Step By Step, Heart To Heart, Left, Right, Left, We All Fall Down
Comments: 7 - Date: May 22nd, 2008 - Categories: Team Proctor, I (heart) Pasadena!, The State of Things, C'mon City Council!, Press Coverage, Mad Blog Props, Sid Tyler Facts, Sock On Madison, The Proc Says..., Virginia Hoge Is Crazy, The Ten People Ruining Pasadena
People are really fond of the Top Ten Lists that I do on a semi-regular basis. It’s one of the most looked up categories for this website on a weekly basis. However, I’ve been long working on another, different kind of Top Ten List for a week or so now. So, The Proc once again shows how he’s the Most Electrifying Man In Pasadena by bringing you a brand new, limited series: (Note: The Aaron Proctor Interview Series will return shortly!)
The Ten People Ruining Pasadena. Let’s kick it off with Number 10:
If you think my war with Steve Madison is full of malice, contempt, and bias - you’ve never heard about Virginia Hoge’s war with..well, like Gary Oldman says in “The Professional“, EVERYONE!
Virgnia Hoge is simply a crazy bitch who thinks that all of the newspapers and blogs in Pasadena should be talking about how Pasadena is a world-class city and how lollipops rain from the sky. She thinks the schools are top notch, she thinks that nothing is wrong with anything in this town. If you disagree with her, you’re “right-wing”. According to her, everyone from Rene Amy to Kevin Uhrich is “right-wing”.
Virginia even once told a local blogger friend “Aaron Proctor is anti-establishment! We need to get the word out!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111!!!!!!!!!!.” I guess she’ll be getting that word out after she gets the word about sliced bread to all of the papers.
She’s been so out-of-her-mind lately that she’s just rehashing and reposting stuff from like 2005 and 2006 on her new “blog” (If you want to call it a blog - I call it a holocaust of common sense). Here’s an article she cut and pasted and then commented on when somebody defended John Muir High School (her comments in bold):
“Talent From Within”
By Christian Kooshian
http://my.highschooljournalism.org/ca/pasadena/muir/article.cfm?eid=9312&aid=143113If you tell someone over and over again that he is a failure, it won’t be long until he believes that a failure is all he is supposed to be, and failure is all that is expected from him.
For three years I’ve been reading articles in your newspaper lambasting and badmouthing Muir High.
What do you expect the students do when it seems like the entire city is ashamed of them?”
Is THIS what we are left with then, here in Pasadena? Children being attacked by unconscionable adults with no one left to defend them? THIS is the legacy of Rene Amy, a legacy that makes a dark mark on our city’s history.
It is time to right the wrong that has gone on for too long.
Ummm, I might be going out on a limb here, but I know that I’m pretty ashamed and embarrassed we can’t just make John Muir High School a part of La Canada or something. Yeah, I’m ashamed of having that school in my City. Yeah, I think that knowing 1+1 might just make you the Valedictorian of that school. I, for one, think it’s funny to badmouth and continue lambasting such a horrible school and school district to boot. It’s a cheap, easy, funny joke.
- Wanna know the way kids graduate for John Muir? Take the “f” out of way.
It’s 2008 and she still can’t live with the fact that Percy Clark bit off someone else’s speech. Big fucking deal, Virginia.
Dormitas’ depcition of Hoge
I’d put Virginia higher up on my list of people ruining Pasadena but you have to realize: she’s crazy (and I know crazy). She’s ruining Pasadena for the simple fact that not a day goes by where I wish that people like her would just move out and start their own City. Stop pretending like Pasadena is some type of fairytale land where we don’t have the problems of other cities our size. Stop acting like anyone who disagrees with you is some kind of absurd, extreme “right-wing”. There really isn’t even a right-wing in Pasadena.
And, Christ Almighty, if she isn’t horrible to just look at. I wouldn’t even fuck her with Janet Reno’s dick.
Yes, Virginia - There Is An Aaron Proctor. And he just layed the smacketh down on you, naming you #10 on The Ten People Ruining Pasadena. Wait until you see who the rest of these people are over the next few weeks!
