tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post5809422650936849650..comments2023-10-09T11:28:14.030-05:00Comments on The Adventures of Johnny Northside: JNS BLOG EDITORIAL: Friedman's Shoe Store Persists In Its Shabby Ways/ JNS Blog Extends "Butt Glass Days"Johnny Northsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694273579383113753noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-69350344333808979732012-01-24T09:47:20.027-06:002012-01-24T09:47:20.027-06:00BIG NEWS!!! I drove past Friedman's on my way ...BIG NEWS!!! I drove past Friedman's on my way to work, and there was a crew out replacing the windows! Hallelujah!Leeshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04133672684321107867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-44766557233553131742011-11-24T03:50:04.176-06:002011-11-24T03:50:04.176-06:00This is me making fun of comment spam that I'm...This is me making fun of comment spam that I'm not going to publish in its entirety. Got one on this story as follows:<br />-------------<br />That is one sexy pair of shoes and that too from puma. I normally search online shoe stores to check new designs and pick up which I like.<br />-----------<br />The phrase "shoe stores" contained a live link. The posting was by somebody named "Sandra," which I'm fairly confident is not the name her parents gave her when she was born under China's draconian and oppressive "one child" policy. <br /><br />Two words, my dear spammer: Jasmine Revolution. <br /><br />And to your spam I reply: That is one not sexy comment and that too spam. I normally not publish and make fun which I like!Johnny Northside!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18182711866120550770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-87187812845412067282011-03-20T14:21:06.278-05:002011-03-20T14:21:06.278-05:00NoMiPassenger, I know I'm a little off topic, ...NoMiPassenger, I know I'm a little off topic, and out of 'downtown NoMi', but like they say, what comes around, goes around. Just a heads up.<br /><br />ps~I will be forwarding my complaint to the 4th.Vanity Failnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-47647884522944778902011-03-20T14:07:03.588-05:002011-03-20T14:07:03.588-05:00@Vanity fail, interesting story, I can relate to w...@Vanity fail, interesting story, I can relate to why you'd be upset with folks cruising the alleys late at night. <br /><br />My comment about stepping up the security was in regards to the east end of West Broadway. John will probably write about it sometime soon so stay tuned, and thanks for contributing to substantive discussions.NoMi Passengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08492948134726062292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-38367034761304543572011-03-20T13:26:55.726-05:002011-03-20T13:26:55.726-05:00Anon 12:24, funny you should mention stepping up s...Anon 12:24, funny you should mention stepping up security in NOMI area business. Great if they'd do that, but I don't see it happening, at least if my last evening is any indication of things to come. It seems that a business is helping potential criminals 'take it to the streets' in quiet Lind-Bohannan.<br /><br />We received a flyer on our car’s windshield for a new business on Lyndale, a beauty shop under new management (Not giving name, I will not help publicize 'em). It advertises “Come Get Fly For Every Night!!!! Off The 22 Bus Line. Which is great, I love business in NOMI. But, and this is a big BUT, I do not like flyers put on our windshield on the car in the alley at 9:30 at night; In the dark, in our alley, setting off motion lights up our walkway to a locked gate. Especially when the flyer delivery person has a blasting subwoofer. <br /><br />What the timing and ‘embellishment’ of this delivery tell me is that the business owner hired some guys in the hood o the cheap, and provided them with the opportunity to case out whole blocks. For all I know, the business owner is a fence, and makes 40% on the deal. <br /><br />Normally, I would be a supporter of new business in NOMI, but this business’s marketing is pure fail, and warrants some scrutiny. NOMI doesn’t need business that supports this sort of fail.Vanity Failnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-41606890786388769462011-03-20T12:24:22.358-05:002011-03-20T12:24:22.358-05:00The above commenter is right, Friedman's, alon...The above commenter is right, Friedman's, along with many other businesses on West Broadway, really could do a lot to improve their curb appeal for very little money and effort. I like the simple idea of potted flowers! Just think of what a colorful message that would send about the care of our community!<br /><br />The businesses need to step up their game, especially with such an improvement being made to the security in that general area, take it to the next level!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-63632425654906550742011-03-19T21:36:45.162-05:002011-03-19T21:36:45.162-05:00One does not need some huge grant or renovation to...One does not need some huge grant or renovation to make a place looked "cared for" and demonstrate pride in contributing positively to the aesthetic of the community. The plexi "box" over their sign could be removed altogether. It doesn't need to be there. Is the yellowed plexi over the windows the actual glass or just a covering? If a covering, just remove it. Paint the facade in a smart, well thought out color scheme. Get some consultation to get the colors right if needed. Put out some potted plants on the sidewalk. I could do a cosmetic redo of that place for less than $500.00.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-83390803517669681662011-03-18T21:31:41.454-05:002011-03-18T21:31:41.454-05:00I just received some info by email saying Friedman...I just received some info by email saying Friedman's HAS applied and is up against stiff competition for the grant. Word is the application is for quite an extensive renovation. <br /><br />I'm still in "believe it when I see it" mode.Johnny Northside!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18182711866120550770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-59190283846496250502011-03-17T07:47:07.438-05:002011-03-17T07:47:07.438-05:00Friedman's has not applied?
