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LittleSok t1_j6yaciz wrote

Reply to Old guy feeling nostalgic by johnnysnooch

My first concert was Greta at the Regency showcase went on to see the Dead Milkmen, 311, urge Overkill, the urge, Pantera, Stone Temple Pilots, Marilyn Manson the list goes on and on but I understand it's nostalgic! tickets don't cost 15 bucks anymore and all these new bands are shit..

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Cthepo t1_j6y92nz wrote

Reply to SGF take notes by mannelev

And over half a century later we get a pretty solid beer out of it. If we repeat the mistake again soon I'll hopefully be around for the next one.

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DoYouNerd OP t1_j6y7yqn wrote

Reply to comment by mysickfix in Neosho Art Con -- THIS Weekend -- February 4th by DoYouNerd

Too true--we certainly don't see many focused on that in our area, but there's generally some bit of sci-fi goodness to be found at some of the local conventions we've hit up. Many art prints, comics/books, but also some good vendors with figures and movie props. But yeah, I'd like to see more sci-fi centered guests as well and get some Q&A panels from them.

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Jimithyashford t1_j6y4et3 wrote

Reply to comment by jonjonjay in City of Springfield to purchase Hammons Field by Mechanicallvlan

I think I need to clarify. I was not saying these things ABOUT PROFESSIONAL SPORTS, I was saying them about spending taxpayer money on stadiums is these things. I will elaborate:

1- It's useless in the sense that these teams are profitable enough to upgrade and improve or even build their own stadiums. The only reason taxpayers feel compelled to pay for these things is that teams threaten to leave and go to a town that will, if all towns just said "no, we wont" then the industry would pay for it themselves, or just play in less grandiose stadiums, which is a perfectly viable option.

2- Again, establishing a sports teams, fine, it's good for a town to have a home team, sure, but spending big tax bucks to convince them not to leave? Especially when they COULD afford to do these things themselves? Crap. It literally brings in nothing, just spends a big ole fat wad of cash to convince them not to go.

3- I submit to you that no business in the vicinity of the stadium will see any meaningful change to their business once this money is spent and the remodels are done. I submit it is very unlikely this spending will cause any new nearby business to open that otherwise would not have. I also submit that none of the businesses in the, say, mile radius of the Stadium, that currently exist and are successful, would not exist or would not have been successful if that stadium had stayed a fairly modest municipal stadium in perpetuity. Now of course I can't "prove" that, but I can point to the existence of several studies showing that after large multi-million dollar tax payer funded renovations of stadiums, local businesses see negligible to non-existent change to their business.

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So again, just to be clear, I am not poo-pooing the idea of having a home town sports team. What I am suggesting is that the taxpayers being held sort of pseudo hostage by these teams for large expensive remodels which they can afford but obviously would rather us pay for, is crappy, and that spending has utterly no benefit to any of us, other than placating the blackmailer for the privilege of their continued company.

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Cloud_Disconnected t1_j6y1dwm wrote

Reply to comment by growth-or-happiness in Free Entertainment on the SPS Facebook comments section by davidrothchild69

Right? I get that it's a meme that kids are a hassle and all that, but I see so many parents who treat their kids like this huge burden and act like martyrs about it.

When I'm out I see parents all the time yelling at or just ignoring their kids. Those kids are going to grow up and do the same thing back to those parents. And I'll bet the parents will still act like martyrs about it.

I'll take all the time I can get with my kid, they're only kids for a little while.

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