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Glens Falls wants to have more of a big city atmosphere while keeping in tune with the "Hometown USA" theme, hence the slogan at the Glens Falls Hospital, "Big City Medicine Hometown Care", (whatever the hell that means). A recent plan being put into action by some genius in the city hall that will hopefully make Glens Falls a more "homeless person friendly" city, may do just that. The plan is called "Big City Look And Feel, With All The Hometown Charm and Appeal."
"Yes we need more homeless people here in Glens Falls", the genius at city hall was quoted as saying, "We want the homeless people from the bigger cities all over the state and all over the country to know that they too can call Glens Falls their hometown. We don't discriminate here in Hometown USA, we want the world to know that we cater to people from all walks of life."
So what is this plan? Well first off there will be more benches placed on the streets of Glens Falls and in City Park, so the homeless can sleep there. But only in the daytime of course, and one foot on the ground at all times. These are the rules just like in the big cities, and the Glens Falls police will be strictly enforcing them.
The next part of the plan includes making metal shopping carts easily accessible for the Homeless people to put all their belongings in and to push them around town. Since it is technically illegal to take shopping carts from supermarket parking lots, (a law that's rarely enforced but a law just the same) a metal shopping cart corral will be placed in a strategic location in Glens Falls so the homeless can get easy access to the carts, and can freely take them and use them without breaking the law.
"Yes the homeless people like their metal shopping carts," a random person from city hall said, "And by golly we're gonna give them those metal shopping carts!"
"This will also create more jobs in this city," another genius from city hall said, "We will hire people to build these metal shopping carts which will have the city's slogan "Hometown USA" printed on each handle, and we will hire people to drive around in trucks and pick up the unused carts that homeless people have abandoned and return them to the corral, or to pick up the carts that are need of repair due to a broken wheel or something, and bring them in for reapairs. Yes this plan is not only good for the city's public image, but it's also good for economic growth as well. It's a win win situation for both the city and the homeless people."
Another part of the plan includes building bigger restrooms at the Crandall Library so the the homeless people can come in and shave and wash up. Part of the current renovations going on at the library include larger restrooms with several stalls and sinks in a couple of the stalls.
"We will let the homeless come in and wash up and shave and do their business at our library," a librarian said, "We want the homeless to know that they are certainly more than welcome here."
Of course the churches will have to do their part. They'll have to hand out lots of blankets to the homeless and start putting on more free meals and set up designated shower times for the homeless. Everybody has got to do their part. But many people are afraid that the city of Glens Falls will be overrun by homeless people, but city hall assures us that this will not be the case. Homeless people will feel welcomed here, but there will be rules that they need to abide by, and in the end Glens Falls will look more like a Big City but will still retain all it's Hometown USA qualities. Hence the slogan, "Big City Look And Feel, With All The Hometown Charm and Appeal."
Yes the homeless people will certainly enjoy living in Hometown USA and experiencing all of it's down home small town charm. This is just the first phase of the plan to give Glens Falls a more "BIG CITY" look and feel. More of the plan will be revealed later on. 
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This here is a listing of the Fourth of July events in and around the Glens Falls area, in abstract video format, thank you.
This here is a listing of Fourth Of July Events in and around the Glens Falls area, thank you.
Click here, please! THANK YOU.
Still remembering summer jam 1999.
It's too late for me, but, buddy not for you,
Listen close and I'll tell you what you gotta do;
Don't believe her lies,
Or fall for her alibies,
Without a word of warning she'll break your heart.
She's gonna make you think that you're the only one,
But you'll wake and find out that she was just having fun.
If things are like they were
Don't put all your trust in her.
Without a word of warning she'll break your heart.
At night you'll hear her calling you
And wanting you, and needing you by her side.
Your heart will say "Go follow her.",
But watch it, sir; remember the nights I cried.
If things are like they were
Don't put all your trust in her.
Without a word of warning she'll break your heart.
At night you'll hear her calling you
And wanting you, and needing you by her side.
Your heart will say "Go follow her.",
But watch it, sir; remember the nights I cried.
I give you this advice and it's for free,
Don't let her hurt you, buddy, like she hurt me.
She's lying from the start, she'll tear all your dreams apart.
Without a word of warning she'll break your heart
Without a word of warning she'll break your heart
Without a word of warning she'll break your heart
During one of my recent stints at the Labor Ready, I was sent to a construction clean up job where I noticed a supervisor? I guess that's what he was anyway, holding onto a coffee cup, and talking on a cell phone, and just basically walking around trying to look important, and so this is where I got the idea for this video. It's weird but it totally makes sense, at least to me anyway.
Do you have what it takes to qualify for this coffee cup position? You might, you just might.
