tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15539385.post112605094761320778..comments2023-07-05T01:38:40.661+10:00Comments on eCouncillor: Halloween on Oxford Street Community FestivalShayne Mallardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13476864231857879099noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15539385.post-1126484508219518672005-09-12T10:21:00.000+10:002005-09-12T10:21:00.000+10:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15539385.post-1126406835507567732005-09-11T12:47:00.000+10:002005-09-11T12:47:00.000+10:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15539385.post-1126320319189730582005-09-10T12:45:00.000+10:002005-09-10T12:45:00.000+10:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15539385.post-1126286995901685202005-09-10T03:29:00.000+10:002005-09-10T03:29:00.000+10:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15539385.post-1126270094230325062005-09-09T22:48:00.000+10:002005-09-09T22:48:00.000+10:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15539385.post-1126247091059412932005-09-09T16:24:00.000+10:002005-09-09T16:24:00.000+10:00So where is Clr Mallard's western free marekt appr...So where is Clr Mallard's western free marekt approach now. If this festival can't stand on its own two feet economicaly, why are we subsidising it?<BR/> JakeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15539385.post-1126164723740282052005-09-08T17:32:00.000+10:002005-09-08T17:32:00.000+10:00Parades like this that work in US cities have spru...Parades like this that work in US cities have sprung up organically as a result of the voluntary actions of individuals.<BR/><BR/>The flaw in this proposal is thinking that government can, by administrative fiat, create a "vibrant street culture".<BR/><BR/>Oxford Street is a mess. If all of the Oxford Street "festivals" are anything to go by, this Halloween function will be more of the same - tired and drugged out drag queens, tatty gay clothing and sex shops opening late, some stalls selling cholesterol-laden dim sums, a tatty stage on which the COS Mayor can try to promote her tired old message ("villages, villages, villages" - Potemkin more like it), bad art shows, and some really sad leather men who should stay in Surry Hills, all drinking nasty wine from plastic cups in that abomination that poses as a plaza - Taylor Square (famous around the world for concrete pods with boas and postcards of non-entities in them, and a very decrepit fountain - alleged to have costs ratepayers up to $6million total - but ecouncillor might be able to enlighten us on the <I>total</I> costs of that boondoggle).<BR/><BR/>Mardi Gras (when it worked) did not arise from government action, no enduring tradition does - Oakeshott and Burke were on to something here.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01567244774079355806noreply@blogger.com