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People&Politics malibu theBEST BESTbestofOF OFBUFFALO twothousandandsix buffaloBUFFALO his appears to be a remarkable year for Buffalo. We elected Byron Brown mayor; hockey is back and the Sabres are having a thrilling season; waterfront Tdevelopment is finally getting traction; Marv PEOPLE&POLITICS Levy returned to the Bills; Studio Arena sent a play to Broadway and appointed a promis- : nominees are listed in random order : ing new artistic director; Congressman Brian Higgins won his mega-million-dollar fight for us ryan garko ell, well—people and politics. If against the New York Power Authority; City it weren’t for the Sabres, what Honors High School was ranked fourth in the else would there be to talk country among public schools by Newsweek; about? There is hardly a politi- and, probably most important, a majority of cian in Western New York who people are beginning to realize that a casino in Wdid not receive at least one vote for Best Politi- downtown Buffalo would be about as smart as cian, which proves that every public servant has eating rat poison for dinner. a mother collecting press clips somewhere. On This is also a remarkable year for the Artvoice the other hand—or maybe this is the same hand— Best of Buffalo survey. Between our mail- there is hardly a politician in Western New York in paper ballots and the spiffy online ballot who did not receive a vote for Worst Politician, (designed by our clever IT guru Dave Klein- which proves that after every election there is schmidt), we found ourselves tallying more a sore loser. The city’s new mayor, after just 100 mattrey rose by photo than 75,000 entries. In fact, the response was days in office as of the closing of the Artvoice so overwhelming that we had to move the is- polls, had managed to land on both lists—which Most Eccentric Citizen sue back a week so that we could continue proves that everyone is watching Byron Brown The lady wrapped in white who walks tabulating all the votes. We’ve finished the closely. It’s worth noting that, excepting peren- Elmwood counting and the top nominations are printed nial finalist Sam Hoyt, the finalists for Best Politi- The deer lady here for all to read. While most categories cian are all new to their offices. Optimism? Kevin Gaughan have five nominees, you will notice that some have more. In those categories that have more Kevin Gaughan lived up to both his reputa- Jimmy Griffin photo by rose mattrey rose by photo than five nominees, there were just such an in- tions—good citizen and gadfly—by finishing as a Eric Starchild credible number of votes cast, and the races finalist on three lists: Best Community Activist, were so tight, that we felt the nomination list Best Unelected Public Servant and Most Eccentric Citizen. If only he’d placed in Best Buffalo Best Patron of the Arts had to be expanded to recognize the strength Sabre and Best College Sports Team, Gaughan would the Mark Spitz of the People & Politics The Knox family of those named. category. M&T Bank I would like to commend the Artvoice staff and Best Buffalo Sabre, of course, is a work in progress—the post-season continues and there is plenty Charles Penney interns for making sense of some of the ballots. of opportunity for new heroes to emerge. But we think our finalists, all except Martin Biron who We always have voters who misunderstand the Cecile and Stephen Biltekoff did not play, had a good series against Philadelphia, and the winner…well, let’s just say he made Ani DiFranco concept of Best of Buffalo, voters who tell us Artvoice’s national team. Green Day or U2 are their favorite band and Angelina Jolie is their favorite actress. Forget It’s a little early in the spring to ask our readers to name a Best Buffalo Bison, it’s true, but the Art- Best Politician those. Understanding what a voter has written voice staff was chagrined that Buster—valuable as he is—was a finalist in this category. We suspect Satish Mohan on a legitimate entry can be more challenging it means that too few people take advantage of the cheap seats at Dunn Tire Park. Really, Buf- Sam Hoyt than one might think, too. For example, some- falo—take an afternoon off this summer, buy a bleacher seat, a hot dog and a beer and get to know one, perhaps fond of bellybuttons, chose the your hometown team. Mark Poloncarz Navel Park as the Best Tourist Attraction. Byron Brown Finally, our Drag Queens—a furious contest this year, so close and rife with ties that we list the top Brian Higgins Names are often butchered almost beyond eight finishers instead of the top five. This race is far too close to call. Who will emerge victorious: recognition. Channel 7 newscaster Keith Rad- Vanity Vogue? Vicky Vogue? The indefatigable Chevon Davis? V? You’ll have to attend the