HFEC purchases the Harlem Globetrotters.?

sanddunerider · October 01, 2013, 09:31:16 AM

I just saw the headline on FB.. looking for verification now.. anybody see this?

sanddunerider · October 01, 2013, 09:34:38 AM

Press release from HFEC,:

http://hfecorp.com/pub/press/Harlem_Globetrotters_Joins_Herschend_Family_Entertainment.pdf

Ozarks Gal · October 01, 2013, 09:37:47 AM

Was coming here to post that! Quite interesting, not sure what I think yet.

okiebluegrass · October 01, 2013, 11:57:04 AM

^!@*#%*!^@%!^@% Now we'll never get rid of those darn basketballs !!!!!!

sanddunerider · October 01, 2013, 12:00:47 PM

OKIE!!!!!!!

Now that's funny, I don't care who you are!!!

Junior · October 01, 2013, 06:20:56 PM

Whew! OK! Never saw this one coming. Best of luck to both entities.

History Buff · October 01, 2013, 09:22:43 PM

My first thought, too, Okie!

Let's hope the two entities never meet.

KBCraig · October 02, 2013, 02:56:01 AM

Quote from: okiebluegrass on October 01, 2013, 11:57:04 AM
^!@*#%*!^@%!^@% Now we'll never get rid of those darn basketballs !!!!!!

LOL, that was my first thought!

Maybe we can get the Globetrotters to introduce rolling hoops to their game...

Ozarks Gal · October 02, 2013, 08:08:17 AM

Quote from: okiebluegrass on October 01, 2013, 11:57:04 AM
^!@*#%*!^@%!^@% Now we'll never get rid of those darn basketballs !!!!!!

Nooooooo! Hahahahaha, great one

rubedugans · October 02, 2013, 08:33:53 AM

aHahahHAHAHahahah

Wonder what will be in the Red Gold Hall this summer........Maybe Larry (The tall street performer) can jump in. I believe I have seen him wearing a large NCAA style ring at one point in his tenure at SDC.

chittlins · October 03, 2013, 08:20:27 AM

They are an entertainment company that is diversifing so that makes sense in that respect. They seem to be a viable entity. It is wholesome family entertainment.

This just goes back to my premise that Branson needs a small scale arena to host traveling shows like Ringling bros, the Nick show based and the Disney touring shows for week long runs. Should have been part of the convention center downtown like Summit Arena in Hot Springs. Could host things like cheerleading com, high school basketball tourneys and other things that bring folks in overnight.

They could make basketball close to them with bushel baskets and old school balls from the Naismith era.

rubedugans · October 03, 2013, 08:43:00 AM

Peach basket ball...YES!!!! old time baseball yes... games for young kids that gives them a history of the sport... rubber bouncing annoyances...NO!

I would like to see how a Harlem team would stack up against an NCAA team, as many of the roster is filled with former D1 and 2 athletes. Stage a CotO tournament! They are NAIA, it would be a fair fight!

chittlins · October 03, 2013, 04:15:10 PM

qwed94 · October 04, 2013, 01:22:45 AM

Thats great news. Now we finally have a venue for the Grand Palace. HMMMMM Think about that for a minute. --- Or maybe the SOTH stage.?

Or do have a new Geyser Gultch theme???

OK really-on a serious note. It does appear that the RAMS will be leaving STL. Maybe-Just-Maybe HFEC and the owners of the Ed Jones Dome can make a deal to get some Globetrotters B-Ball in the ol Dome. That would be a nice event to have there. Basketball is a major sport in STL, yet "oddly" enough, we have no Basketball team.

KBCraig · October 04, 2013, 06:06:27 AM

Peach basket basketball? I love it!

And for baseball, there's the Vintage Base Ball Association, which plays by 19th Century rules.

The only problem with era baseball, is finding a reasonably flat spot for a field.