JJxvi Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) There's something really wrong with Edwards Greenway recently... anyone know? It didn't even have Spectre. Ended up going to Cinemark at Memorial City instead. It's also because of this boycott. Spectre is playing at iPic so Regal is refusing to show it at Edwards Greenway, they won't have Star Wars and don't have Mockingjay or Peanuts, either. Presumably they won't have Creed or Legend next weekend either. Edited November 20, 2015 by JJxvi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 It's also because of this boycott. Spectre is playing at iPic so Regal is refusing to show it at Edwards Greenway, they won't have Star Wars and don't have Mockingjay or Peanuts, either. Presumably they won't have Creed or Legend next weekend either.Sounds really dumb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 well then, in my opinion iPic IS winning! haha! and wow iPic i do believe is doing pretty well for itself...every showing of every movie seems to eventually sell out in the premium plus seating lately...me and a buddy have been trying to see Spectre there since it came out and each time when we finally can make a time work, it is then sold out! (and i do believe it was or is playing on multiple screens there...like 2 or 3!) looks like our plans to see it this weekend have turned into a Sunday showing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Purify Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 It's also because of this boycott. Spectre is playing at iPic so Regal is refusing to show it at Edwards Greenway, they won't have Star Wars and don't have Mockingjay or Peanuts, either. Presumably they won't have Creed or Legend next weekend either. Then what the hail are they gonna show? A bunch of indie films and Big Momma's House 5?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 iPic may appear to be winning now but it won't last. Why would a distributor care about one theater when the bottom line is at stake? They may have called Regal's bluff (which was not a bluff it appears) this time but will they continue to do so? I assume Regal would pay more for the rights than iPic - not sure if its based on numbers of seats or screens or tickets sold but iPic couldn't compete with Regal on any quantity measure i would think. So will distributors give in at some point? Those are some big movies. I can't imagine Edwards not getting Star Wars... We'll see what happens.And to reiterate I am rooting for iPic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 ^^^ i do not recall viewing a more beautiful / luxurious spa / workout facility ever. this EQUINOX lobby is simply gorgeous! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchFan Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 The Equinox looks nice, but what are the membership fees like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imagoman Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Equinox costs somewhere in the area of $150 per month, plus membership fee although it was waived for most of the summer (haven't checked in a long time). I was going to join in July but wanted to negotiate some extra free guest passes first, for my adult kids who visit 3-4 weekends each year. I made an appointment with the Manager (sales, and the entire facility), Christopher Grys for 9 am one day. I arrived a few minutes early, and the young salesperson was polite and offered water. About 10 minutes later, he said "let me phone Mr. Grys...and find out where he is," and I thanked him. He is speaking to Grys, and conveying Grys' "my sincere apologies, this is not my MO, and please leave your office address with my guy, and I'll phone you to set up a meeting at your office." I said thank you. I have never heard from him. And I never heard from him despite returning a week later to confront him (he wasn't in), and telling two young sales women what had happened. They just looked at me with looks going from blank stare to 'oh, I'm sorry." I sent a certified letter to the owner, and never heard anything, not even "we're very sorry," much less "and how can we make it up to you." My friends in LA say that during their time as members in Equinox, it was just a meat market with poor customer service, although some serious pro athletes and actors frequented their club. Sounds like a great place for a boy or a girl, but I won't be joining. I'll keep my membership at a gym that (they all have some personnel issues occasionally) is very fine although I'll drive a bit further. More of the mature folks, men and women, that are there for fitness and health vs. the trust fund babies, TV "personalities," and other boys and girls that Equinox attracts. I saw Spectre yesterday...wow, as good a Bond film as ever, and the upper Tuck has a magnificent outdoor view of ROD. Check it out. I also found a ROD employee handing out brochures with a site map, showing all the stores and restaurant locations. Enjoy, amigos (and amigas)! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRichardson Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Houston will love it...they've got something for everyone. Everyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 went there sunday at 3pm. seemed to be a good amount of people walking around. I am pretty sure that target's life is limited - would be a perfect phase III. Need restaurants to open there ASAP! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) I checked it out. Most of the stores look way out of my price range, but it was pretty cool to see. I did try on and order some pants at Bonobos. Cool Guideshop. Edited November 23, 2015 by kylejack 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I went to ROD yesterday with a buddy for a quick photoshoot, then dinner and the movie Spectre and noticed that COS (Collection Of Style) looks almost completed interior wise so i am guessing they will be bringing in the merchandise any day now and opening in the next week or two! Pretty excited about this H&M own branded store originally from Sweden...something i can afford for sure...finally! whooohooooo! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 ^^^ VAN CLEEF & ARPELS, is now open in houston. this in itself.. is simply unbelievable... not to mention utterly magnificent! OMG, this is indeed a dream.