05/07/09: Pay No Attention to Those Tall Ships

" I B six -- WJ -- Imagine for a second the UR that may year all of that's a good cash starved city. Yeah the mayor of the city during an economic down too hard. As -- comes -- says mr. mayor. We have an internationally. Renowned tourist attraction. That we are willing to bring to your city. For free. We're not going to charge you for it. We're not gonna ask you to do the labor to break we're just going to deliver. Up to his regular city stumpel please empire we told you. This a -- This is -- now -- round the world. We will bring it to you for free. And you and I use the -- not we agree that it will draw between 800001. Million people. -- York harbor area to flood your shops in to walk your streets and to drink your booze and eat your food. Annual hall will be packed the Quincy market will be rocked in the will be full. We will all New York City with tourists prefer you. -- the pages to bring it you have to guarantee -- a minimum take nothing we will do that for you imagine your the may year. What would your reaction. To be the -- that well. Jerry Copeland of the Belfast City Council Belfast northern Ireland. Will tell you how they feel about it."

" All will we're very excited when it maps except import ten years in the making. The last some -- time 1991 and a half a million people. Come to an event and because that are."

" Out that we wrote that the city council of Belfast Ireland. So ask is that what your reaction be if you -- a mayor and had this amazing what -- they were so excited. Okay now. Changed the demise of is that an image -- second at York. Tom Menino. Mayor Menino. Once to treat the tall ships that's -- we're talking about. The tall ships that are touring across Europe and then headed across the Atlantic a massive tourist attraction. -- or may -- power potentially un elected this November may here. Once to treat the tall ships like this Somali pirates. When we come back I'm. Did you. -- demands. That the the city of boss is making of the tall -- other cities are paying them to call. But in Boston we're treating it like it's a hostage negotiation. We're treating them like it's a surreptitious drug related cash dropped. I am not kidding a sixteen year old Somali kid on a -- Path to a get a better greeting them Boston is offering the tall ships you'll hear about it here on 9690 take it."

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" You're the mayor of the city during an economic down too hard as some comes -- says mr. mayor. We have an internationally. Renowned tourist attraction. That we are willing to bring to your city. For free. We're not going to charge you for it. We're not gonna ask you to do the labor to bring it we're just gonna deliver all you have to do as a regular city stumpel please empire we will bore you. This a bit. -- his right now a round the world the we will bring it to you for free. And you and I use the -- not we agree that it will draw between 800001. Million people. -- York harbor area to flood your shops in to walk your streets and to drink your booze and eat your food. Annual -- will be packed the Quincy market will be rocked in the we will be full we will Phil York city with tourists. Prefer you not to pay us to bring it you have to guarantee us a minimum take nothing. We will do that for you now imagine your the may year. What would your reaction to be would be to that well. Jerry Copeland of the Belfast City Council bill that's northern Ireland. Will tell you how they feel about it."

" All will we're very excited romance except import ten years in the making. The last coming at the time 1991 and a half a million people. Come to an event until you consider."

" Out that we wrote that the city council of Belfast Ireland. So ask is that what your reaction be if you -- a mayor and had this amazing what -- they were so excited. Okay now. Changed the minds of is that an image the second York. Tom Menino. Mayor Menino. -- to treat the tall ships that you were talking about the tall ships that are touring across Europe and then headed across the Atlantic are massive tourist attraction. How or may year power potentially un elected this November may here. Once to treat the tall ships like this Somali pirates. When we come back I'm. Did you. -- demands. That the the city of boss is making of the tall -- other cities are paying them the -- But in Boston we're treating it like it's a hostage negotiation. We're treating them like it's a surreptitious drug related cash dropped. I am not kidding a sixteen year old Somali kid on a raft we get a better greeting. The Boston is offering the tall ships you'll hear about it here on 9690 take it. Why."

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" Always kept coming to Boston are there any gains. There are -- there are few -- sites more inspiring -- looking out across the sea. On a beautiful New England afternoon with the blue sky above. And seeing these tall ships coming on mask does flotilla of."

" Unfurled sales. Flying in the breeze catching the wind -- Hiring. Freezes the spirits. Never."

" Are going to happen in Boston listen to do this you will not believe it 6178221969. For your reaction. City officials yesterday gave -- Boston organizes a one point one million dollar bill. Our costs of this year's scaled down tall ships festival. They demanded most of the money up front. You're not gonna bring a -- terrorists in our town and I'll pay it up front buyers. This listen you to complete this. The city also requested. That the tall ships in -- Boston Harbor. At night."

" One at a time."

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" In order to prevent their arrival from morphing. Into inaudible parade because that might attract crowds."

" Is Mayor Menino the dumbest mayor in the world I think that's a legitimate question now."

" He's. There's a tourist attraction that once the economy as well look at -- and now. As long as you can promise me you'll draw any crowds. We'll let you come we would want to have that day but the big jobs -- really -- everybody just circuits crowds are you."

