outskirts: life and times in charlottesville

Did anyone catch The Daily Show this evening? Good old Goode got ridiculed for driving around in a hummer on the 4th of July while listening to constituents complain about the cost of gas. “I’m Virgil Mother F*cking Goode and I’ll make it rain,” was his tagline. Very funny. Goode was compared to Lil’ Wayne. Rappers or Republicans.

The nice part is that Charlottesville was in a big bold font at the bottom of the screen. All publicity is good publicity. Right monkey boy?

Does this all fit in with C-Ville having the most expensive gas in the state? Will C-Ville tribal elders promote this one?

Seems like one to two players get arrested every week. This was for stealing/drinking booze at Club 216.

Will good old boy Groh have enough players this year? At least the season is almost here.

Live wire down on Water Street. Bus station currently closed. Emergency crews out in force….

After spending millions of dollars to rent a big old leaky bank, the BoxerLearning sign no longer sits over the city staring at locals, tourists, and students. It now has a sign saying the new luxury hotel will be opening in 2k9. Are you ready for the bar on the top floor? Mmm….vodka.

Breaking news….the 4th Street underpass is once again running both ways (not that there is anything wrong with that). Apparently the village elders read my incessant ranting about it.

More news as it develops. It’s 10pm. Do you know where your children are?

The heat is unbearable today. By 10am no one would venture outside with a portable air conditioner (aka car). So much power is being sucked by air conditioners in homes that blackouts are starting to pop up in town. The dreaded 250/McIntyre interchange is lightless. I can’t wait till the superhighway runs through that location.

I wonder what 29/Rio would look like with no power. Maybe later today when the power supply mule kicks over.

Earlier in the week I’d predicted that due to the heat there would be at least one (and probably two) gang attacks. Looks like I was right. One person shot dead last night.

From what I hear Rapture has now been sold. Rumor has it the club scene will be going, going, gone. It will also be closed for a month or two of renovation. Maybe they’ll find the giant 8-ball eagle (does anyone remember that?) deep down in a sub-basement while digging around, or maybe in a vat of oil beneath a layer of cigarettes.

Luckily it looks like the Crapshaw will try to open yet another music venue in our village of piss poor music. We need a good club scene on the mall so the gangs have a new place to hang out. Supposedly The Jefferson used to be a bit of a dirty vaudeville type of theater in the 20’s. Hoochie Momma. Will that become our new Hooters? Or can we only get private shows here in this conservative little village? “It is Charlottesville so it is a bit conservative,” adds Hurt. As they say, the truth hurts.

Whatever you do, never sit outside a restaurant after 8pm around here. Commonwealth drive seems to be the new hotbed of crime. A shooting last weekend, a gang attack last night. With the continued heat I am predicting at least one gang attack near the downtown mall this weekend, although I’d put my money on two.

Seems as if La Taza was robbed. Nothing like good old safe Belmont where real estate assessments go up 20% every year, and crime goes up by the same amount.