I assume you have seen this morning's paper. I had no idea--did you?--that the entire Mayoral Vision is based on the concepts of coolness and sexiness. This for some reason had not come through for me, but we have now been told. Bottom line, the raison d'etre for the Hub is to make Ogden cool and sexy---Godfrey is quoted as saying so.We want to graciously thank another gentle reader for yet another great missive, and once again remind you all that this is truly your blog.
A cooler and sexier word than "Hub," they obviously cannot imagine.
Well, how're we gonna feel, years down the road, saying, "I'm from Ogden, a cool and sexy town. And we owe it all to [cool and sexy] Matthew Godfrey." [Emphasis added.]
I am sure you will revise your previous opinions of him because of this.
For those of us who've read the dozens of fawning Standard-Examiner articles on the "hub" concept, it should come as no surprise that a self-interested "clique" of people in this town think the appellation, "The Hub" is a really "cool" and "sexy." Matt Godfrey takes all the credit for this creative idea; and he nary utters even a sentence in public or private without pointedly mentioning "The Hub," even in mid-stutter!
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Well... here's the link to the article to which our gentle reader refers, which makes reference to a Las Vegas Ski Show which Godfrey recently attended on the Ogden City taxpayers' dime:
A word of caution: Some people actually consider this site to be totally cool and sexy, believe it or not!
There are also plenty of other "uncool, unsexy" folks egging poor old Matt Godfrey on, we think, like these guys, for instance.
We wish these "visionaries" would all build their gondolas on their own dime, quit sticking out their "tin cups" in the taxpayers' faces, and leave "cool and sexy" Matt Godfrey to his main elected job -- policing our gang infested neighborhoods and fixing up the friggin' streets, sewers and water infrastructure in Ogden, until he's summarily voted out of office in 2007. Matt Godfrey suffers severe cognitive dissonance, methinks, when anybody calls him "cool"... or "sexy." Sheesh!
And what say our gentle readers? Is Godfrey a cool and sexy local icon, or what? Was he rolling out the c-notes like a kingpin when he went to Las Vegas last month with the "cool & sexy" ski guys? Or is he just a wannabe mo-mo schmuck from Harrisville who merely wanted to stay in his room and call his mama every five minutes?
Godfrey: Cool and Sexy or Just Totally Lame?
You be the judge.
Don't let the cat get yer tongue...
There are also plenty of other "uncool, unsexy" folks egging poor old Matt Godfrey on, we think, like these guys, for instance.
We wish these "visionaries" would all build their gondolas on their own dime, quit sticking out their "tin cups" in the taxpayers' faces, and leave "cool and sexy" Matt Godfrey to his main elected job -- policing our gang infested neighborhoods and fixing up the friggin' streets, sewers and water infrastructure in Ogden, until he's summarily voted out of office in 2007. Matt Godfrey suffers severe cognitive dissonance, methinks, when anybody calls him "cool"... or "sexy." Sheesh!
And what say our gentle readers? Is Godfrey a cool and sexy local icon, or what? Was he rolling out the c-notes like a kingpin when he went to Las Vegas last month with the "cool & sexy" ski guys? Or is he just a wannabe mo-mo schmuck from Harrisville who merely wanted to stay in his room and call his mama every five minutes?
Godfrey: Cool and Sexy or Just Totally Lame?
You be the judge.
Don't let the cat get yer tongue...
20 comments:
Ogden used to have something that was kind of cool, and at least a little sexy: it was called the Ogden Summer Festival. As I recall, the last year they ran it before Hizzonah Mayor Gofrey "improved" it, it drew in the neighborhood of 35K people, many from out of town.
Then of course Hizzonah "improved" it by banning the popular arm-wresltling contest, by locking up beer-drinkers [it was a high summer festival afterall] behind a portable gulag fence, and by driving off the beer sponsors who bankrolled advertising for the event. Instead, he substituted face painting, puppet shows and sno-cones. The Godfrey "improved" version lasted one year and the Ogden Summer Festival died.
Apparently, Hizzonah considers face painting, puppet shows and sno-cones in summer "cool and sexy" entertainment. Man, that'll bring the high rollers in! Aspen, watch your back! Park City, your days are numbered!
Rudizink, can't write anything -- laughing too hard -- Godfrey, sexy and cool? Oh-h-h-h, my sides are killing me from laughing so hard!
I'll have to agree guys, Language like this is pretty cornball.
There is alot of corny promotion behind the whole thing. The city's efforts lack professional vision. I believe Pinnacle Marketing is at fault for that. The DVD they helped produce with Rupert Hitzig is too embarassing to watch.
