[AsburyPark] Re: Coaster Article on Esperanza Shutdown

2007-12-13 Thread jerseyjohn99
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, oakdorf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, every private and public developer is hurting - depending where they are in their cycle etc. The bank cut are doing little to help. But taking a look at Metro, they never had full crews on the project. That's

[AsburyPark] Re: Asbury to get $7.5M aid from state

2007-05-05 Thread jerseyjohn99
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, oakdorf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We faced a $5 million deficit when we got into office, Deputy Mayor Jim Bruno said. Is this an admission of incompentence? So, in 6 years, they turned a $5 mm deficit into a $7.5 mm deficit by selling off hundreds of

[AsburyPark] Re: FYI - Values and Waterfront

2007-04-30 Thread jerseyjohn99
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, oakdorf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I visited the Esperanza sales center this past weekend. The sales lady said they had sold 30 in the first 3 weeks. Not bad if true. not bad for 2 weeks. I almost believe it. The es has a design/look. The next question

[AsburyPark] Re: sitar advertising a 3 bedroom wesley grove $2900

2007-04-20 Thread jerseyjohn99
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, oakdorf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To the one who asked, and those that are curious: Sitar has in MLS a 3 bedroom, 3 bth unit at Wesley grove listed for $2900. 2 indoor parking spaces. Flexible landlord. 1,561 sq ft Date Available as 7/1. Original list

[AsburyPark] Re: Some Eye-Opening Numbers

2007-04-19 Thread jerseyjohn99
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, oakdorf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In light of the budget deficit I wonder what the Esperanza (C- 8) property is valued at for tax purposes. The sale is listed as over $17 Million. Shouldn't that be the new valuation? Abatements. Goof

[AsburyPark] Re: In 1974, AP had a 100 Birthday Celebration....

2007-04-17 Thread jerseyjohn99
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, oakdorf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want a refund. May 19, 1974ASBURY PARK - This city, once a leading summer resort, began its 100th birthday celebration last night by memorializing the past and preparing for the future. JJ, help me with the math.

[AsburyPark] Re: From APP

2007-04-12 Thread jerseyjohn99
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], oakdorf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...and while you may not like PF changs, cheesecake etc - they all are a draw, cause that's what people what to piss away their money on. Golden Corral, Cheesecake etc - all have pretty good expansion plans in NJ. Trust me. And,

[AsburyPark] Re: Market ?

2007-04-06 Thread jerseyjohn99
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, wernerapnj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, charlie oceanchuck@ wrote: your right, the potential is there. im pretty the ground floor the casino will be a Farmers market though. i heard the MM people talking to some

[AsburyPark] Re: scher

2007-04-06 Thread jerseyjohn99
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Gary Wien [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All I know is that the State Theatre in New Brunswick seems to do very well with each of their shows as well. Many other venues the same size as the Paramount are doing well in Jersey. Convention Hall might be a

[AsburyPark] Re:what ever happened to

2007-04-03 Thread jerseyjohn99
Maureen, Ever thought of podcasting? You basically have all the infrastructure in place, its simply a matter of submitting your streams to iTunes or podcastalley. http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/podcaststechspecs.html The good part is you're not subject to the FCC. Also, you can edit your

[AsburyPark] Re: Took my girl and kids to the Moscow Circus in CH last night

2007-04-01 Thread jerseyjohn99
I made that mistake 3 years ago. I actually had a thermometer in my diaper bag. It was 43 degrees inside. For $25 a head is it too much to ask for heat? --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, asburyparkpedaler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And I thought I lost my shirt at the hands of the city! I

[AsburyPark] Re: So how do we call Wesley Grove on their BS?

