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Vendaval -> What is special about your hometown? (8/17/2008 5:13:42 PM)
Greetings A/all, What is special about your hometown, city or area? Or perhaps the place you now call home, your adopted city? Is it the architecture, the city scape itself, the weather unique to the region, the politics and history, the arts and culture, how about the music, cuisine and alcoholic beverages? If you were playing tour guide for a week or two where would you take guests who had never been there before? What makes it special to you? Vendaval

slvemike4u -> RE: What is special about your hometown? (8/17/2008 5:21:50 PM)
Dear Vandeval,my hometown is New York City...need I say more!!!!![:D]

littlewonder -> RE: What is special about your hometown? (8/17/2008 5:31:23 PM)
My hometown: it's where Admiral Peary was born. There really is nothing at all to see..maybe the Federal Correctional Institute..that's all that's left there lol. Where I currently live: It's claim to fame is the Billy Joel song even though he got it wrong. The factories are in the next town over..not Allentown lol. What would I take someone to see? Hhhmm...maybe the Civic Theatre and surrounding area..one of my favorite hangouts and Dorney Park even though I never go there since it's way too overcrowded and I'm not a fan of amusement parks but that's where everyone goes.

Alumbrado -> RE: What is special about your hometown? (8/17/2008 5:43:01 PM)
Special about Memphis? You mean 'special' special, like all the local politicians ride the short limo? Or special, like the long list of musical and other talents that have been driven to leave Memphis for places where they were rewarded to the extent they became famous? Like B.B King, Johnny Cash, Elvis, Alan Lightman, Cybil Sheperd, et al.?

Pyrrsefanie -> RE: What is special about your hometown? (8/17/2008 5:44:04 PM)
If I ever brought someone to my hometown... I would tell them "Run. Turn around and run till you hit Ybor and don't fucking look back or it'll consume you."

faerytattoodgirl -> RE: What is special about your hometown? (8/17/2008 5:48:36 PM)
we will soon have buffalo bills football team when they get bought by toronto.

DMFParadox -> RE: What is special about your hometown? (8/17/2008 6:01:18 PM)
Wait, Pyrrs, you're from Tampa? Yep. Ybor is the spot. Samurai Blue, The Ritz, the Castle, and the endless parade of bars and clubs that pitch tents then vanish into the night... $10 sink or swims... absolutely stunning women running around everywhere... absolutely stunning musicians and acts wandering about on occasion... absolutely stunning hobos representing the wreckaged of humanity... yeah. I'll stop there. Channelside is getting pretty good too. Busch Gardens Africa, MOSI, the Tampa Pitcher Show, all the wierd-ass stores near Hyde Park, Tampa's got a lot going on.

Pyrrsefanie -> RE: What is special about your hometown? (8/17/2008 6:05:48 PM)
I was born/raised in the Tampa Bay area, not exactly in the Tampa city, but loooooord did I love taking trips over there... I'll admit it, I was 20 still running through MOSI like a little kid and playing with all the exhibits. [:D] Have you hit up the Hard Rock Casino yet? Shit, even if you don't gamble, they've got the most FABULOUS restaurant there, Fresh Harvest... my God, anything you want, they've got. I just like watching the hustle and bustle and the flashy lights and all, the atmosphere is fantastic, and they have a music video waterfall and and and It pretty much replaced Disney World for me.

Hippiekinkster -> RE: What is special about your hometown? (8/17/2008 6:10:32 PM)
Depends on what you mean by "hometown". I was borned in Rochester NY and currently hug my pillows in the Big Peach.

Alumbrado -> RE: What is special about your hometown? (8/17/2008 6:24:01 PM)
Damn... I remember when Ybor City was a great Cuban neighborhood with restaurants of every description from the Columbia down to little mom and pop's, and music and stores and people all over. Thoroughly disgusted when I went back there a few years ago to find the Bourbon Street stench of urine soaked beer bottles dumped behind the same cheezy chain franchises you find on Beale or any other tourist trap.

Pyrrsefanie -> RE: What is special about your hometown? (8/17/2008 6:31:08 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Alumbrado Damn... I remember when Ybor City was a great Cuban neighborhood with restaurants of every description from the Columbia down to little mom and pop's, and music and stores and people all over. Thoroughly disgusted when I went back there a few years ago to find the Bourbon Street stench of urine soaked beer bottles dumped behind the same cheezy chain franchises you find on Beale or any other tourist trap. There's a lot of people up in arms right now down there because apparently they wanted to tear down the last cigar factory or something? No clue, I try my best to stay out of the politics. Ethnic places seem to have moved out of the "neighborhood" and integrated into the regular sprawl. Hell, on one street on my hometown we had a Korean restaurant with boba tea, a Balkan market, a Cuban restaurant, Polish deli, and a Ukrainian church. Which was next to a Wendy's and a Taco Bell. It's great, I love the melting pot effect... But I also love overpriced martinis, designer shoes, and expensive cars. I'm sorry, I disgrace my ancestors. [sm=river.gif]

