By:
constant on 9/25/08
You reap what you soe. It doesn't surprise me that a business man that is willing to pimp religion for profit has something bad happen to him.
By:
thinkingman on 9/25/08
I'm glad there were a few Commissioners and members of the public who saw through the empty sales pitch of Terri Sterling and Armon Bar Tur. How anyone in Wilson County can believe anything they say going forward is a source of amazement to me.
Wilson County still has time to run these poseurs off, but given how close a much more civilized County to their south came to being taken, I'll bet they continue to bite on this scam.
I await the apologies of Gary farley, Steve Sparks, Ronal Williams, Adam Coggin, Earnest Burgess and the others who fell hard for Bar Tur's exaggerations despite all the evidence we gave them to the contrary.
I urge everyone to vote them out when they have the chance.
By:
HuskyLover on 9/25/08
Told you so. Where are all the Bible Park supporters now?
By:
in2deep on 9/26/08
By: HuskyLover on 9/25/08
Told you so. Where are all the Bible Park supporters now?
Eatin' crow.
By:
diddlede on 9/26/08
In watching the Hard Rock from the day it opened, it was known that things were not going too good. Most everyone in Rutherford County knew a Bible Park would not make a go of it and this is exactly what would have happened here. The mayor and some commissioners would not listen. This is just the beginning for the Hard Rock and believe it will get much worse. It is too bad for all the investors they had and for the people who bought season tickets. Some season ticket holders never even got a chance to use their tickets. Everyone here saw through the smoke screen and realized Bar Tur and his associates were not good business people. They knew they could not get investors for the Bible Park so they persuaded the county to fall for their scheme. Too bad for Wilson County that they cannot see what is about to happen there. The saga will continue because the attendance will not be what is projected.
By:
Jamie on 9/26/08
Things that make you say "hmmm."
By:
Curious on 9/26/08
I don't think Safe Harbor developed the park, but helped put together the financing for it.
See - http://www.hardrock.com/corporate/press/content.asp?id=149
"...Ziel Feldman Principal HFZ Capital Group a partner in the park."
"Amnon Bar-Tur managing member of SafeHarbor Holding LLC said, "I am proud to partner with Ziel Feldman in putting together this distinguished group of investors including Africa Israel Investments and Polar International Real Estate to join us in creating this exciting park. This fusion of a great brand, great location and superior management team will ensure the success of this venture."
Our condolences to Lebanon and Wilson County.
By:
lsmoth on 9/26/08
When the County Commission rejected the Bible Park deal, Commissioner Gary Farley said on more than one occasion that he hated to leave that much money on the table. Now that the Hard Rock Park has filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy and we get a clear idea of how much money can be "left on the table", it appears to me that Mr. Farley has no opinions.
By:
GrumpaEd on 9/27/08
The Myrtle Beach paper has an excellent story on this fiasco with well over fifty "scathing" comments.