Audioslave?

Does anyone know why DC was passed up on their upcoming tour?

Because people in DC have good taste and don't want any part of that band.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Rhett Miller:<BR><B>Because people in DC have good taste …</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Come again?<P>

When are you leaving this wretched city?

Sometime after May, 2004. Or maybe never. Though a move out to the country or burbs seems imminent once a kid is in the picture.

Don't you want a city kid so they can have their eyebrows done by a transvestite and won't think that the 9:30 club is in the slums?

I would not encourage my kid to alter her/his eyebrows, nor would I allow them to attend shows at an adult nightclub.<P> We could come into the city on select weekends to check out the cultural scene.

Well lets not start the kids at the 9:30 discussion again.<P>But I think that a kid can get a lot out of living in a city, but I guess you can also say city kids miss out on a lot. It would seem like cities lose when they become somewhere to visit and not to live, but I think the poor residents of a city who have always lived there are the ones who inevitably lose.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jadetree:<BR><B>But I think that a kid can get a lot out of living in a city, but I guess you can also say city kids miss out on a lot. It would seem like cities lose when they become somewhere to visit and not to live, but I think the poor residents of a city who have always lived there are the ones who inevitably lose.</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>this is one of those cases where it is really a great thing that different people have different tastes…those that dig the city can live there and try to make it a great place and keep it from going to hell…those that like the country better can go there…<P>I like alot of what cities have to offer, however, many cities are overpopulated and do not have affordable housing in areas that would be condusive to raising a family…<P>I wouldn't trade my early adulthood years in the city and would encourage my college age or single adult kid to spend some time living in the city for the experiences to be had<P>

I wasn't saying everyone should live in the city, I was really just wondering aloud what is gained/loss by growing up in a rural/urban/suburban location. It seems conventional thought is the burbs or rural are the best, and I am not sure that is correct.

The city is a great place to live if your parents can affrod to send you to private school or can win some kind of lottery to get you into a good public school!

If more of the families that move to the suburbs stayed in the city the schools would be better, but they won't stay in the city until the schools are better.

Man, Markie probably can't wait to read all of this. Let me help this along….<P>Adams Morgan is an unsafe area.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jadetree:<BR><B>If more of the families that move to the suburbs stayed in the city the schools would be better, but they won't stay in the city until the schools are better.</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>did you read the City Paper article last week related to this?

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Celeste:<BR><B> did you read the City Paper article last week related to this?</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>no, can you give a synopsis?<P>but I did actually see a news story on one of the local channels talking about residents of Adams Morgan saying what an unsafe area it is

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jadetree:<BR><B>If more of the families that move to the suburbs stayed in the city the schools would be better, but they won't stay in the city until the schools are better.</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I would consider staying in the city if I could get a decent sized home on a decent sized plot of land for a price I can afford. The sad fact is that to have a nice home with a yard in a safe part of Washington, DC, that is racially well integrated (yes, I would not want to be the only white family on the block) is cost prohibitive for me, and I am a college graduate making what I feel to be a decent salary. I have to move further out.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jadetree:<BR><B> no, can you give a synopsis?<BR></B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>basically it was saying that many of the upper-middle class parents living in the district WANT to be able to send their kids to public schools (evidenced by them previously waiting in long lines, camping out, etc. to go to "out of boundary" school, if those schools were better) and WANT to get involved in making the system better, but the administration of the school system isn't quite getting with the program and just sees a bunch of demanding white people

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jadetree:<BR><B> no, can you give a synopsis?<P>but I did actually see a news story on one of the local channels talking about residents of Adams Morgan saying what an unsafe area it is</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>ermm poorlulus boss was on npr saying the same thing, wich is odd as their store is in Adams Morgan. Probably not the best self-advert, but there you go.<P>Apparently she was protesting about the graffiti.<P><BR>As for you Thirsty, I grew up in a quiet village. I can look back upon my innocent teen years and smile. Although at the time I lusted for the bright lights and big city and in a way I still do. <P>But if I had kids would I want tham to grow up in a neighbourhood where I see used syringes, smashed beer bottles, drunks and fighting?<P>Although these are normal features of the world it maybe better to let innocence prevail for a few years at least.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Celeste:<BR><B> basically it was saying that many of the upper-middle class parents living in the district WANT to be able to send their kids to public schools (evidenced by them previously waiting in long lines, camping out, etc. to go to "out of boundary" school, if those schools were better) and WANT to get involved in making the system better, but the administration of the school system isn't quite getting with the program and just sees a bunch of demanding white people</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Well I guess it is just a continuation of race issues being a major stumbling block in DC ever having a functioning government. There clearly isn't an easy solution. The problem probably is that most white families in DC are pretty well off, as you point out they need to be, and are not seen as giving a lot back to the city as a whole.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by markie:<BR><B> ermm poorlulus boss was on npr saying the same thing</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I saw her on TV, too! It's strange, I feel pretty safe in the hood, but it sure gets littered up and there are always leering losers on Columbia by the shitty fast food restaurants and Safeway. The other day on a side street I saw some ass taking a piss on someone's lawn. Not really dangerous, but not really pleasant, either.<P>