Permanent Industry Changes in the Post-COVID World

[Edd]

At the new jazz place?

Correct. I’d actually go for the red beans and rice alone .

Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club

Inspirational jazz and blues paired with fine cuisine, libations and a lively scene … all in a spectacularly restored local landmark.

jimmysoncongress.com

 

[thebigo]

Correct. I’d actually go for the red beans and rice alone .

Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club

Inspirational jazz and blues paired with fine cuisine, libations and a lively scene … all in a spectacularly restored local landmark.

jimmysoncongress.com

Is that place new? Trying to picture what used to be there?

 

[drjeff]

What "folks"?

Covid is over for those who're vaccinated. Those who aren't? They've already made up their mind to take their chances. It's their choice what to do with their body.

The hope to impose government "protection" over folks who don't want to be so protected is a losing battle. Covid is fast becoming the new prohibition or war on drugs. All those are government attempts to "protect" folks from whatever seemingly harmful behavior.

As I have said in the past, there's often a signficant difference in a society that has 100% access to something (the vaccine) verses a society that has 100% utilization of that thing.

And quite often the time, efforts, frustrations, and $$ spent by those with the often Utopian dream of 100% utilization ends up unless it is in a military dictatorship style of government, with less than 100% utilization. That's just life in a free society

 

[Edd]

Is that place new? Trying to picture what used to be there?

Yeah, opened in September. Same owners as Riverhouse in Portsmouth and Atlantic Grill in Rye. Going by the map it’s next to Friendly Toast but haven’t been yet.

 

[Hawk]

I was at Jumpin Jay's on Saturady night. Mavis Staples was playing at Jimmys. Congress Street was busy. Stanley Jordan of November 6th. That will be a good show.

Portsmouth is pretty cool. I go up there often.

 

[Hawk]

I see people are still not yet ready to let this go. I still don't care. Fuck it. I have to admit I have come full circle. I find myself glad to see unvaxinated people learn the lesson the hard way and then say they should have got the vax. Whatever. It's all darwinianism at its best. snow is going to fly soon and we will be skiing. At this point it looks like Sugarbush will not be enforcing masks outside and the single line will be back. So on topic no perminent industry change there.

 

[thebigo]

Portsmouth is pretty cool. I go up there often.

When I was an undergrad at UNH, portsmouth was awesome. It had an edge: the old hammer, the coat, state street, press room, even Gilleys. All great places and even better times but the grit is gone. We live about 15 minutes away and never even go down there anymore, the food and beer in Exeter and Dover are just as good now without the hassle. Even the smaller places more inland that used to be just pizza have improved.

 

[icecoast1]

Likely staffing shortages

A lot of restaurants around Fenway went out of business last spring when the shutdowns happened

 

[deadheadskier]

I was at Jumpin Jay's on Saturady night. Mavis Staples was playing at Jimmys. Congress Street was busy. Stanley Jordan of November 6th. That will be a good show.

Portsmouth is pretty cool. I go up there often.

That Stanley show will be great. I'm friends with the drummer Kenwood Dennard. He hosted a party recently at his home with the same trio playing that I was lucky to attend. Fantastic group. If I didn't have plans already on 11/6, I'd be at that show.

 

[Hawk]

That Stanley show will be great. I'm friends with the drummer Kenwood Dennard. He hosted a party recently at his home with the same trio playing that I was lucky to attend. Fantastic group. If I didn't have plans already on 11/6, I'd be at that show.

We might be skiing but who knows. You are friends with Ken Dennard? He is legit.

 

[snoseek]

Yeah, opened in September. Same owners as Riverhouse in Portsmouth and Atlantic Grill in Rye. Going by the map it’s next to Friendly Toast but haven’t been yet.

I know a couple people that work over there and apparently they dumped some serious money into the place. I need to check it out soon but I do avoid portsmouth as stated above. Everyone I know left that town years ago and its just a different crowd.

 

[Hawk]

Maybe it's time to try the new crowd out. I have had a blast the handful of times I went there this year.

 

[snoseek]

Maybe it's time to try the new crowd out. I have had a blast the handful of times I went there this year.

It's cool but nawww I worked in town for years it's just not the same. It's always been pricey but now all the cool kids are priced out and replaced with out of state $$$$$. It's is still a fun time for sure

 

[Smellytele]

Nobody goes there anymore it’s too crowded.

 

[deadheadskier]

We might be skiing but who knows. You are friends with Ken Dennard? He is legit.

Yes. Great guy. Just retired from teaching at Berkeley, so he will be playing around much more frequently.

 

[deadheadskier]

It's cool but nawww I worked in town for years it's just not the same. It's always been pricey but now all the cool kids are priced out and replaced with out of state $$$$$. It's is still a fun time for sure

For sure Portsmouth has changed a LOT in our 14 years on the Seacoast. Taken over by retired boomers with big money and the town has become totally gentrified. Same could be said for Portland, but not quite as bad there from an affordability standpoint. It still has a more mixed income population.

 

[Edd]

There’s a couple of micro-apartment projects going in Portsmouth along with other types of new housing. There’ll never be enough though, it’s not exactly spacious. The micro-apartment thing MAY alleviate some staffing shortages but it could also be sucked up by folks with $ willing to live very small.

 

[machski]

Going to a show tonight in Portsmouth, NH and a vaccine card is required. First place around here I’ve seen with that rule.

Music Hall same way, going for WME's Winter Starts Now next month.

 

[deadheadskier]

Boston tonight has had me reach my breaking point on Covid. I work in healthcare. I have professionally lived through some of the saddest shit with this pandemic from the start. Consulting and selling hospitals on what they need equipment wise to manage care for these patients.

It is mask up EVERYWHERE in this city still. We were in the tiniest of spaces for a cocktail reception tonight with emergency ED docs. Docs from Mass Gen, Brigham, Mt Sinai, NY Presbyterian, Mayo, Cleveland Clinic, Kaiser, John's Hopkins. ALL of the biggest players. Tiny space with no social distancing possible. BUT!?!, If you had to walk to the bathroom 15 feet through the lobby to get to the bathroom, you were told to mask up. Total no possibility of social distancing super spreader event.

Riding in Ubers around town even with plastic barriers between driver and passengers, "please put your mask on ". All common areas of the hotel, please put your mask on, but by all means take it off and pack into our bar.

I'll still put my six year old with his mask on to take his bus to school on Thursday. I will vaccinate him when approved. I plan on getting a booster for myself as does my wife.

But enough is enough. Time to move on.

 

[Zand]

A local town posted on Facebook in regards to Hallowern/Trick or Treat:

"The safest way to celebrate this Halloween is to stay home. If you must go out, please wear a facial covering even if wearing a costume mask, and keep socially distanced. Be sure to use hand sanitizer frequently and wash your hands immediately upon returning home."

I thought I accidentally found an old post from April 2020 with that rherotic. I swear this thing has made some people mentally ill from fear overtaking their thinking methods.