Is Everybody Who Edits the Village Voice Really This Stupid?

surely one of the most productive things that can be done with a midnight oil record. ;-)

a blind lady w/cane got on. one aged/disabled row was empty, one was filled by a homeless woman and her garbage-bagged possesions. blind lady insisted on sitting next to her. "Move your shit, bitch! No, I don't want to sit in that seat, I don't like THAT seat. This is for the aged and disabled..."
Suddenly she's standing up and her cane is poised about three inches from the other woman's face. "Don't Be Fooled By The Eyes!"
"Don't YOU be fooled by them eyes, bitch!"
"That's right. You're a bitch but I'm a bigger bitch..."
(inaudible comment from bus driver)
"Go ahead, call the cops! I'm not sitting in that other seat. Don't Be Fooled By The Eyes!"
The cane is hovering, the homeless woman isn't backing down, when a commanding voice issues from the back of the bus.
"SHUT THE FUCK UP, BOT A YAS! I had to work all day, what did you do? We didn't pay two dollars to hear you argue all the way uptown." The ride continued in silence, the two women still sitting next to each other with their heads turned facing the other way.

I mostly walk. Like scott, I used to walk all over the place, from the so-called Art Museum area to Indian grocery stores in West Philadelphia, etc. I think the whole thing was a mistake though. I wish I'd learned to drive, like normal people. It's ultimately very limiting not to be able to get around that way.

Clayton
http://espn-att.starwave.com/i/columnists/clayton_john_ipr.jpg

yeah, and special note to manthony, living as i do about a 20 minute walk from south st (where i work) is kind of limiting. on the other hand, living in williamsburg lite fishtown isn't really near much to talk about, that is, things like groceries and so forth.

but you'd be closer to AKA, which is run by mike hoffman, who used to work at 3rd St. Jazz, a store scott remembers fondly as almost everyone does.

whatever happened to that awesome 4 down segment on espn that had clayton squaring off against salisbury? i mean, his appearance as the shonald was nice, but sean's the espn equivalent of dan dierdorf. i lean more toward schlereth and golic (ex-eagle) for player insights.

Oops, I said "?" when I meant "!" somewhere in that spiel. Oh well.

-- chuck, Tuesday, August 5, 2003 1:36 PM (3 years ago)

love u maura
westhoff, huh?

and now http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/14/village-voice-editors-blogs-that-he-is-quitting/

Sad re Maura.

also see this:

why is everyone on ilx so betrothed with the village voice?

LA Weekly's music section is the worst

Oddly enough, look what's just come into being:

https://twitter.com/WorstoffBen

!

http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2012/09/06/writer-responsible-for-hated-20-worst-hipster-bands-list-has-been-put-in-charge-of-village-voice-medias-music-coverage

Oddly enough, look what's just come into being:

https://twitter.com/WorstoffBen

Whoever created this account is a monster.

^^^

omg did you see who is following that account

it's a big list of lols

I thought some of those quotes were made up but....

all real, huh?

dunno about all, but i looked up a few of the most egregious, and yeah

that 20 worst hipster bands thing was some of the most inarticulate music writing I've ever read. That dude is taking over as VV media editor?!?!

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/14/at-village-voice-editor-and-music-editor-depart-and-weekly-will-have-a-new-address/

that piece, without actually just tossing its cards all on the table face up and being a pure editorial, throws about as much shine at maura as possible :-)

Westhoff's book on Southern rap is pretty decent, but everything else the guy has ever written is egregious. What the hell's the deal there?

If it's any consolation, this is a good song to sing along with:
Sometimes it gets so hard to care,
It can't be this way everywhere.
I'm gonna let you pass.
And I'll go last.
Time will tell
Just who has fell
And who's been left be-
hi-i-ind,
When you go your way and I go mine.

maura got canned for this guy?

He's overseeing the blogs throughout the chain.

chain chain chain

What the hell's the deal there?

― fadanuf4erybody, Friday, September 14, 2012 5:03 PM (45 minutes ago) Bookmark

he does what people ask him to do

i almost feel bad for westhoff. he's being crucified all over the place today dude to forces that are much bigger than him, and idk, he's given a platform to a few very good writers. and he's keeping himself employed. but i'm not sure if i've ever liked his writing and his editorial direction of the LA weekly section was pretty terroristic.

i actually thought maura left of her own accord when i heard this, given the general sort of intransigence and cluelessness that VV media management traffic in, so i'm surprised to read the quote above where she said the decision wasn't hers

one thought i had today was whether or not this is going to be the final nail in the coffin of P&J and whether some other site (or people independently) should try and pull a jackin pop 2.0

yeah that definitely crossed my mind today

sorry maura, you did a good job