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Avril LavigneI got to see Avril Lavigne, back in August 2005, and am not a fan in particular, but I thought she was doing some really respectable pop rock music. Just… A Walk Around ParisLike a lot of great cities in the world, it is tempting to have a taxi drop you off where you need to be and then have one pick you up and take you back to…
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Bronx ZooZoos are one of the most exciting things you can see as a child, and perhaps one of the most depressing things you can see as an enlightened adult. The Bronx…
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Carrie UnderwoodI first saw Carrie Underwood, on American Idol like a lot of people did. I don’t like American Idol, and I think it represents the worst aspects of music…
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France - LouvreThis museum is huge, and beautiful from the outside and from within. Some of the images I posted here are from across the street, when my wife and I sat for… France - Musee d'OrsayBy the time my wife and I had already seen the Louvre and a number of other sites in Paris, I was ready to see another museum. The Musee d’Orsay, is my kind… France - Notre DameThis is a piece of Gothic architecture that just would not go away despite its many flaws. We might have to thank Victor Hugo a lot for that, after he… Fremont Street - Las VegasThis is the Bourbon Street of downtown Vegas. Music, weird Elvis impersonators, scantily dressed women and men, alcohol, mobs of people at night and access to…
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Johnny WinterI’ve been a fan of Johnny Winter since the early 70s. Back in those days, a 15-year-old, could get into a general admission venue, order a drink and get up…
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NYC - Puerto Rico Day ParadeThe first time I went to the Puerto Rico Day parade in Manhattan, I really didn’t know what to expect… I thought it would be a parade, and what could be…
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PrinceI’m not a Prince fan I don’t know much about him, I don’t own any albums and yes I did see his movie Purple Rain when it was released. When I found I had the…
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Red Rock CanyonA six hour tour, in cool, calm weather, in the desert and not a care in the world. All this was at the bottom of an ocean, 150 million years ago.