Your perception of where other Ledgies live.....

[EveryHour]

I thought it would be interesting for us to each share our *perceptions* (granted, many of them will be false) of the cities/states/countries where other Ledgies live. The place itself and/or the people who live there. Now be honest...if anyone gets offended, just view it as your chance to improve/correct others' perceptions.


I'll start:

Seattle, WA (USA)

*awaits comments on grunge music, people in plaid flannel shirts and ****ty weather.....*

(Hey, at least we're a BLUE state! I don't even care about politics, but I'm still glad to be blue!)

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

The only thing I've heard about Seattle is it rains alot? Is that right? Surely it can't rain more than England though! LOL!

[DownOnRodeo]

Frasier lived there!

[face of glass]

Brisbane, from what I've understood, is a nice little city filled with Kookaburra cafés, some people with tyrannic tendencies and occasional Led Zeppelin/Queen references.

[DownOnRodeo]

It is a quaint place and probably full of bamboo.

Haha spot on! :wavey:

[tommer]

Brisbane, from what I've understood, is a nice little city filled with Kookaburra cafés, some people with tyrannic tendencies and occasional Led Zeppelin/Queen references.

in finland, the sun sets at 2pm, so blonds stay in their saunas and have sex there.

[MacMan]

Tel Aviv, Israel...

Tension! But a beautifully historic place.

[tommer]

Tel Aviv, Israel...

Tension! But a beautifully historic place.

considering that it was only established in 1909, no, not really. :cool:

[ShangriLaTroubl]

I have to admit when I think of Seattle I do think of a lot people wearing flannel shirts with nappy long Kurt Cobain-esque hair, in the drenching rain...

I live in Atlanta, GA (well Metro Atlanta) ...any perceptions of Atlanta??

Chris

[estranged4life]

...any perceptions of Atlanta??

comes to mind is that the Braves suck!

Brian "TBS-The Braves Suck!!!!" j.

ps-Have never been to Atlanta (Or Georgia for that matter), But from what my trusted friend in Savannah has said about it is "that you really NEVER want to go there".

[WelshWitchPMD]

I live in Atlanta, GA (well Metro Atlanta) ...any perceptions of Atlanta??

Chris


Well, I have been to Atlanta a few times and all I can say is TRAFFIC! :shocked:
Not really a place that I am dying to visit again. :rolleyes:

Don't even get me started on that airport or should I say DELTA. :distress: The shops there are really nice, however I did not have time to visit any last time I was there thanks to Delta. :p

[ShangriLaTroubl]

comes to mind is that the Braves suck!

Brian "TBS-The Braves Suck!!!!" j.

ps-Have never been to Atlanta (Or Georgia for that matter), But from what my trusted friend in Savannah has said about it is "that you really NEVER want to go there".


You just have to know the right places to go , and the places to stay away from

Chris

[GateandGarden]

I was always under the impression that polar bears are roaming the streets singing "Silver Girl" where Gaius lives. I don't know how I came up with that. :laugh:

Hillary

[StevieNicksEO17]

Okay guys, what about Chicago...I know you all have to know something about Chicago :nod:

[estranged4life]

Okay guys, what about Chicago...I know you all have to know something about Chicago :nod:

Wrigley Field/Wrigleyville frikkin RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brian "Diehard Cubs fan!!!!" j.

ps-Chicago also has GREAT blues club & music, "Da Bears" (!!!) & the Sears Tower...And of course there's the toilet bowl stadium on the southside where the White SUX call home

[ShangriLaTroubl]

For some reason when I think of Chicago I of course think of wind, and Bruce Springsteen for some reason...Oh and baseball

Chris

[HomerMcvie]

Has anyone noticed the sh*tload of us Hoosiers that hang out here? I just find it odd that there seem to be so many of us. :thumbsup:

[ontheEdgeof17]

Well, this is depressing. I live in a town that is not near a major city in my state. My state doesn't even have a major city. We barely have a 6 lane road....if we even do. No one cares about my state. It is just there. :rolleyes:

Oh well....here it goes....


Philippi, WV....nowhere near a known city. :cool:


(Pss....Philippi is the location of the first land battle of the Civil War. We have an active covered bridge that runs through town. Guests get all excited because they get to drive through it. I drive over it every day...it's not a big deal anymore.)

[strandinthewind]

Okay guys, what about Chicago...I know you all have to know something about Chicago :nod:

Me and about five ledgies tearing it UP on Michigan Ave. the day before the LB Soundstage thingee!!!!!!!!

[DeadliestPoison]

Has anyone noticed the sh*tload of us Hoosiers that hang out here? I just find it odd that there seem to be so many of us. :thumbsup:
REPRESENT!!

Someone's GOT to say something about Indiana. And it just has to include corn and/or soybeans. :P

[strandinthewind]

REPRESENT!!

Someone's GOT to say something about Indiana. And it just has to include corn and/or soybeans. :P

Gary, Indiana is the WORST smelling place I have ever been :laugh: :laugh:

Actually, from pics. of my friends who live there - the other parts seem nice :cool:

[WelshWitchPMD]

Gary, Indiana is the WORST smelling place I have ever been :laugh: :laugh:




Isn't that where Michael Jackson was born? :lol:

[strandinthewind]

Isn't that where Michael Jackson was born? :lol:

:laugh: :laugh: well, I think so . . . and . . . :eek:

[WelshWitchPMD]

Well, this is depressing. I live in a town that is not near a major city in my state. My state doesn't even have a major city. We barely have a 6 lane road....if we even do. No one cares about my state. It is just there. :rolleyes:

Oh well....here it goes....


Philippi, WV....nowhere near a known city. :cool:


(Pss....Philippi is the location of the first land battle of the Civil War. We have an active covered bridge that runs through town. Guests get all excited because they get to drive through it. I drive over it every day...it's not a big deal anymore.)



I think of John Denver,

[HomerMcvie]

Gary, Indiana is the WORST smelling place I have ever been :laugh: :laugh:


Actually, from pics. of my friends who live there - the other parts seem nice :cool:
I think of Gary as merely a suburb of Chicago. Make sure your tank's full, and drive as fast as possible! :lol: :lol: :lol:
I wouldn't stop there unless someone had a gun to my head.......which is exactly why you don't stop there!
Maybe the smell's what turn Wacko Jacko into the freakazoid he is.

[estranged4life]

REPRESENT!!

Someone's GOT to say something about Indiana. And it just has to include corn and/or soybeans. :P

they had Bobby Knight & still have the Colts, The Brickyard 400 & the now boring as hell Indy 500...Otherwise I know nuthin' of this place Indiana. (Except Tim McVeigh got his just desert in Terre Haute!!!)

Is it even a state??? :thumbsup: :lol: :laugh:

Brian j.

[HomerMcvie]

they had Bobby Knight & still have the Colts, The Brickyrd 400 & the now boring as hell Indy 500...Otherwise I know nuthin' of this place Indiana.

Is it even a state??? :thumbsup: :lol: :laugh:

Brian j.
We've still got John Mellencamp :rolleyes: ....political correctness ran Bob Knight out on a rail :mad: ....

[gldstwmn]

I have to admit when I think of Seattle I do think of a lot people wearing flannel shirts with nappy long Kurt Cobain-esque hair, in the drenching rain...

I live in Atlanta, GA (well Metro Atlanta) ...any perceptions of Atlanta??

Chris

I love Atlanta. It is so green, warm, southern and cosmopolitan all at the same time. It really is beautiful.

[gldstwmn]

considering that it was only established in 1909, no, not really. :cool:

Oh come on. You know what he means. :lol:

[gldstwmn]

Okay guys, what about Chicago...I know you all have to know something about Chicago :nod:

I love it there- the food, the shopping, Lake Michigan in late September. It is one of my favorite cities!

[estranged4life]

We've still got John Mellencamp :rolleyes:

oh yeah, That has-been named John Mellen-Chump. (At least he FINALLY settled on a name :rolleyes: )

Man, I used to like his music, But recently I have grown sick of seeing him trying to revive a near-dead career...Life support was shut off years ago, Let it go John!

Brian j.

[gldstwmn]

REPRESENT!!

Someone's GOT to say something about Indiana. And it just has to include corn and/or soybeans. :P

Besides that there are too many god damn Republicans...Dave Letterman is from Indiana and I love Dave (no I'm not the woman from Colorado who used to bust into his house years ago). :lol:

[estranged4life]

Besides that there are too many god damn Republicans

Oklahoma??? Ya know we have 60% Registered Democrats who vote 90% of the time for Republican candidates...

The good thing about our state is at least "We're not Texas"!!!!!

Brian "I poop on Texas-Triumph the Comic insult Dog" j.

[NicksIllume]

Atlanta...

Traffic, more traffic, an airport I will never walk all the way through again, and a packed Georgia Dome for the Peach Bowl.

Chicago...

Cold winters, baseball, wind, and I think of E.R.

I most likely don't want to know anyone's conceptions about Alabama and Alabamians. :distress:

[gldstwmn]

Atlanta...

Traffic, more traffic, an airport I will never walk all the way through again, and a packed Georgia Dome for the Peach Bowl.

Chicago...

Cold winters, baseball, wind, and I think of E.R.

I most likely don't want to know anyone's conceptions about Alabama and Alabamians. :distress:

Well the Confederate flag immediately springs to mind... :o as does Muscle Shoals, where some of the best musical tracks of all time were recorded. :)

[estranged4life]

I most likely don't want to know anyone's conceptions about Alabama and Alabamians. :distress:

Talladega Speedway (aka the track Dale Earnhardt Sr/Jr dominate & where Davey Allison lost his life)

Muscle Shoals recording studios

There's a large Buckingham/Nicks following in 'bama

The Alabama Crimson Tide (Roll Tide)/Auburn Tigers (War Eagle) yearly battle in football

Brian j.

[NicksIllume]

There's a large Buckingham/Nicks following in 'bama

The Alabama Crimson Tide (Roll Tide)/Auburn Tigers (War Eagle) yearly battle in football

Brian j.

"5,000 people is a lotta people..."

AND

WAR EAGLE!

[½ ¡Ñ§ÅñË ®]

Well, this is depressing. I live in a town that is not near a major city in my state. My state doesn't even have a major city. We barely have a 6 lane road....if we even do. No one cares about my state. It is just there. :rolleyes:

Oh well....here it goes....


Philippi, WV....nowhere near a known city. :cool:


(Pss....Philippi is the location of the first land battle of the Civil War. We have an active covered bridge that runs through town. Guests get all excited because they get to drive through it. I drive over it every day...it's not a big deal anymore.)Gadzooks Curtis. I have a buddy that lives in Galloway right up the road from you. We go hunting together every year. I know people in Harper’s Ferry, and I go to Charles Town to gamble every once in awhile. I’ve hiked a lot of mountains down in that area. The state has some beautiful sights but does get a bad rap. We crack jokes about you up here in Maryland. I’m about 2 hours north of you in Western Maryland. :wavey:

I’ve seen a few back woods hillbillies I’d say looked a little strange but it’s still pretty wild country. In a way I admire the way they live. I might be buying some property down there this summer. You can’t beat the prices. I’ll continue to live in Maryland but damn our land taxes are high up here. You have any nude bars in your area? The girls are wild in West Virginia. :]

I can’t end this without a joke. Water flows down hill so give me a holler if the well starts to run dry. I’ll give my toilet some extra flushes for ya. :xoxo:

[HomerMcvie]

oh yeah, That has-been named John Mellen-Chump. (At least he FINALLY settled on a name :rolleyes: )

Man, I used to like his music, But recently I have grown sick of seeing him trying to revive a near-dead career...Life support was shut off years ago, Let it go John!

