American Apparel at Flatbush Pavilion
These boards have been conspicuously silent on the American Apparel takeover of the Flatbush Pavilion theater. It had been rumored for a long time, but I wasn't quite expecting them to co-opt the anagrammed theater billboard into their storefront design. I can't say I'm surprised, though.
Jack Szwergold, who in former times used to frequent these boards quite regularly, has a comprehensive collection of Flatbush Pavilion anagrams (32 in total):
http://www.picpatrol.com/category.php?category=18
Jack Szwergold, who in former times used to frequent these boards quite regularly, has a comprehensive collection of Flatbush Pavilion anagrams (32 in total):
http://www.picpatrol.com/category.php?category=18
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Last I heard (and I talked to someone damn near the source) was that the anagrams would be allowrd to continue. This same person told me the next anagram would be as offensive as possible, because they didn't want to be affiliated with American Apparel. So, if the anagrams are gone (I've been in Philly for a few days), that may have something to do with it.
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Did they take it down??
The east side of the marquee had said "A MOONSHINE LIVER EVEN IF AA IS RAGING", and as Jack perceptively pointed out on his website, that could be interpreted as either "Alcoholics Anonymous" or "American Apparel".
The next one will probably say something like "SAVE 20% ON USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC SWIMWEAR". -
dailyheights wrote: Did they take it down??
This from a capitalist roader (number 2) who accepts advertising from multinational banks and credit card companies! The HYPOCRISY!!!!!
The east side of the marquee had said "A MOONSHINE LIVER EVEN IF AA IS RAGING", and as Jack perceptively pointed out on his website, that could be interpreted as either "Alcoholics Anonymous" or "American Apparel".
The next one will probably say something like "SAVE 20% ON USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC SWIMWEAR".
PS. Cheap t-shirts uber alles.
PPS. This is a weak joke.... -
metulj wrote: PPS. This is a weak joke....
Not that I would expect anything less from you, but it always heartens me to see PPS instead of the more often used, and incorrect, PSS... Just a peeve of mine - thanks again.
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I was in the American Apparel a couple weeks ago, and the sales person said that they were indeed planning on letting the marquee guy keep at his craft. In the words of the shoplady, "he seems to enjoy it and we don't want to take it away from him."
Has anyone seen a more blatant symbol of gentrification than their coopting of the Flatbush Pavilion signs above the cash register and movie theatre carpeting by the dressing rooms?
On a more personal note, I am not a fan of American Apparel - I find that if you weigh more than 2 pounds (as I do) the clothes cling in a most unflattering way. -
sarahb wrote: I was in the American Apparel a couple weeks ago, and the sales person said that they were indeed planning on letting the marquee guy keep at his craft. In the words of the shoplady, "he seems to enjoy it and we don't want to take it away from him."
recent concert t-shirts I've gotten have been unisex XL. those fit ok. like a regular t-shirt. but the stuff for women? no fuckin' way. I will probably never wander into their stores. ever.
Has anyone seen a more blatant symbol of gentrification than their coopting of the Flatbush Pavilion signs above the cash register and movie theatre carpeting by the dressing rooms?
On a more personal note, I am not a fan of American Apparel - I find that if you weigh more than 2 pounds (as I do) the clothes cling in a most unflattering way. -
You yuppies never cease to amaze me with your high-falutin' attitudes! Back in the day, when we were begging stores to come to the neighborhood, where were you? Have things really reached such a low point that residents are now in a position to be picky about what stores come to our area? You yuppies with your fancy college educations and snobby terms like "multinational" can all go to hell! Bring back the good, working class folks.
P.S. - see you at Mooney's, a REAL working-class bar, not like the phoniness of Freddy's and O'Connor's.
P.P.S. - I hate sushi! -
sarahb wrote:
I also find this a bit ironic. When something new comes to the neighborhood, destroying all that was in it's place everyone complains about gentrification. But when something new comes to the neighborhood and tries to show a little respect to what was there before ... again, a terrible gentrification crime has been committed. Since when is a crappy movie theater in Park Slope a symbol of "the real" Prospect Heights?
Has anyone seen a more blatant symbol of gentrification than their coopting of the Flatbush Pavilion signs above the cash register and movie theatre carpeting by the dressing rooms?
Sheesh. -
Jack Krohn wrote: You yuppies with your fancy college educations and snobby terms like "multinational" can all go to hell! Bring back the good, working class folks.
