Posted July 14, 200618 yr bastille day is the french independence holiday. there are parties at french joints all over the place in nyc all weekend. maybe i can get to a few more? for now, here is one of them. i helped set up for the all day party on gansevoort street in the meatpacking district in manhattan this morning. veuve-cliquot is sponsoring a free petanque tournament. there is merch for sale, raffles and prizes to benefit friends of the highline. lots of summertime fun, but it's way too hot out there, so i did not stick around. the street was closed off whoever does not melt wins the trophy? what is petanque? clik here: http://www.petanque.org/ florent restaurant started the bastille day tradition on gansevoort there is a big party later tonight why not? a little more bonus meatpacking district stuff from a walk around the block i liked the color btw its not 100% gentrified here yet, there are still some meatpacking businesses. however, soon it will all be confined to only one market building diane von furstenburg is renovating this cool warehouse shell for her new shop (she of minor studio 54 infamy and 1970's wrap-dress fame) it's see thru as of now shops along washington at 14th streets some highline renovation in the background some babe at 14th and 9th avenue, sorry she ducked the iconic triangle building our version of articulated busses another renovation, condos but i dk what, it's landmarked this is markt belgian restaurant, to the left we are losing our "peoples" mega-grocery western beef which sucks lots of variety *** vive la france and all that ***
July 14, 200618 yr ^ What Is Bastille Day? Bastille Day is a National holiday in France. It is very much like Independence Day in the United States because it is a celebration of the beginning of a new form of government. At one time in France, kings and queens ruled. Many people were very angry with the decisions made by the kings and queens. The Bastille was a prison in France that the kings and queens often used to lock up the people that did not agree with their decisions. To many, it was a symbol of all the bad things done by the kings and queens. So, on July 14, 1789, a large number of French citizens gathered together and stormed the Bastille. Just as the people in the United States celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence as the beginning of the American Revolution, so the people in France celebrate the storming of the Bastille as the beginning of the French Revolution. Both Revolutions brought great changes. Kings and queens no longer rule. The people rule themselves and make their own decisions. .. I'm completely offended with your reign of terror day comment. But I guess for someone who probably get history lessons from 700 wlw, your ignorance is understandable
July 14, 200618 yr ...and if anyone is interested, there will be another (belated) Bastille Day street celebration in New York on Sunday (7/16) on E. 60th St. between 5th and Lexington Aves. sponsored by the French Institute Alliance Francaise: http://www.fiaf.org/events/spring2006/2006-07-16-bastille-day.shtml. Every year this is held on the Sunday closest to Bastille Day. For obvious reasons, it would be difficult to disrupt traffic in such a central location. But for anyone attending this year--and I know this is sick to even say--visitors will have the added bonus of strolling just two short city blocks up to 62nd St. (bet. Madison & Park) to view the shattered remains of the mulitimillion dollar townhouse that exploded--by a gas leak deliberately created by the property owner's hand in a suicide attempt--earlier in the week! http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
July 14, 200618 yr ^I'm guessing you're joking, right? Most likely, he's not. Hell, he called me racist! Though it's true but still... "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 14, 200618 yr Actually Queens never ruled in France. The French adhered to the Salic Law, like the Germans. There where very influential consorts and female nobility, like Cathernie de Medici, but they never ruled the way Elizabeth or Anne or Victoria ruled in England. But anyway,to France, the second modern Republic! Viva La France! Allons enfants de la Patrie, Le jour de gloire est arrivé ! Contre nous de la tyrannie, L'étendard sanglant est levé, (bis) Entendez-vous dans les campagnes Mugir ces farouches soldats ? Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras Égorger vos fils, vos compagnes ! Refrain Aux armes, citoyens, Formez vos bataillons, Marchons, marchons ! Qu'un sang impur Abreuve nos sillons ! Which translates into delicously bloody English... Arise you children of the motherland, The day of glory has arrived! Against us tyranny Has raised its bloodied banner, (1) Do you hear, in the fields The howling of these fearsome soldiers? They are coming into your midst To slit the throats of your sons and consorts! Chorus To arms, citizens! Form your battalions! Let us march, let us march! May impure blood Soak our fields' furrows!
July 15, 200618 yr Yeah, the Glorious French Revolution, resulting in...er...well, blood in the streets, confiscation of property, the massacre of priests, the Reign of Terror, the short-lived Republic, then...er...yeah, the Emporer Napolean, horrific years of war, then...er...the restoration of the frickin' monarchy... And the Glorious Bastille Day, when the rebels murdered some jailers and set a half-dozen criminals free... Hey, gaslight, I'm a big francophile - I love the French, their culture, their cooking (man, can they make some wonderful sauces...), even their obstinancy in world politics - it's a helpful counter-balance sometimes. I never find jokes about their supposed lack of courage to be at all funny - read a little about World War I and that'll suck the humor from any such jokes. But honestly, their revolution inaugurated decades of horror, and rivers of blood. I'm happy to celebrate France - but the terror of idealists was not their finest hour. But I guess for someone who probably get history lessons from 700 wlw, your ignorance is understandable Honestly, you have no idea what you're talking about. I'll happily admit I have a ton to learn about European history - but dude, basically all I do in my spare time is study Arabic, read history and surf UrbanOhio. I listen to 700 when the Reds are playing. They're up 1-0 right now, by the way. Go Reds, and Go France!
July 15, 200618 yr Well, it did take two more revolutions (1830 and 1848) and the Prussian army defeating Napoleon III before the French got it right. In any case, for all the blood, the Revolution was momentous As Goethe said at Valmy: ""Von hier und heute geht eine neue Epoche der Weltgeschichte aus, und ihr könnt sagen, ihr seid dabei gewesen."
July 15, 200618 yr But I guess for someone who probably get history lessons from 700 wlw, your ignorance is understandable Honestly, you have no idea what you're talking about. I'll happily admit I have a ton to learn about European history - but dude, basically all I do in my spare time is study Arabic, read history and surf UrbanOhio. I listen to 700 when the Reds are playing. point taken, your comment just rubbed me the wrong way. I guess I'm just sick of some of the crap i here spewed from listeners of 700 that is just a very ignorant way to look at the world. I apologize for lumping you into that crowd it basically makes me in a way a hypocrite because i just did something to you that i hate. :wave:
July 15, 200618 yr can someone explain what type of format 700 wlw is. Judging by the comments I've read I assume it's an uber-leftist propaganda mill like WBAI here in New York (oops...I meant "listener-sponsored radio," as they like to say!) http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
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