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Apparently you can go apple picking in my city even though there are no actual orchards here. How convenient. (or misleading rather)
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Bacara Resort and Spa in Santa Barbara California. Beautiful. Something you wouldn't know about it is... do not ride your bike here. Something about Santa Barbara.. It is a small town and everyone knows everyone. If you want to know where to go just ask the locals.
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Out in the middle of the salty dessert of the salt flats in utah, there is a big huge hole, and in this huge hole is several nurse sharks, with the largest over 6 feet in length. I am talking about SeaBase Scuba hole out in Grantsville, Utah... its only 60 ish feet wide and 70 feet deep but its the best all year around to snorkle or scuba.
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We have a bridge that sounds like it plays music when you drive over it. Here is an article on WikiAnswers about it. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_does_Marten_Luther_Kings_Jr_bridge_in_Abilene_Texas_sound_like_it_is_singing_when_you_drive_over_it
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I live in a tiny town with nothing interesting to speak of. Although, this year, our little town of Plympton, MA got it's very first traffic light!
Nov 05, 2009 16:11 by jennabear-
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woohoo! you're coming up in the world!
Nov 05, 2009 17:44 by jenaissance.
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I'm from Birmingham, UK. In our city centre, we have a bunch of statues outside the town hall: a large fountain known as the Floozy In The Jacuzzi, Queen Victoria, and so on. One of these statues is the Iron Man, by Anthony Gormley. What an overwhelming number of Brummies don't know (at least the ones I've spoken to...) is that the statue was made after the Black Sabbath song of the same name, to honour Birmingham's music scene.
There's also the UB40's studios, the outside of which has pictures painted all over it. It's on Andover Street and has a picture of a hand over the street sign.
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The original Hooters restaurant, home to large breasts, short shorts, and terrible food is located in Clearwater, Florida. And, judging by my last visit, may have some of the original waitresses. Yikes.
Nov 05, 2009 15:04 by rapscallion-
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This would've worked well for the "logo that you hate" mission on the 26th. For me at least.
Nov 05, 2009 15:33 by athanie. -
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hahahaha!!!!!!! thanks for the laugh!
Nov 05, 2009 17:36 by stephie.
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The local community college has a time capsule dedicated in 1969 and no one now knows what it contains. Very appropriate because the school's mascot is a pirate and this be buried treasure!
Seeing as I won't be around for the unveiling of the contents (in 2069), I did some minor research on this awhile back and learned that some of the people invited to its dedication were "President Nixon, VP Agnew, and Governor Reagan." I also learned that the redwood tree dedicated at the same time died of disease and that they are to be replaced at some time in the future.
Not local but related ... there exists an International Time Capsule Society where you can register your time capsule and which publishes a list of "Most Wanted Time Capsules," and the big daddy of all time capsules is the Oglethorpe Atlanta "Crypt of Civilization." More info here: http://www.oglethorpe.edu/about_us/crypt_of_civilization/history_of_the_crypt.asp
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a tweak today time capsule perhaps?
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@coco-tidan: OOH that's a wonderful idea! You should make a mission suggestion out of this!
Nov 05, 2009 11:46 by athanie. -
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@athanie: how would it work? individual capsules or group ones?
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@coco-tidan: Hmm it'd probably be hard to arrange for the group one. Maybe individual ones then.
Nov 05, 2009 13:14 by athanie.
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Squirrel Fishing is a much respected, yet rarely practised sport in Berkeley, CA
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Hehe, that's clever. Happy hunting.
Nov 05, 2009 11:34 by stephie. -
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now that is my kind of sport... do you eat them afterwards?
Nov 05, 2009 12:50 by coco-tidan.
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Before the San Miguel Canyon Overpass was put in place roughly a decade ago in Prunedale, CA (about 15 miles inland of Monterey), travelers would have to cross Highway 101 without so much as a yield sign. At that point in time, the San Miguel Canyon turn off was one of the largest sources of vehicle crashes in the state.
Also, Prunedale is known by locals as "Prunetuckey".
