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Post by anotherfed on Oct 29, 2015 15:42:43 GMT -5
Other great Baltimore attractions: the Ravens football team, the Inner Harbor, Fells Point for Italian food and partying, and the National Aquarium.
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Post by Gaidin on Oct 30, 2015 9:26:26 GMT -5
Boston (including Lowell and Lawrence) Does anybody know what agency has an ALJ office located in Lowell? Boston (pronounced Listeni/ˈbɒstən/) is the capital and largest city[11] of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. Boston also served as the historic county seat of Suffolk County until Massachusetts disbanded county government in 1999. The city proper covers 48 square miles (124 km2) with an estimated population of 655,884 in 2014,[12] making it the largest city in New England and the 24th largest city in the United States.[5] The city is the anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area called Greater Boston, home to 4.5 million people and the tenth-largest metropolitan area in the country.[8] Greater Boston as a commuting region[13] is home to 7.6 million people, making it the sixth-largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States.[9][14] One of the oldest cities in the United States, Boston was founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from England.[15][16] It was the scene of several key events of the American Revolution, such as the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Siege of Boston. Upon American independence from Great Britain, the city continued to be an important port and manufacturing hub, as well as a center for education and culture.[17] Through land reclamation and municipal annexation, Boston has expanded beyond the original peninsula. Its rich history helps attract many tourists, with Faneuil Hall alone attracting over 20 million visitors per year.[18] Boston's many firsts include the United States' first public school, Boston Latin School (1635),[19] and first subway system (1897).[20] The area's many colleges and universities make Boston an international center of higher education and medicine, and the city is considered to be a world leader in innovation for a variety of reasons.[21][22] Boston's economic base also includes finance,[23] professional and business services, and government activities.[24] The city has one of the highest costs of living in the United States,[25] though it remains high on world livability rankings.[26] Lawrence is apparently a lovely place to live. www.bostonmagazine.com/2012/02/city-of-the-damned-lawrence-massachusetts/Lowell is the birthplace of boxer Micky Ward. The movie "The Fighter" is based upon his career. It is an excellent film with a brilliant performance by Christian Bale. At least in the film it doesn't look like Lowell is any better than Lawrence. But this leads to our first musical selection of the day The Warrior's Code by the Dropkick Murphy's was dedicated to Ward and the album features him on the cover. WARNING***** THIS IS A PUNK ROCK SONG******While a native of Ireland Van Morrison lives in Boston. I will never miss an opportunity to play some Van the Man. Donna Summer is from Boston. Of course no discussion of musicians from the city of Boston would be complete without Boston.
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Post by pumpkin on Oct 30, 2015 17:30:30 GMT -5
G - we have to have Van Morrision on the FC playlist. Moondance is a favorite, but Crazy Love, Domino, and Brown-Eyed Girl (even though Pumpkin is hazel-eyed, she believes the song still applies) also work quite well for situational recreative pub-gathering. Of course, Wild Night seems like a perfect choice for the eve of our graduation from baby ALJ school
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Post by Gaidin on Oct 30, 2015 19:06:07 GMT -5
G - we have to have Van Morrision on the FC playlist. Moondance is a favorite, but Crazy Love, Domino, and Brown-Eyed Girl (even though Pumpkin is hazel-eyed, she believes the song still applies) also work quite well for situational recreative pub-gathering. Of course, Wild Night seems like a perfect choice for the eve of our graduation from baby ALJ school Sounds like a wonderful plan.
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Post by Gaidin on Nov 2, 2015 12:24:18 GMT -5
Detroit, MI (and surrounding area Flint, Livonia, Oak Park, and Lansing)
Detroit (/dɨˈtrɔɪt/[6]) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the largest city on the United States–Canada border. It is the seat of Wayne County, the most populous county in the state. Detroit's metropolitan area, known as Metro Detroit, is home to 5.3 million people, making it the fourteenth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States and the second-largest in the Midwestern United States (behind Chicago). It is a major port on the Detroit River, a strait that connects the Great Lakes system to the Saint Lawrence Seaway. It was founded on July 24, 1701, by the French explorer and adventurer Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac and a party of settlers. The City of Detroit anchors the second-largest economic region in the Midwest, behind Chicago, and the thirteenth-largest in the United States.[7]
From a musical stand point it would be hard to point to another American city with a more powerful influence on music. LA and New York are bigger but Motown wasn't in either on them. Nashville, Austin, and New Orleans have phenomenal music scenes but many of those artists got their start somewhere else. Seattle and Memphis have their place as well but Detroit gives us diversity of musical style like, Madonna, Alice Cooper, Eminem, The White Stripes, Parliament, Iggy Pop, Cat Stevens, and whole host of others.
I picked 4 acts that are personal favorites.
If I ever get hired and have to move my soundtrack for the drive will be heavy on the Bob Seger. This will be the first track. No one has ever captured the spirit of a road trip for me like Seger.
For Mrs. G who has put up with a lot of nonsense in this process.
Smokey Robinson just wow.
For all of us waiting on the register I hope someday we'll be together in FC.
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Post by Gaidin on Nov 2, 2015 12:30:08 GMT -5
As a side note I think its funny that the two of the most iconic songs to reference Detroit were by bands from the coasts.
Kiss gave us "Detroit Rock City" and they are New Yorkers.
Journey gave us the geographically challenged karaoke standard "Don't Stop Believing". They are from San Francisco.
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Post by anotherfed on Nov 2, 2015 14:16:26 GMT -5
For those of you who are younger and hipper, there really is an 8 Mile road.
For the old fogies, that's a reference to Eminem.
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Post by yellowbird on Nov 2, 2015 14:47:13 GMT -5
Most of you will want to take these cities off your GALs as there are only 2 seasons: winter and road construction.