2007-03-31 Thread jerseyjohn99
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, oakdorf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I just leave a finance guy who, familiiar with Wesley etc: - 3/4 of the units are sold. - (note, not closed) non-refundable deposits - the units facing the water are sold. - none of the top units are sold - co's

[AsburyPark] Re: The Cost Of Education

2007-03-24 Thread jerseyjohn99
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Asbury Park, an Abbott school district, is paying about $19,102 for each of its students this school year, which is the highest per-pupil spending rate in Monmouth and Ocean counties, according to data released Friday by the

[AsburyPark] Re: Inertia...

2007-03-23 Thread jerseyjohn99
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, wernerapnj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On a related note - At last Wednesdays Council Meeting the City budget was a topic of discussion since they are again bonding for over $1M. Asbury Partners was hammered for lack of performance. Specifically - the

[AsburyPark] Re: Inertia...

2007-03-22 Thread jerseyjohn99
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, dfsavgny [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, oakdorf oakdorf@ wrote: AP: 311 listings in MLS. PLUS. Time to buy and hold. You see further decreases? If these sherlocks ever find out where they parked the squad car, the

[AsburyPark] condo projects on hold across the country

2006-08-15 Thread jerseyjohn99
http://tinyurl.com/l5tln From coast to coast, developers are nixing or delaying condominium projects as home sales decelerate, construction costs soar and lenders start to balk at financing units that might not sell. What's making it worse is the glut of high-priced condos and too few people

[AsburyPark] MTV's 25th Birthday

2006-08-01 Thread jerseyjohn99
Today is MTV's 25th birthday. Their first video was Video killed the radio star by the Buggles. In a moment of boredom today, I decided to tweak the lyrics to reflect Asbury Park's musical heritage. Enjoy! --- Fishman killed fun in Asbury Park I saw you on the Carousel in Seventy Two Lying

[AsburyPark] Re: Extraordinary Aid

2006-07-30 Thread jerseyjohn99
New Jersey's Higher Education funding was cut $250 million this month. Rutgers alone was forced to cut 800 courses, 600 staff 150 faculty members. When the rest of us are told to toughen it out, it's nice to see a part of the State budget that's actually growing, and the town that SHOULD

[AsburyPark] Re: German Smartz

2006-07-28 Thread jerseyjohn99
Gee, I wish Keady or Ms. Keady was still active on this board. Wal-Mart became the largest company in America by hiring the otherwise unemployable to sell mass-manufactured crap from China. Of COURSE it didn't work in Germany. It won't work anywhere that people have a societal obligation to

[AsburyPark] Re: Land Use is the Issue

2006-07-28 Thread jerseyjohn99
Lighty, I respectfully disagree. Last year I brought my 3 kids to the arcade on Asbury's boardwalk a dozen or so times, because I thought it was a fun, safe place to play. Now, when they want to go to the Arcade, I'll take them to the Freehold Mall, where they can run around and be kids, and

[AsburyPark] Re: AsburySteve vs. Stand Up for Asbury

2006-07-27 Thread jerseyjohn99
Can someone BRIEFLY summarize the points in this thread? I tuned out when MadameMarieSteve read my fortune based on who I voted for in an election 20 months ago. He wrote a lot of words, surely all of them couldn't have been as worthless and hate-filled? --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com,

[AsburyPark] Re: Parking Space's

2006-07-13 Thread jerseyjohn99
Let's see. On a certain property on the waterfront where 138 units are to be built, the original valuation came in at $175,000, or $1,268 per unit. Figure a housing unit is the size of approximately 20 cars, you're looking at $63.40 for the space. Of course, that's based on prime oceanfront

[AsburyPark] Re: ARM wrestling

2006-07-10 Thread jerseyjohn99
LOL...thanks for the humor in the middle of some serious discussion. $3 TRILLION in ARMS are due to be reset in the next 18 months, and suddenly people are conveniently forgetting the original terms of their loans are now demanding that the mortgage companies make their investments

[AsburyPark] Re: On liverpool -

2006-06-08 Thread jerseyjohn99
Bayonne, Elizabeth, and New York. The luggage tags for the train lines serving the Jersey Shore were marked BENY. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, traderdube [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone know why I am spelling it benys? Yahoo! Groups Sponsor

[AsburyPark] Nashville band gets Asbury Park...