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 What next? Waldorf Astoria, The Raphael, the Georges V? Cannot afford it, but love to see it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi-Char-Hou-Dal Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Monarch it's like you traveled the world luxuriously over the years, but there was no where for you here to feel at home back in HTX. Many have praised your comments and elequant writing style, I for one hope you are living in a storefront in the Rover Oaks District. Next to Hermes, with all black monogrammed leather walls , looking like a upscale storefront would be shoppers are greatest by an English bellman in a 5 piece suit who promptly tells them this is a private residence of Monarch who is traveling in Dubai. Please scurry on..... Snap River*** too many drinks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iah77 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I don't see the excitement, many of these stores are barely larger than the existing shop-in-shops in the galleria lol. I'm sure if you ask the manager this Van Cleef has to be the smallest store in the USA period. You all should see the one they just opened in Miami. That's a real store, Houston was totally shorted on this project.I feel many of these are doing the bare minimum to have a brand presence but to each their own. It's not like its fun to buy nice things in you own city anyways lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Monarch it's like you traveled the world luxuriously over the years, but there was no where for you here to feel at home back in HTX. Many have praised your comments and elequant writing style, I for one hope you are living in a storefront in the Rover Oaks District. Next to Hermes, with all black monogrammed leather walls , looking like a upscale storefront would be shoppers are greatest by an English bellman in a 5 piece suit who promptly tells them this is a private residence of Monarch who is traveling in Dubai. Please scurry on..... Snap River*** too many drinks ^^^ don't worry old chap... i do indeed love our beautiful houston, as well as it many upscale retail establishments. however, we are now experiencing a certain international upscale retail renaissance that is seemingly unimaginable.. around these parts of the great USA. once i arrive home from work within the middle east, i shall be like a little kid in a FAO Schwartz. it's all good, and it's going to be magical.... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 (edited) I don't see the excitement, many of these stores are barely larger than the existing shop-in-shops in the galleria lol. I'm sure if you ask the manager this Van Cleef has to be the smallest store in the USA period. You all should see the one they just opened in Miami. That's a real store, Houston was totally shorted on this project.I feel many of these are doing the bare minimum to have a brand presence but to each their own. It's not like its fun to buy nice things in you own city anyways lol. ^^^ sorry old chap, but i shall just keep on wearing my ROSE COLORED AVIATORS. peace! Edited November 25, 2015 by monarch 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 ^^^ welcome to H-TOWN.. PLANET BLUE! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imagoman Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Something really weird I've noticed with ROD in the first month of business. It has a unique, state-of-the-art parking garage --- very easy to drive up and down, in and out, with nice, ample elevators (and escalators). Yet people park on Bettis street in the back, or even pay for parking meters, including in the cold drizzly weather. Amazing how different folks thing so differently, and yet watching the recent pbs series, The Brain, I can understand. I believe that when Phase II is completed, and the luxe hotel is open, that ROD is going to attract a ton of foreigners in particular to stay in the new hotel. The Galleria will always be a place for them and all shoppers to visit, but the traffic is just nuts, including pedestrian traffic. I'd rather walk to shop at ROD most of the time, and occasionally taxi / uber over to the Galleria. just imho 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 http://houston-texas-us.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-westcreek-holdouts.html 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Jealous Houston haters all up in this thread smh 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curbur Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Jealous Houston haters all up in this thread smh In other forums, a lot of the vitriol I've seen for ROD personally has come from Dallas boosters. I suppose they feel that upscale shopping in Texas is Dallas' thing and they're not too keen on Houston getting some exclusive stores that they're not. ROD could be the best shopping center ever designed in the world, (it's not), and they would still say it pales in comparison to Highland Park Village, (or HPV for short ). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 ^^^ gorgeous illustrations urbannizer. wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 The Galleria is by far more fabulous than NorthPark...and ROD is by far more fabulous than HPV. And anyway, isn't HPV a nasty STD? Jealousy is an evil disease.Savage. My boy spittin hot fire today ladies and gents 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 better be careful the thread may be locked again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Savage. My boy spittin hot fire today ladies and gentsLook, Highland Park Village isn't really a center created for high end stuff... It just developed that direction. Hpv has a grocery store and lots of restaurants and I could afford a few spots there haha. ROD was done for the high end purpose. Both are different and nice. I like northpark because it's simple / cool design. Galleria is a massive beast. No need to compare everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Talking to the wrong man, fam. My takes aren't hot today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctaf Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 I thought Highland Park Village was in Houston. What's that area on westheimer east of ROD, I know it's High something. Of course it took me forever to not confuse Greenspoint and Greenway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Highland Village is east of ROD. Highland Park Village is in the Dallas area (technically in Highland Village,TX). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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