Oak, it stands the test of time! AND the test of NYC subway butts!
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Well, partly! It's been over 40 years since visiting NYC for any length of time. We rode the subway, and I gotta tell ya, this transplanted Texan, cum Tennessee Hillbilly Redneck rode the subway with his wallet in his front pocket and his OPEN boy scout knife ready for emergency defense use in one hand! (what do you call a boy scout knife now, since.......) Did not know about the terracotta scandal till much later!! Amnesia - what's that - I'll take a stack of blueberry waffles to go with my new iPhone, and don't forget to air up the tires and grease the crocs!Is that why you afraid to visit NYC? It is not because of the falling bricks or pieces of architectural facades.You afraid to get amnesia and won’t remember where your wood pile is located?
Side chair located at “The American Wing” in The Metropolitan Museum, NY……..
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A Tilt-Top Table located at “The American Wing” in The Metropolitan Museum, NY……..
You don't see that hand carved craftsmenship much anymore these days. And if you did you couldn't afford it.
This is why museums are a valuable institution. It reminds you what human beings are capable of, progress and how they were very creative in devising a tool they needed to be able to execute a piece of functional art along with the techniques and pure skill set they have developed. A very few can do these type of functional art in the century we are in and it’s a dying breed.
In the next century we will have “NFS, AI & Farmed” Art work (coming up with the idea and farming the fabrication to an outfit that specializes in certain genre) to show our progress in Art, Architecture and Design.
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An epic, grand moving painting by Emaneul Leutze, “Washington Crossing The Delaware (1851)”, located at The American Wing in The Metropolitan Museum, NY………..protect this work of art ant any cost! 21’ x 12’.
Saw a set of 6 without figured back, just standard straight grain and 2 arm chairs sell for $7 a chair at auction in 2019. Identical base, don't think the styles were double curved, but did have the center carved crown. Chairs were dated 1815 Philadelphia on the bottom. Horse hair and cloth needed attention. You would have loved them.
I would have carried them home. My wife has the chair fetish!
Ok, I like chairs as much as the next guy. However, they don't sell very well now or for the last few years. My order is for a piece of walnut feather crotch like that back!!!
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Winchester Rifles in The Metropolitan Museum, NY……
Ran across this today, from 5-21-2016. What Indianapolis Motor Speedway looks like while the fans are staying out of the drizzle. Usually was a 2 hour ride with a 4 person crew--and nobody wanted to be the first to say they had to stop at the port-a-pot in Turn 2!! Coffee management at its finest.
Weather was better the day before, when then IN Governor Pence came out for a ride. I'm on the left, and he was grateful we met in the corner instead of on track. A few weeks later, his life changed radically--and those moments could no longer happen.
Weather was better the day before, when then IN Governor Pence came out for a ride. I'm on the left, and he was grateful we met in the corner instead of on track. A few weeks later, his life changed radically--and those moments could no longer happen.
Great pics!
Lifelong fan here was lucky enough to make it to the race twice. Don't think I could survive what we did back then - park in somebody's front yard, walk the "strip" until dark, party until the wee hours, sleep on the ground and get woken up by Purdue's band marching by in the early hours of the morning.
Lifelong fan here was lucky enough to make it to the race twice. Don't think I could survive what we did back then - park in somebody's front yard, walk the "strip" until dark, party until the wee hours, sleep on the ground and get woken up by Purdue's band marching by in the early hours of the morning.
Aah! to be young again
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Laurel Falls in Smokey Mountains State Park, Gatlinburg Tennessee. 2.6 mi round trip hike.
Nothing like a hot dog roasted over the fire, after a hard day of hiking!
Nothing like a hot dog roasted over the fire, after a hard day of hiking!
Nice! I can't believe folks will park in your back yard and not say howdy... 
I figured there would be some woodbarters in the area!!Nice! I can't believe folks will park in your back yard and not say howdy...
Beautiful country!
Crossville TN. About 2 hrs away. There is likely at least 1 member closer. It's hard to go anywhere in the US without being somewhat close to a members home area.
Enjoy your vacation and when you get home remember, most Tennesseans have never seen that falls. It's too close to home.
They would be more likely to go see something unusual like Amish country or some such...
Lil Mikey has not seen those falls. Most of his flyfishing traipsing in the past has been around Tellico.River and its tributaries and down around Townsend and the Little River. Almost getting too old to be scrambling around the boulders. Plus darn it - its a three to four hour drive which makes it at multi-day excursion - not something I can do after work. Darn it.
All that said and done - Jason, you and your family be sure to enjoy the most beautiful part of our state!
All that said and done - Jason, you and your family be sure to enjoy the most beautiful part of our state!
Too Kewl! When just a wee-un, I pored over anything that had to do with Indy. Was a particular fan of the turbines. Even my first electric race track had early indy cars - not like the ones today. At least my part of Texas did not have NASCAR connections. In 1991, a subcontractor asked me if I wanted to go - he had an extra ticket for the 75th running. A little background - this subcontractor is a pilot - but not a particularly good record - he "crashed" 3 times - basically he ran out of fuel and had to emergency land at places other than an airport. He also has a Mitsubishi MU-2 - at the time, they did not a very good safety record. I told Andy that I would go as long as he wasn't the pilot. Luckily he wasn't going to be - I think the FAA had some say in that. So with some trepidation and clinching of fists, we left. Got to Indy with no incidents, and hopped in a cab to make it to the racetrack. Didn't take long at all. Had a great seat in the middle of outside of Turn One. Had a great time - Mears won I believe - got a sunburn and ringing ears! Only thing did not get to do was get to the in-field to see the partying. However, getting back home was a different story. I think it took us two to three hours to get back to the airport! Was wishing Indy was like Talladega. The racetrack is right next to the airport - you could walk over, but they have Air Conditioned shuttles that make it nice! That's the way to go see a race!