Great post Oak... Those specifics -- I remember them all. Also like Lance's comment in the NYT: And if the economy goes totally in the tank at the start of Asbury Park's big new moment? He shrugs. "We've been to hell already," he said. "Been there, done that. If we could handle that, we can handle this." Having "done that," we should have some built-in fortitude. But I wonder about the folks in suburbia and exurbia who've never "been there." >From Brooks's "The Formerly Middle Class": http://tinyurl.com/567e29 "But recessions are about more than material deprivation. They're also about fear and diminished expectations. The cultural consequences of recessions are rarely uplifting....Recessions breed pessimism....And it won't only be material deprivations that bites...." In a message dated 11/19/2008 8:36:13 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: --- In [email protected], "New Beetoap" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > I looked forward to a HUGE improvement > on my next visit.
HEre's an improvement - Stella Marina opened and Lagosta. Before all this bs, lagosta to me (and tommy) was Martell's arcade, then Bob Asay's shop for building his great boats because the pavillons were falling down (actually crumbling). First ave pav was an arcade, me with dogs/pizza etc (then HV's), Kohrs and Criterion ad bathrooms for the public. The casino was boarded up, the boardwalk caving in the empress a whore house cookman boarded up, CH not a beer nor cosmo in sight.... more hookers on kingsley then people on the boardwalk and you really had to have balls to drive around first. second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh ave... you had to make sure youhad a spare tire not if, but when you got a flat driving down ocean ave, wipe away the fear tog et out and change the tire. but there was always a good samaritan looking for a coffee at 1am to change it for you,,, **************One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social networks, and the things you love. Try the new AOL.com today!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212962939x1200825291/aol?redir=http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp %26icid=aolcom40vanity%26ncid=emlcntaolcom00000001) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
