tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629697885803683050.post1504344397322965453..comments2023-08-21T07:02:32.445-07:00Comments on Dancy's Corner: Back From NowhereDavid B. Dancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16076492622244270149noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629697885803683050.post-51348998460162464182008-04-22T06:05:00.000-07:002008-04-22T06:05:00.000-07:00Thank you Jen- everyone, for your comments. I look...Thank you Jen- everyone, for your comments. <BR/>I look at life like art, everyday a blank canvas for me to paint upon (yaaawwwnnn)....O.k. what i a trying to say is i sometimes look at other peoples paintings and i get angry, frustrated. <BR/>Why can't I do that?<BR/>I am staying in Utica because....hmmmmm?<BR/>I know- I have finally found my artistic voice and I am 38. I know this is not where the journey ends, i have unfinished business. I have learned a lot here. I beleive in trying ti change things , I learned that in Berkeley.<BR/>"broadcasting live from small market hell".David B. Dancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076492622244270149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629697885803683050.post-91328240914355318182008-04-22T01:49:00.000-07:002008-04-22T01:49:00.000-07:00And that noise you just heard was the sound of egg...And that noise you just heard was the sound of eggshells crunching beneath my feet.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10036967166525462394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629697885803683050.post-79400221823681217472008-04-22T01:41:00.000-07:002008-04-22T01:41:00.000-07:00Wow David. I know I don't know you well. Frankly I...Wow David. I know I don't know you well. Frankly I'm fumbling for words right now.But I took what you wrote to heart. I'm moved.<BR/><BR/>I hope better times are ahead for you. And good luck on the job front. It's rough out there--or so they tell me.<BR/><BR/>One consolation--albeit not the best one--is that you're paving the way for future generations through your struggles. Ok so motivational writing is not my strong point.<BR/><BR/>I'm just asking: why the heck did you move to Utica? Come back to The Bay. Although not perfect either, it sounds like a nicer place. I know it's a simple non-solution.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10036967166525462394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629697885803683050.post-66063570031649805842008-04-19T14:14:00.001-07:002008-04-19T14:14:00.001-07:00Thank you all for your comments. I have to vent so...Thank you all for your comments. I have to vent sometimes. I feel like we (blackfolks in Utica)have accepted second class citizenship. This has ben going on for soo long.<BR/>I have interviewed just about every department head in City government and they all say the same thing. "Dave we realize how good a deal we got, we realize that all the people that look like us get the benefit of doubt" Some even expressed regret(?) about the current state.David B. Dancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076492622244270149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629697885803683050.post-80709616846861206012008-04-19T14:14:00.000-07:002008-04-19T14:14:00.000-07:00Thank you all for your comments. I have to vent so...Thank you all for your comments. I have to vent sometimes. I feel like we (blackfolks in Utica)have accepted second class citizenship. This has ben going on for soo long.<BR/>I have interviewed just about every department head in City government and they all say the same thing. "Dave we realize how good a deal we got, we realize that all the people that look like us get the benefit of doubt" Some even expressed regret(?) about the current state.David B. Dancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076492622244270149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629697885803683050.post-45675384640472964202008-04-19T07:25:00.000-07:002008-04-19T07:25:00.000-07:00I'm glad you're back. I'm from a town like that, ...I'm glad you're back. <BR/><BR/>I'm from a town like that, and it weren't pretty. I didn't know what it was when I was in it, and I am very glad I can see it for what it was (is?) being out of it for twenty years now. <BR/><BR/>You are fortunate to see it for what it is, even if the stupidity is disheartening. I think that means you have one (a heart, that is).Freida Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489663202315694313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629697885803683050.post-24081559365984987392008-04-18T19:10:00.000-07:002008-04-18T19:10:00.000-07:00dave:i second that statement made by spartacus...i...dave:<BR/>i second that statement made by spartacus...i got your back. man your comments resonate and touch a cord. Words of hope seem so empty, and shallow right now. All I can say is that i love you and believe in you.<BR/><BR/>Indira says:<BR/>i really hope you find a good job. I love you very much.A good job gets you real money and when you get fired from that job you can get another job with the money you got from the last job you had.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629697885803683050.post-11713421512648453492008-04-18T17:32:00.000-07:002008-04-18T17:32:00.000-07:00Dave, I tried writing this comment several times a...Dave, I tried writing this comment several times and each time I highlighted and cut it out because it didn't sound real.<BR/><BR/>I was going to say "fight the power", but you gotta eat.<BR/><BR/>In another comment, I was going to say "don't get angry", but sometimes keeping your sense of dignity is more important.<BR/><BR/>The more I thought about it, the more I kept asking myself "what can I white guy like me -- even if I'm of Puerto Rican parents -- say to Dave?" <BR/><BR/>There really is nothing I could say because I have never really known racism in either subtle or overt forms. Well, nothing except -- I got your back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com