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Back in the seventies when Roone Arledge took over the news division at ABC (he was already running the sports division) ABC had a corporate image crisis.

For years NBC was Proud as a peacock. And CBS had the eye but what did ABC have that was memorable? Not a whole lot. so the corporate powers that be tried to update the image of the network.

One plan that didn't work out quite as well as hoped was a revamp of the corporate headquarters. The board wanted something that would call instant attention to the network and yet was pleasing to the eye. They brought in a image consultant and he suggested building the ABC logo on the front of the building out of glass and turning the letters into huge fishtanks.

Proving that the networks can sometimes be flaky the board thought that was a good idea.

It just so happens that my uncle owned a pet store in New York at the time and ABC contracted with him to set up the tanks and keep them well stocked. They decided that 150 medium sized angel fish for each letter would be enough and my uncle set the tanks up accordingly.

On the day when the fish were to be put into the tanks (after the water had set for a sufficient time) my uncle and his son, my cousin, were emptying all the various fish into the letters. My uncle started on the "A" and his son started on the "C". after getting 100 fish into his tank my cousin droppped the last container holding about 50 striped angels onto the ground. The container broke, spilling, and killing, most of the fish.

My uncle came over and told him not to worry about it, there's plenty of fish in the "C"