Allright, I know you all are waiting for it... So here goes.
Absolutely brilliant.
Damn, THIS is what Im talking about people. Not remaking the face of Roanoke, just enhancing what it allready has.
Im actually kinda stunned. Go figure.
10/7/05
I swear
By the moon, and the stars in the sky...
I AM TRYING to upload my podcast for this week.. seriously, it should be up tomorrow at the latest - might be a nice midnight snack tonight if this thing would get moving.
I'll keep trying.
I AM TRYING to upload my podcast for this week.. seriously, it should be up tomorrow at the latest - might be a nice midnight snack tonight if this thing would get moving.
I'll keep trying.
Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service: Blacksburg, VA: Roanoke River at Roanoke
Being that we are under a flood watch, I thought I would help you folks out a bit in understanding what happens when the water starts a-risin'. This list is not complete as it does not include Franklin Rd. or Roanoke Memorial, but make your own inferences as to them.
23.5 'RECORD FLOODING' BEGINS.
21.2 INTERMEDIATE REGIONAL FLOOD.
21.0 'NEAR RECORD' FLOODING BEGINS.
20.2 STAGE OF '100-YEAR' FLOOD.
18.3 STAGE OF '50-YEAR' FLOOD
18.2 HIGHWAY US-220 CLOSED AT ROANOKE.
17.8 ELEVATION OF WALKWAY TO USGS WELL HOUSE
17.4 HEIGHT OF THE ADR SHELF IN WALNUT STREET GAGE WELL HOUSE.
16.8 WATER FLOWS INTO OFFICE YARDS OF STEEL FABRICATION BUILDINGS AT ROANOKE IRON AND BRIDGE WORKS.
16.5 STAGE OF '25-YEAR' FLOOD
16.0 MAJOR FLOODING BEGINS
14.1 STAGE OF '10-YEAR' FLOOD.
13.0 WATER ENTERS EAST SIDE OF FOOTBALL STADIUM (FAIRGROUNDS).
12.5 WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD STADIUM PARKING LOT (FAIRGROUNDS).
12.3 NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILROAD TRACKS OVERFLOW.
12.2 STAGE OF '5-YEAR FLOOD'
12.0 'MODERATE FLOODING' BEGINS. WATER ENTERS ROANOKE CITY MILLS.
10.0 FLOOD STAGE
9.2 STAGE OF '2-YEAR' FLOOD
8.0 WILEY DRIVE IS CLOSED. (SCENIC DRIVE THROUGH WASENA PARK IN SOUTHWEST CITY)."
23.5 'RECORD FLOODING' BEGINS.
21.2 INTERMEDIATE REGIONAL FLOOD.
21.0 'NEAR RECORD' FLOODING BEGINS.
20.2 STAGE OF '100-YEAR' FLOOD.
18.3 STAGE OF '50-YEAR' FLOOD
18.2 HIGHWAY US-220 CLOSED AT ROANOKE.
17.8 ELEVATION OF WALKWAY TO USGS WELL HOUSE
17.4 HEIGHT OF THE ADR SHELF IN WALNUT STREET GAGE WELL HOUSE.
16.8 WATER FLOWS INTO OFFICE YARDS OF STEEL FABRICATION BUILDINGS AT ROANOKE IRON AND BRIDGE WORKS.
16.5 STAGE OF '25-YEAR' FLOOD
16.0 MAJOR FLOODING BEGINS
14.1 STAGE OF '10-YEAR' FLOOD.
13.0 WATER ENTERS EAST SIDE OF FOOTBALL STADIUM (FAIRGROUNDS).
12.5 WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD STADIUM PARKING LOT (FAIRGROUNDS).
12.3 NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILROAD TRACKS OVERFLOW.
12.2 STAGE OF '5-YEAR FLOOD'
12.0 'MODERATE FLOODING' BEGINS. WATER ENTERS ROANOKE CITY MILLS.
10.0 FLOOD STAGE
9.2 STAGE OF '2-YEAR' FLOOD
8.0 WILEY DRIVE IS CLOSED. (SCENIC DRIVE THROUGH WASENA PARK IN SOUTHWEST CITY)."
10/6/05
Paddy Keenan Web Multimedia
Paddy Keenan Web Multimedia
I found this stumbling around the web today. Ultra cool, and free downloads. Get yer jig on...
Technorati tags: celtic, gaelic, reels, ireland
I found this stumbling around the web today. Ultra cool, and free downloads. Get yer jig on...
Technorati tags: celtic, gaelic, reels, ireland
Wheres that expired equine?
I dont want to do this, really I dont.
Im not looking to be Don Quxiote tilting my spear at art museums.
But I also dont want to have to look back one day and ask "What the hell were we thinking?"
Nor do I want to explain to my kids how that big building got there and why.
This is not Roanoke's finest hour, not a good representation of what Roanoke stands for. Rather, as the old saying goes, its not what Roanoke stood for, its what it fell for.
The Art Museum is to Roanoke as the Monorail is to Springfield. Or Gherys Springfield Simphony Hall... Yeah, go watch the Simpsons to get these references.
I don't want to hear in 6 months or a year, Damn that things ugly. I dont want to hear people saying "how did this get here?"
Roanoke is on its knees - but not down yet.
Stand for something.
Im not looking to be Don Quxiote tilting my spear at art museums.
But I also dont want to have to look back one day and ask "What the hell were we thinking?"
Nor do I want to explain to my kids how that big building got there and why.
This is not Roanoke's finest hour, not a good representation of what Roanoke stands for. Rather, as the old saying goes, its not what Roanoke stood for, its what it fell for.
The Art Museum is to Roanoke as the Monorail is to Springfield. Or Gherys Springfield Simphony Hall... Yeah, go watch the Simpsons to get these references.
