Rochester, NY

noumenal · 01.15.2007, 11:12 AM

I'm going there on the 25th. Anybody know of anything interesting to do there?

thewall91 · 01.15.2007, 11:19 AM

good live music venue is the bug jar.

when i was in high school and college i loved the shops on monroe ave, but have no idea what that stretch is like now since that was about 15 years ago.

thewall91 · 01.15.2007, 11:20 AM

and good late night drunk food at nic tahoe's. get a garbage plate. it's probably the only thing rochester, ny is known for.

fishmonkey · 01.15.2007, 11:20 AM

http://www.10best.com/Rochester,NY/

noumenal · 01.15.2007, 11:22 AM

Cool, thanks, I'm only going to have Friday night to goof off, I'm leaving Saturady afternoon. I'll probably just drive around in my rental car.... maybe check out one of those places.

sonicl · 01.15.2007, 11:25 AM

VirtualTourist.com guide to Rochester

thewall91 · 01.15.2007, 12:55 PM

i've been to jillian's on that 10 best website. it's more of a sports bar type complex. nothing all that exciting. very "frat boy."

i forgot that they opened a dinosaur barbeque there. i've been to the original in syracuse and it's great - biker bar with good grub.

did the kodak place on a fourth grade field trip. maybe it would be more exciting now, but probably not

noumenal · 01.15.2007, 12:59 PM

I believe Jillian's is a national chain-they had one in Nashville when i lived there. It was a bar, video game arcade, restaurant, and bowling alley all in one. I went there a couple times. Not that great. In Nashville it wasn't frat-boy because it was at Opry Mills mall which is a bit of a drive from Vandy or any of the other colleges. It was more "redneck" than anything else.

noumenal · 01.15.2007, 01:08 PM

Check this out, interesting:

http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville...1/daily13.html

http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/st...4/daily44.html

Пятхъдесят Шест · 01.15.2007, 01:10 PM

We have a Dave and Busters here. I've never been there though.

Doesn't really sound like it would float my boat.

noumenal · 01.15.2007, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Пятхъдесят Шест

We have a Dave and Busters here. I've never been there though.

Doesn't really sound like it would float my boat.

No, those places suck. They're loud and filled with mouth-breathers.

Пятхъдесят Шест · 01.15.2007, 01:13 PM

Right.

Plus its in the suburbs! EEK!

racehorse · 01.15.2007, 01:40 PM

the only 2 things i know about the place is nic tahoe's and the fact that lydia lunch was born there...

noumenal · 01.24.2007, 09:41 PM

Thanks guys, I'm leaving tomorrow. I have an interview - wish me luck.

touch me i'm sick · 01.24.2007, 09:45 PM

good luck you

!@#$%! · 01.24.2007, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by noumenal

I'm going there on the 25th. Anybody know of anything interesting to do there?

they have a famous zen temple, if you're into that kind of thing. i believe it was the first established in the u.s. it's actually quite beautiful.

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ps- break a goddamn leg

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edit: go, pilgrim, and ask if you can visit the place: http://www.rzc.org/

(btw, that website is horribly pretentious and poorly designed. i could totally fix it)

Pax Americana · 01.25.2007, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by thewall91

good live music venue is the bug jar.

when i was in high school and college i loved the shops on monroe ave, but have no idea what that stretch is like now since that was about 15 years ago.

The Bug Jar is a fine establishment. Rochester is kinda boring though. Kim Gordon is rumored to have been born there as well.

noumenal · 01.27.2007, 11:35 PM

Erm, I'm back. Rochester was great. Eastman was sweet. I met a bunch of music theorists. I had three interviews: one in analysis, one in skills, and one in research. I nearly froze to death. Didn't have a chance to do anything unscheduled besides driving up to take a look at the lake. This is Eastman Theatre:

The bathrooms are spacious and clean.

Also, the library is the largest academic music library in the US. It is ridiculous. I looked at a 1st edition of Bach's Die Kunst der Fuge, a manuscript of La Mer in Debussy's hand, a codex from the 12th century, and a bunch of other stuff like that. Good times.

!@#$%! · 01.29.2007, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by noumenal

the library is the largest academic music library in the US. It is ridiculous. I looked at a 1st edition of Bach's Die Kunst der Fuge, a manuscript of La Mer in Debussy's hand, a codex from the 12th century, and a bunch of other stuff like that. Good times.

fucking sweet. i go crazy for shit like that. i used to spend tons of time at the library of congress and uhhhh ahhhh the stuff you'd see...

glad you like the place. so i guess you didn't see any monks, huh?

noumenal · 01.29.2007, 11:32 PM

Yeah, it was awesome in every sense. No monks, but a lot of asian virtuosos in overcoats, which are similar. Grad students eating hot pockets under blankets in their own corner of the library are also a little like monks. I did not see any of those, however. They were eating bagels, muffins, and veggie sandwiches.

