My Town Is Cool

Feb 2nd 2008
Suzanne EnochMy Life As A Plebe

64 Responses to “My Town Is Cool”

1. anneriailin on 02 Feb 2008 at 12:38 am #

   I’m not from here but Albany, NY is where I presently live. Noted for being the Capital of New York State but it is also home to a very large concrete Egg. When Eric Idle visited his comment was that he wondered where the big concrete chicken was that had laid that egg.

   But my personal favorite landmark of Albany is Nipper, the RCA dog. I always look for him when driving through downtown, but you have to look quick to see him. And well, you also have to know where to look!

   –dorothy

2. Marie Conley on 02 Feb 2008 at 2:22 am #

   My town is Enid, OK. I moved a little ways from there, but that is my town.

   We are famous for two things.

   We are the capital of Crystal Meth (ha!) and USA Today proclaimed us one of 100 greatest cities to move to.

   Tourists, no. I don’t think so. If you want to see grass being eaten by a cow you can go practically anywhere.

   Coolest place. Anywhere me and my girls are. I love hanging out with my Lindsay and it doesn’t have to be cool, but the coffee shop is rockin’. The best coffee in the world with an atmosphere to die for.

   It doesn’t take much to please this country girl.

3. PJ on 02 Feb 2008 at 7:23 am #

   What’s cool about the town where I live? Lake Keowee, a gorgeous man-made lake with over 300 miles of shoreline that sits nestled at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains and has water so clear and clean that it provides the drinking water to the entire Upstate region. That’s really the only thing here that draws tourists. Well, unless you count Super Walmart, the social gathering place of Oconee County. Come to think of it, that probably draws just as many people as the lake.

   The closest tourist draw outside my town? That would be Death Valley, Clemson University’s football stadium. On any home-game weekend you can expect 80,000+ people to steam into this town of 12,000. They begin arriving on Thursday, set up their tailgates, and party through the weekend. Football is *very* big here in the south.

4. PJ on 02 Feb 2008 at 7:26 am #

   Suzanne, I’m amazed people haven’t heard of Anaheim! Maybe it’s because I visited Disneyland when I was 12 or grew up a baseball fan but it seems like I’ve always known where Anaheim was. Oh, and I’m in total agreement. The Rams will always be LA in my mind too.

   You want blank looks, try growing up in a town of 1800 in southern Michigan. People who live 40 miles away have never heard of my hometown.

5. Cookiedough on 02 Feb 2008 at 8:10 am #

   I’m from Dartmouth Nova Scotia, and the most famous thing about my city is that it’s where Trailer Park Boys flim their show.
   A few shows and tv movies film here actually. Tom Selleck’s Jesse Stone movies were made down my street.
   The Christmas Shoes with Rob Lowe was filmed here- hmm also down my street. Before the writers strike, there was alway a production going on somewhere.

   Halifax, of which my city is a part of, is the resting place of a few Titanic victims. As well as the scene for the Halifax explosion. sad things to be known for.

6. Cookiedough on 02 Feb 2008 at 8:15 am #

   Suzanne, even I, who lives SO far away, has heard of Anaheim!
   Althought, to be fair, I am very in to geography.

7. Karen Rose on 02 Feb 2008 at 8:16 am #

   Fun topic, Suzanne!

   I’m from the northern burbs of Washington, DC, so we had LOTS of cool things to look at. I think the coolest but not-very-well-known DC attraction is “The Awakening.” It’s a bronze sculpture of this man waking up and clawing his way out of the earth. His mouth is open in a feral scream. The sculpture is HUGE – were the man standing he’d be, well, way tall. His head is so huge you can sit in his open, gawing mouth. It’s done in pieces – the head, a hand (also big enough to sit in and look like a Lilliputian), a knee, a foot.

   It’s so cool – and just beyond the Jefferson Memorial at Fell’s Point. If you go to DC, don’t miss it!

