{"id":4995,"date":"2011-09-15T14:10:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-15T14:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/good-neighbor-day-september-25th-it-s-time-to-celebrate-the-neighborhood\/"},"modified":"2011-09-15T14:10:00","modified_gmt":"2011-09-15T14:10:00","slug":"good-neighbor-day-september-25th-it-s-time-to-celebrate-the-neighborhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/good-neighbor-day-september-25th-it-s-time-to-celebrate-the-neighborhood","title":{"rendered":"Good Neighbor Day, September 25th: It\u2019s Time To Celebrate the Neighborhood"},"content":{"rendered":"

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11:05am By Laurel Dailey <\/em>| <\/strong>The central idea in Peter Gabriel\u2019s underrated Celtic stomper \u201cCome Talk To Me\u201d is, not surprisingly, about talking. Propelled by an army of drums, Gabriel entreats his antagonist, \u201cWon\u2019t you please talk to me?\u201d He goes on to repeat this plea a dozen times until the song, at long last, ends. He might be in a dead lock for King of Synths with Fleetwood Mac, but Peter Gabriel is also a straight shooter. 

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In another slightly more memorable moment in Pop Culture ephemera, John Cusack (in the seminal 80\u2019s flick Say Anything) hoists his boom box toward the window of his true love while Peter Gabriel\u2019s \u201cIn Your Eyes\u201d wakes up the neighborhood. Where\u2019s the connection, you might be wondering? Well, I\u2019m not necessarily suggesting a direct rip out of the Cameron Crowe playbook, but with Good Neighbor Day just around the corner, one of the ways you might be able to initiate a conversation with your neighbors could include a boom box and a cassette tape of Gabriel\u2019s Us, on which \u201cCome Talk To Me\u201d is the first track. 

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However, if the overwrought fictional antics of a teen superstar aren\u2019t quite your speed–and I\u2019ll go out on a limb here and guess they aren\u2019t–then what\u2019s next? We\u2019ve talked about the purpose of Neighbor Day and discussed the importance of forgiveness and reconciliation, so what\u2019s left? What\u2019s left is a celebration of our Long Beach neighbors on national Good Neighbor Day, September 25. This celebration could take on various forms, but here are a few ideas to get your gears spinning. 

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As Southern Californians residing in a bustling coastal enclave, we are privy to the very best weather the United States has to offer. What better way to bask in the late September sunshine than with a BBQ or potluck? Flex your clip art prowess in Microsoft Word, type up a few fliers, and get the word out to your neighbors. Throw some burgers on the grill, chill the Coronas, and set up a few canvas chairs on your front lawn. That\u2019s all it takes. If you grill it, they will come. 

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If you\u2019d prefer a more behind-the-scenes approach, or if you\u2019ve got a family dessert recipe that could make grown men weep, try baking your neighbors a treat. The Girl Scouts of America are already hip to the jive: Nobody says \u2018no\u2019 to cookies. Nobody. Take some time to go door to door and get to know your neighbors as you present them with your double-fudge masterpiece. One of my neighbors recently invited my roommate and I over for homemade concord grape pie. The resulting afternoon of conversation and dessert forged an instant connection between my house and theirs. 

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Another way of celebrating your neighbors could be even less obvious. Are there any unmet needs in your neighborhood? It could be an impromptu car wash, some yard work, or childcare. In talking with my neighbors, I\u2019ve realized that most of the people on my block are musicians of some sort–whether professional or hobbyists. A neighborhood music day would be the perfect way to celebrate the talents of those living around me, as well as giving me the opportunity to get to know my neighbors on a deeper level. 
 Whatever the case, the sky\u2019s the limit when it comes to how you might choose to observe Good Neighbor Day. So be creative! On September 25, we\u2019ll be celebrating alongside you, and we\u2019d love to know what ideas you came up with. 

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Hey, if all else fails, there\u2019s always Peter Gabriel, a trench coat, and a boom box.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The central idea in Peter Gabriel\u2019s underrated Celtic stomper \u201cCome Talk To Me\u201d is, not surprisingly, about talking. Propelled by an army of drums, Gabriel entreats his antagonist, \u201cWon\u2019t you please talk to me?\u201d He goes on to repeat this plea a dozen times until the song, at long last, ends. He might be in a dead lock for King of Synths with Fleetwood Mac, but Peter Gabriel is also a straight shooter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":69941,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_":"","_author_alias":"","cap-aim":"","cap-description":"","cap-display_name":"","cap-first_name":"","cap-jabber":"","cap-last_name":"","cap-linked_account":"","cap-newspack_employer":"","cap-newspack_job_title":"","cap-newspack_phone_number":"","cap-newspack_role":"","cap-user_email":"","cap-user_login":"","cap-website":"","cap-yahooim":"","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_email_html":"","newspack_email_type":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_show_share_buttons":"","newspack_sponsor_byline_prefix":"","newspack_sponsor_disclaimer_override":"","newspack_sponsor_flag_override":"","newspack_sponsor_only_direct":"","newspack_sponsor_url":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-4995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hi-lo","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4995\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4995"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=4995"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=4995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}