[kj] OT: Manitoba's Under Fire

[Alex Smith]

Well, it's kind've an old equation.

1. Cool club opens in squalid neighborhood.
2. Neighborhood garners a cool cache as a result
3. People are drawn in to leech off the coolness
4. After moving in, they seek to close club due to "quality of life" issues.
5. Club closes. Coolness evaporates.

Alex in NYC




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>From: gingoblin at easynet.co.uk

>Sent: Mar 1, 2007 12:45 PM

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>Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Manitoba's Under Fire

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>This sorta thing seems to be happening everywhere now. Same in Edinburgh... 

>"luxury" flats get built next to a venue that's been there for decades... 

>the contractors don't soundproof them like they were meant to, then new 

>people move in and promptly try and get the venue closed down, with the 

>help of our motherfucker Council.

>Walked past one of my fave places to both play and see bands on sunday 

>night... now a pile of rubble. Soon to be either more luxury flats, another 

>upmarket hotel, or more much needed empty office space. Such great gigs as 

>New Bomb Turks, Schwartzenegger, Action Swingers, DOA, Headcoats and 

>countless others will hopefully haunt the fuckers to take its place.

>One day a real rain will come!

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>At 12:21 01/03/2007 -0500, you wrote:

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>>People are such fuckin' assholes.

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>>http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2007/02/manitobas_force.html

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>>Alex in NYC

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