   Now I live in a smallish town south of Tampa, FL. The draw here is the gentle Gulf waves and beautiful beaches.

8. Karen Rose on 02 Feb 2008 at 8:18 am #

   And Anaheim is a very cool town! I can’t believe people haven’t heard of it, either.

9. PJ on 02 Feb 2008 at 8:36 am #

   Karen R, I lived in Sarasota for 12 years. The southwest Gulf coast of Florida is so beautiful. You have your own little piece of paradise down there.

10. jessie e on 02 Feb 2008 at 8:47 am #

    I’m from a suburb of Atlanta, GA. We have a mall. And a lot of people who commute to Atlanta every morning. And that’s about it. Oh! We do have (certifiably) the best water in Georgia. So that’s something.

11. evlqn on 02 Feb 2008 at 9:13 am #

    My home town isn’t famous for anything but being the home of Cabela’s.
    Where I am living now is famous for the PreFontaine Classic and the Olympic Field trails will be held here this year.
    Before that I lived for several years in Los Angeles, which can’t stop being famous for a minute! My favorite place there, outside of the bookstore I managed, is the LA County Art Museum. I made it a point to take my sons at least twice a year so they would know there is more to art than Marvel comic books. My oldest son is an artist and my youngest is a wordsmith.

12. Margaret Garland on 02 Feb 2008 at 9:19 am #

    I add my voice to those who’ve heard of Anaheim, for crying out loud. How about them Ducks?
    I’m from Houston, TX which is famous for being big and, er, famous. I lived in Dallas, TX for 13 years which is famous/infamous for the JFK assasination and “Dallas” tv show.
    Now I live in Lancaster, PA which is famous for the Amish. Short “a” please. We also have soft pretzels, shoo fly pie and the fact that Lancaster City was once the capitol of the USA for a whole 24 hours. Oh yes. Lancaster County is also world famous for the lovely village of Intercourse. It’s near Bird-in-Hand. And it definitely is a cute place when not overrun with tourist looking for the Aaaaamish.
    I love living here even tho I am a Texan to my core. I don’t guess the area is famous for me, but that’s OK.

13. Claudia Dain on 02 Feb 2008 at 9:19 am #

    The coolest place in town? Wow, that’s a tough one. I don’t live in a very cool town, but it’s a very nice town, so that counts, right?

    I grew up in two places, LA and CT. LA is famous just for being famous! Lots of tourists there. CT is famous for being small. Okay, okay, CT isn’t famous for much, but it is very pretty, especially in the autumn. I was just back in CT this past October and couldn’t get over how perfectly pretty it was. I wondered if I knew at the time that I was growing up on a movie set.

14. Margaret Garland on 02 Feb 2008 at 9:21 am #

    evlqn, there is a Cabela’s up near Reading that I’m dying to go to. They have a neat tote bag I want. I know I could order it from their web site, but I want to go there in person. So, where’s your hometown? I see their logo on the bull riders of the PBR each week.

15. Lisa H on 02 Feb 2008 at 9:22 am #

    I live in Elmira New York. Our little town is famous for Corning Glass and the Corning Glass Museum.

    I’m from Rochester NY – 2 hours North of here, and Rochester is famous for Susan B. Anthony, Fredrick Douglass, and Eastman Kodak!

16. Freedom Writer on 02 Feb 2008 at 9:29 am #

    My hometown is Wisconsin Dells. It is a city of 2500 residence connected to a Village called Lake Delton which has about 2000 residence. What is the Dells famous for? What isn’t the Dells famous for. Wisconsin Dells is the waterpark capital of the world. Resorts such as the Kalahari, the Wilderness, Great Wolf, and Mt. Olympus (That’s right they have a Mt. Oly in the Dells) have huge indoor waterparks. A waterpark called Noah’s Ark is said to be the largest waterpark in the US and has been featured on the Travel Channel Top 10 Waterparks.

