[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread jerseyjohn99
Sunset Ave to City Hall, NY in 68 minutes, huh? Yahoo said it's true, so it MUST be! --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > JJ: > > Yahoo gives AP to NY in 68 minutes. That's about right, isn't it? > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "jerseyjohn99

[AsburyPark] Re: from todays NY Post

2005-08-17 Thread jerseyjohn99
Good question, and I'll try to give my interpretation. When discussing religion, I'm Catholic and my wife & kids are Jewish. (darn, I gave away the answer to the psychic waitresses). I consider religious beliefs an adjective, not a noun. So I don't consider myself A Catholic. (heck...neither do

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
JJ: Yahoo gives AP to NY in 68 minutes. That's about right, isn't it? --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "jerseyjohn99" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, NJ Transit seems to think I'm short by 33 minutes & Yahoo is > off by 58 minutes. Considering they have a financial interest in > posting

[AsburyPark] Re: from todays NY Post

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
Skip just forget it. I should have know you weren't mature enough to handle a subject like this. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Skip Bernstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "…why the word Jew is derogatory but Jewish is not? I hope no one > finds the very subject off limits. After all, I

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread jerseyjohn99
Well, NJ Transit seems to think I'm short by 33 minutes & Yahoo is off by 58 minutes. Considering they have a financial interest in posting accurate times, I have less of a financial interest in posting an accurate time, and a company based out of California offering a free service has absolute

[AsburyPark] Re: from todays NY Post

2005-08-17 Thread Skip Bernstein
"…why the word Jew is derogatory but Jewish is not? I hope no one finds the very subject off limits. After all, I worship a Jew (or should I say Jewish guy?)." First off I don't think anyone wants to know about your affair with The Fishman. I suspect it was the Nazis who coined the ultimate ins

[AsburyPark] Re: from todays NY Post

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
Maybe someone on the board can help me out with this. Serious question and I'm trying to learn. Why is it that to say "He is a Jew" is considered insensitive or insulting, but to say "He is Jewish" is OK. I must say for other religions it is the opposite. If someone said of me "He is a Cath

[AsburyPark] Re: THE STONE PONY -- bury your heads in the sand.

2005-08-17 Thread Skip Bernstein
"Which one of these countries has ascended?Japan is the most overatted country of all time, have you bought in to the hype? The South Korean economy is down the tubes, how are they a success? They are certainly better off than there communist brethren in the North, but that is due to the US h

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
JJ: This from Yahoo maps: Starting from: Ocean City, NJ Arriving at: Philadelphia, PA Distance: 64.7 miles Approximate Travel Time: 1 hour 15 mins They seem to think you are off by 25 minutes. So do I. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "jerseyjohn99" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >

[AsburyPark] Re: from todays NY Post

2005-08-17 Thread Jim
> > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Interesting Sandy. > > > > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "sandy" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > It is a slur only if it was meant in a derogotory way. The > Jews > > > have

[AsburyPark] Re: from todays NY Post

2005-08-17 Thread Joanne
I did not go back of course but many of my friends are attorneys and situations like that are clearly defamation of character- I'm just not the lawsuit type but I heard from a friend who works outs at the JCC in Deal knows this couple and they are going after them full force, it's ashame they

[AsburyPark] Re: from todays NY Post

2005-08-17 Thread jerseyjohn99
Where is this restaurant full of psychics? I want to see if they can guess my family's religion & ethnic origins. Yeah, and there's NO racism in Monmouth County...okay! --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "sandy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is a slur only if it was meant in a derogotory way

[AsburyPark] Re: from todays NY Post

2005-08-17 Thread sandy
On what grounds are they going to sue? After the bartender wrote slut(or whatever) on your bill you go back to the place?? Why don't you sue? Or don't you have grounds to sue? --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Joanne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is not the first time the staff at Parkhi

[AsburyPark] Re: from todays NY Post

2005-08-17 Thread Joanne
This is not the first time the staff at Parkhills have acted in childish ways, I was a victim of their unprofessionalism and immaturity last year when I received 2 tabs within a month when a certain bartender wrote a derogatory name after my name ( like slut and dirty) go figure, on one of the

[AsburyPark] Re: THE STONE PONY NEEDS A REAL CONCERT PROMOTER....

