Fine that's a bit of a stretch, but apparently McCain's transition chief aided Sadam. This seems like it should be a bomb shell for someone whose only real hope at this point is the capture of Osama (please notice the S there... OSama not OBama." Yet, I'm not particularly excited by this potential nail in the coffin, mainly because Huffington Post has about as much credibility as Rush Limbaugh at this point. Sure, I read it every day. I even link to it here (along with conservative Drudge Report for comparison). It's entertaining and occasionally it'll break a real story. But until I see this "news" on CNN or USA TODAY or gasp FOX NEWS, I won't think much of it.
Currently none of the above mention the story.
Some more exciting campaign news for you:
Obama's buying ads in video games!
And how about a presidential "crop circle"?
Finally, I just realized that I'll be seeing TV On the Radio two days after the first African-American major party candidate is either elected president or robbed of the presidency (for those that don't follow music, that's a band). Pretty interesting considering they're a band that's 80% Black. And it's not like they shy away from racial commentary. After all, just look at their lyrics, which include lines like "Woke up in a magic ni**er movie with the bright lights pointed at me as a metaphor" and "'Hey Slave' They called and we caved, we answered to a new name. Shout it loud shout it lame, but black face it you're such a good dancer." I can't think of a more perfect band to see two days after this election.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
MUSIC MONDAYS: TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME
Last evening I sat in Dodgers stadium, watching the Phillies lose to the Dodgers. At some point they sang the old hit "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"(perhaps the 7th inning stretch, but I think they only sing "God Bless America" now... or maybe they sing both in the bottom of the 7th). As I listened to the lyrics and all the dumb Dodgers fans sang "Root root root for the Dodgers" I thought how lame it was that everyone changed the lyrics of the song to say their team instead of the generic "home team." Then I thought about it and started to wonder whether or not I got the whole song wrong along. Maybe the lyrics were never "Root root root for the home team" but rather "Root root root for the [home team]" or Root root root for the ________" if you like it written that way better.
According to the lovable community Encyclopedia authors at Wikipedia, the lyrics are "root, root, root for the home team." I guess fans decided saying "Dodgers" or "Giants" or whatever would show more spirit.
What else about this legendary song may you not know?
Well there are two versions: one from 1908 and one from 1927. They both have the same famous lyrics, but their verses are different. Of course we never sing the verses anymore, so for our purposes they're virtually the same. Just in case you care, here are the original lyrics:
1908 Version
Katie Casey was baseball mad,
Had the fever and had it bad.
Just to root for the home town crew,
Ev'ry sou
Katie blew.
On a Saturday her young beau
Called to see if she'd like to go
To see a show, but Miss Kate said "No,
I'll tell you what you can do:"
Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowds;
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack,
I don't care if I never get back.
Let me root, root, root for the home team,
If they don't win, it's a shame.
For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out,
At the old ball game.
Katie Casey saw all the games,
Knew the players by their first names.
Told the umpire he was wrong,
All along,
Good and strong.
When the score was just two to two,
Katie Casey knew what to do,
Just to cheer up the boys she knew,
She made the gang sing this song:
Chorus
1927 Version
Nelly Kelly loved baseball games,
Knew the players, knew all their names.
You could see her there ev'ry day,
Shout "Hurray"
When they'd play.
Her boyfriend by the name of Joe
Said, "To Coney Isle, dear, let's go",
Then Nelly started to fret and pout,
And to him, I heard her shout:
[Chorus]
Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowds;
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack,
I don't care if I never get back.
Let me root, root, root for the home team,
If they don't win, it's a shame.
For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out,
At the old ball game.
Nelly Kelly was sure some fan,
She would root just like any man,
Told the umpire he was wrong,
All along,
Good and strong.
When the score was just two to two,
Nelly Kelly knew what to do,
Just to cheer up the boys she knew,
She made the gang sing this song:
Chorus
It's safe to say that my girlfriend Jen Murse isn't like Katie or Nelly. She's no baseball fiend. In fact, she's not even baseball impartial bystander. She hates baseball. She hates it so much that I can't say anything about baseball without her rolling her eyes. I can't say "look at this team's logo." Nope. She may like the logo but as soon as I tell her it's a baseball team, she dismisses it immediately. Oh well. As Sarah Palin says "We agree to disagree on that one" I think that someone else may've invented the phrase, but she's gotta be the one who popularized it.
According to the lovable community Encyclopedia authors at Wikipedia, the lyrics are "root, root, root for the home team." I guess fans decided saying "Dodgers" or "Giants" or whatever would show more spirit.
