Horseshoe Crab

Something about seeing the Philadelphia Museum of Art from this angle reminds me of the underbelly of a horseshoe crab or some other creature with a thick exoskeleton and creepy crawly nastiness on the underside.

All alone in the mooonlightttt...

In comments, show us the location of your best memor(ies).

Mine is:

Solid State, formerly La Luna

Site of many, many shows in the early to middle 90's; at one time I was going 2-3 times a week. Hazel, Heatmiser (Elliot Smith's first band), Big Daddy Meat Straw...and the Dandy Warhols.

I don't think I was at the very first Dandys show, but it was close. And it's not like we're talking Sex Pistols Manchester 1976, but there was something special about those days - and it wasn't just Zia taking her shirt off during every show (does she still do that?)

The next few months were spent seeing them at every opportunity, tracing handstamps with sharpies to try to get into over 21 shows around town. That first show may not have been my best memory of La Luna, but it's one of the most lasting.

Anyway, post your own in comments.

Eastern State

Eastern State Penitentiary in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia, PA. Al Capone stayed here for a while, but now it's inhabited almost solely by cats. My mom's house is also in the picture so be sure to wave hello, she'll appreciate it.

Mothballed Naval Ships

This is the collection of mothballed U.S. Navy ships at the mothballed Philadelphia Naval Ship Yard. If I recall correctly, I beleive the Iwo Jima, made famous by the movie Apollo 13 is stored here. Be sure to zoom in a little.

Another Park

Bartlett Lake, Arizona. This one is just outside Phoenix and is one of those man made lakes in a mountain valley where you if you look down you can see dead trees and roads. Nice spot for Jet Skis. Zoom in to see some boats.

I'll Have a Go

Prospect Park Brooklyn, New York. This is one of my favorite urban parks. It was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, the same pair who designed New York's Central Park. In the upper left hand corner of the picture is Brooklyn's Park Slope Neighborhood.

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