Brian j.
That's why I added the rolling eyes! I too, used to love him. Because his music was fun, and kinda rocked. But, he became an "artiste". He's so full of himself, with all his political postering. He's convinced himself he's on a par with Dylan. (What's up with artist's comparing themselves to Dylan? :lol: :lol: :lol: )
And, on a personal note, he's an horse's ass! :eek:

[estranged4life]

That's why I added the rolling eyes! I too, used to love him. Because his music was fun, and kinda rocked. But, he became an "artiste". He's so full of himself, with all his political postering. He's convinced himself he's on a par with Dylan. (What's up with artist's comparing themselves to Dylan? :lol: :lol: :lol: )

And, on a personal note, he's an horse's ass! :eek:

Mellen-Chump thinks he is Bob Dylan...Sorry Johnny boy, Yer not even in the ballpark on that one pal, Ya couldnt even hold a jockstrap to Dylan...Sad but true.

Brian "Mellen-Chump, Whose yer daddy? Dylan is, So choke on that Chump-change!" j.

ps-I thought he's more like something coming outta the horse's ass if ya ask me...Especially his new music that sounds rather crappy!!!!

[ontheEdgeof17]

Gadzooks Curtis. I have a buddy that lives in Galloway right up the road from you.

You have any nude bars in your area? The girls are wild in West Virginia. :]



Gadzooks is right. Galloway is just a few miles away. :eek:


And yes, there are nude bars everywhere. I mean everywhere. Hoochies run rampant through here.

[GateandGarden]

I most likely don't want to know anyone's conceptions about Alabama and Alabamians. :distress:I'm telling ya, I've encountered some frightening characters in Alabama. But Louisiana has little room to talk. But I think Mississippi has us both beat. I've heard it called "The Poor Man's Louisiana," and that says a lot! :laugh:

Hmmmmm...hope that wasn't too offensive. :o

Anyhow, Gulf Shores used to have one of those God-awful Sharkheads stores, but did you notice how that last hurricane took care of it. Humor aside though, it's kind of scary what all the hurricane did to that area. I haven't seen it since then, but family members of mine have seen the damage. :distress:

Hillary

[½ ¡Ñ§ÅñË ®]

Gadzooks is right. Galloway is just a few miles away. :eek:


And yes, there are nude bars everywhere. I mean everywhere. Hoochies run rampant through here.Aww. God bless those hoochies. I’d love to meet a pretty little mountain girl and settle down in a few years. I’d build a cabin in the woods and live the wild wonderful life. The women in West Virginia are beautiful. I’m sure I could find an untouched little flower to become my lollipop. :xoxo: I notice a lot of older men with very young girls when I’m down there. It’s funny because no one seems to think anything of it. It’s just a natural thing they do. :thumbsup:

Tell me some jokes you say about us. Were pretty stupid up here so there has to be a few. :lol:

[bikerchic]

Okay guys, what about Chicago...I know you all have to know something about Chicago :nod:

OPRAH

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[bikerchic]

How about Toronto, Canada? Okay, okay....get the igloo jokes out of the way first! :laugh:

[gldstwmn]

How about Toronto, Canada? Okay, okay....get the igloo jokes out of the way first! :laugh:
Liberal oasis- national healthcare, low crime rate, clean. Oh Canada! Never been, always wanted to go. :thumbsup:

[WelshWitchPMD]

Okay guys, what about Chicago...I know you all have to know something about Chicago :nod:


Deep Dish Pizza! :blob1:

Where is the best to go to get one in Chicago anyway?

[StevieNicksEO17]

Ginos East has the BEST deep dish pizza... Now I have a taste for deep dish pizza :blob2:

[WelshWitchPMD]

Ginos East has the BEST deep dish pizza... Now I have a taste for deep dish pizza :blob2:

Thanks, I tried Giordano's and I was not crazy for it.

[ontheEdgeof17]

Tell me some jokes you say about us. Were pretty stupid up here so there has to be a few. :lol:

We don't talk about Maryland much. We just think they are skanks. That's all. :wavey: No offense, of course. :lol:



Deep Creek is beautiful, though. I go there a bit.

[Merf]

How about Toronto, Canada? Okay, okay....get the igloo jokes out of the way first! :laugh:

Clean, beautiful, cool summers, hockey, baseball, the CN tower, Hockey hall of fame, duty free shops.

OK I visited Toronto once and I loved it. :)

Perceptions of North Carolina? (Dare I ask) ? You can have perceptions of where I live (Charlotte) that are completely different than the rest of the state because for the most part it's completely different.

[Merf]

We don't talk about Maryland much. We just think they are skanks. That's all. :wavey: No offense, of course. :lol:

Maryland:

Crabs, traffic, DC, the beltway, Wawa, Giant, Safeway, Wild World, Annapolis Mall, PG County (Bowie & the sections that are lettered-- NoBo/SoBo), Potomac River, Chesapeake Bay, Chuck County and the strange ones who live there (near my grandparents! ha!), Orioles, Turtles, the Metro, 24-hour liquor stores... (My entire mother's side of the family is from Maryland and I'm going there in a couple weeks for my cousin's (!) wedding.

[½ ¡Ñ§ÅñË ®]

We don't talk about Maryland much. We just think they are skanks. That's all. :wavey: No offense, of course. :lol:



Deep Creek is beatiful, though. I go there a bit.Have you noticed ambers teeth are bigger then yours? :D

[ontheEdgeof17]

Have you noticed ambers teeth are bigger then yours? :D

:shrug:


Ok....... :angel:

[½ ¡Ñ§ÅñË ®]

My entire mother's side of the family is from Maryland I'm so sorry. That's tragic. :lol:

[½ ¡Ñ§ÅñË ®]

We don't talk about Maryland much. We just think they are skanks.
We sure as hell are, and proud of it. :shocked:

[Merf]

I'm so sorry. That's tragic. :lol:

I've always had fun there, but I guess if you live there it's completely different, as is everywhere.

[½ ¡Ñ§ÅñË ®]

I've always had fun there, but I guess if you live there it's completely different, as is everywhere.Oh I love living here. I’m out in the country. What I don’t like about it is, we get a lot of out of staters that refuse to tolerate our skankiness. :shrug: We can’t help it our fingers smell funny. :]

[½ ¡Ñ§ÅñË ®]

Hayyyyyy Curtis. I just remembered another one. We don’t like people from West Virginia because they lie through they’re tooth. :laugh:

[½ ¡Ñ§ÅñË ®]

Liberal oasis- national healthcare, low crime rate, clean. Oh Canada! Never been, always wanted to go. :thumbsup:Cannabis is legal too. Well up to a certain amount. I think it's 4 ounces? :thumbsup:

[ontheEdgeof17]

Hayyyyyy Curtis. I just remembered another one. We don’t like people from West Virginia because they lie through they’re tooth. :laugh:


Thanks, man. I feel the love.

As you can see, I have all my teeth. As for the rest of my family....

[½ ¡Ñ§ÅñË ®]

As you can see, I have all my teeth. As for the rest of my family.... You sure as hell do. That’s quite a set of choppers ya get there. Do you floss If you do have you tried the new Reach flossing tool? God invented it.

[bikerchic]

Perceptions of North Carolina? (Dare I ask) ? You can have perceptions of where I live (Charlotte) that are completely different than the rest of the state because for the most part it's completely different.
I've only been to South Carolina (Myrtle Beach) a few times, I've only driven through parts of North Carolina but if it's anything like S.C. I think of beautiful white sandy beaches, the ocean & warm weather. :nod: :wavey:

[gldstwmn]

Clean, beautiful, cool summers, hockey, baseball, the CN tower, Hockey hall of fame, duty free shops.

OK I visited Toronto once and I loved it. :)

Perceptions of North Carolina? (Dare I ask) ? You can have perceptions of where I live (Charlotte) that are completely different than the rest of the state because for the most part it's completely different.

Well...my ex husband was from North Carolina. His father wanted us to buy this house there (actually he was going to buy it for us) and leave Colorado. I was not into it. I ended up staying, he ended up leaving. I haven't been there for many years but I remember it was very green.

[strandinthewind]

Highlands, NC and the surrounding area are beautiful!!!!!!!!

[gldstwmn]

Thanks, man. I feel the love.

As you can see, I have all my teeth. As for the rest of my family....

You have lovely teeth. :wavey:

[amber]

Well...my ex husband was from North Carolina. His father wanted us to buy this house there (actually he was going to buy it for us) and leave Colorado. I was not into it. I ended up staying, he ended up leaving. I haven't been there for many years but I remember it was very green.
I would love to visit Colorado. And my terrible ex bf went to college in Boulder, he made it sound so, so lovely. It looks like a soul cleansing place - the beauty of it. um...you live in Colorado, right?

[ontheEdgeof17]

You have lovely teeth. :wavey:


Thanks, dear. :xoxo:

[gldstwmn]

I would love to visit Colorado. And my terrible ex bf went to college in Boulder, he made it sound so, so lovely. It looks like a soul cleansing place - the beauty of it. um...you live in Colorado, right?

Yes, I do. Boulder is very left. You'd like it. :)

[sara1998]

Has anyone noticed the sh*tload of us Hoosiers that hang out here? I just find it odd that there seem to be so many of us. :thumbsup:

WOOT!!

Because there's nothing else to do here, dahlin!

[sara1998]

Ginos East has the BEST deep dish pizza... Now I have a taste for deep dish pizza :blob2:

Hell with pizza! Go to Joe's and get a most wonderful steak!!! :thumbsup:

[strandinthewind]

Hell with pizza! Go to Joe's and get a most wonderful steak!!! :thumbsup:

Child - you ain't lyin' on that!!!!!!! :cool:

[dissention]

Maryland:

Crabs, traffic, DC, the beltway, Wawa, Giant, Safeway, Wild World, Annapolis Mall, PG County (Bowie & the sections that are lettered-- NoBo/SoBo), Potomac River, Chesapeake Bay, Chuck County and the strange ones who live there (near my grandparents! ha!), Orioles, Turtles, the Metro, 24-hour liquor stores... (My entire mother's side of the family is from Maryland and I'm going there in a couple weeks for my cousin's (!) wedding.

And John Waters. :xoxo: :thumbsup:

[estranged4life]

Yes, I do. Boulder is very left. You'd like it. :)

and if my Mother would have picked one place to live, Instead of going' back-and-forth between Muskogee & Denver/Boulder I would have been raised in Boulder (My oldest druggie, extreme stupid-assed, won't accept blame for himself, needs his brains Gorilla-stomped out on pavement 40 year old brother was born in Denver).

