Asheville, North Carolina

“Undoubtedly one of the kindest places on the East Coast. Nice nuggets, a lively and experimental music scene, and the overall friendly atmosphere make this town a must for nomadic freaky friends! I’ll see you when I roll through town.”

“One thing i have noticed over the past few years is that the hippies have gotten richer. a lot are weekend hippies now! there are a lot of unique and awesome people here, and then again there are a lot of rich people too…”

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  1. just got back to d.c. from a visit to the asheville area…first time down there…
    real long drive(for those of you thinking about visiting from d.c.) twice as long as going to obx. some of the most beautiful scenery off of blue ridge prkwy. downtown asheville is nice with lots of small business and hippie places and art painted on the walls, cute girls too. i really enjoyed walking by the beautiful churches (thumbs up to the person playing the bells last tuesday afternoon at trinity episcopal church, beautiful!). a big concern is all the cars and pollution…where does it go? it just sticks around, the mountains hold it in. so many suvs and minivans w/aggressive drivers just like d.c.. asheville seems to be suffocating itself…its natural makeup is not compatible with industry and population growth. if i moved to the asheville area, i would definately live up in the mountains an hour away or so, where the air is fresh and when i’m an old geezer in cronic pain and poopin’ myself, i’d move down to asheville(or back up to d.c.) so i could die nice and quick from the bad air.
    btw, for those visiting asheville, make sure to go to mt mitchell(north blueridge pkwy) and lake lure(east 74) when the weather is nice…breathtaking!

  2. one more reflection on my trip to asheville:
    LOTS OF PORK! they were everywhere in the town and surrounding areas…
    i don’t know if they were just out to patrol and keep the peace or if they were hunting down the peaceful hippie…anyways, i was not harrassed but noticed that they noticed me for better or for worse. perhaps someone who has experienced encounters with “the man of asheville” could elaborate…does he/she take half your bag and let you go or do you get thrown in jail and have to deal with a world of grief? NORML website shows that N.C. has pretty much decriminalized small amounts…is this true?
    as far as the blue ridge pkwy is concerned: only saw 1 obvious ranger on the road throughout the whole 4 hour drive from asheville to the rt.77 exit in VA… seemed pretty safe to smoke up on the pkwy but i would be weary of the possibility of plain clothed rangers in everyday cars looking to bring misery to the unexpecting nature lover smoking a bowl who thinks everyone is cool because nature is so beautiful and “how could anyone be concentrating on busting me when the scenery is so nice?” let me tell you they are out there! i’ve known several people who suffered because of brutes who would rather play cat and mouse on a beautiful day then sit back and enjoy being alive…
    no matter how safe it seems, and how perfect the “hippie haven” appears to be, be alert and discreet for you never know when those who lurk will pounce!

  3. I’m supposed to be moving to Maggie valley in the next year or so…. Anyone know what the vibes there are like or any cool surrounding cities? What’s up with the indian reservation….anything go on there?

