tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post8776916255505488989..comments2024-03-28T00:55:52.902-04:00Comments on Scotty Hockey: I Hope Barry Melrose Gets ShotScotty Hockeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18440672878311338910noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-397299553304362812007-11-08T14:52:00.000-05:002007-11-08T14:52:00.000-05:00I mean what I am about to say not an an attack, bu...I mean what I am about to say not an an attack, but just an attempt to clarify my understanding. I.Craig, you said: "(25 cents, that is, about what a hockey game means to me)." <BR/><BR/>Now, that's fine if you don't like hockey--whatever floats your boat. What I don't understand is if you really don't care about hockey, why are you reading a blog that is mostly about hockey? Do you do searches for blogs that mention Newark or somthing like that?Loser Domihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020394639544695074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-81496946016253028312007-11-07T23:36:00.000-05:002007-11-07T23:36:00.000-05:00National crime rates are meaningless, for averagin...National crime rates are meaningless, for averaging in rural areas of Iowa and Montana, as well as Fifth Avenue, with the South Bronx and other bad areas. Before I moved from West 46th Street in Manhattan to Vailsburg, in Newark, I did online research that showed that the crime rate in the two areas was practically identical. But I had a lot more trouble with crime in Midtown West (e.g., prostitutes carrying on in cars at 3pm as schools let out) than in Newark. We don't even have window gates in Vailsburg, but no building on West 46th Street would dare go without bars on the windows.<BR/>+<BR/>As for "hav[ing] something riding on saying how wonderful [Newark] is", you have it backwards. I wasn't born in Newark and thus don't feel forced to defend it. I moved here <I>because</I> it's wonderful. If it weren't, I could live many other places. But I bought a house here (cheap!) and set down roots alongside my 70-foot oak trees because Newark has a future of great promise, not just a past (aside from an unfortunate 35-year stretch) of distinction.<BR/>+<BR/>To date, Bon Jovi and the Devils (I'll get to a game sometime, which will be my first hockey game ever, maybe Devils vs. Rangers -- hey, let's meet in the Prudential Center and I'll bet you a quarter (25 cents, that is, about what a hockey game means to me) that the Devils win) have drawn something like 150,000 people to the new Arena, and there hasn't been a single serious incident reported. Not one.<BR/>+<BR/>People who don't know Newark should check out my fotoblog. A picture is worth 1,000 words, and I've put up over 1,700 pictures there), <A HREF="http://newarkusa.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">http://newarkusa.blogspot.com</A>.<BR/>+<BR/>I am not a pompous ass, but am astoundingly modest considering how brilliant I am.<BR/>+<BR/>When you make your first trip to the Prudential Center, I trust you will give your first-hand impressions honestly and admit that the New Newark looks damned good.L. Craig Schoonmakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08630561361466137612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-24214531365486421562007-11-07T21:20:00.000-05:002007-11-07T21:20:00.000-05:00C'mon, I make plenty of sense when I am not overti...C'mon, I make plenty of sense when I am not overtired and ranting abot an idiot who went back on his word. And I stand by all I said. It offended Mr. Gay Pride - your name for yourself, not mine - who happens to be a resident of the fine city of Newark. So you have something riding on saying how wonderful the place is, despite the fact that it has a <A HREF="http://www.cityrating.com/citycrime.asp?city=Newark&state=NJ" REL="nofollow">higher percentage of crime rate in nearly every measured category</A>. But whatever, you believe in being PC, I don't. You are allowed your opinion, and I am allowed mine. I am an ignoramus, and you are a self-rightous pompous ass who only contributes to the conversation when it offends his own sensitivities. Thanks! and welcome to the blog! I appreciate your readership!Scotty Hockeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18440672878311338910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-62521758731290954692007-11-07T20:35:00.000-05:002007-11-07T20:35:00.000-05:00One ignoramus, Melrose, says one stupid thing; ano...One ignoramus, Melrose, says one stupid thing; another ignoramus, "Scotty Hockey", compounds the stupidity with his own ignorant remarks. Appalling. Newark's crime rates are not "astoundingly high", and especially not in the area of the Arena. And the city is not "mainly African American" but only 54% black, as self-identified in the last census. Like other major American cities, Newark has bad neighborhoods with high crime rates but large areas with low crime rates. As for standing by ignorant comments, that makes as much sense as anything else the "Scotty Hockey" person said: that is, none. As for Melrose being mugged in the Arena area while joining Mayor Booker for lunch, that is about as likely as that "Scotty Hockey" will make sense someday.L. Craig Schoonmakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08630561361466137612noreply@blogger.com