Citgo sign
There's something off about the Citgo Sign
By adamg - 10/15/10 - 7:48 am
Bobby Main took this photo this morning. One hopes Citgo has a warranty on all those new lights they just installed.
If only they changed the Citgo sign to match the seasons
By adamg - 10/5/10 - 5:47 amCitgo sign to go dark for two months
By adamg - 7/22/10 - 9:35 amAssociated Press reports Citgo is replacing the LEDs it used to replace the neon tubes now that the particular LEDs are no longer made.
Citgo sign blinks out
By adamg - 3/28/09 - 9:45 pmPOTUS32 had a camera trained on the Citgo Sign at 8:30 p.m. for Earth Hour:
Citgo sign catches on fire
By adamg - 10/15/08 - 1:03 pmShort circuit blamed for brief blaze that left soot marks on one side.
Oh, that sign
By Sean - 5/28/08 - 12:06 pm
Don't tell my kids, but it turns out I might not be as bright as I've been leading them to believe. For weeks, I've been reading the yellow sign on the right each morning, wondering, "What the hell is 'that sign'?"
Finally, it hit me.
Duh!
A reason to take down the Citgo sign that has nothing to do with Hugo Chavez
By adamg - 9/23/06 - 9:11 pmWorld Leader, whose city councilor is Jerry McDermott, says enough about Hugo Chavez already: Take down the Citgo sign because it's embarrassing that a major Boston landmark is an ad:
... As the video says, London has its Big Ben, Paris has its Eiffel Tower, and Boston has its...Citgo sign?
Boston? The "Athens of America"? The "Hub of the Universe"? And its famous landmark is a neon Citgo sign? ... The Citgo sign is stupid. It's an embarrassment. It's pathetic. I've wondered why it's been there for years except that it represents the low stature of Boston and its inability to attract or build some sort of interesting landmark. ...
Citgo-a-rama
By adamg - 9/23/06 - 8:11 amHarry Mattison, who actually gets to vote for Jerry McDermott (or not), says we should all rush out and buy genuine Citgo caps and golf balls to remind us of our First Amendment rights.
Oh, yeah, that pesky First Amendment. Dan Kennedy wishes to have a word with McDermott:
... Both ('RKO blabmeister) Miller and McDermott are advocating government censorship, in direct violation of the First Amendment. Miller, as a talk-show host, is exercising his right of free speech. McDermott, as a representative of the government, is not -- he wants to use his power to silence someone whose speech he disagrees with. ...
Hub Politics, of course, says the symbolism of showing Chavez he can't diss us is more important than the tradition of the sign:
... Traditions and symbols will come and go. There is no more Boston Garden and no more Curse of the Bambino. Fenway Park looks more like an ad book than a ballpark and you can sit on the Green Monster. T tokens are soon to be a thing of the past, and Filene's is now Macy's. FAO Schwarz is gone and the Teddy Bear has a new home. There has been a few other running traditions in this state, like electing Republican governors, a nearly 90% liberal legislature, toll booths on the Pike, and a 5.3% income tax, but there are plenty of people willing to see those traditions come to pass.
Traditions and symbols will come and go. It's time to say goodbye to CITGO. ...
The Herald comes up with the best headline of the day: Mayor: We’d hate to C-IT-GO.
John Daley says McDermott should stop wasting his time with meaningless protests:
... If we really wanted to do something about being smacked around by punks like Chavez, we'd be doing more to promote energy independence.