I should find out if they're giving me an offer within 3 weeks, maybe sooner. It's not likely, but it would be incredible and a huge validation of what I've been doing. Eastman has possibly the best graduate theory program in the US, maybe tied with Yale or Indiana or CUNY, hard to say. Whether I get in or not, I was thrilled to make it to the interview stage and not make a fool of myself.

01.15.2007, 11:12 AM	#1
noumenal expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,855	I'm going there on the 25th. Anybody know of anything interesting to do there?
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01.15.2007, 11:19 AM	#2
thewall91 children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 383	good live music venue is the bug jar. when i was in high school and college i loved the shops on monroe ave, but have no idea what that stretch is like now since that was about 15 years ago.
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01.15.2007, 11:20 AM	#3
thewall91 children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 383	and good late night drunk food at nic tahoe's. get a garbage plate. it's probably the only thing rochester, ny is known for.
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01.15.2007, 11:20 AM	#4
fishmonkey invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,670	http://www.10best.com/Rochester,NY/ __________________ "Pescescimmia ha grandi bulbi oculari blu, ognuno attaccato su un lato della sua testa, in modo tale da risucire a guardare indietro senza girare la sua testa pesciosa"
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01.15.2007, 11:22 AM	#5
noumenal expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,855	Cool, thanks, I'm only going to have Friday night to goof off, I'm leaving Saturady afternoon. I'll probably just drive around in my rental car.... maybe check out one of those places.
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01.15.2007, 11:25 AM	#6
sonicl invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,527	VirtualTourist.com guide to Rochester
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01.15.2007, 12:55 PM	#7
thewall91 children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 383	i've been to jillian's on that 10 best website. it's more of a sports bar type complex. nothing all that exciting. very "frat boy." i forgot that they opened a dinosaur barbeque there. i've been to the original in syracuse and it's great - biker bar with good grub. did the kodak place on a fourth grade field trip. maybe it would be more exciting now, but probably not
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01.15.2007, 12:59 PM	#8
noumenal expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,855	I believe Jillian's is a national chain-they had one in Nashville when i lived there. It was a bar, video game arcade, restaurant, and bowling alley all in one. I went there a couple times. Not that great. In Nashville it wasn't frat-boy because it was at Opry Mills mall which is a bit of a drive from Vandy or any of the other colleges. It was more "redneck" than anything else.
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01.15.2007, 01:08 PM	#9
noumenal expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,855	Check this out, interesting: http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville...1/daily13.html http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/st...4/daily44.html
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01.15.2007, 01:10 PM	#10
Пятхъдесят Шест invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Omaha, Nebraska, USA Posts: 3,063	We have a Dave and Busters here. I've never been there though. Doesn't really sound like it would float my boat.
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01.15.2007, 01:13 PM	#12
Пятхъдесят Шест invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Omaha, Nebraska, USA Posts: 3,063	Right. Plus its in the suburbs! EEK!
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01.15.2007, 01:40 PM	#13
racehorse 100% Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 784	the only 2 things i know about the place is nic tahoe's and the fact that lydia lunch was born there... __________________ She holds the room up by talk alone
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01.24.2007, 09:41 PM	#14
noumenal expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,855	Thanks guys, I'm leaving tomorrow. I have an interview - wish me luck.
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01.24.2007, 09:45 PM	#15
touch me i'm sick expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,936	good luck you
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01.27.2007, 11:35 PM	#18
noumenal expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,855	Erm, I'm back. Rochester was great. Eastman was sweet. I met a bunch of music theorists. I had three interviews: one in analysis, one in skills, and one in research. I nearly froze to death. Didn't have a chance to do anything unscheduled besides driving up to take a look at the lake. This is Eastman Theatre: The bathrooms are spacious and clean. Also, the library is the largest academic music library in the US. It is ridiculous. I looked at a 1st edition of Bach's Die Kunst der Fuge, a manuscript of La Mer in Debussy's hand, a codex from the 12th century, and a bunch of other stuff like that. Good times.
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01.29.2007, 11:32 PM	#20
noumenal expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,855	Yeah, it was awesome in every sense. No monks, but a lot of asian virtuosos in overcoats, which are similar. Grad students eating hot pockets under blankets in their own corner of the library are also a little like monks. I did not see any of those, however. They were eating bagels, muffins, and veggie sandwiches. I should find out if they're giving me an offer within 3 weeks, maybe sooner. It's not likely, but it would be incredible and a huge validation of what I've been doing. Eastman has possibly the best graduate theory program in the US, maybe tied with Yale or Indiana or CUNY, hard to say. Whether I get in or not, I was thrilled to make it to the interview stage and not make a fool of myself.
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