2005-08-17 Thread Tim
Skip, Which one of these countries has ascended? I'm confused about the countries you choose as success stories? Japan is the most overatted country of all time, have you bought in to the hype? Remember, they were going to take over the world? The real estate of the Emperor's palace in Tok

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread jerseyjohn99
>From the 9th St Bridge to the Parkway is 5 minutes Parkway to the Expressway is 15 minutes (assuming AC is closed that day) Expressway to Route 42 is 45 minutes Route 42 to the Walt Whitman is 25 minutes (assuming they've stopped construction on the day you come, and the obligatory 18 wheeler d

[AsburyPark] Re: Ocean City!

2005-08-17 Thread jerseyjohn99
Dear North Jersey natives: Please stay out of Ocean City! There is nothing to see or do there, and as someone mentioned, it's a ghost town. Thank you, JerseyJohn but seriously, Ocean City was my family's Hyannisport/Kennebunkport for about 70 years. Had a nice sized house on 12th & Wesley. It

[AsburyPark] A trip down memory lane.

2005-08-17 Thread wernerapnj
I started posting on this forum around August 2001. So as not the have to repeat a lot of stuff that has current relevence, here are some of my observations from 4 years ago: No City Planner - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/message/347 Urban Planning - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Asb

[AsburyPark] Council Meeting

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
Well it's almost 7 pm. Time to go to the meeting and harass Jim Keady. (Just Kidding!!!). Actually there are some interesting agenda items. Even a little Eminent Domain. All should attend. Come on over if you are around. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---

[AsburyPark] Re: Ocean City!

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
Thanks for the tip, Mario! When the bubble bursts I will swoop in and pick up one co those condos above the boardwalk pavillions. What a view! --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello [EMAIL PROTECTED], > > > In reference to your comment: > > > Oak I LOVE Oc

[AsburyPark] Re: THE STONE PONY NEEDS A REAL CONCERT PROMOTER....

2005-08-17 Thread Skip Bernstein
"Why don't you move there and let us know. Tell me of your freedoms in Communist China." I love it when right wing extremists find themselves boxed; the failsafe position, if you don't like it here (in the land of the free) move. Tommy what if those of us who believe the founding fathers actua

Re: [AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread Lighty
On 8/17/05 6:45 PM, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gary I forget why we were even making the comparison. What were we > talking about? One of the reasons why Monmouth County's version of the Jersey Shore is more attractive for people to live year-round is that it's close to NYC and

[AsburyPark] Re: Ocean City!

2005-08-17 Thread sandy
-Then Asbury has to be in the top two!!! -- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello [EMAIL PROTECTED], > > > In reference to your comment: > > > Oak I LOVE Ocean City. I WISH Asbury could be like Ocean City right > now. > > > > > Ocean City is #24 in the cou

[AsburyPark] Ocean City!

2005-08-17 Thread luvinasburypark
Hello [EMAIL PROTECTED], In reference to your comment: Oak I LOVE Ocean City.  I WISH Asbury could be like Ocean City right now.     Ocean City is #24 in the country for overpriced housing market!  USATODAY.com      Original Message Subj: [AsburyPark]

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread sandy
-You call that a train. Trains are supposed to be fast. I can ride my bike faster than nj transit! -- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Lighty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 8/17/05 6:18 PM, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Faster from Ocean City to Philly than Asbury to NYC. At w

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
Gary I forget why we were even making the comparison. What were we talking about? --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Lighty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 8/17/05 6:18 PM, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Faster from Ocean City to Philly than Asbury to NYC. At worst it is > > t

[AsburyPark] Re: THE STONE PONY NEEDS A REAL CONCERT PROMOTER....