2006-06-05 Thread jerseyjohn99
Allen's post about the carousel reminded me of this video: http://music.yahoo.com/video/default.asp?vid=2171595 I've recently become a fan of country music. A Nashville band called Rascal Flatts shot a video for their song Feels Like Today in Asbury Park last year. Notice the touches this band

[AsburyPark] Re: CNN Money - New home sales stay strong

2006-05-29 Thread jerseyjohn99
The way I understand the PILOT agreement, the tax assessment changes with every resale. For example, if an original owner buys at $400k and sells 3 years later for $500k, the new assessment is based on the $500k figure. This works in reverse as well, and in a declining condo market, you could

[AsburyPark] Re: CNN Money - New home sales stay strong

2006-05-26 Thread jerseyjohn99
Asbury Park tax rate (equalized): 1.674% Spring Lake tax rate (equalized): 0.607% Don't forget that it costs nearly 3X more for the privilege of owning that same Victorian in Asbury Park. Now consider the fact that the waterfront abatement is tied to actual sales prices in the secondary

[AsburyPark] Re: CNN Money - New home sales stay strong

2006-05-25 Thread jerseyjohn99
Sure, they're buying them...but what happens once they own them http://www.dailynews.com/business/ci_3853808 State's foreclosure activity is rising Higher payments on risky adjustable-rate loans cited as factor BY GREGORY J. WILCOX, Staff Writer Foreclosure activity in California and

[AsburyPark] Thanks Joe...

2006-05-03 Thread jerseyjohn99
Thanks for everything you've done for the city as well as your dry sense of humor the passion you put into everything you did. You will be sorely missed. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ * To unsubscribe from

[AsburyPark] Re: Kindred Spirits

2006-04-24 Thread jerseyjohn99
BB... Are you kidding me??? I guest hosted for Maureen that Thursday night. There were about three or four hundred residents giving their piece of mind towards CAFRA. There was one lawyer from Baltimore, and one Architect who said something to the effect of Throw the National Historic

[AsburyPark] Re: Bruce on Eyewitness News

2006-04-24 Thread jerseyjohn99
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, dfsavgny [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just saw Bruce on the Boardwalk on Eyewitness News Ch 7 in advance of his appearance on Good Morning America. I ask the question why doesn;t Bruce do more for AP? I don't intend that to mean that to cast light on what

[AsburyPark] Re: Bruce on Eyewitness News

2006-04-24 Thread jerseyjohn99
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, bluebishop82 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He wrote the Chamber of Commerce a $50,000.00 check (which was squandered). I'm curious, BB. How much did the Chamber receive from the 2000 Christmas Shows, and how was it squandered? Yahoo! Groups Links

[AsburyPark] Re: Bruce on Eyewitness News

2006-04-24 Thread jerseyjohn99
I guess the question to the group is: Is endowing a full scholarship to Brookdale for an Asbury Park Resident truly squandering money given What do you have against education BB? --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, jerseyjohn99 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com

[AsburyPark] Re: Bruce on Eyewitness News

2006-04-24 Thread jerseyjohn99
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, bluebishop82 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you know what Bruce doesn't do? Stick his nose into local politics. I don't know if you were around yet when Bruce wrote a letter to the triCityNews (yup - he's a reader). Weren't we all before 3CN became

[AsburyPark] squandered

2006-04-24 Thread jerseyjohn99
Sorry, but this needs to be repeated... BB feels $50,000 was squandered by the Chamber... How many scholarships did the Merchants Guild endow 4 years ago??? --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, jerseyjohn99 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess the question to the group is: Is endowing a full

[AsburyPark] Re: Full story on REI's alleged Ponzi scheme

2006-04-20 Thread jerseyjohn99
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, bluebishop82 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can but a lot of AP property with $8 million. You sure can. The Right to redevelop 56 Acres of Oceanfront property, a world renowned music club, and still have $65,000 left over to shove into a suit pocket in an

[AsburyPark] Re: Final Agreement

2006-04-11 Thread jerseyjohn99
Just when you thought there was nothing left to sell! --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, dfsavgny [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The City also gave up its right of default on these issues; it has to go through the arbitration process. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web,

[AsburyPark] Re: Bills and cars....