  4. i have lived in asheville since i was 9 yrs old. i am from a truly poor and backward area. is this not suppose to be a hippie site? i have never seen such pigheaded rude and unaccepting people in my entire life. the people in asheville for the most part tend to be friendly but as with any place there are some people who can make your life miserable.the club scene is wonderful. but recently alot of wealthly have been moving in driving up the prices for everything. i use to hang out at a very alternative coffee shop where the prices were quite resonable. i would sit on the porch outside and sip my tea and watch the people come and go they have recently moved into a higher priced building in town now there prices are outragous and there atmosphere is gone. i will not go to any other coffee shops in town for they are even more over priced. asheville use to be a nice place for hippies but not anymore the cops will hassle you people will look down on you. but thats typical for anywhere. but over all its still a nice place to live. reading several of these reviews i have gotten quite angry at some of them. for while i am not an asheville native by birth i am by choice.one review mentions the crime and the “queers” downtown that is offiencive this person seems to be one of those religious nut jobs who make my life miserable by attempting to force there belife system on me. i respect everyones right to believe in what they wish to believe in. but i would like the same respect to believe in whatever i believe in or nothing if that is my choice. the guy who is paying 600 dollars a month for rent in asheville for a 4 room house is insane. i pay 400 a month for a 2 bedroom in city limits so i suggest he get the hell out of asheville or stop complaning go back to chicago but i dont think that will help as he seems to be a sucker anyone can take advantage of. now monkey man who is the only name i remember from all of this needs to just shut the fuck up first of all i know im not a great speller but hes talking about people in asheville being stupid he needs to read his own comments and do work on it cause he cant spell FOR SHIT and who taught him grammer? must have been a monkey. just because i spell badly doesnt mean i am stupid and i would get in a battle of wits with him any day. but i dont believe in battling againts the unarmed. you people who are talking about moving to asheville please do its a very nice place downtown can be expensive but stick to the outlying communites and you cant go wrong. if your looking for school with low student to teacher ratio city schools are not for you. if its grade schools your looking for west asheville has recently opened some of there old abandoned school because of the overcrowding problem in west asheville and now they have the lowest student to teacher ratio of any in the area. high school are a bit more of a problem many of them are still overcrowded everwhere in asheville.the best schools are of course in the higher priced neighborhoods as school funding is dependent on property taxes. the best elem. school is in barnardsville but that is way outside of town. the best school in city limits would be johnston elem. but hight school are mostly a toss up if u want to live somewhere inexpensive i recommend you move to the erwin school district where you can live within city limits and still go to a county school. where as in larger areas chicago ny any where in cali they have eliminated most after school programs and non essenital classes. most schools in the asheville area still offer music programs drama programs girl sports and many after school programs. there is also and excelent gifted program in the area schools.for smokers of cigaretts “shame on you shame on me” you wont find them cheaper anywhere in the country. for smokers of other things you wont find it cheaper anywhere in the country. if you want to avoid the crime stay out of the projects and off eagle street and you’ll be fine.and if you want to get back to nature its such a short drive to beautiful scenery lakes and rivers over all i love asheville and wouldnt want to live anywhere else. one final comment on the “queer” thing there is a large gay community here in asheville and i wouldnt have it any other way because im not closed minded or pigheaded. there are alot of people who will try to bum from you or run a con on you but i have never seen anyone of there knees begging anyone in asheville and ive lived here more than 20 yrs.

  5. I’d like to know what all the negativity is about from some of the commenters here . I was just in Asheville a couple
    of weeks ago and I had a right nice time . Let me tell you
    about it . First , I love the mountains , and the rivers in the
    area . Some of you criticizers say it’s smog is on a par
    with Los Angeles . That is a gross exaggeration . True, there
    is some air pollolution , but still is lower than most towns
    I’ve been in ; and it’s a helluva lot lower than Charlotte .
    UGH ! The French Broad River is relatively clean and it’s a
    lot of fun to whitewater . There are lot of great clubs and
    restaurants . One criterion for me is how many vegetarian
    restaurants a town has and A’ ville has several . One personal
    fave of mine is Rosetta’s which is open til 3:00 am (dig it )
    and has plenty of vegan options . My two favorite health
    food stores are the French Broad co-op ( where I always run
    into friends and where all the hippies shop ) and Earth Fare .
    I love to go groove and sometimes participate in the drum
    circles in the parks on Friday nights .
    I was fortunate one night panhandling in front of the Orange
    Peel . This really sweet chick came up to me and gave me a Blondie ticket ( thanks again , Blake , I love you ! ) and I went
    inside ,enjoyed the show and got Debbie Harry’s autograph . Right
    fucking on ! I also had a chance to see many of the local
    yokels perform who were quite good .
    If it’s alternative spirituality your after , I suggest checking out the Eckankar center on Patton Ave. and attend an
    uplifting HU chant . The services are 11:00 am on Sunday.
    The folks there are quite nice and made me feel welcome( hi
    Chris ! have you read my book ,luv ?) and Eckanker strongly
    emphasizes astral or out of body travel and reincarnation .
    ( far fuckin’ out ) Plus there are Zen Buddhist sanghas as well .
    Lastly , it’s a friendly town . Mayberry with a cosmopolitan
    flair . Thanks Andi and Barry for dining me and lettin’ me spend
    the night . How is it going , Brad ? I’ll write you later . Michelle , I
    love you , but I’m still waiting for your email . And hi to the
    other hippies I partied with but are too numerous to name .
    I had only two negative experiences there . One , a pig forced me to tear up my panhandling sign or go to jail . Asshole . And second , some redneck yelled ” hey you goddamn hippie , get a
    haircut ! ) this incident took place on Asheland Ave. south of
    Patton . So , hippies avoid the neighborhood .
    If you’re coming north from Athens Ga . Please avoid the
    goddamn interstate and take U.S. highway 64 east from
    Franklin . You’ll see some of the most beautiful country ever.
    Highway 64 is a two-lane highway that winds through the
    mountains and follows a mountain river . There’s a pool on
    the side of the road with a natural waterslide leading in to it .
    Take that route , go swimming in the river , ride the waterslide
    and say ” fuck the interstate ” .

