In the last months before the Olympics, when many of the required stadiums were still messy construction sites, he had her haughtily declaring that the "project" was on schedule -- the hairdresser at 10, a manicure at 11 and plastering at 12. No, another actress protested, what about the Olympic projects?
This in turn may require Stadium fans to adjust their ancient RS+OCI (Repellent Smugness plus Occasional Crazed Indignation) reaction to midseason wins and losses, which has a subtle connection, as weekend columnists like to point out, to the WSHFT (We Sometimes Have Fun Too) phenomenon observable in Houston or Kansas City.
At the same time, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration proposed that the Fetveien road, which runs to the south of the stadium, should be moved to run through the stadium, which would have required the stadium to be moved.
It also would have required the stadium to be named Veterans Memorial Stadium (similar to the previous on-campus football stadium Memorial Stadium, which was last used in 1981 and demolished in 1992).
But a great deal of technical innovation was required before stadium shows could be regarded as anything like artistic experiences, let alone the gargantuan, carefully choreographed audio-video productions they are today.
However, some of the forthcoming investment in the club will be required for stadium maintenance work.
The Javits Convention Center expansion is needed, but it does not require a stadium.
It made the jump from Division I-AA ball to the top-level Division I-A this year, which requires a stadium of at least 35,000 seats.
Those huge increases, largely requiring the stadium to be essentially rebuilt from the inside out on a site and foundations that were not designed for the purpose, will form part of the inquiry announced last week by Sadiq Khan, Boris Johnson's successor as London mayor.
At a recent Champions League qualifier against Cliftonville, pyrotechnics were set off during the match requiring a stadium announcement instructing fans to desist from such behaviour.