2006-04-05 Thread jerseyjohn99
Yeah. The city got screwed over on the Oceanfront because he drove a Jeep. That's it. Why stop at a Cadillac? Give him a Hummer. Give him a city-paid entourage too, who can roll out a carpet for him so his royal feet don't have to touch the ground. Just don't cry poverty claim you need

[AsburyPark] Re: Bills and cars....

2006-04-04 Thread jerseyjohn99
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, oakdorf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ithink the equipment manager drives a Caddy. Isn't the county looking at eliminating things such as cars for officials? AP isn't that big. He's got a tough job, and a decent salary along with the fringes. The

[AsburyPark] Re: Bills and cars....

2006-04-04 Thread jerseyjohn99
Can someone name one other official in Monmouth County who is allowed to take his publicly paid car home each night??? --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, jerseyjohn99 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, oakdorf oakdorf@ wrote: Ithink the equipment manager

[AsburyPark] Re: tax abatements

2006-04-03 Thread jerseyjohn99
Here's an old post where I did the math as Oak likes to say: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/message/6542 I could update the numbers, but isn't that kinda like trying to teach a pig to sing? It's obvious no one cares about permanently eliminating deficit spending, giving city taxpayers

[AsburyPark] Re: Springwood - I need your help

2006-03-23 Thread jerseyjohn99
It sounds like a good idea, and in a perfect world it makes a lot of sense. But lets be realistic here. This city has not been able to get its house in order, and this Council has consistently used City owned property to rearrange the deck chairs on the economic Titanic. Nothing they have

[AsburyPark] Re: $10million

2006-03-22 Thread jerseyjohn99
The difference being there is nothing left to sell. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The City still doesn't have any money and it won't until 6, 7 hundred new units are built, remember they will always have that 5 million dollars budget crunch until then.

[AsburyPark] Re: 2nd Ave Property - Eminent Domain

2006-03-20 Thread jerseyjohn99
This story, if true, makes my stomach churn. Where is the constitutional principle of just compensation that the pro-ED people seem to focus on? These people are being bankrupted by the redeveloper. This story needs bigger national attention. At the very least, the mortgage company, or even

[AsburyPark] Re: Maynard Drops Out of School Board Race

2006-03-06 Thread jerseyjohn99
See...that's how a news story should be written. No opinion, no namecalling, just fact based reporting. Joe for Coastal Bureau Chief --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Joe D'Andrea [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maynard Drops Out of School Board Race Asbury Park (03-06-2006) - A source in

[AsburyPark] Re: Jerry... happy -- Cost is the issue

2006-03-04 Thread jerseyjohn99
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Skip Bernstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Truth and consequences; Asbury residents, the financial stepchild of the jersey shore, are overtaxed and underserved; it is painfully clear that the west side has had, and continues to get, the short end of the

[AsburyPark] Question for the legal minds...

2006-03-04 Thread jerseyjohn99
From the APP article today: http://app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article? AID=/20060304/NEWS01/603040387/1004 Rita Marano, a council gadfly I don't have a dog in this fight, but to me this was a cheap shot for a reputable newspaper. Does it meet the legal definition of libel? Yahoo! Groups

[AsburyPark] Re: Question for the legal minds...