What else about this legendary song may you not know?
Well there are two versions: one from 1908 and one from 1927. They both have the same famous lyrics, but their verses are different. Of course we never sing the verses anymore, so for our purposes they're virtually the same. Just in case you care, here are the original lyrics:
1908 Version
Katie Casey was baseball mad,
Had the fever and had it bad.
Just to root for the home town crew,
Ev'ry sou
Katie blew.
On a Saturday her young beau
Called to see if she'd like to go
To see a show, but Miss Kate said "No,
I'll tell you what you can do:"
Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowds;
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack,
I don't care if I never get back.
Let me root, root, root for the home team,
If they don't win, it's a shame.
For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out,
At the old ball game.
Katie Casey saw all the games,
Knew the players by their first names.
Told the umpire he was wrong,
All along,
Good and strong.
When the score was just two to two,
Katie Casey knew what to do,
Just to cheer up the boys she knew,
She made the gang sing this song:
Chorus
1927 Version
Nelly Kelly loved baseball games,
Knew the players, knew all their names.
You could see her there ev'ry day,
Shout "Hurray"
When they'd play.
Her boyfriend by the name of Joe
Said, "To Coney Isle, dear, let's go",
Then Nelly started to fret and pout,
And to him, I heard her shout:
[Chorus]
Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowds;
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack,
I don't care if I never get back.
Let me root, root, root for the home team,
If they don't win, it's a shame.
For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out,
At the old ball game.
Nelly Kelly was sure some fan,
She would root just like any man,
Told the umpire he was wrong,
All along,
Good and strong.
When the score was just two to two,
Nelly Kelly knew what to do,
Just to cheer up the boys she knew,
She made the gang sing this song:
Chorus
It's safe to say that my girlfriend Jen Murse isn't like Katie or Nelly. She's no baseball fiend. In fact, she's not even baseball impartial bystander. She hates baseball. She hates it so much that I can't say anything about baseball without her rolling her eyes. I can't say "look at this team's logo." Nope. She may like the logo but as soon as I tell her it's a baseball team, she dismisses it immediately. Oh well. As Sarah Palin says "We agree to disagree on that one" I think that someone else may've invented the phrase, but she's gotta be the one who popularized it.
Friday, October 10, 2008
FRIENDLY FRIDAYS: EATING SEA MAMMALS
"Would I eat a sea mammal?"
I never really thought about this until my friend Peter brought it up. He said he'd never eat a sea mammal. No whales or dolphins because they're too smart and no sea lions, seals or otters cause they're too cute. These are fair points, although I'm not so sure sea lions are really that cute. They're fine but they smell terrible, which makes them a little less cute. Like there were some girls in middle school that kinda dug me and they looked pretty nice but they smelled bad. Odor can makes things a little less than cute at the end of the day.
I'm trying to think if I've ever eaten a sea mammal. I told Peter that I'd had whale before, but how is that possible? Could I really have gotten a whale steak at my local supermarket? Because that's what my whale eating memory is. I remember as a little boy getting a whale filet and eating it with butter. But whales are so protected. Well, now they are. This was the 80s. Reagan was not a big fan of whales...But now that I think of it, it may've been shark. I may be confusing whale with whaler sandwiches (just a fish sandwich they served in the cafeteria). Or maybe I had whale at school. Now I'm really confused.
It's been so long since I've done a Friendly Friday, that I have very little to say. How about I end it with a friendly little link (please ignore the "oh my gods" if you can)?
I never really thought about this until my friend Peter brought it up. He said he'd never eat a sea mammal. No whales or dolphins because they're too smart and no sea lions, seals or otters cause they're too cute. These are fair points, although I'm not so sure sea lions are really that cute. They're fine but they smell terrible, which makes them a little less cute. Like there were some girls in middle school that kinda dug me and they looked pretty nice but they smelled bad. Odor can makes things a little less than cute at the end of the day.
I'm trying to think if I've ever eaten a sea mammal. I told Peter that I'd had whale before, but how is that possible? Could I really have gotten a whale steak at my local supermarket? Because that's what my whale eating memory is. I remember as a little boy getting a whale filet and eating it with butter. But whales are so protected. Well, now they are. This was the 80s. Reagan was not a big fan of whales...But now that I think of it, it may've been shark. I may be confusing whale with whaler sandwiches (just a fish sandwich they served in the cafeteria). Or maybe I had whale at school. Now I'm really confused.
