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redsecoy wrote on Jul 21, 2009 6:25 PM:

" I was at the Moose Dropping Festival almost the whole weekend. Had a rented cabin just half block behind the Fairview. I did not see any of these problems. There were open containers downtown and the ball fields area. Everyone was having good time and behaving themselves. the bars all carded everyone and did not let drinks exit or enter their premises. Biggest problem was too many dogs both on and off leash. 4-wheelers and bicycles took their time in the crowd and eased thru with out incidence. I would imagine that the river camping area could of been "




Anchoragian were not all bad wrote on Jul 18, 2009 1:26 AM:

" Deuce might have been the sweetest person I've ever met. I wish this article didn't talk about him alongside thugs who started drunken fights.

Deuce, I'm still hoping you're alright somewhere. "




AM wrote on Jul 16, 2009 7:57 PM:

" The Talkeetna Historical Society needs to learn from this and correct it next time. They brought in lots of cash flow from tourists and venders coming to this small town festival and they need to put money back into it. They need to hire security and they need to have a better layout of their venders so the foot traffic flows easier. It didn't help the the event organizer was on the slope untill the day before the event with a full voicemail and almost unreachable. PUT MONEY BACK INTO YOUR EVENT AND MAKE THE NECESSARYIMPROVEMENTS!! "




Donny wrote on Jul 16, 2009 6:15 PM:

" we love you jake and hope you are safe.

as fasr as the anchorage gangs go, this is alaska, get out of here, just because you cant make it in your "hood" down in the lower 48, doesnt mean you have to bring that stuff up here to alaska where the people dont know any better and try to act like that REAL gangsters that ran your a** out of the ghetto and sent you running up here. you think that garbage is impressive?? being a "gangster" in alaska? doesn't impress me, take it to LA or NYC "




shaggy bones wrote on Jul 16, 2009 3:37 PM:

" Jacob Larson was my best friend, straight up. Rest in peace deucey marie danger "




wasilla grown wrote on Jul 16, 2009 10:28 AM:

" This is sad to hear. A young man lost and not to be found and a town over ran with wild animals. WTF is wrong with people today. Our youth is out of control, and sad to say they are our future... We need to unit and take control of our cities, correct those when need to be and wipe out the bad. "




Hey wrote on Jul 15, 2009 8:55 AM:

" Anchorage already has a major gang problem. Lets not make their burden ours. Fellow residents of the Valley; it is time to take out the trash!!! take it BACK to Anchorage where it belongs. "




Jim from Boston wrote on Jul 15, 2009 7:24 AM:

" And I thought that Hemp Fest on the Common was fun. You Alaskans sure know how to party. "




Big T wrote on Jul 14, 2009 6:03 PM:

" This kind of poor behavior has been occuring at events in Alaska forever.
Just exchange the town name with any other town ie Seward, Girdwood, Homer.
Actually with current effective DUI program, its a lot safer then it used to be with less public vagrants as well. Remember this is a state that condones pot.
What do you call a guy with "no Fear"?
An Ambulance.....
"Hey watch this"
Droppings Happen "




Im surprised.... wrote on Jul 14, 2009 1:50 PM:

" That no one got shot if that story about the thugs going from camp to camp beating up on people. We love visiting Talkeetna usually a couple of times each summer on our Harleys. But never during the Moose Dropping Festival, or during the Bluegrass Festival. Too many drunks who think it is OK to get behind the wheel of their car while impaired. Perhaps if Talkeetna added a portable jail to their festival, arrested and lock up the scofflaws until sober, charge them a fee for using the jail, and send them on their way. "




neysa lee wrote on Jul 14, 2009 1:20 PM:

" why would they just switch from a story about a loved friend to a bunch of stupid wannabe gangsters.. this story was about my friend jacob L aka Duecy danger. not about some stupid drunks.
Duecy we miss you and hope you are alright "




Power Wagon wrote on Jul 14, 2009 11:39 AM:

