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Old 05-06-2010, 07:45 PM
 
Location: Mesa, AZ
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- San Diego- my former home, safe, beautiful, best weather in the country

- New Orleans- unique, party atmosphere, Mardi Gras, crime

- San Antonio- River Walk, Alamo

- Washington D.C. - government, politics, national monuments

- Austin- college town, hip, more liberal than most parts of Texas

- San Jose- Silicon Valley, often forgotten due to SF

- Atlanta- the ATL, dirty south, rappers, nice houses, lots of trees

- Denver- Rocky Mountains, Mile High City, lots of outdoor activities

- Philadelphia- City of Brotherly Love, cheesesteaks, historical, Rocky

- Detroit[/quote]
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Old 05-06-2010, 08:01 PM
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- San Diego - Zoo, LaJolla

- New Orleans - French Quarter, Katrina, Superdome

- San Antonio - Hometown, Alamo, Riverwalk, Growing way too fast

- Washington D.C. - White House, Government

- Austin - UT, Traffic, Overrated

- San Jose - Silicon Valley

- Atlanta - Traffic, CNN, Coke

- Denver - Rocky Mountains, Could live here

- Philadelphia - Rocky, Ben Franklin, Cheesesteak

- Detroit - Auto Industry, Decaying Downtown
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Old 05-07-2010, 02:48 AM
 
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- San Diego: People on sailboats drinking coffee.

- New Orleans: drunks vomiting on the street, women flashing all they see, voodoo, jazz, beignets and floods.

- San Antonio- Madonna, Emanuel Ginobili, and sand.

- Washington D.C.- The Secret Service and Black Cadillacs.

- Austin-map of Texas

- San Jose-Sharks

- Atlanta-downtown and mid-town.

- Denver-Mountains

- Philadelphia- Rocky, a fat guy eating a cheese steak. Liberty Bell.

- Detroit-A burning police car, guys in skull caps and coats warming their hands over a trash can that caught on fire.
Haha.
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Old 05-07-2010, 09:35 AM
 
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- San Diego - My former hometown! Sun, Sand, Fish Tacos, Shamu, SD Zoo or Wild Animal Park

- New Orleans -
French Quarter, Gumbo, boobs and beads

- San Antonio -
"There's no Basement in the Alamo!"

- Washington D.C. -
Looking at the US Capitol with my Family (tons of them up there) while eating Mambo Sauce with Chicken wings from the "carry-out" while listening to Go-Go music by Chuck Brown

- Austin -
Bars with the sound of loud live music, "Hook 'em Horns!"

- San Jose -
Apple and Google

- Atlanta -
Home (for now). Sitting in traffic on the connector on a Friday Afternoon drinking a Coke, thinking about where I'm going to go eat, if I can be caught on camera on one of the various reality shows that film here as I stare at the trees and hills

- Denver -
Skiing in the nearby Rockies, Airport conspiracies ,

- Philadelphia -
Rocky running up the stairs and a Geno's Cheesesteak while sitting under the Liberty Bell

- Detroit -
A Big-ass GM/Ford/Chrysler Car driven by a pimp in a blue linen suit with matching gator shoes riding by an abandoned, neglected neighborhood while listening to Motown
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Old 05-07-2010, 10:54 AM
 
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- San Diego: Chargers

- New Orleans: Creole and Cajun

- San Antonio: Mexicans

- Washington D.C.: Historical and political monuments

- Austin: UT Longhorns

- San Jose: nothing

- Atlanta: hip hop/r&b music scene

- Denver: Rocky Mountains

- Philadelphia: Liberty bell/political history

- Detroit: what the hell happened?
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Old 05-07-2010, 04:15 PM
 
Location: Orlando - South
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Pittsburg- old city, the steelers

Fort Worth- Dallas, Dallas Fort Worth airport

Orlando- Home, so much more than Theme parks and resorts

Boston- Boston tea party, other historic sites, red soxs, my friends who used to live there

Nashville- Country music

Kansas city- Tornadoes, the center of the country

Buffalo- Snow, cold, wings

Charlotte- Banks

Cleveland- Browns, my freshman history teacher

Omaha- Isolated, steaks
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Old 05-07-2010, 04:36 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Does everyone here realize steel hasn't been a big part of Pittsburgh for 30-40 years now?
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Old 05-09-2010, 04:40 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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- San Diego: Comin con convention from the summer I visited, Zoo

- New Orleans: Cajun food

- San Antonio: River Walk

- Washington D.C: White House

- Austin: My apartment

- San Jose: My cousins house, Adobe Headquarters in downtown

- Atlanta: CNN

- Denver: Snowboarding, anything in Colorado reminds me from my winter experience there

- Philadelphia: Liberty Bell

- Detroit: Grandma and Grandpa's house in the suburbs, General Motors
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Old 05-09-2010, 04:43 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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- Pittsburgh: Downtown view from the bridges

- Fort Worth: Funky Town, USA

- Orlando: The Magics, and Rainy weather when I visited Disney during Hurricane Dennis

- Boston: Boston Tea Party

- Nashville: Music venues

- Kansas City: Wizard of OZ

- Buffalo: Niagara Falls (Loved seeing it at age 11!)

- Charlotte: Young version of Atlanta

- Cleveland: LeBron James

- Omaha: Oracle
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Old 05-09-2010, 05:46 PM
 
Location: Brooklyn, NY
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The second list in this little experiment....

What first comes to mind when you hear the names of these 10 cities?

- San Diego

Anchorman

- New Orleans

Rue Bourbon

- San Antonio

The Alamo

- Washington D.C.

The White House

- Austin

Daniel Johnston

- San Jose

The pinball convention I attended there.

- Atlanta

OutKast

- Denver

The Willie Nelson song off "Red Headed Stranger"

- Philadelphia
Fat Albert

- Detroit
The RenCen; Motown
Musical...
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