tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370689.post113699040553933789..comments2023-09-17T07:33:22.109-04:00Comments on York Staters: Rodman SerlingYork Statershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10580401207146050684noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370689.post-1137166905101913902006-01-13T10:41:00.000-05:002006-01-13T10:41:00.000-05:00Alia, I was just conveying a statement I've heard ...Alia, I was just conveying a statement I've heard from fellow Geneseo and RIT alumn about the quality of the home of the winter festival. I've actually been to the lilac, and as far as I know it's a craft show and bowling tournament.<BR/><BR/>My interest in UU goes as far as, all the girls wearing UU buttons at protests have the quality of being gorgeous. Which, I'm afraid, is not a quality I can attribute to the city of Rochester.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370689.post-1137134031310112732006-01-13T01:33:00.000-05:002006-01-13T01:33:00.000-05:00Whoa whoa whoa... let's back it up a second here. ...Whoa whoa whoa... let's back it up a second here. Rochester the worst place in Upstate?? Have y'all been to the Lilac Festival? Or East End Festival? Or Park Ave Fest? Rochester has more festivals than you can shake a stick at!<BR/>And Joe, if Unitarian Universalists excite you, here are some UU facts with regards to my fair city: Rochester was once the home of Unitarians Fredrick Douglas and Susan B. Anthony. Both activists are buried at the Mount Hope Cemetary, located in the southern section of the city. If you come for a visit, be sure to check out The First Unitarian Church of Rochester (FUCR). Architect Louis Kahn created the buidling to resemble a question mark in 1967. The question mark is meant to signify the constant questioning UUies are encouraged to do. Here's a question: I'm UU, RU? ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370689.post-1137078398561247832006-01-12T10:06:00.000-05:002006-01-12T10:06:00.000-05:00Rod Serling seems to be to be an exceptional indiv...Rod Serling seems to be to be an exceptional individual and member of the Upstate community. He certainly left to pursue his dream, but after making his name in the world, he returned home again.<BR/><BR/>Like Joe mentions, his work is not distinctly "Upstate," though places like Cortland, Syracuse and Binghamton do appear regularly, they are just names. In one episode, "<A HREF="http://www.danville.lib.il.us/Pathfinder/rodbin.html" REL="nofollow">Walking Distance</A>," Serling's main character returns home to find himself literally brought back to the days of his childhood. The scenes were filmed in Binghamton and the famous carousel and bandstand scenes are from Rec Park where a memorial plaque now sits. A gallery of buildings from the Twilight Zone that appear in his works can be found <A HREF="http://www.rodserling.com/architecture.htm" REL="nofollow">here</A> at the <A HREF="http://www.rodserling.com/" REL="nofollow">Rod Serling Foundation</A>.<BR/><BR/>In the end, though, I have to agree with Laker and Joe that what appeared to set Serling apart was a strong sense of decency and a love for a place. He was not one of the "Glitterari" as Laker describes them, I had the pleasure of meeting some of them this summer on a film shoot (Robert DiNiro, Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie all came up to the Adirondacks for filming) and I was distinctly unimpressed. <BR/><BR/>Serling, who brought to life the dark visions that haunted post-war America, deserves our salute as a former neighbor and a good man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370689.post-1137026732030629302006-01-11T19:45:00.000-05:002006-01-11T19:45:00.000-05:00During the early 70's I spent an inordinate amount...During the early 70's I spent an inordinate amount of time 'hanging out' at the bar at Hibiscus Harbor, on Cayuga Lake, just north of Union Springs. <BR/><BR/>Rod Serling would often come in by boat and have a drink or two with us. <BR/><BR/>Never got to know him very well, but he always seemed to be a very friendly, down to earth individual. Not at all like today's Hollywood Glitterari that would find a place like that much too boring and below their standards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com