Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Philadelphia Freedom


Phila is all the things I love about DC, without all the things I don't. It's hipper & cooler without trying too hard. It's more age diverse. It's friendlier - no airs, no posers. Concertgoers are more into the music, and the performers respond accordingly. There are fewer sirens and they're not as loud. And it hasn't (yet) been ruined by block-swallowing mixed-use development.

A violinmaker on Spruce St.
I just like the name, "The Nash"


My "veggie" cheesesteak from Pat's
John tucking into a real cheesesteak


World-famous Geno's cheesesteak in South Phila
On the Phila Musicians' Walk of Fame


Remember the MFSB hit, TSOP?  


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYhgMI9Zx-g
The Three Notes, house band at Bob & Barbara's Lounge, which boasts a Hammond B3