"I know who he was. One of the Wilson brothers from the Beach Boys!"
You're confusing August with Ringo. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "sandy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know who he was. One of the Wilson brothers from the Beach Boys! > <];~) > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Lighty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 10/3/05 4:27 PM, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Gary please don't mistake my question for an assertion. I've > taken > > > no position here. I'm just trying to understand what you are > > > saying. I still need an answer. Why does a place like Great > > > Adventure thrive financially with no government subsidy, yet > > > theaters and art districts, which you maintain are "big draws" > need > > > subsidy? > > > > I guess you have to look at the bigger picture. Why do trashy > television > > shows get better ratings than shows that try to make a statement? > Why do > > trashy novels sell more than pure literature? > > > > One could say that in a free market society that this is a good > thing; > > however, why is it that schools will include great literature in > their > > classrooms but ignore the trashy novels that outsell those books 6- > 1? Could > > it be because it's part of a greater good? I think so. I think > that's why > > the government tries to help businesses get off of the ground. > > > > Let's face it, Six Flags is part of a gigantic corporation that > can afford > > to run tons of ads down the throats of the masses while a normal > theatre > > cannot ever expect to do so. While there is a lot of costs to > running an > > amusement park or a Fortune 500 company, there are plenty of costs > involved > > in running a theatre (as you, more than most, are aware of). In > addition to > > rent, there are hefty utility costs, salaries to stagehands, > directors, > > actors, lighting crews, stage designers, marketers, etc. > Unfortunately, you > > would be very, very hard-pressed to survive at $20-$50 ticket > prices. And > > that's the rub. > > > > Theatre exists to show the good and bad of society. It is our > truth teller. > > It's our pathway from the past to the present and where we are > headed. > > Theatre tries to do this at a price that people can afford. > Sometimes it > > may seem expensive, but when compared to what a normal business > would have > > to charge to make a profit (or just survive) it is a bargain. But > that > > bargain comes with a price. It means tons of fundraising, begging > everyone > > from single subscribers to giant corporations to the government. > > > > And the government plays the smallest role of any of them. It > plays a > > necessary role, but a small one. Theatres have been forced to find > > alternative sources for 96-98% of their operating budget. > > > > What does it cost per person to subsidize PBS? It's a > meaninglessly small > > number. I don't care if you never watch PBS, if you're gonna > complain about > > what the government subsidizes towards arts & culture than you > better go > > through the budget and pick out the thousands of other things that > have no > > bearing on your life and complain about those as well. > > > > Subsidization may sound awful, but it happens in almost every > industry. Why > > do people feel bad about the poor farmer who's got a decision > about selling > > the family farm for a couple of million dollars to a developer who > wants to > > put up a shopping mall but they hate the fact that artists are > being helped? > > > > Maybe the problem is that America shoots for the lowest common > denominator. > > We despise our European roots because they still believe in things > like art > > & culture as defining a society. We fail to understand how there > could be > > Muslims who are so offended by what we call art these days that > they want > > our society to be wiped out. To MOST OF THE WORLD, arts & culture > is how > > they want to be remembered. I guess Americans would rather be > remembered > > for how well their stock did today. We don't think of legacies or > legends; > > heroes or people who changed the world. We think of immediate > > gratification. > > > > August Wilson passed away yesterday. In some places around the > world, I > > expect there is a significant loss being felt. It's a shame that > 99% of the > > people in America have no idea who Wilson was. And that's why the > arts > > should be subsidized in my opinion. Because men like August > Wilson have > > done so much for society that people SHOULD know about them > instead of > > having them linger in obscurity... While we linger in ignorance. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/Y2tolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