It's been so long since I've done a Friendly Friday, that I have very little to say. How about I end it with a friendly little link (please ignore the "oh my gods" if you can)?
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Wagonwheel Wednesdays: Michigan
I've always loved to look at Michigan on a map. All those lakes! The two peninsulas! It's really not that exciting in person. I didn't visit Detroit because I've never heard one person in my life tell me "Don't miss Detroit!" I stayed in Saginaw and bought a little walrus from the gift shop (his name is Donut if you want me to say hello to him for you). After Saginaw, I continued to the upper peninsula. This bit was actually pretty great. The bridge connecting the two is quite long and when you get to the other side you feel wonderfully isolated (more on that later).
I went on a little hike somewhere or other in Michigan. Not sure which peninsula it was. The person I was with got bit by some bug though. Days later we had to go to a hospital because her neck had quadrupled in size.
Am I not selling Michigan to you? That's fair. There's nothing to sell. It's a sad place. I can't even say "well at least the (whatever type of food) is good." Nope. I liked the lakes. They're large and in charge. Again, the peninsula bridge is fabulous. The sensation that I was on an island the whole time I was in the upper peninsula even though it's really a peninsula was oddly unsettling, despite what I said earlier about it being "wonderfully isolated."
I stayed in Marquette, which is the biggest upper peninsula city. It had some sort of offbeat quasi-vintage hippie shops. My vegan friend found real animal-less food. That was a welcome surprise given how rural it is up there. Would I ever return? Doubtful. Very depressing place. Just listen to Sufjan's album about Michigan. Way more than I could tell you.
I went on a little hike somewhere or other in Michigan. Not sure which peninsula it was. The person I was with got bit by some bug though. Days later we had to go to a hospital because her neck had quadrupled in size.
Am I not selling Michigan to you? That's fair. There's nothing to sell. It's a sad place. I can't even say "well at least the (whatever type of food) is good." Nope. I liked the lakes. They're large and in charge. Again, the peninsula bridge is fabulous. The sensation that I was on an island the whole time I was in the upper peninsula even though it's really a peninsula was oddly unsettling, despite what I said earlier about it being "wonderfully isolated."
I stayed in Marquette, which is the biggest upper peninsula city. It had some sort of offbeat quasi-vintage hippie shops. My vegan friend found real animal-less food. That was a welcome surprise given how rural it is up there. Would I ever return? Doubtful. Very depressing place. Just listen to Sufjan's album about Michigan. Way more than I could tell you.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
TOPICAL TUESDAYS: LIVE DEBATE BLOGGING
Live debate blogging!!
7:07PT One more thing... McCain says that peacemaking requires a "cool hand." Like the cool hand that suspended his campaign and called his wife a cunt in front of his aides? Okay Cool Hand McCain. Okay.
7:06PT Okay, I don't feel like doing this anymore... As I watch these debates I read CNN and New York Times' live blogging. I'm always annoyed that they don't say enough. They only update the thing every twenty minutes or something. Now I understand. Commenting on everything is a pain.
7:01PT A lot of the people in the crowd look like they want to attack the candidates.
6:55PT McCain tried to make a joke about him losing hair. No one seemed to laugh.
6:45PT Yes McCain just proposed flying cars... Actually he didn't.
6:41PT "I saw it done," says McCain. "Back in the days of George Washington."
6:33PT Discussion time. This is absurd. Brokaw asks at 15 second question and then asks the candidates to only talk for a minute? That's a 4:1 answer to question ratio. That's awful.
6:32PT Obama's talking about us sacrificing energy production in our homes. This is definitely more specific than McCain's answer.
6:28PT Brokaw joking about the candidates talking too much again
6:24PT McCain's talking a lot about his bipartisan record. Does anyone care about how he rejected his party ten years ago? When's he dissed his own party recently?
6:21PT McCain's sort of just repeating what Obama says on some of these answers... He's trying to show his record as reformer... Now he's calling Obama the most liberal senator... blah blah... oh enough.
6:15PT Ooh Obama's getting negative first.
6:12PT McCain just told an independent Black man that he probably hadn't heard of Freddy and Fannie Mac before the crisis. Asshole.
6:11PT Oh man, Brokaw just got a bit testy telling candidates to stick to the rules.
6:06PT McCain tells Obama "it's good to be with you at a town hall meeting" Yuck. Remember he wants a million town hall debates... McCain knows how to get the economy going but he doesn't tell us.
6:05PT Obama's laying out the steps for economy... He sounds good! Oh yes he does.
6:03PT Obama always wins the coin toss.
