Post your Hometown, Pride or Hatred Thread

**powder11** · 03-03-2008, 01:12 PM

Thats a nice shot of Duxbury beach and the back river, Ice. Makes me want to plan a trip back this summer. A buddy of mine has a cottage out on Saquish. FYI, the best fried clams and lobstah bisque (Haddads) in America come out of that fine little hamlet in the bottom of the photo known as Green Hahbah. The Boston mafia also imports most of their coke and pot through there.

**schueb82414** · 03-03-2008, 01:57 PM

Awesome place if you get used to <10 inches of mositure a year.

Skiing(red lodge, beartooths, big horns) within an hour
Climbing(tons) all around
Boating-20 minute drive
Mtn biking, tons if you know where to go
Kayaking-10 minute drive
A little ice climbing im told, but i've never gotten into it.

Buffalo Bill res.

Sport Illustrated did a shoot here (note license plate)

**Thatcher** · 03-03-2008, 02:03 PM

My hometown: NYC. Great city, good times. Frustratingly far from skiing and hard to get out of. Here are some of the pluses (in my opinion):
Park Ave with R&T on right.

Inside the R&T:

Inside the Frick:

**Cliff Huckable** · 03-03-2008, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by SkiOrDie

You've all seen plenty of pics of San Francisco, which we call "The City" in total disregard of folks from New York who seem to think that they're town should be called by the same name. It is now, and has been for decades, considered the #1 city that folks want to visit in the US and it is WAY TOO FULL of screwball tourists in shorts in July - don't they know it's COLD in The City in July?

Enjoy, these are from my apartment window.

Our bridge.... one of five, but the most famous

Russian Hill, my neighborhood, not much skiing. But the boys built a ski jump on Filmore Street for Johnny Mosley's birthday one year.

Over across the Bay is Marin. The dark area is the Headlands, which was a military base until the '70s. Now, it is the land of runners, hikers, and mountain bikers who break the rules by riding there. It's really sad that the mountain (Mt. Tam) upon which the mountain bike was invented now doesn't allow any bikes at all on their trails - dipshits.

Originally Posted by MOHSHSIHd

I am sorry, but NYC is the one and only "The City"....

I have to agree 100% with MOHSHSIHd.

Not only that, but from the stats I just saw, San Fran isn't even close to NYC for tourism. In fact, it is below pits like LA, Miami, and...Orlando!
Not saying it isn't a nice place - just saying, is all.

**Cliff Huckable** · 03-03-2008, 02:12 PM

Originally Posted by Thatcher

My hometown: NYC.
Inside the Frick:

One of my very favourite places! (Looking a little livelier than usual, I have to say.)

Listing the pluses of NYC could take all day.

**HotTate** · 03-03-2008, 02:29 PM

Greek Peak baby!

**Obstruction** · 03-03-2008, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by powder11

Thats a nice shot of Duxbury beach and the back river, Ice. Makes me want to plan a trip back this summer. A buddy of mine has a cottage out on Saquish. FYI, the best fried clams and lobstah bisque (Haddads) in America come out of that fine little hamlet in the bottom of the photo known as Green Hahbah. The Boston mafia also imports most of their coke and pot through there.

Kid, whadda ya retahded? Haddad's is in Brant Rock not Green Hahbah.

**allTandA** · 03-03-2008, 02:44 PM

like the man said--->it's NOT just for target practice anymore! it's also for a horribly shitty economy

. A pimp for a mayor.

lot of fat upperclass whities who never though toyota would be #1.

oopssey! Mad racial inequities and tensions

... that being said it's a great place to be from. lotsa trash hills to learn to ski on, and hulla fine women.

home of:
hockeytown USA
detroit muscle- 66 impala supersport is what im talking about
ted nugent 'the whackmaster'
kid rock the ultimate WT playboy
marvin gaye and the rest of mo-town music scene

jimmy hoffa
etc
but i gotta say 12 years in the west and i tell my hommes back there THE WEST IS THE BEST, Baby

**pde20** · 03-03-2008, 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by Thatcher

My hometown: NYC. Great city, good times.

Weird, never heard of it.

**powder11** · 03-03-2008, 03:06 PM

Originally Posted by Obstruction

Kid, whadda ya retahded? Haddad's is in Brant Rock not Green Hahbah.

oh yeah... my bad, I had it confused with Compass Rose. Funny how places within spitting distance of each other bear different names. What was the name of that fried clam shack in Brant Rock that got taken out by the ocean?

**bagtagley** · 03-03-2008, 03:10 PM

Charleston, West "By God".

I love the place, and would move back in a heartbeat if it weren't surrounded by shady chemical plants. There are plenty of places nearby worth setting up shop, though, and land is dirt-ass cheap.

There's great mtn biking 10 minutes from the folks house and great road biking right out the front door. The river in town provides plenty of entertainment during the hot months. Phenomenal boating opportunities nearby, as well as hiking, camping and climbing. Yeah, the skiing is mediocre at best, but there's plenty to make up for it.

**Stu Gotz** · 03-03-2008, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by HotTate

Greek Peak baby!

You would have thunk that I would have recognized HotTate's stunningly handsome mug at some point in the past.

But alas, I never knew the legend.