  6. The level of realism in some of the commentary here is a bit scarce. (some not all)
    I’ve lived in and around the area of Asheville NC for the majority of my life.
    Granted, it is undoubtedly one of the most unique places in the country for its people and the general downtown scene. On the plus side, the mountains are beautiful and often taken for granted by the disgruntled locals. There is a wide varitey of music. (although a bit of a bluegrass/hippy overdose imo) It is wide open for those with views that aren’t necessarily the norm in modern times.
    But I would say it is a place best enjoyed from afar. The cost of living is not matching the local job market. There is no such thing as cheap rent unless you desire to be a roomate to someone with any number of varying mental problems or issues.
    I would highly suggest that you have a good grip on money or a masters degree in a field that will ensure you can live comfortably or this is not the place you should show up to spur of the moment.
    Contrary to popular opinion it is not a free love, anti society where the weed is top notch and everybody is lovey dovey all the time! In Asheville it is a matter of who you know many times and not who you are. Black Helicopters land on buildings in A-ville and do test runs. haha
    The homeless problem in A-ville is bad.
    (real bad)
    Its a great place in many ways and a place that holds a lot of misconception in other ways. If you are planning to move here that is great. Just make sure you have it well planned. This isn’t the place to just show up and try to make work for you.
    Also make sure you can deal with strong odors cause theres some stinky mother fuckers out here …hehe

    peace,
    dave

  7. These guys seem to have Asheville covered. The rest of NC has many of the same problems…rich people moving in driving up prices to were locals cant make it. Somehow we need to unplug this preppie/yuppie lifestyle crap. Im about sick of it. I would like to suggest that they move somewere they dont stick out as being rich. Yes ive seen quite a few hippies in Asheville and its known as one having one of the largest gay populations in the state. Never had any people related problems there. The roads can be confusing. The cost of living is rising rapidly i would strongly recomend looking elsewere if someone was looking for a cheap place to move, set up shop and take advantage of others. Also
    it takes time to learn your way around town. Dont look for some shining gem…..mostly shabby old brick buildings and overpriced 1970s strip developments very ran down with outragous prices. Seems everyone that owns something sets around and dreams up higher prices to pass the time, errrr that be $7.95.00 for that skaters surprise latte!

  8. WOW! I have to say with the exception of Rhina, Artise, Monkey man and some 16 year old – these postings were incredibly juvenile and stupid. I wouldn’t take heed of any of these dubious opinions! most of you ARE in fact STONED*I am from NYC originally , have lived in Los Angeles – and now currently reside in San Diego. I really wanted to get out of here – but the utter stupidity frightens me to the core. it’s not the occassional misspelling that bothers me – it’s the overall essence coming off the people. MAN!!! I was proud of myself for wanting to break the myth of the south in my own mind – but now………… I think i’ll stay in southern california. you want to talk expensive $$$$$ you stupid hippies. get some sophistication and actually be progressive!!! stop panhandling ~~ it is in no way marxist or cool!!!

