If I had the money, I'd love to preserve all of the buildings in
Asbury Park. But the fact is, I don't, and when market realities
dictate what gets done and not done, unfortunately money talks.
That said, the other avenue to counter market forces is a historic
preservation program that
Even with a historical program that designates the buildings,
unless you have the money, they will not get saved in a emerging city
like AP. They money and demand just isn't there! Places like Cape
May, Spring Lake and even OG have a demand for older buildings, so
the developers can be
Money talks and nostalgia walks
You know what that says to me?
The America and Asbury Park you are projecting is an empty, soulless place
where money
is the only thing that matters.
That kind of attitude makes me want to run screaming from our mess of a country
as
quickly as possible.
Even
It is really weird. There was a kind of 'maintain radio silence'
about it.
But the event itself was wonderful and not hurt by it.
The only loser was Asbury Park in that the town missed the chance to
brag about it.
It's like there's a disconnect between what's really great about the
area and
Asbury Park doesn't want it's musical heritage to continue beyond Bruce
Springsteen.
We're headed toward smooth everything when it comes to music.
This is despite the fact that The Saint, Asbury Lanes and The Stone Pony
continue to
provide a link to new, original and exciting music, but the
I'm sorry I didn't see it. I did see graffitti on the walls of the
Alamo, messages left by those who later died there.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Jack Pitzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not all street art is malicious.
In London, there's a famous street artist named Banksy.
He's known
Wow!
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Jack Pitzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Even more Banksy;
http://www.banksy.co.uk/outdoors/horizontal_1.htm
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Jack Pitzer hinge98@ wrote:
If anybody is interested, you can read about Banksy at the
following link;
A! I remember it well! Couldn't go in or out of the store
without placing my baby daughter inside the damn ride, for a quarter!
The Neptune City one! I still have LP's with the cellophane that
reads TWO GUYS! Thanks, for the memories!
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, oakdorf [EMAIL
Regarding whether the city itself is doing enough to promote
or tout these musicians - Did the city promote or tout
Springsteen, Southside and any of the other SOAPers back in the late
60s/early 70s when they were coming up? I honestly don't know, but it
would be interesting to research. From
the fact alone that this artist has provoked you all in talking about art, I
think is a success story.
Also, you cannot compare the graffiti on the side of a building that is
neglected, to your front door at home. The Baronet is not a public building, it
is privately owned by developers that
Great Post!
I agree about Nicole not sounding like Amy Winehouse. I just used that as a
point of
reference in that Nicole is much more sophisticated then pop music and she's
hard to
classify, much like Winehouse. Nicole doesn't come with the trainwreck problems
that'll
probably be the
Sharon,
I am completely with you about the demise of black music in AP.
Where is the opportunity or the venues to support a scene?
Nowhere.
I, for one wish there were a scene that wasn't just rock, not just safe smooth
jazz and
blues, but more like what you described.
A real Asbury Park music
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, sharon_b283 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Black Music has NEVER gotten its' due in this town, although it is
highly copied!
Quoted for truth. Haven't several members of the E Street Band waxed
poetic about the Orchid? I was really hoping Mel Hood was going to
I miss Jason's too.
I also really miss Sonny's Supper Club on Cookman.
Besides having some amazing meals there, I heard some great music in the back
room,
which was a great place to see a show.
About a year ago there was talk about Sonny's coming back, but it seems like
all work
stopped.
---
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Jack Pitzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The one thing that worries me though is that MM and the city in
general seem to be
steering any kind of music scene that we have away from
mainstream/rock ect and more
toward safer things like cover bands, smooth jazz
The Brookdale station, WBJB - 90.5, has many of the survivors from
106.3 on their airstaff.
They play quite a bit of local music and they were promoting the heck
out of the Wave Gathering.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, sandpiper15 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I just remembered the other
I'll take that one step further.
I think our entire music scene went downhill after the demise of 106.3.
That station really supported local music, and their DJ's also worked in The
Green Parrot
and other local clubs.
Many of us had the good fortune to do interviews with Matt on the station,
Another thing that was great about WHTG were the interviews that they did with
all the
great alternative stars of the day. You'd hear interviews with Smashing
Pumpkins, Faith No
More, Living Color, Bob Mould...it was like a who's who of who was big at the
time. And
those bands were playing
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Jack Pitzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Don't own an SUV.
I think if my wife WEREN't driving an SUV when her and another car
collided a few weeks ago, she'd be gone.
So now that it was totaled, I spent the better part of today looking at
optionss and been
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Jack Pitzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
i-Pod.
Text messaging
cell phones
Need Teen nights.
PR
How many ads are now taken out in print? And who reads them? Does an
18 year old or 21 year old read the Press (paper) or App.com (if you
can find the
I think if you're going to use an SUV for more then just a single person
driving around by
themselves, without hauling things, then it's fine.
But, many people just seem to think bigger is better when it comes to the
vehicles they
drive. It's kinda pathetic to see some dude going 75 MPH on the
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Jack Pitzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
to see some dude going 75 MPH on the parkway in his vanity
hummer getting about 8 MPG.
I agree there. If I didn't think I had to, I wouldn't. I've been
driving a rentla car the past couple days on a 1/4 tank.
If you're looking for something to do this Sunday, you should consider
checking out Twisted Covers! This month features a spotlight on the
career of Tom Waits. The show runs from 5pm to 8pm at the Twisted Tree
Cafe on Cookman and admission is free.
Artists scheduled to perform include
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, oakdorf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How many ads are now taken out in print? And who reads them? Does an
18 year old or 21 year old read the Press (paper) or App.com (if you
can find the entertainment section). What's the actual readership of
the TRi-City?
Jack,
If you re-read what I wrote, I wasn't advocating or approving in any
way the fact that market realities often override our ideals.
Rather, I was lamenting that sad reality and agree with you that
market-dominated develpment (with no historical, cultural, or local
context) is usually
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