Living in Philadelphia

haha i currently live by strip malls near snyder/oregon

the continued existence of porn video stores confuses the hell out of ne

their patrons must be like the amish of perverts

i'm pretty sure i'm going to franklin institute tmmrw to see dead sea scrolls. anyone wanna meet up there for mini-fap?

that sounds like a cool exhibit but i don't think i can squeeze it into my budget

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they're not just video stores, think of them as community centers! like a barbershop

Of the places I went to:

Franklin Mortgage and Investment Co. A+ sailors, suspenders, tattoos, nice waitress, great drinks, no attitude
Ranstead Room A for atmosphere; B for drinks; this place is very dark, perfect for a late-nite assignation, lots of couples smooching in the booths
Tank Bar A, see above, friendly, generous bartender, nice locals
McGlinchey's A, horseshoe bar, smokers, cheap beer
Trestle Inn A+atmospheric

Hop Sing Laundromat honorable mention; wasn't open, but looked interesting

Oh! My friend works at Franklin M&I Co.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvJPG6KURV8&feature=channel&list=UL

that convinced me. i'm not going to vote for romney.

Mordy did you go to the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit? Howuzzit?

I haven't made it over yet! Had a change in plans but I've heard good things about the exhibit

Anyone seeing Hot Chip and Chromatics this Saturday?

where??

Wait, shit, never mind, it's in a month. Electric Factory.

I would probably go just to pick up some chromatics shirts

Lorenzo's is on fire right now :-/ the place sucked but it was still quite an institution. I can't imagine not having it.

lorenzo's pizza?!?

Going to Rehoboth Beach this weekend for work. I have Friday evening and night and Saturday morning to myself. What should I do? And am I going to get screwed parking?

Hah I just got back from there today. I'll make you a list

when I went to rehoboth we bought salmon and capers from the local (superfresh? whole foods?) and made middling pasta

Everything is expensive but that being said the Dogfish Head brewpub and the Purple Parrot are both ace; the latter has a crab quesadilla that will make your mouth jizz. Both are on Rehoboth ave which is mostly tacky gift shops, though the Spencer's-y Gidget's Gadgets has a couple cute things. Grotto Pizza is the best and also there's a no-frills decent coffee shop called The Gallery Espresso with decent iced coffee and outlets to plug in a laptop or phone charger. Skip Cafe a Go Go a few doors down bcz they have no outlets for patrons, wtf is that shit? Oh and be sure to hit that ice cream place on the ave right by the boardwalk that has like 70 flavors. Also, Fractured Prune has absurdly decadent donuts (like Oreo-mocha and stuff; you can pick one of like 10 glazes and like 15 toppings and they fry/glaze them to order). El Dorado makes good fish and shrimp tacos if you don't mind paying $3.75 ea but they lose points for not having horchata

Thanks! I'll see what I can hit!

rehobath! when i was a kid we used to go to bethany beach down at the shore and rehobath was 20 minutes away. one year we were eating ice cream at this make your own sundae place when they started to evacuate the town bc of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Emily_(1993) -- we ended up staying through the storm bc a friend said they never hit and the weather is beautiful (and the beach tourist-free) right after a storm. also there was this comic book / gaming shop down in rehobath and that's where i got my first magic: the gathering cards ever this was like '92/3ish. very warm memories of that place :)

Crab cakes sound so good

Oh my god just driving to Wawa took forever. I don't know if I can make it all the way to the beach from my strip mall motel

wawas

There's a free Pains of Being Pure at Heart show at Morgan's Pier tonight.

Yah, are you going to that? I don't think I like them that much? though so many of my friends do? I haven't been there yet. Maybe I should go.. Will it be raining?

Maybe, I'm not sure. I'm going to try and get just drunk enough for going out in public first; I'll probably be there if I can manage that. It's just stopped raining in Fairmount, so hopefully it will stay dry later tonight.

alright, well, click on my name and "webmail" me if you need a chaperone or something. what i've learned over the years about going out in public is: at best people are happy to see you and very expressive about it, at middling they are too wrapped up in their own shit to think about you very much, and at worst they are drunk in an unpleasant, looking to start fights way. i can only imagine that ppl at a pains of being pure at heart show will be somewhere in-between the first two categories. kinda like a middle school dance but with less social skills in evidence.

Fuck it, I'm doing this.

Say hi if you want. Longish hair, pink shirt, glasses, awkwardness.

ok, i am supposedly meeting ppl in old city and then walking there or something. i will look for you. i look like God, or at the least his spoiled child, i don't know how else to put it

oops it started like a half-hour ago. never mind, sorry!!

For real though guys we should really do a FAP at Morgan's Pier for one of their themed food specials. Though I suppose it's kind of a hike for Mordmeister

The band hasn't shown up yet actually...

I know they have DJs late on Saturday nights as well- I saw a flier advertising Alan Braxe and Tim Sweeney this month

Saturday is a shitshow; I tried to go for Braxe and I left after like 15 min (a good 40 before he went on). Tim Sweeney DJs at Snacks too and that's much nicer for dancing IMO

Anyone want to hang out? We r bored and thinking about coming into the city

Possibly gonna hit up mama falafal joint for some late lunch

guys, this thread makes me miss my hometown. also Lorenzo's on fire :(

yeah their pizza was garbage but when i used to volunteer at the Wooden Shoe at their old original location, that shit was what kept me going through all those long shifts jamming out to crust-punk and reading Kropotkin

So we r at mamas- 20th st and ludlow

Just fyi if anyone needs to sell your house

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzyrsC25SFA

lol

Hey my friends just moved half a block from Fiume; is that near you?

Yes, I live across the intersection from Fiume!

i was talking to this guy last night who moved to philly from seattle 12 years ago and apropos of nothing he was like "why are people so angry here??"

and i was just like "yeah, i know...

Dirty Frank's- Sanford-Townsend Band
Bob & Barbara's- Steve Forbert
McGlinchey's- Warren Zevon
Tattooed Mom's- Steve Miro
Doobie's- Jackson Browne

The Barbary- M83
Johnny Brenda's- Galaxie 500/Joanna Newsom
Kung Fu Necktie- Stinking Lizaveta

Locust Bar- Tone Loc
Locust Rendevous- 1985 Chicago Bears
Oscar's- Freedy Johnston

P.O.P.E- Arthur Lee
The Dive- Spoonie G
Royal Tavern- Marshall Crenshaw
Ray's Happy Birthday Bar- AC/DC
12 Steps Down- China Crisis