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   <title>downtown : MSMF...Main Street Arts &amp; Music...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=199">MadisonMom</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 1485<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> Jun&nbsp;30&nbsp;2009 at 5:10pm<br /><br />MSMF...Main Street Arts & Music Festival (annual) now hosted by Art Central Foundation.<br /><br />I don't think that is what youngnotdumb is referring to.  Doesn't sound right.]]>
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   <title>downtown : The first year we set up in the...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=329">young not dumb</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 1485<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> Jun&nbsp;30&nbsp;2009 at 3:39pm<br /><br /><P>The first year we set up in the bus sop alone. ( to see how the public reacted). We lost a bit of money that year, but thought being at governers square the next year would be better. The organizer got other vendors, and schedule acts for the second year. It was great. The third year the organizer stopped her position. Some one had to try to recruit vendors, and acts to make it bountiful. Since i had already put so much time, effort, and money into it, I could not just walk away. That was the part the city had assured me help with. &nbsp;Had no clue she would drop out and just leave us.</P>]]>
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   <title>downtown :   MadisonMom wrote:youngnotdumb........</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=101">Mike_Presta</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 1485<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> Jun&nbsp;29&nbsp;2009 at 9:00pm<br /><br /><table width="99%"><tr><td class="BBquote"><img src="forum_images/quote_box.png" title="Originally posted by MadisonMom" alt="Originally posted by MadisonMom" style="vertical-align: text-bottom;" /> <strong>MadisonMom wrote:</strong><br /><br />youngnotdumb.....&nbsp;<BR> If the "lady" you are referring to in your initial post is who I think it is, she is no longer involved with the MSMF.</td></tr></table> <DIV></DIV>MadMom:&nbsp; What is "MSMF"???]]>
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   <title>downtown : I didn&amp;#039;t say car LOTS, I...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=199">MadisonMom</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 1485<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> Jun&nbsp;28&nbsp;2009 at 5:19pm<br /><br />I didn't say car LOTS, I said auto SHOPS.  Madison Auto and Wise Auto. Plus the Poasttown Drive Thru.<br /><br />I am a little confused on your original post.  Were you ask to schedule music on fridays during Farmer's Market?  Didn't they move you to the parking lot by the bus station one year?  Along with other vendors?]]>
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   <title>downtown : madmom-I have yet to see a customer...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=329">young not dumb</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 1485<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> Jun&nbsp;28&nbsp;2009 at 2:50pm<br /><br />madmom-I have yet to see a customer pull into blair, they are a service call. I have yet to have one worker from there race across route 4&nbsp;for a cantaloupe,&nbsp;like many of the score workers did. Not yet has one person come in to look around while their car was getting repaired, like they did when score was there. I&nbsp;lost the car repair shop next door to me last year, all their waiting customers are gone. As far as two booming car lots,&nbsp;I am still looking around to find them. I have seen&nbsp;the car shows, haven't yet to see a very large crowd, maybe with time people will find out&nbsp;it is going on and show up. I wish them the best of luck. &nbsp;The root-beer stand&nbsp;changed hands several years ago, and business for them is not the&nbsp;same. 9 years ago, I could tell when the light was red. Cars backed up past my stand. This year, I have no idea if the light is red. Traffic is a lot slower. <DIV></DIV>As for what service I provide, I provide fresh quality produce at a good cost. That is my expertise. The city asked me to set-up, I had no idea they were going to leave me there to fend for my self. My expertise is not recruiting vendors, schelduling music, or contacting people to accomplish this. I am young, and do not know enough people in the city to even accomplish this.&nbsp;I did all I could though. I employed 3-4 people to help with the market. <FONT size=4><strong><FONT size=2>I</FONT></strong> </FONT>spent countless money paying to advertise the farmers-market in the mj. I told all my customers, passed out fliers door to door downtown, demostrated how to make a watermelon friut basket on channel 19 news and they posted a mapped of downtown middletown&nbsp;where the farmers-market is. (intstead of advertising for my store) I asked the city for help, and got the police called on me!! LOL!! I am frustrated and at my witts end on how to continue to be active in my community. I will be at the polls to cast my vote. ]]>