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Here we are back on Hennepin Avenue in downtown Minneapolis, this time between 5th and 6th Streets. This is the Shubert Theatre which, in 1999, set the Guinness Book record for the heaviest structure ever moved. Ten years on and it has yet to be rehabilitated. Yay, historical preservation.
Here's a YouTube clip from the History Channel's Mega Movers program that chronicled the Shubert's ordeal. There are a couple of time lapse sequences which are pretty cool.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzefIIGO918Nov 05, 2009 10:38 by kellydna-
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The best of intentions...
I didn't know this -- thanks for posting it.
Nov 05, 2009 11:11 by passepartout. -
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So it's still empty? Typical. Interesting video though.
Nov 05, 2009 12:36 by rabbitdan. -
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Yes, but not for long. I just checked the web site and there is a groundbreaking for renovation and expansion NEXT THURSDAY! It's at lunchtime, I may have to pop over, since it's practically across the street.
"After being a vaudeville theater, a house of burlesque, a street front church, a downtown movie theater, and earning a Guinness Book of World Records title for the largest building ever moved, the Shubert Theater is embarking on it's [sic] newest life. The Minnesota Shubert Center will host a ceremony to break ground on the Twin Cities only dedicated space for dance. A reception and performances from our local dance partners will follow in the Hennepin Center for the Arts. All are welcome to attend."Nov 05, 2009 12:43 by kellydna. -
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p.s. It's not immediately obvious how this is going to translate into a blog entry. But it's bowling/karaoke night, so I may have an excuse …
Ooh, wait, I just had a flash of an idea …Nov 05, 2009 12:47 by kellydna. -
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But that's what I like about this concept—I don't know very far in advance what my topic is going to be and I have to think kinda fast, which is a challenge for someone who likes to ruminate and percolate on things for a while before heaving myself into action.
Nov 05, 2009 12:50 by kellydna. -
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Sounds cool. I like the way it says "because everybody dances" I think everyone should dance instead of watching.
I'm sure there are tons of ways you could blog this but it is a bowling night so...Nov 05, 2009 13:27 by rabbitdan.
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The town I was born in is named Ammon after a hero from the LDS Book of Mormon. The mormons were the first to settle the place. Growing up I never knew this and thougth that Ammon was a swell name for a town...
Nov 05, 2009 10:24 by 208-
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That's Tars Tarkas in the background, isn't it? Where on Barsoom is Ammon, anyway? ;)
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When I hear Ammon, all I can think of is the ancient Egyptian god, Amon-Re. That's a pretty far cry from the Book of Mormon.
And I appreciate the Barsoom comment immensely.
Nov 05, 2009 11:22 by nonlinear_time. -
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It's in Utah, of course! Where all the Mormons frolic freely in the fields of ... Mormonism! 8D~
Nov 05, 2009 11:25 by jvanalstyne.
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In Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA) there's a beautiful old cemetery called Lakewood. It's lovely and quiet even though it is in the middle of a densely populated urban area.
In the middle of Lakewood Cemetery is a chapel modeled after the Hagia Sofia in Istanbul. Thje chapel's interior combines elements of Art Deco and other styles. It is open to the public, daily, except when there's a service going on.
I found this article that can tell you more about the chapel: http://thecatholicspirit.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2400&Itemid=50
Nov 05, 2009 10:23 by passepartout-
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The entire cemetery is pretty interesting. I've been known to wander around and explore.
Congratulations on your first mission being chosen!
Nov 05, 2009 10:40 by kellydna.
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1922 was a good year for the small island of Alameda in the San Francisco Bay. That year, both the popsicle and peanut butter were invented here!
Nov 05, 2009 10:03 by mandy716-
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Peanut butter invented in 1922 huh? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut_butter#History
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was not until 1922 at Rosefield Packing Company in Alameda, California that J. L. Rosefield perfected a process of making peanut butter that prevented the oil from separating and made it commercially available to the masses.
Nov 08, 2009 13:45 by mandy716.
