But first, a history lesson on the Flood of 1929
It was pretty bad.
Although the floods of 1993 were very bad, some historians think that
the 29 flood may have been the second worst flood in CR history. But
then again the 2008 Monster flood pretty much topped anything this city
has seen.
As the waters receded back into their respective beds, I've seen the
pics of Czech Village and it basically looks like we lost the Salvation
Army down there. I'm sure the Red Frog and the restrauant down the road
will return somewhere down the line but the old Czech Village as we know
it is now history.
And now we get the self congratulatory commercials from KGAN saying
they were first to broadcast the big flood and bla bla bla. The big
problem of the millennium seems to be this and the usual 20 Kaplan
University commercials every damn hour, as bad as those Vagiasal
Commercials and each and every drug known to man. You would think
Winfred Brimley new career is annoying the hell out of everybody with
his Liberty Drugs. Yeh, Winfred we all know you have diabates, so does
each and everybody here in town but you see them once every fucking half
hour. Take your drugs and shut up. The damn US is addicted to drugs
judging by all the damn drug commercials on tv. Lets not forget KCRG
and KWWL for their efforts to bring us up front and personal of a 31
foot flood waters making it as far as Mercy Hospital. We really don't
care much for KGAN since they are part of the bastardization that is
known as Sinclair Broadcasting and they've been in the bottom of the
ratings. Perhaps Sinclair is triumphing of the fact that they don't
have offices downtown unlike KCRG. Sinclair did a good job again, but
with this chest thumping, they go a long way proving that they still
suck.
Now KCRG doesn't get out this mess as well. I have a problem with
Beth Milicki and her prima donna broadcasting of Saturday with her
dumbass comment that people should wash their clothes or go outside to
take a shower when it rains to save water. Practice what you preach
Bethypoo. The big problem of continuing coverage is that the damn
announcers repeat themselves to repetition. Yes we know not to run the
laundry or water the lawn. And if anybody did that bullshit ought to be
slapped upside the head about ten times. And believe it or not, some
fools actually did water the lawn, while people are under water.
Personal to Ms Milicki, when you have Montezuma's Revenge like some
people do, you have to flush regardless or go outside, wrap a blanket
around you and hope that the neighbors are not looking. Get off the
Holier than Thou attitude bitch, people are annoyed enough and don't
need it from some dingbat who probaly can go home and take a shower.
I'm still pissed off about last night, going home and running over a
bike in the middle of a small town road. This has been the typicality
of this year to forget. A year of dealing with three straight months of
water in the basement, three months of being sick with the cold while
dealing with substantial snows and then springtime comes around too late
and we had floods even in April due to record snowfall, the ground was
saturated even then. And then you have to deal with stupidity in the
road, look away for one minite, next thing you know you're running over a
bike in a borrowed car and have to explain that. More out of pocket
expensives due to stupidity. Seems like we cannot buy a break
whatsoever in a fucking year to forget, of floods, of tornados, of ice
and snow and of stupid assholes.
Which leads us back into the commercials that we see on TV that
continues to insult us at every turn. We cannot pay our bills thanks to
fucking high oil prices, OPEC continues to fuck us, and we continue to
get bombarded by the usual bad news bullshit. OIL PRICES GO UP AGAIN!
CORN PRICES GOING UP DUE TO FLOODS! FOOD PRICES GOING UP! BUSH IS
STILL IN OFFICE! BUSH WILL VISIT THE FLOOD AREAS IN CEDAR RAPIDS! OPEC
FEELS YOUR PAIN! SPECULATORS JACK UP PRICES!! Never fucking ends. But
here's what really drives me nutz, seeing these fucking Levita, Cilalis
and the fucking Blue miracle pill that can be the fountain of youth
Viagara. oh year Viva Viagra! Like some dumbass Nashville hick at 1 AM
in the morning is going to write a song about that. If I was a musician
at that session, I'd be getting the fuck out of dodge if the goofy
assed guitar player starts singing Viva Viagra. Don't bend over in
front of this asshole, he probably thinks any hole is worth sticking it
in. The Cialsis commercial is a fucking joke, especially the separate
bath tubs. If you're horny, you're going to share one tub and not two
and there'll lots of waves going on that one. I know back in the late
80s that TV may have not been the best but at least we were spared the
Fucking Viagra penile enlargement crap. Before then it was your hand
and a damn Penthouse. Since when are we so damn dependent on a fucking
blue pill.