I don't want to hear in 6 months or a year, Damn that things ugly. I dont want to hear people saying "how did this get here?"
Roanoke is on its knees - but not down yet.
Stand for something.
10/5/05
And the final nail...
Im a little teapot, short and Stout, here is my handle, here is my spout. When the water boils, hear me shout. Tip me over and money falls out... (oh, sorry. tee hee.)
Well, its supposed to blend and reflect the mountain scape which inspired it. And it does blend, mainly because it's so pale and beige my mind is able to ignore it being in the image. Although if you look closely at the image in the newspaper, you'll see they have allready revealed its future use, once it becomes too expensive for the Art Museum to afford. Look around on the photo - right where the platform balcony comes out, look at the glass - or better yet, in the glass. Whats that? Cars?
Future home of Fulton Motors perhaps?
another view
Aint that nice. It blends SO well. God, Im converted. I am a big supporter of using particle board in new and interesting ways. Wait, thats not particle board? Sure as hell looks like it.
Well, now you all get to see...
Here is is, this is how a major art museum will "blend" with downtown Roanoke.
And yes, this is how its going to look.
And yes, this is how its going to look.
projects, projects...
yep, so I did not get the page up yesterday. Im bad, I know. And todays Roanoke Times online does not include the story hyped yesterday on the Extra Section bottom corner - if you looked closely, it seems to be about How the AMWV will fit in its surroundings. Theres even a photoshopped image of the AMWV actually on Salem ave. Including the "Im a little teapot" spout which in any rain (even todays, Thank God!) will pour buckets of water directly onto Salem Ave.
So now I have to buy the paper, and then get back to you. Grrr...
Happy as I am its raining, it's too dim out to be moving yet.
Forgotten-Roanoke went out HQ-hunting yesterday. Well, we looked at one place - real nice, spiffy even. And nearly the perfect perch overlooking the city I had hoped for.
Not as good as Rockledge, but thats only a matter of time.
See you in a few hours.
So now I have to buy the paper, and then get back to you. Grrr...
Happy as I am its raining, it's too dim out to be moving yet.
Forgotten-Roanoke went out HQ-hunting yesterday. Well, we looked at one place - real nice, spiffy even. And nearly the perfect perch overlooking the city I had hoped for.
Not as good as Rockledge, but thats only a matter of time.
See you in a few hours.
10/4/05
roanoke.com - Commentary Stories -Set museum jewel in a crown, not downtown
And this, from someone who has seen the actual Bilbao Guggenheim. Not people who have seen it in pictures. Not people who have studied its architecture from afar.
A real person who has really seen it.
Fast becoming a novelty in todays age of experts-on-everything.
Like my mother used to say, "Jack of all trades, master of none."
A real person who has really seen it.
Fast becoming a novelty in todays age of experts-on-everything.
Like my mother used to say, "Jack of all trades, master of none."
10/3/05
Just a reminder....
There is a podcast waiting for you.. oh yes, its waiting.. furtively waiting.
Allright - Im kidding - digital files cannot furtively wait. But they can plot.
Allright, about today...
Long day, looooooooooooooooooooooooong day.
Tomorrow, tomorrow things will happen.
Tomorrow I will do something.
Today, it's over Padre.
But thank you to all my loyal readers out there, and welcome to the new ones.
find yourself a comfy spot and read on..
Things are just warming up around here.
for example: Google is joining with Sun Microsystems.. whyfor?
and locally: What is the Art Museum going to do with that plot of land across from the Shenandoah across Williamson (behind the parking lot there, I know - but its hard to describe). And if you need further verification, go here and search Art Museum under Owner search. Near $400,000 in value, built in 1920.
Cold Holding? Or perhaps a viable commercial building which should not be sitting dormant? I realize that the answer to the question "Are taxes being paid?" is yes, so what does it really matter.
Revenue, jobs, growth... but no reason in particular.
more tomorrow
Tomorrow, tomorrow things will happen.
Tomorrow I will do something.
Today, it's over Padre.
But thank you to all my loyal readers out there, and welcome to the new ones.
find yourself a comfy spot and read on..
Things are just warming up around here.
for example: Google is joining with Sun Microsystems.. whyfor?
and locally: What is the Art Museum going to do with that plot of land across from the Shenandoah across Williamson (behind the parking lot there, I know - but its hard to describe). And if you need further verification, go here and search Art Museum under Owner search. Near $400,000 in value, built in 1920.
Cold Holding? Or perhaps a viable commercial building which should not be sitting dormant? I realize that the answer to the question "Are taxes being paid?" is yes, so what does it really matter.
Revenue, jobs, growth... but no reason in particular.
more tomorrow
10/2/05
News from The Roanoke Times -Newspaper strives to get it right
The count stands at 2 strikes and 2 balls. The Times is stepping out of the batters box, trying to get a grip on itself.
"...hard pressed to name another enterprise that publicly chrinicles and corrects its mistakes,..."
or not so much, as evidenced by my statement about my misspelling of Heirnimous. Or several thousand retractions printed daily by other news organizations. Not to mention hundreds of thousands of corrections by Verizon (with the lovely phone book) and god all knows who, and what else.
No, I would not be hard pressed, Im just too lazy to find them.
The Times steps back into the batters box.....
"...hard pressed to name another enterprise that publicly chrinicles and corrects its mistakes,..."
or not so much, as evidenced by my statement about my misspelling of Heirnimous. Or several thousand retractions printed daily by other news organizations. Not to mention hundreds of thousands of corrections by Verizon (with the lovely phone book) and god all knows who, and what else.
No, I would not be hard pressed, Im just too lazy to find them.
The Times steps back into the batters box.....
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