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09/14/2010 00:00 #52731

Abandoned Amusement Park
Category: urban exploration
I came across this randomly tonight and thought that it was pretty cool. It kind of reminds me of Crystal Beach and Olcott Beach. I have no idea why I am so drawn to abandoned amusement parks. Maybe it was abandoned around the time I was born and just slowly decayed or something along those lines. But WOW!


tinypliny - 09/20/10 08:43
They look like rotting corpses of dinosaurs.

09/11/2010 12:15 #52706

How the F do you do that?
Category: driving
These must be the same kind of D-F**K's that flip and wreck on the 198 thinking that it's a "Real Highway" while in reality the speed limit should be 45 mph.



But seriously how do you do that unless you're doing around 50 mph? Allen St really doesn't want cars on it, that's why you hold your breath driving down it as you're praying that you keep your side view mirrors.
heidi - 09/11/10 19:46
Wow, that's right in front of my old apartment. Crazy. I can't imagine how hard it would be to get up enough speed to flip a car on Allen.
paul - 09/11/10 13:48
I want to see a picture. It's so hard to imagine.

09/10/2010 20:04 #52697

Beach House
Category: concerts
Here is the 2nd band from Vampire Weekend, Beach House. Needless to say when I'm down in the SRQ this winter I will be listening to this when I'm walking on Siesta Key / Crescent Beach. Not because of the name of the band although that helps, but I just love the "dream pop" sound...






09/08/2010 21:21 #52684

Vampire Weekend
Category: concerts
I went last night to Toronto after work and treated myself to a Molson Canadian Amphitheatre Show. I couldn't find anyone to go with me and with the venue being only 40% sold I was lucky to unload my ticket at the gate, even though it was less than cost.

What counted was I was able to make the show for the two bands I wanted to see as I left Buffalo at 5 after work, hung out at the MCA until midnight taking in the big city hipsters, getting home at 1:30 AM and then making it to work this morning 10 minutes early. Needless to say that everything lined up for me as I had a pretty descent time even by myself.

Anyway I was finally able to get floor tickets and take a video that is worth of being one of the "cool" kids at the Amphitheatre:



or if that doesn't work here is the HD link

The only downside is that my battery conked out shortly thereafter and I also realized that my backup was drained as well :-( Anyway watching and dancing hit the spot for all that I have been going through mentally these days anyway.

08/30/2010 21:17 #52614

CNE/Ontario Place
Category: concerts
So this is the CNE and Ontario Place during and after hours post concert.

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Amex Pavilion
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Self Explanatory
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The Original Hockey Hall of Fame, now part of BMO Field
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People Mooching Wifi @ the EX
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mrmike - 08/31/10 16:09
I miss it and the CNE, original Hockey Hall of fame was pretty cool. Wound up at the CNE as part of a bus excursion to a baseball game as a teenager. We went into the foods around the world building, where there was Pizza under Italy, Burgers under US and the like until we got to Poland, where under it was....a dairy queen.
paul - 08/31/10 10:26
I still have never been to ontario place, it looks pretty cool.