(open letter) to Jon

[Don Fernando]

Last night I was listening to a bootleg from my favorite band Living Colour and the lyrics from this song could reffer to what CS means to me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut1H4o_ie8c

Now you can tear a building down
But you can't erase a memory
These houses may look all run down
But they have a value you can't see...
This is my neighborhood
This is where I come from
I call this place my home
You call this place a slum
You wanna run all the people out
This what you're all about
Treat poor people just like trash
Turn around and make big cash
CHORUS: Now you can tear a building down
But you can't erase a memory
These houses may look all run down
But they have a value you can't see
Last month there was a fire
I saw seven children die
You sent flowers to their family
But your sympathy's a lie
Cause every building that you burn
Is more blood money that you earn
We are forced to relocate
>From the pain that you create
CHORUS
We lived here for so many years
Now this house is full of fear
For a profit you will take control
Where will all the older people go?
There used to be when kids could play
Without the scourge of drug's decay
Now our kids are living dead
They crack and blow their lives away
CHORUS
You've got to fight
You've got a right
To fight for your neighborhood!

Now you can tear Club Stogie down, but you can't erase a memory (and I will add friendship to that).

[icantbejon]

It's funny can bring meaning to so many circumstances. Good post Don.

[Cigarcop]

Good song and post,

I'm fairly new around here and enjoy the reading (learning experiences) on this site. I do see Club Stogie has a tight knit group here and it appears lots of friendships have been made. I like checking in periodically during the day and seeing whats going on, who's talking about what stogie there smoking and so on. The sale of Club stogie took me by surprise and I first thought, "this sucks, its a pretty cool place" but it appears it will still be here and hopefully so will we, just in a different version I guess.

Anyway hang in there guys!

[Don Fernando]

Originally Posted by Cigarcop

Good song and post,

I'm fairly new around here and enjoy the reading (learning experiences) on this site. I do see Club Stogie has a tight knit group here and it appears lots of friendships have been made. I like checking in periodically during the day and seeing whats going on, who's talking about what stogie there smoking and so on. The sale of Club stogie took me by surprise and I first thought, "this sucks, its a pretty cool place" but it appears it will still be here and hopefully so will we, just in a different version I guess.

Anyway hang in there guys!

Thnx, and I haven't forgot about the welcome package I promised to send you (even though I was pretty drunk that night in chat ), it goes out this week.