6:03PT Are they sitting at grade school desks!? Not quite. Looked like it for a minute.
6:03PT And here come the candidates... McCain is moving slowly of course.
6:01 1/2PT And here comes Tom Brokaw!
6:01PT Wolf Blitzer says 6 million questions came in. That means one question for every Jew who died in the Holocaust. I wonder if it's a coincidence.
6:00PT And here we go! The debate is supposed to start now
5:48PT They're showing the stage. Oh yes, the candidates are very very close to the people. This means that someone can possibly be spit on by accident. Maybe that'll decide these undecided voters.
5:40PT Wow interesting... Suzanne Malveaux is talking about the limits of how much emotion and humor Obama can show with respects to coming off as an "angry Black man" or a "clown."
5:37 PT Watching CNN's panel. Don't know if they're best political team, since they say what everyone else says but I find the whole package entertaining. Campbell Brown has been pretty good recently in her commentaries. She also has a very thin nose.
7:07PT One more thing... McCain says that peacemaking requires a "cool hand." Like the cool hand that suspended his campaign and called his wife a cunt in front of his aides? Okay Cool Hand McCain. Okay.
7:06PT Okay, I don't feel like doing this anymore... As I watch these debates I read CNN and New York Times' live blogging. I'm always annoyed that they don't say enough. They only update the thing every twenty minutes or something. Now I understand. Commenting on everything is a pain.
7:01PT A lot of the people in the crowd look like they want to attack the candidates.
6:55PT McCain tried to make a joke about him losing hair. No one seemed to laugh.
6:45PT Yes McCain just proposed flying cars... Actually he didn't.
6:41PT "I saw it done," says McCain. "Back in the days of George Washington."
6:33PT Discussion time. This is absurd. Brokaw asks at 15 second question and then asks the candidates to only talk for a minute? That's a 4:1 answer to question ratio. That's awful.
6:32PT Obama's talking about us sacrificing energy production in our homes. This is definitely more specific than McCain's answer.
6:28PT Brokaw joking about the candidates talking too much again
6:24PT McCain's talking a lot about his bipartisan record. Does anyone care about how he rejected his party ten years ago? When's he dissed his own party recently?
6:21PT McCain's sort of just repeating what Obama says on some of these answers... He's trying to show his record as reformer... Now he's calling Obama the most liberal senator... blah blah... oh enough.
6:15PT Ooh Obama's getting negative first.
6:12PT McCain just told an independent Black man that he probably hadn't heard of Freddy and Fannie Mac before the crisis. Asshole.
6:11PT Oh man, Brokaw just got a bit testy telling candidates to stick to the rules.
6:06PT McCain tells Obama "it's good to be with you at a town hall meeting" Yuck. Remember he wants a million town hall debates... McCain knows how to get the economy going but he doesn't tell us.
6:05PT Obama's laying out the steps for economy... He sounds good! Oh yes he does.
6:03PT Obama always wins the coin toss.
6:03PT Are they sitting at grade school desks!? Not quite. Looked like it for a minute.
6:03PT And here come the candidates... McCain is moving slowly of course.
6:01 1/2PT And here comes Tom Brokaw!
6:01PT Wolf Blitzer says 6 million questions came in. That means one question for every Jew who died in the Holocaust. I wonder if it's a coincidence.
6:00PT And here we go! The debate is supposed to start now
5:48PT They're showing the stage. Oh yes, the candidates are very very close to the people. This means that someone can possibly be spit on by accident. Maybe that'll decide these undecided voters.
5:40PT Wow interesting... Suzanne Malveaux is talking about the limits of how much emotion and humor Obama can show with respects to coming off as an "angry Black man" or a "clown."
5:37 PT Watching CNN's panel. Don't know if they're best political team, since they say what everyone else says but I find the whole package entertaining. Campbell Brown has been pretty good recently in her commentaries. She also has a very thin nose.
Monday, October 6, 2008
MAINSTREAM MUSIC MONDAYS: BEST AND WORST
I used to be one of those guys who stopped liking a band the minute the band became popular. The twisted thing is that I really wanted the small indie bands I loved to get major MTV recognition. But then if they did, I usually stopped liking them. Damned if you do, right?
Now I've gotten a point where I can ignore all the terrible habits of mainstream music- the windchimes and auto-tune vocals and all that. I can never enjoy modern pop music on the same level that I enjoy more "pure" back-to-the-basics contemporary music or on the level I enjoy classic pop music, but I have at least developed X-Ray ears that can hear through the fluff prepared for mass consumption.
