Comments on: ‘The death march of a great parade’ http://blogs.roanoke.com/dancasey/2013/02/the-death-march-of-a-great-parade/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:52:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: longthoughts http://blogs.roanoke.com/dancasey/2013/02/the-death-march-of-a-great-parade/#comment-285783 longthoughts Tue, 19 Feb 2013 01:35:08 +0000 http://blogs.roanoke.com/dancasey/?p=36521#comment-285783 There is an article posted on Tad Dickens’s blog that ran in the paper a few days ago: there will the same Irish music and dancing (yay) at the after-parade festival this year! So, Other John, you should still go. Corned Beef is helping to make it happen, somehow. It will still be outside under a tent, is my understanding.

What really concerns me is how little “the people” seem to matter to entities like DRI and the Market Building management. I absolutely support my downtown and I have grown to love the new vendors in the MB, but I miss the people who used to run businesses there: the first Cuban restaurant, Zorba’s, Burger in the Square, the candy shop! Sure the new people are great, but I almost feel as if the people who are making the calls didn’t care if we lost the old people. That’s what has me worried about the work schedule for turning the Market area into a pedestrian plaza. I love the idea, but I hope we don’t lose the people I’ve been buying from for years because they can’t take the economic stress of the way the work is being timed for their busiest season. The whole mess w/ St. Pats: I don’t even think the people making the calls had ever been and if they had, they didn’t get it, as in the Scots-Irish culture of our community.

]]> By: Still Learning http://blogs.roanoke.com/dancasey/2013/02/the-death-march-of-a-great-parade/#comment-285659 Still Learning Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:22:48 +0000 http://blogs.roanoke.com/dancasey/?p=36521#comment-285659 At Kristen #11. DRI was given this event and others per contract by the City of Roanoke. The same City that is destroying the central farmers market by the installation of an unneeded plaza, against the wishes of the farmers. The same city that neglected the Market Building damn near to oblivion then pushed out the long time vendors to construct a homogenous operating room environment that has current vendors struggling. The same city that neglected Victory Stadium to its ultimate demise. The same city that elected a Mayor who ran on the platform that he “shows up” as opposed to his opponent who “started up” businesses. The same city that spent millions of planning dollars and debated for over 10 years over what to do with Elmwood Park, before deciding to do what common sense told them to do in the first place. The same city that Court Rosen just opined in this paper is doing a really good job of managing this city, so we need to show a little appreciation and not fret our pretty little heads about govment matters. That’s who gavie it to them.

]]> By: E. Duane Howard http://blogs.roanoke.com/dancasey/2013/02/the-death-march-of-a-great-parade/#comment-285501 E. Duane Howard Mon, 18 Feb 2013 01:53:50 +0000 http://blogs.roanoke.com/dancasey/?p=36521#comment-285501 I agree with everyone’s comments and based on my post here about the Christmas Parade, I will go just to see if they curtail the insanity of the motorcycle and muscle cars gunning their engines at full throttle and asphyxiating everyone.

As for the comment from someone who does not want to see what River Laker as to offer, according to reports from those in attendance at 202 on that infamous night, he had a lot to offer the ladies…LOL, Maybe he should lead the parade, might be a big draw…

]]> By: Kristen http://blogs.roanoke.com/dancasey/2013/02/the-death-march-of-a-great-parade/#comment-285498 Kristen Mon, 18 Feb 2013 01:41:18 +0000 http://blogs.roanoke.com/dancasey/?p=36521#comment-285498 Or maybe guys in kilts crumping.

]]> By: Mike Scott http://blogs.roanoke.com/dancasey/2013/02/the-death-march-of-a-great-parade/#comment-285486 Mike Scott Mon, 18 Feb 2013 01:13:21 +0000 http://blogs.roanoke.com/dancasey/?p=36521#comment-285486 @20

Belly dancing to bagpipe music…hmmmm. It might work if the bars are open early and being St. Patricks day, I’m sure they will be.

I attended one of the parades a few years ago. McGruff the crime dog is a lot smaller in person than he is on TV. It was a smaller bite outa crime than I imagined.

]]> By: Kristen http://blogs.roanoke.com/dancasey/2013/02/the-death-march-of-a-great-parade/#comment-285477 Kristen Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:47:10 +0000 http://blogs.roanoke.com/dancasey/?p=36521#comment-285477 Debbie, belly dancing to bagpipe music maybe?

]]> By: Cold n P http://blogs.roanoke.com/dancasey/2013/02/the-death-march-of-a-great-parade/#comment-285473 Cold n P Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:35:38 +0000 http://blogs.roanoke.com/dancasey/?p=36521#comment-285473 Not a bad idea Debbie. We are just full of constructive ideas to improve the parade.

]]> By: Debbie http://blogs.roanoke.com/dancasey/2013/02/the-death-march-of-a-great-parade/#comment-285472 Debbie Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:33:34 +0000 http://blogs.roanoke.com/dancasey/?p=36521#comment-285472 Maybe you guys could petition for Local Colors to have belly dancers. They won’t be naked, but it’s as close as you’re going to get in a family friendly festival. :-)

]]> By: Debbie http://blogs.roanoke.com/dancasey/2013/02/the-death-march-of-a-great-parade/#comment-285471 Debbie Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:27:58 +0000 http://blogs.roanoke.com/dancasey/?p=36521#comment-285471 I don’t want to see what River Laker has to offer. :-)

]]> By: Cold n P http://blogs.roanoke.com/dancasey/2013/02/the-death-march-of-a-great-parade/#comment-285467 Cold n P Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:11:49 +0000 http://blogs.roanoke.com/dancasey/?p=36521#comment-285467 Huntersdad. Good point. Let’s table that idea for now…

John Wilburn, I suggest a GONZO road trip to you know where! I ain’t talkin ’bout the bus trip to hell we’re all on either. :)

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