KB's Trippin' I have a friend in Maryland that I haven't seen in several years whose wife I've been talking to about birthday presents lately. And, since y'all have such adorably tiny little states over there, I decided I might as well see the AAF Tank Museum in Danville, VA before it collapses under its own weight. Also back in there somewhere is Fallingwater, which I've been meaning to see for years now and which neither my wife nor daughter should be subjected to (an assessment doubly true for the tank museum). It also occurs to me that thenewgreen is in North Carolina and _refugee_ and blackbootz are in Baltimore (ish) so you get something like this: To me, that looks like a perfect excuse to rip up the Blue Ridge Parkway in a convertible, if, that is, I can figure out a way to talk Budget into renting me a convertible for a one way drive. For the record, I once drove further than that to see Jesus Jones and Stereo MC's. My show finishes a week earlier than I thought it would, but i've still got tickets to Front 242 and Severed Heads September 27. So I might just fly out for five or six days of slumming around seeing people. Would love any insights, suggestions or discouragement. Thing of it is, the flights are cheap and I've got a mileage quota to protect so i can continue sitting in the big seats drinking free doubles of Woodford Reserve.
So a road trip the fourth week of September? I'll be in school but would love a visit! To bolster your big metal man-made object list, Baltimore has the B&O Railroad Museum, "birthplace of American railroading" and home to most powerful steam engine ever built. I hear it's train nerd paradise. If you don't have a day to do that, we could get some oysters and crabs. _refugee_ any thoughts?
We could probably go anywhere tasty. I'm sure kb has no strong need for oh-you're-in-town-you-HAVE-to-try-this kitsch. Unless I'm wrong. kleinbl00?
Been there before. As far as I'm concerned, Yuengling and Old Bay are pretty much what you got. Oysters are better cooked. They're still not good. Besides which, I live on Puget Sound which means I automatically think my seafood is better than yours. When is softshell season, anyway?
I don't really eat crabs so I'd be googling it anyway. I'm working on my hosting skillz -- I'll noodle on it.When is softshell season, anyway?
I grew up in the Southwest. Santa Fe Railroad was everywhere. I care not a lot about trains; thanks though. NAS Patuxent River might make an appearance. I stayed with the base vice-commander for a week several years back and he never mentioned they had a museum. It was dumb.
You are always welcome, my friend. keep me posted as your plans solidify.
John Denver is singing about West Virginia, which is an amazing state in and of its own right. I'd argue that Virginia and West Virginia are two of the greatest states in our country (I'm actually willing to make that statement about every state except Illinois). True story, it separated from Virginia during the American Civil War when a bunch of its counties looked at the secessionists and were all like "Uh. No thank you. That doesn't look like fun." As for Virginia itself, I don't know too much about it other than it was one of the original American Colonies and was named after the Virgin Queen (Why they didn't name it after her actual name, I don't know). It's an Appalachian state with beautiful forested countryside and a few parks preserving it. Anybody I've ever talked to that has anything to say about it though have all said very nice things, so I'm thinking of visiting it someday.