    In addition to Waterparks we have the Dells of the Wisconsin River. These are sandstone rock formations cut by the Wisconsin River. The boat tours of this area are what started the tourism business. We have an upside down replica of the White House which is right next to the Amusement Park that is owned by the Mt. Olympus Resort in which there are roller coasters and Poseidon has a wave pool with wave you can surf, and plans to expand. cont.

17. FreshEChelle on 02 Feb 2008 at 9:31 am #

    My hometown wasn’t famous but was in the Guiness book of World Records for having more people dead in our cemetary than alive in our town (100,000+ dead v. 16,000 alive). The town is one square mile, 1/4th of it is cemetary. The town is North Arlington so when folks from far away hear that fun fact, they think they’ve heard of us but they’re confusing it with Arlington National in VA.

    Nowadays we get tourists and fame because the Sopranos’ opening credits and many key scenes are filmed in NA and the neighboring town Kearny. I moved out of NA a few years ago. I’m from the area where the violent stuff was filmed on the Sopranos and I now live in the area where the family stuff was filmed.

18. doglady on 02 Feb 2008 at 9:32 am #

    I live in Wetumpka, Alabama. The movies BIG FISH and THE GRASS HARP were filmed here because of the availability of some very nice antebellum homes and a downtown that hasn’t changed much since the 1920’s. We are also one of the top white water rafting spots in the US. Home of the Trick Kayak National Championships.

19. Freedom Writer on 02 Feb 2008 at 9:36 am #

    Wisconsin Dells cont.

    We have a pizza place/brew pub called Moosejaw. Their delivery vehicle is a PT Cruiser with a giant moose on top of it and a restaurant called Buffalo Phils, and yes you guessed it, they deliver food in an odd looking yellow vehicle with a giant Buffalo on top. In this tourist area of 4500 residents there is also a casino, outlet mall and the Tommy Bartlett Ski, Sky and Stage show. I thing one of the Russian Space stations is on display at Robot World. Plus a whole lot more.

    When I went away to college and people asked me where I was from, I told them that I lived in Wisconsin Dells. They would ask “You mean there are people living there? That’s like saying you live in Disneyland.

    So next time you need a vacation, ya’ll come. If you look me up and I’ll give you a history lesson about the area.

20. FreshEChelle on 02 Feb 2008 at 9:38 am #

    Margaret, I solemnly swear to correct anyone I hear pronouncing Amish with a long A. Fortunately here in the northeast US, most folks get it right.

21. Freedom Writer on 02 Feb 2008 at 9:38 am #

    Oh yes, and there are rumors that Johnny Depp’s new movie Public Enemies will be filming in Baraboo, a town 10 miles to our south and that he may stay at one of resorts while filming.

    I’m sure he’ll call as soon as he is in the neighborhood.

22. KariE on 02 Feb 2008 at 9:42 am #

    I, too KarenR, live on the west coast of Flordia.
    My town is North Port. We are famous for the Warm Mineral Springs. They are a constant 87 degrees. It boasts itself as having more mineral content than any spring in the USA, and the third highest in the world.
    According to the web site, they were thought to be “Original Fountain of Youth” sought by Ponce de Leon. (I should have paid better attention in history class)
    Tourists? oh yeah! Mostly for foreign kind.
    I have dipped my toes in it only once and felt the same after doing so. I am still aging.

    Recently we were put on the map for the senseless kidnapping and killing of a very young mother of 2, Denise Amber Lee. Breaks my heart.

23. doglady on 02 Feb 2008 at 9:48 am #

    I think what I like the best about my little town is that it IS so small. They know me at the post office. The UPS guy delivers my packages to the bakery in Wal-mart because he knows I work there and he HATES my driveway. The little local bookstore is where everyone meets. Those of us who are considered some sort of expert – mine is historical romance – leave lists of what we recommend so other readers know what’s hot. And yes, The Goddesses are BIG on that list!There is a little cafe next to the bookstore that features home cooking – a set menu for every day of the week with some variations and it is not unusual to see people sitting there eating and reading. People will come by and look at the back of your book and say “Any good?” We have a Christmas on the River event every year which closes with a boat parade up the river, fireworks and Santa arriving on water skis. We have a French and Indian era fort and have re enactments several times a year.

