tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post785576910691151656..comments2024-03-09T03:20:20.004-05:00Comments on Tenured Radical: When The Radical Hits The Road: Dispatches From The People's Republic Of BerkeleyTenured Radicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703980598547163290noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-47840207609136007842010-01-23T05:52:49.944-05:002010-01-23T05:52:49.944-05:00Glad to read your article. I was in Berkeley last ...Glad to read your article. I was in Berkeley last year and enjoyed lot. I missed it very much! it is quite good place.I am glad to know that People's Park is still a free space.Orlando Hotelshttp://www.lastminutetravel.com/Destination/Orlando-Hotels.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-78790784871129877092009-08-18T12:59:52.748-05:002009-08-18T12:59:52.748-05:00You make People's Park seem like some kind of ...You make People's Park seem like some kind of pleasant place. In fact it is disgusting and dangerous with aggressive panhandling and open flouting of the law. I wouldn't even let my kid walk by that place in daytime, at night it is truly scary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-27392815856769863832009-08-16T05:45:07.530-05:002009-08-16T05:45:07.530-05:00Only one independent bookstore (I presume you mean...Only one independent bookstore (I presume you mean the one with the athenian name)? <br />You might check out the real shoreline (the suburbs on the shoreline east of your shoreline town): R.C. Julia in Madison,Ct.<br />(http://www.rjjulia.com/)<br />I liked it very much...econprofnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-50436568064751298842009-08-07T19:18:06.143-05:002009-08-07T19:18:06.143-05:00Sometimes I really miss Berzerkely. I definitely m...Sometimes I really miss Berzerkely. I definitely miss Moe's. <br /><br />If you've never taken a walk through Tilden Park, I recommend you go. There are several entrances, but the easiest is probably the one just up Centennial Drive (which begins just behind the campus stadium). There's a small gravel parking area on the right hand side of the road, about mile or so from where the drive begins. The trail here is wide and very green and shaded, though after a few miles it slopes sharply upward, looping around and becoming very sunny. The upper trail is spectacular. If you do get a chance to go, though, do stay on the trail. There is mucho poison oak in Tilden and until it turns red in the fall, it can be hard to spot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-68945841820677499082009-08-07T10:08:29.157-05:002009-08-07T10:08:29.157-05:00you must must must go eat a slice (or two or three...you must must must go eat a slice (or two or three) of the pizza at the cheeseboard pizza cooperative. it would be a sin not to. make sure to hit up the cheeseboard next door for amazing baked goods and their superlative selection of cheese! <br /><br />http://cheeseboardcollective.coop/castor_de_luxehttp://beavercitywillrockyou.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-65049632766286243002009-08-06T20:29:57.974-05:002009-08-06T20:29:57.974-05:00You've been to Berkeley now, but what about th...You've been to Berkeley now, but what about the Oak-town? You need to head out that way and get some delicious Ethiopian food --- I'd make suggestions but can't get google to tell me which is the vegan Ethiopian place my friend really likes. <br /><br />Have fun in Berkeley!Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-19076230376485901722009-08-06T16:19:50.315-05:002009-08-06T16:19:50.315-05:00"and the (very large) man behind me had his e..."and the (very large) man behind me had his enormous, bare foot up on my other armrest." Up until that point I would have suffered in silence. Seriously, the comedian-flight attendant could have dispached Mr. Foot and would probably have enjoyed it--no confrontations necessary. Now he's just going to stick his enormous bare foot all over everyone else's armrests, Radical!<br /><br />In any case, the bare foot story almost makes being "sanwiched between two babies" sound appealing! (Love that expression, BTW--"sandwiched between two LAP babies" will be my new code for "nightmare flight from hell."Historiannhttp://historiann.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-17765557132486967502009-08-06T15:53:37.363-05:002009-08-06T15:53:37.363-05:00Dr. Radical, I assume Shoreline is where you live,...Dr. Radical, I assume Shoreline is where you live, not teach. In which case there are 3 indie bookstores, though one is mostly a cafe at this point. Plus crazy neverending books, which I think still exists?jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01056311839996251047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-18723910621712723352009-08-06T13:17:38.499-05:002009-08-06T13:17:38.499-05:00Used to live there and miss it. I'm glad Peop...Used to live there and miss it. I'm glad People's Park is still a free space.