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I don't know that much about this area but I have just discovered via a brief google search there seem to be two versions of the history of its name: One is that in 1226 it was called Brocleg, after the guy who owned the land, I think. The other is that Broc was the old name for badger and the place was called 'Broca's woodland clearing'. I like badgers and will take the secondary moniker of @badgerdan for the rest of day in their honour. I have no plans to break my leg, however. Before you ask.
Nov 05, 2009 09:56 by rabbitdan-
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Wisconsin is the Badger State.
Nov 05, 2009 11:28 by kellydna. -
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@kellydna: well there had to be one didn't there?
Nov 05, 2009 11:33 by rabbitdan. -
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1226? Where do you live?
Nov 05, 2009 11:37 by discomeg2. -
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@discomeg2: Brockley in South East London. There wasn't much here at the time. The oldest surviving building is from 1773 apparently. Most of what's here now is Victorian. I should have said this in the post really.
Nov 05, 2009 11:43 by rabbitdan. -
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@rabbitdan: Thats really cool. There's this pub here called Grendels Den and it says: EST 1063 or something. Once I overheard someone asking if that was really true. I live outside of Boston. I just that story was kind of funny and slightly relevant. I wonder what happened to all the buildings there.
Nov 05, 2009 11:50 by discomeg2. -
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@discomeg2: Maybe the Grendel thing is associated with Beowulf? Hmmm. I think Beowulf was written a few hundred years earlier than 1063. I must read Beowulf. It looks great. I'm getting more interested in old folk tales.
Nov 05, 2009 11:53 by rabbitdan.
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Camrbridge, MA - This was taken from the Boston Globe. I know it's in a publication, but it's very interesting, read the whole article.
As darkness falls, O’Brien and his girlfriend, Earlene French, prepare for bed in a new encampment in Flagstaff Park staked out by the homeless, who huddle under tents while the bright lights of vehicles swirl around them.
“This is where we want to be,’’ O’Brien said.
Recently, the camp, located at a park at the junction of Garden Street and Massachusetts Avenue, has been a source of intrigue among passersby and on YouTube, where videos proclaim a new tent city rising at Harvard’s front doors.
The camp has also placed Cambridge authorities in a quandary as they wrestle with the legality of removing harmless homeless people from public land and with the question of what to do with O’Brien, a longtime Harvard Square fixture who has wrangled with them on other issues.
“Everybody knows he’s there, but nobody knows what to do with him,’’ said Officer Eric Helberg, who conducts homeless outreach for the Police Department. “It’s technically a public park and open to public use, but how far that goes - that is the question.’’
Cambridge, known for its prestigious institutions and intellectual flavor, also has a growing reputation as a haven for the homeless.
The Cambridge area has seen its homeless population increase by 33 percent, from 487 in 2008 to 651 in 2009, officials say.
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Sleepy Hollow, NY
Frederick Philipse, a Dutch trader, had a mill whose dam was destroyed several times by the Pocantico River. The Old Dutch Church (above), was under construction for quite some time. One of Philipse’s slaves told him he had a dream that unless the church was completed, the floods would continue. In 1697 Frederick financed the completion of the church. The Pocantico River never again flooded his mill.
The Old Dutch Church cemetery is the final resting place for notables such as Washington Irving, Walter Chrysler, Andrew Carnagie, and some of the Astor family.
The church, the Old Dutch burying ground and the nearby Headless Horseman bridge, all figured prominently in Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
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Wow....that's pretty cool.
Nov 05, 2009 17:38 by stephie. -
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awesome
Nov 05, 2009 17:49 by jenaissance.
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I live in Austin, TX, but I've only been here about a year and a half, so I don't know too much insider info. One great thing I've found is the Alamo Drafthouse. It's a movie theatre that serves food, beer, and wine during the shows which in itself it pretty neat, but they also have regular special events like classic movie quote-alongs (Zoolander was my favorite), Master Pancake Theater (like MST3K with comedians riffing during the show- I saw Total Recall and almost fell out of my chair laughing), music video sing-alongs, found footage nights, an extensive collection of bizarre trailers and shorts which they show before the movies, and lots of special events like movie premieres and a full day showing of all the Lord of the Rings movies with a special menu. This was, incidentally, the place where the absolute first showing of the new Star Trek movie took place about 12 hours before the Australian opening. Leonard Nimoy showed up to what was billed as a rare screening of Wrath of Khan and they played the new movie instead.
