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Work on his English with him. He is much better already than when I first met him. He is always open to learning new things and to gentle (non-constant) corrections. He is doing tours sometimes and the better his English is, the more successful he can be as a guide. And his spoken English really is much better than his written English.
Well far be it from anybody in here to post anything 'silly'. I'll remember that the next time you complain about box seats for a sporting event. I agree that violent crime can be avoided and realize it is often times isolated to a few areas (though I'd suggest you comb the entire downtown Detroit area and report back) but it is a nice comfort for me to have a downtown area where violent crime is suppressed. It wasn't like that growing up in Dallas where the downtown area was dangerous at night. It also wasn't like that in Jackson, MS. I don't think I'm the first person to insinuate that Memphis can be a dangerous city, but if it's not, it won't be the first time I'm wrong about something either.Yes, I do think it's silly to consider crime rates for cities as a whole, unless you are just a naturally very scared person, given that in many cases almost all of the crime is isolated to relatively few parts of a city and can be fairly easily avoided. In other cases--and perhaps New Orleans is one of them, as I really don't know--it can be rampant throughout. Your reference to "downtown" Memphis was flatly inaccurate and based on feeling the heebie-jeebies once 21 years ago.Did I at least nail the Germantown part right? No offense taken, but really, it's only been the last three days that I've mentioned violent crime vis a vis American cities. It's not like I'm whitewashing the FFA with fanatical posts. I made one post in a thread this week about cities to live in and a few posts in here. I don't think I'm going chicken little in here by any stretch. Look, I like Memphis. I like New Orleans. Hell, I even like Detroit. I attended college with an iron fence around the entire perimeter because it was smack dab in the middle of some very bad parts of Mississippi. I didn't crawl into my dorm room and cower in fear. But when it comes time to discussing pros/cons of where to live in life, I suppose I'm just silly for considering things like crime rates.No offense, GB, but it's a bit silly to post something so factually incorrect based on an anecdotal experience from more than 20 years ago. I'm sure no one would have any reason to know this outside of Memphis (I didn't until I moved), but there is a huge revitalization downtown that began in the mid-to-late 90s. 38103 is literally the safest zip code in the city.
You do seem more crime-focused than most people I know. I read your story above about the car-jacking, so I guess that's why. I've had my fair share of crime go on around me when I lived in NY and Chicago (oddly enough, zero such experiences in Memphis), but I guess until you experience something like that personally you just don't have those same fears.
As to Nica women, they tend to be fleshy.
I might opt for the harm.
that's weirdwait --- how is TF quotedGM you are apparently a skin guy?Ah...so bad skin. Got it.Also, saw Van Halen in 1991 at the Pyramid in Memphis. Didn't seem too safe walking back to the car after the show.
Freshman year of college --- what a great year - minus you know grades and stuff
You seem to be taking it very personally. You had the same reaction to Aaron's earlier comment.You'll recall that this started because you made an inaccurate statement about the dangerousness of downtown Memphis. Not Memphis as a whole, but downtown Memphis. I corrected something that was factually inaccurate and then got the snippy "I guess it's silly to care about crime" statement. What I said at the time was that you shouldn't base your statements on an anecdotal reference from 20 years ago. I'm going to stick right by that.Well far be it from anybody in here to post anything 'silly'. I'll remember that the next time you complain about box seats for a sporting event. I agree that violent crime can be avoided and realize it is often times isolated to a few areas (though I'd suggest you comb the entire downtown Detroit area and report back) but it is a nice comfort for me to have a downtown area where violent crime is suppressed. It wasn't like that growing up in Dallas where the downtown area was dangerous at night. It also wasn't like that in Jackson, MS. I don't think I'm the first person to insinuate that Memphis can be a dangerous city, but if it's not, it won't be the first time I'm wrong about something either.Yes, I do think it's silly to consider crime rates for cities as a whole, unless you are just a naturally very scared person, given that in many cases almost all of the crime is isolated to relatively few parts of a city and can be fairly easily avoided. In other cases--and perhaps New Orleans is one of them, as I really don't know--it can be rampant throughout. Your reference to "downtown" Memphis was flatly inaccurate and based on feeling the heebie-jeebies once 21 years ago.Did I at least nail the Germantown part right? No offense taken, but really, it's only been the last three days that I've mentioned violent crime vis a vis American cities. It's not like I'm whitewashing the FFA with fanatical posts. I made one post in a thread this week about cities to live in and a few posts in here. I don't think I'm going chicken little in here by any stretch. Look, I like Memphis. I like New Orleans. Hell, I even like Detroit. I attended college with an iron fence around the entire perimeter because it was smack dab in the middle of some very bad parts of Mississippi. I didn't crawl into my dorm room and cower in fear. But when it comes time to discussing pros/cons of where to live in life, I suppose I'm just silly for considering things like crime rates.No offense, GB, but it's a bit silly to post something so factually incorrect based on an anecdotal experience from more than 20 years ago. I'm sure no one would have any reason to know this outside of Memphis (I didn't until I moved), but there is a huge revitalization downtown that began in the mid-to-late 90s. 38103 is literally the safest zip code in the city.