We're planning our 2005 vacation for Colorado...Havent been to Colorado since 1984, And boy do I miss it.

Brian j.

[madformac]

I'd be interested in the perception of us UK Ledgies from our American friends... How do you perceive where we live?


:wavey:

[estranged4life]

I'd be interested in the perception of us UK Ledgies from our American friends... How do you perceive where we live?


:wavey:

really cool & intelligent folk (The best rock bands in history were British!), the hilarious "gangster" Ali G. (Sasha Cohen Hehehehe!!!!), Rainy/foggy London days & tons of tea, pubs, ale & football (aka Soccer)!!! Forgot to include the tourist attraction known as the royal family!!

Brian j.

[madformac]

really cool & intelligent folk (The best rock bands in history were British!), the hilarious "gangster" Ali G. (Sasha Cohen Hehehehe!!!!), Rainy/foggy London days & tons of tea, pubs, ale & football (aka Soccer)!!! Forgot to include the tourist attraction known as the royal family!!

Brian j.

Cool and Intelligent... I would have to agree with that as far as the Ledgie community is concerned however the general populous is as idiotic as any country... :nod:

Bands... Erm, well, Cream, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zep, The Who, The Bee Gees, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Dire Straits, Eurythmics, The Shadows, Duran Duran, Black Sabbath, Status Quo, to name a few... Oh yeah, a band called Fleetwood Mac too... :blob1:

There have been a couple of solo artists to name as well I guess... Eric Clapton, David Bowie, Sting, Elton John, George Michael, Phil Collins, Slash, Elvis Costello to name just a few... We do have a good history in music for a little island.. :cool:

Ali G.. hahahahaa, Yeah that dude is funny..

Rainy and Foggy tends to cover all of the UK, believe it or not London is one of the warmer and drier parts of the UK!!!

The Royal Family... Yes... A bit like an eccentric relative.. Everybody likes them except those that have to be around them all the time... Still I'd take Liz and Phil over Bush any day!!! :lol:

[sara1998]

I'd be interested in the perception of us UK Ledgies from our American friends... How do you perceive where we live? :wavey:

All the Brits I've come in contact with here on the Ledge are great! However, I have a friend who lives in England with her hubby, who is stationed there, and I've heard nothing from her but how badly some of the British treat the Americans. When she is in public, she tries to keep from talking so no one knows she's an American. :shrug: I think she's made a few friends over there, but says she still dosen't feel completely comfortable. Other then that, I've always percieved Brits as funny, non-emotional (stiff upper lip), and intelligent.

[HomerMcvie]

And John Waters. :xoxo: :thumbsup:
I love Pink Flamingos, and Female Trouble, and.........

No one like to watch those movies with me though! :eek: :shrug:

[Villavic]

Funny nobody said what they think about Peru. any idea?

[strandinthewind]

Funny nobody said what they think about Peru. any idea?

I like Peru - I did not really spend any significant time in Lima - bit it seemed like a typical big city. I did, however, LOVE Iquitos and the Nappo and Amazon Rivers. I also LOVED the Yagua (sp.?) Indian villages we visited. I highly recommend Preu to all people looking for a little adventure!!!!

[wondergirl9847]

I was treated very well in England by everyone (except the drunk groper on December 10th LOL)!! It was cold and rainy, got dark at like 3:30PM (Ack!), but it's the coolest place I've ever been. :thumbsup: We did walk by a lawn where they had anti-Bush signs and stuff, but that had zero to do with me personally...I didn't vote for the goober. LOL Other than that, I saw no Anti-American sentiments. The fact that I hear they have a Thanksgiving menu at some restaurants for tourists is pretty cool. I don't remember what I ate on Thanksgiving there last year, but it was probably some American fast food. LOL :nod: I remember the day before I left, I went to buy an additional bag for my souveniers...and the clerk was VERY attentive and sweet to me. :) I don't recall one rude encounter with anyone (sans drunk guy).

Can't wait to go back!

What does everyone think about Texas? I know what you think, Brian. :rolleyes: LOL!!

[SuzeQuze]

I was treated very well in England by everyone (except the drunk groper on December 10th LOL)!! It was cold and rainy, got dark at like 3:30PM (Ack!), but it's the coolest place I've ever been. :thumbsup: We did walk by a lawn where they had anti-Bush signs and stuff, but that had zero to do with me personally...I didn't vote for the goober. LOL Other than that, I saw no Anti-American sentiments. The fact that I hear they have a Thanksgiving menu at some restaurants for tourists is pretty cool. I don't remember what I ate on Thanksgiving there last year, but it was probably some American fast food. LOL :nod: I remember the day before I left, I went to buy an additional bag for my souveniers...and the clerk was VERY attentive and sweet to me. :) I don't recall one rude encounter with anyone (sans drunk guy).

Can't wait to go back!

What does everyone think about Texas? I know what you think, Brian. :rolleyes: LOL!!

Bull riding, beer swilling honkey tonks. Pickup trucks, the Alamo, dust, heat, Bush (bleck), cowboy hat/boots, drawl, swagger...

[Villavic]

..... I highly recommend Peru to all people looking for a little adventure!!!!

I agree Lima is not the best of Peru cities. But the jungle is great, and Cusco is A MUST!!!

Now my perceptions.

I LOVE England. People were very kind. And the country, the buildings, I love it.
I love Paris also. They say people is unfriendly but I think I was lucky.

From the US, my favorite place are (in order) San Francisco, Florida, and NYC. Reasons? It's complicated, I think the mix of several.
Seattle was nice but a always rainy. Dallas and Houston.. not big deal. Las Vegas was cool (the Striop of course). GRAND CANYON RULED!

As Argentina. They said people from B.Aires are arrogant. MAybe they are, but they were cool with me. I thini I'm a lucky traveler.

I loved food from Argentina, Thailand, Brasil. Though peruvian is the best, ha ha

[amber]

I'd be interested in the perception of us UK Ledgies from our American friends... How do you perceive where we live?


:wavey:
I mostly think of Rain and pasty skin. but that, of course, isn't universally true. I also think that overall, brits are more clever and funny than we are. :shrug: I also think of being able to smoke in all the pubs, and that everyone drinks more than us. I also think of black people with british accents, which is weird to me everytime i hear it. Oh, I also think of your cops not having guns, which, if it's true, makes your country really, really, cool.... :D

[amber]

Funny nobody said what they think about Peru. any idea?
My only visions of Peru come from my favorite show globetrekker. So, mostly i think of how when i get to take a vacation, I want to parasail off this one mountain in Peru like i saw them doing on the show. Basically, it just looks like an amazingly beautiful country. Also, I saw these really native people on there of very, very old blood, who live as herders and make beautiful things of Llama fur... :D

[sara1998]

[COLOR=Blue][SIZE=2][FONT=Microsoft Sans Serif]I was treated very well in England by everyone (except the drunk groper on December 10th LOL)!! It was cold and rainy, got dark at like 3:30PM (Ack!), but it's the coolest place I've ever been. :thumbsup: We did walk by a lawn where they had anti-Bush signs and stuff, but that had zero to do with me personally...I didn't vote for the goober. LOL Other than that, I saw no Anti-American sentiments. The fact that I hear they have a Thanksgiving menu at some restaurants for tourists is pretty cool. I don't remember what I ate on Thanksgiving there last year, but it was probably some American fast food. LOL :nod: I remember the day before I left, I went to buy an additional bag for my souveniers...and the clerk was VERY attentive and sweet to me. :) I don't recall one rude encounter with anyone (sans drunk guy).

I never thought the Brits were anti-American either, and am glad that you had a good experience. Maybe it's just because my friend lives on base and it's possible that the Brits around the bases have had enough with the Americans there. :shrug:

My cousin has also been over there, and says he really thinks it's where you're at. He's told me most places are friendly, but he had a few slurs in other parts... None the less, it is on my list-to-do-before-I-die. I would love to see England.

[skcin]

I mostly think of Rain and pasty skin. but that, of course, isn't universally true. I also think that overall, brits are more clever and funny than we are. :shrug: I also think of being able to smoke in all the pubs, and that everyone drinks more than us. I also think of black people with british accents, which is weird to me everytime i hear it. Oh, I also think of your cops not having guns, which, if it's true, makes your country really, really, cool.... :D

Get out of my head, woman! Sesly, it's like you qouted me. :nod:

OK, Amber's in CA, right? I was there twice, but the trips very brief - Marina Del Ray & LA (to see Mac :) ,) then San Diego.

Even though I (now) know that CA is HUGE and that the northern part is pretty far north and can get cold and that LA is NOT how the whole state is:

I still picture that the entire state is warm & sunny at all times and that everyone is tan, blond, thin & very attractive. Of course, they all live in huge mansions that have a great ocean view. They all drive sports cars too. Swimming pools. Movie stars. The Hollywood sign. The San Diego Zoo. Surfer dudes. The beach. The Mamas & the Papas. The Beach Boys. Palm trees. Did I leave anything out? ;)

OK, Buffalo, NY - BRING IT ON BABY!!! Go ahead, I can take it! I mean, it could be worse, I could live in West Virginia... :laugh:

JK, Curtis. Plenty of white trash up here too, that's for sure. :nod:

[amber]

Get out of my head, woman! Sesly, it's like you qouted me. :nod:

OK, Amber's in CA, right? I was there twice, but the trips very brief - Marina Del Ray & LA (to see Mac :) ,) then San Diego.

Even though I (now) know that CA is HUGE and that the northern part is pretty far north and can get cold and that LA is NOT how the whole state is:

I still picture that the entire state is warm & sunny at all times and that everyone is tan, blond, thin & very attractive. Of course, they all live in huge mansions that have a great ocean view. They all drive sports cars too. Swimming pools. Movie stars. The Hollywood sign. The San Diego Zoo. Surfer dudes. The beach. The Mamas & the Papas. The Beach Boys. Palm trees. Did I leave anything out? ;)

OK, Buffalo, NY - BRING IT ON BABY!!! Go ahead, I can take it! I mean, it could be worse, I could live in West Virginia... :laugh:

JK, Curtis. Plenty of white trash up here too, that's for sure. :nod:
Yep, that's what i look like, and that's how i live... :lol: :lol:
Think of this - Oakland and SF have a high murder rate, (couple years back, Oakland had 120 or something. SF beat us last year, though).
You might also want to imagine my personal favorite - there is no summer here. :mad: Oh, and fuggedabout finding a reasonably priced place to live. Aint gonna happen. Unless you want to live in a serious 'hood. :wavey:

[amber]

Wait, i have a question i've been wondering about. Do people who live in bays in other parts of the country call where they live "the Bay Area"???? :confused:

[gldstwmn]

OK, Buffalo, NY - BRING IT ON BABY!!!

OJ Simpson :sorry:, wings and lots of snow.

[gldstwmn]

We're planning our 2005 vacation for Colorado...Havent been to Colorado since 1984, And boy do I miss it.

Brian j.

It's more crowded than when you were here last. Other than that, it's still beautiful.