Personally i can do without the Gym and other gimmicks at the HARC. Riding the flowrider could be fun. It is really only the Gondola that this community needs and a proper grocer downtown. Unfortunately it looks like this opportunity is being squandered by a lack of leadership and community infighting.
Has anyone noticed the goofy banners downtown..."The world skis here" Who is the graphic designer for the city anyway? And our city parks...a friggin billboard in one corner to define these spaces. Most cities spring for some kind of stone and wood monument-like signage to convey the infrastructural permaneance of these key municipal amenities. Yes, Ogden is sick to the core.
Hopefully some new blood around here will elevate the community pride enough to renovate what we already have and build some key infrastructure for the future.
If Ogden is the Hub, then the twerp is the Hub Cap.
My dog can't wait to make his acquaintance.
He just loves them big wheels.
As usual the Mayor and the Geiger guys are playing fast and loose with the truth. They just simply seem to pull "facts and statistics" out of thin air and then use these bogus numbers to substantiate the public need to spend millions of tax dollars on their schemes.
Latest case in point comes from the SE article where one of the Geiger's is quoted:
“There are over 3 million people who drive past Ogden on their way to Jackson Hole every year,” he said. “If only 10 percent of those people would stop and take a gondola ride up the mountain, that’s 300,000 riders coming in from outside.”
A quick check with the Jackson and West Yellowstone Chambers, as well as the Yellowstone Park and Teton Park public information folks - puts the lie to this number.
About 2.5 million total people go through all the park's gates combined. This includes local's and employees. About 600,000 of them come by air. The rest arrive from all points of the compass by car.
There are absolutely no realiable statistics on how many people get to that area in car's that drive by Ogden, Utah. Even if you made a very generous guess of 50% you only have a third of the numbers Geiger puts out as fact.
Jackson Hole Ski area has about 400,000 "skier days" per year. That includes locals as well as tourists, including about 200,000 who fly in. One skier staying three days will account for 3 skier days, so the 400,000 doesn't mean that many individual people are skiing at Jackson Hole. The 200,000 people that fly in, includes summer visitors as well as residents.
In any event the 3,000,000 persons per year that drive by Ogden on the way to Jackson Hole is a pure fantasy number.
So as long as we are going to predicate the spending of public money on fantasy numbers, let me throw this out.
Twenty million people a year fly over Utah. If only 20 percent of them would land here and visit the mayor's bowling alley, and they bowled 5 games each, we would have 4 million bowling shoe rentals, and 20 million lines of bowling. Just that amount of revenue alone would pay for the whole damn Rec Center in one year, with plenty left over to build the Gondola!
Come on Ogden, lets get with the program. Let's get onboard the fantasy train, time's a wastin, the train is pulling out of the station and we are going to miss it!!!
Bonnie Lee:
Thank you. Amazing how numbers just slide by us all on the first pass. Thank you for stopping to look a little harder and do a little digging.
Rudi,
A very short while back, you said that this site is not an anti-Mayor site! I was baffled! I understand that it is not good for us to be seen as just "anti", so I understand your comments.
But what we are discussing here resembles more of the kind of reason and understanding that I look for from this Blog.
I am glad for our community. The article above the "Hub" one was that WSU probably won't get its money for the two buildings that they want re-built. Recent articles said that WSU is going to have reduced financial support from the state. Today's article says that WSU is firing its coach due to lack of performance.
See, what I see here is a city with values, a city that of the "meak who will inherit the earth"....except for Mayor Dippity Do and the Geiger freaks! We're the only city that is not fund itself at the expense of Utah tax payers. We maintain our own plows so to speak!
I agree...the Gondola scheme is horrid, and the Ski plan is a big farce! To think that these ski companies are good for this community is pure silly. Whether we want to believe it or not, they are comming here because they are being sold a vision of Ogden that we Ogdenites are all going to pay for with our tax dollars. Each of these companies is coming here under false pretenses that Ogden is going to be something.
The fact is, we're not. Our downtown area is doomed to failure. The Gondola can't be funded with our tax dollars because we don't have any money. Our university is struggling and the state is not coming to our aid.
What needs to happen is that we need to accept our place and understand what we are. There's too much discussion of "our potential". "Our potential" can't be achieved without killing our selves, and what good will that do?
I love Ogden as it is, and the Mayor and the Geigers can pack sand.
This isn't a sexy place, but it is a nice place to live! Let's keep it that way.
Why "anonymous" you must have a great big ol inferiority complex or sumthin!
My prescription for you my friend - is quit sitting around enjoying how great Ogden is with out the Chi Chi ski resort promoters and get your inferior feelin butt down to a lift Ogden meeting where it can be pumped full of hot air!
Only then will you be able to soar with the gondolists.
