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Sour note
So, now, instead of our beloved Zoo, we are being offered the Downtown Airpark; what the heck is that? Maybe they will drag out their rickety, worn-out Ferris wheel to attract attendees. Shame on the zoo trustees for turning this over to casino promoters, who could not compete with the Zoo Amp, so they bought […]
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Tangled web
The site in question, zooamp.com, was set up by Howard Pollack’s company, Facilities Management Group (FMG), which had managed the Zoo Amp from 2003 until last summer, when the Oklahoma City Zoological Trust awarded the venue’s management contract to another company. The parting between FMG and the city was acrimonious, with both sides exchanging barbs […]
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Howard’s end?
The current contract for Zoo Amp management and operation held by the Facilities Management Group expires in December. FMG’s successor is 3Horse Productions. The contract has been at the center of controversy for months, as FMG owner Howard Pollack, his employees and attorneys have criticized the deal. Pollack, who has had the Zoo Amp contract […]
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It’s all happening at the Zoo
Credit: Brad Gregg The dispute between the Zoo Amp’s current operator, Facilities Management Group, and the Zoo Trust is over whether the trust has given preferential treatment to a new group looking to take over operations, 3Horse Productions. FMG’s CEO Howard Pollack, said that his business has been hurt by the Zoo Trust putting out […]
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Zoo Amp battle amplified
At the meeting, which was packed with dozens of Pollack’s workers and supporters, the trust — which oversees the zoo’s management and operation — voted unanimously to delay authorizing the zoo’s executive director, Dwight Scott, to negotiate a contract with a newly formed company, 3Horse Productions, to operate the facility. For the past 10 years, the amphitheater […]
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Ted, white and blue
Propelled by double entendres and hot guitar licks, Detroit rock institution Ted Nugent’s still cruising on a three-decade schtick worth more than 30 million records sold and 6,000 shows performed. On paper, the Motor City Madman’s career is as mind-boggling as the high-fret theatrics his 63-year-old fingers continue performing. A run from 1975 to 1977 […]