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Re: It’s Official: The “New” Last.fm Sucks Ass

April — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:40:00 -0000

I've gotten used to the "new" Last.fm since they changed it. I am a subscriber and I have no problems with buffering or performance. I do love Spotify, tho. ;)

Re: It’s Official: The “New” Last.fm Sucks Ass

Jason Cruz — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:11:03 -0000

Last.fm is soooo last year. It used to be cool but the new version seriously sucks ass. The performance/nadwidth is abyssmal at best (cant play more than one track on any given station without buffer errors)

Of course all of this will be moot because once Spotify is launched, people will ditch Last.fm like a bad habit (yes, spotify is THAT incredible)

Re: Why I Hate South Florida

Mike — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:58:06 -0000

It should also be worth mentioning that for a place to be the so called "center of the universe" it should be attractive to big business.

There are practically no corporate headquarters here. There is Burger King and there is Carnival Cruise lines (only here due to location obviously). Bacardi rum also has its headquarters here.

Why are no companies interested in making Miami their hub? For the reasons I mentioned in my previous post and then some.

Miami will never have the corporate presence that Dallas, Atlanta, Houston, and the Bay area (San Fran/San Jose) have. They even have a hard time competing in this regard with mid-size cities like Memphis, Charlotte, San Diego...........and other big cities like Detroit and Seattle as well.

But Miami is supposed to be the center of the universe right?

I could keep bashing Miami for hours but I think I will stop at two posts. This one was worth writing and it cannot be denied.

Re: Why I Hate South Florida

Mike — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:36:58 -0000

I have to agree with what nearly everyone has said. I moved here exactly one year ago and it has been really rough for me. Really rough.

Im 29 years old. I was born and raised in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan and when I was 25 I moved to Tampa and spent 3 years there. I did not dislike Tampa, but I felt a little bored there and a little discouraged that the beaches werent so great (in my opinion).

I have an aunt and some cousins in Fort Lauderdale, and I thought I would give living in South Florida a try. It seemed like fun when I visited and the beaches were gorgeous. I also have a great interest in architecture and was very impressed with all of the new highrises built in downtown Miami. It seemed like a good fit for me.

I could not have been more wrong. First of all, for $850 a month I get about half of the apartment I got in Tampa for $725. That is only the beginning though.

The worst part about here is the people. The latin people definately have a superior attitude in Miami, but they are not the whole problem. Black people are downright nasty here and that includes African Americans and Haitians. Dont even try to imply Im a racist; Im from the Detroit area and I never had a problem with black people there or in Tampa for that matter. Everybody is rude here and disrespectful here. Everybody.

The latin people (Cubans in particular) are really something though. They think Miami is the center of the universe and they constantly brag about how "they run this city". What really bothers me is that they say "American" in such negative way when describing an American born person. It is almost like its a racial slur to them and they say it its only with contempt. ("he is American"). Hispanic people who are my age who WERE BORN IN THIS COUNTRY with immigrant parents (or even grandparents) do this too. Why trash the country that has been so good to you? As a proud American that really rubs me the wrong way.

Its so fun to get treated with disrespect 75% of the time you go to a gas station, 7-11, fast food establishment, the grocery store etc. It will literally blow your mind. Anywhere else Ive lived or visited, if you treat a customer like that YOURE FIRED.

While there are beautiful women here, the concept is very exaggerated. Women here are VERY shallow. One Cuban guy I met couldnt afford his rent and had to move his wife and children into his friends house. He drives some big body BMW though and told me he got worked over when he bought it and his payment is $789 or something like that. I asked him.........."why dont you get rid of this car and put that money toward housing???" He told me when he drove a Nissan no woman would pay attention to him and now he gets all kinds of girls on south beach driving his BMW. Its worth mentioning that this guy is good looking and muscular. What does that tell you?

Im going back to Tampa. I have hated this place so much. I dont care if a Cuban writes back in all CAPS bashing what I just said. Miami sucks. South Florida sucks. Miami is not greater than New York. Miami is not greater than Chicago. Miami is not greater than Los Angeles. Miami is not the center of the universe and it never will be.

Miami is exactly what Ive described and that is only the tip of the iceberg. I wouldnt discourage anyone from coming here on vacation in February. Thats all this place is good for. Trust me.

