If you have to ask, you can't afford it
Aug. 14th, 2012 08:46 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bedsitter23Part of my Salt Lake trip took me up to the mountains. While I have been up there before, I never have been to Park City before.
Park City is a resort town and is what you think of when you think of where CEOs go for their summer home. Indeed, Mitt Romney has one of his homes there. I thought about leaving a message at his door, but with four houses, I'd figure it would be November before he saw it.
Hey-Oh!
I don't know where Romney dwells, but I was pointed to a house (a driveway really) where I was told was the residence of Robert Redford. It was gated, but indeed, the gate was open, so maybe dinner with The Sundance Kid maybe wasn't outside the realm of possibility.
Equally notably is the road that continues on up past Park City which reaches grades of 10% and is only for the true off-roader and those who were born there.
Park City is the main location of the Sundance Film Festival, and looks like it. It has to have the most art galleries per capita of any place in the world.
Wikipedia says the town has a per capita household income of $65,000, but it feels like it should be twice of that. Wiki also states this town was once home of Ted Bundy and Harry Reems, which suggests like Aspen and other resort towns was probably a home for bohemians and layabouts, but given the current residents (Romney, Michael Jordan) has become a town for the profoundly rich.
For example, the town's only graffiti was provided by Banksy and is framed.
I snapped a picture or two, but once again I will defer to Wiki for a pic that best captures Main Street Park City, a series of high-end retail shops, art galleries (I can't stress this enough) and coffee shops.
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The other thing that I can't help but mention about Park City is that whole 'middle of nowhere' comment that British Prime Minister Cameron made. There were quite a few Olympic events that were held in this area (skiing, luge, and yes you can go bobsledding here if you like).
Logistically, there is a lot of space, so yes indeed, it can't be avoided that surely having events herewould be way easier than trying to have them in a big city like London. I can't pin any of this on Romney, Cameron, or anyone. It doesn't feel like it should be a point of contention. It just is. Sure, you can talk about it, but it seems a moot point.
Salt Lake residents (I am told) took great pride in pointing out the failings of the London games. I didn't experience this first hand, nor am I sure who these 'residents' are though if I had to guess, I would expect it to be local radio hosts. For example, the Olympics Security Strike was one way SLC trumped London ("They can't even find security guards").
(As an aside, while doing research for this post, I found out that Keith Moon was asked to be part of the London closing ceremony. No word if Kenney Jones took his place).
Lastly, I will share a photo I snapped of Park City, which captures the Shopping District from the bottom and the back. It should give you some perspective of both the upscale town and the mountainous terrain in the background.
Park City is a resort town and is what you think of when you think of where CEOs go for their summer home. Indeed, Mitt Romney has one of his homes there. I thought about leaving a message at his door, but with four houses, I'd figure it would be November before he saw it.
Hey-Oh!
I don't know where Romney dwells, but I was pointed to a house (a driveway really) where I was told was the residence of Robert Redford. It was gated, but indeed, the gate was open, so maybe dinner with The Sundance Kid maybe wasn't outside the realm of possibility.
Equally notably is the road that continues on up past Park City which reaches grades of 10% and is only for the true off-roader and those who were born there.
Park City is the main location of the Sundance Film Festival, and looks like it. It has to have the most art galleries per capita of any place in the world.
Wikipedia says the town has a per capita household income of $65,000, but it feels like it should be twice of that. Wiki also states this town was once home of Ted Bundy and Harry Reems, which suggests like Aspen and other resort towns was probably a home for bohemians and layabouts, but given the current residents (Romney, Michael Jordan) has become a town for the profoundly rich.
For example, the town's only graffiti was provided by Banksy and is framed.
I snapped a picture or two, but once again I will defer to Wiki for a pic that best captures Main Street Park City, a series of high-end retail shops, art galleries (I can't stress this enough) and coffee shops.
The other thing that I can't help but mention about Park City is that whole 'middle of nowhere' comment that British Prime Minister Cameron made. There were quite a few Olympic events that were held in this area (skiing, luge, and yes you can go bobsledding here if you like).
Logistically, there is a lot of space, so yes indeed, it can't be avoided that surely having events herewould be way easier than trying to have them in a big city like London. I can't pin any of this on Romney, Cameron, or anyone. It doesn't feel like it should be a point of contention. It just is. Sure, you can talk about it, but it seems a moot point.
Salt Lake residents (I am told) took great pride in pointing out the failings of the London games. I didn't experience this first hand, nor am I sure who these 'residents' are though if I had to guess, I would expect it to be local radio hosts. For example, the Olympics Security Strike was one way SLC trumped London ("They can't even find security guards").
(As an aside, while doing research for this post, I found out that Keith Moon was asked to be part of the London closing ceremony. No word if Kenney Jones took his place).
Lastly, I will share a photo I snapped of Park City, which captures the Shopping District from the bottom and the back. It should give you some perspective of both the upscale town and the mountainous terrain in the background.