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Somebody…would have no idea who…recently had fun with the Pasadena High School Wikipedia article, at the expense of Victor Gordo:
Pasadena HS alum and current Councilman Victor Gordo once ate everything in the cafeteria. This happened last week.
Speaking of Victor - just wanted to quickly clear up that I wasn’t accusing him of starting the whole Madison thing or getting me in gear to start the whole Madison thing. He had casually mentioned to me that Madison might be gone for a certain amount of time. I really honestly don’t think anyone thinks Victor was trying to stir the pot or cause trouble but - for the record - he wasn’t.
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I’m going to enjoy a little R&R for the next few days with my darling Kelli, so I’ll be taking a vacation from the blogosphere until Tuesday. I’ll leave you some Sid Tyler Facts that I know you’ll enjoy.
- Sid Tyler doesn’t blow smoke rings. He blows smoke middle fingers.
- Sid Tyler can cook Minute Rice in 30 seconds.
- Even Sid Tyler wouldn’t fuck Virginia Hoge
- No matter what your mother said. Sid Tyler can tune a fish.
- Sid Tyler is Element #119 on the Periodic Table
- If you put “Sid Tyler” for every answer on the SAT, you will score 8000 points.
- “Ditch Day” at Caltech began when students would make a run for it during Tyler’s yearly constitutional on campus
- Descartes said “I think, therefore I am.” What most people don’t know he that he actually continued with “….afraid of Sid Tyler.”
- Moammar Gadhafi got the inspiration for his all-female bodyguard entourage when he saw Sid Tyler walking down South Lake Avenue
- When Sid Tyler found my blog, he punched his computer. 10 more Sid Tyler facts were instantly created.
- Throughout the United States, the night of October 30th can be known as “Devil’s Night”, “Mischief Night”, or “Just Another Sid Tyler Night”
- Sid Tyler “ate the worm“. The he killed the guy who gave him the bottle.
- Rescue 911 was canceled because the producers wouldn’t change the name of the show. Sid Tyler was getting too many accidental calls to his home number.
Pick up a PW this morning. I dare you. Click here for the article!
- AP
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Comment by WCGB - May 22, 2008 @ 8:23 am
The only reason Pasadena can ever be called a ‘world-class’ city? Sid Tyler.
Comment by frazgo - May 22, 2008 @ 11:30 am
Oh AP you outdid yourself. I understand Hoge has a lot of issues but being so far left of liberal she does get to be frightening.
Comment by Alexander Zajac - May 22, 2008 @ 12:36 pm
As an American who can read a history book, I can say that socialism is very un-American (and I don’t mean in the Joe McCarthy sense). In socialism, the idea of limited government is non-existent, so much so that to actually work, it requires the creation of the total state.
Comment by Aaron Proctor - May 22, 2008 @ 3:43 pm
Hoge is scary.
There was this one socialist candidate for President in the early 20th century..I forget his name..but he said something like..Socialism, when called “socialism”..will never happen in the US - but it will come to us in the form of a much more nicer-sounding term: “liberalism”.
Comment by Victor Gordo - May 22, 2008 @ 5:42 pm
Aaron:
Thank you for beginning to clear the record. I appreicate the oppty. to further clarify the record. First, our discussion did not take place in April (as you stated). If you recall, when I ran into you and offered you a ride (in May) you began to attack (my description) Mr. Madison for allegedly “ducking” out on the Smoking Ban and for participating telephonically. You also suggested that if I or others missed this many mtgs. we would be treated differently. I simply responded that as elected officials we needed to remain employed. I further stated that Mr. Madison was not ducking any votes. I shared with you that it was my understanding that Mr. Madison was away working. Finally, I shared my view that I do not support a “full-time” (paid) City Council and I have heard Steve say the same. As a result, it should be expected that, from time to time, we will all need to be away attending to work responsibilities…it is simply unreasonable to expect otherwise. In fairness, you told me you did not agree (you used much more colorful and entertaining language). Furthermore, as I mentioned then, if Council members cannot meet their employment responsibilities then our City Council becomes a position exclusively available to those who are retired or independently wealthy. As you know, that is not representative of our community (again, I know you disagree).
