tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3695442418381050569.post1128941740900498939..comments2023-10-17T05:26:57.310-07:00Comments on The Arroyo Seco Journal: New SW Museum Agreement: Another Broken Treaty?Edward Riverahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13894242514408810874noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3695442418381050569.post-34356647626240660272007-10-24T12:58:00.000-07:002007-10-24T12:58:00.000-07:00I understand that a lot of people care deeply abou...I understand that a lot of people care deeply about this and have invested significant amount of time and resources but just like many religious wars I never grasped what the drama is all about.<BR/><BR/>As I understand it, the opponents of the recent agreement read it and said;<BR/>- On paper it looks good but they probably don't mean it.<BR/>- Even if they mean it, they probably won't act on it.<BR/>- Even if they act on it, they'll mess up in the execution.<BR/>- Even if they execute it exactly like they said they would, ...well... we don't like it in the first place.<BR/><BR/>There is no way to bring two parties into agreement when there is zero trust between them. No lawyer or contract can resolve this.<BR/><BR/>Instead of bickering endlessly about the definition of what is a 100% museum the mayor and city council moved ahead and forged an agreement with another group. It's understandable because there is no pleasing the perpertually mistrustful.<BR/><BR/>Let's be honest, if the Gene Autry opponents really had a Museum as popular and successful as they claim they want, wouldn't they flood us with complaints about all the traffic and noise it caused?<BR/><BR/>Here are my proposals, none of which will be implemented but I'll make them anyway :<BR/><BR/>If you care about the indians let them turn it to a casino so they can make some real money there. Pay some reparations cowboys! <BR/><BR/>If you care about indian history give all the artifacts to Gene Autry in Griffith Park where they have the room and resources to promote it to the whole city and around the world. Griffith Park is not in Satan Monica. It is just a 20 minute bike ride from Mt Washington.<BR/><BR/>If you care about local history, art and culture don't try to turn SWM to a Charles Lummis mausoleum, a life size diorama of what it was a hundred years ago. Charles Lummis above all promoted and fostered a vibrant art scene in the Arroyo. If you want to preserve the spirit and intentions of Charles Lummis hand over the SWM to the local art groups that make up today's vibrant art scene in today's Arroyo. But this would never happen because it would require trusting another set of people and trust has always been in short supply in Mt Washington.<BR/><BR/>What is the fight all about?<BR/>How to make the SWM exactly as stale as it was before.<BR/>Good luck in your endeavors.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Marino Pascal<BR/>Glassell ParkMarinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08130673191027827726noreply@blogger.com