Work is the curse of the drinking classes. -- Oscar Wilde
It is difficult to call me a young, urban professional. I am only one of the three. -
ana.log wrote: [quote=sarahb]
I also find this a bit ironic. When something new comes to the neighborhood, destroying all that was in it's place everyone complains about gentrification. But when something new comes to the neighborhood and tries to show a little respect to what was there before ... again, a terrible gentrification crime has been committed. Since when is a crappy movie theater in Park Slope a symbol of "the real" Prospect Heights?
Has anyone seen a more blatant symbol of gentrification than their coopting of the Flatbush Pavilion signs above the cash register and movie theatre carpeting by the dressing rooms?
Sheesh.
i definitely agree with your sheesh.
i'm slightly embarassed by american apparel's aggressively _____________ (sexual, postmodern, blah blah whatever inflammatory adjective you want to insert) aesthetic, but at the same time i'm saving my moral outrage for something that's not trying to fit fair work standards into the status quo model of capitalism. because for real. every other piece of clothing i buy was almost definitely made in sweatshops. -
Jack Krohn wrote:
Many's the time I've wandered as if in a dream past Mooney's, marvelling at the rousing yet melodic strains of the Internationale wafting through the chill night air.
P.S. - see you at Mooney's, a REAL working-class bar, not like the phoniness of Freddy's and O'Connor's. -
pensodyssey wrote: [quote=Jack Krohn]
Many's the time I've wandered as if in a dream past Mooney's, marvelling at the rousing yet melodic strains of the Internationale wafting through the chill night air.
P.S. - see you at Mooney's, a REAL working-class bar, not like the phoniness of Freddy's and O'Connor's.
Lots of jaunty berets worn and Maoist rhetoric overheard whenever I walk past there. -
metulj wrote: [quote=pensodyssey][quote=Jack Krohn]
Many's the time I've wandered as if in a dream past Mooney's, marvelling at the rousing yet melodic strains of the Internationale wafting through the chill night air.
P.S. - see you at Mooney's, a REAL working-class bar, not like the phoniness of Freddy's and O'Connor's.
Lots of jaunty berets worn and Maoist rhetoric overheard whenever I walk past there.
It is true that the very first condom dispenser in Mooney's was Emma Goldman. -
pappas wrote: every other piece of clothing i buy was almost definitely made in sweatshops.
not true -
escap wrote: [quote=pappas]every other piece of clothing i buy was almost definitely made in sweatshops.
not true
Some may be made in sweatshops, but it's difficult to verify. Shop at WalMart you are more likely to get something sweated. Shop at Banana Republic (despite that dreadful name) and you are unlikely.
Is that your drift, escap? -
Yeah, I guess something like that. I recently attended a conference on the offshoring debate and the speakers were adamant that virtually no major western corporations make use of sweatshop labor--of course, they might have been full of s--t, so who knows?
One thing that is for certain is that most employees of textile factories in Pakistan, China, Indonesia, etc., have jobs that are superior in both pay and conditions to many of the peers' jobs, to say nothing of prostitution and begging, which is often the alternative. And I'm sure you'd get no thanks from poor people in developing nations for choosing AA clothes over the ones they worked so hard to make.
As a qualifier, I am certainly opposed to forced or coerced labor of any kind. -
dailyheights wrote: Did they take it down??
As of yesterday, the 'AA' anagram was still up on the left side, but today, there was a 'Buy 1 [something], get 1 [something] 50% off' or some such on the right side... unfortunately, I didn't get to see if the left was still intact... -
Ah, Mooney's...
Ah, gentriconfrontation... -
At least A A is trying to head in the right direction ethicly. It's why I like to shop at Whole Foods, even if they aren't perfect they at least try and put a good face to the public. and the food is yummy,
Did yall hear that Wal Mart is going to carry "Organic" foods? Maybe they think organic means "made from the organs of under-paid-no-health-insurance-havin-workers" :roll: -
MikeWalton718 wrote: At least A A is trying to head in the right direction ethicly. It's why I like to shop at Whole Foods, even if they aren't perfect they at least try and put a good face to the public. and the food is yummy,
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/48459
Did yall hear that Wal Mart is going to carry "Organic" foods? Maybe they think organic means "made from the organs of under-paid-no-health-insurance-havin-workers" :roll:
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