― g--ff c-nn-n (gcannon), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:53 (twenty years ago) link
Being moved to write verse/stories/songs/scripts about it and capture the "vibe"=horribly cliche.
― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:53 (twenty years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:53 (twenty years ago) link
I'm sure you're right there, given the publishing houses and all -- since that's never really appealed to me as a career path, NYC was never going to be a beacon on that front, but for others (Nabisco, for instance?) it would be a darn good holy grail.
it's pretty much our platonic ideal of 'the city;' anywhere else is just 'a city.'
*rubs chin* Sorta yes, sorta no. Mine seems to be a combination of NYC's transit setup with Melbourne's beachfront and SoCal's food.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:54 (twenty years ago) link
and therein lies the humor
― Asymmetric Cocktails (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:55 (twenty years ago) link
― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:55 (twenty years ago) link
― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:56 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:56 (twenty years ago) link
That's because, what 8 million people pack themselves into 25 square miles or something every single day? (i'm pulling these numbers out of my ass but I'm sure they're not too far off). That's one of the biggest reasons I have for no longer living there.
The most desolate, decript bums I've ever encountered were in London.
― Texas Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:58 (twenty years ago) link
― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:58 (twenty years ago) link
― lawrence kansas (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:58 (twenty years ago) link
― Asymmetric Cocktails (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:58 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:59 (twenty years ago) link
― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 15:59 (twenty years ago) link
― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:00 (twenty years ago) link
We have a million diners.
― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:00 (twenty years ago) link
― Asymmetric Cocktails (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:00 (twenty years ago) link
(these pictures are all my answers to the question)
― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:01 (twenty years ago) link
― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:01 (twenty years ago) link
― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:02 (twenty years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:02 (twenty years ago) link
― Asymmetric Cocktails (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:02 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:02 (twenty years ago) link
― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:03 (twenty years ago) link
B-b-but if you move here you can have the midwest AND Germany AND Worcester and a million other places all in one city with an easily navigable and reasonably cheap transportation system!
― Asymmetric Cocktails (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:04 (twenty years ago) link
I think most of the reasons one would have for living and loving where you live are personal. They can seem like nice reasons to others but unless they're *your* reasons no one else is going to get them.
― Texas Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:06 (twenty years ago) link
― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:07 (twenty years ago) link
― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:09 (twenty years ago) link
― Asymmetric Cocktails (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:09 (twenty years ago) link
http://bitchcakes.topcities.com/images/belmont.jpg
― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:10 (twenty years ago) link
― Asymmetric Cocktails (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:12 (twenty years ago) link
..for visiting.
― donut bitch (donut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:12 (twenty years ago) link
― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:12 (twenty years ago) link
― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:13 (twenty years ago) link
― donut bitch (donut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:14 (twenty years ago) link
― Asymmetric Cocktails (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:14 (twenty years ago) link
(also, um, some people grew up here)
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:15 (twenty years ago) link
― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:15 (twenty years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:15 (twenty years ago) link
(Tracer, Felicity, Mary, bnw--look familiar?)
― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:17 (twenty years ago) link
http://forgotten-ny.com/Alleys/GREENWICH%20VILLAGE/pamela1.jpg
― Asymmetric Cocktails (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:18 (twenty years ago) link
― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:18 (twenty years ago) link
Then why make the case for how great it is for all the random googlers who will eventually read the thread! ;-)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:19 (twenty years ago) link
― Texas Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:19 (twenty years ago) link
― Asymmetric Cocktails (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:19 (twenty years ago) link
..says the Phoenix native?
Sorry, Ally, didn't mean to be flippant. No one should be made to feel guilty about moving to any place if they just feel it suits them. But I think NA's indirect point is that there is nagging "NY is the only place" vibe that gets tiring after a while. (not accusing you of that)
― donut bitch (donut), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:20 (twenty years ago) link