I love the small town of Cotati California, where I have lived for 20 years. We have young hippies, old hippies, an accordion festival, the infamous Cotati Crawl and a claim to be the "hub of Sonoma County".
Downtown Cotati, which is 1 1/2 blocks long, sports 4 bars, a head shop, a tattoo parlor, a glove repair shop (NBL players' gloves), several restaurants and a smattering of small independent shops. And our motto? Keep Cotati Weird.
The downtown businesses seem to fit the motto - not the typical downtown. I have seen similar bumper stickers for Portland - it fits too!
Mel
Gotta love it. Obviously weird is the same as unique and who wants to be like everyone else?
Hi Mel, I checked your profile to see if you meant Portland Maine or Oregon. I love Portland, it is a beautiful town with a lot of diversity.
Love it SSssssynthia~ Sounds like a great downtown area. We don't have sports bars, we have a micro brewery and a bikers bar. Guess we aren't so different!
There is an actual campaign in nearby Fayetteville, Arkansas called Keep Fayetteville Funky. Ilike it. Preserve the local flavor!
Wow you do live in a small town! And a weird one at that!! Sounds actually charming and I betcha you've got some real characters. Fun!
Donna - I had to update my blog, there are 4 bars in our downtown strip, not 3! One is a biker bar, one is huge with big screen TV, two have music and one has several pool tables.
Charles - funny, Cotati has been referred to as "funky town" many times before.
Anna Banana - yep, if everything goes right, I'll have a video tour up today. And yes, Cotati has it's share of characters.
Sounds like my kind of place. Laid back life and plenty of places to mingle with the locals.
Craig - it's a tiny town, but definately fun.
Cindy - things don't move very fast here, that's for sure!
Michael - you'd fit right in, especially with that outfit you have on ... or lack thereof.
Cynthia, It sounds like a great town. I have heard of it but have never been there. I think its about time for me to head up north for some wine tasting again soon.
Hi Cynthia, I remember your post about the accordian festival and the statue. I think weird is synonomous for "fun"! jay
Jim - yes, time for a break from Turlock ... come on over!
Jay - good memory! And yes WEIRD = FUN!!!
Cynthia - I have a tee shirt that says keep Austin weird. So apparently, the campaign making its way across the country. :)
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