From: charly@hal.COM (Charly Rhoades)
Newsgroups: ba.singles
Subject: Things to Do Here (WAS: Re: Driving people from the net)
Date: 6 Oct 92 22:03:16 GMT
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In article <Jawara-300992145118@jawara.apple.com> Jawara@AppleLink.Apple.COM (Ron Drake) writes:
>In article <1992Sep24.220615.19634@ntmtv>, bradletm@ntmtv.UUCP (Tim
>Bradley) wrote:
>> 
>> I hate the area, but my career opportunities are much greater here.  It
>> would be wonderful if everyone could live where they wanted to live, but
>> sometimes we are forced to live in the gutter for awhile.  I've lived in
>> four different countries and umpteen cities.  The South Bay has
>> absolutely no character, and from my experience, ranks at the bottom of
>> my list of places-I-want-to-live-out-my-life.  If there is something
>> here, besides malls, gas stations, 7-11s, and highways, let me know.
>> 
>Coyote Creek Park, Vasona, Club Oasis, Los Gatos, the Santa Cruz mountains,
>Alum Rock Park, Mt. Hamilton, Shoreline, Ravenswood Wildlife Preserve,
>Palo Alto/Stanford, Baylands Park, Rancho San Antonio, Skyline, Stevens
>Creek Park (especially after a heavy rain), Niles Canyon, Mirassou,

[ many, many more interesting things to do deleted for brevity]

>These are all off the top of my head. Some take money. Some are free. You
>may think some of them suck. If you're not the slug you sound like, you'll
>love some of them. Get San Jose and San Mateo County phone books. Look
>these places up. Make an effort. Ask somebody!


Here here!  Ron, thanks for the time and effort you took to rattle off
that worthwhile list of things to do and places to go.

I've been here (south bay) nearly five years but it's constantly amazing
how many (and how many *different* ) things there are to do here, and even
more amazing if you broaden your perspective to include a two-hour drive!

Sometimes I wonder about the attitude of the original poster (Tim)...
But I've heard my share of it.  Imagine attending college in Pittsburgh
and withstanding similar sentiments from NYC area transplants!

I'm as much a culture-carnivore as anyone else, but remember that *you and I*
are also part of the culture of an area.  It just doesn't pop up overnight!
I beleive an area has to cultivate it.  So I make an extra-special effort
to go to F/X in dowtown San Jose whenever the Knitting Factory show comes
to town.  Because if I don't this time, there may not be another time.
I have subscribed to the San Jose Symphony (partly) for the same reason.
(I also truly enjoy theor music, and live music cannot be replaced.)

And jeez!  Expend a little effort!  Have you taken a look at the newspaper,
or even the front of the local Yellow Pages?  How about the _Metro_?  Either
you are unaware of these options, are a slug as suggested by Ron, or you
have extremely narrow interests.  (Or perhaps its just flame-bait, and we
should just chuckle at you, send you away as Mr. Ferriera suggests, and
enjoy all the lack-of- character the South Bay offers, all by our lonesomes,
thank you!)

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