24. Judy F on 02 Feb 2008 at 9:51 am #

    I live in Cincinnati, Ohio. We are famous for our sport teams though of late neither has done all that well, the Reds and the Bengals. Cincinnati is home to P&G that makes just about everything on earth. LOL

    The Ohio River runs along the City. There are tons of amusement parks and our Zoo is know for being the sexiest zoo.

25. KariE on 02 Feb 2008 at 9:58 am #

    Sexiest zoo? How does one aquire this title, Judy F?

26. Karen Rose on 02 Feb 2008 at 10:05 am #

    Cincinnati is a very nice town. I lived there for 15 years and it’s like my second hometown. They also have the Festival of Lights and the Tall Ships on the river and the fireworks on Labor Day. They also have GRAETERS. Judy, how could you forget to mention that?

    You have the famous lady fountain with water coming out her fingers, which was featured in the opening song of WKRP in Cincinnati. I love that fountain – it’s still there, isn’t it?

    Is Cinci Zoo the sexiest because it’s got the most species of any zoo? It used to – they were famous for their in-vitro breeding programs and had frozen embryos or the components thereof on ice.

27. Margaret Garland on 02 Feb 2008 at 10:39 am #

    Thank you, Fresh. You’d be surprised how many of those long a’s come out of mouths that speak with NY/NJ accents. You’d think they’d know better. Even I, coming from far away Texas, knew better. AND I could pronouce Lancaster the way it’s done here. Accent first syllable rather than 2nd. It’s a sister city to Lancaster, England and is known as The Red Rose City because of the War of the Rose fought between Lancaster and York, England. BTW, York PA, the White Rose city, is just across the river from me. Sister city to you-know-where.

    York is known for the Haines Shoe House. If you ever come here and drive Rte 30, you will see it up on the hill in all it’s glory. I think you can still by ice cream there and take a tour. If you can figure out how to get there. LOL

    I’m loving reading about everyone’s resident town. Whether you were born there or not, I hear the pride.

28. Karen Hawkins on 02 Feb 2008 at 10:57 am #

    You all live in some really colorful places! I need to travel more.

    I’m in Orlando, FL. Everyone knows about Disney, but there are a TON of great kayak trails. You can paddle right by them, which is so COOL!

    There’s also a beautiful park with a lake downtown with restaurants and coffee shops and wine bars around it and a very cool fountain in the middle. I love to go there and walk around the lake.

    We also have our own Ponce de Leon spring (waves at Karen R) at a little park calles DeLeon Springs. There’s a swimming area where they’ve blocked up the spring head, then it goes over a waterfall and into a stream to a lake. There’s a GREAT pancake house right there called The Mill House. They bring you pitchers of batter and little bowls of fresh blueberries or walnut or banana and the middle of each table is a grill. You cook your own, which my kids LOVED!

    Oh, there is so much here! I love this area!

29. elsiehogarth on 02 Feb 2008 at 11:16 am #

    My parents are crazy sports nuts and they know every team by the city they live in…I think and thank them for that because that made me good at geography in school. Yeah, Anaheim, CA-Angels, Tampa Bay, FL-Bucaneers,Orlando, FL-Magic, Cincinnat, OH-Bengals etc.

    My hometown of Sayreville, New Jersey is known for being the home of Jon Bon Jovi. While he was living here you could always see him at the local Pizza Place-Enzo’s or shopping at our local Shop Rite. He’s a very nice guy. His parents lived here until they gave away their home, in a contest, on MTV, due to it being vandalized almost on a daily basis by fans wanting to see Jon. He still visits and always stops by Sayreville War Memorial High School to check up on teachers and the students.

