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bets
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Username: Bets
Post Number: 23390
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 6:23 pm: | 
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Forgive me for posting here, but I know that many fans of Bunny's Restaurant hang out here. Last night, at the South Orange ABC meeting, the President of our village is caught on video making some very nasty comments about one of (if not THE) oldest business establishment in town. It is outrageous. One of the new trustees also has some hateful comments, but I don't think they cross the line to outright slander.
The video is linked from this post in South Orange Specific:
http://www.southorangevillage.com/cgi-bin/show.cgi?tpc=3133&post=637701#POST6377 01 |
Monster©
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 3819
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 6:31 pm: |
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they are just pissed because everyone likes Bunnys more than them, and when/if they walk into Bunnys everyone there will prove it.
Now, is that anyway for people representing the town to act, tsk-tsk-tsk, the people of SO really need to rise up and figure a way to get rid of these blowhards.
CAN ANYONE SAY LAWSUIT!
now make sure to make plenty of copies of that video so that it doesn't just up and disappear. |
Stevef
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Username: Stevef
Post Number: 214
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 6:35 pm: |
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It's also not entirely clear from the video if Mr Calabrese is referring to Bunnys or Cryans or both serving watered-down liquor. |
Monster©
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 3821
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 6:39 pm: |
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stevef, you must be deaf, or do you just have a hard time following a conversation?
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red
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Username: Redy67
Post Number: 6066
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 6:40 pm: |
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what? did you say something? monster? |
Monster©
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 3822
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 6:50 pm: |
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what's that red
speak up! |
buzzsaw
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Username: Buzzsaw
Post Number: 5154
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 7:03 pm: |
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To me, it is pretty clear what is going on - the snickers start at the mention of bunny's.
FIGHT BEHIND THE SCHOOL AFTER FINAL BELL!!
While I love the South Orange, I am glad that I am not locally governed by the south orange bigs.
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buzzsaw
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Username: Buzzsaw
Post Number: 5155
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 7:13 pm: |
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Was it Sammy Kahn or Abe Lincon that once said:
"a house divided against itself cannot stand"
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Virtual It Girl
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Username: Shh
Post Number: 4675
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 7:14 pm: |
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 I will be soon... |
peteglider
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Username: Peteglider
Post Number: 2033
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 9:41 pm: |
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let it go... the cream will rise to the top
bets, while I appreciated your comments last night, even if you shouted, your words would fall on deaf ears
(the continuing juvenile nature of the meetings is quite sad)
/p
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Just The Aunt
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Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 5494
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 12:08 am: |
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We need to remind people of this kind of behavior constantly before the next election. I'm wondering how Eric feels after he ditched his original team to join forces with these clowns.
We also need to remind ourselves Leslie and Blaze have way more class then any of the bozos on the BOT, excluding Rosner. But, why didn't he say anything to while these snide comments were being made? |
Bajou
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Username: Bajou
Post Number: 834
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 12:38 am: |
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I wouldn't have posted my thread if I would have known this was here already. I find this to be reallyn upsetting. Maybe the BOT is not going to take this serious but they should lots and lots of families frequent bunny's even if they don't frequent the bar. I do frequent the bar and so do lots and lots of other good SO residences. Not a very smart move... |
Psychomom
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Username: Psychomom
Post Number: 236
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 11:53 am: |
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Bunnys is the old fashioned mix of family restaurant and bar with great pizza and great for the SHU students and alumni/ae to commiserate after a pirate basketball game! Long live the Bunny!!!
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MHD
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Username: Mayhewdrive
Post Number: 4314
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 12:41 pm: |
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For anyone who has not seen the video it is located here (on a 3rd party site so the BOT cannot alter it):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45e92zemoEM
Tracey Randinelli also links to it from her blog & the video is getting alot of "hits". |
greenetree
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Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 8242
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 1:06 pm: |
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I don't follow this very closely (who needs the heatburn?) but I will never forget a PL that I received last fall.
I'd posted about organizing a MOL holiday party at Bunnie's, sellig tickets and donating the proceeds to charity.
Because of timing, we didn't do it. However, someone PLed me to ask that I please reconsider the venue. They thought that it was a wonderful idea, but that there are too many people who won't set foot in Bunnies for any reason.
My first thought was "Nice and mature. You either support the charity or you don't." It had nothing to do with putting money in Bunnie's cash register.
My second thought was "Kiss my •••." I think that I did respond that it was unfortunate that some people could only show conditional support for a MOL fundraiser and that if we proceeded, the venue would be chosen based on criteria such as merchant willingness, price and space. Not someone else's politics. I also said that they would be welcome to join us.
I wish to hell that I could remember who sent the PL. But I find it reprehensible that someone would try to disrupt the organization of a chartity event based on a feud with the venue owner.
Would they boycott their best friend's birthday party if it were held in a place they didn't like? |
Nancy - LibraryLady
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Username: Librarylady
Post Number: 3615
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 2:43 pm: |
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I find it reprehensible that someone would try to disrupt the organization of a chartity event based on a feud with the venue owner.
Greenie, my friend,
It wasn't me who sent you the PL but I too try to avoid going into Bunnys for various reasons. Whoever sent you that PL doesn't appear to be trying to disrupt the organzation of a charity event but rather attempting to hold it in a more "neutral" arena. The owners of the bar are quite active politically, as you know. And I am sure the author of that PL did find another way to support MOL without attending.
