posted by Elizabeth Fama
To me, HPP is a hangout spot where neighborhood folks can drop by, knowing that a mostly cordial discussion of local issues will always be underway.Fittingly, I met Chicago Pop in cyber space in March of 2007. He had written a letter-to-the-editor for the Hyde Park Herald about the Solstice proposal that mirrored my sentiments exactly. In the biting tongue-in-cheek style that is his trademark, he invented the "Committee to Save the Cornell Parking Lot," and in signing off he mentioned that he was an alumnus of the U of C College. Cyber stalker that I am, I looked him up in the alumni directory and wrote him a fan e-mail. It's not often that a Herald LTE represents my opinion, after all.
In his reply, C-Pop made the mistake of using the words "Point consensus" in referring to the Save the Point group, and I promptly gave him a long lecture about the true history of the Point controversy. Four months later he wrote me an e-mail saying that he'd started this blog, and would I like to contribute?
"It'll never fly," I thought to myself, while typing my agreement to contribute posts. Thus began our friendship.
So let's raise a toast to Chicago Pop, the Man Who Dared. Thanks for starting the blog, C-Pop.
5 comments:
Long Live Hyde Park Progress!! To another year!Thank you for expanding the public dialogue in Hyde Park.
What is that strange, greenish liquid in the brandy snifter???
P.S. I never would have found you if Pop hadn't made a little fun of one of my letters to the editor and I didn't have a tendency to Google myself.
What? There was a party? My invitation must of got lost in the mail.
Congratulations on your milestone.
Hyde Park Progress, I love you guys. It's really hard to imagine the neighborhood without you anymore, so please stick around.
I enjoy your blog greatly, please keep up the good work.
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