Comments on: August 28, 2008: The DNC Comes to Newark https://sheepguardingllama.com/2008/08/august-28-2008-the-dnc-comes-to-newark/ Scott Alan Miller :: A Life Online Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:12:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: Scott Alan Miller https://sheepguardingllama.com/2008/08/august-28-2008-the-dnc-comes-to-newark/comment-page-1/#comment-21157 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:12:42 +0000 http://www.sheepguardingllama.com/?p=2508#comment-21157 Ah, that explains why people from The Spot were noted as having gone to the local businesses to support the petition! I had heard something to that effect but hadn’t put two and two together. I was unaware that The Spot was selling alcohol to the event. I did hear that the alcohol companies were sponsoring the event though.

]]> By: Anonymous https://sheepguardingllama.com/2008/08/august-28-2008-the-dnc-comes-to-newark/comment-page-1/#comment-21156 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:23:59 +0000 http://www.sheepguardingllama.com/?p=2508#comment-21156 I get the impression that the Spot was the primary reason the rally was held on Commerce and not in the more conventional and likely places in town, such as Park Place or PSE&G’s square. What other reason would they have to hold such an event there? The only business open during the event *was* the Spot, and they were selling alcohol on the street. Afterwards, everyone could come on in and spend their cash on some food/drink.

Usually, when events are held in town, they close off Park Place, which allows for spillage into the park. Or, they’ll close off a large parking lot, which is much more spacious. I saw on Saturday that they had an event at PSE&G for the Newark high schools. But high school kids aren’t allowed into the Spot…

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