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Summertime In the City w/ Tough Junkie

  • Summertime in the City page on Urban Jacksonville
  • 4th year
  • Hip Hop Festival, DIY vibe
  • Tough Junkie goes on first (10pm)
  • will start on time, probably
  • lineup – Edan (psychedelic hip hop), Dagha, Paten Locke, Willie Evans Jr., Dillon
  • Saturday – breakdancing at RAM, pizza party at BBB (1520 N. Main St.)
  • Saturday night – Shantytown show: tons of folks playing
  • Tough Junkie’s new CD available on toughjunkie.com, iTunes
  • TJ – “goal is to get in trouble”

Uptown Market Part Deux

  • skipping it!
  • set to open Aug 31 (or later)

Pineapples

  • film Tony’s day (cuz it’s soooo interesting)
  • he works real hard and funny stuff happens
  • RAM office is completely full of pineapples
  • will be for sale at RAM, cheap, all proceeds go to Hubbard House
  • donated by Winn Dixie
  • more details to come on Urban Core
  • accepting applications for interns to film Tony’s life
  • @mogdoy: #ujw. I want a pineapple.

Music (Jack)

Wednesday July 15
Doozer’s Pub – Florida Punk Show
The New Threat (St. Cloud)
Big City Bombers (Orlando)
False Arrest (Valdosta, GA)
Psycho Vision (Cocoa)

Friday July 17
Doozer’s Pub – Hardcore/Punk/Thrash Show
Fortitude (Daytona Beach)
Suburban Lockdown (Orlando)
Talk Sick Earth (Jacksonville)

At Shantytown Pub
Buff Clout (Jacksonville)
Antarctic (Jacksonville)
Victor! Fix the Sun (Grand Rapids, MI)
Pisces at the Animal Fair (Elmhurst, IL)

More shows on the EU music calendar.
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Tony – Summertime In the City spread in REAX
TJ – officially representing Larry Otis

Bloggers’ Summit

  • folio – neighborhood interviews
  • flog – stepping it up
  • bloggers’ “meeting” with the mayor
  • walked in, walked out (but not next week)
  • Random Control (TJ’s blog)
  • mostly discussed the budget
  • @mogdoy: #ujw. If the republican state house had not “cut” property taxes we wouldn’t be in this situation. Peyton fought that one.
  • embracing new media
  • TJ might’ve stirred it up
  • T – it’s not about the mayor but about the people interacting with their government

Recommendations
Joey – new Urban Facelift project from content design group
Jonathan – mayor’s chats, details on jacksonville.com
Tony – City Kidz Ice Cream on 3rd/Main
TJ – eat spinach, honey (mogdoy: #ujw. Local honey cures allergies.)
Jack – Nicole Middleton art show at Bogda (Saturday July 18)

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