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Stampede... where do the profits go?
I hate the Stampede, and have always been curious....
Who gets all the money, profits, gate admissions....
Being the communist that I am, I had always "hoped" the money went back to the City, its overtaxed and inconvenienced citizens...
But the more I think about it.... I somehoe doubt it.
Anyone know the skinny??
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the guys that have small hands and smell like cabbage?
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The Calgary Stampede is a business.
Thats how they afford all that land.
EDIT*wrong link*
http://corporate.calgarystampede.com/corp_info/
Last edited by asuth077; 07-14-2006 at 10:02 AM.
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Re: Stampede... where do the profits go?
x2Originally posted by Toma
I hate the Stampede, and have always been curious....
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I can't tell you where the profits go, but I can tell you this. Last night I was in the Bank in the Grandstand and they were doing their first money frop from the bars in the building (they usually do 2 a night). This was at about 830. The amount was $69,000. Thats no more than 10 bars, and only a few hours. They make a killing.
As it is a business, profits go back into the Stampede and probably also into the bonuses of Board members. Although you have to remember that the Stampede brings mucho tourists, which is always good for the smaller businesses in Calgary. It's probably the biggest thing in this city, and it puts us on the international map.
If you look at a bar like Cowboy's which is charging $50 to get in and buy overpriced drinks, you become less disgusted by the CS. We all have fun during Stampede, who cares if they make money off of it. Its a capitalistic world after all...
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I was in the bar industry for 15+ years....
I can tell you only a very select few businesses/bars/restaurants make any money.... generally, most other business drops off.... inlcuding a lot of retail, bars further from the "action" etc...
If its completely private, they have no right calling it the "Calgary Stampede"... they should rename it, just like they did to the saddle dome.
Did I mention I hate the fucking Stampede.
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Plus.... last thing I want is Vickers making more money...
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I hate carneys!!!!Originally posted by buh_buh
the guys that have small hands and smell like cabbage?
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Money goes towards buying up all the land in Vic park so they can expand?
where will the dollar hookers go? FL?
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Cowboys and Ceili's are being torn down for office buildings next year (so i heard).Originally posted by Toma
Plus.... last thing I want is Vickers making more money...
Props to Vickers. Anyone who can charge 50 a head to get into that dump deserves credit. It's always lined up with trash completely around the next block.
+3 to hating it.
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Another thing, they did raise the rodeo prize money big time... The people who are on the Stampede board have no money problems that's for sure. It's an institution.
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Re: Stampede... where do the profits go?
I think you need to move to Russia.Originally posted by Toma
I hate the Stampede, and have always been curious....
Who gets all the money, profits, gate admissions....
Being the communist that I am, I had always "hoped" the money went back to the City, its overtaxed and inconvenienced citizens...
But the more I think about it.... I somehoe doubt it.
Anyone know the skinny??
#1 Stampede is Heritage, something that make us different, unique. Otherwise, we'll just be another Edmonton.
#2 It brings in profits just like any Sports teams.
#3 I hardly worked all week, a big bonus.
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Re: Re: Stampede... where do the profits go?
Originally posted by Xtrema
I think you need to move to Russia.
#1 Stampede is Heritage, something that make us different, unique. Otherwise, we'll just be another Edmonton.
Klondike days motherfucker.
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The profits fund terrorist activities!!!
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Re: Re: Re: Stampede... where do the profits go?
That's just a cheap knockoff.Originally posted by QuasarCav
Klondike days motherfucker.
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I think tha mayor probable has his hands in the pot some how. Same with the City. There all greedy.
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Why not?Originally posted by Toma
If its completely private, they have no right calling it the "Calgary Stampede"... they should rename it, just like they did to the saddle dome.
And what name change to the Saddledome are you referring to? From Olympic Saddledome to 'Canadian Airlines Saddledome' to Pengrowth Saddledome? They did that for money (and changed again because Canadian Airlines no longer exists).
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Re: Stampede... where do the profits go?
A communist complaining about unfair money distibution, how joyfuly ironic.Originally posted by Toma
Being the communist that I am, I had always "hoped" the money went back to the City, its overtaxed and inconvenienced citizens...
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what about the calgary flames should they be renamed too because they arent owned by the city of calgary?Originally posted by Toma
If its completely private, they have no right calling it the "Calgary Stampede"... they should rename it, just like they did to the saddle dome.
Did I mention I hate the fucking Stampede.
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They ought to be, at least partly, from the public money that goes to rebuild the saddledome every 10 years, and the new arena that will be built for them within the next 10.Originally posted by bigboom
what about the calgary flames should they be renamed too because they arent owned by the city of calgary?
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