Re: My Love Affair With Music

April — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:48:53 -0000

I plan on making one *real* soon. ;)

Re: My Love Affair With Music

Kyle — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:39:42 -0000

It's nice to see some personal writing coming from you :)

Looking forward to the next mixtape...

Kyle

Re: My Love Affair With Music

April — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:43:46 -0000

Thanks Dan. I thought I'd write something a little more intimate about myself and just put it out there.

Re: My Love Affair With Music

Dan — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:33:04 -0000

Really, really enjoyed reading this.
Dan

Re: Music + Twitter = Love

April — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:47:19 -0000

Thanks Sandra!

Re: Fab Female R&B/Neo Soul Artists

April — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:46:51 -0000

Amen, sistah! ;)

Re: Fab Female R&B/Neo Soul Artists

Anquenette Talib — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:41:56 -0000

This is awesome -- Liberating --Women doing their OWN thing :-)

Re: Music + Twitter = Love

sandra407 — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:02:18 -0000

Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post... nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.

Re: Why I Hate South Florida

miares — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:47:49 -0000

HAHA you are trading hot strippers for toothless rednecks, in all honesty not everyone can be happy, if you dont like where you are living then just leave. ITs the people wth chips on thier shoulders that create a bad atmosphere including most of the people that are complaining here so what goes around comes right back around.

Re: Why I Hate South Florida

Amyot — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:41:11 -0000

Totally agree!
Here in Palm-laud-mi "it's not the heat that gets you, it's the stupidity". Best example of the idiocy is Channel 7 news. Check out the "Weather Stripper". I swear she gave me a lap dance once at Scarletts. Some other skank called Lily Lollopop was dancin to crappy hip-hop and tellin me how great Miami is.

But seriously, after 6 years stuck in this intellectual desert I'm finally getting out! by Sept 26th I'll be living amongst the rednecks of the gulf coast. which is still preferable to the collection of scumbags and simpletons from all over the Carribean and South America. At least they speak English.

Long live Castro!

So here is a One-Finger Salute to all things Southeast Flori-duh.;...

Re: Why I Hate South Florida

Steve M — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:25:22 -0000

Bravo!!

Re: Why I Hate South Florida

Steve M — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:22:41 -0000

So True!!

I'd like to thank this poster for confirming what all the others have posted here...........

South Florida has become a third world country.

All Caps = Ignorance

Spelling Errors = Stupidity

Content = Arrogance, Stupidity, Ignorance

Word Choices = Stupidity, Ignorance

I think that about covers it.

OneLuvGurl is right on the money.....................And I agree with her.

Re: Truly, Madly, Bloody – Music from True Blood

Dan — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:38:54 -0000

Not sure what blood tastes like, but if it's as good as this mix, I understand the current preoccupation. Sookie Stackhouse rocks my world btw. Thanks for your effort. This is much appreciated.

Re: Mashup Madness

riquitito — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:52:02 -0000

avril + oh mickey = purf.

all the other boys were playing with transformers, and i was asking the p.e. teacher to please play my toni basil record for the hula hoop contest. mammaries.

Re: Why I Hate South Florida

Gotta Go — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:30:36 -0000

Long live Castro!

So here is a One-Finger Salute to all things Southeast Flori-duh.

Re: Lazy Monday Mix

April — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:08:01 -0000

Thanks! I've got more coming soon! :)

Re: Lazy Monday Mix

Adrian Eden — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:47:56 -0000

Cool mix doooood ! :)

Re: Collection of Cool Concert Posters

Nigel — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:23:42 -0000

This is a sweet plugin...and very relevant to something I'm working on. Thanks much for the tidbit! :-)

Re: Music + Twitter = Love

wow power leveling — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:56:16 -0000

Looks like your question thing at the end of the post worked. Also not having to sign in is nice too. Good job. Nice list. Thanks.

Re: It’s Official: The “New” Last.fm Sucks Ass

Kira — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:32:25 -0000

I haven't been happy with last fm at all. I tried Jango.comand liked that. Seems simpler.

Re: A Plus D Gets Stanky

April — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:16:53 -0000

I wish I could hear mashups on the radio!