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09-08-2021, 11:23 PM
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Vulcan and Mini Lady Liberty
9/08/21
Vulcan Park Birmingham, Alabama Atop Red Mountain stands a pre-war statue of the pagan god Vulcan. Built in 1938, the Vulcan statue once held aloft a light shining green when there were no traffic deaths, and red if there were. I believe this morbid practice went by the wayside after the recent restoration.  For $6 one can climb to the top of the pedestal or take an elevator. I did not pay the $6, and did neither, so here is a view of Birmingham from a somewhat lower elevation.  Given a certain brotherhood betwixt LAH and this fellow who necessarily also could be said to have a large ass, I thought a photo from the backside would be appropriate.  Unplanned, I happened to be driving by the Alabama Boy Scouts Headquarters in Liberty Park where there happens to be a Statue of Liberty replica. I could not pass up the chance for another backside shot.  . 
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09-09-2021, 11:37 AM
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Rock and Roll
9/08/2021
Dawes Concert Avondale Brewing Company Birmingham, Alabama The was Dawes' first live show since before the great panic. They seemed to be in top form to me. I am a casual fan at best, familiar with several of their songs from Pandora. I was very surprised by this show. The instrumentation across the board was excellent, creative, complex, varied, and appropriate. The lead singer's guitar work was stellar. The whole bad were high-energy performers, especially the lead. I was not expecting any of that based on the subdued recordings I've heard. The venue is great. If you have a chance to see a show at Avondale Brewing, go for it. 
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09-10-2021, 11:07 PM
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Here he is amid the remnants of a 90s era card store once located in Alabaster, Alabama, now confined in a large closet of an office building. The kind owner opens it up for me whenever I can scratch together a few 20 dollar bills to buy 80s junk wax. He gives me a "deal," which is half off the buy-it-nows he sees on ebay, which is not a deal. But when you factor in savings on shipping it is near market rate. I always get a package of top-loaders too. He sells them for his cost, and he purchased them before the top-loader shortage, so I feel like I'm at least getting a deal there (even though I am good on top-loaders). This time I got a box of series 1, 2, and 3 1988 Big Topps to open with my childhood buddies on our annual trip next week (Buck is coming too). I also got a box of Donruss Hall of Fame Heroes cards... and some other stuff.
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#5
09-19-2021, 10:44 PM
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State College, PA
9/18/2021
State College, Pennsylvania Penn State 28, Auburn 20 I went to the Penn State/Auburn game this weekend to support my Tigers. Unfortunately, Auburn let victory slip through their hands against a tough Penn State squad. It was a treat to visit Happy Valley. It is a magnificent campus, and 109,958 people were at the game! The White Out experience was fun. Way overblown, but it is always fun when everyone coordinates. For those that have never been there, the stadium is surprisingly dark. I don't think the players care a lick that everyone is wearing white (on TV they adjust the filters so viewers see the shadowy crowd shots as brighter than they are). But the noise was impressive. Getting out of there after the game is a nightmare. We didn't get back to Pittsburgh until 4am. An hour-and-a-half of that was not moving an inch in the parking lot at Penn State. Great trip though, nice people there, and I got some good shots of Buck. A formidable contingent from Auburn made the convoluted trip into the vast rural interior of this historic state. As game time drew near we made our way to the stadium to welcome the team in what we call the Tiger Walk when at home. Here it was the less-catchy Tiger Bus Drop Off.  Then I stood at a tailgate for an hour, soaking in the wind-less heat and humidity while waiting for the game to begin. On the way to the gate (crowd management does not appear to be a strength of the PSU program), we saw the delightful Miss Auburn delighting a delightful PSU couple. Goodwill flowed like the sweat dripping down my back.  The Goodyear Blimp was there too, ominously motionless in the becalmed skies.  Our seats were at the very top, which was a blessing, as the occasional breeze could be only be enjoyed there. Here is Buck with me and the gang.  The sun set right before kickoff. The orange and blue sky was not the omen of victory for the Tigers that we hoped it would be. If one were to tell the tale of the game with the sky, one might say the orange and blue sunset succumbed to the navy and white of the moonlit night.  Here is the white-out in its shadowy glory. You can see that the upper decks on both sides are actually above the light banks. Only a third of the crowd is lit up to any degree to speak of. I mention it again not as a criticism of PSU at all, more to expose the nefarious camera tricks of TV. It is the noise that probably does the trick against the opponents. It seemed clear to my untrained eye that Auburn's game plan was designed with the noise in mind, and limited what they could do. But Auburn can make some noise too. We get our chance next year.  .
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09-21-2021, 02:39 PM
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09-21-2021, 03:02 PM
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