It is what that framework that I present to you the best and worst current mainstream pop singles.
BEST MPS (Mainstream Pop Single)
Ne-Yo- Closer
I gotta say, his whole "Year of the Gentleman" album is pretty phenomenal in all its M. Jackson aping glory. Sure it's schmaltzy at times but Mr. Yo has a way with melody. Plus, you have to give him credit for writing all his own songs. "Closer" is a great club jam that'll stay in your head all day. Ne-Yo came into my office once a year ago or so and he's quite a nice man. According to his Wikipedia page, he's half Chinese. Doesn't really look it. But then again there's also plenty of rumors about Ne-Yo being gay. Who really cares about either. Let the man be gay and half-Chinese, I say.
Check out the video
WORST MPS SINGLE
Kid Rock- All Summer Long
This song is huuuuuuuuuuuge. Really gigantic. The biggest Kid Rock single of all time. In fact, it's been number one in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, UK, Holland, and Australia. It's also charted on Billboard's Rock, Pop, Adult Contemporary and Country Charts. So the song must be great, right? Oh hell no. It's really terrible. It's just fine as background music or the soundtrack to some car commercial, but is it worthy of taking over the world? The riff isn't even his own. But enough of my opinion. You be the judge.
I guess the Dutch like to cruise around in speed boats, or at least enjoy the glorious American summers vicariously.
Now I've gotten a point where I can ignore all the terrible habits of mainstream music- the windchimes and auto-tune vocals and all that. I can never enjoy modern pop music on the same level that I enjoy more "pure" back-to-the-basics contemporary music or on the level I enjoy classic pop music, but I have at least developed X-Ray ears that can hear through the fluff prepared for mass consumption.
It is what that framework that I present to you the best and worst current mainstream pop singles.
BEST MPS (Mainstream Pop Single)
Ne-Yo- Closer
I gotta say, his whole "Year of the Gentleman" album is pretty phenomenal in all its M. Jackson aping glory. Sure it's schmaltzy at times but Mr. Yo has a way with melody. Plus, you have to give him credit for writing all his own songs. "Closer" is a great club jam that'll stay in your head all day. Ne-Yo came into my office once a year ago or so and he's quite a nice man. According to his Wikipedia page, he's half Chinese. Doesn't really look it. But then again there's also plenty of rumors about Ne-Yo being gay. Who really cares about either. Let the man be gay and half-Chinese, I say.
Check out the video
WORST MPS SINGLE
Kid Rock- All Summer Long
This song is huuuuuuuuuuuge. Really gigantic. The biggest Kid Rock single of all time. In fact, it's been number one in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, UK, Holland, and Australia. It's also charted on Billboard's Rock, Pop, Adult Contemporary and Country Charts. So the song must be great, right? Oh hell no. It's really terrible. It's just fine as background music or the soundtrack to some car commercial, but is it worthy of taking over the world? The riff isn't even his own. But enough of my opinion. You be the judge.
I guess the Dutch like to cruise around in speed boats, or at least enjoy the glorious American summers vicariously.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
THOUGHTFUL THURSDAYS: WAGONWHEELS FELL OFF
Sorry guys, I lost the wagon wheels yesterday. It was my birthday and I was scrambling to get a scavenger hunt together and next thing I knew, I couldn't find my wagon's wheels. It's hard to talk about states when you're running without shoes... Catch my drift?
Today's thought is that in honor of a question on last night's hunt list, I'll let folks ponder some license plates. These are all the rare plates I listed last night. On the east coast, some of these would be pretty easy to find but in California, they're a bit more rare. So rare in fact that amongst five teams, not one person saw any of these plates. People looked hard too. Parking lot after parking lot after parking lot no one saw any of the following: Washington D.C., Rhode Island, Delaware, Guam, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Alaska. In my time out here I've definitely seen DC (I showed up to town with a DC plate), R.I., Hawaii and Alaska. Don't think I've seen Delaware out here. Definitely haven't seen Guam out here. And I don't think I've ever seen Puerto Rico anywhere.
Interestingly although not one car in my building had any of these plates, I did see a Maybach in my building. I wonder if someone was renting it or if there's really someone who lives in my building driving a Maybach around town. Or perhaps a chauffeur lives in my building. Who knows. I should look into this. A car that costs at least $344,000 is something you don't see every day, even in Hollywood.
But now onto the plates
WASHINGTON D.C
I saw this plate all the time because I lived in DC. Plus, for about a year, I had a DC plate on my car.