You do seem more crime-focused than most people I know. I read your story above about the car-jacking, so I guess that's why. I've had my fair share of crime go on around me when I lived in NY and Chicago (oddly enough, zero such experiences in Memphis), but I guess until you experience something like that personally you just don't have those same fears.
As to Nica women, they tend to be fleshy.
DENNIS MARTINEZ STADIUM!!!La Liga Nicaragüense de Beisbol Profesional apparently runs through January.
Saw them in concert that year. The one and only time. Went for the Chili Peppers. No one knew who Pearl Jam was.1991 - bought Pearl Jam Ten
Then the rest was history
TO be fair 60-70% of Stockton's crimes are committed by either the Diaz brothers or the outlaw biker club out of nearby Charming CA.Forbes Top 10 List for Violent Crime
#4 Memphis
#2 St. Louis
#8 Stockton?
New Orleans - NOT ON THIS LIST!
I do need to do some work at some point, but can continue showdown later if necessary. Hopefully not, as GM is one of my favorites of all time.
Kind of what I figured. Love them live, will probably see the latest version in Feb at HOB. Once a year, it's a good show, all the time would probably get old.Meh. I've seen them so many times now. I would never buy any music or voluntarily pay to see them..but if they're playing at a festival or something that I happen to be at, it's always an entertaining show. I would imagine most feel like meBecause this site doesn't take up enough of my work day already??
Should I slip into outrage mode because you implied my city was dreary? Have you been to Portland in the last 21 years? The city has gone to great lengths to improve its weather.I do. And I hate dreariness.if you like it to be hot as balls with 99% humidity, I guess the weather is better in NOOur other thought was Portland.New Orleans with better weather and better proximity, though.
Should I slip into outrage mode because you implied my city was dreary? Have you been to Portland in the last 21 years? The city has gone to great lengths to improve its weather.I do. And I hate dreariness.if you like it to be hot as balls with 99% humidity, I guess the weather is better in NOOur other thought was Portland.
I, for one, would really dig living in the "dreary" Pacific Northwest. I've had enough sunshine and heat to last a lifetime.
Yes, because I'm sure starting statements by saying 'no offense' followed by comments that I'm wearing panties is the surest coarse to avoid any retaliation from me. I'm not at all prone to hostility, no.'krista4 said:I do need to do some work at some point, but can continue showdown later if necessary. Hopefully not, as GM is one of my favorites of all time.'Notorious T.R.E. said:
Saw that tour. Nirvana opened in LA. They were awful. Replaced by The Smashing Pumpkins mid-tour, if I remember right.'Mr. Pickles said:Saw them in concert that year. The one and only time. Went for the Chili Peppers. No one knew who Pearl Jam was.'Tiger Fan said:1991 - bought Pearl Jam Ten
Then the rest was history
AND YES THIS IS SHTICK INSERTED TO LIGHTEN THE F'N MOOD!Yes, because I'm sure starting statements by saying 'no offense' followed by comments that I'm wearing panties is the surest coarse to avoid any retaliation from me. I'm not at all prone to hostility, no.'krista4 said:I do need to do some work at some point, but can continue showdown later if necessary. Hopefully not, as GM is one of my favorites of all time.'Notorious T.R.E. said:
1992 LaLaPaloooooza in New Orleans (LOOK AT ME, NOT SCAREDY OF ANYTHING). Jumped into the mosh pit for Ministry, smoked everything that rolled my way and was never the same. Soundgarden and Ministry were the show stoppers. Chili Peppers were boring. I don't even remember Pearl Jam's set, but they were there. And maybe....Ice Cube? Or T? Or Ice something?Saw that tour. Nirvana opened in LA. They were awful. Replaced by The Smashing Pumpkins mid-tour, if I remember right.'Mr. Pickles said:Saw them in concert that year. The one and only time. Went for the Chili Peppers. No one knew who Pearl Jam was.'Tiger Fan said:1991 - bought Pearl Jam Ten
Then the rest was history
But you'll get TWO Christmases.
