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Jacksonville by Neighborhood => Urban Neighborhoods => Riverside/Avondale => Topic started by: friedturkey on February 28, 2011, 07:26:02 AM

Title: What happened yesterday in Memorial Park?
Post by: friedturkey on February 28, 2011, 07:26:02 AM
Around sunset the area was flooded with cops.  Any details?
Title: Re: What happened yesterday in Memorial Park?
Post by: Captain Zissou on February 28, 2011, 09:03:05 AM
I saw a hipster getting arrested over by Al's around 6:30.  The cops weren't really saying much about what happened.  It sounded like the guy was just causing a scene and probably yelling at people, he was probably drunk...
Title: Re: What happened yesterday in Memorial Park?
Post by: Bativac on February 28, 2011, 11:35:18 AM
Quote from: Captain Zissou on February 28, 2011, 09:03:05 AM
I saw a hipster getting arrested over by Al's around 6:30.  The cops weren't really saying much about what happened.  It sounded like the guy was just causing a scene and probably yelling at people, he was probably drunk...

Actually, didn't the City Council pass that ordinance prohibiting hipster behavior within the vicinity of Downtown on non-Artwalk days?
Title: Re: What happened yesterday in Memorial Park?
Post by: thekillingwax on February 28, 2011, 06:43:24 PM
Go around TSI sometime- you'd think a PBR truck had overturned or something.
Title: Re: What happened yesterday in Memorial Park?
Post by: cayohueso on February 28, 2011, 10:37:43 PM
(Skinny Jeans+Buddy Holly nonprescription glasses)x fixie bike/ 1 case of PBR = tool.
Title: Re: What happened yesterday in Memorial Park?
Post by: Ernest Street on February 28, 2011, 10:46:17 PM
They are still in Riverside although I understand they were spraying for them for a while.
Title: Re: What happened yesterday in Memorial Park?
Post by: Captain Zissou on March 01, 2011, 08:50:03 AM
Quote from: cayohueso on February 28, 2011, 10:37:43 PM
(Skinny Jeans+Buddy Holly nonprescription glasses)x fixie bike/ 1 case of PBR = tool.

Oh no.  This is a different brand of hipster/indie kid.  Perhaps my terminology was off.  This was the quazi-homeless, military-ish vest with patches on it, cut off skinny jeans, dark chucktaylors, huge guages and dreadlocks kind.  He probably weighed about 220.  The cops were definitely having a tough time with him. 

I just loved how many people were stopping to take pictures as this guy was getting smashed into the side of a cop car.  He had to have been causing significant trouble for some time. 
Title: Re: What happened yesterday in Memorial Park?
Post by: PeeJayEss on March 01, 2011, 08:55:50 AM
Quote from: thekillingwax on February 28, 2011, 06:43:24 PM
Go around TSI sometime- you'd think a PBR truck had overturned or something.

PBR is awesome
Title: Re: What happened yesterday in Memorial Park?
Post by: RiversideLoki on March 01, 2011, 08:58:56 AM
They should probably start spraying again. The weather's getting warmer, and you know how fast they breed. It's about this time of year when they start putting birds on things.

http://www.youtube.com/v/0XM3vWJmpfo

Title: Re: What happened yesterday in Memorial Park?
Post by: friedturkey on March 01, 2011, 09:28:05 AM
Quote from: Captain Zissou on March 01, 2011, 08:50:03 AM
Quote from: cayohueso on February 28, 2011, 10:37:43 PM
(Skinny Jeans+Buddy Holly nonprescription glasses)x fixie bike/ 1 case of PBR = tool.

Oh no.  This is a different brand of hipster/indie kid.  Perhaps my terminology was off.  This was the quazi-homeless, military-ish vest with patches on it, cut off skinny jeans, dark chucktaylors, huge guages and dreadlocks kind.  He probably weighed about 220.  The cops were definitely having a tough time with him. 

I just loved how many people were stopping to take pictures as this guy was getting smashed into the side of a cop car.  He had to have been causing significant trouble for some time. 

