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To: Geoff Altman who wrote (8700)	6/23/2006 1:28:34 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 14758

Closing because of teenage punks........and methinks "rowdy teens" is LA Times talk for gang-members..... Six Flags May Sell Its Magic Mountain Park (Riff-Raff Wins) L.A. Times ^ \| 6/23/2006 \| Jerry Hirsch latimes.com Six Flags Inc. said Thursday that it might sell its Magic Mountain and Hurricane Harbor amusement parks in Valencia and raised the possibility that they could be dismantled for real estate development. Facing mounting losses and declining attendance, Six Flags wants to reduce its $2.1 billion in debt by selling parks in Buffalo, N.Y.; Denver; Seattle; Houston; and Concord, Calif., in addition to Magic Mountain. Mark Shapiro, a former ESPN executive who is now Six Flags' chief executive, said in a conference call with investors Thursday that Magic Mountain was considered a candidate for sale partly because of its often rowdy teenage atmosphere. Unruly behavior by the teens, who gravitate to the giant dips and turns of Magic Mountain's 17 roller coasters, have driven families away from the theme park, Shapiro said. "Once you burn Mom, she is not rushing back," Shapiro said. Throughout Six Flags' 30 amusement and water parks, Shapiro said he wanted to reduce the company's reliance on "teens that drive our security problems … who loiter in the park, hate my no-smoking policy and don't spend money."

To: Geoff Altman who wrote (8700)	6/23/2006 2:25:43 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 14758

New York Investigates Skating Rink for Playing Christian Music Traditional Values Coalition ^ \| June 21, 2006 \| TVC TVC ASKS PATAKI TO STOP HARASSMENT June 21, 2006 - Washington, DC – The Traditional Values Coalition asked New York Governor George Pataki to rein in a state agency which is threatening legal action against an Accord, New York skating rink because it plays Christian music during a “Christian Music Skate” party. The New York Division of Human Rights threatened Len and Terry Bernardo, owners of the Skate Time 209 rink in Accord, with an investigation because the rink plays Christian music during certain hours. The agency also threatened to charge a local newspaper which advertised the event for “aiding and abetting” unlawful discrimination. “This is crazy,” said TVC Chairman Rev. Louis P. Sheldon. “These people are exercising basic Constitutional rights on private property to the exclusion of no one and the state government is treating them like dangerous criminals. “Aiding and abetting? It is the responsibility of every citizen to aid and abet the free exercise of religion, free speech, the right to assemble and private property rights. “New Yorkers have never been intimidated by international thugs and terrorists and they should not tolerate this bureaucratic attempt to violate their most basic civil rights. “I have asked Governor Pataki to take authority over this illegal attempt to manipulate the law to accomplish a violation of basic civil rights. I will be watching closely to see that the Bernardos’ rights are protected.”