11-27-2021, 08:50 PM
(11-27-2021, 05:16 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: Oh, and for bonus points today we get to watch our tax dollars used to pay a helicopter fly over with a banner advertisement for the stupid museum exhibit which they claim was going to attract out of town visitors. We truly live in the darkest timeline.
Perhaps encampment razzed because of this?
Even if not related, though, I have no problem with The Museum hosting this event and spending money to advertise it. And it will attract a lot of out of town, and indeed, out of country visitors. Perhaps you don't appreciate this type of thing, but it's good for the city and good for the region.
I recall a couple years before Covid-19, and I had parked at the Charles and Benton parking garage, and all these licence plates from elsewhere in Canada and the USA. I mean, I am seeing California and Texas, Florida, Arizona, Washington, etc. On my way back later on, I see some people approaching a California plated car, so I had to ask what was going on, and why there were here. It was for the Ever After festival at Bingemans -- and it for all intents had gone international, but I had no idea how big it was.
So yes, things like this are good. And I do know that the Unzipped exhibit is huge -- and any fan of the Rolling Stones will make their way here, and if they're travelling a longer distance, they'll stay in our hotels, eat at our restaurants, shop at local stores, etc. And all this goes full circle to homelessness -- a stronger, better, more diverse and resilient economy that makes helping those that need help easier.
It's not "for the stupid museum".