Comments on: The other crucial vote http://wadeonbirmingham.com/2007/09/30/the-other-crucial-vote/ News, features and essays about Birmingham and Alabama Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:49:37 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: convulso http://wadeonbirmingham.com/2007/09/30/the-other-crucial-vote/#comment-52210 convulso Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:55:07 +0000 http://wadeonbirmingham.com/2007/09/30/the-other-crucial-vote/#comment-52210 renaissance....charlemagne...the terminal... where are these? let's neglect what's unique about bham and go with the homogenous. perhaps one of the 'real' bham sites should do its own poll. perhaps the terminal will gain enough traction as a mainstream media outlet in the coming months, and can offer some real choices - if we are to have these inane polls at all. my peeve with birmingham's offerings is topped by the lack of a truly great video rental store. after living in tucson, whose ass bham kicks all over the place in nearly every respect, i've come to value the one thing they have on us (and just about everybody else): a first-rate locally-owned vid store with massive esoteric selection on both VHS and DVD. a store like that really obviates netflix for those obscure titles. renaissance….charlemagne…the terminal…

where are these? let’s neglect what’s unique about bham and go with the homogenous.

perhaps one of the ‘real’ bham sites should do its own poll. perhaps the terminal will gain enough traction as a mainstream media outlet in the coming months, and can offer some real choices – if we are to have these inane polls at all.

my peeve with birmingham’s offerings is topped by the lack of a truly great video rental store. after living in tucson, whose ass bham kicks all over the place in nearly every respect, i’ve come to value the one thing they have on us (and just about everybody else): a first-rate locally-owned vid store with massive esoteric selection on both VHS and DVD. a store like that really obviates netflix for those obscure titles.

]]> By: The readers have spoken, sort of http://wadeonbirmingham.com/2007/09/30/the-other-crucial-vote/#comment-52164 The readers have spoken, sort of Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:08:40 +0000 http://wadeonbirmingham.com/2007/09/30/the-other-crucial-vote/#comment-52164 [...] to note that the 2007 Readers Choice Awards over on al.com have been completed. One take is shared here by local blogger Wade Kwon over on his site Wade on Birmingham. It’s also the only place [...] [...] to note that the 2007 Readers Choice Awards over on al.com have been completed. One take is shared here by local blogger Wade Kwon over on his site Wade on Birmingham. It’s also the only place [...]

]]> By: Wade http://wadeonbirmingham.com/2007/09/30/the-other-crucial-vote/#comment-52115 Wade Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:45:25 +0000 http://wadeonbirmingham.com/2007/09/30/the-other-crucial-vote/#comment-52115 CJ: The more people who shop at Wal-Mart, the more room for us at the "lesser" stores. Ginny: My hidden cams allow for instant people-watching round the clock. CJ: The more people who shop at Wal-Mart, the more room for us at the “lesser” stores.

Ginny: My hidden cams allow for instant people-watching round the clock.

]]> By: Ginny http://wadeonbirmingham.com/2007/09/30/the-other-crucial-vote/#comment-52101 Ginny Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:38:52 +0000 http://wadeonbirmingham.com/2007/09/30/the-other-crucial-vote/#comment-52101 Even though The Gym is not an actual place, isn't that for a different kind of people watching, anyway? Even though The Gym is not an actual place, isn’t that for a different kind of people watching, anyway?

]]> By: CJ http://wadeonbirmingham.com/2007/09/30/the-other-crucial-vote/#comment-52100 CJ Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:13:23 +0000 http://wadeonbirmingham.com/2007/09/30/the-other-crucial-vote/#comment-52100 The number of categories Wal-Mart was nominated for sickened me. It also made me wish I had turned in my own nominations... The number of categories Wal-Mart was nominated for sickened me. It also made me wish I had turned in my own nominations…

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