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[Hooray For Everything]

I'm sure people here know of Tucsons 'Mill Ave' ,4th Ave.....Anyone see a Starbucks there? Hooters? McDonalds?
Why not, y'think?
We just have to accept that Phoenix, mostly, sucks. Shit, Tucson mostly sucks...
We're swimming upstream here.
What's happening with Emerald is just par for the course. Pretty soon, Grand is gonna be even more ridiculous, I mean, do you go up & down Grand Ave? Have you heard the unbelievably BAD music? I mean worse than Tori Amos BAD, worse than SUBLIME bad, worse than Dave Matthews BAD... And how many more paintings of boobs do we need? Or paintings of jesus with poop smeared on him? Where are the good times people? Huh?



I do think those of us who were regulars there (back to the Emerald) should have a back-up plan, I'd like to see ya'll again...
I guess, um, I could...uh....go see...yer.....bands.....(sigh)...

[Big_Poppa]

Or paintings of jesus with poop smeared on him? Where are the good times people? Huh?

HFE, I always knew you were a music snob but you said you liked my paintings?!?!?!?

I guess you were just trying to make me feel better about the "Cleveland Steamer Stops in Nazareth"


If you want "good times" come check out my Dave Matthews tribute band next week at the Paper Heart.

[mothrock]

nuff said.

[Thugletta]

wait, not yet! from azcr:

For every two jobs national retailers bring to a community, three jobs are lost as a result of local businesses closing down.

When you shop locally-owned businesses, your money is re-circulated over and over and creates up to 75% more tax revenue to our community and state.

Independent businesses raise the standard of living in your community because they take their profits and buy products and services from other local businesses, thus creating more and more tax revenues needed for the community to thrive.

Millions of dollars of tax revenue subsidies handed to chains by financially-starved local governments drain even more tax revenue from our community and state.

Blighted empty shopping areas are created in your community when chain stores re-locate to a more lucrative shopping center, or leave altogether. Literally hundreds of big stores are abandoned each year across the United States.
...
Carefully planned predatory pricing practices have allowed national chains to establish virtual monopolies as they drive local competition out of business. And then they raise their prices.
...a study by the Austin Independent Business Alliance in Texas found that for every $100 spent in a locally owned business, $45 is reinvested in the state economy in the form of jobs, suppliers and services.

For that same $100, chain stores only leave $13 in the state.

[Hooray For Everything]

As soon as a locally owned restaurant has a 99 cent menu & is open 24 hours, I'm in.

[Hooray For Everything]

Or paintings of jesus with poop smeared on him?  Where are the good times people?  Huh?

HFE, I always knew you were a music snob but you said you liked my paintings?!?!?!?

I guess you were just trying to make me feel better about the "Cleveland Steamer Stops in Nazareth"


If you want "good times" come check out my Dave Matthews tribute band next week at the Paper Heart.

Damn, a guy says he doesn't like Mr. Bungle, Primus, Tori Amos, Jewel, & Dave Matthews, & all the sudden he's a goddamn music snob.

I know what you clever ones are saying to yourself....'you don't like Jewel & Tori Amos? Can't tell.'

Anyhoo...where am I gonna run into Poppa & marty now???

'Kini?

Newsroom?

Paperheart?

Just when you guys were starting to like me. (right?)

[venven]

i like you shane.

[dharma_bum]

i like shane too but.... "sometimes you seem serious when you are joking and jokey when your serious. You make me laugh and sob all at once. Bless you, and bless the great asshole in the sky that shit you out onto earth. Thank you...thaaaaaaank you. "

[Hooray For Everything]

i like you shane.

There's a good chance I like you more.



Tucson!!!!!!!!!!!

[Danosaur]

well...guess the crowd is just gonna have to move to another seedy bar...how bout Monroe's?

[Danosaur]

well...guess the crowd is just gonna have to move to another seedy bar...how bout Monroe's?

Heartless . . . the Emerald is not even dead and cold in the ground yet. Have mercy.

no...just being realistic...hopefully greg pops up a new emerald some other place...but for now just giving the options for downtown bars that have that emerald like ambience...

[Tender Lad]

The smoke in their IS fucked up, but the Emerald has been very gracious everytime The Whistle trashed the place, they have been very cool.