tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post8514926661568290378..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: Blarney Blowout 2013Larry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-26799992425052239622013-03-13T19:20:47.700-04:002013-03-13T19:20:47.700-04:00"I'm with you, I was near there too, amid..."I'm with you, I was near there too, amidst all those green jersey-clad young college boys, and the last time I was that scared I was being held hostage in Iran."<br /><br /><br />You shoulda told em where you were from.<br /><br />The clerics woulda treated you like royalty.Roach Patrolling the streets of Tehrannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-24855337357780268362013-03-12T22:15:51.750-04:002013-03-12T22:15:51.750-04:0015 wrongs don't make a right.15 wrongs don't make a right.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-21116701040171569232013-03-12T21:49:43.220-04:002013-03-12T21:49:43.220-04:00Umass is clearly the only place where this is a pr...Umass is clearly the only place where this is a problem....actually looks nowhere as bad as those others..<br /><br /><br />http://m.brobible.com/college/article/best-college-st-patricks-day-partiesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-32733495703680757722013-03-12T20:40:04.897-04:002013-03-12T20:40:04.897-04:00Glad you escaped (both scenarios).Glad you escaped (both scenarios).Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-57555847541380680642013-03-12T20:30:29.941-04:002013-03-12T20:30:29.941-04:00I'm with you, I was near there too, amidst all...I'm with you, I was near there too, amidst all those green jersey-clad young college boys, and the last time I was that scared I was being held hostage in Iran.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-37008911092050567572013-03-12T13:19:53.235-04:002013-03-12T13:19:53.235-04:00I drove through that area about 20 minutes before ...I drove through that area about 20 minutes before this unfolded. They were definitely creating a disturbance. People were darting in and out of cars, and mind you this is a major offramp into town. Kids were yelling, drinking in public, screaming from the houses on one side to the apartments on the other, and of course there was a bagpipe player with half-naked, fat, drunk boys surrounding him. There were so many people that traffic was nearly stopped. It took a long time to get to the light, and I was honestly terrified the entire time. I believe the last time I was that frightened while driving was the day I got lost and ended up in East L.A. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-64129853528803204802013-03-12T12:48:19.130-04:002013-03-12T12:48:19.130-04:00Watch the YouTube videos (you seem to have a lot o...Watch the YouTube videos (you seem to have a lot of time on your hands). Lots of bottles and cans were flying about.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-15282506192283262232013-03-12T11:54:29.709-04:002013-03-12T11:54:29.709-04:00So one individual throwing a beer at you is a &quo...So one individual throwing a beer at you is a "riot"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-77693110257925470412013-03-12T10:51:38.528-04:002013-03-12T10:51:38.528-04:00I had a ver large full can of beer hurled at my he...I had a ver large full can of beer hurled at my head hours before police arrived.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-84225106890528026292013-03-12T10:42:47.502-04:002013-03-12T10:42:47.502-04:00Yeah, thanks. It's interesting how the first ...Yeah, thanks. It's interesting how the first sentence of the article you refer me too reads like this...<br /><br /><i>...during what officials call a "riot"...</i><br /><br />Also, nothing in there says that the crowd was creating a "disturbance" before the "riot police" got there. Is a large crowd by definition a "disturbance"?<br /><br />Were the students throwing bottles at each other before cops got there?<br /><br />There are riots, and then there are riots, and clearly the editor of the article you cite understands that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-78107874481656472232013-03-12T10:02:06.589-04:002013-03-12T10:02:06.589-04:00Here I'll help you out
http://www.wwlp.com/dp...Here I'll help you out<br /><br />http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/local/hampshire/6-arrested-in-riot-at-amherst-apartment-complexAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-62571565410210841742013-03-12T09:00:03.861-04:002013-03-12T09:00:03.861-04:00"not so sure anyone was" is very differe..."not so sure anyone was" is very different than "didn't". word-twister.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-50423235473539478692013-03-12T08:51:07.264-04:002013-03-12T08:51:07.264-04:00"didn't riot until the police showed-up....."didn't riot until the police showed-up...' Are you for real, did you not notice the part about several people treated for injuries after being hit by bottles, people on the roof, lighting shit on fire?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-64284288408470301872013-03-12T08:31:57.950-04:002013-03-12T08:31:57.950-04:00I think that would be wonderful! We need small dow...I think that would be wonderful! We need small downtown places with live local bands. It would even attract revenue from surrounding towns. I would think that kids - anyone - would consume less alcohol per minute if they were distracted by conversations with friends, music, just fun in general.<br /><br />It's easier to redirect flowing water than it is to stop it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-38285368093071862042013-03-12T07:40:59.266-04:002013-03-12T07:40:59.266-04:00how about some places downtown with live music?how about some places downtown with live music?