I guess we both ruined ours.
You made clear before Gumba that you were
on the Keady side of the
Columbus holiday.
Yet in your letter you
brought up the defense of the controversy as
if it were needed. That wasn't
a swipe at me? You made fun of the
costumes (as you do again). You talked of
the rioting in OT. Not a
swipe at me from the prior posts? Don't answer - I
know it was.
I would have left you out of mine if you had left me out of
yours.
As for my kids dressing as Indians, that's to honor them, just as
the Order of the Arrow does.
What if we all did it your way and never
dressed in Indian garb
again. That way, no one would remember what their
culture looked
like.
While were at it, let's make sure the Order of
the Arrow doesn't
perform their dances in public, so everyone can forget
that too.
While we are at it, let's not honor them with sport team names
- we
really do need to get all reference and symbolism of them out of our
lives.
In fact, lets change the names of places from Wannamassa to
Ohio, so
we can forget them completely.
On second thought, I'm going
to disagree with you Dan. Indian
culture seems worth remembering and
honoring to me. I'll still
dress my kids as Indians on Columbus day
(Thanksgiving too) so I can
make sure the gerneration I'm raising never
forgets them, and they
can pass it along to subsequent
generations.
On Martin Luther King day I sit my kids down and read to
them parts
of his writings. You ever done that?
For your other
suggestion of what I can do with my kids, you can go
to Hell. Go directly to
Hell. Do not pass go, and do not collect
$200.00.
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED]ups.com,
"dfsavgny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED].> wrote:
>
> --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED]ups.com,
"justifiedright"
> <justifiedright@> wrote:
>
>
> > Dear Asbury Park UEZ and Paramount Theater,
>
>
> At least well written. I enjoyed it. But you really runied it by
> bringing me in on it. I would have objected in any way absent the
> Columbus Day controversy. In fact, I am serious that I consider
this
> more of an offense than the latter (which I find no offense
to).
You
> really watered down the impact of your complaint. It's
sort of
like
> wispering in their ear (let me punch you and you fall
down so it
> looks like I'm mad at you0> In short, you took a dive.
Since your
a
> wannabe pugilist you'll get my drift.
>
>
>
> >He makes fun of that tradition
> > and the costumes
worn at the Columbus Landing, costumes worn by
> > several of my
family members over the years.
>
> No, I am making fun at the fuss
made, in large part, by non-APers.
> It is only accentuated by Loffredo
as Columbus and your kids as
> injuns. Are you putting them in black face
for Martin Luther King
> Day?
>
> > His recent
>
> communication is in furtherance of the Keady-inspired attack by
>
> outsiders on the Asbury Park heritage and traditions held so
dear
> by
> > our indigenous people.
>
> I guess I am
too stupid to understand the last line right? You
> aren't serious? WHO
are the indigenous people of Asbury Park?
> Perhaps you mean the Sand
Hill band which includes people from
> Cherokee and Lenni Lenape tribes?
Or did the Italians get here
first?
>
> How about you insult
the indigenous people by dressing your kids
up
> as if it were
Halloween. I can't say the same for Loffredo because
> John looks
marvelous in a doublet.
>
> > His sarcasm is an attempt to
insult me despite knowing how
> offended
> > I was by Mr.
Keady's actions. I doubt he'd be so cruel toward
> > another
ethnicity, which confirms how vigorously I must defend
the
> >
Italian American reputation. If, Heaven forbid, that same
> gentleman
> > should ever find his fate in the hands of 12 jurors who think
Tony
> > Soprano is a peek at the Italian Genome, he will wish he
had
taken
> > these matters more seriously too.
>
>
Aw come on Tom, you know any self-respecting Italian would buy the
>
jury.
> (That was only to get your goat and teach you that you should have
> written the piece seriously)
>
