-DJ R-Tistic- Member since Nov 06th 2008 51986 posts
Tue Jan-10-17 01:56 PM
"Whenever I think of [insert city] I immediately think of [event/movie/et..."
An artist from Waco, TX hit me online last week, and the only thing I could think of was David Koresh and the stand off.
It made me realize that there are certain cities that will ALWAYS be associated with an event, or a movie, TV Show, rapper/singer, etc. etc...and that's usually the only thing I know about the city until I hit Google.
This was the case with Simi Valley for a good 15-16 years....every single time I heard it, I immediately thought about the OJ Case, and thought about how racist of a city it was.
Same for Lakeview Terrace, which I didn't even know how to get to until two years ago when my boy had a friend who lived up there.
35. "RE: Shit is a literal parking lot now. " In response to Reply # 4
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I get a funny feeling when I pass by there now. Like it's hard to believe it was what it was. I think aboud Supertight, Blac Monks, and Big Mike. From the doctor's office I go to with my pops, we can see the dome outside the window depending which waiting room they put us in. We'll sit and talk shit about how they fucked off doing something with the dome and how it's just sitting next to NRG looking all weird.
37. "It's crazy how Houston changes. " In response to Reply # 35
I was there for five years and one of the first things someone told me was not to fall in love with any bar, that they'll be gone the next year. I laughed and then sure as hell the proletariat closed.
I think I'll always have an affinity for that place. Growing up in Austin and then moving to San Antonio, Houston was the only place that I thought was Black. Then I moved out there and learned not only was it black but it was also diverse to a fault.
I tell the old lady that when we're out and about in DC how if said event was in Houston we wouldn't be he only black couple there. She really didn't believe me until we went to bingo in the heights this last week and was just blown away by just all people being together.
As far as the dome goes, Houston was one of the first road trips that a young meat took a young gf on and we definitely hit up Astroworld , it didn't (the theme park) didn't last much longer after that, so by the time I got there I was just shocked.
------ “There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” -Albert Camus
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79594 posts
Tue Jan-10-17 02:23 PM
5. "LA - Menace to Society" In response to Reply # 0 Tue Jan-10-17 02:45 PM by legsdiamond
Dallas - Dallas Pittsburgh - Fish that Saved Pittsburgh/Immaculate Reception ATL - ATL Miami - Scarface Cleveland - fuck em Seattle - Sleepless in Seattle SF - gays/Escape from Alcatraz NO - Katrina D.C. - Go-Go.. throwing shows on U Street NYC - Empire State, Timb boots, Towers falling Philly - Philthy, worst relationship struggles I ever had Memphis - party shirts and all those girls who couldn't say my name Charlotte - LJ, iconic NBA uni's Detroit - Rapport rap niggas, my hood ass cousins who were up on all the lastest shit before we were.
Damn, you said events/movies
I fucked that all up
That's all I got.
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
26. "Yeah. There's that stuff too. LOL" In response to Reply # 14
I did both of those during my first go round in San Anotnio back in 1990. We hit The Alamo and then a Spurs game with free tickets they'd given to Air Force members. In fact, I caught the Spurs on back-to-back weekends when they had my favorite Spurs roster of all-time because of David Robinson and Rod Strickland's presence in particular. And they even had my, at the time, favorite Georgetown player - Reggie Williams - on their roster.
21. "that's was one of the endearing reasons I loved it" In response to Reply # 11
I remember the creators of the Batman purposely wanted Gotham City to stand in for any NE city
felt the same way about Chicago. Plus, often times the city becomes a character itself and having that be the case in this movie would have taken away from it
but you're right. it was un-chicago
happiness is a mediocre standard for a middle class existence - S. Williams
I don't not like you because you have dumb ideas about the world, I don't like you because you have other people's dumb ideas about the world. - Rjcc
22. "Sidepost: I remember finding the "Batman" set." In response to Reply # 21
>I remember the creators of the Batman purposely wanted Gotham >City to stand in for any NE city
Over by my job, they'd set up a GCPD station complete with vehicles and everything. It was awesome. Too bad I didn't have a camera phone back then.
> >felt the same way about Chicago. Plus, often times the city >becomes a character itself and having that be the case in this >movie would have taken away from it > >but you're right. it was un-Chicago
Riding from the South Side to Wrigleyville in ZERO traffic? Naw, mayne.
and LOL @ The Wild Hare being full of Black People.
15. "Oakland- The Mack, Too Short, and Hiero" In response to Reply # 0
Baltimore- The Wire St. Louis- Nelly Houston- Everybody on Still Tippin Boston- Goodwill Hunting and The Town Cleveland- Bone Thugs Memphis- Hustle & Flow (mayne) NOLA- No Limit Soldiers Orlando- Shaq & Penny Seattle- Sir Mix-a-Lot
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79594 posts
Fri Jan-13-17 09:44 AM
38. "It was hot as fuck when they made that movie in Pittsburgh" In response to Reply # 28
I was on Mt. Washington sweating like a hooker in church wondering why football stadium was half filled in August. It was humid as fuck and those extras had on winter coats acting like it was January.
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
36. "Vegas = drop it like it's hot" In response to Reply # 0
It was playing on the radio in the ride we got from the airport. It was crazily jamming to me and we was like 'Snoop is back'. That was the first time I went to Vegas.
We also had a dj slide Ain't No fun into a set at Hard Rock Cafe and maaad chicks were around knowing and happily belting out all of the words. Adlibs and all. We were amped about that. It was Halloween, so we were surrounded by absurd getups. Slutty policewomen, little red riding hoods, cat women in *sugafoot voice* skin tiiight and lowcut everything. It was glorious. It's taken me years to get acclimated to domesticated/kid Halloween again.
Side: we saw WARREN MOON at that same club. He looked like a tank and he had two 80s style playmate-looking white chicks with him. 'Nurses' I think. It was damn near 15 years ago so cmon...
>An artist from Waco, TX hit me online last week, and the only >thing I could think of was David Koresh and the stand off. > >It made me realize that there are certain cities that will >ALWAYS be associated with an event, or a movie, TV Show, >rapper/singer, etc. etc...and that's usually the only thing I >know about the city until I hit Google. > >This was the case with Simi Valley for a good 15-16 >years....every single time I heard it, I immediately thought >about the OJ Case, and thought about how racist of a city it >was. > >Same for Lakeview Terrace, which I didn't even know how to get >to until two years ago when my boy had a friend who lived up >there.
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