And check this out. These are the letters blogger makes you type in before you can post. They keep getting longer and longer. And even when you type them in correctly, they say you din't, and make you type in another set of letters. Keep up the good work.
Yes there once was a thing called Summer Jam, and no it was not jam served only in the summertime, it was popular bands playing at the West Mountain ski center, and fire works after, and it was totally free. But those days are over.
I haven't been there since 1999 when Gary Lewis was playing. But since 1999 summer jam has moved to East Field, and is no longer free, it's 2 or 3 bucks a person, to see unknown bands play crappy cover versions of popular songs, or worse yet their own songs they wrote themselves that you've never heard before and never wanted to hear and never want to hear again!
And its' drunks, lots of drunks. Of course that part has never changed, you really can't really enjoy a band unless you are drunk or stoned or a combination of both. But is summer jam really worth attending? Well I haven't been since 1999, but like I say, I went for the bands. Gary Lewis in 1999, Len Berry and Tommy Roe in 1995, but there haven't been any really good bands playing at summer jam in 8 years, So I have no reason to ever go back again.
And don't take my word for it, one woman said Summer jam in Glens Falls, New York is Terrible!
"...It is nothing but a large crowd of drunk people tripping over small children who are running wild. The security was terrible, as were most of the bands. Obvious drug use was rampant....All in all, Summer jam was not only a complete waste of time and money, it could have actually been dangerous. If you happen to be in Glens Falls, NY for Fourth of July, make sure to run screaming from Summer jam at East Field!"
But in memory of summer jam days gone by I dug up my vhs recording of Gary Lewis in 1999, and am doing my best to transfer it to digital, one song at a time.
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Here is a compilation of drunk driver stories you may have missed during the week of 5-30-2007
Teen seriously injured in Queensbury crash
A Queensbury teenager, Chad Jones, 19, of 28 Hampton Court, was seriously injured and a Gansevoort man, Brad M. Potter, 22, of 84 Spier Falls Road, was charged with driving while intoxicated following a crash on Corinth Road Monday night May 28, 2007 in which a car struck a rock outcropping.
Man injured in early morning crash
A 20-year-old man, James M. Huntley, somehow escaped serious injury early Wednesday, May 23, 2007, at 12:01 a.m. after his sports car slammed into two trees and a retaining wall, police said.glens falls
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This is all a joke man, more or less. It's like someone coming up to you each day and asking, "What's going on in Glens Falls today?" And you respond by saying,"...ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....nothing. The same thing that went on yesterday and the day before that and the day before that, nothing. This is the town all about nothing. So I said let's go with that, and make a blog about Glens Falls, a blog about nothing. But there is something there, there's people, there's buildings, there's parks, but it all adds up to one thing, nothing.
If you still don't get it, I feel sorry for you. So the next time someone asks you what's going on in Glens Falls you'll know what to say,"...ummmmmmmmmmmmm.......
NOTHING!
And yesterday I happened to stop into the Salvation Army for the FREE meal, you get what you pay for, and I spotted a Post Star reporter apparently talking about housing issues. There were a couple people she talked to who actually had legitimate housing issues, but a few others, who shall remain nameless except for their first names, Steve and Dale, just like to talk, and just want someone, anyone, to listen to them as they ramble on incessantly about nothing, and hopefully feel sorry for them. Get real. I think the reporter could easily sniff out the BS, because there was no article printed about it in the Post Star today.
I think immediately upon exiting the Salvation Army the reporter tore out the pages from her notebook and went back to her editor and said, "Sorry but there are no housing issues in Glens Falls, just a bunch of people with sob stories who want someone who hasn't heard it all before, to listen to their story and feel sorry for them, and maybe slip them a few bucks."
Stories such as, "I've spent all my money on beer and cigarettes and getting high and didn't pay my rent this month, and now they want to evict me, can you believe that? Please feel sorry for me ma'am."
Or this classic, "I got hurt years ago, and I can't work, and they are cutting off my disability, and I'm about to lose my house. Even though I work under the table, 7 days a week and collect cans and bottles, I still have no money, Please feel sorry for me."
Or, "I have a fat live in girlfriend, and even though we feed our faces at the soup kitchen everyday, all our money is still spent on feeding her and going out to Burger King and Pizza Hut and McDonald's and Wendy's and Dunkin Donts and the Submarine Shop everyday, and of course I have to buy her stuff like a DVD player and DVD's and big screen tv set, and video games, and I don't have enough money left over to pay rent, please feel sorry for us."
It all amounts to a big fat load of nothing.
So...."Here's a free complimentary box of tissues because we sympathize with all your housing issues."