2006-03-04 Thread jerseyjohn99
Maybe she's happy, but I'd prefer my media to leave personal opinions biases out of the news. Should we expect to see citizens labeled in future editions of the APP? Maybe Nancy can publish the enemies list and everyone can see what the council's opinion is of them. --- In

[AsburyPark] Re: New Brunswick

2006-02-28 Thread jerseyjohn99
I was screaming about New Brunswick DevCo 3 years ago. New Brunswick's Redevelopment Worked. Camden's Redevelopment Failed. Both have Multinational Corporations based in the city (JNJ CPB). Both have Major Universities. (Rutgers) Both have Major Medical Centers (UMDNJ Cooper) One has a DevCo.

[AsburyPark] Re: Lynch

2006-02-28 Thread jerseyjohn99
Yes, but there were MANY conflicting interests, and they were able to hammer out a beautiful redevelopment, housing density, commercial activity, and a brand spanking new Route 18 to bring day-trippers there. It may have been coincidental that the redevelopment worked, but I personally think

[AsburyPark] Re: From APP

2006-02-27 Thread jerseyjohn99
I'm a little confused. Was the firehouse evacuated before the Belmont burned, or after? I missed the fire, but I was driving down Route 9 in Lakewood yesterday late afternoon and I could have SWORN I heard the sounds of a fiddle. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, dfsavgny [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[AsburyPark] Re: Hand's Off Rita

2006-02-19 Thread jerseyjohn99
five bucks a pack for cigarettes? OH THE SHAME!!! Every other place in Asbury sells them for 8 bucks a pack. (That's 40 cents per single in case you're wondering.) I gotta remember to get to the deli to buy smokes to sell at the Pony. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, apoojo [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[AsburyPark] Re: NYT article

2006-02-18 Thread jerseyjohn99
Mr. Lamle, however, suggested that some of the criticism comes from those who sought to pay bargain-basement prices for development on prime real estate. Was he looking in the mirror when he made this statement? Flashback, June 2001: http://tinyurl.com/dlyhb I wouldn't be surprised if Lamle

[AsburyPark] Re: NYT article

2006-02-18 Thread jerseyjohn99
Any facade of a lack of marketing skills is just that. How can someone who appears so incompetent be so successful? Sass/Lamle are NOT knights in shining armor. They are vulture investors. They've built billion dollar fortunes by finding a dollars worth of assets selling for 10 cents, then

[AsburyPark] Re: mortgage /or tax foreclosed property

2006-02-17 Thread jerseyjohn99
BB, I'm confused. Let's say a farmer in Marlboro wants to monetize his apple orchard to cover his estate taxes for his children. How does selling it to a developer to build 5,000 sq ft McMansions benefit a younger family trying to buy their first home? One of my childhood friends is a

[AsburyPark] Re: Just curious

2006-02-14 Thread jerseyjohn99
Gotta disagree with you there dfs. Italians are portrayed as criminals and terrorists far more than blacks, Latinos, or Arabs combined. Zogby did a survey a few years ago, asking teens how they perceived ethnicity in movies/television. http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=348 When

[AsburyPark] Re: UK Home Foreclosures Increase - Harbinger for US Market?

2006-02-06 Thread jerseyjohn99
Here's a cute little story about how a similiar situation in America might play itself out. (note: the source is suspect, but the argument is valid.) http://www.resourceinvestor.com/pebble.asp?relid=16568 Ben Bernanke is walking into a hornet's nest created by Alan Greenspan's incompetence.

[AsburyPark] Re: APP Editorial on Vision for AP

2006-02-05 Thread jerseyjohn99
Wait a second?!? Should that happen, it would further retard the sale of the condominiums at the three major projects, which have already been slowed by the uncertainty surrounding the reconstruction of the boardwalk buildings. I thought they were all pre-sold with a waiting list around the

[AsburyPark] Re: Developer gives estimates to city

2006-01-28 Thread jerseyjohn99
From Kate Mellina's column in the Coaster (August 23, 2001): http://tinyurl.com/dhmcr The hard facts about Convention Hall are these: The city is taking a financial beating on the building, where utilities alone cost $150,000 a year. Like most facilities of its type, it was built to attract

[AsburyPark] Re: letÂ’s put Christ back into Christmas

2005-12-10 Thread jerseyjohn99
Skip, the X is actually a Greek letter chi, the first letter in Christos. Xmas is pronounced Christmas. But just go ahead and google some link to Saturnalia Cronos, if it makes you feel smarter. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Skip Bernstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: However, while

[AsburyPark] Asbury Park Tourism Board meeting...