30. Sabrina Jeffries on 02 Feb 2008 at 11:42 am #

    I’m from New Orleans, which used to be famous for being cool and is now famous for Katrina.

    I now live in Cary, which is famous for nothing, but if I expand it to the Triangle area, it’s famous for universities (Triangle comes from the fact that there are three major universities here that form a sort of triangle–Duke, University of North Carolina, and North Carolina State University). But that’s not really the kind of famous you can do much with. *G* Still, it’s a lovely area and I like living here.

31. Judy F on 02 Feb 2008 at 11:55 am #

    How could I forget Graeters. Double choc chip is my favorite. We also have Skyline Chili, I love their three way…Its Spaghetti, chili and cheese. YUMMY. Frisch’s big boys. Busken Bakery. Man I am getting hungry. lol

    The Tyler Davidson fountain is still there. Just had a fixing up and she really shines now. The whole square area is really changing. Bringing more people downtown.

    The sexiest zoo cam from the zoo’s breeding program. I don’t remember all the details but its been the most successful in breeding animals that are on the endanger species list.

32. Suzanne Enoch on 02 Feb 2008 at 12:14 pm #

    I want to live in a place with a sexy zoo.

    Anneriailin, a concrete egg AND Eric Idle? That’s cool. *g*

33. Suzanne Enoch on 02 Feb 2008 at 12:15 pm #

    KarenH, be careful of those kayak trails. Remember my other blog about bull sharks and east coast creeks?

34. Suzanne Enoch on 02 Feb 2008 at 12:47 pm #

    doglady, I’ve never lived in a small town. it sounds amazing. I have a different postman three days out of the week, never mind how many different UPS drivers I’ve seen.

35. SuzyQ on 02 Feb 2008 at 12:54 pm #

    My home town is most famous for its horse drawn carriage made during the early to mid 1800’s. We were also the largest source of iron ore prior to and during the Revolutionary War. The mines were in production until the early 1950’s. Nowadays, no one seems to know this information.

36. Kelly Ann on 02 Feb 2008 at 1:11 pm #

    I grew up in Punta Gorda, Fl…famous for old people! Very touristy. If we didn’t have retirement age people we had snow birds (traveling old people). There are some lovely parks though – one is Ponce De Leon Park, which is also on the harbor. Lovely area really, I loved living there. We were however made famous from Hurricane Charlie, which should not make a town famous in my opinion. It’s a beautiful area and now more so because of all the rebuilding after the hurricane.

    For the last year I have lived in Centreville, Al. Famous for a brand new Super Walmart that is NOT open 24 hours. We have 4 traffic lights and a McDonalds! Ha-ha! We do boast beautiful sceneries and we are not far from Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. All I can say is that love brought me here! I live in the country and do like that, even if I am a city girl! Everyday is an adventure. Even walking to my car, I could be attacked by a wild animal or large scarey bug.

37. Freedom Writer on 02 Feb 2008 at 1:30 pm #

    Kelly Ann, when I was younger we had to drive for an hours drive to get to a McDonalds, but now we have 3 McD’s with in the Wisconsin Dells and Lake Delton area. One of them is the largest McD’s in the state of Wisconsin boasting 2 full size kitchens. It is like 2 McDonald’s in one.

38. Keri Ford on 02 Feb 2008 at 1:53 pm #

    Karen R. my dad lives in St. Pete. Ft. Desoto Beach is one of the best beaches I’ve been too. We always crossed the lagoon.

    SuzieE, not only do I know my UPS man (because of where I used to work) but he knows where I live and knows it’s okay when there’s a package with my name on it to leave it at my moms work! Ah…small town bliss.

    I’m in southern arkansas and our little slogan is something about Boomtown for the oil found here.
    -We’re known for the bromine (sp??) chemicle plants here because the stuff you get out of the ground is only found in a handful of places on the earth.
    -Murphy Oil holds it’s headquarters here, Murphy USA gas stations anyone? They typically come in a wal-mart parking lot (funny thing, there’s not a Murphy USA station in our whole county)

    The biggest known thing would be Hot Springs, AR (about 2 1/2 north) where Hot Springs National park is with all their natural springs.

