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Just noticed the Trib has a breaking news story - In the fall of next year, all Marshall Field's stores will convert to Macy's. This includes all 62 locations in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Indiana, Ohio and SD. So.. Marshall Fields on State St. becomes Macy's on State.
Federated, who bought the May chain that Marshall Field's is a part of, says that they respect the legacy and traditions of Field's and that they researched customer preferences and studied alternatives before making the decision to incorporat Marshall Field's into the nationwide Macy's brand. They say that while the store's name will change, much (how much is "much"?) of what customers love about Field's will stay the same. They add that they'll do everything they can to "honor the Marshall Field's heritage, particularly in its Chicago birthplace." Chicagoist asks, "Why not honor the Field's heritage by leaving it's name the same!?"
To let Federated know you're not down with this name change, head over to KeepItFields.com and sign the petition or as we've suggested in the past, let's fill the Federated CEO's mailbox with mail by writing him at
Mr. Terry J. Lundgren
Chairman, President and CEO
Federated Department Stores, Inc.
7 West Seventh St.
Cincinnati, OH 45202
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Macy's/Marshall Fields has beeen put on my personal ban list. I will be shopping at Wal Mart from now on. Damnit!
They've decided to honor the legacy of Marshall Fields by eradicating it. That makes sense.
Have you been in Field's since they bought it??? The quality, the look, the feel of everything has all changed for the better. I couldn't be more thrilled that Macy's is here!
while i appreciate the history of the store, etc, it is still just a business, and carried the same clothes as macy's anyways. if they didn't want to get into that situation, marshall fields never should have joined the May chain.
The name has nothing to do with what's inside the store or how the people behind the counter greet you. Many stores offer good products and nice people. It has everything to do with the perception it gives to the residents of Chicago. May = just another cold hearted corporation whose main objective is to increase shareholder wealth. Fuck them and their shareholders. What about the people of Chicago who will feel a little more empty as they walk past that landmark that once was. To think, my kids will look at me with a blank stare when I bring up Marshall Fields (kinda like the way I looked at my dad when he brought up the bobs at riverview)
I, for one, will be closing my Field's account and shopping elsewhere. To you who would say that the name change doesn't mean anything probably didn't grow up in Chicago, so your opinion on this matter is of little importance. I understand business and the concept of brand identity, but Federated passed on a unique opportunity to keep the name on the State Street store and make it a destination spot. Fuck Federated!
speaking of department stores... i don't care about department stores... i am gonna go over there...
I think there are five perspectives to consider with the name change: 1) actual consumer value delivered; 2) internal corporate identity; 3) consumer product identification; 4) corporate-community relationships; and, 5) Chicago sentiment.
In terms of actual consumer value delivered, I've shopped there twice since the change, and I couldn't identify any real change in products offered or service delivered. Anyone else?
For internal corporate identity, big company mergers are hard, and names are an important part of that. When you allow a smaller part of the whole to use a different name, they keep different practices, and don't respond well to HQ direction. I'm sure May is thinking about this a lot.
For consumer product identification, imagine this scenario: You're getting married and putting together a registry for guests from around the country. Does California have a Field's? Where is there a Macy's? By having one product name, you eliminate confusion, and strengthen the brand.
For corporate-community relationships, this is probably the biggest loss for our city. When corporate HQ's are eliminated, non-profit giving decreases. Macy's might commit to something, but giving is led by corporate officers.
Finally, the loss of the Field's name is heartbreaking. I have silverware my grandmother bought piece by piece since the 1930's from Field's. We'll miss it, for sure. But times change. White City closed, Wiebolt's did too, and street cars don't run anymore. Chicago might be less of a place, but we have fun at Six Flags, shop at Carson's, and ride the bus instead. Since then Pilsen has become a great place to live, The Century got a cool art house theater, and the South Loop gained one of the largest college student populations in the country.
You can cancel your credit cards, stop shopping at Macy's and rage all you want. But I think the future is brighter, and I'll keep shopping at State and Randolph because they have the best choice of suits so far as I'm concerned.
I can not take this anymore! I am turning over.
"We have great respect for the legacy and traditions of Marshall Field's, and we carefully researched customer preferences and studied alternatives before making this decision to incorporate Marshall Field's into the nationwide Macy's brand," Federated Chief Executive Terry Lundgren said in a statement.
Clearly, none of this research about customer preferences took place in Chicago. But hey, in return for 150 years of Chicago history at least the shareholders might get an extra few pennies in their divident check.
"The customer is always right."
- Marshall Field
"The shareholder is always right."
- Terry Lundgren
How retail has changed in the past 100 years...
Happy?
The changes at the State Street store were all either put in place BEFORE Federated/Macys had any say on the store.
Marshall Field and Company is more to Chicago than just a department store. I brought my wife there to register for our wedding on Valentines day.
I too, will never shop at Macy's.
To Happy:
Things have changed noticeably since August 30, when the purchase actually happened? I don't know as I haven't been in, but my initial reaction is to doubt that. The store has been improving for 7 or 8 years now.
To Everyone:
My real issue is that Federated hasn't yet decided to dump the Lord & Taylor name. It has always screamed middle market department store to me. Why would you keep that brand when all the other similar brands nationwide have already been rolled into Macy's? At least the State Street Fields remains unique.
To Vouchey:
On your point 3--no doubt having all the stores as Macy's decreases confusion and builds national brand equity, but why keep Lord & Taylor? Macy's is going to have 700+ stores--how do you maintain a consistent brand image which doesn't drag down the Premiere stores? What happens to the State Street store? Does it get the same treatment as Herald Square and Union Square San Francisco--i.e. treated as a genuine flagship? Or does it get lumped in with hundreds of middling suburban locations and recede to what the State Street store had become in the mid-90s--i.e an unpleasant place to shop with a mediocre (at best) product mix? That's my real concern.
On your point 4--there hasn't been a MF headquarters presence in Chicago in over a decade, since the acquisition by Target, nee Daytons. The division headquarters is apparently continuing on in Minneapolis. That, in itself, shouldn't have a negative impact, and, in the short term, Federated probably overspends as part of "introducing" Macy's to Chicago.
