Daily Archives: January 17, 2011

Here Is To A Great Man – Sargent Shriver

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A great American.A wonderful husband and father.

A man who led a family that has done more public service than perhaps any family in US history.

I first met Sargent Shriver back in 1976.

Maria Shriver and I were classmates at Georgetown and she invited me to her home with some other classmates and friends.

Her mother and father welcomed me and were so nice to me. I will never forget their warmth and sincerity. I have maintained a close relationship with the Shriver family ever since. I love this family. Mrs. Shriver always encouraged everyone in my family to give back; to care; and to practice “to those who much is given, much is expected.”

Sarge was just admitted into the hospital. He is 95 years old. He is tough as nails. He is a fighter.

We are all rooting for his peace and comfort and to get well soon! We are all thinking of you Sargent Shriver.

He is truly a great man; an American idealist; founder of the Peace Corps; VP candidate; Presidential Medal of Freedom winner; President of Special Olympics; and the list goes on and on. Read this Wiki on his life and times.

Celebrate his life. Think positively.

We are all rooting for you!

Take the Win

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Enjoy the two points.

I know some of you are frustrated. I got your emails during the first and second periods of the game.

We are playing a new system. Its emphasis is on defense and not allowing for many shots against.

We all believe in it at this point in time for our club.

We are playing it as well because we are short handed. We are missing Alex Semin, Matt Bradley, Tom Poti and Eric Fehr from the lineup. We also traded a winger with skill who scored many goals in exchange for a d man who is logging many minutes for us now. We are struggling on the power play and it sure felt good to score on one today to get the go ahead goal. Funny how that works. Thank you John Carlson.

I hear it when you boo. I read your emails. I empathize. I understand.

But still we have 57 points to date and we are 5th in the East and tied for first in the division.

It could be worse. It should be better.

But enjoy a win.

Thank you.

A Snapshot of Monumental Sports and Entertainment

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Here is an article from today’s Washington Post on our holding company called Monumental Sports and Entertainment.

Most fans don’t care nor should they care about our business operations and I understand that fact. Fans only care about wins and losses and the game day experience.

There are a few tidbits within that aren’t correct. Randy Boe is our general counsel and heads administration NOT operations as an example.

But overall this article does show that we have a very large and integrated sports and marketing platform in a very big market that serves DC, VA and Maryland plus has fans all around the country and the world. As noted, we now have more than 1. 5 million names of people in our database and we will have more than 2.5 million turnstile clicks this year at Verizon Center. This is a big and important part of our local community.

This is a big responsibility and we take it seriously. It is also quite a large investment and I am proud to have so many great partners to help us lighten the load and the risk inherent in leading these public trusts.

We do our best. We have to improve on all counts but we are working hard to earn your trust and to keep you satisfied and happy.

We will continue to hear your voices. We want to build a world class operation. We want you to be happy. We want to build value and an enterprise that our community is proud of and recommends to friends and family members. Thank you.

SnagFilms Raises $ 10 Million in Venture Capital

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From NEA and from Comcast Interactive Capital.

I am proud. I am happy to help the company now expand into indie films and to grow outside of the United States as well.

Here is a story from All Things D on the fundraising and our expansion plans. Thank you for caring about this company and our films and services.

Watch us grow. Click here to learn more.