This post is extremely well done. I second these thoughts
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Gabrielle Obre"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> You write some of my feelings in a more adult manner. thanks, i
too am
> enjoying AP in all stages of its metamorphosis.
>
> i find this need to see asbury as some sort of iconic town living
up
> to its past interesting. why can't it simply be a town of great
music,
> delicious food, a fun place to drink, a safe place to spend money,
a
> good place to have a business etc. in my experience it is those
things
> right now. its also a great place to get your bike stolen..we
caught
> our thief last night. the ap police are a pleasure to deal with.
>
> i have no idea if there are shady dealings with MM and the city. we
> will never find out via the APP. Many thanks are due to Maureen for
> her efforts at providing info and maintaining her site. i still
think
> a cooperative news/info site would be amazing, but understand the
> difficulties.
>
> sorry to all those disturbed by the aesthetics, i think asbury is
> beautiful. i am grateful for that, makes my existence more
enjoyable.
> i was chatting with a man with architect experience and as we had
some
> wine at the bb we fantasized about what would look great along the
BW.
> my first dream was an Alexander Calder like sculpture/bdg...off to
the
> Whitney to see his Paris works.
>
> Newbee...not sure what to say to you. the board is small minded,
> asbury is a joke to you, you don't live here and havent been in a
> while. i just don't get your presence here then. asbury doesn't
need
> to be a pacifier to all those with romantic childhood memories.
>
> i never thought i would be in the position of defending a
developer,
> but i would like people to think about what it takes to open the
> number of businesses they are linked to, create the number of jobs
in
> those businesses and deal with the politics, red tape and
suspicious
> citizens, and the legacy of widespread corruption and decay. i
don't
> see MM as any sort of Saviour, but lets be real...what would AP
look
> like right now without them? about the bandstand...what are the *&^
> facts? why would there have been repair if it was doomed? i have
> asked this before.
>
> and werner...i fought with myself for 15 minutes before writing
> this... it is clear the value you provide. the people who locked
you
> up are ridiculous human beings in my mind. but can you just sit
> yourself in the seat of a developer getting harangued about
timelines
> from a guy whose own home would draw complaints about aesthetics
and
> finished quality? and wasn't the community response a testament to
an
> undeniable beauty of this place?
>
> too much already..but...it seems clear to me that the success of a
> community doesn't lie in the fulfilling of pet agendas of an
> individual or small group. asbury is not going to live or die
based on
> shipping containers, a bandshell or if the water park is open this
> summer or next. each of us are going to have disappointments to our
> own ideals, but its not about us as individuals.
>
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