**Dromond** · 03-03-2008, 03:11 PM

I can't remember seeing this one before.

How many maggots have inversely immigrated? I was born in a ski town, and now live in a not-ski town. Isn't Girlski from Jackson or something?

hometown:

Ok, that's actually Intervale, NH. I'm from Kearsarge/N. Conway. Although I mostly grew up in central NH...

Now here:

The skiing is too far away and I probably spent too much money on plane tickets this year. However it's just about paradise for everything else I like to do. Thinking about it actually makes me want it to be summer. I've got a serious case of transplant pride. I love this place.

**Stu Gotz** · 03-03-2008, 03:25 PM

Originally Posted by Thatcher

Inside the R&T:

Ladies inside the R&T!?!?

Pierre Etchebaster is rolling over in his grave.

**SuperChief** · 03-03-2008, 03:45 PM

Grew up in the grain fields of West Dakota

Lottsa trains

Good huntin in the hills

Fun times in the Missouri River Country

huntin wasn't too bad either

Not too far from the goods.

winter,summer,spring,fall its all good.

I like it better in the country.

**Obstruction** · 03-03-2008, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by powder11

oh yeah... my bad, I had it confused with Compass Rose. Funny how places within spitting distance of each other bear different names. What was the name of that fried clam shack in Brant Rock that got taken out by the ocean?

That was Charlie's. Done in by the no name storm. Charlie's 2 run by the same family is in Pembroke (or was) w/out the view.

Of course no mention of Marsh Vegas is ever complete without a reference to the Ranch House.

BTW -- Iceman is right. Duxbury is a stunningly beautiful place -- home to a tremendous number of inbred blue bloods and nouveau riche poseurs.

**SkiOrDie** · 03-03-2008, 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by Cliff Huckable

I have to agree 100% with MOHSHSIHd.

Not only that, but from the stats I just saw, San Fran isn't even close to NYC for tourism. In fact, it is below pits like LA, Miami, and...Orlando!
Not saying it isn't a nice place - just saying, is all.

LOL! Actually ROFLMAO!!! Look, I get exactly the same response to folks from Paris, London, Moscow... the list is endless. Everyone things that "their" large City is "The City" - Ethnocentrism at its finest! I'm happy to participate.

I never claimed we had MORE TOURISTS - nope, we don't, thank god. What I claimed is that more people WANT to go to San Francisco that any other city in the US, fortunately they don't make it here, things would be even worse than they are.

Population of New York City = 8,143,000
Population of San Francisco = 739,000

Population Ratio 11:1

Tourists to visit New York City = 43,800,000
Tourists to visit San Francisco = 15,000,000

Tourist Ratio 2.9:1

While I'll give you that NY has more Tourist, thank god, San Francisco has a massive amount per person who lives here... almost 4 times as many... with more coming every day....

But, I'd like you all to know that it is TERRIBLE being here. It really sucks. Please please PLEASE stay away!

(BTW - what's with the WOMEN in the R&T. I used to work across the street and in my day that NEVER would have happened! What the hell is New York coming to??!?)

B-))

**Egon** · 03-03-2008, 07:10 PM

Cleveland. This is too easy.

**Steven S. Dallas** · 03-03-2008, 07:48 PM

Somewhere in between here

and here

I can't believe it's been five years since I left home. I'll be back for to stay someday, even if it's only to be buried.

**Joey Bag O' Donuts** · 03-03-2008, 08:35 PM

My hometown

San Clemente, Ca

Home of Trestles

and Pedro's fish tacos

**powder11** · 03-03-2008, 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by Obstruction

That was Charlie's. Done in by the no name storm. Charlie's 2 run by the same family is in Pembroke (or was) w/out the view.

Of course no mention of Marsh Vegas is ever complete without a reference to the Ranch House.

BTW -- Iceman is right. Duxbury is a stunningly beautiful place -- home to a tremendous number of inbred blue bloods and nouveau riche poseurs.

I haven't been to the new Charlies, but many fond childhood memories of the old one; that and the Fairview, Arthur & Pats, Green Hahbah lobstah pound... man, what a great spot for seafood!

The last time I was at the Ranch House, I saw that one man band dude (?) and drove out to Saquish completely intoxicated. Good times!

**~mikey b** · 03-03-2008, 09:27 PM

born in San Jose, CA

lived in

Campbell, CA
San Diego, CA
Los Gatos, CA
Yosemite, CA
Mammoth Lakes, CA
my truck - CA, NV
Dinkey Creek, CA
Huntington Lake, CA
Big Creek, CA
Fish Camp, CA
my truck again - CA, NV, OR, WA
Truckee, CA
Chico, CA
Cohasset, CA
Hoonah, AK
Juneau, AK,
Minturn, CO

moving to Sonora, CA in May

**MOHSHSIHd** · 03-03-2008, 09:40 PM

shit telemike, why did you move so many times?

**~mikey b** · 03-03-2008, 09:44 PM

surfing, skiing, climbing, school, love, work, love

**andychrysler** · 03-03-2008, 09:58 PM

Born in Flint, MI (only lived in MI 4 years)
Grew up in Longmont, CO (great place to grow up, but didn't think it was that great then!)
Now living in Golden, CO (and loving it)
Would love to move to the mountains someday...