The Casino is on the boardwalk and been there for over 100 yrs. This was never a gaming casino but amusement casino. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen McDaniel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 2:26 PM Subject: Re: [AsburyPark] New Jersey Music Hall of Fame
>I dont know about what casino you're referring to, but > I think we have WAAAY to many of them and PLENTY of > venues for gaming as it is, including the lottery > which many are making profits from, yet education > still suffers and is always hurting for funding, and > property and other taxes are stratospheric. More > gambling wont help, those promises are seldom kept. As > for the Museum, I agree Asbury would be a PERFECT > place, not only for it's past and present importance > MUSICALLY in NJ, but also to bring visitors and hence, > dollars into the town to aid in its revitalization. > God knows, music and its related businesses have been > one of the few forces that have kept this town going > ALL THIS TIME, AND DURING THE WORST TIME, AND COULD > AND SHOULD PLAY A BIG BIG PART IN THE TOWNS HOPEFUL > RENNAISANCE, THO I PERSONALLY WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE > MORE INTEREST IN THE AMUSEMENTS AND RIDES THAT HAVE > BEEN THE BACKBONE OF THE JERSEY SHORE ECONOMY MAKE A > BIG COMEBACK AND RESURGENCE IN ASBURY W/INNOVATIVE > IDEAS AND TECHNOLOGY TO LURE FOLKS HERE INSTEAD OF 6 > FLAGS, ETC. HOPEFULLY BY THEN WE COULD ALSO OFFER THEM > GOOD, REASONABLE ACCOMODATIONS, A FAMILY & FUN > ATMOSPHERE, AS WELL AS GOOD DINING, AND A THRIVING ART > AND MUSIC AND CULTURAL SCENE, AS WELL AS FUN FOR THE > KIDS (AND BIG KIDS LIKE ME!) Another reason the > PALACE (sob) COULD'VE BEEN AN IMPORTANT AND HISTORICAL > HUB IN A UNIQUE, QUAINT AND INTERESTING AS WELL AS FUN > AMUSEMENT CENTER AND TOURIST DESTINATION. THE CASINO > COULD REALLY THRIVE AGAIN IF WE BUT HAVE THE WILL. I'M > SURE SOME OF YOU OUT THERE REMEMBER THE BUMPER CARS > AND CAROUSEL, AS WELL AS SKEE-BALL AND ALL THE COOL > MACHINES IN THERE AT ONE TIME. BOY, HOW I MISS THAT, > AND NO PLACE ELSE WAS LIKE IT!!!(MUCH LIKE THE PALACE, > WHICH WAS TO ME, A SACRED PLACE, A SHRINE TO > AMUSEMENTS AND ENTREPENEURSHIP and VISION and WONDER > and IMAGINATION. ASBURY WAS THE BEST, LESS CROWED BUT > MORE FUN THAN SEASIDE, AND WE HAD ALL THOSE GREAT > CONCERTS (AND STILL DO) IN CONV. HALL! THE MORE WE > PRESERVE OF THE 'OLD ASBURY' AND THE SPIRIT OF IT, THE > BETTER OFF WE'LL BE, IMHO. NO ONE NOT WELL VERSED IN > THE REAL SPIRIT OF WHAT WE WERE ONCE SHOULD BE ALLOWED > TO KNOCK ANYTHING DOWN AND REDEVELOP IT INTO SOMETHING > SOUL-LESS AND WITHOUT VISION. HEY YOU ENTREPRENEURS > OUT THERE....THINK 'BIG COASTER!!! THEN THINK... > ASBURY!! And let's not lose the imagination and great > minds that made Asbury such a beautiful place at one > time, and hopefully, will again, but not w/out some > major changes of direction and vision and imagination > and PRESERVATION!! There, I've spouted off enough for > now. -al > > --- "David J. Mieras" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> If you were to ask musicians from the State of New >> Jersey if they'd rather see a New Jersey Hall of >> fame in the Meadowlands and having some kind of >> music museum as a side show or have a New Jersey >> Music Hall of Fame located in Asbury Park, dedicated >> to the talent from the Garden State that the world >> celebrates, I wonder what they would choose? >> >> >> >> If you were to ask the politicians of New Jersey the >> same question, we know what they choose. >> >> >> >> Give the NJMHOF the Casino and they will come! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Music Unlimited > Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. > http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/ > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ 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/