2005-10-06 Thread jerseyjohn99
also known as the Chamber of Commerce meeting, will be held this Tuesday, October 11, at noon in the Chamber office. For more information or to RSVP, please call 732-775-7676 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo!

[AsburyPark] Re: Back on topic

2005-10-05 Thread jerseyjohn99
In the words of that great poet, Rage Against the Machine: They don't gotta burn the books they just remove 'em --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, dfsavgny [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, wernerapnj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dan, I was attempting to clarify the

[AsburyPark] Re: One last note on funding

2005-10-03 Thread jerseyjohn99
Does anyone else notice since funding for the fine arts have been cut in Public Schools in the mid-90s how embarrassingly small high school bands have gotten? You can also say the cutting of physical education budgets is positively correlated to the level of childhood obesity. Whatever

[AsburyPark] Re: Please... give me a break -- give us all a break

2005-10-03 Thread jerseyjohn99
Southwest Airlines, JetBlue, AirTran others have developed a pretty profitable business model without using the government subsidies/government regulation. I don't have an opinion on Amtrak, as the only people I know who use it on a regular basis are politicians lobbyists. --- In

[AsburyPark] Re: Please... give me a break

2005-10-03 Thread jerseyjohn99
why do you guys even bother arguing with a guy who posts stuff like this? --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, bluebishop82 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Proving Frank, that even back then the people didn't care enough about the Arts to support it on the open market.

[AsburyPark] Re: Big Announcement at AP City Hall

2005-09-22 Thread jerseyjohn99
I just love election season! The Homeland Security funds distribution was an issue in June, but it isn't until 6 weeks before an election that Cain Abel become aware that their towns aren't getting any. These guys will sell their souls to get elected as populists. And lawyers, who are always

[AsburyPark] Re: Big Announcement at AP City Hall

2005-09-22 Thread jerseyjohn99
Okay, fine. $88 mm across the state. Are you saying this lawsuit is so that the 11th District gets the whole $88 mm, and the rest of the state can just pray Al Qaeda doesn't use Newark Airport again as a launching pad? Since Cain Abel feel towns like Manalapan are getting too much, I'm curious

[AsburyPark] Re: Big Announcement at AP City Hall

2005-09-22 Thread jerseyjohn99
Wow, I never knew you to back down from a challenge, but I guess there's a first time for everything. If you change your mind and you do want to inform people of Asbury Park as to how this is relevant to them, then feel free to post it here. Thanks for your interest.

[AsburyPark] Re: Big Announcement at AP City Hall

2005-09-22 Thread jerseyjohn99
You are talking in vague generalizations. Well, heck. I could make a case that my house is relevant to Homeland Security, and I require $200,000 to protect it. That's about as ridiculous as Al Qaeda storming the shores of Asbury Park in a D-day style landing. There is a process to receive

[AsburyPark] Re: Big Announcement at AP City Hall sights on the wrong tar...

2005-09-22 Thread jerseyjohn99
The jobs at Fort Monmouth are being relocated to Aberdeen, Maryland. Maryland is a blue state. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the same vein, has anybody analyzed the military base closings. Seems to me that the closings were mostly in blue states with their

[AsburyPark] Re: Big Announcement at AP City Hall

2005-09-21 Thread jerseyjohn99
Simply speechless! I'm glad I didn't take off a half day's work to see the spectacle of a lawyer suing to cut more pork off of a useless bureaucracy that's quickly bleeding the government coffers dry. I'll gladly give back my family's share of the $187,000 given to my town if they agree that