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
Why don't you move there and let us know. Tell me of your freedoms in Communist China. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Skip Bernstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Central planning, over-planning and bureaucracy is what killed the > Soviet Union. Perhaps you should look into that." > > H

Re: [AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread Lighty
On 8/17/05 6:18 PM, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Faster from Ocean City to Philly than Asbury to NYC. At worst it is > the same. > How about by mass transit? I'd bet it's a lot easier going from Asbury to NYC than Ocean City to Philly. Maybe they have a bus or two, but we've got

[AsburyPark] Re: THE STONE PONY NEEDS A REAL CONCERT PROMOTER....

2005-08-17 Thread Skip Bernstein
"Central planning, over-planning and bureaucracy is what killed the Soviet Union. Perhaps you should look into that." How does the Republican Party explain the ascendancy of China, India, Japan and South Korea? --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Centr

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
Very funny! --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "sandy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -Well Tom, I guess I just hate myself to no end. [:-) > > -- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Sandy said: > > > > "You get me a copy of the voter registration list

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread sandy
-Well Tom, I guess I just hate myself to no end. [:-) -- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sandy said: > > "You get me a copy of the voter registration list from the May > election and I'll show you all the gay home owners that do not vote." > > Careful

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
If you drive real slow! --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 8/17/2005 6:20:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Faster from Ocean City to Philly than Asbury to NYC. > > > OC - Philly = 90 minutes without traffic

[AsburyPark] Re: THE STONE PONY -- doomed to repeat

2005-08-17 Thread Skip Bernstein
"If you insist upon a repeat of history, you are going to repeat some pretty bad stuff." Tommy how did hey let you out of, much less into, law school without a course in reading comprehension? Now read this very slowly, aloud if you must, "those who forget the lessons of history are doomed to rep

Re: [AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread lekretzu
In a message dated 8/17/2005 6:20:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Faster from Ocean City to Philly than Asbury to NYC.  OC - Philly = 90 minutes without traffic YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "AsburyPark" on the web.   To unsubscribe

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
JERSEY! --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "sandy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -Which Ocean city? Jersey or Maryland? > > > -- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Oak I LOVE Ocean City. I WISH Asbury could be like Ocean City > right > > now. > >

[AsburyPark] Re: THE STONE PONY NEEDS A REAL CONCERT PROMOTER....

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
Central planning, over-planning and bureaucracy is what killed the Soviet Union. Perhaps you should look into that. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "wernerapnj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's State and Federal law that protects historic resources from > damage > and yet allows for progres

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread sandy
-Which Ocean city? Jersey or Maryland? -- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oak I LOVE Ocean City. I WISH Asbury could be like Ocean City right > now. > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "oakdorf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > youre' kidding me

[AsburyPark] Re: THE STONE PONY -- doomed to repeat

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
If you insist upon a repeat of history, you are going to repeat some pretty bad stuff. I'd mention one thing, but I wouldn't want JJ to nail me with some internet rule. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Skip Bernstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "…no slave to history. Like me …do wonderfu

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread sandy
-He was a man of intelligence? Maybe we should get a few people with it now. -- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Werner the state runs such efficient offices as the DMV. Ever wait > in line there? > > Government oversight is a joke. We shouldn't even

[AsburyPark] Re: THE STONE PONY NEEDS A REAL CONCERT PROMOTER....

2005-08-17 Thread wernerapnj
It's State and Federal law that protects historic resources from damage and yet allows for progress and forward looking development. As a lawyer you really should look into it a bit more thouroughly before making the comments you recently have denouncing historic preservation. I'm sure you can

[AsburyPark] Re: THE STONE PONY -- doomed to repeat

2005-08-17 Thread Skip Bernstein
"…no slave to history. Like me …do wonderful, progressive things without being cuffed to the past. We can be better than out past with only a bit of courage to do so." Just when it appeared there might be hope our wonder boy, he reminds us that those who forget the lessons of history are doomed t

Re: [AsburyPark] Re: THE STONE PONY NEEDS A REAL CONCERT PROMOTER....

