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Originally Posted by qprogeny79

my mom's entire family came from baltimore. i've been there several times and i like it sometimes but not others . . . except for the inner harbor and ft. mchenry, which are good. i can see where 40-50 years ago it may have been a good place to live, but it seemed a lot like certain parts of the city have gone straight to hell, and i understand it's right up there with detroit nowadays among the crime capitals of the us of a. i dunno, maybe it's because last time we went it was just so extraordinarily grey and dreary outside and we ended up stopping in this smoky pub with lotto and keno stuff all over it.

and what's with that domino sugars sign? my mom informs me it's been there as long as she can remember . . . why don't they take it down?

domino sugars is a baltimore company. the plant was right there. the sign is a town feature. would you trash the liberty bell because it's no longer in use? god!! what are you?

and the inner harbor is a foul stinking hole, a tourist trap, a vomitorium, a shame. it's like the fucking mall of america around a puddle of water. you find that likeable?

baltimore is fucking beautiful in its decay the way new york in the 70's was too, but in a much smaller scale. the people are funky, the junkies are like space aliens, and the yuppies stay the fuck away (except for some pockets). has a great little underground, racial troubles, good coffeeshops, awesome seafood, a vast working class, a couple of universities (one of which is world-class awesome), and everything that makes a town interesting and great to live in.

you need some poetry man. i would say go buy a kilo at walmart but they don't sell it there. i don't know where you can find it. maybe in an old bookstore, if you manage to get admitted to their inner sanctum. and quit taking those fucking square pills.