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Re: Downtown Jersey City Bagpipe Guy

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jcdd wrote:
I love the sax guy. It adds such a nice element to our community. I always try to drop at least a few dollars in his case - sometimes a $5 or $10 if I have it. If you enjoy the music, please support the artist!

Support the artist?! its just some guy with a sax on the street! How about going to where actually musicians play in a venue?! oh wait Jersey City has almost none of those. Why not go down to NJCU and catch out their Jazz program? Some guy noodling on the street is not a musician.

Posted on: 4/26 23:14

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Re: Review of Hoboben School of music?

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Living in this area why go to a "music school"? With some of the greatest instrumentalists in the world in the area why not just contact the musicians directly for lessons?

Posted on: 12/13 1:00

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Hey Ward F, what has Massey done?!

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Seriously what has Michelle Massey done for us? Most of her Ward is in the dark, cold, and hungry right now. Just remember that on Tuesday at the polls.

Vote for Coleman.

Posted on: 2012/11/5 17:09

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Re: Jury Duty - Lunch Recommendations

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They'll have menus at the courthouse. This is because they're paying for it.

Posted on: 2012/10/22 1:05

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Re: Jersey City police say 16-year-old broke into couple's home after argument

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JCbiscuit wrote:
It astounds me the percentage of people in this city who wake up itching for a fight, whether it's the woman on the PATH listening to music without headphones, glaring at fellow passengers, daring us to say something, or this guy, who's clearly in the wrong but ready to assault someone who warns him of danger. Where is all this anger coming from? It's really depressing to witness every damn day.

Its a North East thing. I was in Hawaii last month, after 2 days everything that got me angry here didn't get me angry there. Its the pace of life here. Its stressful.

Posted on: 2012/9/11 0:41

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catering

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I need to cater a small event, but i have guests with dietary issues. Doors anyone know where i can find food for someone with celiac, lactose intolerance, and someone who can't have pork.

Posted on: 2012/7/17 10:35

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Re: Two arrests in carjacking spree

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ok so odds they don't get that much jail time because a bargain is struck for them to rat out who is buying/chopping up these cars? Anyone?

Posted on: 2012/4/18 0:56

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Re: With Number Of Carjackings Soaring, Hudson County And JC Expand Task Force To Target Perpetrators

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I doubt they're being shipped. It only takes 20 minutes to get rid of one of these cars. They get chopped up quick.

On another car related point. The police could easily reduce crime and raise revenue if they just stopped and towed every car with overly tinted windows. You're not allowed to have the front windows tinted and yet tons of cars have them. Its already illegal to have the windows who knows what else they do.

Posted on: 2012/4/4 1:03

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Re: Am I wasting time fighitng this parking ticket?

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It's a waste of time. Booting in that area is to protect the residents from all the commuter students. The area around the University has signs everywhere stating its a zoned area.

Posted on: 2012/4/3 13:39

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Re: Jury Duty!

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You show up, they heard you in a giant room, no cellphones, but you can use a laptop and read. They separate you into groups. Each group is lead into court rooms to meet a judge, he then calls out your number. People are seperated into jury pools and if you're not called you can go home. Most of the judges if you try to say you can't make it will just reschedule to come back. Petit jury lasts until the trial ends usually. :I had grand jury... 12 weeks.

Posted on: 2012/2/28 0:39

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Re: PATH (pathetic attempt at transporting humans)

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I know of one business in flushing that would love the 7 to extend to Jersey.

Posted on: 2012/2/24 10:32

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Re: JC Man Charged with Sexual Assault - 15 Year Old Victim

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Sorry let me elaborate on his already bad reputation. In many towns in New Jersey marching band is important. There are competitions. It looks great for the school during football games because it is well rounded. So many schools hire extra coordinators to help out during marching band season. They teach drill, color guard, and actual playing. Usually to get one of these jobs it helps to know the high school band director(which he did in that school). Of course schools want musicians who have drum corp experience to teach. Note that they are hired back by the districts they came from so actual musical ability isn't in the equation.