  9. i am a juggalo. insane clown posse. we’re new dead heads. peace and love. and trees. i love the trees. asheville is the most beautiful place i have ever seen and the place i still call my home even though i moved back to cleveland ohio. i hate the smog and the out right rudeness of people. i really miss that southern hospitality. the good vibes you get from every one, even the red necks. and the bud is the best any where. there is everything from dirt green that wont get you a little buzz at all, to the fluffy bright green cronic that will blow your mind! just like any place there are goods and bads, but asheville has the good and it definately out wieghs the bad. hug a tree for me, i’ll be home soon.

    much clown love,
    wig splitta

  10. Everything posted here is true of Asheville. I grew up there and couldn’t wait to leave. It can be viewed as a wonderful place full of friendly people. But I found it wasn’t that simple. Your hippy children are going to get picked on in county schools, big time. The “rednecks” are a very self-righteous egotistical self-hating type of people. They absolutey despise anyone free enough to enjoy themselves. They religiously train their children to be this way from an early age. Most children receive spankings for the wrong tone of voice etc. Its a very cowardly and self-loathing culture. Criticizing hippies, liberals, gays, yankies and other hateful types of conversation is only way to build report with co-workers in many workplaces. You have to understand this culture. Adults can seem very accepting but that is only because they are afraid of conflict. You will notice the country people avoid eye contact. They have very fearful personalities. They tend to be polite to outsiders, but when its just a bunch of locals they will engage in very hateful conversations about outsiders.

    Maybe its difficult for me because I grew up there and its easy to talk with the accent and be accepted shown the true nature of the locals. I used to see plenty of outsiders who were oblivious to how the locals view them. I was amazed by a pharmacist I worked with in a drug store before I moved to CA who was in love with the area and thrilled about sending her 5 year old son to a good county school, she enjoyed all the touristy things and felt accepted by everyone. What she didn’t see was that everyone actually hated her. My coworkers called her “that ugly yankie bitch” behind her back. The customers all talked about how rude she was and conspired to try and get her fired. Everyone was nice to her face of course. Its like she just floated on a cloud of ignorance and that what lots of outsiders do. She was actually very nice but she offended everyone because she didn’t speak in the local folksy dialect and had a professional attitude about her job (i.e. requiring customers to have a valid prescription to obtain prescription drugs.)

    I moved back to Asheville last summer and lasted 3 weeks before I packed up and returned to CA. Asheville is a hole that will eat you alive. I left Asheville with $300 bucks in pocket and my vehicle has 250k miles on it. I was getting out it meant walking back west. After living in Cali (even though its so cal) Asheville was a nightmare. I had read great things about it and looked back with rose colored glasses. I got a job with an electrical company and found myself in a $7.50/hr nightmare. It was like high school but even worse. The guys talked about beating up “n*ggers” and jesus is gonna put all the queers in hell. They talked about all the “nasty fuckin” hippies downtown. We were in the work truck when a purple Ford Thunderbird (driven by a hispanic that probably thought his car was very pretty) passed and the guys started saying “what a fuckin queer must be drivin it” and how “we” oughta “round ’em all up and put a bullet in each ones head.” This is how they talked all day they never got tired of this sort of thing. We were working on older houses that new comers were fixing up. One homeower was very queer acting but the guys were so nice to his face its easy to see why misconceptions abound about Asheville. Two of the guys took a shit this homeowners bushes while he was out. They also threw large rocks at his neighbors dog just to hear it yelp.