And then we have to deal with damn Tampons commercials, damn adult
diaper commercials, and the most brainless bullshit from Verizon or
cellphone commercials that insult your intelligence. So tell me folks
what's going to be so great about high def TV in 2009? Does this mean
we won't have to deal with offending commercials, smiling Bob's penile
enlargement crap, Jack Albright of Kraplin University? Does this mean
we get to see less reality bullshit show? Get to see the classic TV
shows that make the new shows look smart? Get to see more baseball? No
more infomercials? Yeah I'm asking too much and I'm sure the answer
is no to all the above, just another ploy to bullshit people to
thinking things will get better but I seriously doubt it.
On the plus side (if you can believe this) highway 13 to 30 is now
open, so we don't have to take County Home Road to the dammed Interstate
and get caught up in another bullshit traffic jam of gawkers and
rubbernecks. 380 is now open to Coralville/Iowa City but both places
are still underwater and it will be another week before the strip can
even get in. My thoughts to those who have to suffer so much with so
much water, it's still a loss of words of descibe it but it's beyond
anything I can imagine. Freedom Fest isn't canceled but will be moved
back to Labor Day weekend. And the Quaker Oats Train bridge held (thank
God for that).
So things will getting back to something normal although that's far
fetched. Until some fucker leaves their fucking bike out in the middle
of the road. And I'm sure we'll be back to bitching about the high oil
prices and the dumbass government of fucktards cuz I'm sure we'll get to
read about the four dollar gallon gas soon.
Like I said, this year has sucked from day one. Things have GOT TO GET better.
appendix: Broadcast Manor which used to be at N st SW was blocked off due to the floods.
Breaking news.. RIP 3rd Street Live (from Chris at inch 75)
It's all but official after inspections today that 3rd Street Live,
along with the Chrome Horse Saloon, which occupy a building that has
been standing since 1908, will be torn down and bulldozed. I don't think
I need to say how upsetting this is, so I'm not gonna say anything,
except, thanks for all the great memories. It's weird to think that when
I went up to 3rd Street Live on June 6th, to check out Easteighteen
after we played a huge show in the parking lot of Chrome Horse, that it
would be the last time I'd be to either place. The damage to Chrome
Horse is immense, and although that 100 year old building was tough as
nails, it couldn't withstand the forces that nature brought against it.
3rd Street Live had water up the first seven stairs inside leading up to
the ticket window.
The buildings may be gone, but 3rd Street
Live will always live on in the heart of local rock music fans. Goodbye
old friend, you'll be dearly missed.
Thanks Chris. The major loss of a historic flood for sure. I think
there were at least three different bars in that building that hosted
bands. Losing that building puts a big dent in the Iowa Bar Music
scene. The highlights were seeing Pat Travers play there in 1992 and Bo
Ramsey in 1998.
Update:2013 The 3rd Street Live Building is still in place and the Chrome Horse has bounced back from the floods in the New Bo District.
Update 2015: Since the fire of last year, The Chrome Horse/3rd Street Live building has remained closed. While there was work being done to refurnished the fire torn building, there was talk that the place would open up. Now a for sale sign has been put up and looks like Cedar Rapids has yet another place without music to play at. There might be hope for new buyers to buy it, it's in New Bo and if the floods don't come back it might be a happening place for a up and coming bar. For now it sits empty.
Update number 2: I redid the links to the 1929 flood since this is the second link I knew about had a malicious malware issue with the link. Studies prove that this is not an attack site and HTF it was reputed to be a malicious attack site is beyond me. But then again most links from this era tend to have that fear factor message. It has been fixed.
Update number 3: The author of the 1929 flood site at wordpress has deleted their blog. Too bad.
