality is friendly with NO Pretenses.
Plus, I don’t mean to be a worry-wart,
but I am. With our increasingly incredibly brutal and erratic Weather
Conditions & Patterns (that is now called ‘Global Weirding by NY Times’
Thomas Friedman) besides the fact that
Fire/Floods/Mudslides/Earthquakes consistently plague California (and the West
Coast) as well as the East Coast or any coastal region in our Country for that
matter, I would honestly ‘oppt’ for a City where the ‘Forces of Nature’ are not that
severe and unpredictable. Cold &
Potholes are (already) do-able.
Chicago
has a spectacular Global Presence. We
do Movies and TV Shows, too.
Since our Incorporation on Saturday, March 4, 1837, we have
consistently worked to become THE HUB
between New York City and Los Angeles.
After all, when you’re passing through, you must stop-in and refuel (in
more than one way). As soon as you are
in The
Loop Area where fine Shopping excels; a quick taxi cab ride over to the
Triangle
of Museums on the Lakefront will offer an Experience like none
other. Add to that Magical Formula:
THE LUCAS CULTURAL ARTS MUSEUM
And
the Quadrangle has found a permanent Home amongst Friends and “New Family.”
LET’s
ADD IN SOME VISUALS: To further elaborate:
What
I mean by that is that if you look at those
radiating & pulsating Graphs showing Airplanes’, Buses’ and Trains’ Routes
running in and out of Chicago:
“all
Roads and Jetstreams lead to Chicago.”
May-June
of this year marks my 40TH Year of
residing/living/working/hanging-out here in Chicago. I can’t think of a better Place for your Museum to ‘call home.’
These
are just my Comments & Evaluation, Mr.
& Mrs. George Lucas, as I wanted to share my Viewpoints as a Citizen of
‘Sweet
Home Chicago.’
BrainStorming is
one of my many Passions.
Cheers, ASK: ADRiENNE
SiOUX
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