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The Portland Trail Blazers tip-off their 41st NBA season by hosting the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, Oct. 26, marking the second straight year the team has opened the season at the Rose Garden.Continue Reading
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08/14/09
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It’s hard to imagine there’s a more recognizable tune to the collective ears of Portland than the Trail Blazers theme song. For many longtime fans, the sound of those horns belting out a few quick notes brings back so many fond memories of time spent rooting on the Trail Blazers while huddled around the radio or television. It simple song, one without lyric or pretense, which is probably one of the reasons why it is so beloved by fans.
And that’s a mixed blessing for the groups who are auditioning in this year’s Trail Blazers Music Video Project. Covering a song that so many people have an emotional connection to can be kind of tricky. It takes some guts to put your stamp on a theme while also being respectful of what that song means to fans, but eight bands did just that last Thursday at Lola’s Room, with eight more to give it a go on Monday.
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08/12/09
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When the Rose Garden doors opened to the public for the first time in 1995, the building contained many state-of-the-art amenities. One such feature was a menu TV system used primarily for concessions, a system that is now commonplace throughout venues around the world. Televisions at concession stands displayed prices for items like popcorn, soda pop, burgers and fries, which allowed for consistent messaging throughout the arena.
That system has worked well for the last 15 years, but significant advancements have been made in digital signage technology since the early days of the Rose Garden. With those improvements in mind, the Portland Trail Blazers have entered into an agreement with Omnivex to use their newest software, Moxie, to run the digital signage in the Rose Garden as a part of a revitalization of the arena concourse.
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