When did the Blazers turn the fire off in the fountain?

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  1. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    No water, no fire, lots of injuries.

    Coincidence?
     
    SlyPokerDog, Jan 24, 2011
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    By turning off the fire and water doesn't that destroy the Feng Shui at the home of the Blazers?
     
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  3. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Seriously like 6 years ago. Some code violation. But you may have something here. Maybe that fire was to please the gods!
     
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    Blazer_Hippie Batum getting ballsy!

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    I thought it was broken...I'd heard from someone in the marketing dept that it was bookoo expensive to fix...
     
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    More expensive than fixing our broken players?
     
    SlyPokerDog, Jan 25, 2011
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    hasoos Well-Known Member

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    They should break it out for advertisement. For instance, I think that the "Fire on the Mountain Fountain" is a really good idea. Just put signs around it that if you fuck up, it's your problem.
     
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  7. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    nope.....
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Why does "the man" always gotta hold us down?
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    What did DennyCrane do now?
     
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    The Rose Quarter experience has to be one of the worst in all pro sports. So lame. It's a damn shame.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Well they wanted to change that, but people freaked out about tearing down the Coliseum.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    You obviously haven't seen many NBA arenas my friend.
     
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    I suggest you take a look around. I have found most NBA arenas have almost the exact same, canned experience.
     
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    I'm not talking about the ROSE GARDEN I'm talking about the over all Quarter experience. No bars, the fountain is off, it's just very boring. The Garden freakin' rocks. Well, we make it rock.
     
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    I interned for the Blazers a few years ago and while getting a tour by some random employee, I was told that it was permanently shut off because it symbolized the "Jail Blazers."

    The thinking behind it had to do with this logo,

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    The logic was that the logo was used in the peak of the jail blazers era and featured fire... so the Blazers didn't want fans to look at the fire outside and remember the jail blazers.

    Who knows what the real reason is, but an employee told me that.
     
    sabas4mvp, Jan 25, 2011
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    I completely believe you were told that but it seems like a crock of crapola to me.

    Considering that we haven't won a playoff series since it was turned off and then throw in all the injuries and freaky bad luck and they need to turn it back on.

    What could it hurt?
     
    SlyPokerDog, Jan 25, 2011
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  17. julius

    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I don't associate anything with the water/fire thing. But to think fans associate it with the Jail Blazers?

    That's a bit deep.

    btw, some of my co-workers, who are at best fringe fans, still know about the "Jail Blazers". I don't have the heart to tell them they're now the "Frail Blazers". :)
     
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    You're right. Everything went down hill after they closed Cucina, Cucina :biglaugh:
     
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    This is crazy! It was a code violation with the city!
     
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  20. THE HCP

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    You obviously have not been to many arenas around the country.
     
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