Rick Lippert

Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions & Development | MBA | Gies alum, go Illini! All opinions are my own, RP is not endorsing

[Rick Lippert @LippertRick]

Hmm 🤔 these guys look familiar! 🧐😄

[Glenn Kinley @glenn_kinley]

#Illini basketball and alum Kasparas Jakucionis in the house

[US Department of the Interior @Interior]

Just a friendly reminder that America is pretty awesome.

[Rick Lippert @LippertRick]

@Freedom250 👏🏻🙏🏻🇺🇸🦅

[Freedom 250 @Freedom250]

FLYOVER: FOUR F-35 LIGHTNING II FIGHTERS JUST FLEW OVER THE KICKOFF CELEBRATION FOR THE GREAT AMERICAN STATE FAIR 🇺🇸 🦅

[Rick Lippert @LippertRick]

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[LA Clippers @LAClippers]

Welcome to @IntuitDome, Keaton! 🙌

[Rick Lippert @LippertRick]

@Jason_R_Burt 😔🙏🏻🇺🇸

[J&L Historical @Jason_R_Burt]

In the late 1950s, funding dried up for the building of the USS Arizona Memorial.

By 1960, less than half of the roughly $500K needed had been raised & the project that would honor the 1,177 sailors & Marines killed on board was in real danger of never being built.

Enter The King, Elvis Presley.

Fresh out of the Army & looking for a meaningful way to reconnect with the public, Elvis heard about the stalled effort.

His manager, Colonel Tom Parker, saw an opportunity, but Elvis didn’t need much convincing because the cause hit close to home for the patriotic star who had served his country.

He agreed to headline a benefit concert at Bloch Arena at Pearl Harbor.

On March 25, 1961, Elvis took the stage before a packed house of 4,000 fans. Tickets ranged from $3 to a whopping $100 for ringside seats.

There were no free tickets, not even for the performers. The show featured Elvis alongside other entertainers, & every penny went straight to the memorial fund.

The night was a smash. Gross ticket sales alone topped $52K, surpassing the original $50K goal.

With additional donations, concessions, & a personal contribution from Elvis & the Colonel, the total raised that single evening pushed over $60K. That is roughly $567K in today’s dollars.

Also important, the publicity reignited national interest. Donations began pouring in from across the country.

Thanks in large part to that one concert, the USS Arizona Memorial was completed and dedicated on Memorial Day 1962.

Elvis didn’t just sing that night. He helped turn a stalled tribute into a lasting national shrine.

All hail the King. 👑🎸🇺🇸

[Illinois Football @IlliniFootball]

Chi-Town bound.

B1G Media Day set for July 28th.

[Illinois Men's Basketball @IlliniMBB]

Poised is his middle name, and he's all yours, #ClipperNation.

[Armchair Illinois @ArmchairIllini]

What a wholesome reaction from David Mirkovic

[Illinois Football @IlliniFootball]

The win is in the work.

[Rick Lippert @LippertRick]

@Freedom250 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻🇺🇸

[Freedom 250 @Freedom250]

Tomorrow, 8 aircraft will fly in formation above the National Mall as part of the opening of the Great American State Fair.

The formation features the B-52 Stratofortress, the F-15 Eagle, the F/A-18 Super Hornet, and the F-35C Lightning II, representing the full arc of American aviation from the Cold War era to the Navy’s most advanced carrier-based fighter.

RSVP now for your FREE tickets 🇺🇸

[The Champaign Room @Champaign_Room]

Keaton Wagler’s Top 5 Games: No. 1 at Purdue

Was it even a question? Arguably the greatest single game performance in Illinois history, Wagler walked into Mackey Arena and dropped 46 points. Unheard of.

[Rick Lippert @LippertRick]

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads & father figures out there! 👍🏻👏🏻

[Colliers Texas @Colliers_TX]

Texas just passed California in Fortune 500 headquarters. No state income tax, lower costs, and a diversified economy. By year end, Houston will stand alone as the No. 2 Fortune 500 metro in America.

[The Champaign Room @Champaign_Room]

ONLY 11 weeks until the #Illini kickoff the season against UAB 🔥🏈

[Inland Group @InlandGroup]

Real estate owners have more than one path to growth and understanding those options matters. Explore how the 1031 and 721 exchange strategies can work together in the latest @inlandinvest blog: https://t.co/olOjZTAidI

[Rick Lippert @LippertRick]

Happy Birthday to the US Army 🪖🦅🎂

[U.S. Army @USArmy]

For 251 years, we have fought for and defended our Nation’s freedom. 🇺🇸

From Washington’s militias to today’s premier fighting force, the U.S. Army has adapted to stay ahead.

We’re just getting started.

🎥 @GoArmy

[Rick Lippert @LippertRick]

Happy Flag Day America 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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@america 🙏🏻🇺🇸😃