There is an article in today's Strib metro section regarding outdoor movies put on by Atomic Shock Theatre at the Grain Belt Brewery and the MCDA shutting them down. I loved this quote from the MCDA's Carter Johnson:"It sounds like a very interesting activity but its very problematic to have carloads of people on city property. Somebody could get hurt and there might be illegal drinking." Sounds suspiciously like our city streets. At least the people at these movies are stationary. I'll rephrase that. At least their cars are stationary. I've heard that people who used to attend drive-in movies sometimes moved about though I must admit that in my impoverished youth I was never so lucky. It is a sadness I still feel and I would wish it on noone else. Tim Connolly Candidate for Mayor of Minneapolis Downtown Resident P.S. The last few weeks, yeah months, I wondered what three words I might use on the ballot to describe my principles or party affiliation. I affiliate with all parties in the sense of the Latin root of that word though I am a member of none. "Independent" seemed like a joke for as we all know independence has much to do with action but once the action of declaring and separating it becomes a myth. We are more accurately interdependent. Iconoclast seemed to fit but that seemed mocking and less serious than I wanted to present myself. And there are traditions I believe in and uphold. I settled on two words: SOCIAL JUSTICE. It underscores all that I believe and informs all that I do. Some may think it pretentious. They do not yet know me. I hope we will have a chance to meet. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - Minnesota E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