Nov 05, 2009 09:31 by nonlinear_time-
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wow my friend from texas was just telling me about this place, sounds great
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i totally need to go there, how fun! never been to texas, i'll put it on my list :)
Nov 05, 2009 17:50 by jenaissance.
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No one follows traffic laws in Warsaw, there are no highways to speak of, the busiest roads have crosswalks without lights, and you couldn't pay me to drive here.
Nov 05, 2009 09:27 by merendis-
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I remember how brave the drivers are, especially one gentleman in the littlest car I have ever seen, force his way in front of our larger car. I thought he was aiming for me!
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chaos!... i thought it was bad here
Nov 05, 2009 12:54 by coco-tidan. -
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I've heard there are less accidents in many countries with this haphazard approach to traffic. Is this true in Poland? (or any country for that matter)
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@passepartout: Was it a Maluch?! http://samochodyprl.blox.pl/resource/maluchcze.jpg Mmmm, love them! When were you here?
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@rabbitdan: Hm, interesting. I don't know the statistics, but it's possible. However, the lack of infrastructure sure doesn't help with that. Even on very well traveled routes (Warsaw- Kraków, Kraków- Oświęcim/Auschwitz, Kraków- Zakopane) the roads are horribly cramped and windy, and I once was even stuck behind a horse-drawn cart.
Nov 05, 2009 13:21 by merendis. -
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@merendis: It seems to be an increasingly well documented trend in traffic planning. I saw a TED talk about it at some point, about the benefit of having less signposts because people are less inclined to blithely believe that someone is doing their thinking for them; as if the signposts will look left and right on their behalf. In some towns (one in Denmark I think?) the roads have been put on the same level as the pavement with no division between car space and pedestrian space. Reports are curiously positive. I'm still mildly disbelieving though. That's why I was asking for your perspective on it.
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my sister very, very nearly moved to poland, she had a place to live and a job lined up and everything. at the last minute she changed her mind and moved to portland oregon! (prior to that she lived in teotihuacan mexico, my sis the nomad)
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@merendis: That's the very one, even the same color. I was in Warsaw five years ago for business. Lovely people there! I spent a night on my own, walking around. Many white banners of Pope John Paul. Walked through the Ghetto, too.
Nov 05, 2009 19:28 by passepartout.
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That would be my family. We all live in the same city (Breda, The Netherlands) .or in small towns surrounding the city. We have a close bond and see eachother regularly. It makes my city the best place there is.
btw: the pic was taken on Sundaymorning, hence the sleepy faces ;)Nov 05, 2009 09:00 by x-u-
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But which one is you @x-u ?
Nov 05, 2009 17:39 by demander. -
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how great that you all are so close!
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LOL ik woon ook in Breda! XD
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@demander: Sitting on the table, with blue shirt and short brown hair :)
Nov 07, 2009 08:31 by x-u.
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Seattle's Wall of Gum
A 50' by 15' section of wall outside of the Market Theater at Pike's Place Market. People have been sticking their gum there since 1993. Theater staff have scraped the wall twice, but since given up. It was recently declared the 2nd germiest tourist attraction in the world, second only to the Blarney Stone :) Occasionally you can see works of art made exclusively of gum, before others come along and cover it with their own chewed gum.Nov 05, 2009 08:58 by jenaissance-
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wow... thats amazing and a little bit wrong, however i may do it in my living room.
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I concur with the disturbing yet fascinating assessment. How on earth does something like that get started?
Nov 05, 2009 09:05 by kellydna. -
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@kellydna it started with college students bored in line while waiting for tickets, and progressed from there.
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i like that it goes up to 15 feet tall.
Nov 05, 2009 09:20 by rabbitdan. -
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I wonder how they figure out what the germiest attractions are. Do they actually measure the germs, I wonder?
