Great stuff. It's hard not to appreciate Stompin' Tom. Corny as hell, but he's genuinely affectionate with his subject matter. I thought that CBC should have just used "The Hockey Song" when they dropped the HNIC theme—it's already a credible anthem.Alyssa wrote:Stompin' Tom wrote a song about my hometown, Tillsonburg.
Out your hometown.
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What you describe sounds quite a bit like Rochester, NY. A good friend is from there and it depresses him mightily both the internal rot and the abandoned material history of the city. The city has abandoned subway tunnels, for example, that are rarely open to the public (he says roughly one day every three years). One such occurrence was a couple weekends ago and he got some great shots.arsebundren77 wrote:It's funny you mention the historical side of things because I was just talking about this with my aunt last weekend. She had friends visiting from Calgary, one of whom is a history buff, and while he loved walking around Saint John seeing the sights, he could not find one book on the topic. As it turns out, there aren't any books currently in print covering the history of the oldest incorporated city in the country. This is pretty much emblematic of Saint John. And then there's Partridge Island, the Ellis Island of Canada (along with Halifax, I suppose), one of the most important historical sites in the country. Too bad it's illegal to actually step foot on it. Squandered opportunity, thy name is Saint John.
But the architecture is nice. I had to laugh, though, when I made it to the end of that youtube video above to see the former mayor talking about all the possibilities for development on the site of the former hospital and how important it was to have something "nice" put it in it's place. Do you know what they built? A prefab, corrugated steel call-centre with all the charm of a warehouse.
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Wow, those are great shots indeed. I was in Rochester years ago, but never made it downtown. I did, however, catch a game between the Toledo Mud Hens and Rochester Redwings.Dr. Medulla wrote:What you describe sounds quite a bit like Rochester, NY. A good friend is from there and it depresses him mightily both the internal rot and the abandoned material history of the city. The city has abandoned subway tunnels, for example, that are rarely open to the public (he says roughly one day every three years). One such occurrence was a couple weekends ago and he got some great shots.arsebundren77 wrote:It's funny you mention the historical side of things because I was just talking about this with my aunt last weekend. She had friends visiting from Calgary, one of whom is a history buff, and while he loved walking around Saint John seeing the sights, he could not find one book on the topic. As it turns out, there aren't any books currently in print covering the history of the oldest incorporated city in the country. This is pretty much emblematic of Saint John. And then there's Partridge Island, the Ellis Island of Canada (along with Halifax, I suppose), one of the most important historical sites in the country. Too bad it's illegal to actually step foot on it. Squandered opportunity, thy name is Saint John.
But the architecture is nice. I had to laugh, though, when I made it to the end of that youtube video above to see the former mayor talking about all the possibilities for development on the site of the former hospital and how important it was to have something "nice" put it in it's place. Do you know what they built? A prefab, corrugated steel call-centre with all the charm of a warehouse.
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The vibrant city center of Haltern am See
Who pfaffed the pfaff? Who got pfaffed tonight?
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Walls of icing and roof tiles made of red marshmallow.Olaf wrote:The vibrant city center of Haltern am See
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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Olaf wrote:The vibrant city center of Haltern am See
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Rat Patrol wrote:Olaf wrote:The vibrant city center of Haltern am See
I like RP having free time on his hands!
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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Dr. Meston.Heston wrote:Rat Patrol wrote:Olaf wrote:The vibrant city center of Haltern am See
I like RP having free time on his hands!
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Dr. Mimeston.Dr. Medulla wrote:Dr. Meston.Heston wrote:Rat Patrol wrote:Olaf wrote:The vibrant city center of Haltern am See
I like RP having free time on his hands!
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Dr. MimestonyB, MSW. I just snorted out loud. At work.Mimi wrote:Dr. Mimeston.Dr. Medulla wrote:Dr. Meston.Heston wrote:Rat Patrol wrote:Olaf wrote:The vibrant city center of Haltern am See
I like RP having free time on his hands!
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Kill Hansel and Gretel.Rat Patrol wrote:Olaf wrote:The vibrant city center of Haltern am See
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
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Dr. Wolt MimestonyB.JennyB wrote:Dr. MimestonyB, MSW. I just snorted out loud. At work.Mimi wrote:Dr. Mimeston.Dr. Medulla wrote:Dr. Meston.Heston wrote:Rat Patrol wrote:
I like RP having free time on his hands!
Heh.
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You just want the gingerbread all for yourself.Marky Dread wrote:Kill Hansel and Gretel.Rat Patrol wrote:Olaf wrote:The vibrant city center of Haltern am See
Who pfaffed the pfaff? Who got pfaffed tonight?
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Damn foiled again.Olaf wrote:You just want the gingerbread all for yourself.Marky Dread wrote:Kill Hansel and Gretel.Rat Patrol wrote:Olaf wrote:The vibrant city center of Haltern am See
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
Nos Sumus Una Familia