Well put, and I agree with everything you've said. If anything, I was more interested in getting Dennis and Werner to stick to the topic they were commenting in, because they veered pretty far off course. And yes, it is I, Hinge...although I didn't know I was infamous. I've always wanted to be that. I'm quite familiar with QQ, in fact I'm hoping to work with JD and make a video for one of the songs. H --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Tex Hatfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hinge, > being relatively new to this board, you should > realize this isthe asbury way. one thing we love to do > is fight amongst ourselves or, at a minimum, bicker. > its part of the beauty of this board. the individuals > here all have a passion for AP, yet retain their > individual viewpoints. there have been some classic > arguments up here, but yo can bet that if any one fell > into a situation where help was needed every single > sleeve would be rolled up in unison. actually, a lot > of the bickering is constructive. in this town, a lot > of things are misrepresented and the open back in > forth here usually bubbles the facts to the surface. > werner could not have been more right when he said: > ===================================================== > "I suspect you are just repeating bad info that you > heard from others instead of doing your own research. > Asbury Park is a small town and it's easy to discredit > someone or divert attention from the truth by > spreading misinformation." > ===================================================== > > anyway, i have always held the belief that a strength > of community can be measured is its ability to > disagree and still come together to share ideas. this > board is clear enough evidence that the community here > is a strong one. too bad we cant get the other 16,950 > or so folks in AP up here for real town meetings. > > unrelated, are you the infamous "hinge"? do the names > the wallbangers, the x-men, or secret syde mean > anything to you? if so, you might be interested in a > show at the brighton on wednesday. Quenton Quayle and > Tex Hatfiled will be perorming some of the QQ & the > Hatfield Family Singers greatest hits. In addition, > the entire band will be performing at the Saint next > Tuesday. As you may or may not know, QQ is the latest > alias of one area's most legendary underground social > commentators and madmen. You know him better by the > initials JD. > > > --- Hinge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Say...could you guys stick to the topic you are > > posting in, and take your fighting > > somewhere private, like email? > > No need to air your private fights here. > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, traderdube > > <traderdube@> wrote: > > > > > > You are 100% correct Werner, not surprisingly > > either. > > > > > > wernerapnj wrote: > > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com > > > > <mailto:AsburyPark%40yahoogroups.com>, s325run@ > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Well at least I got a dialog started here. All > > I have been reading > > > > in the past is how > > > > terrible the new construction is and how long it > > is taking(True). My > > > > point is simple. Asbury > > > > (with some exceptions) has looked liked a war > > zone for a looooong > > > > time. Bringing new > > > > construction and people can only be an > > improvment and it should create > > > > more job > > > > opportunites for the local residents. I didn't > > mean to create any > > > > verbal abuse. I just think > > > > everyone should appreciate that it will never be > > as good as our > > > > memories are. > > > > > > > > ---------------- > > > > > > > > It sounds from your post that you have very low > > standards for Asbury > > > > Park. I have heard > > > > the mantra repeatedly - 'at least they're doing > > something', 'something > > > > is better then > > > > nothing', 'we will never be as good as we were', > > etc, etc > > > > > > > > Yes construction is good, but it's how that > > construction is directed > > > > that makes a good or > > > > bad project. 3000+ condos will provide little if > > any local employment > > > > and will destroy the > > > > history and cultural heritage of the City. > > > > > > > > Construction directed toward rebuilding the > > traditional commercial and > > > > tourism land uses > > > > would serve the City in a much better way. By > > using, instead of > > > > abandoning, the City's > > > > heritage Asbury park could be BETTER then it > > EVER was. > > > > > > > > Better econimically, and that is the ultimate > > purpose of > > > > redevelopment, to repair a > > > > community's damaged economy. Instead this City > > is catering to > > > > developers for the benefit > > > > of developers. > > > > > > > > Werner > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com >
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