" It's like many of us always say: there's Anchorage and then there's Alaska. You can see Alaska from Anchorage, but that's about it. "




Banjo wrote on Jul 14, 2009 11:26 AM:

" Dang Anchorage residents. Someone from Wasilla would at least have the decency to pull a gun on the children of Talkeetna and steal their Halloween candy. Or take their cars, drive them over to Jim Creek and shoot them up, then light them on fire... "




Dave sarginson wrote on Jul 14, 2009 11:17 AM:

" This ident a joke or funny to put on a shirt my best friend is missing and could be dead have a heart this person was the greatest person in the world alot of heart broken people think before u say somthing allways in my heart Jacob aka duecy danger love u allways man "




To Rebecca wrote on Jul 14, 2009 10:24 AM:

" It isn't that people in Anchorage are bad. However, there is more crime in Anchorage than the Valley, and it is a different sort of crime. Also, to my knowledge Anchorage has had a serious drug and gang problem since the 1980s or before. It is a more convenient place for the criminal element from the lower 48 to settle because it is bigger, and it is easier for them to blend in. I agree this seems to be a persuasive argument against a bridge. I don't want a bridge in any case, anyway, "




Fed Up Rural Valley Resident wrote on Jul 14, 2009 9:03 AM:

" We've had more than enough bad behavior from the "Idiots from Anchorage", and it's obviously only getting worse. They need to stay in the city, or better yet, move back to where they came from. "




Rebecca wrote on Jul 14, 2009 8:55 AM:

" I'm surprised everybody is pointing fingers at Anchorage residents. Look around, there are just as many idiots in the valley. "




khbalaska wrote on Jul 14, 2009 8:31 AM:

" Palmer Farm - you are so right. Why can't people just leave well enough alone? "




local wrote on Jul 14, 2009 8:18 AM:

" I wish I could say it was all gangstas from out of town as you say. A major part of the problem was people from out of town driving 4 wheelers all over, most with children driving them. For some reason normally law abiding people from the lower valley and beyond think Talkeetna is different and laws don't apply here. We can't drive 4 wheelers in Wasilla and Anchorage down city streets or bike paths, why do you think you can do it here? "




fiberfinn wrote on Jul 14, 2009 6:37 AM:

" This is exactly why the bridge to Anchorage should not be built. It will serve as a quick access for the gang members and criminals to come across, destroy the knik-goosebay area and then run home to Anchorage. "




MAXKATT from NY wrote on Jul 14, 2009 6:07 AM:

" You know, with a headline like "Moose Fest Turns Wild" you guys should be selling T-Shirts with catchy headlines on them like CNN.com does now. My first thought was...cool shirt! It struck me as a kinda rural version of "Girls gone Wild" or something. That or "When Moose Dropping Festivals Go Wrong." "




Uncle Jed wrote on Jul 14, 2009 1:08 AM:

" Them there Anchorage gansters are lucky they didn't get shot. We don't take kindly to them inner-city gangstas around here. I missed all the fun. "




Get real Peters wrote on Jul 14, 2009 12:45 AM:

" No wonder Megan Peters is only a spokeswoman. She obviously can't spot a drunk. I was there with my family and all the drunk people walking around with open containers was a highlight of our conversation on the drive home. Not only were there obvious inebriated people walking the streets but drunk four-wheeler operators with drunk passengers hanging off the back. We were there from the parade to the dropping and only saw one cop and that was on the way out of town at about mile 7 of the spur rd. This was not a family event. "




Meadow_Lakes_Madman wrote on Jul 13, 2009 11:20 PM:

" We rode the scoots up there on Sunday and had a nice time. Talkeetna you done good as always. As for the "Rowdies"...that's just a shame and time will catch up on such behaviour. "




Palmer Farm wrote on Jul 13, 2009 9:56 PM:

" Ah, another fine example of what happens to a small Alaskan town when those fine, fine people from the lovely ghetto Anchorage show up... "