musicman Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 (edited) It's official the Essence Festival is returning to New Orleans next year.article Edited October 24, 2006 by musicman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 It's official the Essence Festival is returning to New Orleans next year.articlewoo!see ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 SIRA NIRA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 (edited) Thank Goodness, New Orleans is finally getting some of it's Good stuff back. I will miss you Essence Fest. Edited October 24, 2006 by TJones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.S.O.N. Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Glad for N.O., but I wish downtown Houston could have gotten a shot at this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 I had a few of them as clients, Believe me, they weren't big spenders and were highly demanding for the services they recieved. New Orleans can keep them.Good luck and good riddence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonsemipro Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Houston didn't really need this festival in the get go. They did it cause majority of people from N.O. came here. This festival really belongs back in N.O. It's not going to hurt Houston one bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feufoma Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Who cares if it leaves Houston??? Conversely, this is one of the few positive things I've heard about N.O. in quite some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonfella Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 This is one festival that Houston will NOT miss. Good riddance. I already posted in a thread earlier in the year that I didn't want that one. New Orleans is a good place for the "Essence" festival. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VelvetJ Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 Who would have thought in a city that places the dollar above all else, there are those who would bask in loosing $125 million in EXTRA tax money for the city. Ignorance can not only be bliss it can also be costly.Judging by this thread Houston is a screaming example of Diversity not automatically equating to tolerance and it's a shame. We've come so far yet have so very far to go. Let this thread be an example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 Who would have thought in a city that places the dollar above all else, there are those who would bask in loosing $125 million in EXTRA tax money for the city. Ignorance can not only be bliss it can also be costly.Judging by this thread Houston is a screaming example of Diversity not automatically equating to tolerance and it's a shame. We've come so far yet have so very far to go. Let this thread be an example.don't judge us too harshly.*i* have dealt with the people DIRECTLY and believe me, they were an ungrateful bunch who, from the several dozen i've served, don't appreciate good service.and i know i'm going to be flamed for this, but the people from the essence awards, and new orleans, thought too highly of themselves, and did not show the least bit of decorum from many of my other clients i've had.they are white trash of a different color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 don't judge us too harshly.*i* have dealt with the people DIRECTLY and believe me, they were an ungrateful bunch who, from the several dozen i've served, don't appreciate good service. and i know i'm going to be flamed for this, but the people from the essence awards, and new orleans, thought too highly of themselves, and did not show the least bit of decorum from many of my other clients i've had. they are white trash of a different color. Ricco, quit holdig back, tell us how you really feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 This wasn't a shock at all. This is a New Orleans event, sponsored and produced originally by New Orleanians, and like their love for the city, felt it was "their baby." The idea that Houston had any real chance of keeping this event was kind of naive, IMO.It would've been a nice economic and social boost to the city (agreeing with Velvet J) but I hardly think not having it is going to be such a monumental loss, especially when any rationally thinking person understood that it was 99.9% likely to return to the Big Easy anyay.I do, however, agree that unfortunately you had some really snooty people attending this event from out of town (and they weren't Orleanians but a people visiting from places like Charlotte, Washington, D.C and Atlanta). Not all, thankfully, and, in fact, not the majority, but still enough to where you really was disappointed in the impact that they had on the social environment.I can't stand irrationally snooty people. You're not that impressive, regardless of what you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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