Nov 05, 2009 09:27 by athanie. -
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Disgusting... yet I find I want to go there.
Nov 05, 2009 09:34 by nonlinear_time. -
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Does it get hot there? You could never do that in subtropical Houston or Miami -- they stuff would turn to goo and run down the walls.
Nov 05, 2009 11:08 by passepartout. -
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Interesting, but gross. Seriously.
Nov 05, 2009 11:36 by stephie. -
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this is my favorite of all times. Made me smile:)
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You couldn't get me within 50 feet of that thing. Ewww.
Nov 05, 2009 18:20 by jennabear.
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Park Ridge, NJ This is a picture taken inside a little known "park" Atkins Glen that is just beautiful - this particular spot is good for hiking, wading int the stream, letting your dog run around - its spectacular any time of year.
Nov 05, 2009 08:08 by redd141-
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That's lovely! I bet it looks especially nice in the fall.
Nov 05, 2009 08:45 by athanie.
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Hammersmith, London.
"The Dove" pub, overlooking the river Thames, is where the 18th Century English composer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Arne composed his Masque (early opera) "Alfred", which contains the very famous tune "Rule Britannia".
Nov 05, 2009 07:09 by finalarena-
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nice pub that. I go there with a friend of mine who lives in Barnes sometimes.
Nov 05, 2009 07:59 by rabbitdan.
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Portland Oregon is the American epicenter for breweries and microbreweries (there’s more here than anywhere else in the U.S.).
- Horse Brass Pub has many of beers on tap and cask beers. They have a lot of local (and some not so local) seasonal beers: porters (a meal in a glass), stouts, red ales, IPA’s, APA’s, California PA’s, flemish ales, grain brews, hefeweizens and wheat beers, etc. Trust me, it’s amazing.
- The Belmont Station (crappy spliced pictures above) is half bottled beer grocery store and half bar. They had a Sour Beer Fest earlier this year and you could get gigantic jars of the stuff.
- The Portland Brew Bus is where you have your ass towed downtown to a bunch of breweries. Think of a beertasting pub crawl.
- And Beer Festivals (plus Oktoberfests) are big here too. Lots of drinking in public…
Nov 05, 2009 06:12 by athanie-
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:D
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@kellydna: I can almost see the excited drool. That emoticon reminds me of Hanna Barbera cartoons where a character's jaw drops wide open ;) Worry not. I feel the same way.
Nov 05, 2009 08:02 by rabbitdan. -
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Red Seal PA—outstanding!
Nov 05, 2009 08:10 by kellydna. -
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I've been to belmont station! I used to live across the bridge in vancouver :)
Nov 05, 2009 08:15 by jenaissance. -
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It's the Sierra Nevada section!
Nov 05, 2009 08:24 by kellydna. -
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@kellydna: Yes!!!! Love Red Seal
@jenaissance: Good stuff! I live right down the street, which is both a blessing and a curse. I leave with a stockpile that depleates in a couple of days. :(
@rabbitdan: Would that emoticon be :D....
Nov 05, 2009 08:28 by athanie. -
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*depletes, not depleates
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i have no experience of american beer, it has a bad press in europe all we know is budweiser! (which is not valid in my opinion)...
i would love to try some. Do they do cask conditioned beers?
its a shame that a lot of countries that do produce good beer are overlooked in the uk, i hope it is largely a practicality issue.thank you for helping me to become slightly less ignorant
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@coco-tidan: Yes, almost all American beer from the gigantic brewing companies is extremely poor. Such watery pilsners. There's a lot of places in America where that's all they have available. The smaller brewing companies are light-years ahead.
Yes, there's a special niche for the cask conditioned beers in Portland, not sure how the popularity compares to the UK though.Nov 05, 2009 09:18 by athanie. -
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@coco-tidan: (and others) These are my favorite American breweries:
Bell's http://www.bellsbeer.com/
Sierra Nevada http://www.sierranevada.com/
Lagunitas http://www.lagunitas.com/
Surly http://www.surlybrewing.com/index.php (right here in the Twin Cities)
Summit http://www.summitbrewing.com/index.php (also right here in the Twin Cities)As far as I'm concerned, none of them makes a bad beer. Of course, I have my favorite varieties (PA, IPA, Pilsner) but the product line is consistently excellent.