" You've got but tall ships. What's the point of having the tall ships and it'll come sailing and what it isn't. Saying we're gonna open strip club no nudity."

" We're going to have on the order to have a zoo no animals okay okay okay. No scary animals you can't lie in -- tigers you can only have juror bulls and hamsters. And then it'll work thank you very much tell that this is. A minute read again. This city requested that the told Simpson or blogs and -- at night."

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" Undercover of darkness smugglers and pirates. Is that -- tall ships I don't know might be that group from the gulf of Aden. It's hard to tell. You can't really -- Ed nice. Looked at that idiot. Asks. That all ships to commit -- what's the point if you or."

" The people running. The tallest of them obviously sail Boston exists for one reason that is to encourage the shift to come to Boston's America just shafted. If you're arrested this the of the Georgia they're going to two 82 Ireland going to Spain -- didn't you multiple sites are going to how effectively the nova Scotia."

" Wouldn't you be saying that the Boston screw off. Forget you tell -- you don't want the 800000. Cash -- tourists coming your -- I would be on the phone right now. Do sports with New Hampshire -- on the phone right now what -- Newport, Rhode Island and say hey. What do you guys do in the summer. But he does do it in July. How would how would you like to have this flotilla. Of gorgeous tall ships come rolling in -- your -- we will all costs you nothing. All you gotta do is just opened the harbor they're already agreed a -- to limit the number. Of ships. -- at any in the -- appears again already scaled back door to try to discourage tourism I love that where the middle of an economic crisis and the debate is okay. Too we do is somehow still yet fewer tourists have a few smaller crowds. I wonder. How it feels to be somebody owns a business in downtown Boston yoga shop. You owner restaurants. -- you -- a bar. And you pick up the paper today as you pick up your property tax bill from the city as you get your license -- bill from the city get -- permit bill from the city yet to pay for the inspection of your. You'll Vince who advancing your restaurant and an all by the way. Mayor Menino demands no crowds in downtown Boston. Crowds must stay away."

" It's gonna be crushing."

" I've ever heard of few things. This dumb in my entire life of talking about public service I have heard fewer things dumber than. The tall ships had to come in eight."

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" I am at a loss. Four words may be you can help me out 6178221969009. It's time for Verizon Wireless -- I'm trying to think up. Analogies. I didn't think of -- it's not explain the Mayor -- how stupid does say that the tall ships optical."

" And at night the know say old one that I and injured how are you nuts. And also -- boost the mayor speaking on the half. Who agrees with him."

" That we don't want these tourists downtown that we don't want these people. To show lot. If I if I'm Newport News I'm asking you for an -- and I on the phone right now -- Portsmouth, New Hampshire but any other city. Along the New England seaboard. And I cap room for these ships ugly guys on here we -- absolutely extra security no problem will pay him -- it's your money. There's just embarrassing just stupid we look. Thick blood though they did do -- 69 now does example Verizon Wireless customers. Should -- detail tall ships come to Boston under the cover of darkness do you agree 6178221969. On. Do you Griffith mayor that you notice the mayor does he doesn't want them to count that's -- deal he just doesn't want to count if you heard the tallest of guys would you becoming. Or do you think the mayor's right the Boston doesn't want the they're too much trouble more hassle than they're worth we don't want to have that -- down their work and -- a lot crowds in downtown Boston since. It to get -- that analogy to help explain how -- this is I could use your help I in my program."

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" think he should do Japan and -- just columnist that would take negative attitude that yes that does mean investment does mean mommy. I'm -- spending public money out of very very difficult time -- but this event as social on year on year is that a little. -- bring back that investment and --"

" Mayor Menino is not going to have that dammit no way absolutely not they'll keep spending money to give them. Cars. To welfare. Recipients. Money for -- cars for welfare recipients but no we're not gonna spend any money to make money off the toss that -- I understand. The deal that it's gonna cost you got to have some cops for crowd control of the city's -- busier. Than it does is -- goes I think. You know Tom I'm gonna plan to fill your restaurant we're gonna packet every night. They'll get back to the like kids. Kids going you know freaking 999 prime -- not at Wednesday's was the -- all got to take reservations. Right and what to have more waiters you're right we're gonna do with them. We want to want to do that and it was let's double the many people don't want to eat so will be empty then let your weight is clay at all. It's bad enough that Mayor Menino is such a -- That he's fighting to keep sealed Boston's tall ships away but when I actually read that he said the sentence in a letter. You have to bring ships and under the -- of darknets. Sales down. As even a regular email writes Michael Graham and I think that the did you get a pal Michael it's like saying to the -- the -- okay okay okay. You can have your symphony but no music. And we don't want all these is here once in my draw a crowd. -- have like the strings done -- by themselves after they lead then you can bring in the percussion of saying. -- it's 17822190s. That please tell me I'm missing something here please -- this isn't the dumbest public policy other than maybe three cars. For welfare recipients you've ever heard of Kevin is on 969 good morning Kevin. -- Kevin how are yet."