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Post by gary on Nov 2, 2015 14:52:01 GMT -5
Detroit has great history. Much booze was smuggled in through it during Prohibition. And you'd be hard pressed to find a town from which you can more quickly flee the country should your past catch up with you.
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Post by tripper on Nov 2, 2015 15:01:02 GMT -5
The Livonia and Oak Park offices are in the Detroit metro area. Lansing sand Flint are about 60-90 minutes away. There is decent locality pay for all except Lansing, I believe.
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Post by minny on Nov 2, 2015 15:23:35 GMT -5
Detroit, MI (and surrounding <<big snip>> If I ever get hired and have to move my soundtrack for the drive will be heavy on the Bob Seger. This will be the first track. No one has ever captured the spirit of a road trip for me like Seger. One of the best -if not the best - concerts I have ever seen. Turn the Page is my favorite and a great road song, too.
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Post by yodapug on Nov 2, 2015 16:46:42 GMT -5
How safe do you think it is?
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Post by Gaidin on Nov 2, 2015 17:17:11 GMT -5
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Post by Gaidin on Nov 2, 2015 17:20:21 GMT -5
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Post by christina on Nov 2, 2015 20:21:35 GMT -5
FYI I think Jonathan caine of journey is from Detroit and that's where that line in don't stop believing came from
OK. I looked it up. J caine is from Chicago not Detroit. But still makes more sense for Chicago boy then sf boy to peg that song line
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Post by yellowbird on Nov 2, 2015 20:46:05 GMT -5
How safe do you think it is? Safe enough to work , although most will commute in from the suburbs. I worked in downtown Detroit with no hesitation. They continue to revitalize it - and now you have the Lions and Tigers downtown, and they are working on a new plaza for the Red Wings.
The Oak Park and Livonia offices are not in Detroit -- both are in the suburbs, and I wouldn't hesitate to work at either one of them.
The Lansing and Flint offices are not part of the metro Detroit area at all --- they even have their own regional airports.
Michigan offers the city, the countryside, and thousands of miles of shoreline along the Great Lakes. No matter where you live, if you drive 3-4 hours in just about any direction, you can hit a beautiful shoreline along the great lakes and enjoy a mini-vacation.
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Post by Gaidin on Nov 3, 2015 10:53:08 GMT -5
Mt. Pleasant and Grand Rapids*
Mt. Pleasant needs lots of judges and has been a quick exit office for a while. That doesn't make it a bad place but it is small and isolated and it has Michigan winters.
Mount Pleasant is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Isabella County and located in Central Michigan.[6] The population was 26,016 at the 2010 census.
Part of the city (with a population of 8,741) is on the Isabella Indian Reservation, site of the Soaring Eagle Casino. The city is also home to the main campuses of Central Michigan University and Mid Michigan Community College.
Mt. Pleasant is not a hotbed of music. Dan Schafer is a pretty important session and touring musician but outside of those circles he is not real well known. So no music from here I am afraid.
There is a casino though.
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan, and the largest city in West Michigan. It is located on the Grand River about 30 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 1,005,648, and the combined statistical area of Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland had a population of 1,321,557. Grand Rapids is the county seat of Kent County, Michigan.[7]
The members of DeBarge left Detroit for Grand Rapids where presumably they heard the rhythm of the night.
Del Shannon is a Grand Rapids native. His song Runaway was the theme for a great 80's show Crime Story.
*I make what may appear as odd choices about what cities to include or exclude and also how to cluster them. This isn't a knock on a given city but more that some states have lots of offices and I don't personally know anything about the location or I don't see how it is geographically that distinct. Some folks up column have commented on my lumping Lansing and Flint. I just don't have anything to add and if I am going to finish this list by Easter some editorial decisions have to be made.
Lansing's minor league baseball team is the Lugnuts.
Flint is Michael Moore's hometown and forms the basis of his first film "Roger and Me". Its typical Michael Moore stuff.
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Post by yellowbird on Nov 3, 2015 12:27:38 GMT -5
Gaidin - I don't want you to think I'm disappointed with you lumping Lansing and Flint -- I would have lumped all of the Michigan cities together. I just didn't want people to think those cities were part of the Detroit Metro area.
For those considering commuting back home, Detroit Metro airport is a quick jaunt from most locations: Detroit (45 minutes); Livonia (30 minutes); Oak Park (45 minutes); Flint (1 hour); Lansing (1.5 hours); Mount Pleasant (2.5 hours); and Grand Rapids (2.5 hours). Lansing, Flint and Grand Rapids have regional airports in town.
If anyone is wondering -- Mount Pleasant would NOT be considered a mountainous region by most.
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Post by Gaidin on Nov 3, 2015 12:42:26 GMT -5
Gaidin - I don't want you to think I'm disappointed with you lumping Lansing and Flint -- I would have lumped all of the Michigan cities together. I just didn't want people to think those cities were part of the Detroit Metro area. For those considering commuting back home, Detroit Metro airport is a quick jaunt from most locations: Detroit (45 minutes); Livonia (30 minutes); Oak Park (45 minutes); Flint (1 hour); Lansing (1.5 hours); Mount Pleasant (2.5 hours); and Grand Rapids (2.5 hours). Lansing, Flint and Grand Rapids have regional airports in town. If anyone is wondering -- Mount Pleasant would NOT be considered a mountainous region by most. My primary reason for not lumping them all together is that I think as a frequent flyer Mt. Pleasant deserves more attention. I have heard great things about the office. The city sounds boring rather than bad.
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Post by yodapug on Nov 3, 2015 15:53:21 GMT -5
Ummm, I guess that looks pretty safe.
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