39. TinaLouiseF on 02 Feb 2008 at 1:55 pm #

    I live in Kalispell, Montana. Kalispell is 17 miles north of Flathead Lake, the largest fresh water lake west of the great lakes. Kalispell is also a 45 minute drive from Glacier National Park.

40. Keri Ford on 02 Feb 2008 at 1:59 pm #

    oops, that should be 2 1/2 HOURS north.

    and how could I have forgotten to tell ya’ll about the crater? There’s a big hole in the ground about 30 minutes from me. According to the hubby (I’m assuming he wasn’t pulling my leg), it wasn’t from anything flying in from space, but a chemicle line of some sort (gas line?) explode and blasted a massive hole in the ground. There’ water at the bottom and supposedly they’ve dived in it, but never found the bottom.

41. Suzanne Enoch on 02 Feb 2008 at 2:08 pm #

    I have to say, the best thing about living in the suburbs is having about 10 movie theaters within a 5-mile radius. And 2 Walmarts, 3 Home Depots, and about 157 Starbuckses.

42. Meg on 02 Feb 2008 at 3:16 pm #

    My town would be Myrtle Beach, SC. While I don’t live in Myrtle Beach, I live close enough to hate tourist season.
    We used to have the Pavilion, but it got demolished. WE have a couple of good malls. And the golfing is supposed to be great. (I wouldn’t know) And there is always the actual beach. If it’s not too crowded, it’s a fun place to be.

43. Suzanne Enoch on 02 Feb 2008 at 4:09 pm #

    Keri, they’ve never found the bottom of the hole? That’s wild.

44. evlqn on 02 Feb 2008 at 4:39 pm #

    Margaret, I grewup and graduated from Sidney Ne. Started out at St.Patrick Academy but they refunded my parents tuition for me in my sophomore year,difference of opinion with a biology teacher. I liked the public school better anyway, more English classes. My uncle actually works for Cabela’s so we get the family discount. They have a solar shower I want.

45. hvitveis on 02 Feb 2008 at 4:42 pm #

    Drøbak, my hometown in Norway is famed for its Christmas house, where they sell decoration all year round and the postoffice of santa. Also it is a popular in summer, with its white three houses and the beach and the old bathing complex from the early 1900. The church, although not spectacular dates from around 1780 and was a gift to the village from the local rich guy, who had made his fortune because Drøbak served as a port for sail-ships where they got ice. (the beach/park used to be his private park..)
    Also a german ship, Blucher sunk here form the damage done by the cannons on the fort just across the fjord, giving king and parlament time to escape from oslo when the nazi invaded norway in 1940.

46. evlqn on 02 Feb 2008 at 4:47 pm #

    My mother-in-law has a lifetime pass to Disneyland, She received it when the park was built because her house was one of those bordering the park and the residents were annoyed by the noise. Has anyone who lived in or around LA heard of Tito’s Tacos? Best tacos in the world.

47. hvitveis on 02 Feb 2008 at 4:50 pm #

    Zaragoza, where I live now is filled to the brim of ruins and historic buildings, but since this is quite common here in spain, everyone is so blase about it. It is even considered a bit annoying since every time they lift a rock in the center they find roman or medieval ruins and have to do excavations. Compared to the Alhambra in the south, Aljaferia, zaragozas medieval arab palace seems like a hovel..
    the city is most known for the cathedral “el pilar” where a virgin-mary figure “la virgen del pilar” is. I think most of outside tourist come to see her.
    Also it is known because Francisco Goyas birth place was not far from here.

48. Margaret Garland on 02 Feb 2008 at 7:26 pm #

    Goodness. I was gone all afternoon and come back to even more places I would like to visit. Evlqn, you just had to mention that solar shower, didn’t you? I want one and I don’t even camp. Grumble, grumble.

