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WHAT THE MAN SAID TO THE MARTIAN | The District Weekly

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  • Dave Wielenga

    1 year ago

    I've reported this comment to our moderator.
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  • Moderator

    1 year ago

    The previous comment was removed due to offensive language.
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  • 835

    1 year ago

    It's always a special day when one of America's few remaining literary geniuses steps up to defend the good things in life. I want my children reading this guy, f*** Harry Potter
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  • wswaim

    1 year ago

    I love the Angus Young look.
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  • Chris Ziegler

    1 year ago

    'i command you to love me.' - r. bradbury 2008
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  • Steve Crews

    1 year ago

    I was there for the occasion (the tall guy with the ponytail wearing the Blizzard hat).

    It was great to see Bradbury in person, particularly in that kind of setting, but overall I found it to be a somewhat depressing affair.

    The fate of Acres seemed to be echoed in Bradbury's own failing health, and I almost felt we were watching two funerals in progress, standing there in that room.

    Neither of them seemed to have very long left to live on this Earth.
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  • Daniel de Boom

    1 year ago

    Maybe not, Steve, but Bradbury at least was still full of fight.
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  • Andy

    1 year ago

    When I first moved into the Lafayette, there was a used bookstore on the corner that took up the spaces where the African art store, the salon, and the former space for Open bookstore.

    It was ramshackle and loosely organized, and run by two old ladies. One of the more interesting parts was the large aisle of porn directly opposite the checkout, where creepy guilt worked better than any security system. They lost their lease and I'm not sure where everything eventually was carted off.

    But it was a great place to spend idle Sat mornings, wandering the collections and finding things you didn't know you needed. When it cleared out, I was allowed to go in a rummage through the things deemed not worthy of moving, from which I got a collection of pulp paperbacks and 1920s National Geographics.

    I still think of those ladies when I look at those paperbacks and magazines, and wonder if anyone ever remembers their book buying experience at a Barnes and Noble.

    Long live Acres of Books, but get your memories now.
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  • Bradley Zint

    1 year ago

    This whole ordeal sadly reminds me yet again of why I have nicknamed Long Beach the Wrong Beach more often than not.

    Long Beach now unfortunately continues its civic history of “brilliant” ideas, namely tearing down The Pike that once made the LBC the place to be in L.A. on the weekends (and, many years later, replacing it with a newer yet tasteless, character-less, glorified strip mall with a fake roller coaster reminiscent of the older, more real one that they tore down, too); building a breakwater that would turn the once-popular beaches into seaside deserts of emptiness (not to mention the infamous distinction of being the oceanic trash tanks of the Southland’s waste); and now bulldozing a bookstore sacred to many.

    What great scheme will the city come up with next? Free all the fish in its beloved Aquarium of the Pacific in the name of “fish rights”?

    -Bradley Zint
    Edgartown, Mass.
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  • Lisa

    1 year ago

    I cannot understand how we had a visit from a timeless, world-class author in the second district and no political representation was present. No Suja, no Foster, no Lowenthal of any sort, hell no lackey of any kind came to greet this legend. What, was there some lame ass ribbon cutting going on at the same time?! Its just embarassing and is a perfect example of the short sightedness that is a constant in this city. Luxury condos my ass...
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  • Erron Elliot Olson

    1 year ago

    Yeah, Lisa. The entire time all this RDA bullshit was going on Suja never stepped ONE FOOT into Acres. NOT ONE. What representation.

    I'm surprise I didn't see her here for Bradbury, because it woulda been a great photo op (a la Burt Grimm's). Oh yeah, she DID step foot into our parking lot when they demolished the buildings adjacent to us. How nice.
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  • Andy

    1 year ago

    Because she loves her some developer cash for her next campaign.

    That or she's in Austria "scoping" builders for the hydrogen-powered monorail to Belmont Shore..
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  • Erron Elliot Olson

    1 year ago

    Andy, and all of our patrons, we appreciate the support you have given us. Sincerely.

    At least we still have Open.
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  • Daniel de Boom

    1 year ago

    Andy-Do you still live at the Lafayette?
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  • Andy

    1 year ago

    No, still downtown though. My 10 years in apt. 632 were like an extended dorm stay, with great people (mix of old, young, crazy, and creative) and that labyrith of a basement has hundreds of stories to tell. Turn out the lights and go exploring...it's like being in Saw III. Also, Sharon, the office manager, is a doll.
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  • Andrew Williams

    1 year ago

    Long live Ray and Acres of Books.
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  • RDA

    12 months ago

    LONG LIVE THE RDA

    DEATH TO ALL THINGS OLD
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  • Gunther

    12 months ago

    What's interesting to me from this topic is the RDA's involvement with a bunch of crappy projects. I don't think we can point to another city run agency that has a worse track record then these guys. Does every city have an RDA? Why does ours suck so bad?
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  • Andreas

    12 months ago

    If craig beck thinks city place was such a mistake then why does he back the city place lofts that are part of the overall development plan, which for those of you that aren't familiar are the "lofts" built in the albertsons parking lot that look like complete crap. Check this video for a cameo from mr. beck himself. http://lang.presstelegram.com/video/082707_real...

    i can't wait to see what the RDA has in store for the AOB site when they finally clear the land.
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  • Andy

    12 months ago

    Thanks for pointing that out..I missed it in the article.

    So, City Place was a mistake? The stores or the housing? Oh, I bet he wishes he never said that.

    And there's nothing wrong with the "lofts" in the parking lot as long as you don't mind living in a building that looks like a U-Stor-it storage facility.
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  • Andrew Williams

    11 months ago

    The LBCC is a bunch of pussies. You'd break an old man's heart--a man who has more talent, bravery, courage and intelligence in his pinkie than you all have in your entire corpulent bodies--for a fucking Quiznos'. Fuck you all. Molotov cocktails on the house.
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  • Andy

    11 months ago

    So, the Vault 350 is now for sale...look for the RDA to propose spending millions of your tax dollars to acquire it and turn it into more texture-coated housing and unoccupied retail spaces...and then sell it to a developer...that they then get a kickback for. Here's an idea..how about a cultural venue that would bring folks downtown or keep it as a club where old punk bands play?
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