Re: Some questions and observations...
AntiUtopia@aol.com
Mon, 27 Dec 1999 23:16:27 -0500 (EST)
Yep, I loved the one with the actor that burned all the scripts they sent him
... :) Or threw them off the balcony.
Oh, Gene...yeah, I wanted to respond to your last NYC post too. I was
tempted to match CA (or even just LA) with NYC item for item...but that would
be missing the point. What NYC Doesn't have that CA does? It doesn't have
huge green mountains right on the ocean. It doesn't have San Luis Obispo --
there's a chain of seven volcanoes that march right into the ocean too, you
can see them as you're driving through the vineyards. It doesn't have the
farmer's market SLO has every...what, Saturday night?...where the whole town
shows up. It doesn't have the Pacific Coast highway, the cliffs -- the
beaches, where you can catch late afternoon waves in the summer with perfect
tubes and a glassy lip. Mmm.
The point is that comparing the two is like comparing Eden with Babylon.
This does, of course, imply some moral judgment, but that's not the direction
I'm taking it. Think in terms of the most beautiful garden in the world vs.
the greatest city in the world -- choosing one over the other is like
choosing between, well, dinner and breakfast. Whole Different Ball Game.
Jim