Well it seems to me that the test of how "over hyped" the
redevelopment has been would be the numbers of people showing up
consistently over time. Right? The boardwalk was pretty crowded on
Sunday. Obviously I don't know how much $$ is being spent but the
crowds have been around and growing steadily. Most of what I hear is
pleasure and excitement at being in ap. Not "oh it would be better
if..." which brings me again to the issue of perception and how it is
different for everyone.
The perception of a malcontent is rarely "oh isn't it wonderful". Too
bad for them. I would love to go into this more, but I need to hash
out my thoughts more and I don't want to subject you to my exploration
of human consciousness. In short, miserable people are miserable
people and they like everyone to know it and think it has nothing to
do with them.
Anyone who has spent anytime in the service/retail industry knows that
there are always going to be people who are impossible to please and
the malcontents, like Newbie (who doesn't even visit ap regularly)
usually have the biggest mouths. The happy ones just keep returning.
You are also never going to please everyone and thank god most people
aren't architects or design snobs, its jersey. And again, maybe I am
just a white trash fool or too easy to please, but the place just
doesn't look that bad to me, including the dang shipping containers.
sorry this post is a little repetitive.
I keep thinking of the "I heart NY" campaign.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Jack Pitzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Ok, well, I have friends visit from NYC and Brooklyn frequently.
> They are long time AP fans, and at least one of them used to live in
the area.
> From their outside point of view, they think the boardwalk
redevelopment has been over
> hyped, and every single one of them thinks the shipping containers
will make the
> boardwalk look like a perpetual work in progress.
> One of my friends is an architect, who's also a huge critic of
another property that
> Rockwell designed, Zanadu in the Meadowlands.
> He thinks that the boardwalk pavilions look out of place and
pedestrian, and he thinks it's
> practically criminal that MM chose to phase out the bandstand, which
is what they appear
> to have done, as made evident by the huge AC unit that now sits
right next to where the
> stage used to be.
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Gabrielle Obre" <gabrielleobre@>
wrote:
> >
> > For one reason, there is no way for us to see perspective and get a
> > sense of his perception. perception is everything and we humans are
> > not really good at having objective ones...yeah, it kinda is all about
> > psychology. and we are still waiting for the proof that the
> > redevelopment was supposed to be finished by now.
> >
> >
> > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Gabrielle Obre"
> > <gabrielleobre@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I respectfully disagree completely. If you continuously and
> > > inaccurately (as Tommy seems to have proven) criticize a place or
> > > person while hiding behind anonymity, your position it impotent.
> > >
> >
>
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