Stuff to do in New Bedford

Let me explain for you one more time why it is that New Bedford sucks. I have often thought that a place really isn't the place it's its people. And New Bedford at a location, meaning it's spot on Earth, isn't bad at all. Nice trees, it's on the coast. You gets the seasons. But what makes it suck (and it really sucks) is its people.

People always complain that there is nothing to do in New Bedford. In fact it's their favorite excuse when their kids join gangs, turn to drugs, or anything they can blame on something other than personal responsibility. So I have posted many a thing that exists for people to enjoy in New Bedford, most of the time either cheap or free because I don't have any money either. But often times the turnout is less than stellar. Well.. I saw something that even made my normally cranky self surprised at it's utter ridiculousness.

For Veteran's Day there was a parade of course. It even had the national champions there. The Dartmouth High Marching Band beat everyone, IN THE COUNTRY, for THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW!!! Go kids!



The turnout was kinda slim because god help us it was 50-ish degrees. In November. In Massachusetts. (Really is everyone currently living here originally from Florida?) So afterward there was a ceremony and then a free will donation (meaning give what you want) to get into the Zeiterion theater to see a pretty much all-day music festival. Here are the bands/artists that participated. It started I guess around noon-ish or earlier and then went on until 7PM. The music was great. I went after the parade. Then left to go back home real quick and came back. It was so awesome. There were actual musicians donating their time for this event which should have raised money for the Veteran's Transition House. But to say that the place wasn't full is an understatement.

Before the last act went on, the mayor got up and said a few words. And it was so empty in there that it looked like a Stephen King movie where what's left of the town is trying to brave out the storm/psychokillers/etc. And he's giving them a speech about how they just need to make it through the night. I mean it was sad. And it just made me angry. Why do people not show up for things? I mean it's embarrassing. Those performers must have been not only insulted but disgusted. It was for Veteran's for Christ sake. ON VETERAN'S DAY.

Best, imo. Dan Lawson band.
Maybe they got lost on their way to a real place.



So then next night was Aha night. SSDD. I mean wall to wall music 2 nights in a row and you either had the same aha night crowd or people who were trying it for the first time. But it should be packed every month because it's F-R-E-E. But nooooo.... The only thing most people show up to is stuff their kids are in. If it's not some school concert they could care less. And they barely can stand to go to those. They leave those concerts like their butts are on fire. So take a look at the clips I recorded and tell you're friends that there's plenty to do in New Bedford and you should be able to get in easily because the citizenry are a bunch of 'tards.

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