Wow, great example of a poorly written, mean spirited and probably drunk post. Why? --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Fred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Gary Wien <lightgrw@> wrote: > > > > Werner, > > > > > > Hey Gary worry about your shitty newspaper let the Asbury residends > and elected offiaciac of AP do their joib. If you want to amensd the > plan move here and run for offoce if not just shut up. You and other > people should shut up or shit and get off the pot move here or just > shut up. I will say this the future of this city isn't the > waterfront The futrte is the overall stabillity of this city. If > certain people get what they want and divide this city you will see a > major reduction in redevelopement and watching whoerver invested > moving on. Then the city gets stuck with real smumbags and the small > invester will be left holding the empty bag. That's OK you will > always have a soup kitcken or homeless shelter to keep you going or > get a nice tax break. > > > > > > I agree with you that the ideal thing would be to have the > > redevelopment plan amended to make sure there are entertainment > > districts in locations like where the Wonder Bar is located. The > > main idea behind the petition is simply to show Asbury Partners > that > > the Wonder Bar is in a location BEST SUITED for entertainment and > > dining rather than additional housing. I believe that additional > > housing in that area would be detrimental to any further usage of > > Convention Hall and the Paramount Theatre while keeping the Wonder > > Bar and adding an additional restaurant next door would ENHANCE > > Convention Hall and the Paramount. > > > > I guess it all comes down to whether or not they wish to attract > > people to the town. We have all seen how few events have been > staged > > within Convention Hall and the Paramount. It's an amount that has > > got to be the lowest of its kind in New Jersey. Virtually every > > county has several arts centers such as the Count Basie Theatre in > > Red Bank and all of them are filled with events. If that area not > > only keeps the Wonder Bar but goes further in that direction, it > > would make it far more enticing for people to come see shows > there. > > Imagine being able to have a nice dinner at either the Wonder Bar, > > HoJos, or a new restaurant right next door to the Wonder Bar and > then > > just walking across the street to the venue? That would be a > great > > combination. > > > > So, the idea behind the petition is to keep Asbury Partners > focused > > on the importance of maintaining the Wonder Bar - for its > historical > > nature, community-mindedness, and location within the event center > > areas as well as make sure they realize that some things are worth > > saving. The Wonder Bar is such a thing in my opinion because it > not > > only is currently doing good business in town (a proven winner) > and > > has benefited the town in many ways but it clearly benefits their > > interest in the Paramount Theatre and Convention Hall. > > > > I think this is very different from the Save Tillie idea because > of > > one MAIN reason - the fact that the Wonder Bar is currently doing > > business while the Palace had been closed for years. I could see > why > > this might remind you of the Save the Pony idea, but this petition > is > > to keep the Wonder Bar in its current location not just to keep > the > > club alive. Since I have very little faith that Asbury Partners > has > > any idea how to run entertainment in the town (just look at how > many > > people have been hired through the years to run that department > for > > them) I think they need to be reminded that Convention Hall and > the > > Paramount need to have a mini entertainment district around > them. > > Without such a district, the venues will have even less importance > > than they do now. I really doubt that the people moving into the > > condos will sell out those venues. That kind of ticket sales > > requires attracting people from outside the area. A mini > > entertainment district will attract the people far more than > > additional housing. > > >
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