RHODE ISLAND
Another plate I saw a ton, mostly when I lived in Rhode Island for 4 years. I never changed the plate on my car while living there, but usually when you're in a state you see the state's plate a bunch. Even in tiny Rhode Island.
DELAWARE
I grew up in Philly, which is about 25 minutes from Delaware, so I saw this one a bunch. It's probably the country's worst plate.
HAWAII
Several year back I began a round of the lovable "license plate" game. Hawaii was the very last plate I saw. I saw it in Louisiana of all places. The guy driving the car was going about 120 on a 70 MPH road.
ALASKA
I've seen this one a few times in a bunch of odd places. I think it's probably more common than Hawaii. Driving through British Columbia to get down here is a trek, but driving across an ocean is even more difficult.
GUAM
I didn't even realize they had cars in Guam. That's dumb of me. Guam is a real place, with roads and traffic lights and even stop signs I bet! Imagine that. I actually saw a Guam plate in a Wal-Mart parking lot in central Pennsylvania. This was near the tale end of the aforementioned license plate game (a game that lasted a good four months or so). At the time I only needed South Dakota and Hawaii. Guam wasn't even on my list. But there it was in Pennsylvania. That's even more water to drive across than Hawaii. Turns out I saw the South Dakota plate in the same lot.
PUERTO RICO
Never seen any of these.
Here's the greatest license plate website ever by the way: PLATES
I think I'm going to start playing this game again but to make it more exciting, I will only count a plate if I take a picture of it with my iPhone. Then, once I complete the game, I will have 50 state plus (plus any Mexican, Canadian or territory plates) I on my iPhone. That'll be pretty fucking great... Game begins now... I'll keep you updated...
Today's thought is that in honor of a question on last night's hunt list, I'll let folks ponder some license plates. These are all the rare plates I listed last night. On the east coast, some of these would be pretty easy to find but in California, they're a bit more rare. So rare in fact that amongst five teams, not one person saw any of these plates. People looked hard too. Parking lot after parking lot after parking lot no one saw any of the following: Washington D.C., Rhode Island, Delaware, Guam, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Alaska. In my time out here I've definitely seen DC (I showed up to town with a DC plate), R.I., Hawaii and Alaska. Don't think I've seen Delaware out here. Definitely haven't seen Guam out here. And I don't think I've ever seen Puerto Rico anywhere.
Interestingly although not one car in my building had any of these plates, I did see a Maybach in my building. I wonder if someone was renting it or if there's really someone who lives in my building driving a Maybach around town. Or perhaps a chauffeur lives in my building. Who knows. I should look into this. A car that costs at least $344,000 is something you don't see every day, even in Hollywood.
But now onto the plates
WASHINGTON D.C
I saw this plate all the time because I lived in DC. Plus, for about a year, I had a DC plate on my car.
RHODE ISLAND
Another plate I saw a ton, mostly when I lived in Rhode Island for 4 years. I never changed the plate on my car while living there, but usually when you're in a state you see the state's plate a bunch. Even in tiny Rhode Island.
DELAWARE
I grew up in Philly, which is about 25 minutes from Delaware, so I saw this one a bunch. It's probably the country's worst plate.
HAWAII
Several year back I began a round of the lovable "license plate" game. Hawaii was the very last plate I saw. I saw it in Louisiana of all places. The guy driving the car was going about 120 on a 70 MPH road.
ALASKA
I've seen this one a few times in a bunch of odd places. I think it's probably more common than Hawaii. Driving through British Columbia to get down here is a trek, but driving across an ocean is even more difficult.
GUAM
I didn't even realize they had cars in Guam. That's dumb of me. Guam is a real place, with roads and traffic lights and even stop signs I bet! Imagine that. I actually saw a Guam plate in a Wal-Mart parking lot in central Pennsylvania. This was near the tale end of the aforementioned license plate game (a game that lasted a good four months or so). At the time I only needed South Dakota and Hawaii. Guam wasn't even on my list. But there it was in Pennsylvania. That's even more water to drive across than Hawaii. Turns out I saw the South Dakota plate in the same lot.
PUERTO RICO
Never seen any of these.
Here's the greatest license plate website ever by the way: PLATES
I think I'm going to start playing this game again but to make it more exciting, I will only count a plate if I take a picture of it with my iPhone. Then, once I complete the game, I will have 50 state plus (plus any Mexican, Canadian or territory plates) I on my iPhone. That'll be pretty fucking great... Game begins now... I'll keep you updated...
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