tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post4424153702809874640..comments2024-03-28T04:53:31.881-07:00Comments on Militant Angeleno Archives: Leave It To Levitt - MacPark Strikes Up The Band(shell)Militant Angelenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13613730063623882008noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-53341505094653127032007-07-19T12:58:00.000-07:002007-07-19T12:58:00.000-07:00To julia and bandshellgal:http://www.youtube.com/w...To julia and bandshellgal:<BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FYI5KLzyQE" REL="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FYI5KLzyQE</A><BR/><BR/>Enjoy! :)Militant Angelenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613730063623882008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-76757738181765288362007-07-19T10:01:00.000-07:002007-07-19T10:01:00.000-07:00Donna Summer's song is buzzing around my head,too....Donna Summer's song is buzzing around my head,too. Can't wait for the concerts to start. I've been going to the shows in Pasadena since 2003 and love the experience. Great story!bandshellgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02004714348037130386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-81677643082864458522007-07-19T03:54:00.000-07:002007-07-19T03:54:00.000-07:00jeffro: Yeah you got it. The Militant believes ge...jeffro: Yeah you got it. The Militant believes gentrification in light, controlled doses can work wonders to a neighborhood, improve the quality of life and even add to its diversity. But when rampant and uncontrolled it can and will destroy neighborhoods. Boy do I have some stories, but those are for another post. This certainly won't be the last time you'll hear me talk about this topic!Militant Angelenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613730063623882008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-2068085233280716392007-07-19T03:16:00.000-07:002007-07-19T03:16:00.000-07:00That's cool. I was just hoping to you'd elaborate ...That's cool. I was just hoping to you'd elaborate a bit more, which you just did. Gentrification is a strange thing b/c it's kind of a grey area/thin line concept. Sometimes it improves destitute neighborhoods and it's hard to complain about that. But other times it prices natives of the area out of their own homes and homogenizes/de-cultures the neighborhood in its wake. That effectively turns a storied 'hood into a bland suburb. <BR/><BR/>You do a good job of espousing the philosophy that anyone is welcome if they aim to contribute positively to the community. I guess the only lesson is not to be quick to judge a book by its cover, or a bar by its facade.<BR/><BR/>Keep on, man. It's really good to hear your perspective on things.jeffrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10341544954903962241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-21881975487134000092007-07-18T15:58:00.000-07:002007-07-18T15:58:00.000-07:00Jeffto: It's neither. Basically, both sides of the...Jeffto: It's neither. Basically, both sides of the issue have to take a closer look at each other. There are clearly cases where gentrification is a form of ethnic cleansing, where stores selling overpriced items and services are purposely meant to "filter out" "those dirty" locals. For instance, the unspecified community whose name rhymes with "Gecko Bark" comes to mind. But this place had reasonably-priced items and a staff and clientele that was not as exclusively white gentrohispter as I assumed it would be. Dassall. If I didn't convey that clear enough (which is likely the case when the Militant writes his entries after all the local 11:00 newscasts air -- as wee-hours repeats) then that's the case.Militant Angelenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613730063623882008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-25594985534426831142007-07-18T13:12:00.000-07:002007-07-18T13:12:00.000-07:00I don't get it. Honestly, I'm not trying to be an...I don't get it. Honestly, I'm not trying to be antagonistic, just to understand. Why did this place change from 'evil tool of gentrification' to 'cool local bar' just b/c you used to work with the owner? Or does it just illustrate the point that 'gentrification is in the eye of the beholder'?jeffrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10341544954903962241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-46551808280423998072007-07-18T07:57:00.000-07:002007-07-18T07:57:00.000-07:00LA really is a small town. It's actually kind of ...LA really is a small town. It's actually kind of weird.LA Bus Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05141136583872111596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-73598789922435421662007-07-18T06:42:00.000-07:002007-07-18T06:42:00.000-07:00Great posts, glad to hear that MacPark is getting ...Great posts, glad to hear that MacPark is getting better all the time. But now I have Donna Summer in my head. Thanks.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01807464305827876188noreply@blogger.com