Have to mention this. There is free food available for all you free food seekers out there. It's available at the Salvation Army on Chester Street, at 5:30pm today. Don't know where that is? Well sorry, your loss. And if you do go there just remember that you get what you pay for so no complaining.glens falls
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These are 10 things I actually like about Glens Falls, starting with number 10. These are in no particular order, and maybe if I find more things that I like, I'll add to this list, but for now there are just 10 things.
10. Chicken Wings from the Glens Falls Hospital Cafeteria 
Why not? They are only .30 cents a piece which is cheaper than any bar, and are available 7 days a week, 5pm to 7pm. Of course I smother mine in hot sauce and blue cheese dressing, what other way is there to eat them?glens falls
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Are you tired of this town? Are you sick of sitting in the park and reading at the library and drinking coffee at Stewart's? Well then this song is for you.
It's a song called Tired Of This Town, by a group called The Only Children Free Download Here
Photo by Hey Paul
I didn't realize it before, but I realize it now, I now know how to create play lists on Youtube. And here it is in all it's glory, Glens Falls of course. Most of those videos are mine, but some of them are from concerts and other people.
Yahoo Photos has decided to shut down, in favor of Flickr. I never could figure out how to browse Yahoo Photos anyway, and I don't think anyone else could either. In my opinion Flickr is way better, and the reason I am mention this is simply because every photo used on this site came from flickr, and I've used flickr for other things as well. So down with Yahoo Photos, we won't miss ya, because we never knew ya.
Just thought I'd mention it.
Since Illness forced My Chemical Romance to cancel their concert last Thursday, you may be wondering where are they playing now? Well their schedule for May is as follows, providing they don't get sick again:
May 8, 2007 - DCU Center - Worcester, MA
May 9, 2007 - Bell Centre, Montreal QC
May 10, 2007 - Scotiabank Place, Kanata ON
May 11, 2007 - Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON
May 12, 2007 - John Labatta Centre, London ON
May 15, 2007 - MTS Centre, Winnipeg MB
May 16, 2007 - Credit Union Centre, Saskatoon SK
May 18, 2007 - Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary AB
May 21, 2007 - WaMu Theater - Seattle, WA
May 22, 2007 - Memorial Coliseum - Portland, OR
More information on their myspace page
For more on My Chemical Romance, check them out on Last.fm here, their official webpage here, and their youtube profile here.
When I mentioned the EVANESCENCE concert last month, I forgot to mention a little information about the group, so just in case you didn't know,
EVANESCENCE official website here, myspace page here, Last.fm page here
EVANESCENCE - Sweet Sacrfice
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EVANESCENCE -Lithium
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Youtube videos are just too flaky, here one minute gone he next so I won't post any, but you can search here.
And yes speaking of Youtube, I have to admit that this was pretty damn funny, From Fall out Boy misheard lyrics on This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race
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Up until yesterday I didn't even know the Post Star had a blog, but they do. And I don't think a lot of other people know about their blog either, because of the severe lack of comments. I stumbled upon it yesterday completely by accident when I saw the YouTube and Glens Falls: They’re all over each other headline in my Google Blog search for Glens Falls rss feed which I monitor daily. As far as I know there is no way to access it from the front page of the Post Star, I mean there might be a way to access it, but the navigation on their site is terrible, so who knows.
But anyway without further ado, here are the archives for The Post Star blog:
* May 2007
* April 2007
* March 2007
* February 2007
* January 2007
* December 2006
* November 2006
* October 2006
* September 2006
On second thought after looking at the homepage of the Post Star more closely, I see the Moms Blog and Sports Thoughts are listed on the front page.
The New Roundabout promises to be more fun than a carnival ride! Hopefully. For the opening ceremony on Sunday there'll be bagpipes and antique cars and a ribbon cutting ceremony, and a trolley doing donuts in the roundabout, a parade, and the Mayor giving a long boring speech. Fun for everybody! But just like any carnival ride there will be some rules:
Here you can read more about How To Navigate Through a Roundabout. The city is apparently anticipating a lot of people approaching the roundabout slowly in their vehicles, stopping before entering the roundabout, and getting out of their vehicles and scratching their heads and wondering what do I do? What do I do?
I say come on man, people are not that dumb, are they? The roundabout may not be much to look at, but it certainly doesn't look hard to navigate. Do we really need rules? Just drive your car into the circle and exit on your street, it's not rocket science. I guess the city is afraid that cars will enter the roundabout and get trapped in there, going round in round for hours until they run out of gas.
But I'll be trying the roundabout out this weekend. It should be fun. And to prove how much fun it is I'll be driving around it about 10 times or so, just to test it out. I should get a video of that. But anyway, if you want to give the new roundabout a whirl, the ride opens Sunday after 3pm. Be there or be a square!
Hurry! Hurry! Drive right up and ride the roundabout, fun for all ages.
