Miami

pod · 03-30-2007, 02:12 PM

http://whitedade.blogspot.com/2007/0...ook-about.html

coach · 03-30-2007, 02:30 PM

You just post these to annoy me, don't you. Funny how he liked Cocaine Cowboys, though.

pod · 03-30-2007, 02:42 PM

He's hit or miss, but this one is spot-on. Miami movies never get it right. A friend of mine and I had a discussion about this, but the best Miami documentary thus far has been by Anthony Bourdain. He went to Hialeah, Opa-Locka, etc. The only Miami Beach scene was at his hotel. In other words, the "real Miami". The real Miami fascinates me. The Beach is "done" in my book. Clubs, condos, tourists, rinse and repeat. It's fun, but still.

People forget there's a whole county of working people, white, black, Hispanic, Asian, etc. The beach is only a small, small part of that. I love the beach, but my persistent irk over the past ten years has been the fact that it's so insular. Having a community is good, but not at the expense of forgetting there's a whole wide world out there with their own hopes, problems, and dreams.

I honestly don't see this huge amount of racism in his posts. He's intolerant, but not out and out Klansman-racist.

endymion · 03-30-2007, 03:50 PM

"Biscayne Bay is often balled the Bay, but actually I would say 50% of the people here couldn’t tell you what that body of water between Miami and Miami Beach is."

Man that is so true. As I head out to spend the afternoon on The Bay...

pod · 03-30-2007, 04:49 PM

Most people around here would have a hard time identifying that huge body of water with the sharks in it to the east too.

03-30-2007, 02:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
pod Non Sufficit Orbis Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 26,147	Fun read... Registered members do not see ads. Register or logon for a better view. http://whitedade.blogspot.com/2007/0...ook-about.html __________________ cold beer and dirty girls

03-30-2007, 02:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
coach CoolJunkie Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 9,372	Re:Fun read... You just post these to annoy me, don't you. Funny how he liked Cocaine Cowboys, though. __________________ hmmm... what to do?

03-30-2007, 02:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
pod Non Sufficit Orbis Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 26,147	Re:Fun read... He's hit or miss, but this one is spot-on. Miami movies never get it right. A friend of mine and I had a discussion about this, but the best Miami documentary thus far has been by Anthony Bourdain. He went to Hialeah, Opa-Locka, etc. The only Miami Beach scene was at his hotel. In other words, the "real Miami". The real Miami fascinates me. The Beach is "done" in my book. Clubs, condos, tourists, rinse and repeat. It's fun, but still. People forget there's a whole county of working people, white, black, Hispanic, Asian, etc. The beach is only a small, small part of that. I love the beach, but my persistent irk over the past ten years has been the fact that it's so insular. Having a community is good, but not at the expense of forgetting there's a whole wide world out there with their own hopes, problems, and dreams. I honestly don't see this huge amount of racism in his posts. He's intolerant, but not out and out Klansman-racist. __________________ cold beer and dirty girls

03-30-2007, 03:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
endymion CoolJunkie Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 4,655	Re:Fun read... "Biscayne Bay is often balled the Bay, but actually I would say 50% of the people here couldn’t tell you what that body of water between Miami and Miami Beach is." Man that is so true. As I head out to spend the afternoon on The Bay... __________________ "I reject your reality and substitute my own."

03-30-2007, 04:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
pod Non Sufficit Orbis Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 26,147	Re:Fun read... Most people around here would have a hard time identifying that huge body of water with the sharks in it to the east too. __________________ cold beer and dirty girls

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