Your favourite year of clubbing
303abuser Well….that just means that federal authorities can, and do, make legal raids on places selling. They don’t really bother everyday users, but the dispensaries can’t legally deposit money in banks (because of federal regulations, but I know there’s a movement to hopefully change this), and I think many of them fully expect to be raided from time to time, meaning they take a big loss on profit and product. It’s a shitty situation all around. Maybe ol’ Joe will sign federal legislation on it, but I’m not holding my breath lol.
Yeah the rules are arbitrary and mostly idiotic. Where we don’t muck about is with over-serving as we can be liable if somebody fucks off, drives home, and murders a family in a drunk driving accident. If they can show we served them too much, it’s on us. I’ve paid for far too people’s taxi rides home. People I don’t even know other than pouring them a pint (people smashing through flasks in the bathroom is tough to monitor and you can’t always tell they’re hammered, if it’s busy, until they stand up).
California is okay for the most part. As long as you don’t act a fool with the ABC. But in other parts of the States, places with dry counties where right as you cross the county line there’s 400 liquor stores, are just dumb about it.
And then there’s New Orleans were you can get a daiquiri at a drive-through as long as the paper part of the straw is still on. If I lived there I’d be dead already.
jonattonyeah Actually the pervasive car use and sprawling suburbs and having to drive to a bar is probably a big issue in the US. A Chinese city has a very dense population and every apartment block will have somewhere you can get a drink. Why bother leaving your block? Fuck driving anywhere, fuck driving at all. If you have to go far from the block, you can get on a subway and a cheap as fuck taxi back. Obviously, this is not how things are in, say, Houston, with no public transport, multi-car households, expensive taxis and big distances from home to bar.
Kells77 I’ll drive you to basically any outdoor area where people don’t give a fuck
Like all of Oakland. There are literally no rules here. The cops have an unofficial policy to not enforce traffic laws in certain neighborhoods to avoid possible altercations. You can blow through a red light in Fruitvale and they’ll be like meh. The cops, through their own malfeasance, also don’t have any public trust so their testimony alone isn’t enough in court cases involving like murders - you better have an eye-witness which isn’t going to happen more often than not. Fucked up? Yeah, but it’s nice to just take care of things yourself. There’s a certain code and community here and everyone kinda knows each other. You get your ass beat, well you probably asked for it.
jonattonyeah The cops, through their own malfeasance, also don’t have any public trust so their testimony alone isn’t enough in court cases involving like murders
wasn’t it in oakland where tupac shot the cop and got the charges tossed? it’s been 30 years, but i think i’m remembering that correctly.
Totally and I was going to say the same. The west coast was developed just a few years too late - no consideration for public transport and completely car-centric. The “single family home” is also held in high regard so we end up with sprawl. It’s also why I think some might not get Cobra Kai or The Big Lebowski. There’s a certain vibe and feel to Southern California and those littles nuances make those shows and movies oddly comforting and amusing. If you’re not familiar with it, you just might not get it. Like how people in SoCal might not understand the importance of The Winchester in Shaun of the Dead as a plot point. They can’t appreciated pub culture or what having your local means as that’s just not really a thing down there.
Yeah but they were off duty and, word was, up to shenanigans. OPD also had The Riders who were, along with the Rampart scandal, part of creating that show The Shield. They were planting all sorts of things; robbing dealers. And a few years ago, 14 officers were charged with a sex abuse scandal involving a teenage prostitute. It was only uncovered when one of the cops killed himself and confessed in a suicide note. I don’t think anyone was fired which speaks for itself. This place is pretty crazy but I like it.
jonattonyeah Oakland has an area called ‘Jingletown’. Doesn’t sound very gangsta.
jonattonyeah i’m sure it’s fine, depending on the neighbourhood like anywhere else. i got as far as the oakland coliseum both times we were there, chose to stay in san fran instead. the bart with a few thousand raiders fans was an experience lol.
Amps Oakland has an area called ‘Jingletown’. Doesn’t sound very gangsta.
The softest sounding places are often the most gangsta.
Ever taken the 10A bus in Liverpool? Kensington, Foxwood, Old Swan, Elm Park, Fairfield, Dovecot, and you’re lucky if it’s not a burnt out shell by the end of it.
Meanwhile, a newcomer would probably think “I’ll steer clear of Aigburth”
Love Alexi….my favourite Scouser.
After Amps (obviously)
Yeah it’s fine for the most part. I always say if you’re looking for trouble, it’s easy to find in Oakland, but keep to yourself and don’t behave like a jackass and you’ll be okay. Deep East Oakland is another story. I wouldn’t mess about it that part of the Town. Too many kids with guns and nothing to do.
Here’s a pretty good doc that gets to the heart of Oakland’s troubles if interested. Crazy how many of the people in it are now dead. Much of Oakland has gentrified in recent years but Deep East just seems impervious to change. Rough out there. Zack would do well with his slumlord business.
1989 was my favourite year by a country mile - I only caught the tail end of 88 - and though 1990 was excellent too, nothing ever compares to your first cally in an aircraft hanger 