[gldstwmn]

Wait, i have a question i've been wondering about. Do people who live in bays in other parts of the country call where they live "the Bay Area"???? :confused:

Boston. :)

[amber]

Boston. :)
oh, they do? hmmm, thanks. I wondered. so, when people in Massachussets (sp) say "the bay area" they mean Boston! Like, here, Monterey is a bay, too, but people never mean Monterey when they say the bay area. anyways. :rolleyes:

[skcin]

OJ Simpson :sorry:, wings and lots of snow.

Hey, don't forget Rick James. We're so proud of our hometown heros. :rolleyes:

Anyway, for the record, Syracuse almost always beats Buffalo for most snowfall in a season. Take THAT, Syracuse! :wavey:

[skcin]

Yep, that's what i look like, and that's how i live... :lol: :lol:



I KNEW it!!! :D

[amber]

Hey, don't forget Rick James. We're so proud of our hometown heros. :rolleyes:

Anyway, for the record, Syracuse almost always beats Buffalo for most snowfall in a season. Take THAT, Syracuse! :wavey:
:laugh: :lol:
so, you're a very kinky girl, right? :lol: I KNEW that song was about you!!!

[gldstwmn]

oh, they do? hmmm, thanks. I wondered. so, when people in Massachussets (sp) say "the bay area" they mean Boston!

Actually the "Back Bay" is Boston. But if you said 'the bay" there, most people would assume you are talking about Boston.

[amber]

Actually the "Back Bay" is Boston. But if you said 'the bay" there, most people would assume you are talking about Boston.
oh! cool. someday, I hope to visit some of these other "states" I've heard about... :laugh: I've only been to Alasker. :distress:

[WelshWitchPMD]

Wait, i have a question i've been wondering about. Do people who live in bays in other parts of the country call where they live "the Bay Area"???? :confused:


Well, Massachusetts is called 'The Bay State"

Here in Rhode Island we have West Bay and East Bay.

[amber]

Well, Massachusetts is called 'The Bay State"

Here in Rhode Island we have West Bay and East Bay.
oh yeah! I live in the east bay. well, that makes sense. I thought we could've been the only, special, Bay Area. Obviously, i was missing a brain cell when i thought that. :laugh: I don't think we have West Bay, though... :confused:
anyway.

[WelshWitchPMD]

OK what do you think about Rhode Island?

[skcin]

:laugh: :lol:
so, you're a very kinky girl, right? :lol: I KNEW that song was about you!!!

Yup! The kind you don't take home to muthah! :nod:

[amber]

OK what do you think about Rhode Island?
I never thought anything, but it seems from being on the ledge that it's quite a beautiful state. Isn't it the smallest one? Now I think - sweet, sweet Pattie lives there. aka, Lindsey's girlfriend... :) ;) But seriously, it sounds really nice from what you've said... :shrug:

[skcin]

OK what do you think about Rhode Island?


Small state. :shrug:

[WelshWitchPMD]

I never thought anything, but it seems from being on the ledge that it's quite a beautiful state. Isn't it the smallest one? Now I think - sweet, sweet Pattie lives there. aka, Lindsey's girlfriend... :) ;) But seriously, it sounds really nice from what you've said... :shrug:


Wow, Amber you are right about everything. :lol:


Here a photo from Warwick which is in the West Bay. :laugh:

[amber]

Wow, Amber you are right about everything. :lol:


Here a photo from Warwick which is in the West Bay. :laugh:
oh.my.god. beautiful...*sigh*

[WelshWitchPMD]

oh.my.god. beautiful...*sigh*


Thanks, I took that photo on July 3, 2004. Rhode Island is called the Ocean State. :nod:

[amber]

Thanks, I took that photo on July 3, 2004. Rhode Island is called the Ocean State. :nod:
well, you can't get better than that! the ocean state? hey, you guys aren't fog shrouded all summer like us, are you? (as amber contemplates moving to a place that has summer... :lol: )

[WelshWitchPMD]

well, you can't get better than that! the ocean state? hey, you guys aren't fog shrouded all summer like us, are you? (as amber contemplates moving to a place that has summer... :lol: )

Hmm, not really a fog maybe but a haze in the summer.

[amber]

Hmm, not really a fog maybe but a haze in the summer.
ah...does it stay cool, or get hot. I've heard delicious rumours that you can swim in the north atlantic in the summer without getting frostbite... :lol: :rolleyes:

[WelshWitchPMD]

ah...does it stay cool, or get hot. I've heard delicious rumours that you can swim in the north atlantic in the summer without getting frostbite... :lol: :rolleyes:


It gets really hot sometimes in the summer and really cold sometimes (like right now :eek: ) in the winter.

[amber]

It gets really hot sometimes in the summer and really cold sometimes (like right now :eek: ) in the winter.
sounds fine. As you may know, it's 72 degrees here all summer. well, mostly. until late September... :confused:

[madformac]

All the Brits I've come in contact with here on the Ledge are great! However, I have a friend who lives in England with her hubby, who is stationed there, and I've heard nothing from her but how badly some of the British treat the Americans. When she is in public, she tries to keep from talking so no one knows she's an American. :shrug: I think she's made a few friends over there, but says she still dosen't feel completely comfortable. Other then that, I've always percieved Brits as funny, non-emotional (stiff upper lip), and intelligent.

I don't think the British public have a problem with Americans at all.. Certainly most of the nicest and well mannered people I have met have been American.

I do however think there is a feeling of anti-Bush here and that he has given America a rather bad name in the world arena with his war mongering antics, resistance to sign up to global emission reductions and his general blundering nature as a person.

It doesn't help matters that Tony Blair is so far up his ass that I think the average Brit blames Bush for that too because Blair has spent too much time backing Bush and then defending his own actions than running the UK and looking after Great Britain's interests..

[madformac]

What does everyone think about Texas? I know what you think, Brian. :rolleyes: LOL

Texas? Why I think of......

Christy :thumbsup:

J.R Ewing.... :)

The electric chair.. :eek:

George W Bush :shocked:

The Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans ;)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre :eek: :shocked:

:wavey:

[strandinthewind]

I don't think the British public have a problem with Americans at all.. Certainly most of the nicest and well mannered people I have met have been American.

I do however think there is a feeling of anti-Bush here and that he has given America a rather bad name in the world arena with his war mongering antics, resistance to sign up to global emission reductions and his general blundering nature as a person.

It doesn't help matters that Tony Blair is so far up his ass that I think the average Brit blames Bush for that too because Blair has spent too much time backing Bush and then defending his own actions than running the UK and looking after Great Britain's interests..

I have always wondered what the percentage is that feels that way. I have met Europeans who like Bush and vice versa. I am not saying W, or America for that matter, is loved there - but many people seemingly suppose W and America are universally hated and I just have not seen that.

I am just stating what I have seen. I am not saying what I saw is the reality. I am just saying I saw it :shrug:

[madformac]

I mostly think of Rain and pasty skin. but that, of course, isn't universally true. I also think that overall, brits are more clever and funny than we are. :shrug: I also think of being able to smoke in all the pubs, and that everyone drinks more than us. I also think of black people with british accents, which is weird to me everytime i hear it. Oh, I also think of your cops not having guns, which, if it's true, makes your country really, really, cool.... :D

Rain, yeah... LOTS of rain... :laugh: :laugh: Pasty skin kinda goes hand in hand with lots of rain... :lol:

Ahh, smoking in pubs... Yes they want to change that one here too..

Not all police officers are unarmed... We do have armed response teams, SO19 and such. And all airport officers have been armed with Browning 9mm's and MP9's for years..

Typical... I'm offline for a bit and the thread moves right on away!!! :lol:

[SuzeQuze]

Thanks, I took that photo on July 3, 2004. Rhode Island is called the Ocean State. :nod:

Thanks to some commercial jingle it's "The biggest little state in the union!" hehe. I think it's the RI tourism jingle, right? I used to go to Providence for concerts, I still do occasionally. They're known to have great food down there. There's some kind of fire festival on the canal or river? The Farelly brothers like to make movies set there. Newport is a playground for rich people and middle class wanna be rich people and playboys! There's also the mansions there that are gorgeous but were merely "summer homes" for some notable richies of days past. I guess RI is pretty kewl. Hi neighbor :wavey:

[madformac]

I have always wondered what the percentage is that feels that way. I have met Europeans who like Bush and vice versa. I am not saying W, or America for that matter, is loved there - but many people seemingly suppose W and America are universally hated and I just have not seen that.

I am just stating what I have seen. I am not saying what I saw is the reality. I am just saying I saw it :shrug:


It's interesting because generally the things people dislike America for are in my opinion fast food and stuff like that.. Not actually Americans themselves... I think there's a certain distaste in certain circles for the gun culture, "supersize" culture that has been imported and also the "we are the best" mentality. It does piss me off myself when I hear people go on about "if it ain't invented in America it ain't ****" because I have come across it in the past and I think there is an underlying mentality of being the number one country in the world within the more arrogant citizens.

As a nation I don't think there was an image problem over here under Clintons term. Most people I talk to actually liked the guy and thought his foreign policies and the way he carried America on the world stage were good for the country.. Bush on the other hand is the total opposite.. It's difficult to see it if you don't live outside the US because he really doesn't promote America well on the world stage.. I'm not sure if he knows or even cares about most countries and there is almost no PR work done by him in the UK. Blair was close to Clinton and is close to Bush so I don't see his personal relationship with the Prime Minister to be the cause, just his lack of knowledge of world affairs, diplomacy and restraint instead of going in guns blazing first and asking questions later....

Just my ideas...

[ShangriLaTroubl]

Yes so basically Bush has tarnished the US reputation and how we are viewed around the world to no end, and he has "four more years" to make it worse...can our reputation rebound in 4 yrs? Can what John Kerry wanted to do this year, be done after 4 more years of Bush...who knows...we will have to wait and see. But WE CAN as Americans, in some way, try to change things ourselves...make it our mission to change this unfair reputation our country has been given...how can we do that? Well I'm open to suggestions on that one..


NOW , my perception of NY is wind, and snow...and millions of business people running through the streets of NYC...women running through puddles in high heeled pumps, men running in briefcases, yelling at taxis (ive never even rode in a taxi before, isnt that pathetic? lol)...homeless people begging for money...pocketbooks being stolen off women arms...that's my idea of NYC

Chris

[madformac]

Yes so basically Bush has tarnished the US reputation and how we are viewed around the world to no end, and he has "four more years" to make it worse...can our reputation rebound in 4 yrs? Can what John Kerry wanted to do this year, be done after 4 more years of Bush...who knows...we will have to wait and see. But WE CAN as Americans, in some way, try to change things ourselves...make it our mission to change this unfair reputation our country has been given...how can we do that? Well I'm open to suggestions on that one..


Chris

Yes unfortunately a countries citizens are tarnished by it's government.. Look at Zimbabwe for instance.. :distress:

I think when Bush does eventually depart things will improve greatly.. He is seen as a bit of a laughing stock in general, which to be honest the media helps with on both sides of the atlantic.. It's difficult to know how Americans feel about Blair from this side... George Michael got heavily criticised for likening him to Bush's dog... :laugh:

[ShangriLaTroubl]

Yes unfortunately a countries citizens are tarnished by it's government.. Look at Zimbabwe for instance.. :distress:

I think when Bush does eventually depart things will improve greatly.. He is seen as a bit of a laughing stock in general, which to be honest the media helps with on both sides of the atlantic.. It's difficult to know how Americans feel about Blair from this side... George Michael got heavily criticised for likening him to Bush's dog... :laugh:


To tell you the truth...I think it varies in America about how Americans perceive Blair...Bush supporters in the USA love him, and non-Bush supporters seem to just view him as another Bush...but in the UK instead, since they seem so closely aligned.

