tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216910.post7773967720050080067..comments2023-10-30T01:52:04.961-07:00Comments on Miniver Cheevy: CarpetbaggersJonathan Kormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249159323930786199noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216910.post-9121603257952150802013-09-14T00:20:08.531-07:002013-09-14T00:20:08.531-07:00Oh Unknown who is known to me,
I do think the Eas...Oh Unknown who is known to me,<br /><br />I do think the East Bay has a very different vibe than San Francisco. Is it just five or ten years behind the trend? Who knows.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561666880371974930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216910.post-58306315346371182512013-09-13T19:44:41.232-07:002013-09-13T19:44:41.232-07:00Well, if *you* say that San Francisco, the capital...Well, if *you* say that San Francisco, the capital of Freak Nation, is done, then I know it truly must be. I decided awhile ago that the San Francisco I love really is mostly a product of my own mid-90s nostalgia, run through the lens of my mid-40s & a different set of priorities. I could only grab fleeting tastes while I was back last year, but I could still catch a whiff of the Freaks in SF from time-to-time, even if they were mostly 20-years out of sync with me personally. But, almost all of my people were in East Bay. However, even that world proved difficult to reconnect with, which is part of why I could seize the opportunity to run north when it presented itself. (Eugene is lovely, btw, come visit us some time!)<br /><br />Anyhow, my question is-- in my view, the entire Bay Area has long been tinctured with the essence of the Freaks. So, when you say that spirit is truly waning, do you mean just San Francisco proper (as Al seems to read), or is it the whole region (which I would say seemed to be undergoing similar changes, being in SF's wake...)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17450053548459846484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216910.post-73077228044093523752013-09-10T08:29:24.110-07:002013-09-10T08:29:24.110-07:00The only San Francisco I've known is the "...The only San Francisco I've known is the "after" version you describe. Since I moved to the Bay Area in 2006, it has seemed to mostly be million dollar houses, IPOs, hipsters, and rich fucks.<br /><br />If there was a weird and funky and not wealth seeking San Francisco, I think it has been gone for a long time.<br /><br />But, heck, I live in the East Bay, which might as well be LA as far as most people in San Francisco are concerned. You do too, now. Time to embrace your new home!Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561666880371974930noreply@blogger.com