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Weather in Boston is nothing new, but despite huge delays and cancellations, I still escaped the falling snow at Logan International Airport and landed through relatively clear skies in Pittsburgh. Unfortunately, my luggage didn't rendezvous with me, but the staff at both airports seemed unusually friendly and helpful, and I expect my bag to be delivered in the morning.
2007-12-21@06:16:05 – 4 Comments – PermaLink
Categories = Boston, MA, photography, travel
I had the pleasure of eating some yummy Thai food with my old buddy Mike of the
Geriatric Ravers list, which I once belonged to many years ago. We dined at
The Similans in Cambridge, where Mike graced me with a copy of
Evergreen Enlightenment 2007. This is the 18th time he's put together a compilation of unusual holiday music, and it's a gift I've happily received in the mail for many years. Reconnecting in person after such a long time made this year's disc that much sweeter... and spicier, too, considering the Gaprow Beef that came along with it!
2007-12-19@00:45:37 – 1 Comments – PermaLink
Categories = music, photography
My
last trip to Boston in April was a bit wet but generally pleasant. This visit, a nor'easter dumped a foot of snow on the existing base of many inches and dropped temps into the twenties... much like I remember my previous visits many years ago. Since I came straight here from NYC, I wasn't prepared: my gloves, insulated underwear and sweaters are still home in Pittsburgh. Cleaning off the windshield with a short scraper and my bare hands was no day at the beach!
2007-12-19@00:29:36 – 0 Comments – PermaLink
Categories = Boston, Burlington, MA, photography, travel
I took my first ride on an
Acela train today from New York City to Boston. As much as I love trains, I'm usually disappointed when I ride them. The trip seemed slower than I expected, except for a few spurts in Rhode Island and Massachusetts where it was too fast for me to even take pictures. I snapped this photo while passing
Warwick, only a few miles from where I photographed the
grave of Mercy Brown (an alleged vampire) a little over a year ago.
2007-12-16@02:31:17 – 0 Comments – PermaLink
Categories = RI, Warwick, photography, railroad, travel
A change in travel arrangements gave me an extra night in New York City, so Matt and I caught fellow
Pittsburners Phat Man Dee and
Tommy Amoeba at the
Gershwin Hotel.
2007-12-15@07:05:31 – 0 Comments – PermaLink
Categories = Manhattan, NY, New York City, Phat Man Dee, Tommy Amoeba, music, photography, travel
This giant holiday decoration stands in the middle of Broad Street, about half a block from Wall Street. I think I almost caught some slack for snapping a picture in this heavily-secured part of downtown Manhattan: as I walked away, I heard someone behind me shout "camera!" but I didn't turn to see if I was being addressed.
2007-12-15@06:50:11 – 0 Comments – PermaLink
Categories = Manhattan, NY, New York City, photography, travel
Not much of a view from my room in the
Gild Hall Hotel near Wall Street. I'm a bit pissed that it's no longer a member of the Priority Club loyalty program, but overall my stay hasn't been too bad.
2007-12-15@06:34:45 – 0 Comments – PermaLink
Categories = Manhattan, NY, New York City, photography, travel
This is the last of my "photos that almost made it to my
2007 Santarchy Pittsburgh gallery." Carolyn the elf was a near casualty earlier in the evening when she fell off her Santa during
Candy Cane Jousting and almost didn't get back up. Fortunately, by the time we made it to Station Square, she was back in the game.
2007-12-15@06:30:39 – 0 Comments – PermaLink
Categories = PA, Pittsburgh, South Side, cacophony, photography, santarchy
Here's another photo that didn't make it to my
2007 Santarchy Pittsburgh gallery--but just barely. Over a dozen Santarchists invaded the dance floor at Saddle Ridge nightclub for country line dancing lessons. Some of them were better at following directions than others.
2007-12-15@06:24:46 – 0 Comments – PermaLink
Categories = PA, Pittsburgh, cacophony, photography, santarchy
I spent the day selecting and editing photos from Pittsburgh's third annual
Santarchy for inclusion in my
gallery. Choosing a few dozen pictures out of over 200 isn't an easy task, and there are lots of images that, for one reason or another, don't quite make the cut. For example, I love this photo of Morley as Blitzen, but chose a
more provocative portrait for the gallery.
2007-12-09@21:43:56 – 0 Comments – PermaLink
Categories = Morley, PA, Pittsburgh, South Side, cacophony, photography
Scientology Pittsburgh wasn't amused by our appearance in their storefront on East Carson Street yesterday during
Santarchy, Pittsburgh's officially unofficial
SantaCon/Santa Rampage, coordinated by the
Pittsburgh Cacophony Society. After listening to our drunken Santa Claus impersonators sing a lewd carol, they quickly shuffled us out the door so they could continue their plans to prepare to evacuate their
meat bodies and return to outer space.
Scientology Pittsburgh was just one of the many places Pittsburgh's Santarchists were told to leave this year. More photos to come.
2007-12-09@16:30:34 – 2 Comments – PermaLink
Categories = PA, Pittsburgh, South Side, cacophony, photography
LizZie, Mark and I continued work on LizZie's float for
First Night. We made good progress since the
last time, but I probably won't see the float again until it's finished due to my expected travels between now and the end of the year.
2007-12-08@04:44:15 – 0 Comments – PermaLink
Categories = Brookline, PA, Pittsburgh, art, photography
It's been a bittersweet day: I'd hoped we'd be able to start selling admission to
Frostburn today, but our confirmation paperwork didn't arrive in the mail. On a positive note, I was able to pick up the song books for this year's
Santarchy event, which takes place on Saturday. We're expecting over one hundred Santas and other costumed participants!
2007-12-06@20:15:38 – 0 Comments – PermaLink
Categories = cacophony, photography
I spent the day at Dan & Cindy's garage, changing the rear brakes and spark plugs on my car. I would have liked to take it for a joy ride afterwards, but the snow is falling faster than the road crews can keep up with it.
2007-12-05@22:31:49 – 0 Comments – PermaLink
Categories = PA, Pittsburgh, Whitehall, camera phone, photography
Julie found us a cheap hotel room in Mt. Laurel, NJ, to crash after the
M.I.A. show in Philly. We passed through Cherry Hill in between, which reminded me of a parody of Lou Reed's "Take a Walk on the Wild Side" that Dr. Demento used to play about shopping malls. I was unable to find any reference of the spoof online, but I snapped this photo of Cherry Hill Mall while Jake drove by on our escape back to Pennsylvania.
2007-12-03@01:07:15 – 1 Comments – PermaLink
Categories = Cherry Hill, NJ, driving, photography, travel
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