And also to be honest...Most americans could care less about the governents of other countries...it's sad I know...The world seems greatly interested in American politics, but the MAJORITY of Americans likely had no idea who Blair even was until this war began.

Chris

[gldstwmn]

OK what do you think about Rhode Island?

Clam cakes, chowda, Rocky Point, the Paw Sox, House Of Pizza, Division Street, the bridge, Newport, Naragansett, Point Judith, weinies, (only Pattie will get this) :lol: Sand Hill Cove, Scarborough, the Newport Bridge and much, much more.

[SuzeQuze]

Yes unfortunately a countries citizens are tarnished by it's government.. Look at Zimbabwe for instance.. :distress:

I think when Bush does eventually depart things will improve greatly.. He is seen as a bit of a laughing stock in general, which to be honest the media helps with on both sides of the atlantic.. It's difficult to know how Americans feel about Blair from this side... George Michael got heavily criticised for likening him to Bush's dog... :laugh:

LOL, that's great, I would kick that up a notch and say he is Bush's "b*tch" but imagine if a recording artist said that? :eek: It's pathetic, people can't even speak their minds anymore. Bless GM for saying that!
:laugh: :lol: :lol: :laugh:

[gldstwmn]

Wow, Amber you are right about everything. :lol:


Here a photo from Warwick which is in the West Bay. :laugh:

That is very, very close to where my late aunt used to live.

[gldstwmn]

I'd be interested in the perception of us UK Ledgies from our American friends... How do you perceive where we live?


:wavey:

A fabulous place with stupendous ambience, bad food and high taxes. :lol: It's been calling me ever since I wanted so badly to go over when the Mac was there.

[strandinthewind]

LOL, that's great, I would kick that up a notch and say he is Bush's "b*tch" but imagine if a recording artist said that? :eek: It's pathetic, people can't even speak their minds anymore. Bless GM for saying that!


AARRGGHHHHH - pet peeve - artists are always free to speak their minds and they certainly did for Kerry in that huge concert promoting Kerry that was lead by The Boss.

But, artists should not be surprised if people judge them for their political views - and that judgement cuts both ways in that both sides do it :shrug: I mean many people cannot stand artists who speak out for W and refuse to buy their records on that basis :shrug: So, I think they can talk about politics all they want - but there are repercussions for that. In a way that is sad, but I certainly do it even though I try not to - I think on some level we all do. I mean if I went to the doctor and as she was examining me, she started extolling the virtues of W and his cronies, I would be offended as I am there for medical treatment - not a lesson in politics :shrug: - and I certainly would not go back :laugh: Conversely, if that same doctor started lambasting W - I would go back. To me that is the same thing and it has nothing to do with the quality of the medical treatment :cool:

Anyway - I know what ya mean - it is just a pet peeve of mine :eek:

But - back to the topic at hand - England is a FAB. place. I love London and I really love Wales and the Cotswolds!!!!!!! :cool:

[gldstwmn]

The Farelly brothers like to make movies set there.

Outside Providence is about Pawtucket, where I grew up. I swear we knew some of the same people. When they talked about going to The Edge, I almost fell out my chair. Everybody (irregardless if you were 18, the legal drinking age, or not, ued to party at The Edge). It was always getting closed down.

[SuzeQuze]

AARRGGHHHHH - pet peeve - artists are always free to speak their minds and they certainly did for Kerry in that huge concert promoting Kerry that was lead by The Boss.

But, artists should not be surprised if people judge them for their political views - and that judgement cuts both ways in that both sides do it :shrug: I mean many people cannot stand artists who speak out for W and refuse to buy their records on that basis :shrug: So, I think they can talk about politics all they want - but there are repercussions for that. In a way that is sad, but I certainly do it even though I try not to - I think on some level we all do. I mean if I went to the doctor and as she was examining me, she started extolling the virtues of W and his cronies, I would be offended as I am there for medical treatment - not a lesson in politics :shrug: - and I certainly would not go back :laugh: Conversely, if that same doctor started lambasting W - I would go back. To me that is the same thing and it has nothing to do with the quality of the medical treatment :cool:

Anyway - I know what ya mean - it is just a pet peeve of mine :eek:

But - back to the topic at hand - England is a FAB. place. I love London and I really love Wales and the Cotswolds!!!!!!! :cool:

What is your pet peeve? That artists speak out politically and then are suprprised by a backlash? I see that point. It depends on context. If GM was asked what he thought about Blair's relationship with Dubya it is different from doing some charity thing and randomly blurting out what he thinks. But it is scary when a band like the Dixie Chicks says they are ashamed that the president is also from Texas and it turns into this huge CD burning hate fest. Granted what they said was unpatriotic but from their point of view Bush is a monster who knowingly has marched our troops in to kill innocent people. Blablabla. I just hate it when people say artists shouldn't say anything, why shouldn't they?

Anyway, I never had a desire to go to England until recently but now I REALLY want to go! I think of bland food, stuffiness, really old stuff, and Big Ben. I guess I've got some things to learn! :laugh:

[SuzeQuze]

Outside Providence is about Pawtucket, where I grew up. I swear we knew some of the same people. When they talked about going to The Edge, I almost fell out my chair. Everybody (irregardless if you were 18, the legal drinking age, or not, ued to party at The Edge). It was always getting closed down.

That's too funny, I never knew about that place. There's Something About Mary and Me Myself and Irene have a lot of references. It just cracks me up. I grew up listening to HJY so I would always hear ads for the Living Room, the Foxy Lady (legs 'n eggs) and I can't remember the others. Some people I knew used to get "stuff" at the Living Room parking lot. Crazy stuff!

One of the Farelly brothers played at the Celebrity Hat Trick tournament that Leary puts on to benefit the firefighters. He came out with a beer helmet on and played goalie, what a silly wack job! He did take the beer thingy off when play started.

[strandinthewind]

What is your pet peeve? That artists speak out politically and then are suprprised by a backlash? I see that point. It depends on context. If GM was asked what he thought about Blair's relationship with Dubya it is different from doing some charity thing and randomly blurting out what he thinks. But it is scary when a band like the Dixie Chicks says they are ashamed that the president is also from Texas and it turns into this huge CD burning hate fest. Granted what they said was unpatriotic but from their point of view Bush is a monster who knowingly has marched our troops in to kill innocent people. Blablabla. I just hate it when people say artists shouldn't say anything, why shouldn't they?

Anyway, I never had a desire to go to England until recently but now I REALLY want to go! I think of bland food, stuffiness, really old stuff, and Big Ben. I guess I've got some things to learn! :laugh:

Oh I totally agree artists, like anyone else, have the right to say whatever they want. My pet peeve is when people think people have no right to react to what an artist says about politics; that somehow artists are immune from any backlash for piping off about political opinions (not that you were saying that :laugh: ) - I was just noting that we all judge people for that - granted some harsher than others :laugh:

As for the Dixie Chicks, I think what happened to them was a total lynch mob mentality. I think the conservative media saw the outrage some people were having over it in the highly conservative country music medium and then the media fanned it into a frenzy. As I noted then, and I still think this way, the DC were scapegoats - pure and simple and I think that is ashame. I mean the conservative media asserted with a straight face that the random comments of some singer in a band actually aided and abetted OBL as well as SH and his evil regime :rolleyes: I mean come on :mad: I also note that they media picked on some IMO silly girl instead of say, The Boss - once again sexism knows no limits :mad:

Anyway - this is now a ramble :laugh:

[WelshWitchPMD]

Thanks to some commercial jingle it's "The biggest little state in the union!" hehe. I think it's the RI tourism jingle, right? I used to go to Providence for concerts, I still do occasionally. They're known to have great food down there. There's some kind of fire festival on the canal or river? The Farelly brothers like to make movies set there. Newport is a playground for rich people and middle class wanna be rich people and playboys! There's also the mansions there that are gorgeous but were merely "summer homes" for some notable richies of days past. I guess RI is pretty kewl. Hi neighbor :wavey:


Yeah that used to be the jingle but not any more.

They have the Waterfires on the river downtown right across from Providence Place Mall.

Newport is a place for college kids to hang lately. They like to go bar hopping down there.

[SuzeQuze]

Oh I totally agree artists, like anyone else, have the right to say whatever they want. My pet peeve is when people think people have no right to react to what an artist says about politics; that somehow artists are immune from any backlash for piping off about political opinions (not that you were saying that :laugh: ) - I was just noting that we all judge people for that - granted some harsher than others :laugh:

As for the Dixie Chicks, I think what happened to them was a total lynch mob mentality. I think the conservative media saw the outrage some people were having over it in the highly conservative country music medium and then the media fanned it into a frenzy. As I noted then, and I still think this way, the DC were scapegoats - pure and simple and I think that is ashame. I mean the conservative media asserted with a straight face that the random comments of some singer in a band actually aided and abetted OBL as well as SH and his evil regime :rolleyes: I mean come on :mad: I also note that they media picked on some IMO silly girl instead of say, The Boss - once again sexism knows no limits :mad:

Anyway - this is now a ramble :laugh:

Admittedly sometimes it is more fun to disagree, but on this stuff, we agree! Holy smokes! :thumbsup: :wavey:

[strandinthewind]

Admittedly sometimes it is more fun to disagree, but on this stuff, we agree! Holy smokes! :thumbsup: :wavey:

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

Now wait until Diss. gets into this :laugh: :wavey:

[SuzeQuze]

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

Now wait until Diss. gets into this :laugh: :wavey:

LOL! Now what makes you think he will get into it? ;)

[WelshWitchPMD]

Clam cakes, chowda, Rocky Point, the Paw Sox, House Of Pizza, Division Street, the bridge, Newport, Naragansett, Point Judith, weinies, (only Pattie will get this) :lol: Sand Hill Cove, Scarborough, the Newport Bridge and much, much more.


No more Rocky Point :( I miss that place.

Gaggers LOL I have not had one in a while but I do like them when I am in the mood.

Aunt Carries in Narragansett. I am not that crazy about it but you just have to go there. I like Iggy's in Oakland Beach LOL

[gldstwmn]

No more Rocky Point :( I miss that place.

Gaggers LOL I have not had one in a while but I do like them when I am in the mood.

Aunt Carries in Narragansett. I am not that crazy about it but you just have to go there. I like Iggy's in Oakland Beach LOL

Aunt Carries is still there? Oh my. We used to go to George's.

My stomach could not handle gaggers now but it sure was fun when we were like 16 and had a beer buzz and used to go to that place on Newport Ave. by the racetrack and have them and play the jukebox at those table jukeboxes. :laugh:

[amber]

Aunt Carries is still there? Oh my. We used to go to George's.