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greenetree
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Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 8251
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 3:08 pm: |
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Nancy - regardless of whether it would have been at Bunnie's or not, when someone states that a large number of otherwise-supporters will not attend an event, it is disruptive.
Organizers of events (charitable or otherwise) usually don't have ties to the venue. Unless they are lucky and are offered facilities under favorable conditions by a friend or family member (not the case here).
Anyone who has organized a large event (and I've done many in my time) will tell you that switching locations is not easy and can derail the entire thing.
So, we'll have to agree to disagree about this one. Perhaps the PLer did give to charity, which would have been the right thing to do. But a veiled threat of a boycott to an event which has nothing to do with the venue is not the same as a PL saying "I don't attend events at Bunnies, but please let me know the charity and I will send a donation." That would have shown principles and class. IMHO.  |
Pippi
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Username: Pippi
Post Number: 2497
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 3:26 pm: |
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(I keep reading the title of this thread as "Bunnys Slaughtered"  )
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LilLB
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Username: Lillb
Post Number: 1922
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 3:29 pm: |
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Pippi -  |
bets
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Username: Bets
Post Number: 23392
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 3:52 pm: |
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Nance,
It is your choice to patronize any restaurant in town. You must admit, whatever bias you possess, that the comments made by the Village President were totally and completely out of line for an elected official. If you can't acknowledge that, I must call you a political bigot. |
Bajou
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Username: Bajou
Post Number: 849
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 3:59 pm: |
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Ouch
That almost felt as bad as my headache this morning LOL |
bets
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Username: Bets
Post Number: 23393
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 4:02 pm: |
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 It was great hoisting a few with you at Bunny's last night! |
bets
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Username: Bets
Post Number: 23394
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 4:05 pm: |
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Oh, and Pete:
Quote:bets, while I appreciated your comments last night, even if you shouted, your words would fall on deaf ears
I hope it didn't sound like I was shouting; it was definitely not my intention. |
Soparents
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Username: Soparents
Post Number: 1626
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 4:56 pm: |
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You didn't shout, you maintained a level and respectful tone the whole time you spoke |
Nancy - LibraryLady
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Username: Librarylady
Post Number: 3616
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 5:57 pm: |
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Bets, absolutely. It was far more than inappropriate, especially in a public venue (I'm not any type of bigot, I hope. And since I don't drink, I have no idea if the comments were accurate or not, but they certainly were in very poor taste.) |
Just The Aunt
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Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 5509
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 8:56 pm: |
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I don't think Peter meant to imply BETs actually shouted. I think he meant it as "even if you ***WERE*** to shout your words would fall on deaf ears..."
It's kind of like when someone says "Even if a ton a bricks fell on them, they wouldn't get it."
Peter?
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Soparents
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Username: Soparents
Post Number: 1636
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 8:59 pm: |
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I don't think PG meant for one minute that bets shouted, but short her sitting through the video to find her segment I wanted to reassure her that she sounded just fine!
Better than fine in fact |
Just The Aunt
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Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 5510
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 9:03 pm: |
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At first I didn't even realize it was BETS! I LOVE her haircut! BETS you did well! I bet you sure shocked Calabrese! |
Bajou
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Username: Bajou
Post Number: 854
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 9:04 pm: |
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Dear Nancy:
I do drink and I can tell you the comments were not only inaccurate but as a person who grew up in a hotel, I would consider them to be damaging to a business. The fact that they were inappropriate is not even a question.
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Just The Aunt
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Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 5513
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 12:51 am: |
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Nancy-
I don't think what you meant to say came out right. I don't drink either; but I know without a doubt there is NO WAY IN HELLo Leslie (or Blaze) would allow ANYONE working for Bunny's to water down anything they sell! Be it alcohol, oda, or soup. Leslie and Blaze are good decent people who give back a lot to the community. They don't deserve to have their business trashed by our elected officals.
Why is it we don't hear Calabrese or Jennings making snide comments about any of the Bozos responsible for the current condition wreck our village is in? Perhaps if the business owners who have demolished their buildings leaving gaping holes or mounds of dirt, had the love for our community Leslie and Blaze do our Village would be in better shape!
Our BOT; especially the VP owes Bunny's an apology!!! I think he should pay for a full page add in the Snooze Wreckered with money from his own pocket retracting the bogus comment he made. He should then step down as Village President!!! |
Mayor McCheese
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Username: Mayor_mccheese
Post Number: 1711
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 1:50 am: |
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Comments like that can hurt a business. It is a good thing most people in South Orange know that Calabrese is an idiot.
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Strings
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Username: Blue_eyes
Post Number: 880
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 8:26 am: |
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Wow. I try not to get involved in the political stuff, but finally watched this video out of curiousity and can't believe it. They really are behaving like spiteful little children, it's absolutely ridiculous! I agree that Bunny's should at least file some sort of formal complaint, though I really don't know if a law suit would be successful. |
MHD
Citizen
Username: Mayhewdrive
Post Number: 4327
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 4:46 pm: |
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bets,
Maybe this should be cross-posted in "Food, Wine,Dining & Travel" or "Soapbox" so more people can be aware of what is going on? |
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