Issue 31. I did not vote.
I did not vote because I was lazy and forgot to register in time. Also since I did not register with an actual party (at the time), I would not be able to vote in the primaries. According to Ohio Law. I guess.
Issue 31 was a tricky subject. Growth for public arts and community services. Kind of like art class versus algebra. My parents always wanted to hear that I was receiving good marks for algebra, and they never gave a whoot about art class. Now look at me. Heh.
My take on public art is that it is [a part] for the growth of a community. Like athletics, a community needs aesthetics. Otherwise, you will have Fort Worth's in every major state. Lack of public art (Science Center, Art Museums, fundings for local [thought some private] galleries, parks where children will play and not sell crack and 'hoes' (Lincoln Park in Tremont comes to mind; great place for a cultural epicenter for our city--really is great place in the summer for theatre and cultural events; i.e. Hindu Arts Fest, Greek Fest, Irish Fest. Shit then there is Little Italy, with the Riley Hawk Gallery run by Dagoes, great place also 'public/private') ) just means that a city will have no "umph" for people to migrate to, and tourists to spend money at.
I read that the actual "tax" that people are bitching about is like $1.87 per month. Pfft. WTF? As if most of these people don't piss their money away on stupid things they do not need that is on a Blue Light Special. I mean, lets pour tons of money into a Stadium where people litter, get wasted, put more effort into a "super charged 77' Chevy Econoline with a built in 7 burner mesquite smoking gas grill" and run the engine for 4 hours before the afternoon bouts at the 'DAWG POUND' (how bout them DAWGS! YEE MUTHA FUCKIGN HAW!!!).
Makes no sense.
You do know that an 'artist' an architect, city planner, and the government can all get along. Look at the "football field walkway" that connects the city parking lot to the stadium. That is what they mean by funding for public arts.
I am sorry that most people do not like the Claes Oldenburg that we have in Cleveland. (Free Stamp) But you know, Cleveland was just one of the places that received a gift from this amazing artist. Houston, Las Angeles, New York, Hamburg Germany, Spain, and London all have a Claes. SO does Cleveland. People actually came to Cleveland to see it. Just like the Rock Hall. If there is nothing for people to see in a city, what is the purpose to even go there?
Next year we get a true international airport. I have been watching its progress. Pretty amazing. Cleveland will actually have a runway that will support an international flight (747). Think of what will happen to the city if we had a bit more public 'fun things to do; i.e. Art, etc.'. Our hotels, bars, nightlife, and most other 'small businesses' would be making money that is caught up in 'other cultural cities'.
But this is all mute since last night I did not vote. All because I forgot to register in time. So I guess my voice ~would~ have been added to the 46% that said yes to Issue 31. Making it 46%.
written on March 04, 2004
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