Re: Clear Channel vs Office Of The Mayor

[radiotony@attbi.com]

Actually, the mayor's office doesn't give two figs about voters in the Fenway. 
For years, before the economic collapse and sale of the Sox, Menino was 
advocating a huge new megaplex in the neighborhood despite the overwhelming 
neighborhood opposition. I would add that voter turnout is really low in the 
Fenway which is why the residents have almost always been ignored by mayors. I 
lived there for a number of years and helped get the five votes on the Boston 
City Council needed to kill eminent domain for the new stadium so I can speak 
with some authority on the neighborhood. :-) 

As far as NIMBY stuff, hey, people know there was a baseball team when they 
moved into the neighborhood but I don't believe there has ever been a concert 
there. The booking of Springsteen will only bring more acts to the ballpark 
which could be terror to a neighborhood like the Fenway even thought they 
already may be "used to it." Besides, who would want to see any band there? 
The acoustics are dreadful! Can you imagine the sound, bouncing all around the 
damn park ... "Come on up ... come on up ... for the rising ... for the 
rising ..." Ugh. No thanks. 
> Of course, the only reason the concert would not be approved would be
> because City Hall doesn't want to make the voter in the Fenway neighborhood
> mad.
> 
> -- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine
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