Comments on: Sedona 4th of July Laser Light Show

By: E.S. Maddock

E.S. Maddock — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 23:55:01 +0000

OMG, cannot resist! For several days no new comments were posted on Sedona Eye and, of course, the logical conclusion was that the publisher must be on a well deserved get away. Now I pick up on a slew of remarks that easily I might be accused of having posted. Wish I could take credit.

“Teak Monkey, Just Wondering, Also Disgusted, and By the Way” . . . you have all succinctly expressed thoughts which at one time or another I’ve taken the liberty to convey myself. Thank you for that and although I seriously do not know the identify of any of you, let us be grateful for memories of those days when even the Chamber of Commerce had respect because they sponsored the St. Pat’s Parade and MellerDramas without city funding because, guess what, Sedona wasn’t a city!

Your comments made my day worth living for more reasons that you could possibly know. Oh Happy Day!

Thank you, thank you, thank you. And thanks also for Harley McGuire who seemed to have fired up this fascinating exchange!

xoxo

E. Maddock

By: Robert Grey

Robert Grey — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 21:03:06 +0000

Sorry I have seen a lot of LASER SHOWS and this was very poor, I have no idea who daystar is but there is better local talent in the Desert from what I have seen over the years. Sedona, what are you thinking?

By: Diann

Diann — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:52:16 +0000

So, did anyone actually see the light show? We were staying at Best Western Plus and could see the park from the balcony and saw some laser lights. The only color we saw was green and couldn’t make out any shapes or anything. Just wondering if we saw the extent of it or if it was more impressive watching it from the park. Thanks!

By: Teak Monkey

Teak Monkey — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:55:39 +0000

Boo-Hoo for you! So you have to deal with it once a year….maybe you should have not moved there….maybe rimrock or cornville would have been a better location for you to enjoy no people!

you yet elected to live in a city of approx 12k people with an annual tourist count of over 5 mil. a year.

makes me hope there are 10k people in your neighborhood next year! um by the way Posse grounds road and all the streets around it are public streets last time I checked?

By: Posse Grounds Neighbor

Posse Grounds Neighbor — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 21:01:29 +0000

The Facts About the Laser Show at Posse Grounds Park-

July 4 we had 2,000 people in probably 1,000 cars; drive around our neighborhood for two hours, or park illegally blocking driveways and sitting bumper-to-bumper with engines running (and, in some cases boom boxes glaring) on Posee Grounds road. If any emergency had occurred requiring vehicles to access any of these roads, it would have been impossible to do so.

By: Teak Monkey

Teak Monkey — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 20:35:32 +0000

Dear Not Disgusted,
If you had moved here long long ago I would argue with you. But since you are part of the nuevo Sedona there is no sense in it . you just won’t understand the history of Sedona. Good Luck!

By: Not Disgusted

Not Disgusted — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 16:29:56 +0000

I moved here with my family just under 2 years ago. We are 54, 49, 16 and 13.

The honeymoon is still going. We love it here.

You complainers need to get that thing…what is it called?…oh ya…a LIFE.

By: By The Way

By The Way — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 02:17:28 +0000

Seems to me that middle paragraph from Teak Monkey regarding “the ones who moved here to retire etc.” with few exceptions now and then pretty much describes the members of all elected councils I’ve observed. Too much time on their hands? Plus, how many people are even willing to run for council?

By: Just Wondering

Just Wondering — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:17:25 +0000

Teak Monkey:

IMO your second paragraph (after Just Wondering) pretty much says it all with the following exception taken from “Also Disgusted:”

“I say it was when Sedona incorporated that Sedona turned to crap.”

Amen

By: Also Disgusted

Also Disgusted — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:44:55 +0000

Speaking of the St. Patty’s Day Parade, as it’s always been held on a Saturday, in the “old” days it would be on the Saturday closest to March 17th (duh.)

Well this year St. Pat’s Day was actually on Saturday March 17th, and when does this well-funded Chamber of Commerce decide to have the parade? It was either two or three weeks before Saturday the 17th. Why? Supposedly “they thought the weather might be better” or some stupid reason.

Those parades historically were held on the set Saturday regardless of rain, sleet, snow or sunshine and never . . . never were the crowds of people discouraged. Ha. No way.

Also miss the frequent events at the Elk’s Club and the Kiwanis annual auction on KAZM radio. The good old days seemed to vanish when these non-profits, who all provide services to make our lives better to some degree (if only for the reason to provide community spirit), were forced to be creative and hold fund raisers to keep things moving. Now their efforts seems to be limited to taking from the grab-bag give-away every year from city hall,

I say it was when Sedona incorporated that Sedona turned to crap.