wow, i’m all riled up, maybe it’s the stella, maybe it’s well i dunno
so i’m listening to my local libernpr station, and there is a rebroadcast of a local issues show that’s on earlier everyday. so today they’re focusing on the renovation, the changes, and the gentrification of the "avenue" in my neighborhood. so they have a local business owner that is moving to have legislation passed to prevent chain stores from coming in to the area, and you have a developer who’s like "hell let the market decide". so what’s weird is i’m getting all emotional about this, and as you know, i’m usually not vested in anything that doesn’t deal with my booze. so this is big.
since i can’t (and would never) call in since the show is a rebroadcast lemme yell at you, fair reader about my thoughts on this subject:
- let’s settle down with this romantic vision of the old hampden. look–i haven’t been here long but for fuck’s sake, i’ve seen the folks that have been ‘forced out’ but the likes of me, and well when they were here the cops were here at least 3 times a week for domestic disturbances–they’re gone and jefke doesn’t see the cops, i’ve taken a hit on blog material, but over all i’m ok with that. further, you’ve got my neighbor that’s been in this area, more specifically on my street for 13 year or something–she’s got luvly stories about the heroin addicts that caught a house or two on fire about 10 years ago, or maybe the person that was squatting and well did a bit of the brown sugar from afganistan and OD’d–that’s great, watch out you don’t want a guy like me well raising a family and improving shit.
- independent stores rule: bullfucking shit–oh sure i mean perhaps for a coffes shop maybe, but again for fuck’s sake how many upscale purse stores, how many used ‘funky clothes’ stores does a ‘working class’ neighborhood need–seriously these wonderful stores that very well maybe wonderful, are not serving the local community-fuck apparently i’m all rich as shit and evil but i can’t buy 75$ decrotive mirrors everyday–i can’t imagine this golden group of meth addicted teenage pregnancy riddled salt of the earth people you’re so inlove with. just b/c someone talks funny and had been born in the area doesn’t automatticaly mean they’re adding anything. whew, barkeep another round.
- uh, shit, i dunno if i have any other arguments. crap
- oh wait, hey listen ballimer, you can’t have it both ways, you can’t complain about all the crime and how shitty everything is, and how the press and hbo and tv makes it look like it’s a hell hole AND at the same time, discourage people with money wanting to come and redo shit and actually improve things.
well i guess that’s it, frankly i’m bored with this topic and myself.
ok carry on people
/rant ended