Art- ford showed up as Keith Bredford, Keith Rad- voice Best of Buffalo Party on Monday, May 8 to find out. Worst Politician cliff, Keith Rathman, Kieth Radston and “Keith Tony Masiello the-guy-with-the-tan on 7.” Talking Leaves Tom Reynolds Books received a great number of votes. How- Best Buffalo Bill Best Community Activist ever, many of those votes appeared as Fall- Willis McGahee Tim Tielman Joel Giambra ing Leaves, Turning Leaves, Counting Leaves, Takeo Spikes Robert Kresse George W. Bush Reading Leafs and so on. Similarly, Rust Belt Marv Levy Michele Johnson Byron Brown Books appeared as Rusted Root Books or Rusty Belt Leaves. JP Losman Kevin Gaughan Brian Moorman Biggest Waste of Taxpayer Dollars Perhaps, since I’m talking about book stores, Harvey Garrett Eugene Abrahamson Joel Giambra this would be a good time to make it clear that Every other overpaid politician while Barnes & Noble and Borders both re- Best Buffalo Bison Camille Hopkins Endless feasibility studies for Peace ceived a great number of votes, the Artvoice Torey LoVullo Ani DiFranco survey is not intended to highlight national Tim Laker Bridge, traffic on Main Street, waterfont chains. Rather, it is to bring attention to plac- development, etc. Ryan Garko Best Drag Queen es, people and businesses that are unique to Coco Crisp Bass Pro Buffalo. While Barnes & Noble is an excellent Vicky Vogue Buster the Bison Any money spent on a casino in Buffalo store, and Starbucks has decent coffee, and Vanity Vogue many people like McDonald’s fries, these chain Malibu stores offer the exact same product whether Best Buffalo Sabre Best Unelected Public Servant you’re in Albuquerque, Seattle or Rochester. Ryan Miller Jayme Coxx Michele Johnson Apparently some people missed the notice Maxim Afinogenov fanta-see island Kevin Gaughan printed on the ballot in all caps: “NO CHAIN Martin Biron Chevon davis Judy Einach STORES—VOTE LOCAL.” Daniel Briere Armani James Williams Please take note that the finalists are listed in V B. Thomas Golisano reverse alphabetical order, not in the order Chris Drury they finished in the balloting. Winners will be announced at the Artvoice Best of Buffalo Best College Sports Team Best Entertainer Best Use of Taxpayer Dollars Party this Monday, May 8, 6-9pm at the Town University at Buffalo men’s basketball Tom Stahl Waterfront development and greenway Ballroom. Admission is free, so is the food, and Niagara University men’s basketball The Stripteasers Streets maintenance and repair music will be provided by Babik and the Buf- Medaille College women’s basketball Terry Buchwald Police and fire departments falo Gay Men’s Chorus. Come one, come all. Canisius College women’s basketball Malibu Buffalo school reconstruction —jamie moses Canisius College men’s basketball Lance Diamond Arts funding 30 | | may 4, 2006 letchworth state park bestBESTofOF buffaloBUFFALO photo by peter koch by photo WHENIT’SWARMOUT Best Beach Small Boat Harbor Sunset Bay Niagara River : nominees are listed in random order : Sherkston Shores Eighteen Mile Creek Evangola State Park eading the results for our summer category almost always elicits the same set of Crystal Beach Best Golfing reactions from AV staff: First there’s cabin fever, then stunned silence and finally Beaver Island State Park River Oaks Country Club heavy drinking. While the folks who answer earnestly come back with many of Glen Oak Country Club Rthe same answers year after year—Sunset Bay and Evangola in beaches, Allega- Best Bicycling Delaware Park Riverwalk Deerwood Country Club ny and Letchworth in camping, Zoar Valley in hiking, the UB/Amherst bike path for bicy- Niawanda Park Brookfield Country Club cling, Delaware Park and Chestnut Ridge in parks—occasionally a notable upstart makes Niagara Parkway, Ontario the list, like Jones Pond, a gay campground in Angelica. They remind us of why everyone Buffalo’s Waterfront Best Hiking loves summers in Buffalo: long, sunny days and plenty of recreational opportunities. But Amherst/UB bike path Zoar Valley there are others, the ones who cause stunned silence and drinking, who remind of us of Niagara Gorge why democracy is bound to crumble. In the beaches category, many people decided on Best Camping Hunter’s Creek Zoar Valley Chestnut Ridge Park far-off locations, like Laguna Beach, South Beach and Topsail Island, North Carolina. We Letchworth State Park Allegany State Park can only assume that these are not the same people who directed their vitriol toward Jones Pond golfing. One told us to ask the rich white people, and a second simply declared, “Go golf Darien Lakes State Park Best Park in hell, yuppie scum.” Another morbid person likes the “beach” at Mirror Lake in Forest Allegany State Park Niawanda Park Lawn Cemetery.
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