I saw the same group!  They looked like extras in Mad Max.  Is this the new look?  Are they homeless?  Why did they have so many dogs?
Title: Re: What happened yesterday in Memorial Park?
Post by: RiversideLoki on March 01, 2011, 09:29:27 AM
Ahh, the gutter-punks... even better!
Title: Re: What happened yesterday in Memorial Park?
Post by: Dog Walker on March 01, 2011, 10:55:55 AM
Local JSO officer says that they were part of a Rainbow group that was camping rough in the Ocala Forest and came here when they were rousted out of there.  He ran them out of 5 Points when they started panhandling.  Shop owners also asked them to leave their shops because of their smell.

I think I saw part of the group downtown a couple of days ago.
Title: Re: What happened yesterday in Memorial Park?
Post by: Captain Zissou on March 01, 2011, 11:02:52 AM
They probably just headed into town a few days early for Artwalk.  I swear, the people you see at Artwalk have to commute from somewhere, because I never see them other than one day a month.  

DW, care to elaborate on 'Rainbow group' and 'camping rough'?  I've vaguely familiar with Rainbow what nots and all, but not very.
Title: Re: What happened yesterday in Memorial Park?
Post by: Lucasjj on March 01, 2011, 11:04:26 AM
I ran into them Saturday when they asked me for money in the Publix parking lot. They then went into Starbucks doing the same. They weren't real aggressive, but I can't attest to their smell.
Title: Re: What happened yesterday in Memorial Park?
Post by: billy on March 01, 2011, 11:20:20 AM
Quote from: Lucasjj on March 01, 2011, 11:04:26 AM
I ran into them Saturday when they asked me for money in the Publix parking lot. They then went into Starbucks doing the same. They weren't real aggressive, but I can't attest to their smell.

They are an Atlanta fixture as well, particularly around Little Five Points.
Title: Re: What happened yesterday in Memorial Park?
Post by: keywest09 on March 01, 2011, 11:25:05 AM
They come down here to Key West in December and January each year.  They are harmless, but more of a nuance.
Title: Re: What happened yesterday in Memorial Park?
Post by: peestandingup on March 01, 2011, 11:39:49 AM
Quote from: friedturkey on March 01, 2011, 09:28:05 AM
Quote from: Captain Zissou on March 01, 2011, 08:50:03 AM
Quote from: cayohueso on February 28, 2011, 10:37:43 PM
(Skinny Jeans+Buddy Holly nonprescription glasses)x fixie bike/ 1 case of PBR = tool.

Oh no.  This is a different brand of hipster/indie kid.  Perhaps my terminology was off.  This was the quazi-homeless, military-ish vest with patches on it, cut off skinny jeans, dark chucktaylors, huge guages and dreadlocks kind.  He probably weighed about 220.  The cops were definitely having a tough time with him.  

I just loved how many people were stopping to take pictures as this guy was getting smashed into the side of a cop car.  He had to have been causing significant trouble for some time.  

I saw the same group!  They looked like extras in Mad Max.  Is this the new look?

Oh its all the rage. Was "blonde slave-boy in the ass-less chaps" there?? He's my fav:

(http://thenewgay.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MadMax_VernonWells.jpg)
Title: Re: What happened yesterday in Memorial Park?
Post by: urbanlibertarian on March 01, 2011, 11:51:30 AM
Looks like Ocklawaha's kind of folks. ;)
Title: Re: What happened yesterday in Memorial Park?
Post by: wsansewjs on March 01, 2011, 12:18:29 PM
Quote from: urbanlibertarian on March 01, 2011, 11:51:30 AM
Looks like Ocklawaha's kind of folks. ;)

Careful... careful... don't tilt it.  ;D
Title: Re: What happened yesterday in Memorial Park?
Post by: Jason on March 01, 2011, 02:03:01 PM
Do they drink Rebel Yell and Soco?
Title: Re: What happened yesterday in Memorial Park?
Post by: thekillingwax on March 01, 2011, 02:56:31 PM
Oh good god, I think I can actually smell those pictures. We saw them downtown as well, had a good laugh talking who ran Bartertown.