    Lots of people enjoy moving to Asheville. But I think I know it too well. I was so traumatized by my 3 weeks there last summer I did nothing but smoke cronic all day for several months when I came back home to Cali. I still have nightmares that I’m back in Asheville and wake up so relieved to be here in Cali with my roomate and best friend who supported me after I left for 3 weeks and came crying back.

    Please take my post seriously. I’ve experienced Asheville as a native and an outsider. I can’t fully describe the oppression I feel there. Coming back to CA was absolutely beautiful, the West begins in New Mexico where land opens up and the sky is huge and all around. The open desert cleared my mind of Asheville and freed my spirit. People here criticize LA, but they need to visit the dirty south and get some perspective! If you wanna move to Asheville you better know what you are getting into. Its not the San Francisco of the east or anything like that. There is one San Francisco and its up the 5 from me. Peace.

  11. I visited Asheville this past October for vacation and because I wanted to the the fall leaves. I live in Tampa, Florida and l was interested in the cool Asheville scene but found it to be rather small. Maybe I just don’t know the cool people, but anyway here are some observations/experiences I had for the 1 week I was there;

    * The city was beautifully surrounded by mountains that were so quiet they were deafening. No wonder so many people consider this a very meditative area. Very disquieting for city folks like me.

    * The smells on the other hand were overwhelming. While hiking it was a combination between sweet pines and horridly strong bobcat piss. At the apple farm, the nauseating smell of rotting apples.

    * Lots of young hippies and college kids abound along with the New Age industry. If I was in my twenties I would’ve moved there in a second. Now that I am old and jaded, I just can’t seem to fit into the “vibe.”

    * Vegetarians are in heaven here. The Laughing Seed, Rossetta’s Kitchen, Heiwa Shokudo, are a few of the most awesome vegetarian restaurants in this town. Especially Heiwa that had some killer tempeh sushi. Tampa, that is about 50 times larger does not have one single veggie only restaurant. Pretty sad.

    * The bra industry has gone bankrupt in Asheville.

    * BEWARE : Children abound…in massive quantities. The children vibes will fuck up your birth control. I missed a pill. Seriously. If you cannot get pregnant, go to Asheville.

    * Speaking of babies and breasts, women will flip out their titties at any given point to breast feed. Sounds lame but I have never seen so much titty flipping in my life.

    * Everyone walks around with a cane or a stick for no particullar purpose.

    * Homeless people dress, look and smell nice and will bug you. They also have dogs. As a matter of fact everyone here has a dog.

    * Housing is extremelly expensive. There was a LOT of old people walking around. This probably means that the cool scene won’t last long unfortunately.

    * Bumper sticker overload is a common occurrence

    * Everybody kept looking at me. Maybe cause I am hispanic? Don’t know.

    * The poetry scene sucks.

  12. Hello everyone. I am the same Shannon who posted awhile back ~ See below. We relocated to Asheville from Southern Oregon back in September 2004. We settled in East Asheville, renting from a killer lesbian couple who happen to reside out in Black Mountian. We happened to get into this place for $825/mo. 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, wood floors, garage, and HUGE yard on a culdesac. This place is gorgeous and equal to what we were paying/getting in So. Oregon. Only thing other than the drivers that I am still having trouble getting used to is the sales tax. Kind of a bummer. I am pretty centrally located to whatever and wherever. Only 5 to 6 minute drive to the local food co-ops, bookstores, and downtown. My husband and I have seen an abundance of live music since living here. I’ve seen Medeski, Martin, and Wood twice, and can never escape catching a good, free show at Barley’s Tap Room every now and again. And yes, while enjoying a Brown Bear beer on tap. Yummy.
    Anyhoo, just wanted to give you an update on how things are here in Asheville. I’ve had no problems meeting other cool women here. I’ve been here approx 4 months, and already have 3 close friends. People here are pretty friendly for the most part. The only thing I cannot stand about Asheville are the drivers on the road. Practically no one uses their turn signals, looks over their shoulder before switching lanes, or hesitates to use their horn! Very bad driving skills to say the least. I’ve lived in San Jose, California ~ And the drivers here in Asheville make me miss driving in and around the Bay area. No joke. If you are not heads~up and good at holding your ground driving wise ~ I would suggest taking city transit. I’ve literally witnessed drivers trying to edge you out of a lane. You would swear most have death wishes. Even the old here either drive
    mega fast, or dangerously slow. I’ve seen people hit parked cars in parking lots and not even give a hoot. Lots of illegal moves, and people driving behind you when you are trying to pull out of a parking spot, etc. I’ve never felt so “postal” about driving in my life. I fear for the first person that hits me due to their lack of driving skills. Lots and lots of winding and weaving in and out of lanes without a care in the world or a lust for living. You would think they were all polling for position in a race ~ So beware!
    Other than that ~ Asheville is pretty nice and easy going.

