A KOTO Radio show, called Straight Talk: Hacky Sack: Pro/Con. Buzz Bizzario (Terry Selby) and Buck Lowe take local resident phone calls about the hacky sack players on main street, while a hacky sack game is going on at the KOTO studio. The date of this recording is April 23, 1987. Marshall Hank Smith has been cracking down on people playing hacky sack on Main Street in Telluride because pedestrians have been complaining that they have to walk into the street to avoid the hacky sackers. The hacky sackers have also been blocking cars. So, Marshall Smith has told these sackers to move off of Main Street or they will be fined. Stephanie (one of the hacky sackers playing during this broadcaster makes her case by saying that the players have to play on Main Street because there is no other area in town that is clear of mud and snow and that the players do play in the town park when there is no ice/mud. She also believes it's not fair to tell someone how to use their feet.
Allan Gerstle calls in to say he is concerned about his children having to walk into the street to avoid the sackers. Stephanie responds that no one has been hurt.
Everyone does seem to agree that the Town of Telluride needs to create a space for these hacky sackers to play.
Another sacker comments that they would be happy to move because pedestrians are just as much of a nuisance to them as they are to the pedestrians.
Another caller calls in and asks why the players always have to play near the crowds, such as near the post office and the court house?
While no sackers answer this question, they agree that an ideal place would be one with no snow that is flat.
From another caller, they agree that Pacific street is not a good place, as the side walks are not large enough.
Another couple of callers (including Michael Johnson) are pro-hacky sack, saying that they enjoy watching the game. Jay and another couple of callers agree and says that hacky sack is productive and they like seeing people being active. Finally, a hacky sack caller says that the best place to play is in Elks Park, but a building is being built there, so this will no longer serve as a good place to play.
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