<br /><br />Hey now, us lowly <i>volk</i> ain't so bad.Daisy Deadheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17993200276152025235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-14675085114465461432009-08-06T12:32:06.647-05:002009-08-06T12:32:06.647-05:00I grew up near Telegraph Ave, and have spent the r...I grew up near Telegraph Ave, and have spent the rest of my life wandering around other cities wondering why I couldn't find a row of independent bookstores anywhere.PMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14859373169517442483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-25796581604357439822009-08-06T10:30:42.548-05:002009-08-06T10:30:42.548-05:00I've been to Berkeley several times over the p...I've been to Berkeley several times over the past two decades. While there are vestiges of the old days still around, it has become increasingly yuppified and quite expensive. I was there last month for the Society for the History of Childhood and Youth. They were able to negotiate a reasonable rate at the Hotel Durant so I had nicer accommodations than you (which you helped pay for since my travel budget comes out of state funds -- at least for now). <br /><br />re: Southwest -- overall, I find it more pleasant and efficient than other airlines (and I actually like the comedy). The last trip was not so great, though. I was on the same plane from SFO to Bradley and could not deplane without losing my exit row, aisle seat. Fortunately I was smart enough to pack both lunch and dinner -- so with the free snacks I was well fed.Knitting Cliohttp://hmprescott.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-66858746833326001602009-08-06T10:25:42.792-05:002009-08-06T10:25:42.792-05:00You have to hit up the place next door to La Fiest...You have to hit up the place next door to La Fiesta–it used to be Cafe Intermezzo, but now it's called Cafe Mattina or something. If you get a salad, get it with the poppyseed dressing, and if they have corn chowder or coconut curry soup, get that.droyleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481559499856800455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-1920700696047793062009-08-06T08:39:26.395-05:002009-08-06T08:39:26.395-05:00Robert's comment reminded me of men on NY subw...Robert's comment reminded me of men on NY subways spreading their legs so they took up half of each seat on either side. Ugh!<br /><br />But TR, did you mention to either of these space invaders that they were selfishly causing you discomfort? If you're like me, you probably didn't and suffered in silence (well, at least until this blog post). From now on I *swear* I'm going to politely speak up. And if I'm in the situation like you were, I'll pit them against each other: "Excuse me, sir, but since the man to my left is hogging much of my space, would you mind giving me a little more and removing your foot, please? I would very much appreciate it, thank you." Then foot guy can feel smug and superior over elbow guy, and elbow guy will just feel shame.<br /><br />Heh heh.Dr. Viragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-90095083298099353662009-08-06T06:39:59.948-05:002009-08-06T06:39:59.948-05:00Can't believe you've never been, my dear. ...Can't believe you've never been, my dear. Funny, but if you had seen Telegraph 20 years ago you would think that IT HAD been upgraded for the wealthy.<br /><br />Re: men and space. My experience is that invariably men assume that any arm rest adjacent to them is THEIRS. Being myself more inclined to compromise and negotiate, I generally think that I'll wait and see what develops when I first sit down. And then a man climbs in, and negotiations are over. Arm rest is his. Then he gives you the giant leg spread, and you might as well turn sideways and face plant on the side of the plane for all the room you have in YOUR seat.<br /><br />But this process is tranferable virtually anywhere: department meeting, locker room, gym, elevator, line at Starbuck's, etc. I think it's one (and I'm just saying, one) reason that many men of my generation and class found feminism appealing. It offered validation for stepping outside that insidious, totalizing, non-stop contest over alpha status in every quotidian encounter.<br /><br />That said, the alternate interpretation is: when you step outside that process, all that happens is you lose the arm rest!<br /><br />Cheers and have fun in CA!Robert Selfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-27472272590773889122009-08-06T00:25:05.419-05:002009-08-06T00:25:05.419-05:00Welcome to Berkeley! Although we've become so ...Welcome to Berkeley! Although we've become so used to our wealth of bookstore riches that it feels like Berkeley doesn't have any bookstores at all (Black Oak Books closed, and we lost Cody's last year). Good luck in the archives!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10505845165131255374noreply@blogger.com