Comments for Thomas Crone

Comment on Graf x Seven by Chris

Chris — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:59:44 +0000

What do you expect from taggers? Of course they’ll tag Jeff Lockheed’s house, because first and foremost, graffiti is about and selfishness, ego and urinating on your territory. Why would they actually respect anyone’s property? Oh right, they are at war with “private property” blah, blah, blah…

Comment on Projects by Greg Bishop

Greg Bishop — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 01:53:21 +0000

Hi Thomas,
I was wondering if anyone had ever turned you on to my website? You seem a fellow local music historian and ironically, your expertise takes up where mine leaves off…at the 90′s! I’ve been thinking lately about expanding into the 90′s and wondering who could/would help me. I recently read that you have the ultimate flyer collection and the info and knowledge that at least, begs me to ask your help.
Please let me know if we could talk further about this,
Greg

Comment on Redacted: An Open Letter to Pride St. Louis, Inc. by Emily Beck

Emily Beck — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 04:19:23 +0000

Thank you for your intelligent, on-target assessment, Thomas. I commend the local effort for their hard work in spite of spiteful distractions. Wouldn’t it be great if we could work together to showcase the diverse, welcoming community we have in St. Louis? Energy is well spent when we act like adults. And it’s supposed to be FUN!

Comment on Redacted: An Open Letter to Pride St. Louis, Inc. by Alex

Alex — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:01:44 +0000

As a resident of Tower Grove with friends in the LGBT community I really hope your not officially speaking on behalf of Pride St Louis. You seem in your rapid growth to have lost the principals under which the Pride Organization was orginally formed. I was initially supportive of your move but after reading your comments. I now understand why you dont have 100% support of the people you claim to represent. I have included a synopsis of why you exist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_parade. I could some what take the flaming if you didnt hide behind anonymity, but to blatantly go on the offensive and launch personalised attacks on Angelo is disgraceful. You have lost my support in your move and many other neighbors in Tower Grove when you decided to try and silence an individauls efforts to create local festival here with the threat of lawyers. I really hope at some point you will actually come to your senses and support Angelo in his efforts to have a small local celebration of their identity in Tower Grove.

Comment on Redacted: An Open Letter to Pride St. Louis, Inc. by Angelo Olegna

Angelo Olegna — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:43:18 +0000

What’s sad about Todd Alan’s comment is that, yes, indeed I do go by Angelo Olegna even though that is not the name on my driver’s license, and for a very good reason. Angelo Olegna is not a fake name, it is just not my legal name. I use it as much as possible unless I absolutely have to.

My brother doesn’t use his legal name either, incidentally. For the same reason as myself. While I don’t want to get too personal, now that this is all being scrutinized I might as well let everyone know why:

My legal name was given to me by my step-father, who adopted myself and my full-brother after my mother remarried. He treated both of us very badly, and my mother eventually divorced him. Unfortunately, we were stuck with the name. My brother chose to be referred by the name our biological father gave us, I chose to pick my own name.

Eventually I plan on having it legally changed, but that takes 200 bucks and a date with a judge. Until then; I go by Angelo Olegna. I absolutely detest the name of the man I havn’t spoken to in about 10 years. Someone I have no relationship with, and a side of the family I have no relationship with.

I hope that Pride Saint Louis and everyone else respects my personal choices and what I decide I want to be called by. Thank you.

Comment on Redacted: An Open Letter to Pride St. Louis, Inc. by admin

admin — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:52:40 +0000

Todd, thanks for your note. It gives me a quick reason to address comments. To date, I’ve had a person write a positive note about the above, but they did so without a name; I didn’t publish that. Another named someone intimately involved in the conversations, so I didn’t run that post, a point the commenter agreed with when contacting her. I would say that Angelo Olegna is pretty much known through town by that name and he exists on Facebook as such, making his public presence one that’s tied to the name Olegna. So I hear your point, but feel there’s plenty of reason to quote him by this chosen, if not given, name.

Comment on Redacted: An Open Letter to Pride St. Louis, Inc. by Todd

Todd — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:14:14 +0000

I for one recognize the passions the move has brought out on both sides. The only comment I really wanted to make here is your remarks at the end. You of course are posting using your name, and called out those that support the move that dont. Yet do not hold the KPITG leader you interviewed to the same scrutiny with his fake name (spelling his first name backwards as a last name)

Comment on Redacted: An Open Letter to Pride St. Louis, Inc. by Peter Christodoulou

Peter Christodoulou — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:52:43 +0000

From what I understand of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade split, it was anything but a smooth, cooperative process. Corporate-leaning interests elected to move downtown, while a good part of the base said, in effect, “Hell, no, we won’t go!” (Can any Hibernians in the house to confirm/deny this?).
As a result, the downtown parade is seen by many St. Louisans as inauthentic. I can only hope Pride, Inc., in their quest to claim ownership of a capital letter, keep this in mind.

Comment on Redacted: An Open Letter to Pride St. Louis, Inc. by Steven Marshall

Steven Marshall — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:01:40 +0000

Some bars are not allowed to be open on Sundays.

Comment on Redacted: An Open Letter to Pride St. Louis, Inc. by mark

mark — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:12:27 +0000

As a long time Tower Grove resident, and long time Pride-goer, I have to say I was heartbroken at the move. Downtown businesses will be noticeably absent at this event….and so will I.