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Comment on Silicon Beach: Dreaming the Free Venice Infrastructure by Jamie Virostko

Jamie Virostko — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 22:44:29 +0000

Hmmm…thinking Fonzie is probably a clue…

Comment on Silicon Beach: Dreaming the Free Venice Infrastructure by Fonzie

Fonzie — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:11:08 +0000

Your comment about the date with the homeless guy was hilarious. You still have a great spirit!

I’ll let you try to figure out who this is…

Comment on Drift Away by Jamie Virostko

Jamie Virostko — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 00:34:40 +0000

Thank you for your reply. It is hard. Faith is hard when it is all you got, but seems not to be getting you what you need. Love is all we have…

Comment on Drift Away by Nelson

Nelson — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 23:47:05 +0000

I think this is what a lot of us ‘un-employed’ folks are feeling these days..almost like an invisible entity – existing as ‘ghosts’ to anyone but ourselves, destined to a world of uncertainty and change, and facing the ‘reality’ that only the love we give and receive matter any more…

Comment on ‘REBEL’ at MOCA: Deconstructing James Franco’s Dean by Jamie Virostko

Jamie Virostko — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:51:11 +0000

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Urban Nature III: Sun, Moon, Sky and Venice Beach | Venice Beach Word Dump — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 02:38:33 +0000

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Comment on Silicon Hollywood: Emergency Guide to ‘Venaissance’ by Jamie Virostko

Jamie Virostko — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 13:31:30 +0000

Has it come to a point, regarding the Homeless and Venice Beach, that the burgeoned transient population is too much of a threat to our overall health and prosperity as a community? To quote Dr. Spock, do “the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one?” Or, within a community such as Venice Beach (with its history and long standing commitment to openness and freedom) – are the homeless (in their variegated diversity), some kind of strange plankton, that once scraped off, will disrupt the food chain and starve us from the bottom up?

Obviously, I am on the side of a compassionate solution for our homeless population and keeping Free Venice free. Having said that, I hover near the fence on this one. The homeless problem is getting out of control and, shoving them around from Ocean Front to 3rd Street to wherever, only makes their community more unstable and them more likely to have a negative interaction with the community.

http://jamievsblog.wordpress.com/2012/03/09/weeding-the-garden-of-dark-and-light/

Comment on Silicon Hollywood: Emergency Guide to ‘Venaissance’ by Jamie Virostko

Jamie Virostko — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:35:04 +0000

Oh and cute name. I didn’t notice right away.

Comment on Silicon Hollywood: Emergency Guide to ‘Venaissance’ by Jamie Virostko

Jamie Virostko — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:47:22 +0000

Valid point. There is really no economic reason to tolerate the homeless as we do. It is a moral and social issue. They create a burden on our system. And, I do not think you can dismiss the validity of a world view that has genuine sincerity toward the greater good and does not include the homeless. It is going to be tough.

Comment on Silicon Hollywood: Emergency Guide to ‘Venaissance’ by Jamie Virostko

Jamie Virostko — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:51:26 +0000

Thank you for your comment. I know I get fiery, but I do believe Councilman Rosendahl has a great dream for Venice. I think so many amazing things can happen. I just hope as many of us are part of the future of Venice as possible. I want to see us all involved in the conversation, even if I am a little indelicate and, of course, have dreams of my own for Venice like everyone. Thank you for your hard work on a monumental, but possible, task.