Hi Guys, Appreciate the response. I enjoy alternative ways of life. Mine are very simple. Clean up Lower Main Road, especially Gandalf's and the Bijou. Along with the right to party, comes responsibility. Observatory has always attracted special people, with particular tastes and talents. Show them. Brian.
On Jan 30, 9:25 am, Jonathan Endersby <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Marthinus & Brian > > I'm not a Goth but I am friends with quite a few... and we're not > talking about 28 year old unemployed high school drop outs wearing > black... The goth lifestyle is just that... a lifestyle. Like people > who collect stamps, computer nerds and surfers. > > Case in point; one of my best friends is Gotham regular, she's also a > respected journalist, church going Christian and avid recycler. > > The Beatles used to be the devil's music, before that it was pipe organs. > > As Marthinus said, it's far less sensationalist, but also far more > likely, that the most accurate demographic of the taggers is probably: > "Kids, mostly boys". > > j. > > 2009/1/30 Marthinus Versfeld <[email protected]>: > > > Its nice to see that prejudice is alive and well in Obs -- I always figured > > that this was the one suburb where people would be a little less judgmental > > and close-minded, but I guess not... > > > With close on 15 years involvement in alternative subculture as club patron, > > event organizer and DJ & 5 years involvement in running events in Obs, as a > > home owner in Obs and as *shock horror* a Goth, I can tell you from personal > > experience that Gotham patrons and 'goths' in general are certainly not > > responsible for the rampant tagging in lower main road -- perhaps you should > > look at the more obvious (and let sensational) possibilities including the > > impoverished and disaffected youth round the corner in Salt River before you > > throw unsubstantiated accusations around? > > > Marthinus > > > On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 9:42 PM, Big Brian <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Oh, and check this out... > >>http://www.myspace.com/gothamza > >> Dark Vader...my ass. > > >> On Jan 29, 8:40 pm, "Brian Gray" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Sounds like a lot fun...2007. Now we know what certain folks get up to > >> > and this may explain why there is so much graffiti down Lower Main Road. > >> > Thanks, Goths and punks. > >> > Click on the link... and read on. The bit about ONW is > >> > fun.http://www.darksideforum.co.za/forum/index.php?topic=2600.30 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
