opportunity that the city should not miss, not only for business opportunities, but for recreational opportunities. as an enthusiastic sailor, calls on lots of benefits, we look forward to seeing america s cup here and look forward to seeing residents on the day. on the bay. i represent myself, and i speak in support of the agreement. i understand from some of the tenants that they are concerned about moving, but i m sure the city can do that in an equitable manner. that this event will just be an economic boon to the city. in reading through the report, it is a great report, and it shows that it is more than economically feasible, and this report is exceedingly conservative, which they talk about. the race could be run here beyond 2012-2013. with a win, it happens again. that does not happen with the super bowl. we have seen the years before, but it does not happen with the world series. this could be great beyond just 2012-2013. thank you. commissioner fong: great, th
i am a resident of san francisco. as a journalist, i have a lot of background with the america s cup. in the 1980 s, i watched the shabby port town lasting the transformed by hosting one of america s cup. in the 1990 s, it was a stretch of waterfront in auckland, new zealand. then, valencia, spain, leverage and an america s cup to reposition itself on the world stage. now, it is our turn, but i would like to leave you with a different perspective that is just as important to me. when the yankees gunter, that upstart yankee schooner a sailing vessel represented the epitome of technology and national pride, there were newspapers in new york city running editorial saying, do not go. you are going to embarrass the whole country. but they beat the best of britain. the bearded the english lion in his own den. it was a big deal. all across this young public, church bells rang. headlines screamed, and what became known as the america s cup is a national treasure because they had
needs to receive, the long term investments in four properties and anyone that does those improvements should expect to get something in return. i think that is a really critical issue to align our interests, and i think what we are asking for in this change of resolution is that the balance between the liabilities and obligations stays the same, that we should have some flexibility in negotiating a final host city agreement. for the benefit of the audience, please say it again slowly, the language change. thank you. after the clause saying do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities of the city, we suggest adding the phrase, or the port, except obligations or liabilities that are offset by a commensurate benefits to the city or pork. and it goes on and are necessary and advisable to bring the 34th america s cup. with that, i apologize for the link of my presentation. there is a lot of concepts we have been working on, and i am available for questions.
shows that it is more than economically feasible, and this report is exceedingly conservative, which they talk about. the race could be run here beyond 2012-2013. with a win, it happens again. that does not happen with the super bowl. we have seen the years before, but it does not happen with the world series. this could be great beyond just 2012-2013. thank you. commissioner fong: great, thank you. i m president of the marine firemen s union, located in sentences goossens 1883. our organization wants the america s cup to come here. i think it is a great event. it will be great for the city, but we cannot support a resolution which incorporates the november 9 host and the new agreement and then you agreement and venue agreement which opens the door for the passage of vessels services act, which would allow foreign ships for foreign vessels to is engaged in commerce on the bay, so we want to keep american operators, american flag vessels, and american workers working o
how to play. i was a music major in college, journalism, and then i played jazz professionally in kansas city for several years before i decided i was a better writer than i was a musician. and i ve never questioned the decision to be a writer, but i still miss making music. i don t think you ever really get over that. 8 years old, the first time you heard louis armstrong. that would have been 1964, because it was on the ed sullivan show. . o i want to stay with louis armstrong for a moment. 650 real to reel tapes? how were they recorded and how are they? louis armstrong was one of the first people in america to a naked recorder to own a tape recorder. at first, he used it to take his performances so he could study them and perfect them. but then, when tipper orders were new and people first got their hands on them, they wanted to play with them. he started leading his tape recorder on the dressing room and hotel rooms to tape conversations. he w