    LOL, Kelly Ann. I don’t think I could survive without a Super Walmart open 24 hours. I’ve been know to go grocery shopping at 2-3 am when I’m insomnia mode. It’s cool. I have the place to myself and rarely have to wait in line.

    Sabrina, have you seen this web site? Mardi Gras is in full bloom. http://www.tropicalisle.com/webcam.html

49. Suzanne Enoch on 02 Feb 2008 at 7:37 pm #

    hvitveis, both of your towns sound amazing! We have a few old Spanish missions in the general area, but I can’t imagine digging up my garden and finding ancient Roman ruins. Wow.

50. Ann in IL on 02 Feb 2008 at 9:35 pm #

    Hmmm, Quincy, IL. There is PROBABLY somethng special, but I don’t know what it is. We are right on the Mississippi. Made the national news in the big flood of “93. We are 17 miles north of Hannibal, MO – home of Mark Twain. And NO, I have never done any of the Mark Twain stuff.

    Oh. oh……one of our local restaurants was featured on Alton Brown’s Road Trip show last summer. Does that count?

    As long as I can buy books in town that’s all I care about.

51. doglady on 02 Feb 2008 at 10:04 pm #

    Kelly Ann, I know EXACTLY where Centreville, AL is! I got my undergrad degree from Judson College in Marion, Alabama – right up the road from Centreville. Another thing Centreville had when I lived in the area was a couple of great barbeque places. Are they still there? The Sawmill Restaurant? My late husband’s first job was at Wal-Mart in Brent before he went on to become a psychiatrist. You are SO right about the size and variety of the bugs! Had any encounters with possums yet?

52. Kelly Ann on 02 Feb 2008 at 11:20 pm #

    Doglady, fortunately I have not run into any rabid possums yet. I did have a horrifically embarrasing moment in the library with a hornet that had somehow climbed into my jeans.

    Sawmill is still here, though when I went it had really gone downhill. Twix & Tween is still serving excellent pulled pork and Cooks is still here too. A Mexican place just opened up and we even have a tanning salon and Guthries chicken now. They have closed the small Walmart in Brent when they opened the Super Walmart in Oct. Its still a small Walmart, but everyone loves it. I can’t believe you know where Centreville is…too crazy!

53. Kelly Ann on 02 Feb 2008 at 11:30 pm #

    Meg, I vacationed in Cherry Grove when I was in high school. It was the best! I know how you feel about Tourist, growing up in SW Fla could be difficult. The plus side though is you never have to go far for vacation! We always had season passes for Disney and a summer never went by that we didn’t rent a beach house!

54. anneriailin on 03 Feb 2008 at 2:27 am #

    Judi F, I grew up in the Cincinnati area, Northern Kentucky to be exact. Your posts made me so homesick, talking about all the stuff I miss. Although, I do prefer Dixie Chili in downtown Newport. I remember when it was an even bigger hole in the wall than what it is now, but it’s got the best chili cheese dogs around! I really have to make a trip home pretty soon. lol

    –dorothy

55. doglady on 03 Feb 2008 at 4:47 pm #

    Kelly Ann, yes those Bibb County hornets are a bold bunch. They just can’t take no for an answer. OUCH! Hate to here the Sawmill has gone downhill. It used to be a great place to eat. My brother-in-law had his rehearsal dinner there.

    Oh man, Twix and Tween bar b que!! GREAT STUFF!!! Now I am hungry!

    Wow, a Guthrie’s! Centreville is becoming a regular metropolis!!

56. Krissy on 03 Feb 2008 at 11:13 pm #

    Well my hometown of Huntington Beach had the OP Pro.. until there was a huge riot when I was 13 or 14. I’m not sure what it’s called now, but I think it’s still hosted in HB. + it’s about 15 minutes from both Knott’s Berry Farm and Disneyland.