So this guy gets hired by his old district to work with a bunch of high schoolers. Unfortunately he reverts to old habits at his old haunts. Thinks that these girls are his age still and well this is what happens.

No he isn't a teacher, but the district is paying him as an instructor and should be charged as one.

oh Also fun fact: Legally a 15 year old in NJ cannot consent to have sex with anyone. Age of consent is 16.

Posted on: 2012/2/12 3:09

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Re: JC Man Charged with Sexual Assault - 15 Year Old Victim

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LOL what reputation? I knew the guy. Terrible musician.

Posted on: 2012/2/11 13:30

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Re: Late-night live music is now allowed in Bars & Restaurants

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brewster wrote:
I love live music. But some places have no idea of what moderation is. A few years ago on one of our rare nights out my wife and I dropped into Hard Grove after hearing a live salsa band inside while walking by. It was INSANELY, VICIOUSLY loud! I mean, that's a small room, you don't need to amp the freakin drums and horns. There was no chance of talking to anyone without actually shouting in their ear. Remember, this isn't in a danceclub, it's in a restaurant! We simply couldn't stay long.

My sister used to hang out with the jazz musician crowd, and I learned one of the things that makes a musician a pro, even if he plays a horn or drums, is being able to play to the room, not always at full volume. I don't think there's a venue in JC besides the Loews that requires amping the drumkit and horns. They're designed to be loud, I guess most of us aren't old enough to remember big bands, but they played large dancehalls with little amping of anything but the vocals and guitar.

That is the problem. Once you bring in amplified instruments as a horn player you feel you need some help. You always try to play to the room of course. But I'll be honest, around the 4th set its just getting through it. I think its a good idea, just the establishments will have to take precautions in soundproofing.

Posted on: 2012/1/28 23:38

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Re: Late-night live music is now allowed in Bars & Restaurants

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I can see the up tick in crime. As a professional musician I've seen many of my colleagues abuse narcotics and alcohol. Harass women. Double park to load and unload gear. Public urination.

But hey we always provide a good time.

Posted on: 2012/1/27 12:53

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Re: 2 reported killed in car crash in Downtown Jersey City

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Color me confused, but would any of these suggestions prevent what happened?

Posted on: 2012/1/22 3:12

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Re: 2 reported killed in car crash in Downtown Jersey City

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Not serious solution: release hundreds of deer. Ever see a car hit one or a buck? The vehicle doesnt win.

Seriously though this is a policing issue. Ive seen police pull people over for traffic violations. From turning the wrong way to merging to close to the person in back of them. There needs to be more patrols.

Posted on: 2012/1/19 13:21

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Re: Medical bills from 1+ year ago

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The provider should not be allowed to balance bill you. You should ha e received rights with your denial letter. One last bit of info. They may be able to ask for money if you went a non par provider without approval.

Posted on: 2012/1/17 13:15

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Re: Medical bills from 1+ year ago

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I work in the industry sadly and doctor's offices and hospitals try this all the time. Re-read your initial adverse determination and final adverse determination letters and it might mention what you owe. They cannot balance bill unless its stated in your contract.

Posted on: 2012/1/16 1:06

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Re: Whart was up at Ferris around 3:15?

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Decriminalize drugs and heavily tax and regulate them. Gangs wont have as much of a purpose without the drug trade.

Posted on: 2012/1/13 10:18

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Re: Jersey City mayor will nominate local nonprofit leader to represent Ward F

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GrovePath wrote:

"I will step up, but all of Ward F needs to step up," she said yesterday to a crowd of about two dozen supporters gathered inside City Hall.

Step up? How about get public transportation to a usable level. Ensure that people can get on them in the morning, instead of letting them be flooded with kids, and run more then every 40 minutes in the morning!