"Great America" was taken over by the Six Flags chain. Also, Century Mall was a movie theater before they gutted it to put a movie theater *back in.* Not sure what you are going for by citing these examples...
WAKE UP PEOPLE!!
THEY WANTED TO CREATE A COUNTY OF RETAIL WHERE THE MAJORITY OF DEPARTMENT STORES ORIGINATE FROM NEW YORK...THAT IS WHY LORD & TAYLOR WAS NOT CHANGED.
I canceled my account. I will never step foot in that store again and will never catch the L from the basement. I will freeze my balls off and catch the L outside.
They could not even let us keep the State Street store...heartless bastards...
I hope he rots in hell and dies a horrible death...I truly mean that...may God give Terry L. blood to drink.
No Macy's Frango Mints. No Macy's Frango Mints. No Macy's Frango Mints. Now everyone chime in. No Macy's Frango Mints.
No Macy's Frango Mints. No Macy's Frango Mints. No Macy's Frango Mints. Now everyone chime in. No Macy's Frango Mints.
Vouchey, you make some valid points but I think Federated isn't considering the viability of the Marshall Field's name here. Why not keep the State St. store as "Marshall Field's of Chicago, A Macy's brand." Removing Marshall Field's from downtown Chicago is akin to tearing down the Water Tower building. Would it affect the daily lives of Chicagoans? Maybe not in ways that are crucial to their survival...but it makes Chicago less distinctive.
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I'm in there daily. I've seen a significant change in the apparel, the layout, and the overall appearance in the store as compared to last fall. So yes, it has changed since the purchase. For the better. It feels like the Field's I loved a number of years ago.
Not shopping and canceling the cards will not stop them from changing the name back. Ranting on chicagoist won't change anything. If you're truly that upset over the name change, as Rachelle stated above, a letter stating your case may help the cause.
I could care less if they change the name. What I'm happy with is the quality of products as well as the service that I get there. If that stems from Federated purchasing them, then so be it.
As jon said so simply up there, if Field's didn't want the name change, they shouldn't have allowed themselves to be bought.
I refuse to shop at any store stupid enough to disregard its customers' wishes.
Chalk me up as someone who doesn't give a fuck...despite all the great stuff (and terrible stuff) Marshall Field himself did for the city, Chicago's identity is not that deeply tied to the names of its stores. Time marches on.
Happy:
You say it has changed since last fall. Last fall is indeed before the purchase, but "since the purchase" is the last three WEEKS. Has the store changed noticeably since the Tuesday before Labor Day??
Also, again, Field's hasn't been run from Chicago since 1990. It wasn't Field's that allowed itself to be sold to May and then May to Federated.
Me, can you tell me where you're getting your information from?
Quoted from the Trib article today: In July 2004, May bought Field's from Minneapolis-based Target Corp., which dumped its department store holdings to focus on its more vigorous discount chain.
Last fall.....
From the first item linked to above, also from the Tribune, quoting from the Federated Website:
"opportunities created through the merger of Federated and The May Department Stores Company, which was completed on Aug. 30, 2005". The current owners--the one's dumping the Field's name--have owned Field's for 3 weeks! Last fall Field's was owned by May, this fall by Federated, from 1990 to fall of 2003, owned by Target, nee Daytons. Look at Wiki for more background. Or 7th(?) floor at Field's--the history is there too.
Target, of course, extended the name to the old Daytons and Hudsons stores and oversaw the multi-million dollar rehab of the State Street store and, imo, Target is solely responsible for all the improvement in the store since 1995 (when the State Street store sucked--just like your average Macy's did and does). I fear that, with Bloomingdale's as the "premier" brand, they will trash all the good things about the State Street store, keeping the "high end" clientele for Bloomies.
Happy, have you been in a Macy's outside of NYC or San Francisco (which are, admittedly, nice stores)? I have (in Minneapolis, Seattle, suburban San Fran, and others), and I find them all to be depressing stores with mediocre merchandise and horrible merchandising (ugly signage, overcrowded and disorganized product)--just like Field's when Field's was bad. I fear that will happen on State Street.
I honestly could not care less what happens in the suburban mall locations, let them turn to crap emporia. I just want the State Street store to be preserved or, dare I hope, further improved (the furniture floors are still kind of a mess).
Thank you me, for posting common sense remarks.
And yes to some of you airheads, it is a vital part of what makes Chicago, Chicago, like the Cubs, the Wrigley Building and so on.
Unlike most of you, my family has been living IN the city since 1880, we are not suburbanites, or transplants. Hell, my family shopped there when Mr. Field I was running the company so don't talk to me about it does not matter.
They ripped and raped a major part of who we are out.
This is not some small chain like Famous Barr or Hecht's.
This a WORLD RECOGNIZED AND HIGHLY REGARDED department store.
What would those arrogant, uneducated, dirty New Yorkers think if we changed the names of Macy's and Bloomingdale's to Field's and Carson's?
I bet not too happy...
I will not shop there.
Yes, Happy and Joel, let's just throw away 150 years of the city's history because you schmucks, who have probably lived here all of six months "don't care." Maybe we should change your family's name, too? After all, it's just a name, right?
Federated has made a horrible error here, and they'll begin to realize the depth of their "avoidance" strategy of market research (i.e. polling customers in Detroit, where the stores have only been Field's for a couple of years just as much as they have in Chicago). Ten bucks says this decision is reversed within three months...
I adore how all of you insult and ridicule anyone who doesn't have your opinion. Having an intelligent conversation/debate on this board is getting harder and harder these days.
Born and raised in the city and still live in the city, not the burbs. Yes, I have been to a Macy's outside of NYC. And I'm not real worried about Field's turning into that.
'The ripped and raped a major part of part of who we are out." Cripes, hyperbolize much? Watching these toolboxes foam themselves over the name change of a frigging department store makes me welcome it all the more.
I posted that comment and I am as normal as they come ther Joel, but, I am full blooded Chigoan who's family has lived here since Marshall Field I.
They did not poll anyone in Illinois, nor have any surveys available at any of our stores because they were afraid of this kind of backlash.
Since you decided to post here as well, shows you care...get over yourself.
They did rip a piece of history right our from underneath us...hey this is not Akron, OH we are talking about...this is Chicago and we will not be pushed around.
