Darwin Minnesota
Good: it’s got a wicked big ball of twine. i’m in the country, so fireworks are legal and i can toke up outside without worries.
Bad: it’s fucking darwin minnesota.
Cleveland, Ohio
Good…
On Lake Erie
We are not the mistake on the Lake anymore
Our river has not caught fire in over 30 years
We have a giant “FREE” stamp downtown
Quite a number of good shows come through
“Big town feel” without a shit-ton of people
STRONG ethnic communities
Good schools
Bad…
Boring at times
Eh… I dont really know “bad” stuff… I will just say Cleveland is ‘average’
Northern NH: If you like trees then this is the place for you. Hiking, skiing, paddling, biking… out of doors lifestyle for most. Recreation is the life. You want to work less and live more. The White mtns are beautiful… and its close to VT if you want to live in more liberal environs. NH has no sales tax, income tax and car insurance is not required by law. You freeze your ass off except for this year… very mild winter. Maine is also quite nice… esp the western mtns and the coast, wicked beautiful.
So theres my pitch:-)
tampa fl
Good Music - not to far away from the beach- great night life.
And who can forget Guavaween…I miss FL
Milwaukee is o.k., I didn’t want to make it sound like it’s a hell hole or something. Sorry bout that.
But for a 25 year old girl from Arkansas, looking for something new and exciting, Milwaukee wouldn’t be tops on my list to move to. That’s all.
Peace.
i agree that chi town is the shit but it all depends on who you are…i personally am way too laid back and i think that the city can be a little to yuppy lifestyle sometimes…but you can definitely escape that…i am content with where i live, NW IN, as it is only 40 min from the city and it is chillin over here…but i still love chicago and am very close to it
im from milwaukee, and i love it. it’s a nice place, and theyre really trying to rework the city so it’s more attractive/moderd/arsty (basically so it’s not a peace of shit). there’s plenty of things to do there. plus we got the bucks! what else could you ask for?
my bro is from chitown- he lives a block from the vic. it all depends on what your looking for, thats a really sweet area- lots to do. it’s a lot like milwakee, except in heavier doses… more restaurants, more bars, more music venues, of course more subways, and the best of all… more transexuals!
so your decision should weigh on…
bucks vs. transexuals.
What’s Howell, NJ?
It’s central Joisey farmland that’s in the process of being turned over to suburban development. Sprawl is the reality in this part of the world, impacting infrastructures that are not keeping up with it. Too bad, but a fact of life, or so it seems.
But the beach is only six miles away, and that’s nice, especially in the off-season. What’s also a strong point is the proximity of both NYC and Philly. We’re no more than ninety minutes from either, and that’s definitely a plus since no major music act tours without stopping in either place, if not both. They are also big sports markets, so at least one team from either city in some sport makes the playoffs as a general rule. It’s just real difficult to get tickets without paying the brokers.
Sometime over the next seven to ten years I’ll be retiring, but already recognize that we won’t be able to stay around these parts and still maintain a similar lifestyle. We’re beginning to look at different locations to get a feel for where we might be comfortable. Asheville NC and surroundings is one we’re considering, but so is the NY Finger Lakes region (ya see, I really do love NY), so there’s a lot to consider.
In general, central NJ is OK if you have a good paying job nearby and like being near the ocean. Otherwise, there are definitely prettier places to live in this country for sure.
Atlanta.
Good:
-really hot girls
-really interesting/awesome neighborhoods
-leanient weed laws
-Excellent jam band scene (2 dates at end of phil tour, a run or two of 3 nights a year of Panic, moe. twice a year, phish summer tour every year (if they come back).
-Great venues (New Monsoon/Pgroove at the variety playhouse recently, seats 1000. The Roxy has had Phish before and seats about twice that. Lakewood gets lots of shows, Tabernacle is great.
-really good food
-decent mayor
-nice parks
-midtown has an amazing public highschool with the top communications magnet in the country (the hippie section of town=midtown)
-great sports
-lots of different people and different sections
-excellent airport
-very warm comparitively
-not a lot of rain
Bad:
-bad public schools besides Grady
-bad traffic in suburban areas
-really liberal people in places
-private schools are largely run by stupid people
-humid in summer
WHOA HEY!! lets not talk crazy here!! im def not FROM ar!! jesus i almost just had a heart attach reading that! i moved here in Aug, im from Boston so i am DEF looking to get back into the city. its just hard to pick a place you want to relocate too when you can pretty much pick anywhere you know? and who knows an area better than the people that live there!!
gamecat your desc of CHIC was awesome and totally what i am looking for!! i dont know if i can go back to harsh winters tho, argh… thats my dilema…i want a cool city with tons of diversity, awesome live music scene but the warm weather…
Ha ;D
I saw some special on Portland, OR (or some suburb) a while back. I don’t remember exact specifics, but I remember thinking it would be an awesome place to live. Lots of hippy culture abound.
Well… I’m from Virginia beach, VA, and I have to say that I really like it here. You have the beach at your disposal at all times, the countryside not even 20 minutes away (suffolk), a reletivly cultured city ( norfolk) not 10 minutes away, and everything you could possibly ever want, except for a pro sports team. LOL
but we’re working on it…
The first thing people think of when the think of New Jersey is smog, over-population, the turnpike and the Sopranos. The drivers suck, all of them, except me, I’m the only good driver in NJ. Having made apparent the disclaimer I must say it is an awesome place to be from. I mean, Trey is from like two towns over from me. Jerry played the only solo acoustic show of his sweet, sweet life in NJ. General George Washington crossed the Deleware River just north of the city of Trenton. Princeton is so nice and everyone likes tea. There is a stellar albeit low-key music scene in Trenton with tons of jams and jazz and the ocasional goth night. We are 70 minutes from NYC and 30 from Philly.
Everyone says they hate NJ, but everyone I’ve known to say that has had a guilty pleasure or two here. Am I trying to sell you on the Garden State, I don’t think so. However I’ve been all over this country and lived a few places other than exit 7 off the turnpike and I always find friends and lovers back where it all began.
Think of New Jersey as that cousin or friend who is always flaking out on family affairs, showing up drunk to a funeral (and not a “good” drunk either), or quitting a job because the wind blew a different way than five minutes ago, but will always be there when someone needs a ride or will give you the last dollar in their pocket or half the food off their plate and smile every time.
Dude, i actually LOVED princeton when i was there and thought I COULD LIVE HERE!!
All kidding aside, Princeton is truely a beautiful town. There is plenty of work in the area as well as a decent ammount of intellectual and musical stimulation. I grew up ten minutes from Princeton so I know it relatively well.
Also, the Apalachian Trail passes thru the Deleware Water Gap, in northwestern NJ, which sports the southern-most glacial pond on the AT and all-around great hiking, climbing, and kayaking opportunities (not much whitewater though).
yem, you’re making a pitch to a female (“really hot girls”). haha.
I lived in Portland for 5 years. It’s a great town with a lot of bohemian flair…but it has a shitty economy. Jobs are hard to comeby, heroin rules the city streets because it’s a port (with Japanese gangster ties), and it’s quite an EXTREMIST left wing hub. I left there because it was sooooooo seedy.
From: Wimbledon.
Information: Quite leafy, smells OK, usually friendly.
Fun facts: The tennis is played here every year. Slick Rick was born here. Ronnie Wood lived/recorded here for a long time. Cliff Richard sings at people around Wimbledon Station most Summers.
one thing i miss about London is the live music in the tube stations. damn those buskers rocked! all of em!