  13. Hi there,
    I am planning to up root my life to the Asheville area from northern california. Does anyone know anything about the town of brevard? What are there the small town papers that i can look for rentals?
    On another note, Shannon: where did you live in southern oregon? Ashland? I live about an hour south of the oregon border, but go to ashland to do errands and to feel like I am seeing like minded people. On a note to all the people bashing Asheville and praising california. Sure California is awesome, but there are good people and places everywhere. However, I live in a rural town up north and let me just tell you there are extremely close minded people here too. The locals will do the same thing here. After a couple of years living here they warm up to you as long as you treat them like a person. Hopefully, I will get the same respect I get here. I look forward to checking out Asheville!
    Peace,
    megan

  14. I’m new to this thread, and will be posting some comments later in great detail about how horrible Asheville, NC is to live in for people who are educated, honest, not stoned, and try to live productive lives. As for now, I just wanted to refer to the posts by someone named “Shannon”, who represents the very nature of self-entitled, spoiled, too young to be sensible, rich, stoned, TRUSTAFARIANS. Driving your age (the new VW Beetle) and moving around the country from one sub-culture to the next doesn’t give one insight about reality. “Hippies” are really people who stood for change and protest in the 1960’s. Since most “Hippies” in Asheville aren’t old enough to remember, let’s just start by reminding you that probably your PARENTS were the real hippies and they just love to give you things and money so you can make grandkids and drive Beetles and just act “homeless” when you feel like it. Instead of being condescending to real homeless people, try being responsible in a real sense and earn the money on your own that you spend at esoteric, organic grocery stores. More later in more detail. Asheville isn’t attitude, (or altitude) or how one view’s their personal reality in a new age sense. It’s about dysfunctional redneck culture colliding with those who know better. And then there’s the psuedo-hippies who act more like rednecks than productive members of society. Remember, this region of the country (WNC – Cherokee) was the birthplace of the first American Redneck Culture – the senseless white European immigrants who committed genocide and ran the rest out to Oklahoma (Trail of Tears for you illiterate “hippies”.) And guess who is in their family tree? Asheville rednecks who’ve never left home, never been educated, and continue in the tradition of these first American rednecks – vile people live here. Hippie stoners lack the same sense of accountability as redneck locals who commit crimes and get off easy in an incompetent legal system. Just get stoned, sense the “vibe”, and soak in the groove in the groovin’ scene. How pathetic! Get educated and open your little minds!

  15. Attention Marcus: What’s your deal? You sure make judgements on people you don’t know, very quickly! It always amazes me how damn rude people can be! I can’t believe I am responding to this nonesense! This website is to make comments about Asheville, not people. It is funny though because you seem to be implying that someone is self righteous while being self righteous at the same time! The fact of the matter is you don’t know shit about shit so keep your nastiness to yourself! We squabble over the dumbest things! Don’t get so worked up!I do not mean to offend you, but you have crossed the line of good communication. You are being judgemental about people you know nothing about. If you are going to insult me know that I hold a degree and have worked since I was fourteen. I’m also sick of people being rude, where do you get off? Hopefully, we will all find our place and some peace!