[AsburyPark] Re: Talking about C-8, Metro Homes Trump

2005-09-20 Thread jerseyjohn99
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Joe D'Andrea [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Woo-Hoo! Legalized pot smoking while driving 95 with no seat belts on, talking on the cell phone and shootin' stuff up! This guy sounds like just wha New Jersey needs. Wow Joe, if I didn't know better, I'd say you were

[AsburyPark] Re: Talking about C-8, Metro Homes Trump

2005-09-19 Thread jerseyjohn99
I understood it, and chuckled. Which of the two pompous multi-millionaire liberals is AP/Action endorsing for governor this year? I'm following my heart this year instead of my head: http://www.pawlowski2005.org/ --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, dfsavgny [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In

[AsburyPark] Re: Fox news - Rush - Pat - Falwell

2005-09-04 Thread jerseyjohn99
Guys... Can we be more civil to each other? Is there any reason to start attacking each other? None of our bickering is going to make any of those lost souls come back. This wasn't a Republican/Democrat disaster. It was an AMERICAN disaster. This American would rather salute those of us who

[AsburyPark] Re: gas pirates....

2005-09-04 Thread jerseyjohn99
funny cartoon: http://www.atomfilms.com/contentPlay/shockwave.jsp? id=cant_afford_gaspreplay --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Lighty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 9/4/05 8:38 PM, Sharon G. Boone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Put a stop to it by writing the Pres. and ask him to sign an executive

[AsburyPark] Re: U.S. Postage Stamps with Tillie from Palace Amusements on th...

2005-09-03 Thread jerseyjohn99
Mario, It's not a scam. Stamps.com will let you put any photo on a postage stamp. http://photo.stamps.com/PhotoStamps/?source=si10958644 This guy just chose to put Tillie on a bunch of stamps, marked them up $5.00 a sheet, then posted on here how his friend discovered these stamps. Pretty

[AsburyPark] Re: Why Katrina is misused as a Race Card

2005-09-03 Thread jerseyjohn99
Good job BB! I love how everyone pointed fingers and called you a racist. (knowing there's no possible way you could be, I googled your post and found the answer!) I recommend everyone else do the same. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, bluebishop82 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is a class

[AsburyPark] Re: Why Katrina is misused as a Race Card

2005-09-03 Thread jerseyjohn99
I don't understand that point. The Dhali Lama is speaking at Rutgers Stadium in two weeks. He's taken a vow of poverty, yet he has the Presidential Suite at the Hyatt booked. Are you saying we should take his teachings with a grain of salt because he doesn't practice what he preaches? --- In

[AsburyPark] Re: Who to blame

2005-09-02 Thread jerseyjohn99
BB... I admire your stamina for arguing with someone who most likely believes Bush did nothing for 7 minutes while America was being attacked 4 years ago. By the way...Why is it, when the US was attacked by Japan in 1941, our first reaction was to attack Libya? That doesn't make sense, does

[AsburyPark] Re: New Orleans Update

2005-09-02 Thread jerseyjohn99
good point! definitions of refugee: a person who has been forced to leave his/her home and has crossed an international border Someone who has left his or her homeland because of fear of persecution. One of the six legal immigrant categories, refugees are aliens who are unable to remain in

[AsburyPark] Re: Academic Symposium on Bruce

2005-09-02 Thread jerseyjohn99
Progressive liberal, huh? Well from your postings today I'd have to say you're more of a bigot than a progressive liberal. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Sharon G. Boone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's wrong with being a progressive liberal? I'm one and proud of it!

