[pantophobia]

part 2, the places i don't live, i guess i will order them

Seattle - best city i have ever been too, hands down, cheap public transport, pike's market was flavorful, Husky Stadium was a nice stop during the day (note to self, relearn how to row a boat), more Thai restaurants then any other city in the country i believe, Queen Anne's Hill was great neighborhood, West Seattle was my favorite, Easy Street Records one of the best record shops i have been too

New York City - love the 24/7 subway system
Queens - they need to learn how to set up their roads, i gotten lost twice trying to get to the same place in Astoria two different times, that area kinda sucks
Brooklyn - Williamsburg is quite nice, a great place to have a slice of pizza at midnight infront of a bodega
Manhattan - midtown was so crowded and expensive, too much to take in large doses; LES around St Mark's was the best place in the whole city, got Kim's and Other Music, that bookstore where Thurston was hanging out, great food, i can see why it's so expensive, everyone would wanna live there

Long Beach - didn't see the water, downtown was small but good eats (cept for an over salted margarita at Taco Beach), very laid back, nicer then LA proper for sure

Los Angeles - very warm, very smoggy, but it was unique, walking down Sunset and Hollywood Blvd was ace, Amoeba is maybe the best record shop in the country, the view of the Hollywood hills are amazing, i could see could see myself living there, but only if don't have to drive, they are fucking crazy drivers, so that means never

Portland - didn't seem as big as I thought it would be, it's like a pocket city surround and filled with trees, but a lovely area, need more time to explore the area

Montreal - very familiar yet bilingual, but every one can speak english so you can get by for a while, cold nights in the summer, but other wise anally retentive clean, crazy band action up there, the Metropolis sucks like a fuck, the security are think-headed, and play so much attention to people taking pictures over people crowd surfing, the other venues seem to be among the best in the western hemisphere (most are on boulevard Saint-Laurent)

Sarasota - nice little gulf coast beach front, Longboat Key is beautiful, very slow down there, Mote Marine Lab is quite cool, more egghead then Sea World but they have a cool Shark Tank

Chicago - the city is nice, the food: a heart attack in every bite, there is an over abundance of asshole in Chicago for some reason, even in the music scene, but some nice people

Atlanta - humid as fuck, downtown has Coca Cola world, the Georgia Aquarium, nice but bustling, need to head to Savannah at some point, lots of family there, never met any of them

Pittsburgh - one of the most beautiful cities, filled with old brick buildings in parts of downtown, taking the Penn Turnpike to get there is fucking hell though, the worst highway i have ever been on (have to pay toll, no exits for 40 miles at a time, jersey barriers, pushy truck convoys at night)

Allentown - north of Phili, Camp Snoopy is there, loved the state fair atmosphere, the mix of the rides, the farm pavilion, and the cheap gaudy prizes everywhere saturates your funnel cake and pig's ear

Cincinnati - I don't remember much, it's been over 3 years, downtown seemed kinda dull, that air of the lingering race tension seemed omnipresent, good chili, Bogart's is quite a ways from downtown

Hoboken - a weird mix of New York Lite and Jersey funk, Maxwells is nice intimate place

Philadelphia - downtown is ok i guess, wherever that shithole was where the Starlight Ballroom is was a war zone (Chechnya as someone aptly called it), i get the feeling there is some real deep envy for other cities in the region

Orlando - yeah it's not a city, it's a collective of land owned by warlords, of them Sea World is the best, at least there you get some real attractions

Milwaukee - Grey as Fuck, you want your Pabst soaked in Old Milwaukee and served in a Miller mug with fried cheese and pass out in a doorway