I was asking @rabbitdan about Double Diamond Burton Ale which I used to love. It used to be available over here, but no longer. I also really like Fuller's ESB and London Pride.
Any questions? Good.
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@kellydna: Just did a quick google for Double Diamond and found this on Wikipedia :(
Double Diamond
Double Diamond Burton Ale was a brand of British ale brewed from 1876 to 2003. During the 1960s it was advertised heavily by Ind Coope, especially on TV, with the jingle: "A Double Diamond works wonders, works wonders, works wonders. A Double Diamond works wonders, so drink some today!" Carlsberg UK discontinued general sales of the brand in April 2003, though a small amount continued to be sold in bottles for some months.[11] Carlsberg UK still sells a Burton Ale seasonally in its Draught Cask series but under the Ind Coope brand, not as Double Diamond.Nov 05, 2009 10:01 by rabbitdan. -
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@kellydna: Good list! I would really like to try the ones from the Twin Cities so I think I'll hafta go to the Midwest to try them.
On a side note, since when do you have to be over 21 to look at brewery websites?
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@athanie: that age thing is weird
@kellydna: thank you for that... no more questions... just a list of my favorite british brewers...http://www.stpetersbrewery.co.uk/
http://www.wickwarbrewing.co.uk/our-beers/-our-award-winning-range-of-beers-on-tap.html
http://www.butcombe.com/
http://www.hopback.co.uk/beer-shop/hop_back_beers.php
http://www.bathales.com/
http://www.abbeyales.co.uk
http://www.blacksheep.co.ukmost of these are local to where i come from
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@rabbitdan: Wow ... Double Diamond. I couldn't read that jingle without singing it in my head... and now it won't go away. Arrrrh!
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@athanie: my second SQUEEEEEEEE in the last 15 minutes (the other for @spiffy's submission today)! Little Sumpin' Extra is excellent, you will not be disappointed! http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellydna/4017593839/in/set-72157606324090029/ Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ was really good, too! http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellydna/3872065481/in/set-72157606324090029/ I managed to convince Lagunitas to sponsor one of my bowling teams this year. "You're new to this market, I have a promotional opportunity for you…" http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30790757&id=1261266138
Nov 06, 2009 19:41 by kellydna. -
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@coco-tidan: Sweet! I'm likin' this beer thread! I'll file your list away for my next trip, whenever that may be.
Nov 06, 2009 19:43 by kellydna. -
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I am currently enjoying my third Celebration Ale of the new season.
Nov 06, 2009 19:47 by kellydna. -
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@kellydna: Hah! Oh dear the last link didn't work, says content is expired.
Nov 06, 2009 19:48 by athanie. -
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@kellydna: I had no idea you took almost the exactly same picture :D
Nov 06, 2009 19:49 by athanie. -
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@athanie: I document everything. It seems to have become a compulsion. The last link was to a pic of my in my Lagunitas bowling shirt, nothing important :) http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30790757&l=30f16ad6c0&id=1261266138
Nov 06, 2009 19:54 by kellydna. -
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@kellydna: lol awesome shirt!
Nov 06, 2009 20:00 by athanie.
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I live near Boston. A fun fact for MA you may not know. The pilgrims were said to land in North American at step onto soil of what is now Plymouth, MA and have a rock that is said is the rock they first touched down.
The real fact is the Pilgrims landed on what is Provincetown, MA and at the tip of the cape in 1620. They landed in Plymouth 121 yrs later.
Once the Pilgrims found the land with better coverage of the harsh winters and some houses were built on soft soil. The remedy was to but the houses on rafts and sailed them to the better land.Nov 05, 2009 04:04 by jessicapeanut-
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The pic is of plymouth rock!
Nov 05, 2009 04:04 by jessicapeanut. -
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Must seem bigger when you're a kid. Another myth shattered.
