“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…”
If you had any observation skills you’d have noticed that this site automatically converts apostrophes to quotation marks before you posted that.
Now you’re making gay slurs. How hateful you sound. What kind of hippie are you? A fake one, I think.
No, I am not a fake hippie, just a very opinionated one, so when people try to tell me about certain aspects of life that they don’t know about
I feel the need to say something………….(there go the dots again)………My question to you is “Were you around in the late 60’s or 70’s when the REAL hippies were on the move?” I doubt it……….and as for me hating gays, you don’t know anything about me…………lets keep it that way………..You are the one that started this coversation….and I will definatley win………………..so how bout it?
Conjunction Junction what’s your function?
Apostrophe’s, dots, comma’s, periods, exclamation points!…can’t we all just get along? They all did on sesame street.
They got along because they had common goals and values. Ex Upstate and I don’t because I value literacy and he makes fun of others’ writing skills with no regard for his own.
Back to the subject of Asheville: Do you want to live alongside people like Ex Upstate? Come to Asheville. Grab your bong and leave your ambitions at home! There are a ton of peace loving, free livin’ Ex Upstates here waiting to meet you as long as you’re not a “cracker” or a “queery”!
why is the screen so wide now?
Hi Asheville, Qwerty thinks everyone should act and feel the same as he does. Therfore, it proves how narrow minded he really is. So the truth comes out. ANYWAY, whats cookin in Asheville? Steven!!!!!!
Hi Asheville, Qwerty thinks everyone should act and feel the same as he does. Therfore, it proves how narrow minded he really is. So the truth comes out. ANYWAY, whats cookin in Asheville? Steven!!!!!!
If you read my post from 2005-10-09 you would see that there is nothing cooking in Asheville(for me). I have ambition. I like smoking the occasional doobie, but I like making a good living more. I have matured.
I don’t know what the solution for Asheville is…nor do I care.
Peace Out
Sorry, I have a question. I love Asheville — and that is my comment. Back to the question—Are there any cool old buildings with affordable apartments for rent??? I love the old charming types with sweet little kitchens and retro bathrooms. I would really appreciate some input or a link to a rental publication or realtor or something**** thanks
wow, alot of angry people. is it that important to prove how above you are over a little town in the mountains…chill out and be still.
I’m NOT above Asheville, I just can’t afford to live there, besides there is no work to speak of.
I’m an Asheville native, born here over 50 years ago. Yes it’s a great small city, but there are a couple things you all should know: 1) The police here are predatory, so far as motor vehicles go. The city has the highest DUI conviction rate in NC. It is not safe here to have more than ONE drink and get behind the wheel. Many well meaning citizens and visitors are appalled to blow a .08 after just going out to dinner, and then they are screwed. Checkpoints are held all hours of the day and night. BTW, I have NOT gotten a DUI, but many people I know have, and they were no threats to anyone. There is no serious crime here so the cops have nothing else to do.
2) This city can not handle weather. Snow flurries shut it down. Four inches of wet snow and the power is out. Everything closes and people run home and hide under their beds. The infrastructure is antequated. Power lines are not buried, and are extremely unreliable.
Otherwise, the city is beautiful, but not in the winter. I am not saying ‘don’t move here’, but you need to understand what the daily reality is.
Ex Upstate should lay off the LSD! What an idiot!!!
Here is the number one solution to solving Asheville’s problem:
Kick out the faggots and carpet munchers and you will see less filth guarantee!
i was bron and raised in asheville, and if you don´t like it don´t come, and as for ¨truely honest comment¨
I can’t believe this subject is still actually being discussed…..amazing
I am a mechanical engineer, and I see quite a few jobs posted for the Asheville area.
So here’s my question. Do the locals resent newcomers to the area? I was just listening to an Al Franken show that he was doing in Asheville, and it did not sound very hospitable.
I think they have a hard time filling specialized positions and that’/s why they go outside for engineering talent. It’s not like I am taking someone’s job but I could imagine that might be the perception.
Where and how are we all going to retire in the next few y ears. want to get together?
I live In (Eureka Humboldt county ca.