My stomach could not handle gaggers now but it sure was fun when we were like 16 and had a beer buzz and used to go to that place on Newport Ave. by the racetrack and have them and play the jukebox at those table jukeboxes. :laugh:
you drank beer when you were sixteen? geesh, you were bad. I only took acid.... :lol: 'Splains a lot, doesn't it? :D

[gldstwmn]

you drank beer when you were sixteen? geesh, you were bad. I only took acid.... :lol: 'Splains a lot, doesn't it? :D

You only had to be 18 to drink then. We're talking pre Reagan. I got drunk on Boone's Farm when I was 12. :laugh: Okay, I'm not proud of that. it was the mid to late 70's and there were a lot of things around.

[ontheEdgeof17]

I got drunk on Boone's Farm when I was 12. :laugh: Okay, I'm not proud of that.


It's ok. I was born with Absolut in my tiny, little hands.

[amber]

You only had to be 18 to drink then. We're talking pre Reagan. I got drunk on Boone's Farm when I was 12. :laugh: Okay, I'm not proud of that. it was the mid to late 70's and there were a lot of things around.
oh, you're so lucky you grew up then. Actually, when i was 12-13 my best friend's parents owned a winery, so we did that a couple times. But, it's not fun when you sleep outside in the summer, drink, and wake up to a 103 degrees hangover :shocked: :lol:

[gldstwmn]

I grew up listening to HJY so I would always hear ads for the Living Room, the Foxy Lady (legs 'n eggs) and I can't remember the others.

I grew up listening to WAAF, which I guess is no longer there and WBCN of course.

[amber]

It's ok. I was born with Absolut in my tiny, little hands.
hahahaha! :lol: "look, it's a boy and an airline size absolut! isn't that the cutest thing?!" :laugh:

[gldstwmn]

It's ok. I was born with Absolut in my tiny, little hands.

Oh my. :shocked:

[gldstwmn]

oh, you're so lucky you grew up then. Actually, when i was 12-13 my best friend's parents owned a winery, so we did that a couple times. But, it's not fun when you sleep outside in the summer, drink, and wake up to a 103 degrees hangover :shocked: :lol:

Drinking Boone's Farm Strawberry Hill isn't anywhere near as fabulous as getting smashed on your friend's parents winery wine. I am outclassed. :wavey:

[WelshWitchPMD]

Aunt Carries is still there? Oh my. We used to go to George's.

My stomach could not handle gaggers now but it sure was fun when we were like 16 and had a beer buzz and used to go to that place on Newport Ave. by the racetrack and have them and play the jukebox at those table jukeboxes. :laugh:

Was that Kip's? That's on Newport Ave I think right on the corner.

[gldstwmn]

Was that Kip's? That's on Newport Ave I think right on the corner.
Yessssss. That's it.

[amber]

Drinking Boone's Farm Strawberry Hill isn't anywhere near as fabulous as getting smashed on your friend's parents winery wine. I am outclassed. :wavey:
outclassed? naw. just slightly less lucky for one year. And, by your pic, and your birthday, no one could outclass you! ie, i am drinking a bud right now :lol: :lol:

[gldstwmn]

outclassed? naw. just slightly less lucky for one year. And, by your pic, and your birthday, no one could outclass you! ie, i am drinking a bud right now :lol: :lol:

So long as it's not a Coors. Drink union beer. :thumbsup:

[WelshWitchPMD]

I grew up listening to WAAF, which I guess is no longer there and WBCN of course.


WBCN plays all alternative stuff now. WAAF I really don't know what they play now I think it is harder alternative crap.


Needless to say I don't listen to radio anymore.

[amber]

So long as it's not a Coors. Drink union beer. :thumbsup:
oh, never coors! stupid repub company. Also, I don't shop at Albertsons cause i heard it's mormon owned. And, Carls Jr., gives money to anti-ab things. :)

[sara1998]

OK what do you think about Rhode Island?

I used to work with a girl from RI. Talked fast, walked fast, drove fast... she was hilarious! So, I've always pictured people from there as "fast". She said her family back home made fun of her when she had been here for a while because she talks so slow now!!! :lol:

[tuigirl]

I have always wondered what the percentage is that feels that way. I have met Europeans who like Bush and vice versa. I am not saying W, or America for that matter, is loved there - but many people seemingly suppose W and America are universally hated and I just have not seen that.

I am just stating what I have seen. I am not saying what I saw is the reality. I am just saying I saw it :shrug:

Just have to quickly reply to this, having lived in France for 11 years and seeing that they are a bit anti-American.I think they see them (America) as a threat to the French way of life, ie there was a bit of a French word revival a few years back, where using Americanised words (like "ok") was frowned upon.They do tolerate McDonalds ( they have their own "french" twist to the hamburgers ie using French cheeses ..actually they're delicious) and anyone going to EuroDisney will see it's mostly French (signposts, food etc) with the US razamataz, thats surrounds Disney.Toleration in small doses is the French thing, they're very conservative about their heritage.I was never into FR politics so,I can't comment there.

[sara1998]

I don't think the British public have a problem with Americans at all.. Certainly most of the nicest and well mannered people I have met have been American.

I do however think there is a feeling of anti-Bush here and that he has given America a rather bad name in the world arena with his war mongering antics, resistance to sign up to global emission reductions and his general blundering nature as a person.

It doesn't help matters that Tony Blair is so far up his ass that I think the average Brit blames Bush for that too because Blair has spent too much time backing Bush and then defending his own actions than running the UK and looking after Great Britain's interests..

Maybe that's why the friend who's hubby is stationed there has no luck. She's is on an American military base.


Not actually Americans themselves... I think there's a certain distaste in certain circles for the gun culture, "supersize" culture that has been imported and also the "we are the best" mentality. It does piss me off myself when I hear people go on about "if it ain't invented in America it ain't ****" because I have come across it in the past and I think there is an underlying mentality of being the number one country in the world within the more arrogant citizens.

I've heard that we are percieved by Brits, and I assume, the rest of the world, as arrogant, cocky, and lazy... And as far as "if it ain't invented in America, it ain't ****", I sure hope you're not talking about our cars! :lol: I've never owned anything but an American made car, and they've all been pieces of ****! :shocked: :laugh: I'll learn my lesson next time and buy a Honda!

[HomerMcvie]

oh, you're so lucky you grew up then. Actually, when i was 12-13 my best friend's parents owned a winery, so we did that a couple times. But, it's not fun when you sleep outside in the summer, drink, and wake up to a 103 degrees hangover :shocked: :lol:
Amber, that is so funny! We were BIG campers in high school(you and your friends....no supervision......booze.......pot.......sex........HEAVEN!!!)
I'll never forget the last time. I was probably 19. Woke up about 11am, in 103 degree heat, with the WORST hangover in drinking history. Absolute HELL. A bullet to the brain would've been a welcome experience.
That was the last camping excursion, period. :shrug:

[amber]

Amber, that is so funny! We were BIG campers in high school(you and your friends....no supervision......booze.......pot.......sex........HEAVEN!!!)
I'll never forget the last time. I was probably 19. Woke up about 11am, in 103 degree heat, with the WORST hangover in drinking history. Absolute HELL. A bullet to the brain would've been a welcome experience.
That was the last camping excursion, period. :shrug:
Exactly. was that not the most traumatic feeling ever? You got it right with the bullet to the brain comment. sheesh. :shocked: I'm sorry you, too, had to experience that... :distress: :laugh:

[HomerMcvie]

Exactly. was that not the most traumatic feeling ever? You got it right with the bullet to the brain comment. sheesh. :shocked: I'm sorry you, too, had to experience that... :distress: :laugh:
Yeah, but when those trips were good, they were REALLY goooood. ;)
I'd give my right .........arm :lol: to re-experience a couple of them! :sorry: :wavey: :thumbsup:

[amber]

Yeah, but when those trips were good, they were REALLY goooood. ;)
I'd give my right .........arm :lol: to re-experience a couple of them! :sorry: :wavey: :thumbsup:
:lol: :laugh:
that's good... :nod:
I don't know if it's a coincidence, but I developed a love for winter camping... :laugh:

[sara1998]

:lol: :laugh:
that's good... :nod:
I don't know if it's a coincidence, but I developed a love for winter camping... :laugh:
Don't talk to Homer about winter... he's had enough of it already!!! :lol:

[amber]

Don't talk to Homer about winter... he's had enough of it already!!! :lol:
:lol:
oh, that's right! sorry. But i mainly meant, not where it snows... :p
poor snowy, snowy, Homer... :o

[HomerMcvie]

:lol: :laugh:
that's good... :nod:
I don't know if it's a coincidence, but I developed a love for winter camping... :laugh:
I used to enjoy winter, but I'm sick of it anymore(as I sit surrounded by 18"s of snow, and it's 15 degrees outside).
I'm officially a sun worshipper now(say hello to skin cancer). :wavey:

[takenbythesky]

I used to enjoy winter, but I'm sick of it anymore(as I sit surrounded by 18"s of snow, and it's 15 degrees outside).
I'm officially a sun worshipper now(say hello to skin cancer). :wavey:
The thing I love about winter is that it gives me an excuse to listen to the Bare Trees album several times each day. :lol:
--Justin

[amber]

I used to enjoy winter, but I'm sick of it anymore(as I sit surrounded by 18"s of snow, and it's 15 degrees outside).
I'm officially a sun worshipper now(say hello to skin cancer). :wavey:
:laugh:
that is pretty butt a** wintery. 15 degrees? yowch.
no, you have to say hello to sunscreen! :woohoo:

[amber]

The thing I love about winter is that it gives me an excuse to listen to the Bare Trees album several times each day. :lol:
--Justin
:laugh: :rolleyes:
Justin "Bare Trees" uh...last name.

[takenbythesky]

:laugh: :rolleyes:
Justin "Bare Trees" uh...last name.
:laugh:...K******. Yeah...I'm kind of a freak when it comes to that album and Kiln House in the wintertime. I have seasonal urges for albums, I guess? :shrug:
--Justin

[amber]

:laugh:...K******. Yeah...I'm kind of a freak when it comes to that album and Kiln House in the wintertime. I have seasonal urges for albums, I guess? :shrug:
--Justin
yeah, "K"!
i understand. none of mine are those ones, but then, i haven't heard them. :D I'll have to hook myself up... :)

[HomerMcvie]

:laugh:
that is pretty butt a** wintery. 15 degrees? yowch.
no, you have to say hello to sunscreen! :woohoo:
It was -17 two days ago. MINUS 17! And that's not counting the wind chill!
How cold does Oakland get?
david

[amber]

It was -17 two days ago. MINUS 17! And that's not counting the wind chill!
How cold does Oakland get?
david
holy moly!
uh, low 40's, 30's sometimes. It's 47 degrees here right now. It's raining and cloudy. :o

[TwistedGypsy]

Oakland, CA? Hmmmm Oakland Raiders, thats about all I know. I'm sure the weather is nice. :shrug:

As for me you could do a couple. My home is Bremen, Georgia which is an hour west of Hotlanta and 11 miles from Alabama. :] Or you could do where I live now, which is Savannah, Georgia. :wavey:
Brit

[SuzeQuze]

WBCN plays all alternative stuff now. WAAF I really don't know what they play now I think it is harder alternative crap.