" I don't and if I don't under mayor puppet that is going to be making an announcement next -- marathon going to be round trip you know that there is closed -- around a -- you know. Absolutely not too dangerous. Comment that -- become that's a lot of racial Mike."

" Kevin I wish I could brag but I I think I'm painfully average in intelligence it's only that we're surrounded by insane people. And they make us look smart things -- the perfect analogy okay it is yes can have a Boston Marathon. I don't want to run. All of our streets. So you going to run on treadmills were no one can see ya an -- telephone afterwards I'll add a ago. -- you know what to I almost want this to happen. Because I want the chance to make fun of it I want the kids could be at Boston Harbor at night. At that maybe we can arrange to do like a broadcast. -- like a lot live webcast tablet in other than night goggle and vision goggles like the green I'll beat your degree will -- up on the web at the grief counseling. It's slipping into the he once proud and -- you know three master. Whatever you know HMS. The -- now sleep she slipping slightly in in the."

" We did and as dumb as it sounds. Bills on 96 good morning bill. Upside at that you go ahead though your on the air."

" They -- more Michael well what we've got -- its force Menino hand. You you get the word out on Twitter just like the its -- beach. And you tell everybody that meet down castle violence let me just the war. And bring your blanket bring cooler bring your flashlight. And so he got the caught the ball security anyway and he gets no revenue. When he goes when he -- that's gonna happen then he'll have to go ahead and do it but normal way. And never."

" That's a great idea we'll just we'll do what they call to meet ups but he -- that yeah the idea that Twitter meet ups you know they'll boss tells a Boston. Take all your advertising down don't see any thing and we'll just Twitter and FaceBook get in we'll have -- 500000 people show up anyway."

" Yeah -- we will be out their for a picnic at midnight -- the -- watching the ship told why it is great at greater still. Anything for."

" The -- by one at a time with their sales down with it running. It. Bought from -- says Michael. It's so easy to -- just to have sale boss announces all of the guys working on the ships are illegal immigrants from south and Central American countries Mayor Menino will -- with open arms it will be their human and civil right -- densely like Tim is on 969 good morning Jim you're on the air. Am taking like him. Okay we'll skip Tenet will go to cook cook is on 96 that morning cup."

" Michael Leo. I -- ordered the solution that may have dilemma aired and aired it. Yes that you bought an IE taxpayers have been so generous to deplete the pop and over the last couple years yeah sure and each or -- who days. In return for the creation of the taxpayer the last couple years problems Bob nope didn't know I know budget for our security."

" I agree or how about this you know the governor has the commonwealth cares program where we have. Paid volunteers. They get paid their salary as state workers to go volunteer. Line send a hundred at you know state employees from the R&D in from the department of no health and human services and they go down and you know stand by columns and looked in empty holes like anyone else."

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" Michael the problem here that the -- into them or did he doesn't like conflict go to. Double murder rate."

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" And certainly not pick up to a guy but in any strange way -- wondering if this is you know. Help concentrate the visitors to directly to the city -- rather have them dispersed out everywhere -- just the thought. I have no idea under the open."

" Well both know look let's let them do it themselves I. Just. I've never seen anything like I was reading the sentence out loud. The city also requested that the tall -- in -- Boston Harbor at night one at a time you is there if it's. And the great double -- that you're making that up you're getting that you thought it was a bit -- all. It's just it sounds like a bit because multiples is such adult is. -- judge Karen and I no longer jail and what is at the cloak of and visibility over them you'll get the Star Trek movie opening this weekend that. The cling -- Develop a yet and I cloaking device. Does strike because. -- captain Kirk and Spock and try to capture one. So maybe that's a cloaking device visions of that BA."

" And witty opinions on theme it's that the terrorists they could take artillery roads absolutely -- into town where Nolan could see them what is it is my idea. It was going to be a problem with a harbor what are we of the ships land somewhere else and we'll put them all on big. Flatbed trucks it like to take if repairs the -- dock them and we could drive them in. But this assembling a this is some of the that and then they can take a Mass Pike and they'll be -- revenue as -- maybe we can make enough money to -- their lights back on. From the ships if they were a year on -- did I tell -- nothing is more exciting than seeing a budget dis assembled ships on boats. I'm not on trucks let's throw a bullet to see him in the lot there with their sales up altogether. Well I like a -- masks like becoming one at a time all this goes to bode well in the neighboring -- that deals that hears them wrote a look at big mound of ropes. Imagine what both they went on. --"

" Guys bad news. The Celtics magic playoff game -- The the the magic refused to agree to the terms of Mayor Menino the Celtics in the magic can never be in the garden at the same time. There's that they were playing basketball game you know the might draw a crowd."

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