Ozboy,
My point exactly. I see no need to go to one of those meetings to be filled with false optimism just so that I can live in a dream land that Ogden will one day be some grand city! The reality is, we're a comfortable bedroom community, and I like it that way. No need to go to a lift Ogden meeting and get sold ocean front property in Utah along with the Ski Companies.
WOW
Talk about sexy!!
Just saw the little Lord on TV!!!
Turns out he doubles as the Deli owner next to the theater where David Letterman films his show.
Check it out. His name is Rhupert, and Letterman has him on most every night.
And just think, the modest little twerp hasn't said a word about it here in Emerald City.
Mayor bashing! GO! GO! GO!
OZBOY...You could write for Letterman....and Rupert (alias Matt)....loved your HUBCAP and your dog.
Some fun.
Godfrey Cool & Sexy? Hardley. I would say imature, childish, vindictive, secretive, liar, double crosser, P.O.S.
It is my opinion that the real double crosser is the bull shit artist Glasman.
He snookered the Firefighters into supporting him as the "peoples choice" and as the "common sense" candidate.
I met him and shook his hand and believed in him.
I passed out brochures for him and told every one I knew to vote for him. To every one who voted for him because of me, I am very very sorry.
The very first thing he did when it came time to support the fire fighters and Police officers - who incidently are the real hero's in Ogden - was cut and run. He hid behind some real chicken shit letter from the council to the state legislators. He did not stand up for us for even a minute! He did not give one ounce of support to Representative Murray.
He did not have the balls to stand up and say loudly and clearly to the state legislature that this anti public servant bill of Matt Godfrey's was a bunch of bull shit!
He is a punk. He deserted us the very first time it came for him to stand up and be counted.
He deserted us, plain and simple.
Your are right! I've been saying it all along. The new city council hasn't got it legs! They are no different than the old city council.
The vote right down the line for the Mayor's pipe dream, and their "political" rhetoric is inconsequential and said only for effect.
There is no difference between Bill G and Kent J. There is no difference between Ms. Burdett and Ms. Jeske!
We'll have a gondola! We'll have an ever expanding Rec center! We'll have a west side resort! We'll have ski companies!
Sheez!
To "proud public servant"
I beg to differ on your interpretation of Mr. Glasmann's actions on the council regarding SB229. He did apparently sign the letter from the council to the state legislature. I didn't see it, did you? If so, please inform us what it said and why you believe it to be inadequate.
Why have you selected Mr. Glasmann for your anger? The firefighters and police endorsed Mrs. Jeske, Mr. Stephenson and Mr Garcia also. They all signed the letter, didn't they?
I think the real test for Mr. Glasmann, and the whole council, will be what they do with any efforts that the little lord mayor tries to put through toward illiminating the Civil Service Commission.
If they allow that to happen, then I may agree with you, but until then I think that the new members of the council are doing what they said they would do.
Public Servant, people show their support in different ways, and Glasmann's support was behind the scenes -- do you know that he didn't email representatives and senators or call them? People's time commitments vary -- some can lobby the Legislature as Mrs. Jeske and Mrs. Beech did, but others have to earn a living. I know that Bill supports the police and firemen and feels betrayed as we all do that it passed.
As for you, anonymous, I'm really tired of you putting the new council down. There is a world of difference between Glasmann and Jorgenson, and Mrs. Burdett and Mrs. Jeske. I know for a fact that Mrs. Burdett was never called into the Mayor's office for telling it like it is, or taken a verbal beating from Bill Cook for two hours. Unless you know what you're talking about, it would be nice if you spared the rest of us your totally wrong opinion!
The new council is doing what they were elected to do -- it just takes time, especially when they're not only fighting the Administration, but their own council staff.
Way to go Curt! How anyone can think Jeske and Burdett bear any resemblance to one another is a mystery to me!
Burdett snarled, and went along with the mayor every time she voted. I personally heard her ask ONE question...rather innocuous one at that.
Jeske , from the first day, has taken on the administration...do you attend those meetings??
The woman has nerve,integrity, and like Margaret Thatcher, balls!!!
The rest of you take a deep breath. Like Curt said, that council is fighting the mayor and their own staff!
If you have a suggestion, tell them. Support them. Just don't gripe all the time!
Shame on you, OGD...A GONDOLA is what we need?
Explain that, please. Did anyone notice the high winds this week?
Can you enlighten us on cost to the taxpayers? Where all the structures will be and how privacy for homeowners will be addressed?
Is Peterson REALLY going to build the thing? And another resort, AND go over the mountain?
Are you privy to all the inner workings of the mayor's grandiose plans? Are YOU GODfrey? OGD????? hmmm?
Godfrey Cool?
You got to be totally kidding - or nuts.
He is about as cool as a turd in the punch bowl.
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