Needless to say I don't listen to radio anymore.

Pattie, if you can get WBOS 92.9 that is a quality station. Mostly I just listen to Air America these days, I'm obsessed!

I hate AAF because they are so perverted and disgusting. Not that disgusting and perverted is something I'm against, but their brand of it doesn't do anything for me.

[SuzeQuze]

oh, never coors! stupid repub company. Also, I don't shop at Albertsons cause i heard it's mormon owned. And, Carls Jr., gives money to anti-ab things. :)

Omigod I have to tell my Dad, this is all he drinks! He'll flip.

[SuzeQuze]

I used to enjoy winter, but I'm sick of it anymore(as I sit surrounded by 18"s of snow, and it's 15 degrees outside).
I'm officially a sun worshipper now(say hello to skin cancer). :wavey:

I'm with you on this. I just took my car out of the garage where I put it to get it off the street during the storm. That was $48 for 2 days. But then I could not find anywhere to put it, all the street parking is still just filled with plowed in cars. So I can't win, I've got to pay $8 to get it out of the lot here at work, and on and on. Effing snow. To top it off I made my lunch and then forgot it. I'm also coming down with something. UGHHHH!!! :sorry: Sorry for the whining but I had to vent :D

[dissention]

I love Pink Flamingos, and Female Trouble, and.........

No one like to watch those movies with me though! :eek: :shrug:

Invite me over some time. :angel:

My fave is Desperate Living. "Now all I have is a Barbie doll crotch!" :laugh:

[dissention]

oh, they do? hmmm, thanks. I wondered. so, when people in Massachussets (sp) say "the bay area" they mean Boston! Like, here, Monterey is a bay, too, but people never mean Monterey when they say the bay area. anyways. :rolleyes:

Our state is called The Bay State. :xoxo: :laugh:

[strandinthewind]

Drinking Boone's Farm Strawberry Hill isn't anywhere near as fabulous as getting smashed on your friend's parents winery wine. I am outclassed. :wavey:

OMG - STRAWBEEEY HILL - YYYIIIPPPPEEEESSSSSSSSSS

AND - do not even get me started in Tickle Pink

:eek: :laugh:

[amber]

Our state is called The Bay State. :xoxo: :laugh:
yeah, i read that before, thanks. Not sure why you're laughing, but whatever. :confused:

[madformac]

Anyway, I never had a desire to go to England until recently but now I REALLY want to go!

C'mon, admit it... It's because of me isn't it?... :] :laugh: :laugh: :xoxo:



I think of bland food, stuffiness, really old stuff, and Big Ben. I guess I've got some things to learn! :laugh:

Big Ben is still there although it looks quite small now the London Eye sits opposite it.

As for bland food, it's much more multicultural these days, you can eat out and dine on cuisine from most countries in the cities nowadays.. But of course you are not far from a McDonalds/KFC/Burger King/Pizza Hut etc in most parts of the UK.. :shocked:

really old stuff... Well yes we still have the royal family, plenty of antique shops, castles etc and the house of lords contains plenty of DOFs (doddering old farts).. But there is a lot of new stuff too...

There are loads of modern styled buildngs and sculptures/arts in the towns and cities.

[madformac]

Maybe that's why the friend who's hubby is stationed there has no luck. She's is on an American military base.



I've heard that we are percieved by Brits, and I assume, the rest of the world, as arrogant, cocky, and lazy... And as far as "if it ain't invented in America, it ain't ****", I sure hope you're not talking about our cars! :lol: I've never owned anything but an American made car, and they've all been pieces of ****! :shocked: :laugh: I'll learn my lesson next time and buy a Honda!

There is an assumption that Americans are arrogant and loud but I think a lot of it is media driven.. When you actually talk to the average American it's not true of course, it's like the British are assumed to be pin-striped suit wearing, tea drinking, bowler hatted toffs with a superiority complex and a weed up their ass. In reality it's a small minority of the populous.

It's generalisations isn't it? Like the fact that people are stupid but a person is clever...

I agree American cars are ****... So are British cars.. But American owned firms building cars in the UK are good... Look at Aston Martin... :blob2:

Japanese cars rule though for comfort and reliability... :thumbsup:

[SuzeQuze]

C'mon, admit it... It's because of me isn't it?... :] :laugh: :laugh: :xoxo:

Big Ben is still there although it looks quite small now the London Eye sits opposite it.

As for bland food, it's much more multicultural these days, you can eat out and dine on cuisine from most countries in the cities nowadays.. But of course you are not far from a McDonalds/KFC/Burger King/Pizza Hut etc in most parts of the UK.. :shocked:

really old stuff... Well yes we still have the royal family, plenty of antique shops, castles etc and the house of lords contains plenty of DOFs (doddering old farts).. But there is a lot of new stuff too...

There are loads of modern styled buildngs and sculptures/arts in the towns and cities.

Oh you have new stuff too? And you're not all pin-stripe wearing, tea loving folks? Dayum, I've got a lot to learn! By the way, sorry about those fast food joints, bleck.

I have a few reasons for wanting to go to England but you are #1, hehe. :xoxo: :D

[madformac]

I have a few reasons for wanting to go to England but you are #1, hehe. :xoxo: :D


Aww, thank you :xoxo:

Let me know if you need a tour guide! :laugh: :lol: :laugh: :wavey:

[SuzeQuze]

Aww, thank you :xoxo:

Let me know if you need a tour guide! :laugh: :lol: :laugh: :wavey:

Oh I will, thanks for being so gracious :) First I have to go to AZ though because a friend of mine just moved to Phoenix. But before that I have to pay off my damn car repair bill, ugh!!!! But I will get there, hehe.

[dissention]

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

Now wait until Diss. gets into this :laugh: :wavey:

It's the hypocrisy of it all that I find disgusting. It's not alright for the Dixie Chicks to say they don't like Bush in front of a crowd of Texan expatriates, but it's perfectly alright for Toby Keith to doctor images of the Chicks with their arms aorund Saddam and for him to annoint them "Saddam's Angels." It's sheer hypocrisy, yet the schlubs who were so "outraged" over the Chicks can't see it.

The biggest thing for me is that people should separate the music from the political views of the artist. Loretta Lynn loves Bush, but that didn't stop me form buying her last album. If it was an album that sang the praises of Bush, I wouldn't have. Toby Keith and Darrel Worley love Bush, I didn't buy their albums because I don't like their ****ty music. If you don't want to support the Chicks any further, fine, but they are not and never have been a band that records political material. Why steamroll over their past albums that you purchased and enjoyed AND that have no political content in them (none of their songs do, for that matter)? Sheryl Crow has written political songs and was just as vocally against Bush as the Chicks, but she felt no backlash whatsoever, even after wearing anti-Bush shirts and buttons all over the boob tube. Why? Because she's a rock star and her primary audience is not those down South who wave the Confederate flags, unlike the Chicks. What happened was that the media and the conservatives built it up as if the Chicks were denouncing our country and pledging support for Saddam, knowing that it would light a fire under the asses of conservative white Southern males. They blatantly lied and presented false information to the public under the banner of news, just as they did for F9/11 by claiming that Moore said the bin Laden's and Saudi's were allowed to leave before commerical airspace opened up.

What they are attempting to do is say that you have the right to say what you want but you have to face the consequences. That's true and I don't disagree. But the manner in which they are organizing the opposition to tear down those who present alternate views, in essence, puts fear into people so that they don't say anything because they know what will await them. They say we have freedom of speech, but we don't.

Happy, dear? :xoxo: :angel: :wavey:

[HomerMcvie]

Invite me over some time. :angel:

My fave is Desperate Living. "Now all I have is a Barbie doll crotch!" :laugh:
Giddyup. I've still not seen Desperate Living. The movie store here, that had all the "obscure" and foreign titles, went belly up a year or so ago, so I'm stuck with the likes of Blockbuster. I have the 25th anniversary version of Pink Flamingos on tape. The 2nd version has JW voicing over the whole movie, giving great details on all the actors, etc. :thumbsup:
People tend to think you're more than a bit strange when you pop out a JW film. I'll never forget the first time I saw one (Pink Flamingos), with 4 people I barely knew, I was scared to death! I didn't know such cinema existed! :eek: I sat in the corner, with my arms around my knees, wondering what my fate might be that night. :lol:

[kak125]

So what do you all think when I tell you I live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania?

I always think of the Steelers, Primantis and that famous pittsburgh accent when I think of my home.

[ontheEdgeof17]

So what do you all think when I tell you I live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania?

I always think of the Steelers, Primantis and that famous pittsburgh accent when I think of my home.


I'm in Pitt, often. I live about 2 hours or so away. :wavey:

I always think of how it is a bitch to even get into the city, for one. Good points are Station Square, The Waterfront, The Eagle (love that club!), and lots of good concerts at Mellon Arena.

[DrummerDeanna]

People tend to think you're more than a bit strange when you pop out a JW film. I'll never forget the first time I saw one (Pink Flamingos), with 4 people I barely knew, I was scared to death! I didn't know such cinema existed! :eek: I sat in the corner, with my arms around my knees, wondering what my fate might be that night. :lol:

lol- sounds about right.

I had never heard of John Waters until my freshman year of college - I was hanging out with a large group of gay men - with some random straight/bi men and women thrown in - I barely knew them as well....but we all went out and they rented :

Lust in the Dust, Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble.....

Lust in the Dust was pretty tame....not much to holler about - the other two? FREAKED ME OUT!!! It was years until I could watch anything with the name John Waters attached to it lol.....now I get a good chuckle out of his films and find them disturbing yet funny and amusing....but that first time...yikes :eek:

[strandinthewind]

It's the hypocrisy of it all that I find disgusting. It's not alright for the Dixie Chicks to say they don't like Bush in front of a crowd of Texan expatriates, but it's perfectly alright for Toby Keith to doctor images of the Chicks with their arms aorund Saddam and for him to annoint them "Saddam's Angels." It's sheer hypocrisy, yet the schlubs who were so "outraged" over the Chicks can't see it.

The biggest thing for me is that people should separate the music from the political views of the artist. Loretta Lynn loves Bush, but that didn't stop me form buying her last album. If it was an album that sang the praises of Bush, I wouldn't have. Toby Keith and Darrel Worley love Bush, I didn't buy their albums because I don't like their ****ty music. If you don't want to support the Chicks any further, fine, but they are not and never have been a band that records political material. Why steamroll over their past albums that you purchased and enjoyed AND that have no political content in them (none of their songs do, for that matter)? Sheryl Crow has written political songs and was just as vocally against Bush as the Chicks, but she felt no backlash whatsoever, even after wearing anti-Bush shirts and buttons all over the boob tube. Why? Because she's a rock star and her primary audience is not those down South who wave the Confederate flags, unlike the Chicks. What happened was that the media and the conservatives built it up as if the Chicks were denouncing our country and pledging support for Saddam, knowing that it would light a fire under the asses of conservative white Southern males. They blatantly lied and presented false information to the public under the banner of news, just as they did for F9/11 by claiming that Moore said the bin Laden's and Saudi's were allowed to leave before commerical airspace opened up.