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   <title>downtown :   spiderjohn wrote:ok mad mom--I...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=199">MadisonMom</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 1485<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> Jun&nbsp;28&nbsp;2009 at 10:12am<br /><br /> <table width="99%"><tr><td class="BBquote"><img src="forum_images/quote_box.png" title="Originally posted by spiderjohn" alt="Originally posted by spiderjohn" style="vertical-align: text-bottom;" /> <strong>spiderjohn wrote:</strong><br /><br />ok mad mom--I now know your identity also.<br /><div>Good luck in your new location, and I consider your business as a vital cornerstone in any possible rebirth of the surroundinnng area. </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>From what I have seen, you do excellent work.</div><br /><div>Hopefully you will trust and understand the majority of those posting here better, and your organization will join the revolution. Ya might as well come over to the winning side, and strengthen the movement now.</div></td></tr></table> <br /><br />Well, I will take everyone's comments into consideration when dealing with the city, when dealing with our new building.  So I will keep my comments to the bare minimum at this time.  ]]>
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   <title>downtown : ok mad mom--I now know your identity...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=18">spiderjohn</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 1485<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> Jun&nbsp;28&nbsp;2009 at 9:47am<br /><br />ok mad mom--I now know your identity also.<DIV>Good luck in your new location, and I consider your business as a vital cornerstone in any possible rebirth of the surroundinnng area. </DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>From what I have seen, you do excellent work.</DIV><DIV>Hopefully you will trust and understand the majority of those posting here better, and your organization will join the revolution. Ya might as well come over to the winning side, and strengthen the movement now.</DIV>]]>
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   <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
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   <title>downtown : youngnotdumb..... You have 2 thriving...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=199">MadisonMom</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 1485<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> Jun&nbsp;27&nbsp;2009 at 7:57pm<br /><br />youngnotdumb.....<br />You have 2 thriving auto shops, J&E Root Beer, a drive thru, Blair Heating, Sunoco, lots of traffic on your road. Also the new car place who's doing car shows, etc.  Do you have a sign for your business? Your "place" has been there for a very long time. I too am sorry you were discouraged from downtown. If the "lady" you are referring to in your initial post is who I think it is, she is no longer involved with the MSMF. The flower lady is not the only one who sets up on friday. I love the BBQ pork rinds. They are usually done by 3:00.  I see lots of people there to buy.  I buy also. And we also bought from you when you were set up. My husband used to talk to you guys on fridays. We had no idea you were treated that way. ]]>
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   <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
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   <title>downtown : Ms. young not dumb- I apologize...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=114">VietVet</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 1485<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> Jun&nbsp;27&nbsp;2009 at 6:14pm<br /><br />Ms. young not dumb- I apologize for the gender mistake. You are demonstrating the same frustration with this group of uncooperative city leaders that we have had, what seems, forever. If we had a good group of candidates run that represented most of the people such as ones on this forum, AND we managed to get some of the angry citizens of this city to register and  vote for them, we could overcome the money, networks and the "good old boy club" votes that keep putting these losers in office. If we could just get a majority on Council and the School Board, we could begin, through forced resignations, to cut out the deadwood problem people on these boards and at the city building. We could also begin to break down the dominance of the few, more powerful people in this town by making them insignificant as to their influence in managing the direction the town is going, changing that direction 180 degrees. The power of a good group of candidates coupled with the power of the angry people at the polls is a good start. Now- how to get those angry people up off the couch to register and go vote???? That's the first hurdle along with decent candidates running. As to your business situation- you wouldn't be feeling abandoned with some of us at the helm. PERHAPS (speculating here) if people from this forum like Mike P/Pacman/Vivian Moon/Spiderjohn/ Hermes/ Impala SS and others were in charge, you would have had people in city government to turn to because the current crew would have been headed to their next job- out of town. The current "business unfriendly" attitude would not exist anymore. ]]>
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   <title>downtown : Young Not Dumb what service do...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=14">Pacman</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 1485<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> Jun&nbsp;27&nbsp;2009 at 5:42pm<br /><br />Young Not Dumb what service do you offer?]]>
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