2005-08-17 Thread Lighty
On 8/17/05 6:02 PM, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tim is the man. I really like this guy's posts. Like me, he is no > slave to history. Like me he clearly has confidence that his own > generation is good, and can do wonderful, progressive things without > being cuffed to the past. W

[AsburyPark] Re: from todays NY Post

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
Interesting Sandy. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "sandy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is a slur only if it was meant in a derogotory way. The Jews have > to stop persecuting themselves. If it said Italian couple, i would not > be offended. > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com

Re: [AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread Lighty
On 8/17/05 5:58 PM, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sounds like they need year-round residential. Good plan. > Sounds like they're a little too far to commute to the jobs in Philly and way too far to commute to NYC... Unlike Asbury Park. Yahoo! Groups S

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
Faster from Ocean City to Philly than Asbury to NYC. At worst it is the same. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Lighty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 8/17/05 5:58 PM, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Sounds like they need year-round residential. Good plan. > > > > Sounds l

[AsburyPark] Re: from todays NY Post

2005-08-17 Thread sandy
It is a slur only if it was meant in a derogotory way. The Jews have to stop persecuting themselves. If it said Italian couple, i would not be offended. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, traderdube <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > By LEELA de KRETSER > --

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
So people don't live on the beach in Jersey? Sounds like its time for a fact finding tour Werner. You don't have to go very far to see how wrong you are. Ocean City, by the way, is currently building residential space on top of thier boardwalk pavillions. Asbury should do the same. --- In

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread wernerapnj
They make enough in the tourist season to carry the city through the winter. Keep in mind that the weather at the North Atantic Coast, of which we are a part, is not conducive to beachfront activities, or even strolling around if there were year round residential. Werner --- In AsburyPark@yaho

[AsburyPark] Re: THE STONE PONY NEEDS A REAL CONCERT PROMOTER....

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
Tim is the man. I really like this guy's posts. Like me, he is no slave to history. Like me he clearly has confidence that his own generation is good, and can do wonderful, progressive things without being cuffed to the past. We can be better than out past with only a bit of courage to do so.

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark -- the Pony Mall

2005-08-17 Thread Skip Bernstein
"As far as retail - you'll have no major interest until a % of stuff is done. Lot of space to fill at 450,000 sq ft." If Asbury has one mile of ocean front and you built these 450,000 sq ft. of space along its entire length, you would need 86 ft. on one storey or 43 ft. on two. Meet you at the P

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
Sounds like they need year-round residential. Good plan. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 8/17/2005 5:50:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > I WISH Asbury could be like Ocean City right > now. > > > Ocean City is

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
Sandy said: "You get me a copy of the voter registration list from the May election and I'll show you all the gay home owners that do not vote." Careful Sandy!!! Joe D'Andrea, on behalf of New Jersey's Democrat Party Machine, is about to call you a homophobe! He's about to claim your comment w

Re: [AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread lekretzu
In a message dated 8/17/2005 5:50:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I WISH Asbury could be like Ocean City right now. Ocean City is a tourist destination.  Go there in the winter - it's a ghost town.  YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "Asbu

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread wernerapnj
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "oakdorf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As far as retail - you'll have no major interest until a % of stuff is > done. Lot of space to fill at 450,000 sq ft. Just to put that number into proper context, most of it is pre-existing space. The Pavilions, Con.

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread sandy
-The only thing the election showed was voter apathy. The voters are turned off because of the lack of positive action on the parts of the politicians. Five years after their initial victory the only thing they had to show for it was a new boardwalk and the demolition of the Palace. The people

[AsburyPark] Re: THE STONE PONY NEEDS A REAL CONCERT PROMOTER....

