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Old 12-05-2012, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by billethkid View Post
the entertainment business in TV used to be developer owned and driven. That is no longer the case. Vesco and her husband bought out the entertainment package from the developer.

The Vescos may be socially connected and entertainment connected however, they are definitely NOT TV resident connected.....such a shame....they exhibit the don't care attitude.

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Right! Paul and Barbara don't even live here any more. They live near Orlando.

Perhaps we could persuade Barbara to apply for a entertainment jobs in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Toronto, Pasadena or New Orleans. Macy's has the wonderful Thanksgiving Day Parade and there's a New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade, then there's the Mummers Parade in Philly, and the Bud Billiken Parade in Chicago, the Santa Claus Parade in Toronto, oh, and the great Rose Parade in Pasadena. Don't forget the dozens and dozens of Mardi Gras Parades in New Orleans. Canceling all those parades will certainly keep her busy. Just think of America without those famous events.

Remember when The Villages had a great Mardi Gras Parade and gave all the marching groups Mardi Gras beads to toss out to the applauding crowd? Then she stopped the tossing, then she stopped giving away the beads and now they set up stands to SELL the beads to residents. Who wants to buy Mardi Gras beads? The object is to come home with "earned" beads, not purchased beads. It's a symbol of fun and sharing not financial enterprise. Next thing you know, she'll move all the celebrations to the Polo Fields and charge admission. That's the direction we're headed.

Old Harold Schwartz must be turning in his grave. He loved to ride in that old Model T car in the parades and wave to the crowd (his friends and neighbors). It's sad.

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