Sunnyfey -> RE: What is special about your hometown? (8/17/2008 6:33:52 PM)
Tulsa oklahoma, its like a big city, but with a small town feel. We have our clubs that ar just as good as hustons or KS city's. We have a beautiful arts district, greenwood is a meca of funky counter-cultureism, Cherry street is a lovely bit of new yorky type shopping and such. And we have "The Center Of The Universe". Which is in all aspect just a reletively cool quark of arcitecture. Its a bridge built over the rail road tracks, and theres a circle of brass with in an larger ring of brass, and when you stand on the center brass circle, the acoustics are so out of whack the person standing outside the ring can only hear very muffled sounds from the person standing on the brass circle, and the perons on the circle, can only hear their voice bounce back to them. VERY cool. And we have our riverwalk...pretty awesome. Anyway...I kind of like my town if you cant tell....Anyone comeing here give me a shout I'll tell you all the cool bars and coffee shops [:D]

faerytattoodgirl -> RE: What is special about your hometown? (8/17/2008 6:52:21 PM)
dont forget the lesbian bar tnt's in tulsa...the only place ive actually been hit on by females.

darchChylde -> RE: What is special about your hometown? (8/17/2008 6:59:44 PM)
Raised in Warm Springs. Georgia. Franklin Delano Roosevelt built the Littile White House there to spend his last days as the warm springs eased the pain from his polio. I've neither been to the Little White House, nor seen any warm springs.

Sunnyfey -> RE: What is special about your hometown? (8/17/2008 7:01:30 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: faerytattoodgirl dont forget the lesbian bar tnt's in tulsa...the only place ive actually been hit on by females. Yeah that, Majestics and a few others....we got a nice community for LGBT......Infact, we have the largest LGBT population per capita outside of san fran

Aneirin -> RE: What is special about your hometown? (8/17/2008 7:06:00 PM)
Though Plymouth is not the city of my birth, it is my home town in that I chose to live here, not washed up here from another part of the country. It is the city of my ancestors. What's good about here, is the sea and moors, the air and mystery about the place. It is full of history, it posesses the Mayflower steps where the pilgrim fathers sailed from, a place where the US flag flies alongside the Union Jack daily. Sir Francis Drake lived here, Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir John Hawkins, this was a major seaport in Elizabethan times and continues to be so to the present day. I like it here, pity it is a cultural wasteland in a lot of ways, but you can't have the best of everything I suppose.

Sanity -> RE: What is special about your hometown? (8/17/2008 7:06:53 PM)
Boise is Les Bois, the city of trees, and I love everything about it except for the recent mass influx of Californians. The city is clean, and we have a huge park and greenbelt system that runs the entire length of the city from North to South all along the Boise river. The river water's so clean and pure people can and do fish right downtown and eat the trout and steelhead with no worries! We tube the river during summer, and we have a nice little zoo there, friendly people, and a great business environment. Wages aren't very high but neither is the cost of living. We have the lower 48's largest pristine wilderness area just to our North, bordered all around with world class mountain climbing, skiing, rafting and kayaking... just South of town you can jump on a dirt bike and ride all the way into Nevada through the Owyhee desert. It's a sportsman's paradise here, we've got great hunting. The city is right-sized, we have most all of the big name stores but very little crime. Hey, it's Idaho - what's not to like.

Lockit -> RE: What is special about your hometown? (8/17/2008 7:33:12 PM)
Disneyland! Current home town... you don't want to know. I will say, it stinks here.

IrishMist -> RE: What is special about your hometown? (8/17/2008 7:57:41 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Vendaval Greetings A/all, What is special about your hometown, city or area? Or perhaps the place you now call home, your adopted city? Is it the architecture, the city scape itself, the weather unique to the region, the politics and history, the arts and culture, how about the music, cuisine and alcoholic beverages? If you were playing tour guide for a week or two where would you take guests who had never been there before? What makes it special to you? Vendaval What makes it special for me is the 'small town mentality' that is prevailant here. I love small towns. I love the fact that the youngins could go outside and someone would always know where they were; even if that someone was a neighbor three blocks down. I love the fact that I know everyone's name; and everyone knows mine. I love the fact that there are no secrets here; my business is everyone's business whether I want to be or not; and vice versa. What makes it special is that despite the fact that we are basically strangers here; every single person is part of a family.

TheHeretic -> RE: What is special about your hometown? (8/17/2008 8:18:03 PM)
What's special about the city and area I consider home? Ye Gods, Ven, you'll have me up all night (and not for a fun enough reason [:D]). Where I am now is great for aviation fans. We've got static display aircraft all over the place. Hear a jet, and look up, it could be damn near anything in the military inventory. I'm not sure if I'll have a view of the SpaceShip Two tests from the house, or if I might have to go 100 yards into the desert to see past the trees.

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