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Post by JMHO on May 6, 2013 14:12:17 GMT -7
Geez. I just posted a little nostalgia of seeing Bogart films at The Ferg ... and some of you folks can't even enjoy that without turing it into some crazy political rant. The us vs them mentality is really affecting the brains of some folks. The jealousy of their failed ambitions and failed drives to succeed , have made them bitter. All that is left, since they have given up on life ... is to gripe online at other folks. Its just sad. My apologies. I do enjoy the aerial photos.
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Post by bamapilot on May 6, 2013 14:59:39 GMT -7
This will almost certainly date me... my first viewing of "Rocky Horror Picture Show" was in Ferguson. We came prepared with lighters, newspapers, toast and squirt guns! My first viewing was '78 or '79. It was the premier showing in Tuscaloosa. At the old Capri Theater on Greensboro Ave. The traveling troupe that always went to openings was there. In full drag out on the sidewalk and dancing in the aisle before the show. A little something different for Tuscaloosa in the '70s. LOL It was a fun event BRAD! JANET!
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Post by propagandist on May 6, 2013 17:22:06 GMT -7
They have more than they need in 20 lifetimes, but it doesn't even enter their mind to throw just a little of it out so that somebody with lesser means can experience some of the better life in America than their personal means could otherwise afford. That's not even in the realm of accuracy. I'm fortunate to claim friends from a wide spectrum of varying political parties, sexual orientation, gender, race, education and income levels. No one group donates more than another, whether in sweat equity or writing a generous check. Believe it or not, there ARE Republicans who are generous, both literally and in spirit. There ARE Democrats who call themselves Christian and live their lives proving it. Generalizations do nothing but divide us. I cannot fathom the wide brushstroke approach to life you apply so boldly and with such relish. Sure, rich people may contribute to charities and such. But look at what they contribute to and its always something that THEY are interested in, like art museums and such. How about stocking up some food pantries and soup kitchens and handing out coats and sleeping bags for the homeless for the winter?
Yes, the rich may throw around a lot of money on what they like to call "charity." But who does their charity really benefit?
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Post by propagandist on May 6, 2013 17:30:41 GMT -7
Geez. I just posted a little nostalgia of seeing Bogart films at The Ferg ... and some of you folks can't even enjoy that without turing it into some crazy political rant. The us vs them mentality is really affecting the brains of some folks. The jealousy of their failed ambitions and failed drives to succeed , have made them bitter. All that is left, since they have given up on life ... is to gripe online at other folks. Its just sad. Yes, and was nice to bring back fond memories.
But politics in Alabama now infects your life every time you turn around.
Would you ever in your lifetime had imagined that your representatives in Montgomery would make it so some kids wouldn't be able to go to school unless they could afford private school tuition? And those who could afford it would have their cost subsidized by the taxpayers?
Vote out the Republicans in Montgomery and maybe then we can get back to a social society that's not so political.
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Post by JMHO on May 7, 2013 6:40:06 GMT -7
That's not even in the realm of accuracy. I'm fortunate to claim friends from a wide spectrum of varying political parties, sexual orientation, gender, race, education and income levels. No one group donates more than another, whether in sweat equity or writing a generous check. Believe it or not, there ARE Republicans who are generous, both literally and in spirit. There ARE Democrats who call themselves Christian and live their lives proving it. Generalizations do nothing but divide us. I cannot fathom the wide brushstroke approach to life you apply so boldly and with such relish. Sure, rich people may contribute to charities and such. But look at what they contribute to and its always something that THEY are interested in, like art museums and such. How about stocking up some food pantries and soup kitchens and handing out coats and sleeping bags for the homeless for the winter? Again, generalizations with zero accuracy. Wearing your credibility with such restrictive blinders only causes a more rapid decline. BTW, human nature dictates contributions predominantly are given to areas of interest without prejudice as to political party... WAAO, soup kitchens, TES, Habitat for Humanity, animal shelters, a variety of other United Way agencies. I'm not talking about the CEO of a Fortune 500 company; these are your neighbors and peers and they deserve better than your misjudgment.
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Post by Forum Poster on May 7, 2013 15:40:57 GMT -7
...disagree about the Ferg. In its original form, the Ferg was an beautiful modernist work with a striking resemblance to the Kennedy Center in Washington. It that case I think it needed to be a different color, like white marble all over. It's the red brick, combined with that partuicular style, that's a bad combination.
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Post by nonameface on May 8, 2013 8:40:11 GMT -7
That would have been awesome. But that might have made it also stick out like sore thumb among the other buildings.
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