2005-08-17 Thread Tim
Charlie, My post was in response to the comparison of the liberty Bell to the Stone Pony. The 'Stone Pony' deals with the temporal pop culture world. It is tied to that frivolous world. I would like to think the 'Libery Bell' deals a bit more with the eternal, and overall is a more importan

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
Oak I LOVE Ocean City. I WISH Asbury could be like Ocean City right now. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "oakdorf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > youre' kidding me, once again. No oversight?? > > YOu'd wind up with Ocean City and no beaches. Be one giant wall of > condos...look at the bs the

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread oakdorf
youre' kidding me, once again. No oversight?? YOu'd wind up with Ocean City and no beaches. Be one giant wall of condos...look at the bs they played with in the number of stories/height of building. Give them the key? Didn't need it when it wasn't locked. Jsut hope they manage to complete some

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark -- he “couldn’t do a thing”

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
Ask Werner he knows all the tech stuff. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Skip Bernstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Where we split …I don't say that they have had 3 years to build > because the agreement was signed 10/2002. They couldn't do a thing > without CAFRA, and that approval was a

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark -- he “couldn’t do a thing”

2005-08-17 Thread Skip Bernstein
"Where we split …I don't say that they have had 3 years to build because the agreement was signed 10/2002. They couldn't do a thing without CAFRA, and that approval was about 16 months ago. That doesn't even consider those other layers of government they had to get approvals from." If they "could

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
Werner the state runs such efficient offices as the DMV. Ever wait in line there? Government oversight is a joke. We shouldn't even have a CAFRA. James Bradley had no one to answer to when building AP. How'd he do it with no government worker to help him along? --- In AsburyPark@yahoo

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread wernerapnj
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Where we split (I think, I'm not even sure) is that I don't say > that they have had 3 years to build because the agreement was > signed 10/2002. They couldn't do a thing without CAFRA, and that > approval was about

[AsburyPark] Re: Election numbers and Asbury's media

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
So that's how Jim won --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Regarding Asbury Park / City Council election: > > 1.) Only a small percentage of people actually were paying attention (i.e. > came to the debates, read up on the challengers, knew the names of all 1

[AsburyPark] Re: from todays NY Post

2005-08-17 Thread dfsavgny
It gets even better, "We are a family restaurant, and we welcome everybody," she said, adding that the words "Jew Couple" were never intended to be derogatory. "We use it as a form of identity," she said. She would not elaborate on what the restaurant does when there is more than one couple

Re: [AsburyPark] Re: Election numbers and Asbury's media

2005-08-17 Thread lekretzu
Regarding Asbury Park / City Council election:   1.) Only a small percentage of people actually were paying attention (i.e. came to the debates, read up on the challengers, knew the names of all 19 people running, and knew the platform differences between each).  Most people did NOT pay at

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark -- Tommy sees the light

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
Apparantly Skip's radar for sarcasm has failed him. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Skip Bernstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tommy sees the light > "Elections don't tell us what the people want. American elections > are meaningless. Let's not even have them." > > At a boy; we knew you

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
Dan I agree with you. I too don't like the lack of timelines in the agreement. I too don't like the lack of speed for redeveloping the beachfront properties. Totally agree with you. Where we split (I think, I'm not even sure) is that I don't say that they have had 3 years to build because th

[AsburyPark] from todays NY Post

2005-08-17 Thread traderdube
By LEELA de KRETSER /August 17, 2005/ -- Two diners on a date at a fancy Jersey Shore restaurant were furious when they saw the check — which listed their table as that of the "Jew Couple." Brooklynite Elliot Stein says h

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark -- Tommy sees the light

2005-08-17 Thread Skip Bernstein
Tommy sees the light "Elections don't tell us what the people want. American elections are meaningless. Let's not even have them." At a boy; we knew you had it in you! It's that idea thing and if you go way back, pre TV, it and its companions, principle, honor, goodwill towards your fellows and

