Homevillage Hero! by Tim

March 5, 2006 11:08 AM Permalink

How can I explain wonderful Tivoli really is? The town is built around the constant reminder that every single resident loves living there. Everyone says, "I lov(e) it!" This in fact, is more than just an endorsement, but also a brilliant joke!

Hopefully, after reading about Tivoli, you'll lov it too! No video could properly capture the cozy boring river vibe of Tivoli, so immerse yourself in these great pictures and links!

Tivoli is what you might call a "college town," but in doing so, you'd be mistaken! It is in fact a village, since its population of 1,200 is far too small to earn the grand title of "town." Lots of people who go to Bard College live in Tivoli, but so do lots of neat people who make this their home all the time. See, cute kids lov their town!

While "stooping it," outside your house, it is not uncommon to see famous film maker Peter Hutton ask you for a cigarette, or photographer Stephen Shore hurriedly buy eggs at the village grocer. This is the excitement that drives this place!

Our town runs right up to the wonderful Hudson River, where we enjoy a beautiful estuary system and a brisk transportation industry.

People make all kinds of music on the streets, because I mean, Woodstock is only a half-hour away!

Since everyone in town knows and loves everyone else, people tend to spend lots of time with each other. Since this can lead to repitition in activities, we make up new events to take up our time! This event was called "Paper Monster March," and was a tripped-out retelling of the Mayan cosmogenesis through the use of paper, sticks, and songs.

There was also a great street painting day. This gets the "Tivoli T" endorsement of the cool kids (two T's from Jade!), probably because they love Eleanor too.

The tech industry is booming in Tivoli, with a pretty awesome blog scene too!

But not everything is perfect in Tivoli! A total narc named Marc Molinaro is the mayor, and boy is he wierd. Imagine the head of a high school republican club. Thats it, thats all you have to do to really "get" Marc. However, he did give out flying discs with his name on them during last years Tivoli Day. He tosses disc, pretty cool.

In closing, Tivoli has one Coke machine in the entire town, and that is the only brand name/piece of advertising you will find. Escape the real machine (everywhere else) and discover lov in a cozy town!

By: Tim | Challenge 02 | March 5, 2006

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