If you went on a job interview you wouldn't wear your best suit?
You would show in your everyday clothes because that's more
reflective of who you are? I hate to disappoint you but in the
business world you often have to be who the buyer is expecting, or
he'll buy elsewhere.
By your thinking Asbury Park should not redevelop the beachfront. It
won't be reflective of the rest of the town, or the struggles faced
by the West Side. We may lose our reputation and aesthetic of a
haven for poor people, which apparantly some on this board would
like to keep.
People will say "Who do they think they are kidding?" when we build
the beachfront. "That's not who Asbury Park is!" Perhaps we should
build federal housing on the beach. That'll teach 'em to over-
estimate us! How dare Asbury Park be phony and try to improve?!
So to "keep it real" and "be honest about who Asbury Park is," in
front of the business world we are trying to attract, we should have
our leaders tear holes in their cloths, speak with poor diction and
perhaps pay for the business lunch with food stamps. That's someone
else's view of AP; not mine. I think we are better than that and we
should act like it.
If you are going to imporve the City, at some point you have to
cross the line and be improved, even if that means losing the
personality of the pitiful, helpless, down-trodden City. Unless you
actually desire that for the people of Asbury Park, in which case I
guess it's OK then.
Don't be afraid Asbury Parkers. Go toward the light and improve.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Skip Bernstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> "Look, the guy is the main business face of Asbury Park. He shows
up
> to a meeting in a jalopy, someone will figure they have him right
> where they want him from the start. I don't mean to be shallow but
> the poeple you deal with in life can be shallow and you can't
ignore
> them. Some people in business will judge a man just on what kind of
> shoes he's wearing."
>
> There's certainly an element of truth in "some people" judging
content
> by its packaging and "someone" might think they've an edge or
> advantage through such shallow reasoning; however, there's an equal
> case to be made against the guy whose primary strength is his
wardrobe.
>
> The test comes down to whom do you think you're kidding? You may
not
> like this or want to hear it, but whoever represents Asbury Park in
> business or politics will fool no one by showing up in a Cadillac;
the
> city is a financial basket case, it has consistently shown poor
> business sense in negotiations and little proof that it has learned
> from past experience.
>
> I like and respect Terry Reidy but suspect he is paid a rate, both
> competitive and sufficient; to have attracted and to keep him
here; if
> the Jeep was part of that package, so be it, but in the final
> analysis, putting him in a Rolls won't fool anyone.
>
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