DuPage Theater

Your comment, Challenger, on Sept. 13

Welcome back! Deb.
You must have been out fundraising!

You say you agree with Melders, like when he said the ‘friends’ should be partly held responsible AND that he didn’t agree with your current tactics (Scroll up 9 posts please).

Perhaps you should attempt this strategy: Because your group has burned way too many bridges, restoration of the theatre has a slim-to-none chance, and slim has walked out the door. The “friends” should step down, let Florey and Gron (pro-theatre trustees) appoint a new panel made up of new Lombard taxpaying residents, mix it up with people on both sides of the fence. No ex-friends! Put engineers, lawyers, Charlotte St. residents, construction people, artist, singers, whatever else, a mix of people.

Lay their simple agenda out for them, give them 30, 60, 90 (whatever) days to come up with a new plan, one that doesn’t rely so much on tax dollars. A plan that meets current code. If they come up with a solution, the theatre gets saved, if not then the inevitable happens. This strategy works. It gives the theatre one last chance, which it will not have with the current regime in place.

Face it, your group stinks. Six years of Egans dreadfully boring speeches, your unprofessional theatrics (asking and answering you own questions…please!), Alvarado’s threats of lawsuits, and Kramer’s silence speech. You ‘friends’ make me and everybody else in town chuckle. You have lost respect and now the theatre is doomed. You failed miserably, that’s a fact.

Drop your giant ego’s, quit blaming other people, and stop with the political threats. All one has to do is read your latest post and see what the ‘friends’ current agenda is….cover your own a*s, and find a fall guy.
posted by Challenger on Sep 13, 2005 at 6:45am

Wow, Challenger! Way to avoid insults. And, by the way, who do you think the Foundation was? Exactly the group you described.
Your “solution” to start over with the, let’s see, 6th committee.2Ad-hocs, Art coalition, Friends, Foundation. I don’t think so. Your and your friends should be able to talk to us. Those four trustees slammed the door in our faces June 2.They haven’t answered e-mails, phone calls or anything that has to do with this.
Again, we would like to talk to those interested in coming up with SOLUTIONS not insults.
We’ve got the olive branch out-let’s do this.

Toni.Are the “friends” able to change the demolition trustees vote and also “change their minds about demolishing the theatre?"
After all ,five proposals have come before the village board of trustees and all five were rejected by the village board of trustees.
Just what good does another proposal do?

“Another article in today’s Herald about the Wheaton Grand. Everything I have read regarding that issue has been about controversy, mud-slinging and allegations of improprieties. I think the VOL has done us all a favor with their vote to move us forward.” This is a direct quote from Bob Defeno, the self-procalimed “leader” of the Charlotte Street anti-theatre group. These are the attitudes of the people that Ms. Dynako wants to talk with. I’m no communications expert, but it seems like he/they are pretty set in their ways, and ovbiously talking to THEM is getting no where, so why do it?

duper, If you need to question the possibilities, then you’ll never be able to get past your sticking points.

True Class, please, I realize it’s not easy to ignore Dude’s sniping, but really, you’d be surprised at the progress rational talking has made between folks already. Most people I’ve talked to are willing to take another look at the situation…again, I’m feeling optimistic. It’s the best possible feeling to have under the circumstances.

Being able to talk rationally about the subject is one step closer to finding a solution, don’t you think?

Deb.Everything is possible.But is it probable?
?

Challenger,

Would you be willing to meet and discuss the theatre in a group scenario? Or, if you don’t like crowds, maybe we could chat over that glass of lemonade you spoke of before. Or, maybe a telephone conversation would suffice? Email me at above address, and let’s see what we can accomplish off board.

duper, I believe anything is possible.

toni, the diapers and paper clip comments were well deserved…as you can see while your buddie (aka dude) was out on his hunting trip there were NO posts on the other site. The other site has many different topics but no matter what you post, devit jumps on board and write some rude comments. For instance, several of us were discussing the White Sox World Series victory and jumps on and start comparing their ballpark to the Theatre…seriously. The rest of us had enough of him. Maybe you should scroll around that website and read his posts before you stand behind him with your support. It’s no wonder this plan failed.

Opps, I meant SICKENING, not sickeening…

Dude, Stop it now. You are not helping anything, In fact, you are now a deterent to progress. If you stop e-mailing, the conflict will end for you.We heard you talk about the petitions and decided not to do it, as a committee. Quit this for your family’s sake. We may be able to patch this up.
Concerned and Challenger are no better. Challenger, your vile comments on the Voice are disgusting. Someone in your position should try to keep discussions at a higher level. Diapers and paperclips?
The reason I appeal to Dude is because he supports the restoration.
But I do not support his tactics.
Those of you that want to work on a compromise, contact Deb.

Dupage Dude, I do think that True Class needs to be removed from this site. I remember when she posted your address on this site, which is very dangerous to do. She also threatened you. If I where you, I would talk to the moderators of this site about it, although I doubt they will listen. Why would you need to be against the theater to protect your propery values? If the theater is restored, that should help your property values. If it is demolished, it seems that they are going to build a parking garage. That will definely not help your property values!

So Melders, do you see what I mean? This way posted the other day…
“If that isn’t proof that it is time to strike this board, I don’t know what is?
Now he’s defaming a 70 year old woman who has lived in Lombard for decades and has never posted on this board.
There’s going to be another lawsuit soon if he is not stopped. He’s mentally unbalanced and doesn’t know when to shut his mouth.
posted by Dupe neighbor on Oct 28, 2005 at 8:18pm"
Now we see that ovbiously she is an older person after all…
Next we see someone claim "I am against building developments that violate village code” REALLY? I didn’t see her protest the St. John’s development, the hospital development, or the convention center/hotel, which has more variances that Carter’s has pills! If there never was a celebration opartyu, I created it with one of my “many internet personalities”—you mena “JAYME WARNOCK” that “young girl” who turned out to be in her mid 20’s? Why do I personally attack people? Why do you feel the need to give out people’s private information? Now it’s “protecting their property values” give me a break!
Better brush up on the definition of trespassing this week…

Jim,
I am not anti-theatre. I am against building developments that violate village code. I am against sexual harassment. In your quest to establish yourself as a hero preservationist, you have crossed the line. I have lived on this block for 58 years. Why do you feel the need to attack people who are only trying to protect their property values. There never was a celebration party. You created it with one of your many internet personalities. THERE NEVER WAS A CELEBRATION PARTY! We will try to reach you next week to show you the e-mails and the evidence that traces it back to you. Hopefully, that will put an end to this foolishness.