{Red} in the face

So...I'm so late with this post.

Last Friday, Moxie Lady had the pleasure of hearing/seeing {Red} An Orchestra. First, though, I went to Cool Cleveland's party thingy before seeing {Red} An Orchestra's "Importance of Being Zappa" concert. It was my first time seeing {Red} and I was impressed. The conductor, Johnathan Sheffer, was quite the showman and of course the music was good.

HOWEVER, I cannot stress how uncool Cool Cleveland has become. It is single-handedly turning my city into Parma...or Rocky River (which is way worse) and it scares the shit out of me. The party sucked, filled to the brim with pretentious people priding themselves on being cool and unpretentious. I recognize the importance of sharing Cleveland with the region and inviting those from the suburban landscapes into the municipal boundaries, but must this include every clueless yuppie, poser, and scenster? *sigh* These are the same people who will come to see the Cavs play, but if any Black man who looked like any of the Black men playing ball on the court was walking down the street towards them at night, they would tighten the grip on their purses or wallets and quickly cross the street.

These are the same people who think neighborhoods where Blacks live are dangerous yet populate equally - if not MORE - dangerous neighborhoods like Tremont and Ohio City.

These are the same people who complain about Cleveland schools, yet do nothing about it; instead sending their kids to Ignatius and Magnificant.

These are the same people who constantly misuse the word, "ghetto".

These are the same people who try to make anything in this city like, same as, or equal to the LA, NYC, and Chicago social scenes.

These are the same people who have Bush/Cheney stickers on their bumpers, or worse yet, are limosine liberals.

Thank heavens the concert didn't suck.