I posted that comment and I am as normal as they come there, Joel, but, I am a full blooded Chicagoan who's family has lived here since Marshall Field I.
They did not poll anyone in Illinois, nor have any surveys available at any of our stores because they were afraid of this kind of backlash.
Since you decided to post here as well, shows you care...get over yourself.
They did rip a piece of history right our from underneath us...hey this is not Akron, OH we are talking about...this is Chicago and we will not be pushed around.
Dude, you used the word "raped" to describe the name change of a department store, one that hasn't even been headquartered in Chicago for more than a decade. Get a grip. Yeah, you'll lament the loss of a bit of your childhood, it happens to everyone wherever they've grown up, but in terms of things to get indignant about in this town, this is way, way low on the list.
I was born and raised in this great city and damnit if they haven't just about ruined all my other childhood memories by changing things. Field's on State for the uncomparable Christmas window displays. They're not going to make it Macy's on State if we NATIVES have our way!!!!
Happy:
Why are you not worried about Field's turning into crappy Macy's? Do you know something the rest of us don't? If so, spill. If not, I disagree.
I fully expect the Macy's-ification of Field's to undo all of the progress of the past 7 or so years. If Federated cares about the State Street Store, they'll make it a Bloomies. I've never been in a Macy's that wasn't a messy crapfest like Field's was circa 1994/95. Bloomies are, on the whole, a lot better--although they, too, suffer from the proliferation of ugly signage.
BTW, my excluding Herald Square and San Fran from the set of crappy Macy's was solely to avoid arguing that point. I think those stores are basically dumps, too, and would be really disappointed if State Street wound up like either of those stores.
Finally, I hope you weren't referring to me with your "insult and ridicule" comment. I think I've been making reasonable points in a reasonable manner and correcting some factual errors. All important to a decent discussion.
Sure, a stronger brand identity nationwide is generally good for business. What's curious about this is that Marshall Field's probably has higher name recognition in the USA than, say, Lord & Taylor--which was spared because it doesn't quite fit into Federated's business strategy. L&T isn't even that special to Manhattanites, unlike Bloomie's, Saks, and Bergdorf, but somehow it survives?
Whoever buys Lord & Taylor ("exploring strategic options" means "on the block") would be smart to negotiate the Field's name as part of their deal. It's not like Federated has any more use for it, unless they want to keep a department at State Street trafficking in Field's memorabilia.
Me, you (hah) have some great points. Lundgren has specifically mentioned State Street as a showpiece in several interviews I've seen this year. He admits that Field's trades at a higher level than Macy's East, but said something about how Macy's West in SF and Seattle is similar. (I'll look up the cites at home.) Apparently, he thinks that he can have the best of both worlds: a national brand name that means different things to different cities. But to realize $500M in "cost synergies," which the shareholders want, he'll have to cut back on those less-profitable lines (like, oh, those special things carried only at flagships) and on service. I agree that Macy's stands for nothing but dark stores and middlebrow selection, dominated by those high-margin but cheesy private labels that investors love.
Three other points:
1. Field's didn't "allow itself to be sold." Its ownership has been bouncing around various hands for two decades now. At one point, it was owned by British Tobacco, and sadly many of its owners have neglected it.
2. The clock, the bronze plaques, the first-floor columns, and the interior atriums are all designated city landmarks and cannot be altered without an act of City Council.
3. When May Company bought Field's last year, they explicitly said that they wouldn't change anything about the management. So Target and their team are entirely responsible for the vast improvements at Field's in recent years.
Anyone who wants to know what happens after this type of change only needs to ask someone from Atlanta...
Federated went in, bought Richs (the old Marshall Fields equivalent of the South) and SLOWLY converted the whole chain into Macys.
It definitely ruined the quality Richs had before, so I guess they decided to kill MF quickly rather than draw out the costs and let enevitable suckage ensue.
Here's my question - why does this topic generate (or merit?) 37 comments? I am asking in all sincerity. At dinner tonite I heard three surrounding tables discussing the topic. I am really curious as to why this particular issue seems to penetrate our collective sense of self and community identity in a way that few other issues do.
Anyone?
Why, you ask, does this topic merit all the discussion? Because it's a significant example of the homogenizing of American culture, the erasure of local colors and flavors, the disposal of variety. We're turning more and more into a country (and a world) where most things are becoming the same thing. Macy's isn't only replacing the Marshall Field's name; it has been and is continuing to replace dozens of regional brand names in cities all over America. So, not too many years ago you could walk downtown Anywhere, USA and see variety, local color. Now, you can see Macy's here and there and everywhere. The commercial landscape is ever flattening out into an endless sameness of big ol' monster chain stores and restaurants. Our choices are drying up. Someday, could all stores be one same store? Could every restaurant be one same restaurant? It could happen if we let it. Like, if everyone buys everything at Wal Mart, then other stores will go out of business; and then Wal Mart will be the only place open, the only choice.
I agree with you Jim...and I think there is something else. I think, as my husband observed, Marshall Fields is somehow synonymous with Christmas - with tradition, or ritual. I think we care so deeply about this namechange as Chicagoans because it is one of the few sources of ritual or symbols of community that we can really lay claim to as post-modern urban people. The interesting thing about that, though, is that we have tied those things (community, ritual) to a store. What does that say about us?
Again - just curious...
I will say it one more time. For those of us true Chicagoans who were born and raised and lived our lives for generations in the city, it is terrible for us. For those of you transplanted suburburbanites, those from other cities or small towns elsewhere will still never fully grasp what that store meant to generations of Chicagoans. I can use the word rape, Joe, because that is how we as a city feel right now.
My family has shopped at that store for a 125 years...yes you read that right...
We are not Akron or Pittsburgh or Des Moines...this is Chicago..and that store is not some little towny regional thing..it is and always will be a world class institution.
You know why people are upset, Joe? Because in this crazy world of Iraq, tsunamis, and hurricanes...there needs to be a sense of continuity...and that was one...and now it is gone..
We have the right to mourn...
If you don't like, then don't respond back...DUDE...
Here, have a tissue for the loss of the name of a department store whose profits haven't ended up in Chicago for years and years...schmuck. Now what say you go off and write a really angry letter!
And meanwhile, you still live in one of the most corrupted, violent and segregated cities in the nation. When was the last time you got this upset about that?
joel -- give it a rest you sanctimonious schmuck, some people, including me, have fond memories of the place and are upset, that is the end of it.
Seriously, Joel...
Who's worse off? Us...for being irate and lamenting a significant piece of our collective history and tradition being hijacked? Or you...for worrying so much about our worrying? You're the one who needs to get a fucking life.
I think far too many of you are taking this far to seriously. This concern about something so minor as a store name does not really make a great impression of Chicagoians. Get a grip.
Once again, Joe, you miss the point of it all.
An earlier post also refered to the homogenization of many cities' distinct cultures and reasons for who they are...
Field's is as big a part of Chicago as the Cubs, the skyscraper, the lakefront, the reversed flowing river, blues, deep dish pizza, and so on.
Our government may not be perfect there dude...but take a look around the city. For the most part it is clean, vibrant, a wealth of diverse industries and companies, green (thank you Mayor Daley) and one of the few cities reversing the flow of movement to the suburbs...
We are unique and one of the best. It is more than a name change...it is a way of life gone forever...that is what hurts..
Read the media reports, they are reporting this change as very much different from the Filene's, Famous Barr and Hecht's as examples....Field's is internationally known and a first in many ideas for how a modern department store should be set up and run.
How would Londoners feel if Harrod's name was changed or New Yorkers if Macy's name was changed....not well at all.
Let us lament in peace and mourn, we have a right to.
Obviously you have no sense of history and seem to be a bitter person who can't feel...that's cool...but it is a shame you were never taught respect for history or continuity.
Hey, I'm not worried about people's worrying, I just think it's mostly ridiculous and in some cases, the amount of frothing anger that's been displayed here and elsewhere is downright pathetic. Carry on with the histrionics about how Chicago has been "raped" if it makes you feel better though..the city and its identity was still here when I woke up this morning. A rose by any other name, etc. etc.
Sorry, I guess I'll just have to learn to show more reverance for corporation names.
A E Hansen -
It's more than just a store name to the people of Chicago. Do you know anything about the history of Marshall Field's? Are you aware that the brand name has been around for over 150 years? Are you aware that the present State Street store has been in its current location on State Street for over 125 years? Did you grow up visiting the window displays and eating lunch in the Walnut Room each and every Christmas? I don't think people mind the fact that it's been taken over my new owners, or even so much about the name change IN GENERAL! We just want the name left on the STATE STREET store--make it a one-of-a-kind destination store. And finally, A E Hansen... do you really think Chicagoans give a shit about the impression we make on outsiders? What the hell do you think makes this such a great city? It's not so much the skyline or Millenium Park or Wrigley Field or Buckingham Fountain... It's the PEOPLE and the deep sense of history, civic pride and tradition that we so ardently embrace. It's something that "tourists" like you can and never will understand...
Hey Joe,
I can tell you are probably not from Chicago..just moved here for work..no real clue about what makes Chicago tick and what we are all about...but that is not unusual..
Probably one of those transplants who lives in Lincoln Park or Wrigleyville....again..no clue about history or preservation..I pity you a lot more then us who actually feel something...you seem like a bitter, angry person incapable of feeling anything..
You should show reverance for what makes a city unique unto its own man..that is all I am saying...
So that means that we should see the same level of discord from you all if all Dominick's become Safeways and all Jewels become Albertson's, eh?
Mike H:
Blah Blah Blah. Sometimes I feel the introspective egoism of many Chicagoians is only slightly exceeded by Texans and New Yorkers. Its the whole cant of 'we are special', 'nobody understands us', 'outsiders need not apply' etc etc.
Yes, I do know a bit about the history of Marshall Field's, but ultimately it is just a store. It's name changing to Macy's will do very little to alter the culture, history, and future of Chicago.
Perhaps I'm wrongheaded/misguided here, but I feel that Midwesterners are really fiercely loyal to brands and stores -- mom and pops and local things. Traditions and things they've done and had passed down to them, generation to generation. Despite many polls (formal and informal) on this subject VERY clearly stating that Chicago does NOT want Field's changed to Macy's, it just becomes that much more a slap in the face to the Chicago clientele to change the name anyway. I'd think that in retail/marketing your customer should always be your primary focus.
A E Hansen -
By the way, it's spelled "Chicagoans," not "Chicagoians." The first time I thought it was just a typo, but now I can see that you're dumb, as well as clueless...
Jocelyn, I agree with everything you said but I cringed when you refered to Midwesterners. Calling someone from Chicago a midwesterner is kinda like calling someone from Miami a southerner. Although this is technically the midwest, midwesterners do not live here.
Guess what? Federated Department Stores owns both Macy's and Bloomingdales. Funny that they haven't re-branded Bloomingdales as Macy's. Maybe they respect the legacy that the Bloomingdales' brand has. Why don't they respect the legacy of the Marshall Field's brand?
Anyone that has lived in New York City knows Macy's is a shitty, low-end department store and Bloomingdales is at the same level as MF's. If really a branding decision, they should change the name to Bloomingdales. It's probably a decision based on cost savings.
They claim they did a survey and found a majority "wouldn't care" if the name changed. Were these the people that visit Chicago to see the windows during Christmas or work downtown and go to the State Street location for lunch? Or are these the suburban Chicagoians or people in Ohio that have little association with the brand?
And why isn't Daley sticking up for Chicago on this one???
Well put, Jocelyn.
Daley's arms are tied in some respects as he is thinking about the money and the coroporate butt kissing to Lundgren.
By the way..
I was at the State Street store last night and out of the 15 or so sales people I talked to, they all told me none of the stores downtown or at the suburban malls had any type of surverys to pass out, nor were they given information by Federated about any type of questionnaires.
Federated screwed us by purposely NOT surveying or polling in the city, the suburbs, Minneapolis or Michigan.
Greedy, corporate asses..
Think about this...in the next few years when the dust settles, there will be more changes...no more Frangos..no more unique Christmas windows...changes possibly to the Walnut Room and other restaurants...
And do you really think they will make any effort to bring Frango production back to Chicago??
How expensive would that be and I am sure they do not want to spend the money..
It was a bone tossed to us for pity...
New Yorkers are probably laughing heartily at us right now...
Ah, and Joel pulls out the ultimate refuge of the non-Chicagoan, the thoroughly-debunked "most segregated city" canard. Do a little research, son, before you go spouting forty-year-old talking points...
Field's is a direct, *tangible* part of the city's history and identity and for millions of families that grew up here, like myself. That you don't give a crap about it speaks volumes about your lack of character and connection to the city.
I think you should all go protest in front of Field's....at least that would be some action instead of sitting here insulting people.
Very well put Norm.
Oh and Joel...by the way...we are what sociologists call a naturally segregated city, one of the very few in the country, which has proven NOT TO BE the result do to a person's race, ethnicity or anything else, but from the simple fact certain groups of people have settled in certain parts of the city and just stay put for generations.
About 10 of us did this morning..the media would not cover us.
Cripes, I hope I never get to the point where I believe that my "character" and "connection" to Chicago is somehow tied to my loyalty to the name of a freaking corporate department store.
John, You must have missed the years 1950-1970 when white flight changed the makeup of the city forever. Or maybe the race riots of 1919 on 31st street beach ring a bell or perhaps the race riots of 67 through the west side. Maybe you missed the Nazi March through Marquette Park in 77. Or the fact the the American Nazi Party headquarters is (was?) on 67th and western. Despite what the sociologists tell you Chicago is was and unfortunately continues to be segregated.
Sorry, Not FORCED segegration, there is a difference, and I am an African American man speaking on this subject.
I was around when all that happened...it is commonly PROVEN and WELL KNOWN that Chicago, while being very diverse and proud of it as we should be, was, and is not, segregated they way southern cities were during the days before the Civil Rights Movement.
The Nazis marching has nothing to do with segregation..we are WAY off topic here.
So does that mean since this is the headquarters of Operation Push and the Rainbow Coalition make the city racist towards whites and segregation ring true?
John, do me a favor and let me know where I can find out more information about this rare phenomenon of a naturally segregating city. BTW I am pretty sure that segregation is what the Nazis are famous for.
Confused about how people living in the Midwest aren't Midwesterners? That's one of the things I love about Chicago. The beautiful mix of urban life and liberal leanings with the goodness of heart of Midwestern morals and values. People will still stop and give you directions. People still care about traditions, but in the city proper don't give a shit if you're gay. We love culture and art and music, but we also care about history and architecture and nostalgia.
As far as Nazis go? Well, once Godwin's Law is invoked in a topic thread/comments section, I think it's pretty much all over.
Newsflash: NYC is more segregated than Chicago.
http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/20020301/5/594
Not So Healthy...
Every one of your examples is thirty years old or older. What city hasn't experienced racial tension up to, during, and unfortunately after the civil rights movement?
My great-grandparents emigrated to Chicago from Italy in 1902 and settled in the Taylor Street neighborhood, which was almost exclusively Italian. No one forced them to live there--they chose to because that was where they could find a sense of community with similar culture, religion, etc. It went the same way for the Irish, the Polish, the Swedes, the Hispanics, the African-Americans, etc. I think that's one of the great things about Chicago's history--the fact that immigrants established ethnic enclaves of their homeland, and the flavors of many of these neighborhoods can still be felt today (although that's quickly being erased through gentrification).
And what does it matter with the Nazis? They wanted to march through Skokie in the seventies also--not because they thought Skokie was racist and would support them, but because of the large Jewish population residing there.
Chicago isn't perfect when it comes to racial harmony, but it isn't all doom and gloom like you paint it either...
Quick, let's get this thing full-circle before it falls off the front page and dig up some dirt about Terry Lundgren's Nazi past!
I was contemplating whether to comment or not as I am contributing to this post
going WAAAY off subject. Not my intention, but it looks like it is mostly my fault.
Joceylyn, I respect your opinions, but my opinion of a midwesterner is different
than yours. I consider a midwesterner a WASPy conservative. And Chicago is anything
but WASPy conservative. This is my opinion and it is neither here nor there.
However anyone who believes that chicago is this melting pot of checkerbaord
neighborhoods where everyone gets along and it all smiles and lollipops had
better get their head out of the sand and quick!
Recent examples? Ask Fr
Phleger if he thinks Chicago is segregated or how about the family of Lenard
Clark. Need more examples? No problem let me know.
Okay..enough about the segregation and race stuff.
So, the question that has not been is asked is what happens to the Field's store on Michigan Ave. We have a Bloomie's and and a Lord & Taylor already. You think they will convert that one as well, or close it?
Also, be prepared for more changes, if that shit Lundgren has lied once he will do it again. There is no chance Frango is coming back to be made here.
By the way, to give crediblity to our rants, many top retail analysts, marketing executives, and PR people say this is a terrilbe mistake and will back fire on Federated big time.
One famous analyst who is always on CNN and Fox even said this is the biggest PR mistake since Coke introduced New Coke in 1985.
Walter Jacobson said on the news he has canceled his account and opened up one at Carson's....which is what I did as well.
Chicago isn't New York and Macys is not Marshall Field's! If and when the name is changed I will not use my credit card at Macys. Why didn't they change Bloomingdale's name? The arrogant ceo of federated needs to know that the Macy name has no market value in Chicago.
after reading all the comments with regard to the Fields, the blockheads will soon realize you don't cross a south sider or north sider like this. Unfortunately for Macy's, the only "Miracle on State Street" will be if they will keep the place open. The only sign I will want to see in the window is "MACY"S STORE CLOSING".
If you want to blame anybody for the sale of Marshall Field's blame The Field who decided it was more fun to make movies in Hollywood. His wanting his portion of the family fortune caused the demise of Field Enterprises and the ultimate sale not only of Marshall Fields, but also the Sun-Times, WFLD, The World Book Encyclopedia, etc.
That's interesting. As a Detroit native, I'm just wondering why it is that Marshall-Fields didn't think twice about renaming the Hudson's chain when they acquired it several years back.
One other thing. If you all are going to insult somebody else and their opinions, at least get their name right. . . His name is JOEL with an L at the end. Also, for everybody who has something to say about the brand name and the legacy and so on and so forth, before Marshall Fields bought out Hudsons, I had never heard of them, but since I was a child I have identified with the Macy's name. . . . Does the nationally recognized "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade" ring a bell to anybody? Macy's has been around just as long as your precious Marshall Fields, so it's not like some 10 year old company is buying them. I have news for you, whether you guys like it or not, companies get bought out whether for the betterment or detriment of that company. You can sit around and lament and bitch about it all you want, but that doesn't change what is going to happen. Even if every single person in Chicago refused to shop at Macy's, how big of a dent do you actually think it would make on their radar screen? Absolutely none.
Kristen,
That was Target Corp. based in Minneapolis, formerly Dayton Hudson, who decided to change all the stores names to Marshall Field's. Chicago had nothing to do with that..
Paul,
Great point, but Field V decided to sell off the remaining family shares. By the time the brat Ted got all huffy in the early 80's, the store was already owned by BATUS.
Sorry...it was Field IV...too many of them to keep track off.. :)
Kristen,
You have the right to feel how you feel and we, true Chicago natives born and raised for several generations, have the right to feel how we feel.
If it were the other way around, New York would have a heart attack at the thought of Macy's becoming Field's.
Can you imagine...on Thanksgiving Day..."Live the NBC presents the 77th annual Marshall Field's Thanksgiving Day Parade from Herald Square..."
Sorry, Field's was known world wide and was around BEFORE Macy's. It was not regional like Hudson's.
If not for the parade and mention in the movie, would the name Macy's be as well known? Nope!
Growing up, I heard wonderful stories from my grandmother and mother about how special it was to shop at Field's on State. It was the ONLY place you desired to shop at. I graduated from college with a degree in Retail Merchandising and got a job at Field's on State as a Manager. Well, I can say it was not the store of my grandmother's generation. It broke my heart that the staff, including managers, did not care about the history of the store and what it has meant to the city of Chicago. I still took pride in working there anyway. Years ago I left Field's for bigger and better opportunities but have remained in the retail industry. What people don't understand is when it comes to Federated, it comes down to this - There are two types of consumers. The ones that shop at Macy's and the ones that shop at Bloomingdales. You do not shop both stores. I am (or was) a Bloomies customer. It is cleaner and offers a better selection of merchandise. Macy's is total shite! Trust me on this as I have been in Macy's through out this country including their dump of a flagship store in NY. To think that our beloved Field's on State will be a part of that is appauling! More so is the fact that I can not believe I live in a country where more people don't open there mouths and stand up and fight for what is right. I hate the fact that the American Dream of owing your own business is becoming smaller and smaller as these corporations keep buying up everything. Field's is a GREAT part of Chicago and gives us pride in who we are in the Midwest. It has been around longer than any of us and should be around even longer. If you live here and love our city, then fight for what is OURS!!!
Oh, and to think our STUPID, CORRUPT, IDIOT of a mayor cares about our city then HE SHOULD HAVE NEVER LET THIS HAPPEN!!!!! This makes me hate him even more!
I also remember there was a Field's Restaurant chain that went under in the 60's. The only reason I know about this cause the guy who bought the one on 104th and western simply knocked the "d" into an "o" and renamed it Fielo's. Genius!
I will never visit or purchase any item from any Federated department store, be it macy's or bloomingdale's after this cheap attack on Chicago's culture. I will tell my family, friends, and acquaintances to boycott Macy's. Chicagoans should not be insulted in this manner. This is an OUTRAGE. Buy the store, yet let the people suffer for it. Know that you will not be getting any of my business in the future!
Yaaawwwwnnnn.
and yet, Joel, you still post....obviously you are still interested so the yawn does not work...
Of course I'm still interested, watching people getting so worked up about the name change of a department store is high comedy.
As is your retarded and arrogant my shit don't stink attitude.
I bet you are from either the suburbs or from some small town in the middle of nowhere who moved to Chicago for some job and now you think you are just the best thing out here.
Get a clue you loser, and crawl back under the hick hole you came out of.
I was shocked when I heard what Terry Lundgren was going to do. I was so outraged that I immediately wanted to write him a letter. Marshall Field's is part of my childhood, my present and is a LEGACY to Chicago. How dare he change the name!!! Why doesn't he buy Wrigley Field and tear it down then while he's at it. I am not shopping at Macy's or any of its affiliates until the decision is reversed! They will get the message when my money is spent elsewhere.
Let's see..people are more upset about the name on the side of a building than 6200 people losing their jobs?
Consider Macy boycotted here in the south as well. They killed off our Rich's. Some cannot see the big picture.
Osama Bin Lundgren is a corporate SUCKASS, His fucktard concept of Macy's in Chicago SUCKS THE BIG ONE!!!!!.
And FURTHERMORE!!!!!!!, I erased the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade videotaping timing for Nov. 24, THANKS ASSHOLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Happy is probably a Taliban sympatico like Lundgen obviously is.
F you Joel, F you happy, F you Terry Lundgren, F you Federated, F you MACY'S!!!!!!!!!!!!.
And they're ALL cs extrodinaires.
Terry Lundgren has inherited brain damage, HE can't THINK straight.
I have to say I agree with all of you anti macys people. Im not from chicago, and ive never been there but no store with a history that long should have to go through that. I live in
Akron Ohio. One of our biggest and grandest stores is Kaufmanns. It has many locations all across ohio, penn, ny, nj. it is one of my favourite stores and i know that i wont be shopping at the new macys to take its place. im going on to cut all of my macys, bloomingdales and other federated chain stores cards....
Maybe they should re-build the 40-foot tall 1966 Gas City neon sign in front of Terry Lundgren's place & have it shine bright all night, It was supposed to be the largest neon sign in the city of Chicago at one time.
The big "G"?????????, In BRIGHT yellow letters with an orange backgroud??????????????????, WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
I too grew up in Chicago, and have been shopping/visiting fields since I was three years old. But really, in the big scheme of life, how important is a name. Fields, Macy's... what does it matter. There is so much more meaningful things to focus on in this life. Some of the opinions on this board are very humous, of course, but some are a bit too much :).
I will continue to shop at the store, whatever the name may be, and I know many others that agree with me.
Thanks
TRAITOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
You're a traitor, It's tatamount to saying that the US has Taliban & Red Chinese client states in our hemisphere.
That's tatamount to saying that we must tolerate a Taliban & Red Chinese client state in our hemisphere.
The turkey of the year ABSOLUTELY goes to the fucktards Terry "Marshall Field's Wrecker" Lundgren, JACK FM, Jesse Jackoff Jr, Gary Skoien, GWB; The Wanker-In-Chief, Coconut, Mc Dickhead, Steve Shitburger, Anthony Peraica, George "AHWHWHWHWHWHWH" Ryan, Schmidt the asshole from WTTW, Frank Screwesi, Carole "Anotomically Incorrect Mangirl" Brown, Michael Shitman, etc..........
DUH!!!!!, I'm da fucktard Lundgren & I think Macy's will be bigger than da stoopid Shikagoin Marshall Field's, DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. As he would probably say in private.
See what happened in Macy's parade this year, You coroporate heartless asshole???????????. It's YOUR fault, In all probability.
I was shocked to hear of Marshall Fields closing in Chicago. I know first hand of how Macy's sucks. I work inside of a Macy's (not for Macy's) at a store in Florida. They treat their associates terribly. When they took over Burdines they promised they would keep the Burdines spirit of being the Florida store alive. All I have seen is less good quality merchandise and more New York crap. I resent the way that New York is being shoved down my throat. If I wanted to shop in New York I would go there. And now it angers me that they are doing the same thing to Marshall Fields in an area where I grew up. I couldn't agree more with the earlier sentiment, Fuck Macy's!
FUCK YOU TERRY LUNDGREN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, YOU OCCIDENTIAL SOULLESS FUCKTARDED PIECE OF ELEPHANT SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. THEY SHOULD TAKE YOU TO THE ZOO, AND FORCEFULLY STAND NEAR THE INCONTIENT & LAXATIVE-EFFECT RHINO WITH YOUR CANDY ASS KUPPENHEIMER SUIT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
BTW, He's a PRIMO candidate for that certain magazine's "Asshole of the month", Picture & ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!.
FURTHERMORE!!!!!!!, It SEEMS that Macy's covertly forced NBC to censor the balloon accident that injured 2 people in N.Y., During the annual Thanksgiving Parade............FUCKING COWARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Mike reminds me of that photographer in "The Weather Man", Who had the Weather Man's son stay with him and.......Kind of like what Terry Lundgren would do to him too, Sick.
We're upset about BOTH!!!!!!, A-hole!!!!!!!!.
Macy's, Federated & Terry Lundgren as valuable as Charmin, Northern, Delsey, etc.
You shouldn't have said Kuppenheimer, Say George suit!!!!!!!!!!!.
God, people, get a life. It's just a name. I'm a Chicago native with 200 years' history here. However, I have a full life and a brain, so I have other things to keep me occupied.
People, get a life. It's just a name. I'm a Chicago native with 200 years' history here. However, I have a full life and a brain, so I have other things to keep me occupied.
Hey, GFY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Who the hell do you think you are????????, Jesus Christ?????????????? (respectfully), Lucifer more likely. If you were president, You'd probably strip the major airlines of air marshals, Give the presidential medal of freedom to Bill Ayers, Squeaky Fromm, Sirhan Sirhan, Tom Metzger, David Duke, Kurt Waldheim, Lynne Stewart, Jose Padilla, Mark David Chapman, John Walker Lindh, Jello Biafra, David Rodriguez, Aaron Patterson, George Ryan, Kim Myong-Chol, Kim Jong Il, Ramsey Clark, Rich Ganulin, That anti-religion bitch Gaynor, Jayson Blair, Ralph Ovadal, etc.......Like President Lundgren obviously would.
And FURTHERMORE, You heartless asshole & Lundgren LOVER!!!!!!!. There were people literally crying over the departure of Marshall Field's, Not over the cocksucker named Terry Lundgren & His "Let The Balloon Kill The Spectators Macy's Parade" fiasco, Luckilly it didn't kill anyone, But THIS WILL LITERALLY make the personal injury lawyers happy like "pigs in shit". And should some disaster occur in Cincinnati, Where Lundgren resides or California, Where Lundgren came from. He'd better keep in mind, When it comes to donation time. Though MAYBE it will be HIS fault, Should people ignore the pleas.
Terry Lundgren is WORSE than retarded, Even THEY have more logic than THIS goon.
Rnow had shyt for brains.
Rnow has shyt for brains.
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See Spot piss on Terry Lundgren.
Or the opposite.
Macy's should be called Gacy's, Since Terry Lundgren ranks up with that bastard.
NO, It's his personal hero, Don't you know that???????.
I saw a destitute homeless man in front of Marshall Field's (Next year Macy's "Gacy's" if the TOTAL ASSHOLE gets his FUCKTARD way), A PERFECT EXAMPLE of Mr.Lundgren's future lifestyle, Should this go down the fucking toilet, If he doesn't take the easy way out like his OTHER obvious personal idol; R.Budd Dwyer.
Terry Lundgren would probably give a posthumous pardon to John Wayne Gacy, Being the fucktard he is.
Terry Lundgren is obviously a maven of the play "Fucking Our Fathers", And gives it ****1/2!!!!!!!!!!!.
Terry Lundgren-Saddam Hussein-Osama Bin Laden: The DREAM TEAM!!!!!!, LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
I wish you all the best of luck, but don't hold out much hope for the fate of the Marshall Field's name. I am from Seattle, where our venerable chain, The Bon Marche, was bought out. They changed the name in two stages, first going to "Bon-Macy's", and then dropping the "Bon" altogether. A lot of people were upset, and Seattle is a very active community, but in the end, Macy's changed it anyway. I myself will simply keep calling it "The Bon" forever, because that is what it will be to me.
Are you a Federated-paid poster???????????.
BTW, Does the word "liquidation" mean anything to you?????????, IMHO, Federated WILL have to sell MANY of it's holdings, Should ill fate fall upon these varmints.
Can't learn ANYTHING FROM Terry "Shit For Brains" Lundgren, HE has a learning disability, Brain dead from day one. His ugly capped teeth will turn shit brown by 2009.
I think Marshall Field's has FAR more of a mainstay than Seattle's Bon Marche anyway, Not to be above you or anything, So therefore, Marshall Field's has a FAR better chance of returning than the other one. I could be wrong, But not far from it.
Anyway, Mr. Lundgren better keep in mind his Macy's stupidity, Should an earthquake and/or tsunami hit California (his original home state) or Cincinnati (his present home town) or the Ohio River having problems, Or a tornado hitting his area.
Please tell the Northbrook, IL (town of Steve Bartman) who posted negative about Marshall Field's on the keepitfields.org website to go fcuk him or herself, He or she is a fuggin Macy's-Federated-PAID poster in ALL LIKELIHOOD, And could GIVE a flying fcuk about tradition, But kissing the asshole of Lundgren & co.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, They deleted that PRO-MACY'S poster off the keepitfields.org website, JUSTICE PREVAILS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
EAT MY SHIT!!!!!!, LUNDGREN!!!!!!!, YOU ARROGANT OMNI-EGOTISTICAL COWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Wow, the Anti-Macy's crowd has really gone off the deep end.
F YOU JOEL!!!!!!!!!, YOU FUCKING NEO-COMMUNIST, SHIT DON'T STINK, PHOTOGRAPHER CLONE OF THE MOVIE "THE WEATHER MAN" TO A "T"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Take your thorazine, comrade.
Go choke on Terry Lundgren's thing, You state police internet file loser.
And he's PROBABLY non-compliant.
IGNORE HIM!!!!!, He's some ASSHOLE from Bumblefuck who could give TWO SHITS about Chicago history, But sucking Terry's dirty sanchez-stained thing.
Happy Holidays buddy, I hope Santa brings you a plentiful stock of anti-psychotic medication this year.
Oh go shove that anti-psychotic poison down your cocksucking throat, You anti-traditionalist asshole licker of Terry Lundgren.
Ignore that jerk, He's some dickhead from out-of-town, Who could give a flying fuck about Chicago's history.
No kidding.
He sucks Jesse Jr thoroughly.
If Macy's does take over Marshall Field's, Within 2-3 years Macy's will have to file for bankruptcy again, And liquidate Chicago's stores & sell them off. And Terry Lundgen will most likely have to step down in humiliation or worse.
God forbid another depression........
FYI, Macy's filed for bankruptcy in 1992, And survived. With der commisar Lundgren, History may repeat itself, With more catastrophic consequences.
What, should we change the Field Museum of Natural History to the "Macy Museum". No, you couldn't so how can they say it won't be a big deal if they are obviously picking and choosing where to leave the name.
You must be a Macy's-Terry Lundgren lover, So consider the source.
That Macy's-Federated ASSHOLE Terry Lundgren would PROBABLY change the nme of that Svedish bastion of Chicago's Andersonvile to MACYVILLE!!!!!!!......Hey Fuckgren!!!!!!!!, Knella dig!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. You FITTAFACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
CORRECTION: KNULLA DIG!!!!!, LUNDGREN ROVHAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Terry Lundgren, Ditt javla rovhal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
VILKEN JAVLA IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Ga och knulla dig sjalv!!!!!!!, Ditt javla mongo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Kukhuvud, Barnknullare, Javla fitta, At skit din javel!, Din kuksugare,apknullande, rovslickare!!!!!!.
Lundgren can go eat diarrhea, If he makes his ABSOLUTE final & retarded decision to change Field's into Macy's, So could the kissasses of their sweetheart Cntgren, Including that particular TOTAL ASSHOLE!!!!!!!!!!!!.
I heard about this takeover a while ago. I worked for Macys as an associate and the person above who commented about it is right. Macys does treat their associates horribly. Lower pay and lots of hours. Its just like working at K-Mart. Now I work for Clinique at a Kaufmanns and I love it. My pay is high and I enjoy my job. I have to say, as soon as the Macys name and star are put up on my store, I will cut up all of my kaufmanns, fields, and macys cards and quit. I hear dillards is looking for a managerial poisition in their perfumery.
Terry Lundgren & The unnamed pro-MACY'S blogger, Who pretends that he's a Chicagoan, And obviously peeks in boy's & men's bathrooms like "Mr." Lundgren himself, Will get "SHIT ON A STICK" for Christmas, FUCK YOU SCROOGE ASSHOLES!!!!!!!!!!. Sorry, About that Marisa, These parasites get on my nerves.
Lundgren & That PRO-MACY'S blogger asshole are VEHEMENTLY for a CITY INCOME TAX in Chicago. And as a Christmas present, These two BJA's DESERVE a 98% income tax rate.
And he should STICK that Thorazine down his cocksucking throat, With his geek glasses, moustache, beard, etc. all soiled & sticky.
DUH!!!, MACEE'S S GOOOD!!!!!!!!. (As Terry Lundgren flips & plays with his gloves towards his face, Bites his collar & taps it, Runs up & down the street naked kicking the lights, Kicking the brick wall swearing at it & giving the finger to it). After he's been mind-transferred from a fop, Ala the 1992 "The Lawnmower Man" film, Sort of.........
MACY'S DUCK SICK LIKE TERRY LUNDGREN AND HIS BOYTOY BLOGGER.
NOW AT MACY'S; PENIS STEW!!!!!!!!!!, MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
How gross.......
And THAT ASSHOLE would WELCOME the Taliban to America, With ZERO shame, ALSO the communist insurgents with no shame either.
That one Christmas window that Lundgren & co made is SO FUCKING SCARY, That I believe that the asshole Lundgren is a veiled dark occultist in a left-hand path, Seems to me he would be sick enough to commit human sacrifices.
Terry Lundgren sucks the shareholders' dicks.
......Or vice versa.
The future is Macy's in Chicago is ETCHED IN STONE, One website blog board blogger said that they must be desperate in playing all those ads on NBC's Today Show, And that one is PROBABLY an out-of-towner, Does the word rollover mean anything to them??????????, Or is his mind on Fantasyland???????????????????????.
Or do the terms chapter 11 & chapter 13!!!!!!!, Mean anything to him??????????????. No, I guess Federated & Their sweetheart Terry Lundgren have irreverisble brain damage.
Do you get the messages, Mr. Lundgren??????????, You Federated fuckface???????????????.