[AsburyPark] Re: Check out t r u t h o u t | News Politics

2005-09-01 Thread jerseyjohn99
Tony, any chance you could bullet point the important parts? Ever since Tom Cruise told me to stop taking my ADD meds I'm having a hard time paying attention to long posts on here. ...to the Asburymusic board I go! --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Tony Tedesco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[AsburyPark] Re: The Look of Things

2005-08-23 Thread jerseyjohn99
Wow! That was quick... they went from building them last Wednesday to having them today! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/message/11282 Who's the developer down there? --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, bluebishop82 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oak: Actually, Ocean City has condos on top

[AsburyPark] Re: Another Blast from the Past

2005-08-18 Thread jerseyjohn99
Here we go with the revisionism again. Duany had his meetings in April 2002. The Plan was adopted October 2002. The Plan calls for a Hotel to be constructed in the Entertainment District opposite the Casino, at the western edge of the forecourt. The Plan also permits the Berkeley Empress to

[AsburyPark] Re: Another Blast from the Past

2005-08-18 Thread jerseyjohn99
Just wanted to bump this back up to the top, since it was ignored the first time it was posted. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, jerseyjohn99 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here we go with the revisionism again. Duany had his meetings in April 2002. The Plan was adopted October 2002

[AsburyPark] The Pony Debate: Redux

2005-08-18 Thread jerseyjohn99
I'm a very big College Football fan, (Upstream Red Team to anyone else who is) and TiVo every mention of College Football. On Monday, there was a show on the Travel Channel called College Football Towns where they profiled Athens, GA. Did you know, both REM the B52s were discovered in the same

[AsburyPark] Re: Tonight on Restore, er, Asbury Radio!!

2005-08-18 Thread jerseyjohn99
Tommy, I enjoy value your opinion, but don't value it enough to kill a tree*. Are your Justified Right columns your own intellectual property, or the property of the Tri-City News? If they are your own, have you ever thought of putting a blog together? *what? a conserveative who actually IS

[AsburyPark] Re: The Pony Debate: Redux

2005-08-18 Thread jerseyjohn99
A conversation in 2040: Grandpa, why is the NJ Music Hall of Fame on Exit 116 of the Parkway? Well, Exit 116 is only 16 miles away from the Parkway Exit to Asbury Park, where Bruce Springsteen had his big break. And as a matter of fact, there are plenty of things to do on Exit 116. Why, you

[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] 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

[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. The

[AsburyPark] Re: New poll for AsburyPark

2005-08-17 Thread jerseyjohn99
. So do I. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, jerseyjohn99 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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

[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 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 [EMAIL

[AsburyPark] Re: the pony doesn't matter

2005-08-14 Thread jerseyjohn99
Sorry BB, you lose. Under the international messageboard agreement created in 1990 known as Godwin's Law, whenever someone brings up Hitler or Nazis in an argument unrelated to WWII, the thread is over, and the person who caused the Violator to invoke Godwin's Law is declared the winner.

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

2005-08-13 Thread jerseyjohn99
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, bluebishop82 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I will make one point now based upon your post though. Assuming your Liberty Bell scenario, where the Pony doesn't make a profit but draws tourists to the town, who then will own and operate a business that loses

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

2005-08-13 Thread jerseyjohn99
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, bluebishop82 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: JJ the assumption we were working under (which you started with your Liberty Bell post) is a Stone Pony that loses money. Someone still has to own it. Unless they are independantly wealthy and can absorb the loss

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

2005-08-13 Thread jerseyjohn99
If a tree falls in the woods, and Doubting Thomas isn't there to actually witness it, did it make a sound, or are you just going to go back and forth with him until you're banging your head against the wall? Your right, BB...nothing worth hearing. Too bad you can't build condos on Radio Waves.

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

2005-08-12 Thread jerseyjohn99
Does the Liberty Bell make a good profit in Philly? Does a zebra crossing on Abbey Road in London generate enough revenue to cover its maintenance? What a ridiculous question. My kids aren't exactly covering their fair share of the mortgage or their food bills, but I'm not throwing them out on

[AsburyPark] The Pony With The Golden Egg

2005-08-11 Thread jerseyjohn99
One day a countryman going to the nest of his pony found there an egg all yellow and glittering. When he took it up it was as heavy as lead and he was going to throw it away, because he thought a trick had been played on him. But he took it home on second thoughts, and soon found that it was

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