JGraspo

Tired of opening the Houston Pavalion thread and reading about dumb Jumbotrons I started this thread. If you can madorator, PLEASE move the half page worth of Jumbotron beckering here, so that the HP can be about HP thanks

DJ V Lawrence Yesterday, 10:46 PM

Actually, I've seen jumbotrons in parks, and that worked perfectly! The tv would only be turned on for big games or events like the WBC, championships, or World Cup. For Houston, it'd be perfect for Astros, Comets, Rockets, Dynamo, and Texans games. Plus local news.

I walked by the downtown one it looks like it was closed at around noon. So i would give you my opinion on them but it looks like it's too late

Other areas speeking up about rail is GREAT. It's nice to know that Metro and Houston is not alone.

Hopefully with enough communitties speaking up things will get done faster

I'm surprised local leaders didn't just build a drive-through theater so people didn't have to get out of their cars at all...

There is still the Astrodome

Still pretty trashy >

Welcome to HAIF 123Pasadena

Anyone else see the 9pm news. Seems like the whole city is disappointment by Dallas' response to taking 40,000 needy people incase of an emergency. Here I thought it was just us HAIFers

nmainguy leads Mister X and Subdude in a chorus of Kumbaya

Midtown coog and I have to be somewhere in the race

agree. but dfw versus houston is always a fun lunchtime distraction

That's why I brought this up

just a thread to let Houston pat themselves on the back and tell themselves how great they are. Which would be fine and well-deserved except for the odd contradiction of claiming part of what makes you so great is your are so humble.

Jason

I think this is more about how Dallas can't and probably won't handl what Houston did, the pat on the back is just a side note

I know it would benefit your agenda to not keep up with the facts here but please.

Jason

I know it would benefit your agenda to not keep up with the facts here but please

I do not think there is much of a market fo music from the far east.

The worst part of radio is the drive time crap. Sam Malone and the other clowns on the radio drive me nuts. Thank god for John and Lance on Sports 610.

I'm not sure about far east music but I know South Asian(Indian) music is booming. Bollywood cranks out loads of music, there is a market here in Houston. There is a huge Pakistani, Indian, Bangali population. Even far East, will do variety is always a plus

Sam Malone and the Good Day Houston Lady > both make my skin craw

LOL

Houston's Mayor showed Rick Perry how it is done. To expect help from Austin or Washington is wishfull thinking.

Yeah and wasn't it done with little or no planning. In under 24hrs weren't we taking on the first few thousand evacuees......sounds like good ole Houston Hosptallity at it's best

It's funny how 18 sources throughout Texas and Louisiana ran with that story and only Houston added the twist and anti-Dallas title.

Jason

18 ran with it becuase I'm sure they're concerned. Houston ran with the "Anti-Dallas Title" becuase it's discusting hence the sick smiley for the post icon, I'm sure many in the city can relate.

y'all watched Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up last night? It was a whole episode giving Houston it's props:) It was shot during All-Star Weekend, and the episode was about him ending up on a Gallery Furniture spot. Houston was looking hot, yo!

nO, I hope they rerun it

CHI St. Luke's/Baylor St. Luke's Hospital Tower At 6720 Bertner Ave.

And to the poster comment specifically, I can personally attest to the fact that unskilled people helping down there (with no social work skills or connections) like myself and most of the city workers are not what is needed. They needed more people like my wife but there are just not enough to go around. She'd be happy to go down there again but she doesn't want to see it end up like before.

Jason

Sounds like more Dallas type reasoning to come up short. I know this is just an article and a topic on a forum, but I really hope that when it comes down to it(again) Dallas can really shine and redeem itself. Good thing we have more neigbors to turn that aren't all talk

yeah what is up with that. I looked foward to seeing that mural whenever i'm in the area. When I did pass by it was gone.

You really think I'm uncapable of making progress literally?

NO..... we just thought that maybe you gave up on ever trying spell check

I'm ipmressed

I applaud Plastic......that is the most comprehensive post I have read from him/her

You go Plastic

Metro pursues land for plan to connect rail and bus lines

Metro authorities are ready to make a deal with Union Pacific for property just north of downtown, hoping to turn a portion of its sprawling rail yard into a central station for Metro buses and trains

Astros spring to life

Five-run rally in seventh inning overcomes Cards

"We'd be on our own to use city employees or school employees," he said. "The rest of us aren't in the professional sheltering business."

Article here

Houston and Harris County opened facilities to tens of thousands of Louisiana residents after Hurricane Katrina. At the peak, Sept. 4, there were 27,100 people sheltered in the Reliant Park complex and the George R. Brown Convention Center.

The most sheltered at any given night in Dallas' convention center, Reunion Arena and Dallas County's old jail complex was 3,000, Shaw said. He said slightly fewer were housed in those three facilities during Hurricane Rita.

Sweet, I think he's past his prime but I think he's a good morale booster

The last thing we need is Jumbotrons.

We already have 1000s of Dumbotrons (billboards) that litter the city.

Why add more blight?

I agree. This isn't much different than billboard blight or the tacky signs on buses in some cities. Jumbotrons might work for NYC and other cities in Asia and Europe but Houston can do without them.

Forgive me, where do you park or how can you get to the park?

I usually park on the side of Sam Houston park and just walk over

I love it. But where are the, but "Houston is just trying to be like New York" people?

Like it was mentioned before.....Don't really care as long as it happens and brings some much needed resident to Downtown.

That's all that really matters >