I went down to Santa rosa sonoma county, I go shopping at Abercrombie and fitch at the Plaza mall and yes I bot some of there stuff, 130.oo I spent a lot , tho yes Bad Human rites issues I agree and I hope they get better,a lot of Librals love Abercrombie and Fitch, there clothes are kool but can be pricy, I sure like there clothes,I do hope human rite issue get better, I was shoping at bath & body works at the mall and I was wondering why arent there eny Guys working there its a mistery and asked they lady there and she said to me That they got guys working in the back of the store, I wonder if they made him work in the back of the store or maybee he wanted to work in the front giving people info about the Merchants, yes I asked the lady at the Bay shore mall in Eureka, perhaps shop the Co-op LIberty and Justice for all, equal human rites will get better, well see, Abercrombie and fitch got great Collage clothes, Sarry for the mis leading in my article below I dident mean to affend eny one
Asheville is a very nice place. I visit it about once every year (on the way to Ohio to visit family), and it’s really a pity; I wish I could visit it more.
WoW Man, What the F-bomb happens when old hippy’s develope. I mean come on. We are free thinkers , Who left to our own devices are rather creative as to how skin the cat. Most of us old hipsters have raised our children to be the same. As with the development of our free =minds= complete freedom. For most of us old hippys this means working and wisely management of our assets. As a result we are able to stay in nicer places than we used to and much desire a good meal. If this no longer makes me a hippy ,it is a result of the obvious transformations of our FREE THINKING. LOVE AND PEACE. .By the way my wife & I visited the city 2 years ago in the fall and loved it all. We heard some red neck rock ,from some guy who was in prison with one of the Traveling somebodys. Maybe Waylon, any how ,Its an ecelitic city not to be judged by where someone stays or eats. We found that the so called weekend hippys were smart people who see Ashville for what it is. It’s cool. The food & nite life are what make it. That’s why all the grooovy oldsters are there. The old hippy’s are slowing down & starting to think about retirment. I wish all the new Hippys the best. I hope their rights won’t become trampled upon by the post Sept 11 legislation which should scare the crap out of any FREE THINKING HIPPY.Hippys came together because of the terrible condition America became after the death of JFK> Vietnam was a mistake & it looks like Iraq in an even worse mistake. But time will tell. Man if any oldsters ever read this Please tell me how you feel about Becoming an old FREEE THINKER
What a bunch of bitching and moaning. Seriously. You think someone is gonna just hand you a job the first week you are in town. I worked my ass off through graduate school and worked shit jobs and then worked an entry level job for far under 30K for 2 years. But you know what I had patience. Now I have an EXCELLENT job making over twice my age and I didn’t have to move. Someone in their mid to late 20’s is not gonna land a real good job anywhere without the proper experience unless you have a connection somewhere. Not in Charlotte, or Atlanta, or Greenville. Thats the reality of the job market right now.
As far as the hippies looking down on us “yuppies”. Screw em. I saw more Widespread Panic and Phish in college than they ever have. But I grew up so I can actually afford to pay for my tickets ahead of time instead of waiting for a miracle outside brah.
Anyway rant over. The city is a great place with a beautiful setting and a scene very unique to the South. Its also a great sized city. Not too big not too small. Plus its a place where you can walk downtown at 2 in the morning and not feel the least bit unsafe.
Hi ,
I’m in Central Florida and I would like to tell a remarkable rainbow girl somewhere in North Carolina –who is originally from St.Petersburg (or lived in St.Peretsburg ) that I knew from the Peace Movement in Florida —a girl named Laura Raintree (who last time I heard was living somehere near the Smokey Mountains of North Carolina)… hello , and I hope all is well during this present Holiday season of 2005 . She was a remarkable girl –who liked rivers and stones (as do I) . Perhaps she might read this present message . I haven’t received any correspondence from her since the summer of 1992 . I hope all is well with her .
There is a song called ‘Laura’ written apparently by a Jazz musician of the 1940’s named Tommy Mercer —it was also sang by Ran Blake and Jeanne Lee (if memory serves me , rightly) . When I hear that song I think of Laura Raintree : a beautiful girl who liked rainbow colors .
It is a very dreamlike, ethereal song both in terms of the music and lyrical content .
There is a couple of verses that read ,
‘ Laura is the face in the moonlight…
Footsteps that you hear down the hall.
A lamp that glows on a summer night , that you can never quite recall ‘.
I hope that Laura will continue to find beauty, light and gladness.. where ever she travels . Perhaps someone could tell Laura that again I said hello and I wish her A Happy Holiday .
Dear Upstate’s Daddy,
first of all, you aren’t my Daddy, second of all the only thing your the daddy of is your right hand. Do you even know what LSD stands for?
I didn’t think so. Your friend the idiot………..I hope to God you aren’t in Asheville. Peace!
Decent pay jobs only for (white and under 30) waiters/ waitresses.
If you’re something else, no matter your education or experience,
you will be working for minimum wage …or less.
You won’t even make enough $ to be able to leave once you’re here!!