How about actually enforcing parking laws?

I'll step up when you've made sure we got what is supposed to be the bare minimum.

Posted on: 2011/12/24 2:39

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Re: Stock Market: OWS has it right - You don't have a chance

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teacher wrote:
1) OWS has no cohesive message.
3) Why do smart people in other fields get passes for being rich? Technology, real-estate, agricultural, rail-roads..etc..
5) OWS should ask how many more folks in DC are making over 100k, since BHO snuck in the White House.

3. Easy. All the things you mentioned are tangibles. I can't hold or really see what the financial system does. I can see though the products of tech, property being sold, food items, and transportation.

5. They were all making over 100k a year well before Obama came to office.

Posted on: 2011/12/4 2:06

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Re: Tilted Kilt - Pub & Eatery (&boobs)

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snowflake20 wrote:

My kids see me naked all of the time. My issue isn't nudity, which is normal, my issue is the way the women are dressed. They look like they are out of a Brazzers porno. I'm not going to want to explain why the women serving them are dressed like that, nor do I want them to think it's OK for them to dress like that when they get older. I'll just preemptively not take them. Believe me, I am not a freaking prude. But I certainly don't need to my girls think it's OK to sexualize themselves to make money.

1. The fact that you know what the studio Brazzers is somewhat disqualifies your points. Are you saying that the girls in those videos shouldn't be allowed to make appearences at bars in JC even clothed?

2. I welcome this place. My fiance and I go to Hooters together and this place will be nearer. Finally somewhere closer for us to cry about the Mets.

3. I hope they're as family friendly as Hooters and have a "kids eat free night"

Posted on: 2011/11/30 1:26

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Re: Red light traffic camera

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Wait hold on so you're saying to not wait in the intersection to make a turn because of oncoming traffic so you can make the turn before the light turns? Because its considered acceptable driving in NJ and is encouraged in the manual.

Posted on: 2011/11/22 0:33

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Re: Do we need a strong republican mayor?

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If you really look at US History our government has always been a power struggle between the Supreme court and the Congress.

Everyone who except Obama to be this leader who would just barrel through to get his way was wrong. Really besides Bush the only other two presidents who commanded that much power out of the seat were FDR and Jefferson.

Getting back to the point. Its not democrat or Republican its the fact that we have a group of corrupt individuals in office.

Posted on: 2011/11/12 1:25

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Re: Basement rehearsal studio broken into, please keep an eye out for my stuff!

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Any instrument insurance on the gear?

Posted on: 2011/11/11 13:55

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Re: Do we need a strong republican mayor?

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I didn't know that shipping all the homeless upstate was being a good mayor.

Posted on: 2011/11/9 14:21

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Re: November 8, 2011 - LIVE Election Results

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I dunno I thought the real problem was the majority of the Levin signs I saw were in downtown. If you want a downtown candidates to win a city wide election you gotta fan out. You're outnumbered face it. Regroup and try again, but you have to spread the word better. I mean I live in ward F and even though I didn't vote for her Viola Richardson came right up to my door and shook my hand as I was walking home. In ward F, with no escort of any sort. I voted for Dan, but his people were nowhere to be seen except ward E. I'm not saying completely nowhere, but it was few and far between.

Posted on: 2011/11/8 23:58

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Re: Name and Shame Bad Snow Neighbors

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Wait officially the sun rose on 8/30 at 7:23AM which means according to our fair city snow had to be removed by 3:23 PM.... seeing as how the weather was around 46 to 50 F it mostly melted by then...

Posted on: 2011/10/31 23:22

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Re: "Direct Energy" asking to see my electric/gas bill...

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Well of course right now hes gonna save you some money on electricity. Its winter. They claim to sell some stable rate while PSEG will fluctuate the cost month to month. So you can pay a stable X or go from a different price month to month. Most people I know who do this opt out as soon as possible.

Posted on: 2011/10/31 23:14

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