Are you just angry at me because I previously implied I was more Aryan than you?AND YES THIS IS SHTICK INSERTED TO LIGHTEN THE F'N MOOD!Yes, because I'm sure starting statements by saying 'no offense' followed by comments that I'm wearing panties is the surest coarse to avoid any retaliation from me. I'm not at all prone to hostility, no.'krista4 said:I do need to do some work at some point, but can continue showdown later if necessary. Hopefully not, as GM is one of my favorites of all time.'Notorious T.R.E. said:
choke on some king cake
Ministry live must have been something. I remember watching a VHS of "In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up" and it was awesome.1992 LaLaPaloooooza in New Orleans (LOOK AT ME, NOT SCAREDY OF ANYTHING). Jumped into the mosh pit for Ministry, smoked everything that rolled my way and was never the same. Soundgarden and Ministry were the show stoppers. Chili Peppers were boring. I don't even remember Pearl Jam's set, but they were there. And maybe....Ice Cube? Or T? Or Ice something?Saw that tour. Nirvana opened in LA. They were awful. Replaced by The Smashing Pumpkins mid-tour, if I remember right.'Mr. Pickles said:Saw them in concert that year. The one and only time. Went for the Chili Peppers. No one knew who Pearl Jam was.'Tiger Fan said:1991 - bought Pearl Jam Ten
Then the rest was history
That whole thing is weird."OMG there was a plastic baby in my cake!""YOU WIN!"
Very nice, Hank! I am not clicking that link! But I prefer your work as Guest Blogger from 1985 on The Bitter Tears tour diary.'Henry Rollins said:(Read the following while listening to this)F you,'Oliver Humanzee said:Whatever you got. I can't imagine many punishments worse than suffering through a Kid Rock concert with Kid Rock and actual Kid Rock fans. Maybe Rush providing the score for a dramatic reading of Henry Rollins poetry would be worse. Stalin's death camps and the Holocaust were real bad, too.Self immolation or something ghoulish?I'd rather die in a fire.No. Link?Yeah, have you read Mr. Krista's posts on music?Saw Kid Rock play a few years back at a Mardi Gras ball....I didn't know what to expect, but he put on a fun show. Obviously a party atomosphere...so as long as you're expecting that, you could have a good timeAt our department holiday lunch* today, I won tickets to the company suite for a Kid Rock concert.
*Avid readers of my posts will recall that the company disallowed company-sponsored lunches this year and are allowing us to search for gnomes instead, but my boss paid out of his own pocket for our lunch for 50+ at a good restaurant. Pretty nice.
You smell like poo.
I'm lost in a desert of existential dread
barefoot
walking on glass
just so I can find a real nice place
to bury you.
Are you saying you're snarky? Or a nutcase? Or engaged? Or a major?
A few, yes. Our friends have already put babies in 'em.'General Malaise said:
Vaccinated?Are you saying you're snarky? Or a nutcase? Or engaged? Or a major?
It was a small venue.. about 5000 people.Lollapolluza or a regular show?'Mr. Pickles said:Saw them in concert that year. The one and only time. Went for the Chili Peppers. No one knew who Pearl Jam was.'Tiger Fan said:1991 - bought Pearl Jam Ten
Then the rest was history
it's only 6 days away for me.'phishphan said:Ready for 40?
Crazy Catholics
It was a small venue.. about 5000 people.Lollapolluza or a regular show?'Mr. Pickles said:Saw them in concert that year. The one and only time. Went for the Chili Peppers. No one knew who Pearl Jam was.'Tiger Fan said:1991 - bought Pearl Jam Ten
Then the rest was history
Me too. Wanna make out?
Did you see them in Pittsburgh? Because I saw that tour in Pittsburgh. Smashing Pumpkins played as well.'Mr. Pickles said:Saw them in concert that year. The one and only time. Went for the Chili Peppers. No one knew who Pearl Jam was.'Tiger Fan said:1991 - bought Pearl Jam Ten
Then the rest was history
No, but it was the same tour. This was in St. Paul.Did you see them in Pittsburgh? Because I saw that tour in Pittsburgh. Smashing Pumpkins played as well.'Mr. Pickles said:Saw them in concert that year. The one and only time. Went for the Chili Peppers. No one knew who Pearl Jam was.'Tiger Fan said:1991 - bought Pearl Jam Ten
Then the rest was history
Same here.
