McCarren Pool Will Have Hipsters This Summer!

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PoolAid loves the events that JellyNYC put on last summer and we're glad to see them back this summer and we're really happy to see they are collaborating with OSA on a fundraiser. We think that Jelly and Sens Productions helped raise the profile of the pool and opened the door for other community groups to put on events there this spring, summer & fall.

See you all Feb 27 at Union Pool, 7-9pm

OHHH YEAH!

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Is that Mike Love from the Beach Boys bending over?

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hipsters? oh you mean young people who enjoy going to rock concerts. I guess "hipster" is a way to dismiss them as troublemakers or something. why don't you fucking retire that word already... New York City has been the "hipster" capitol of the world for decades. It's not something that coincided with the development of williamsburg... you fucking retards.

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That photo makes me ill.

Is that Marty Culp? Where's his keyboard? Where's Bobbi Mohan-Culp?

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In the 60's, it was the "beatnicks".
In the 70's, it was the "hippies".
In the 80's, it was the "dead heads".
In the 90's, it was the "hipsters".
In the 21st Century, they call them "pan handlers".

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#4- that's tim Harrington of Les Savy Fav. A genius performer.

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We'll Make a Lover of You

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3: No, it's Chris Elliott from Get A Life.

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#8 - actually, it's Matisyahu without his hat (and wearing his beach gear)

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Awesome! Free trucker hats and PBR for everyone! Just come with your favorite pair of skinny jeans and the interest from your trust fund, and we'll partyyyy until its brunch time.

Who's in?

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#10= typical clueless boring asshole. Jealous of people who actually do fun things. trust funds... blah blah blah.

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I think half of the people who are making fun of hipsters are making fun of making fun of hipsters. When's the last time trucker hats were an actual stereotype ... 2002?

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"hipster" is a term used to rile you up and get more comments down here, more page views and more advertising dollars.

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I too think the "Hipster" term is really getting to be a bit much, but I do find it pretty remarkable that the majority of 20-30somethings in Williamsburg really do all have this same look going on. It does seem as if there is a strict, secret manifesto being followed.

As someone said in another thread, "hipsters" have long been a part of New York City for decades. But this particular faction seems to really rile people up like none that have come before them. Can anyone explain to me why this is? Are they really jerks? Is it the Converses and Buddy Holly glasses? I can't really imagine that the look itself could produce such a backlash given the Williamsburg crowd can hardly lay claim to being original in any way, shape or form.

I've been to places like Diner, Sweetwater, the Levee, and all the so-called Hipster Hangouts. I definitely stand out from that look, but I've never had any problems. Everyone seems nice enough.

What's the deal? (And I'm actually fishing for a thoughtful response here...)

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#14- I think your comments display a sort of ethnocentrism. Also, you don't recognize the members of a group that you are not a part of as individuals.
Hip hop kids, wall street bankers, jocks, hippies- all look the same to me. I don't bring it up like it's some sort of fucking "miracle discovery" though.

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Two of my favorite anti-hipsters articles

http://www.hybridmagazine.com/culture/0902/dasilva.shtml

http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/spoofs_satire/do_you_have_hipsters.php

They should have a "Homebuying for Hipsters" benefit concert at the Pool.

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15: Are you trying to make the point that you're not very perceptive?

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I am the "yuppy" in the burg and I have not had any problems with hipsters. I think people get frustrated because many of them are hanging around all day in coffee shops and bars. What people dont see is that many of them are working their asses off in their studios at 3 am. Hell I wish I was a hipster! It seems like a great life style to me... sans the 5 sf of tattoos required to be part of the club.

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#18, maybe you should try being a hipster for a month first. I suggest a steady diet of soy-based food that taste like cardboard, coffee and PBR's, loose weight until you have less than 2% bodyfat, quit your yuppie job, and most importantly, don't bathe.

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Is it OK to pee in that pool????

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Greenpoint gets hipper and hipper everyday.

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But you gotta admit, those hipster girls are HOT.

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You just confirmed the old saying " Most people have taste, but for some it's all in their mouths". Ewwww.