Nov 05, 2009 05:09 by stephie. -
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Hum. I wonder how the historians know where the Pilgrims actually touched ground first.
Nov 05, 2009 06:08 by athanie. -
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Nice!
Nov 05, 2009 07:22 by fstopblues365. -
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Hahha, I grew up in Pembroke. :)
Nov 05, 2009 09:45 by discomeg2. -
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There's so much screwed up stuff about that place.
Nov 05, 2009 09:46 by discomeg2. -
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I like the Zen-ish rake marks in the sand.
Nov 05, 2009 11:31 by kellydna. -
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@discomeg2: Like what? I'm curious.
Nov 05, 2009 12:05 by athanie. -
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@athanie: I guess it's not that bad. Just like dead people all over the place. Daniel Webster is buried in Marshfield. It's so old there is so much history. I think it's weird because I grew up there. I smoked weed at that rock. Several times.
Nov 05, 2009 12:18 by discomeg2. -
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@discomeg2: That's interesting (about the history). Out here it's all about Lewis & Clark. Funny how you can look on the internet and point out where you've smoked.
Nov 05, 2009 13:32 by athanie. -
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I live a few minutes from that boring old rock!
Nov 05, 2009 18:22 by jennabear.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catharism
simon de montfort was a powerful french nobleman who was responsible for the sacking of beziers in the french/catholic crusades against the cathar people. when asked how his troops should distinguish between the catholics and cathars trapped in the city he replied... 'kill them all and let god distinguish between the two' 20,000 people died in the few days that followed.
what a lot of people don't know is that his youngest son also called simon, became ruler of england for a short time (1263-64) and formed the first elected parliment in europe.Nov 05, 2009 03:51 by coco-tidan-
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I work with Bezier curves every day.
Nov 05, 2009 11:31 by kellydna.
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i know this is not the place to post this but... it is a response to a_noobs post and i don't use flickr or photobucket etc...
Nov 05, 2009 02:55 by coco-tidan-
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I think I'd take the Capitol over that one :(
Nov 05, 2009 04:42 by a_noob. -
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@a_noob: its strange... just the old door surround literally stuck to the side of an end of terrace house near the green.
Nov 05, 2009 05:58 by coco-tidan.
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I live in Longfield. People assume it's called Longfield because it's got a long field in it. Pedants, and publications, will say this is wrong, because it comes from the Anglo-Saxon, "Langfael". What they won't tell you is that "Langfael" translates as "Long Field".
Also, according to a recent Channel 4 documentary, it appears to be full of racist cocks.
Nov 05, 2009 02:48 by billspreston-
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there's a lot of them about
Nov 05, 2009 04:38 by coco-tidan.
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The Capitol in Forest Hill is a grade II listed pub owned by JD Weatherspoon, but previously to that it had a long and dignified history as one of the only surviving theatres designed by J. Stanley Beard (a few other of his works are the Walpole theatre in Ealing and the Prince of Wales in Paddington). It opened in 1929, and could seat 1700. Sadly, it became a bingo hall in the 70s before closing and after some renovation, opened as a pub. I poked my head through the door once, wouldn't do it again.
Nov 05, 2009 02:42 by a_noob-
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it is a horrible place!
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@coco-tidan: why?
Nov 05, 2009 11:10 by passepartout. -
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jd weatherspoon are a pub chain that have an interesting business model... they buy vast amounts of produce very cheaply just before it goes out of date, enabling them to pass savings on to customers. you can get a pint of beer and a meal for 5 pounds (that is too cheap to be of much nutritional value)
they have a no music policy... in my opinion no music often means no atmosphere
they put slot machines everywhere
they buy a lot of quite nice old buildings and kill the soul by not carrying out the proper restoration that the buildings need/deserve.
this one in particular is a haven for quite a lot of not very nice people (i restrain from using stronger language and also apologise to anyone who does drink there and happens to be a nice person)
Nov 05, 2009 11:31 by coco-tidan. -
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i have to add that i last went to this particular pub about 7-8 years ago... it could be better now
Nov 05, 2009 13:10 by coco-tidan.
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