| SilverZ24 |
I know this isn't an acurate image of Calgary, but it was damn funny to read.
These are some quotes from Casey Affleck who was in Calgary for the filming of Jesse James with Brad Pitt. They are taken from todays Calgary Herald:
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"The whole town industry is oil, so there are a . . . lot of the cowboys up there doing like cow wrangling and horseback riding and also a lot of Middle Eastern people, which is an unusual mix. That was kind of the only culture I could find anywhere and lay my finger on, because otherwise -- I don't mean this in a bad way -- it's sort of very dull and kind of a dead town."
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"A lot of people that have kind of high-paying jobs with oil companies get these mansions outside of Calgary.
"There's a lot of land there, so they just buy like a hundred acres and put up a big mansion and live there a few years while they're working. So a lot of people are just there for a few years and then move on. So it doesn't have any real character of its own."
He also said the restaurants in Calgary aren't great and it lacks a strip club scene. lol
Like I said, it isn't completely accurate, but it is funny as hell to read. :lol:
I should post it on beyond for a laugh. :p |
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| n0c7 |
| Sounds just about right for everywhere. A major boom that attracks people, greed, and boredom. :bowdown: |
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| notaturbotalon |
| I too was disappointed in their strip club scene:( Everything seemed normal, then the girls would stop getting naked to do their own announcing/commentating. :blink: |
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| silvia s13 |
| the only strip club i went to down there was a sports bar/ strip club. it was awesome. you could go watch the game and then check out the titties. Cant remember what it was called. |
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| MM99lude |
| Its called the French Maid ;) |
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| silvia s13 |
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Originally posted by MM99lude
Its called the French Maid ;)
YES it was :thumbup: |
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| Vive le Quebec |
a lot of middle eastern people???? are you sure?
there seems to be a whole lotta white in calgary last time i checked...well at least compared to...toronto or montreal. |
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| SuperJay |
| Yeah, but who gives a shit about montreal or toronto? |
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| Rich_A |
if you think Calgary is anything to moan about..
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO LLOYD?
jesus that place is just @$*&@)(*$&@^)(*$@ |
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| hockeyboy77 |
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Originally posted by SilverZ24
I know this isn't an acurate image of Calgary, but it was damn funny to read.
These are some quotes from Casey Affleck who was in Calgary for the filming of Jesse James with Brad Pitt. They are taken from todays Calgary Herald:
He also said the restaurants in Calgary aren't great and it lacks a strip club scene. lol
Like I said, it isn't completely accurate, but it is funny as hell to read. :lol:
I should post it on beyond for a laugh. :p
Even Americans are cutting up an Americanized city.
hahah it's true, there is no sense of character in that place. :rolleyes: |
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| stybscelica |
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Originally posted by Rich_A
if you think Calgary is anything to moan about..
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO LLOYD?
jesus that place is just @$*&@)(*$&@^)(*$@
HAHAHA:lol: :lol: :lol:
Ya but in lloyd ther droppin 100K on those big pimpin superduty's instread of a house.
I love it when they pull up next to me and scheal, scwelch and bang there way through those allison tranies. Alway's a great laugh.
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| ehos |
Calgary was pretty cool about 9-10 years ago. Then all of a sudden (well, if you consider a decade sudden), it went from a nice little city to a BIG FUCKING URBAN SPRAWL.
For example, MacKenzie Town used to be a good 10 minute drive from Calgary! Now it's a part of Calgary proper.
You had to drive quite a while to Okotos, but now you see houses going straight from Okey town to Cowtown. WTF.
It's really nice because they must've doubled thier houses, but the roads are the same (whee!). It takes about an hour to get out of downtown @ 5.
Third largest city in Canada now. That's just crazyness. But for all the people they've added, they haven't added anything 'new'. 17th Ave used to be 'neat', but it's not so neat when you triple the people on the same street.
I hope the boom doesn't affect Edmonton the same way (it's already happening!) |
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| hockeyboy77 |
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The trouble with Calgary
By BILL KAUFMANN, CALGARY SUN
September 1, 2006
Mayor Dave Bronconnier is viewing a deteriorating, increasingly impersonal city with rose-coloured glasses, say some Calgary residents.
Following the Sun's state of the city report yesterday, dozens responded by e-mail, many lamenting emerging problems linked to Calgary's explosive growth.
Some, such as Andrea Kissendal, say the city is following the same dangerous path as Toronto in handling its growing pains and the mayor shouldn't deny it.
"It's quite embarrassing that Mayor Bronconnier can minimize the violence problem in terms of tougher policing rather than to begin to start questioning why this option to choose violence exists in the first place," said Kissendal, 34, who studies urban planning and policy at Toronto's York University.
Each time she returns to Calgary from Toronto, said Kissendal, she sees troubling parallels between the two centres.
"I've noticed the difference -- it's not the same anymore, it's very profound," she said, adding rude drivers and disregard for the poor are increasing.
"Economic prosperity means also dealing with marginalized communities."
On Wednesday, Bronconnier insisted concerns over rapid growth magnified by a brazen spate of violent crime doesn't mean the city is imploding.
The mayor also said the city is addressing the problems, while hoping the police force was employing all the resources council has given it.
A parent who lives in the Beltline who didn't want to give their name said Bronconnier's promises ring hollow in the midst of a decaying neighbourhood.
"I can't take my kid to the park on the corner of 14th Ave. and 11 St. S.W. because it's filled with crack whores and vagrants with stolen bikes," said the resident.
"I know we have a mayor who doesn't miss an opportunity to have his voice heard, but it's the Bart Simpson's dog going blah, blah, blah with no follow-up."
Calgarian H.P. MacPherson said the growing pains are hitting a variety of nerves.
"It's the highest crime rate, lack of hospitals and medical services, high cost of living -- we need more police," said MacPherson.
Resident Peggy Pardy said Calgary's economic boom has intensified a sense of greed that threatens the welfare of others.
"I have a good job, but the rent in this city has gotten ridiculous, and I fear not being able to afford to live here," said Pardy, suggesting rent controls could be one solution.
Bronconnier didn't return calls from the Sun yesterday, but Ald. Madeleine King said she has faith Calgary's co-operative spirit can overcome the city's challenges.
"One of the best and strongest things Calgary has going for it is its true civil society," she said.
Calgarians, she said, shouldn't overlook positive developments.
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YOU SAID IT
"Our entire block now has drug dealers on it 24 hours a day, and there is no longer any place for us to feel safe exiting our building at night."
-- East Village resident Steve Gin
"There's a loss of the compassion and kindness that was once evident everywhere. The quality and class of a lot of the people here now seems similar to the inhabitants of Toronto 20 or 25 years ago."
-- Allan Meyers
"I was born in Calgary and have seen the 'Boom & Busts' before, but what I have not seen in all the years here is the gang violence and total disregard for human life these people seem to exhibit."
-- Cheryl Ptak
"People are becoming more jaded. People are more bad tempered and reacting in violence."
-- Lily Sadler
"Calgary is no longer my city ... It's now about crime, traffic congestion, intolerance, cost of living and so on. To me the word is not 'blossomed.' Rarely is bigger better."
-- Greg James
As a native Calgarian, it's sad to say I miss the people-courtesy, where now road rage, homelessness, social drunkenness ... is much like what exists in Toronto."
-- Andrea Kissendal
"The problem is the empire building within city hall and the school boards, which lead to ever-increasing taxes for Calgarians."
-- Horst Wilms |
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