Can you give more...Friedman's has not applied?<br /><br />Can you give more details? Who is the grantor? When were the deadlines? Etc? <br /><br />Because I've been told something is "in the works" for quite a while. Is that just bulls****?Johnny Northside!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18182711866120550770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-47922761489935945642011-03-17T07:44:09.592-05:002011-03-17T07:44:09.592-05:00My gosh, what a schleppenstein to kibbutz excessiv...My gosh, what a schleppenstein to kibbutz excessively about a long heritage of lineal success. A case of the putz calling the mensch non kosher. Oy Vey!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-16268778618251727132011-03-17T00:49:30.965-05:002011-03-17T00:49:30.965-05:00To anon 10:12. The current grant process is actual...To anon 10:12. The current grant process is actually the third round of facade improvements in as many years. The grantorsnhave sent announcements to each and every business on west broadway each time. Fried man's has not applied.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-33436956904104498102011-03-16T20:58:24.943-05:002011-03-16T20:58:24.943-05:00To the trolls: You win your bet. I didn't post...To the trolls: You win your bet. I didn't post it.<br /><br />What did you bet? A steak dinner at the Monte Carlo, maybe?Johnny Northside!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18182711866120550770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-66182349836852182682011-03-16T11:52:43.622-05:002011-03-16T11:52:43.622-05:00What he/she said.What he/she said.Johnny Northside!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18182711866120550770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-9434551041121456752011-03-16T10:11:39.776-05:002011-03-16T10:11:39.776-05:00Looks to me like this is the first post in which J...Looks to me like this is the first post in which JNS urges Friedman's to fix their ugly plexiglass facade. <br />2/24/10<br />http://adventuresofjohnnynorthside.blogspot.com/2010/02/freidmans-shoe-store-butt-glass-is-butt.html<br /><br />But it doesn't seem that was the first time JNS wrote about Friedman's, which seems to be here<br />7/31/09<br />http://adventuresofjohnnynorthside.blogspot.com/2009/07/friedmans-is-getting-facelift-on-west.html<br /><br />in which JNS writes about Friedman's getting a facelift. Sadly they didn't lift the ugliest part of the face. <br /><br />And then JNS wrote about Friedman's here:<br />1/30/10<br />http://adventuresofjohnnynorthside.blogspot.com/2010/01/friedmans-shoe-store-to-be-featured-in.html<br /><br />in which JNS writes about Friedman's being in Sports Illustrated. <br /><br />So it seems JNS has given them a fair amount of publicity and a more than fair time to take it upon themselves that their facade is butt ugly and should be improved for the betterment of the whole West Broadway corridor, they are at the east gateway to West Broadway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-22002029214583768892011-03-16T08:36:37.709-05:002011-03-16T08:36:37.709-05:00People keep ASSERTING that fixes are on the way. W...People keep ASSERTING that fixes are on the way. When will we get our fixes? In the sweet bye and bye when the chariot swings low?Johnny Northside!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18182711866120550770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-33568443999161190162011-03-15T22:12:22.295-05:002011-03-15T22:12:22.295-05:00In trying to determine if JNS has "been creat...In trying to determine if JNS has "been creating a major issue" about the Friedman's facade, I clicked the keyword link and pulled up a few unkind mentions. There was one from 2010 that mentioned a panel approving facade grant money and believe it or not, they are now finalists for that money. Perhaps it's not Friedman's doing it wrong, but a grant distribution system that is crawling far too slow. <br /><br />Nonetheless, it's no joke and no delay tactics on their part. If all goes well, there will be a new look on the corner this summer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-29180157884763276162011-03-15T22:02:50.537-05:002011-03-15T22:02:50.537-05:00I'm all for demanding better, but how about wo...I'm all for demanding better, but how about working with the groups that are doing facade and other grant programs in the area and directly approach the properties that could use some improvement?<br /><br />Money isn't falling from the sky these days for any businesses and these programs make it affordable to do the work needed. If they slam the door in your face, it seems your wrath would be warranted, but if they recognize the issue and are willing to do what they can to address it (if possible) that would seem to be more productive than throwing stones from a dark corner of the interwebs. Besides, while you may think EVERYONE reads your tirades, Friedmans and the next subject of your ire may have no idea that your undies are all in a bunch and you will have wasted all of these choice words for nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-22668491218328770222011-03-15T22:02:45.793-05:002011-03-15T22:02:45.793-05:00JNS has been creating a major issue about Friedman...JNS has been creating a major issue about Friedman's Butt Glass for over a year now, and I doubt their plans to pretty up their store has been in the works for over a year. If it has, they are doing it wrong. <br /><br />So, JNS should plan a victory party when the face is lifted. A victory party that involves spotlighting more blight that needs to be face lifted. *cough*chocolatebrown*coughAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-30305772442546089502011-03-15T21:30:03.432-05:002011-03-15T21:30:03.432-05:00My bud is duly nipped, however, I have heard that ...My bud is duly nipped, however, I have heard that whole "working on it, something will happen soon" line before. <br /><br />I heard it enough that I held off for a while, and I regretted it, because nothing got done. <br /><br />But let's assume what you say is true. Well, then I will need some new piece of blight to gripe about. Readers are free to put forward suggestions.Johnny Northside!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18182711866120550770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-8278102251440168102011-03-15T20:42:49.340-05:002011-03-15T20:42:49.340-05:00From what I understand the Friedmans have been pur...From what I understand the Friedmans have been pursuing a renovation that would pretty up what I agree is a storefront that is in dire need of a facelift. I say this because it's been in the works for some time and want to nip your victory celebration in the bud now before you create some major issue and then claim victory when it is finally addressed. They are working on it. Give them a chance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com