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-49132555915408518692013-03-12T06:28:49.317-04:002013-03-12T06:28:49.317-04:00To March 11, 2013 at 6:50 PM - Many college kids d...To March 11, 2013 at 6:50 PM - Many college kids drink. There's nothing wrong with that. But they are too young to monitor how much they can safely drink because this is too new. Guess what - I have a kid who could be in college and I drink wine on occasion. It's really not a sinful thing in moderation.<br /><br />Amherst downtown is boring. Just go to Northampton and compare the two. Northampton is very small town, but they invest in their downtown. There are people everywhere - of all ages and at all hours of the day.<br /><br />Let the kids be kids. Give them something to do downtown. Expand downtown, encourage small business ownership, and funnel this consumer demand to the business district where it should be. It would be a win/win or all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-67352334205368999992013-03-11T23:51:14.404-04:002013-03-11T23:51:14.404-04:00I could name 100 fun and interesting things a coll...<i>I could name 100 fun and interesting things a college student could do in this area on a Friday night besides drinking at a bar or at a house party</i><br /><br />Name five.<br /><br />Just name five things that a young person from Metro Boston would find "fun and interesting" -- and and I mean to that type of person. Not to you.<br /><br />I honestly can't think of one -- one that such a person (not you or I) would find "fun and interesting." And that is the problem...Dr. Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-18230677399442036432013-03-11T23:50:20.520-04:002013-03-11T23:50:20.520-04:00I could name 100 fun and interesting things a coll...<i>I could name 100 fun and interesting things a college student could do in this area on a Friday night besides drinking at a bar or at a house party</i><br /><br />Name five.<br /><br />Just name five things that a young person from Metro Boston would find "fun and interesting" -- and and I mean to that type of person. Not to you.<br /><br />I honestly can't think of one -- one that such a person (not you or I) would find "fun and interesting." And that is the problem...Dr. Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-1948685508749059272013-03-11T23:28:08.144-04:002013-03-11T23:28:08.144-04:00I hope the riot police will be present this year t...I hope the riot police will be present this year to tame all the drunks at the Holyoke and Boston St. Patrick's Day parades.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-63745611813768851832013-03-11T23:25:50.238-04:002013-03-11T23:25:50.238-04:00And yes, Wal-Mart customers riot every year on Bla...And yes, Wal-Mart customers riot every year on Black Friday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-15940483208632899602013-03-11T23:24:30.335-04:002013-03-11T23:24:30.335-04:00I'm not so sure that anyone was "rioting&...I'm not so sure that anyone was "rioting" until the riot police showed up...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-78207614013708451252013-03-11T18:57:10.356-04:002013-03-11T18:57:10.356-04:00I think you will find that the biggest difference ...I think you will find that the biggest difference between UMass and UConn is that manner in which the students (collectively) are treated both by the university and community.<br /><br />WalMart's customers aren't rioting, are they? UMass' are -- and doesn't that raise a few questions????<br /><br />An alumnus from the late '80s who will remain nameless had occasion to come back a few years back, and occasion to discuss UMass with various groups of students and the thing that struck her was the visceral level of dislike she heard and from places where she "would never have expected it."Dr. Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-87405925166531727912013-03-11T18:50:41.212-04:002013-03-11T18:50:41.212-04:00Waaaaaaaah, We have nothing to do! Waaaaaaaaaaaah...<i>Waaaaaaaah, We have nothing to do! Waaaaaaaaaaaah!</i><br /><br />I could name 100 fun and interesting things a college student could do in this area on a Friday night besides drinking at a bar or at a house party. Of course there's nothing wrong with drinking responsibly, in my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-5875080335790240942013-03-11T18:45:26.523-04:002013-03-11T18:45:26.523-04:00anon 12:59
I know you were asking a serious quest...anon 12:59<br /><br />I know you were asking a serious question, I don't know the answer and I was in a silly, sarcastic mood after just reading through some of the comments on here. I hope someone has the answer, it's an interesting question. Don't take it personally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-72602604569174308942013-03-11T16:48:03.725-04:002013-03-11T16:48:03.725-04:00I've lived in towns with huge universities - n...I've lived in towns with huge universities - no problems. <br /><br />The difference: <br /><br />- a lot more apartments in the area with on-site property management monitoring the premises around the clock and evicting those who violate the lease. We really need a lot more professional apartment complexes.<br /><br />- tenants are terrified of their property managers. <br /><br />- far more bars and clubs downtown for the students to drink and have a good time with friends. This gets rid of the house parties and funnels that activity where it should be. Plus, you have a bartender who will cut the patron off when they've had enough.<br /><br />Amherst has no apartments for these kids, so they live in houses with no property managers to be seen. They also have nothing to do because Amherst really isn't much fun downtown. There's nothing to do for anyone at any age, really, if you stay in Amherst.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com