CHCH Wants Your Ideas

[Boomtown_Hamilton]

Originally Posted by SteelTown

I don't care what Torontoians will think, it's not like they have high opinions for us right now anyways.

Well, I still think its a bad idea and I'm a Hamiltonian.

[Boomtown_Hamilton]

Originally Posted by realcity

It's CHCH trying to be relevant again to Hamilton. Forget about it, a new station is needed like someone said here. E-channel should be on specialty cable and get rid of Dan McLean.

I think Dan McLean is the least of their problems. I think brother Dan is doing an outstanding job. I think what they should do down there to mix it up a bit it have Matt Hayes anchor the news and Dan McLean do the weather......and then Connie Smith can do the sports and Ken Welch can go on to do Connie Smith's job and babble about nothing.

[MsMe]

Originally Posted by SteelTown

What seperates the smokestacks and the bridge is the harbour so use the water to your advantage. Have water fountains high enough to block most of the smokestacks. Have 5 water fountains with multi colour display.

Now of course the problem is......MONEY. Real question should be how to get money.

Put that bar with the fountain with the light display with islands behind it all. But as you said where is the $$$$ coming from to do it?

[BrianE]

Originally Posted by MsMe

They could make more small islands like they did near the lift bridge. The birds love those islands too which is why they made those to begin with. To keep the birds out of certain areas.

Actualy from what I understand those little islands are there more to cut down on erosion from wave action against the waterfront trail. The birds hanging out and nesting are a desired and added bonus.

[BrianE]

Also, any discussion of how to cover up the view of Stelco and Dofasco from the Skyway is pointless, it's the very definition of trying to put lipstick on a pig. It's still the biggest, smelliest damn pig you've ever seen.

So what do you do about a giant pig?

Nothing you can do, you hunker down and wait for the pig to die or leave you alone.

[Boomtown_Hamilton]

Originally Posted by BrianE

Also, any discussion of how to cover up the view of Stelco and Dofasco from the Skyway is pointless, it's the very definition of trying to put lipstick on a pig. It's still the biggest, smelliest damn pig you've ever seen.

So what do you do about a giant pig?

Nothing you can do, you hunker down and wait for the pig to die or leave you alone.

In that case maybe what we should have down there is a giant floating pig hovering above the steel mills and smoke stacks like we see on some of the PINK FLOYD albums.

[raisethehammer]

Originally Posted by Boomtown_Hamilton

In that case maybe what we should have down there is a giant floating pig hovering above the steel mills and smoke stacks like we see on some of the PINK FLOYD albums.

NOW you're talking my language!

How about two huge metal faces looking at each other in the harbour? Maybe a bunch of white beds? etc.... the possibilities are endless to turn that view into Steeltown Floyd.
I'm in.

[Hammer Native]

CHCH was even more brutal ten years ago. Remember when it was owned by WIC Communications and they got rid of the letters and called it ON TV? Then they would play their theme song "The Spirit of Ontario" and at the end show a shot of Toronto. I'd think WTF? They didn't want anything to show they were a Hamilton station and were trying to compete with the Toronto stations. Only the people in Toronto were watching their own stations and not this one. At least Canwest brought some things back. I think Dan, Connie, and Matt are becoming somewhat iconic on our news although in the broadcasting business no one is untouchable. But I've admired that they've stayed in our city as long as they have and not moved on to so-called greener pastures. If the station is still brutal the blame lies with management not them. Canwest has brought in three anchorwomen and none of them have stayed long, I think they were just using the station as a stepping stone to something else. I have a feeling if Jennifer Mossop wasn't fired she might have stayed too, as she is still in the community.

As for my opinion on Hamilton ideas; the view from the Skyway of the steel mills isn't going to change in our lifetime, anyway that puts things in perspective, that's one of the things we are. If I could make a wishlist though one thing I'd really like to see would be our skyline expand northwards towards the harbour and give an alternate view. I don't mean crowded with a canyon of condos like Toronto, but a nice mix of buildings. The Harbour Commission proposal would have been a good start, and maybe other office towers, hotels, condos as that is what our city is too. I've always liked the views of cities with skyscraper lights shimmering off the waterways. But right now I'll just be happy if our skyline expands at all and decrepit buildings are redeveloped. Not a lot of space down there for this vision I realize, between the neighbourhoods and the industry, so the balance would be a challenge.

[Boomtown_Hamilton]

Originally Posted by raisethehammer

NOW you're talking my language!

How about two huge metal faces looking at each other in the harbour? Maybe a bunch of white beds? etc.... the possibilities are endless to turn that view into Steeltown Floyd.
I'm in.

Ya, and with the flying pigs you can then have these giant floating arrows pointing towards Toronto that say, "HOGTOWN THIS WAY...JUST FOLLOW THE ARROWS!"

Also, you can get PINK FLOYD involved and have them rename the Skyway the Pink Floyd Bridge and paint the bridge PINK and on either side of the bridge, for partially blocking the view of the steel mills, we erect a couple of BRICK WALLS.

All radio signals get blocked off when travelling on the bridge except for a 24-hour Pink Floyd radio station...as soon as you start on the bridge, from either end, you hear the voice of David Gilmour yelling out, "IS THERE ANYBODY IN THERE?" good for when folks travelling on the bridge look towards Hamilton.

[Millstone]

"The Wall" symbolizes a lot of Hamilton hardships. It would be fitting to build a giant wall in front of the entire harbour.

[Boomtown_Hamilton]

Originally Posted by Millstone

"The Wall" symbolizes a lot of Hamilton hardships. It would be fitting to build a giant wall in front of the entire harbour.

You see? there you go....we might actually be onto something here...

We could even have PINK FLOYD concert on that wall for the official grand opening.

[Boomtown_Hamilton]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNa551dR6Rc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-MLxgkiPNg

[raisethehammer]

'Waiting for the Worms' would be an appropriate slogan to view from the bridge.

As would 'comfortably numb'
And my personal fave for viewers on the Pink bridge to see: 'Wish you were here'.

[Boomtown_Hamilton]

Originally Posted by raisethehammer

'Waiting for the Worms' would be an appropriate slogan to view from the bridge.

As would 'comfortably numb'
And my personal fave for viewers on the Pink bridge to see: 'Wish you were here'.

"Wish you were here"...ya, good one.

[Jon Dalton]

We need some famous album cover to feature Hamilton's industrial skyline so that when people from the states drive by they will make a positive association. I remember seeing the building from the Animals cover and losing my shit over that. No pigs though.