Aaron, I am glad you recalled your recall. In fact, for two reasons I believe you owe my colleague an apology. Take it from someone who sits next to him every Monday, Mr. Madison does a tremendous job as member of the Council. That is so even when when he participates telephonically. You should also know that so much of what Councilmembers do is not done in front of the camera on Monday nights. I would actually say to you that that is the easy part of the job. It is the day to day committee mtgs., neighborhood mtgs., mtgs. with staff, mtgs. with various interested parties, and constituent work that take up most of the time. Most of this work is never seen by you or the public. I welcome you to trail any of us for one day so you can share with your readers..it may be interesting for them—or not! Next, you were factually incorrect when you accussed him of having the worst attendance record. To your credit you have corrected this. Maybe we will have to agree to disagree…but I do think an apology is warranted. I hope you will step up and do it.
Again, I appreciate the oppty. to share my thoughts.
Checking in from the Pasadena High Cafeteria where the food was pretty good in 1987 but it was not Churche’s chicken,
Victor Gordo
Comment by Aaron Proctor - May 22, 2008 @ 7:06 pm
Thanks for writing, Victor.
Yeah, it wasn’t the last week in April that you told me this. It was the first week in May. My bad. In fact, it was the Friday following the smoking meeting when you saw me at the bus stop and took me to work. I’m pretty sure the City employees were off that day. I remember this quite distinctly and you described our conversation to a tee.
I was wrong with the facts on Madison’s attendance and I’m not ashamed or embarrassed to admit that.
To channel Joe Hopkins, I will not apologize to Madison.
Never have and never will. Why do I keep this up, (something you asked me earlier)? Well, it’s because every time I walk down the street, every time I go to a restaurant, every time I go anywhere in Pasadena and someone recognizes me, they think it’s hilarious what I’m doing when I talk about Madison. Yep - it’s either the Madison stuff or the Sid Tyler stuff that many Pasdenans and non-Pasadenans alike enjoy.
I’d just like to remind you and everyone else how this whole thing started (since there’s a lot of new people here and a lot of people might not remember). Devotees to this website will remember that memorable night at the Neighborhood Church debates where Kelli and I arrived through the candidates’ door and he YELLED at her “THIS DOOR IS FOR CANDIDATES ONLY!”. His half-assed attempt at an apology in person to both Kelli and I at the Pasadena Weekly “Best Of” party last year was quite unbelievable (and both Kelli and I agree on this one). Then, his second attempt at making nice turned out to be 30 minutes of Madison telling me how I’m (to paraphrase) “the puppet of his enemies” and 30 minutes of me telling him a) don’t take me so seriously and b) if he doesn’t like what he sees here, don’t look at my website. (Which, according to this week’s PW article, he no longer does look at - but somebody over at Quinn Emanuel sure likes to read my website once a week, says Google Analytics).
You’re entitled to your opinion but where you and I greatly disagree is with the fact that Madison is doing a “tremendous” job. In fact, a lot of Councilmembers aren’t doing “tremendous” work - else this website wouldn’t have the popularity it does within and outside of City government.
The reason I call Madison a “dick” is because he acts like one. “If first impressions are everything and I was one of his constituents and he would have said anything like that to me, I would have highly considered hitting him over the head with a 2×4.” - as Kelli once said.
I’m also glad you and I both cooled our jets from our telephone conversation this morning. You went from demanding I apologize to Madison to simply asking me to do so. Either way, it’s a big no.
I’d also like to point out I find it very interesting you’re the only Councilmember who has taken an extreme interest in this whole ordeal. Be that good or bad, I wonder if that’s really Victor Gordo talking or if it’s Councilman Gordo being influenced by, let’s say, a prominent Pasadena Councilman. That’s not a far fetched accusation and isn’t meant as a slight toward you (I’m trying to word this as nicely as possible in an attempt to be civil). If not, then I guess you’re just standing up for your buddy. If so, then I think Madison is a big boy and doesn’t need a mouthpiece.
Either way, thanks for taking the time to read my site and post your opinion. I’m always telling you guys how to do your job, so it’s interesting to hear someone tell me how to do mine.
I’ll be back on Tuesday.
- AP
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