tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post1222685996002595559..comments2024-02-19T05:18:27.849-05:00Comments on <center>the Q at Parkside</center>: State Fair Comes to Prospect ParkClarkson FlatBedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463744536115119388noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-50365140668705739092012-05-30T15:54:05.077-04:002012-05-30T15:54:05.077-04:00Yes, Babs. State fairs are held in permanent fairg...Yes, Babs. State fairs are held in permanent fairgrounds that exist only for that purpose. Because tens of thousands of people plus heavy trucks and equipment is just not what you put on the grassy lawn of a park intended for the public to enjoy year round. I hope the park made a lot of money on it too but even if they did it's not the appropriate venue for events like Singapore Day and Googa Mooga. If the park needs to earn money by regularly hosting such things then they need to carve out a less picturesque part of the park to create a permanent fairground spot. Like maybe on what will be the new parking lot for the new Lakeside project?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-18842500798319775322012-05-29T21:42:47.463-04:002012-05-29T21:42:47.463-04:00And just to return to your state fair analogy for ...And just to return to your state fair analogy for a moment, Q: aren't state fairs usually held in special-purpose places, called fairgrounds? As opposed to in supposedly public parks and scenic landmarks? This is just wrong on so many levels, and the pathetic mea culpa issued a few days ago by the PPA shows they know it. Now our job is to keep such things from ever happening here again.babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365488181982105888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-20782317332609411152012-05-29T08:23:58.860-04:002012-05-29T08:23:58.860-04:00I spent some quality time on the Nethermead this w...I spent some quality time on the Nethermead this weekend and holy cow! I know folks had previously mentioned the bad shape it was in, but man! They f*%$ed up the lawn!! There's big o'le patches where its just dry mud, absolutely no grass. You can tell where cars were driven all on the lawn. Oh, and the goodie is that they left consolation prizes. My kids managed to find lots of metal goodies left over in the grass (some small, some huge pieces). Fun times all around.MadMommaCarmennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-65160173334902286412012-05-26T13:40:31.559-04:002012-05-26T13:40:31.559-04:00i have never seen the lawn in the Nethermead so tr...i have never seen the lawn in the Nethermead so trashed it will not recover until 2013. It is not even Memorial Day and the whole area is an eyesore. We need to voice our disapproval!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-61958262920133336932012-05-24T16:41:33.982-04:002012-05-24T16:41:33.982-04:00I'd be down for a Longmeadow campaign. Why do ...I'd be down for a Longmeadow campaign. Why do these festivals always take over "our" area of the park? Spread the love! At least Singapore day left most of the paths across the park clear. The Googa Mooga took over everything and the people doing security were uninformed about which paths were open.Naominoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-66274012958424159172012-05-23T13:41:18.707-04:002012-05-23T13:41:18.707-04:00BTW, Superfly, the organization responsible for th...BTW, Superfly, the organization responsible for the event, is refunding ALL the Extra Mooga tickets. Please so not try this again next year, at least not in Prospect Park!babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365488181982105888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-34998162034576185002012-05-23T11:56:44.003-04:002012-05-23T11:56:44.003-04:00How about if all the PLGers who are signed up to a...How about if all the PLGers who are signed up to attend the Party for Playgrounds at the Audubon Center next week get together there to have a chat w. Emily Lloyd? First Singapore Day and now this - I'm in favor of NO Googa Mooga ever again in a "public" park!babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365488181982105888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-92108947639518179772012-05-22T16:27:13.924-04:002012-05-22T16:27:13.924-04:00Let's start the "Next Time: Longmeadow!&q...Let's start the "Next Time: Longmeadow!" campaign, letting PPA know that the next big event needs to be hosted on the rich side.<br /><br />Band shell events don't count :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-30658889389815525712012-05-22T15:28:30.050-04:002012-05-22T15:28:30.050-04:00If Prospect Park Alliance made two million bucks o...If Prospect Park Alliance made two million bucks off of this then I'd be all for it. That much cash could do wonders to improve the other 363 days of the year in festival-free Prospect Park. Would I trade one weekend of no Neathermead/Audubon Center for a restoration of the Oriental Pavilion or the Vale of Cashmere? You bet. <br /><br />But if they made only $100k-$200k I think we all (meaning everyone in BK) just got shafted even worse than the folks in Extra Mooga. <br /><br />-PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-80630039361159714242012-05-22T14:51:49.616-04:002012-05-22T14:51:49.616-04:00I hate to say this, and know that it isn't PC,...I hate to say this, and know that it isn't PC, but if you're going to have such white/bougie activities why don't they go and shut down part of the long meadow near Park Slope? <br /><br />I didn't go to this horrid thing, and yes I actually got emails about it telling me to sign up for tickets and when. Rather than getting sunburn and paying way too much for food that I can get any other time, I decided to say no. Theoretically, I am in the demographic of individuals who this sort of event should appeal to, but I guess I believe a park is for quietness, picnics, and simply enjoying. <br /><br />Perhaps I would've been less annoyed at the whole thing if it was like an Iowan, or where I'm from Central Pa, type of fair. From what I remember the state/ county fairs that I went to did NOT have a stupid VIP area. The only areas that were off limits was where the workers gathered for a few minutes of respite from serving the crowds. Anyway, I guess I'm pissed. I was annoyed at the closing of the park, and I'm really annoyed now given the ruts and the yellow grass that is in the park from taking everything down after an all day rain. Also, there is a lot of trash on the trail from the Neathermead to the ball fields/9th street exit in Park Slope - cos what do most of these people care? They don't regularly use the park. arg.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-60865960963187830722012-05-22T12:48:12.828-04:002012-05-22T12:48:12.828-04:00Private money should not be allowed in public spac...Private money should not be allowed in public space. Currently it is a few days a year, but I am afraid as the park gets more popular , we will start seeing more shutdown days.<br /><br />I was walking with my kids trying to cross the Nethermead last Tuesday and was kicked out by two guards.<br />They are shutting it off one week before and after the event for construction. Very very annoying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-85680505440312383082012-05-22T11:32:12.798-04:002012-05-22T11:32:12.798-04:00I was disappointed to find out just how much of th...I was disappointed to find out just how much of the park was blocked off by this thing. I did not attend, assuming preemptively the disasters that attendees encountered. I thought, though, that only the Nethermead would be blocked off, much like Singapore day, so I was very surprised to find that I couldn't even really get into the park on our side at all. I hope that park made a shit ton of money from this thing, otherwise I would say it was far too much of a compromise of a public resource.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com