    I now live in St. Louis area where we have the Arch, Rams (the traitors I’ve been to many games here in STL and I still grumble about them leaving Anaheim. I can’t quite forgive them), Cardinals (My family calls the the Angels of the Mid West, what with so many former Angels players helping them win it in ‘06), and the Blues.

57. Santa on 04 Feb 2008 at 1:36 am #

    I live in the beautiful Hudson Valley home to (among other things) one of the Vanderbilt Mansions. LOL, I think it was a stopover before heading to the Adorondike (sp) Camp and Newport, RI. FDR’s home is here, as well, as Eleanor Roosevelt’s cottage and Roosevelt’s cousin Daisy’s estate. The Culinary Institute of America is here and, for a foodie like me, it’s quite a treat. George Washington commanded his troops from across the river. A huge chain was forged here and stretched across the Hudson River in an effort to block the British Navy from making its way up the river. Apparently it worked.

    I think that’s about it! NYC is a hop, skip and a jump away and I LOVE that! I love it here!

58. cail on 04 Feb 2008 at 8:14 am #

    NYC. nuff said.

59. Nicole Jordan on 04 Feb 2008 at 12:48 pm #

    I wish I lived close enough to NYC to be able to go see the Broadway plays!

    Our claim to fame is that we have 9 world class ski resorts within an hour’s drive. Utah’s tourist slogan is “The Greatest Snow on Earth.”

    And of course there’s the Sundance Film Festival in Park City with all the PIB’s (that’s People in Black). You can see some pretty famous stars during those 10 days. But I try never to go into town then coz it’s a zoo.

60. colinfirthfan on 04 Feb 2008 at 2:17 pm #

    I just tell people that I live in San Francisco. (technically I live in the Bay Area and 45 mins from San Francisco).
    But we have the San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders, Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and lots of other stuff.

    My favorite slogan is – “West Coast – where the cool people live”

    (OK I made that up but my East Coast cousins and I still argue about whether they should move here or we should move there )

61. MoabReader on 04 Feb 2008 at 3:57 pm #

    I am lucky enough to live where John Wayne said “God put the West,” Moab, Utah: home of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, the Colorado River, and much more. MANY, MANY westerns of the 60’s made in Moab and Monument Valley to the south. Wagonmaster, The Comancheros, beginning of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Mission Impossible 2, so much more! Mountain bike capital of the world. Viva Moab!

62. bnickle on 07 Feb 2008 at 10:25 pm #

    I live in Independence, Missouri. I attended Truman High School, which is not on, but is near Truman Road. It is a block from the Harry S Truman branch of the US Postal Service. When we go see the Chiefs or the Royals we go to the Harry S Truman Memorial Sports Complex. If one of my children should, oh, fall and land on their heads while pogo-sticking down the basement stairs (it could happen) I would immediately take them to the Harry S Truman Children’s Neurological Center. After a morning touring the Harry S Truman Presidential Library, (chuckling at a story of how one of Bess’s friends suggested she talk to Harry about curtailing his use of the word “manure” and Bess responded, “Do you know how LONG it took me to get him to say “manure”?” one might want to contribute to the Truman Heritage Foundation. Yes, I live in the kingdom of Harry. Actually a lovely place, and that’s no manure.

63. Pesky on 10 Feb 2008 at 1:54 am #

    I live at the base of the Schwangunk mtns. The coolest place in the actual town I live in is Mohonk Mtn House. http://www.mohonk.com. It’s been featured on America’s castles.

    Coolest places around me. The Huguenot Stone Houses, one of the original NY settlements. The worlds largest kaleidescope in Woodstock NY, Woodstock NY, Storm King Art Center, The Mansions in Hyde Park….I could go on.

    I love my area, I’m a perpetual tourist in my own back yard!

64. Pesky on 10 Feb 2008 at 1:55 am #

    Wavies at Santa! Hey! We’re neighbors!