[AsburyPark] Re: CAFRA

2005-08-17 Thread dfsavgny
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To prove my point, the last paragraph from the article Dan cited: > > >This week, the Planning Board postponed review of a plan by > > Paramount Homes to build 153 condominium units in three high-rise > > towers north

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread dfsavgny
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dan: > > Let's say I conceded all of that below. Does Asbury Partners get > credit for the time that they were forced through the apporval > processes? > Perhaps I do not understand you. Of course obtaining approva

[AsburyPark] Re: CAFRA

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
To prove my point, the last paragraph from the article Dan cited: >This week, the Planning Board postponed review of a plan by > Paramount Homes to build 153 condominium units in three high-rise > towers north of the Berkeley Carteret Oceanfront Hotel and > Conference Center. The project's archite

[AsburyPark] Re: CAFRA

2005-08-17 Thread oakdorf
let's not forget how long it took them to SUBMIT the app to begin with - with all the legal juggling to AVOID much of the process. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click

[AsburyPark] Re: CAFRA

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
Well I stand corrected. It didn't take one year to get the CAFRA permit. It took 1 1/2 years. That of course doesn't include time wasted on Technical Review Committee, Planning Board, etc. is there really no one on this board that agrees with me that too much government oversight is part o

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread oakdorf
Long Branch has/had developers. Zippo middle guys. Went pretty simple - each of you bid/propose want you think works in area a, area b, area c and area d based on OUR master plan. Ugly, but getting better. How many people are waiting an hour for an Ocean front dining experience in AP on a Fri

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread oakdorf
Long Branch has/had developers. Zippo middle guys. Went pretty simple - each of you bid/propose want you think works in area a, area b, area c and area d based on OUR master plan. Ugly, but getting better. How many people are waiting an hour for an Ocean front dining experience in AP on a Fri

[AsburyPark] CAFRA

2005-08-17 Thread dfsavgny
So they get the CAFRA permit in March 2004. They are supposed to be in construction by the Summer (2004). What happened? Westminisiter seems to think the DEP did a good job in pushing the application. Asbury Park to get its waterfront CAFRA permit Published in the Asbury Park Press 3/26/04 B

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
Dan: Let's say I conceded all of that below. Does Asbury Partners get credit for the time that they were forced through the apporval processes? --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "dfsavgny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w

Re: [AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread Lighty
> It is you that ignore the facts. Can you show me a copy of the plans > to restore the Casino, CH and Pavillions? I am not asking for actual > perfromance and restoration now mind you, merely the plans? Did the > permits hold these up? How long has it been since the CAFRA was > approved? Not ev

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
OK Skip we will live in your world - elections don't count. Feel better now? You win. Elections don't tell us what the people want. No need to respond now - you are having your way here. American elections are meaningless. Let's not even have them. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Skip

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread dfsavgny
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Glad you guys cleared that up. In the future I promise to ignore the > year it took to get the CAFRA permit. Never happened. > > Yet another argument I've lost in the world where facts are ignored. I > don't think

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread Skip Bernstein
"what was the voter turnout… Certainly a great deal higher than the percentage that post to this board. A much more scientific study of what the people of AP want. ...I have a different mind-set about elections. …I've never done in my life is claim that the result isn't what the people wanted. Th

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
Glad you guys cleared that up. In the future I promise to ignore the year it took to get the CAFRA permit. Never happened. Yet another argument I've lost in the world where facts are ignored. I don't think I'll ever get the hang of this. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "dfsavgny" <[EMAIL

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread dfsavgny
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "oakdorf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > fast track - remember? The goal was to move all this along. > > Vist Long Branch lately? You may not like the way it looks - but they > got it done in more or less the same time frame. Yes, agreed. It is not the interagen

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread oakdorf
fast track - remember? The goal was to move all this along. Vist Long Branch lately? You may not like the way it looks - but they got it done in more or less the same time frame. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo

[AsburyPark] Stone Pony 'hay' day

2005-08-17 Thread Heshy
Am I the only one on this board who sees the bad pun in this misspelling? (A little levity on this board isn't a bad thing every now and then.) ~Heshy Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your hom

[AsburyPark] Re: It ain't all Gravy

2005-08-17 Thread wernerapnj
A few more quotes from this interesting article: [Developers have the upper hand because "they have more lobbying power than the towns, and more experience than many of the mayors and council people," the mayor contended. "They know more than I'll ever know about getting what they want."] [Dr.

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread dfsavgny
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I won't argue your point about the voters in AP being duped, or scared > or whatever. I just note that it is disrespectful to them. I don't > allege you intend that in any way; I am simply opining about the > co

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
Werner, You are fogetting to subtract the time it takes to get approvals from Technical Review Committee, Planning Board, City Council, State CAFRA, building permits, etc. In all fairness, you should. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "wernerapnj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In AsburyP

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
> Tom, what was the voter turnout in %? Certainly a great deal higher than the percentage that post to this board. A much more scientific study of what the people of AP want. I know I have a different mind-set about elections. One thing I've never done in my life is claim that the result isn'

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread wernerapnj
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "dfsavgny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >...The plan (Asbury Partners') is clear in my > mind: minimal moneys spent and flip to maximize profits. They will > be out of here when they think the time is right. Why our city > council would assist them in this is bey

[AsburyPark] It ain't all Gravy

2005-08-17 Thread dfsavgny
Developers lie, Mr. George said from all-too-personal experience. They offer charming architects' renderings that might bear little resemblance to the projects they build. They talk about revenue riches but leave towns with schools to build, sewers to pay for and taxes to raise. "The develope

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread dfsavgny
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There is no better proof than that to show the people of AP want > this plan. That's not to say that there aren't good Asbury Parkers > like yourself that disagree, but certainly the election results are > the best

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread dfsavgny
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Lighty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Asbury Partners had several years to try building up the summer crowd and > hasn't done so. This year they even paid for incredible musical > entertainment each weekend and barely let anyone know about it. > > This was the

[AsburyPark] Re: a change is gonna come

2005-08-17 Thread dfsavgny
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why should I Joe. Gays don't vote in Asbury Park. Your quotes to > the AP Press today made that perfectly clear. Well, at least you're a man of your convictions, I'll give you that. Yah

[AsburyPark] Re: a change is gonna come

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
Joe, When I wanted to debate a political issue on the radio with AP/Action (staggered terms in AP) the response was no response. No answer to my public challenge in the paper, no answer to my emails, no answer to my phone calls and no answer even when I see any of serveral of the members face

[AsburyPark] Re: THE STONE PONY NEEDS A REAL CONCERT PROMOTER....

2005-08-17 Thread dfsavgny
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Lighty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can understand people who are hesitant to let the world know that a famous > bar exists in their town (I had to fight with Monmouth County Tourism to get > them to start mentioning the Pony in their brochures) but the fact

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread bluebishop82
Gary, Werner is incorrect. The City Council is doing exactly what the people of Asbury Park want (focusing on a year round residential economy). This plan was very openly negotiated for more than a year, and the Council and the Master Developer met with any person from Asbury who asked for a

[AsburyPark] Re: a change is gonna come

2005-08-17 Thread Joe D'Andrea
At 1:52 AM + 8/17/05, bluebishop82 wrote: >Why should I Joe. Gays don't vote in Asbury Park. Your quotes to >the AP Press today made that perfectly clear. Nice try counselor... I'm not biting. I can't help but notice that rather then deal with the question at hand -- why the 11th district

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread wernerapnj
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Lighty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I wonder how many people in town realize that the plan does exactly what you > state here. If people were given an up or down vote on that sentence would > the people overwhelming say "no to tourism". I think a lot of peo

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