What they are attempting to do is say that you have the right to say what you want but you have to face the consequences. That's true and I don't disagree. But the manner in which they are organizing the opposition to tear down those who present alternate views, in essence, puts fear into people so that they don't say anything because they know what will await them. They say we have freedom of speech, but we don't.

Happy, dear? :xoxo: :angel: :wavey:

I actually agree with you - :eek: - EXCEPT :laugh: we do have freedom of speech - we can say anything - what we do not have and were never guaranteed :nod: is any backlash against what we say. But, ITA that the conservative media (and they have been doing it to a lesser segree for years) loves to use stars as scapegoats - and that is a bad thing :cool:

[HomerMcvie]

lol- sounds about right.

I had never heard of John Waters until my freshman year of college - I was hanging out with a large group of gay men - with some random straight/bi men and women thrown in - I barely knew them as well....but we all went out and they rented :

Lust in the Dust, Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble.....

Lust in the Dust was pretty tame....not much to holler about - the other two? FREAKED ME OUT!!! It was years until I could watch anything with the name John Waters attached to it lol.....now I get a good chuckle out of his films and find them disturbing yet funny and amusing....but that first time...yikes :eek:
I believe it was my freshman year also. It sounds like we had exactly the same experience! Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble are simply the best. Lust in the Dust is good, but too mainstream for me(in comparison to the other two). Even JW has said, "How do you top PF?" If shocking people is what he's all about, PF is the ultimate.

[kak125]

Yeah I live in the Southside and I totally love that area along with Station Square, The Waterfront and the Strip. It is a pain in the arse going through the tunnels but luckily I dont have to do that too often. I dont when you were here last but they opened up the Southside works now too. The cheescecake factory is there now along with other restaurants, a 10 screen movie theatre, kenneth kole and other speciality shops and a ton of really fancy and way too expensive lofts and businesses. You should check it out the next time you are here.

Too bad the downtown area has gone so downhill. I work down here and just about everything is gone. It is sad to see so many of the shops closing. They really need to do something. The only department store left is Kaufmanns.

[The Tower]

My fave is Desperate Living. "Now all I have is a Barbie doll crotch!" :laugh:

"Seize her and F*CK her!!!!"

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I love Edith. Just love her.

[HomerMcvie]

"Seize her and F*CK her!!!!"

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I love Edith. Just love her.
:lol: :shrug:
I guess I'll have to buy it now, in order to see it. BUT, none of these are on DVD (yet), right? My VHS copy of 25th anniversary Pink Flamingos was made by a friend who bought it, but I'm almost positive it was only available on laserdisk not DVD. And, at this point in technology, I HATE to spend money on videotapes.

[wondergirl9847]

There is an assumption that Americans are arrogant and loud

I AM THE BEST IN THE WORLD BECAUSE I AM AN AMERICAN!!!!!!! I RULE!!!!

;) :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[madformac]

I AM THE BEST IN THE WORLD BECAUSE I AM AN AMERICAN!!!!!!! I RULE!!!!

;) :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Oh no, not again.....


:laugh: :lol: :laugh: :lol:

[dissention]

Giddyup. I've still not seen Desperate Living. The movie store here, that had all the "obscure" and foreign titles, went belly up a year or so ago, so I'm stuck with the likes of Blockbuster. I have the 25th anniversary version of Pink Flamingos on tape. The 2nd version has JW voicing over the whole movie, giving great details on all the actors, etc. :thumbsup:
People tend to think you're more than a bit strange when you pop out a JW film. I'll never forget the first time I saw one (Pink Flamingos), with 4 people I barely knew, I was scared to death! I didn't know such cinema existed! :eek: I sat in the corner, with my arms around my knees, wondering what my fate might be that night. :lol:

I saw Flamingos, Female Trouble, and Desperate Living at a drive-in in New Hampshire when I was 14. :laugh: I've loved Waters ever since, even went to see his stand-up act earlier in the year. The man is genius and so hysterical. :nod:

[dissention]

I believe it was my freshman year also. It sounds like we had exactly the same experience! Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble are simply the best. Lust in the Dust is good, but too mainstream for me(in comparison to the other two). Even JW has said, "How do you top PF?" If shocking people is what he's all about, PF is the ultimate.

Lust In the Dust isn't John Waters. ;)

Wait until you see Desperate Living, it's his best. Truly hysterical and the cast is perfect. Jean Hill as Grizzelda, Mink Stole's black "nursemaid," is a hoot.

"I don't want no white man lookin' at my TAMPAX!"

[sara1998]

I AM THE BEST IN THE WORLD BECAUSE I AM AN AMERICAN!!!!!!! I RULE!!!!

;) :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

She's one of those...

Christy, you crack me up!

[sara1998]

So what do you all think when I tell you I live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania?

I always think of the Steelers, Primantis and that famous pittsburgh accent when I think of my home.

I think of factories and blue collar workers... :shrug:

[amber]

I think of factories and blue collar workers... :shrug:
me, too! and steel pollution, and grayness...

[The Tower]

:lol: :shrug:
I guess I'll have to buy it now, in order to see it. BUT, none of these are on DVD (yet), right? My VHS copy of 25th anniversary Pink Flamingos was made by a friend who bought it, but I'm almost positive it was only available on laserdisk not DVD. And, at this point in technology, I HATE to spend money on videotapes.

Hell, Homina- they all on DVD now.

Two DVD's- one is Pink Flamingos/Female Trouble and the other is Desperate Living/Polyester. You haven't lived until you've heard John Waters's director's commentary on these movies. It absolutely makes all the movies a thousand times better.

[The Tower]

"I don't want no white man lookin' at my TAMPAX!"

GREAT line!

I love the sex scene with Jean Hill and her boobs and flab smothering everything and the outta control orgasms....

Unbelievable.

[HomerMcvie]

Lust In the Dust isn't John Waters. ;)

"
My bad. I even have Lust on tape. I, of course, was just getting confused, because Divine's in it. IN my defense, it's hard to imagine Divine in anything BUT a JW production.

[HomerMcvie]

Hell, Homina- they all on DVD now.

Two DVD's- one is Pink Flamingos/Female Trouble and the other is Desperate Living/Polyester. You haven't lived until you've heard John Waters's director's commentary on these movies. It absolutely makes all the movies a thousand times better.
Like I said, I've got the 25th anniversary tape of PF, with JW's voiceovers. It's the Best!
I'm off to Yahoo shopping now.....

[Hawkeye]

So... I'll go next. What's you ledgies opinion on Buffalo New York.

[estranged4life]

So... I'll go next. What's you ledgies opinion on Buffalo New York.

The Sabres, the Bills with a pre-murdering OJ Simpson, Buffalo-wings & too much effin' snow!

Brian j.

[kak125]

Yeah I guess I can see why you would think of factories and blue collar workers when you think of pittsburgh. It used to be that way but not anymore. I think just about every steel mill is gone now which is fine with me. It is definitley grey here for the most part but the summers are usually nice and sunny and also very hot. It definitley isnt the cleanest city but the southside and surrounding areas are very cool. There are a ton of bars and great places to eat. Where else can you go and order a salad that comes with french fries on it? Also the pierogies here are the best. YUMMY!

[skcin]

So... I'll go next. What's you ledgies opinion on Buffalo New York.

I tried that already - apparently, we don't leave much of an impression! :laugh:

Other than snow, wings and OJ, that is :thumbsup:

[skcin]

Where else can you go and order a salad that comes with french fries on it? Also the pierogies here are the best. YUMMY!

Yes, the Pittsburgh salad is greatness. :nod: But I'm sorry, Buffalo has the best pierogis...

[dissention]

Hell, Homina- they all on DVD now.

Two DVD's- one is Pink Flamingos/Female Trouble and the other is Desperate Living/Polyester. You haven't lived until you've heard John Waters's director's commentary on these movies. It absolutely makes all the movies a thousand times better.

If you're going to get them, get the "John Waters Collection"! It has three two packs (Flamingos/Female Trouble, Desperate Living/Polyester, and Hairspray/Pecker). AND - it comes with a bonus disc of priceless extras (Love Letter To Edie documentary, old news interviews with Waters and Divine, etc.)

My favorite on the Desperate Living commentary wis when he describes meeting Jean Hill for the first time where she grabbed his crotch. :laugh:

[HomerMcvie]

If you're going to get them, get the "John Waters Collection"! It has three two packs (Flamingos/Female Trouble, Desperate Living/Polyester, and Hairspray/Pecker). AND - it comes with a bonus disc of priceless extras (Love Letter To Edie documentary, old news interviews with Waters and Divine, etc.)

My favorite on the Desperate Living commentary wis when he describes meeting Jean Hill for the first time where she grabbed his crotch. :laugh:
Thanks Diss, I got the whole shebang from Amazon for $65.
Now, let's plan the FM/John Waters party. :woohoo:

[Sugar]

I'm in Pitt, often. I live about 2 hours or so away. :wavey:

I always think of how it is a bitch to even get into the city, for one.

Or out of it! The one time I was in Pittsburgh I went back and forth over those damn bridges about 5 times trying to figure out how to get either down to the waterfront or out of the city! :lol:

And I'll throw Philadelphia out there for everyone's comment... :thumbsup:

I'll add that I was staying in a youth hostel in Chicago once (GREAT city!!!) and met up with a guy from LA. When I told him I was from the Philadelphia area he said, "I heard that place was a real hole..." :shocked:

[dissention]

Thanks Diss, I got the whole shebang from Amazon for $65.
Now, let's plan the FM/John Waters party. :woohoo:

You boil the eggs, I'll bring the steak to stuff up...well, you know where. ;) :wavey:

[dissention]

You really ought to wait until A Dirty Shame is out on DVD. I LOVED that one. :D
--Justin

I AM DYING FOR THE DVD!!!!!!!!!!!!! The commentary is bound to be fabulous. :thumbsup:

[dissention]

Hahaha...I'm expecting Mr. Waters to have special features about all the research he did about those different fetishes. :laugh:

Mary, he's probably tried them all. I can only imagine the talk of his orgasms in the commentary after banging his head into someone else's. :laugh:

He looks like a big tea bagger. :nod:

[EveryHour]

The only thing I've heard about Seattle is it rains alot? Is that right? Surely it can't rain more than England though! LOL!

I've never been to England (unfortunately), but I hear it's similar!

[skcin]

Or out of it! The one time I was in Pittsburgh I went back and forth over those damn bridges about 5 times trying to figure out how to get either down to the waterfront or out of the city! :lol:

And I'll throw Philadelphia out there for everyone's comment... :thumbsup:

I'll add that I was staying in a youth hostel in Chicago once (GREAT city!!!) and met up with a guy from LA. When I told him I was from the Philadelphia area he said, "I heard that place was a real hole..." :shocked:

Phili - South Street, cheesesteaks, Reading Terminal Market, Liberty Bell & other historical independence stuff!

We took a quick trip there last spring - I LOVED Phili, it is a very cool city. And I highly recommend Ralph's for amazing Italian food! :thumbsup: