Comments on: Sustainable Movements in Action: The Hartford Whalers Booster Club

By: BIG Kahuna

BIG Kahuna — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:13:20 +0000

Really? Who knew… I thought everything was with PlayStation, Wii, XBox etc. Where does one buy an Atari system. I lost my version of Pong!

By: Spike

Spike — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:26:34 +0000

Ummm, Atari isn’t dead. In fact, they are one of the top software game producers around.

PS - “cooler” is a real word.

By: BIG Kahuna

BIG Kahuna — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:14:44 +0000

Sure I understand and I think it’s cool. It would have been even cooler (making up new words now) if they could have been as passionate when they were around. There are literally hundreds if not thousands of “retired” brands like this.

I think bringing or keeping brands alive even though they are officially dead (insert Atari) can sometimes be a creative/cultural thing as well. It’s cool to wear a Space Invaders t-shirt even though people are now playing Guitar Hero.

By: josh

josh — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:46:18 +0000

Great post, Spike. Puts some good context to Geno’s previous post. And long live the Whalers.

By: Christy

Christy — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:25:08 +0000

What’s the difference between Jericho fans that will exist two years from now twittering about how much they miss it, getting together for Jericho trivia parties, using Jericho avatars everywhere… generally keeping Jericho alive long after it’s dead and this? It’s the same thing.

You know they’ll do it.

By: Spike

Spike — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:24:53 +0000

Scott, you’re missing the point, which is that when people get passionate they will carry the banner of those passions long after that company/product/service no longer exists.

By: BIG Kahuna

BIG Kahuna — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:08:56 +0000

Once again you say movement and I say fanatic. There was a reason they left Hartford…no one was supporting them. No one went to games, even playoff games were half full. I know because they use to play the Bruins all the time. It was really sad.

If it was such a great “movement” they’d still be in Hartford. Just like the Quebec Nordiques who are now In Colorado.

I think it’s neat that they have their booster club but sustainable movement…I think not. Just a bunch of fanatics holding onto a past long gone by.

Now Jericho fans I can get behind. I hate CBS!