A weekend in lovely Richmond, Virginia (Part 1)
Madeline and I spent the weekend in Richmond, Virginia. It's the awesomest place in all of Richmond County, Virginia! In addition to being the birthplace of Tom Wolfe and, um, Irene Langhorne Gibson, Richmond is also where they keep Virginia's government, which is ever so convenient since it's the state capitol and all that sort of thing. We had a totally fun time, which is well documented in many clear colour photos.
Richmond isn't really all that far from Orange, so we just drove there. We listened to a book-on-CD version of Brian Jaques' rodent-based fantasy epic Redwall for most of the way there. Some highlights of the trip included:
Plan 9 Records: One thing I always look for whenever I visit someplace new is the local used record store. This one was about par for the course. The best things we found were a bunch of Slayers VHS tapes for a dollar each and the Art of Noise "Into Vision" DVD. There were two levels, with most of the vinyl downstairs in the basement and most of the CDs upstairs. There's also a Plan 9 Records in Charlotte as well, which I've also been to, and I think the Charlotte one is a little better. In case anyone out there doesn't know, it's named after Ed Wood's film Plan 9 from Outer Space, regarded by some as the worst movie ever, though that was before Gigli came out. Anyway, the Plan 9 Records in Richmond is located in the awesome trendy part o' town.
Awesome trendy part o' town: in Virginia, there's an awesome trendy part o' town where lots of the buildings are painted wacky colours and everything costs quite a lot. It's like the old saying goes, "It's a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to file my taxes there."
Gondolas painting: we found a great mural of some pastel gondolas painted on the wall of a building in the naughty side of town. we managed to get there just as the sun was setting, and the remaining rays of light made the already-colourful image glow a radiant gold hue. I took lots of pictures of it, including some great ones of Madeline standing in front and looking adorable.
Skateland of Richmond: Apparently just a normal roller-skating place, this building has a massive bright orange metal entryway, and the whole building is painted neon orange and blue. Got some great pictures which will probably end up on DeviantART. On a sad note, though, they had the empty husk of an old Hard Drivin' arcade game out back. Could it really have been just a decade and a half ago that this was the pinnacle of gaming technology, and now it's a planter for weeds?
That's it for Part 1. Tune in tomorrow for Part 2, the one with all the naked pictures.
Richmond isn't really all that far from Orange, so we just drove there. We listened to a book-on-CD version of Brian Jaques' rodent-based fantasy epic Redwall for most of the way there. Some highlights of the trip included:
Plan 9 Records: One thing I always look for whenever I visit someplace new is the local used record store. This one was about par for the course. The best things we found were a bunch of Slayers VHS tapes for a dollar each and the Art of Noise "Into Vision" DVD. There were two levels, with most of the vinyl downstairs in the basement and most of the CDs upstairs. There's also a Plan 9 Records in Charlotte as well, which I've also been to, and I think the Charlotte one is a little better. In case anyone out there doesn't know, it's named after Ed Wood's film Plan 9 from Outer Space, regarded by some as the worst movie ever, though that was before Gigli came out. Anyway, the Plan 9 Records in Richmond is located in the awesome trendy part o' town.
Awesome trendy part o' town: in Virginia, there's an awesome trendy part o' town where lots of the buildings are painted wacky colours and everything costs quite a lot. It's like the old saying goes, "It's a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to file my taxes there."
Gondolas painting: we found a great mural of some pastel gondolas painted on the wall of a building in the naughty side of town. we managed to get there just as the sun was setting, and the remaining rays of light made the already-colourful image glow a radiant gold hue. I took lots of pictures of it, including some great ones of Madeline standing in front and looking adorable.
Skateland of Richmond: Apparently just a normal roller-skating place, this building has a massive bright orange metal entryway, and the whole building is painted neon orange and blue. Got some great pictures which will probably end up on DeviantART. On a sad note, though, they had the empty husk of an old Hard Drivin' arcade game out back. Could it really have been just a decade and a half ago that this was the pinnacle of gaming technology, and now it's a planter for weeds?
That's it for Part 1. Tune in tomorrow for Part 2, the one with all the naked pictures.
posted by Andrew Lenahan at 8:41 PM
1 Comments:
You totally have to tell them about the Otani Japanese Sushi and Steak House...It was in Fredericksburg...but nevertheless part of our awesome trip! Don't forget about the crazy hotel experience and your awesome robe :) *drools* Perhaps you could also mention that really groovy movie we watched ..."The Saddest Music in the World"...Thats one to put on my favorites list. I love you!
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