Why Tallrick is the one poster in the Miami thread who is a straight shooter

[planetsurf]

Originally Posted by PBCboy

Did they mention segregation?

Or racism? I've heard some pretty scary stories about Hialeah in the mid-60s as the Cubans started moving in and displacing the working class "whites" that lived there then.

Miami did seem pretty cool back then, but no place was perfect.


I usually enjoy tallrick's posts too --- he's definitely prone to hyperbole but usually with his opinion or very specific events vs the facts. AND he actually has a pretty clear POV and seems to CARE. Something missing from some of the detractors (some of whom don't even live here??).

[big mean bear]

When there's an issue or problem that merits debate about Miami, don't put a "fuzzy fufu" political correctness hat on the problem, say it like it is. Tallrick does a good job of this. I like his phrase "kangaroo courts".

[DenverLawGal]

Tallrick helped me w/ honest info when I first started posting about moving. Nope, haven't moved yet. I started posting before the humongous housing crash hit my area. Now we are stuck. : (

[xS☺B☺s]

I thought TallRick was the one who told me he hadn't been to Miami Beach in ten years? It's hard to call it as you see it if you haven't seen it at all for 10 years!

[Skyszlimit]

I believe the Miami retrospect movie about Miami in the 50's and 60's, is called "ALL SHOOK UP" -which aired recently on WLRN Miami PBS station. Here is a recap I found on this new one hour documentary:

ALL SHOOK UP: Miami's Glory Days of Music is a one-hour documentary that traces the rich history of music in Miami. Never before has there been a local South Florida production that captures the deep and robust musical landscape of the 50s and 60s that only Miami can claim.

In the days before heavy metal and hip-hop, Miami was at the heart of a dynamic growing music industry. Considered America's winter playground, the land of palm trees and sunshine, it was and still is a hotspot for tourists, entertainers and locals seeking a taste of the good life. Hailed by many musicians and recording stars as the "most unbelievable place to be", Miami's rich musical background has patiently waited to be discovered by a wider audience.

Told by those who lived it, witnessed it, played it and created it, this musical journey will be categorized by geographical areas and divided into four locations: Downtown, Overtown, Coconut Grove and Miami Beach. Through in-studio interviews, rare photos, original recordings and archive film, the musical setting of 50s and 60s South Florida will unfold. The cutting edge sounds of Rock-n-Roll and Rhythm-n-Blues re-invented music and marked the birth of two of popular music's most influential archetypes, Motown and The Beatles. Miami, with its solid reputation as "the place to see and be seen" was at the forefront of this musical odyssey.

From the Downtown Olympia Theater where Elvis Presley had the audience "All Shook Up" to Overtown's Knight Beat at the Sir John Hotel where racial tensions were combated by the revolutionary voice of Billie Holiday, popular music was abundant throughout South Florida. In the hippie Mecca known as Coconut Grove, the political landscape was changed forever by the folk music of David Crosby and Joni Mitchell. Redefining the term American Royalty, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra set Miami Beach ablaze. The Beatles Invasion of the 60's brought screaming teens to their knees as the Fab Four brought their signature sound to South Florida along with Ed Sullivan who recorded two episodes with the Beatles at the Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach. Miami had fame and the famous had Miami.

Ahh.. those Were the good ol' days... More here as well..

Changing Channels | 'All Shook Up': a toe-tapping tale of Miami and music

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