  16. Having lived in other countries, major cities, a few small towns, and Asheville for the last 2 years I can say for a fact that Asheville is no better or worse than any other place when it comes to people. Sure Asheville has more alternative subcultures – but so what. For anyone that believe that one part of this country is different from another because of the absence or presence of rednecks — you need to open your eyes. Talk about subjective bullshit. Also there are $400,000 dollar homes here and there are also more reasonably priced ones around $90 – 110 per sq foot in West Asheville and other areas. We here in West Asheville have a very nice community where Rednecks, Hispanics, Russians, and yes even Hippies manage to get along just fine.

    Anyway — there are plenty of Vegetarian options here and Hiewa has to be the best. There is great music here mainstream, underground and blue grass. Its got to be one of the few places in the country where the majority of restaurants and a fare share of bars are nonsmoking by choice.

    Environmentally the air quality could be better, but this is a basin in the mountains and therefore we are at a disadvantage to other locations that just blow there crap downwind. On the other hand the city has recycling service and even my redneck neighbors use it, even if if their bin only has bottles of mountain dew and milk. There are lots of opportunities for hiking and camping.

    outforgood – No Cherokee is not the birth of redneck culture. The trail of tears was one of many injustices done to our aboriginals; however, I’m pretty sure Andrew Jackson was not from Cherokee.I bet there are a few Cherokee’s that still live there that would take offense to you. May I suggest reading Cornel West “Race Matters” cause you need to learn the meaning of the word tolerance. For the record I am not stoned, not a hippy, and know my regional history. I was actually looking for articticals about Heiwa and was taken back by your entry. You know they say anger is really sadness and depression. I feel sorry for you.

  17. Megan – Brevard is a bit of a drive from anything but the people are nice and friendly. I live in West Asheville – not to far from the other end of Brevard Road. I personally find Brevard a little to small for my liking.

    The only way to find a place is to visit first. I suggest you visit Brevard, Asheville, Black Mountain, and even Marshall. They you can make an informed choice based on the feel of the town and people.

  18. Sorry kids, comments ARE made from experiences. Some of us are aware and observant, then take action to relieve ourselves from a nasty, fake place. See other people’s comments who agree with this before you assume my posting is some abberation in your jewel. I”ve lived in plenty of places, and it isn’t “anger” talking, it’s dissappointment from the misleading, bullshit advertising that the real estate industry and developers conjure up about Asheville. And no Andrew Jackson was not a Cherokee, exactly my point! I’m defending the Cherokee, and happen to be part Cherokee, so put the puzzle together – the trail of tears REPRESENTS vile activity of people (white, future citizens for generations in Western NC) who keep the ball rolling in the form of rednecks. You kids don’t have a clue do you? I’m done posting, and am instead leaving since there are vibrant, genuine, clean places out there free of phony rich kids. Bye bye.

  19. Oh yes, I found this hippy site by searching for “Asheville sucks” on the internet. Think about it. Of course, posting “negative” comments, true as they are, disturbs hippy kids and joggles their world enough to make them defensive. Sorry kids, you ARE priviledged, you just don’t have a sense of reality or responsibility to compare. Too busy with mom and dad’s money (VW’s and kids, and Earthfare = “my life is so groovy, just don’t screw with me man!”)

    Future comments and postings will be done in various major magazines which focus on retirement and relocation. (forgot to mention I’m a published, professional writer!)

  20. May I suggest some reading materials by other published writers:

    Mein Kopf by Adlof Hitler
    The Prince by Machiavelli
    and of course
    How to Talk to a Liberal by Ann Coulter

    I feel these books would some up “Just who I am”
    God bless you and George Bush.

  21. My fiance and I just moved to Asheville a few months ago. So far, we both really love this place. However, can anyone tell me where the drum circles are held on Friday nights? Also, where are some good places to meet some “kind” hippies? Any info would be GREATLY appreciated! Thanks guys!

    Peace

    -B

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