Blogs from North America - page 9707

June 08, 1989 *City official name :Paterson *Founded date : *Location :New Jersey State *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :In 1791, Alexander Hamilton helped found the Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufactures (S.U.M.), which helped encourage the harnessing of energy from the Great Falls of the Passaic, to secure economic independence from British manufacturers. Paterson, which was founded by the society, became the cradle of the industrial revolution in America. Paterson was named for William Paterson, Governor of New Jersey, statesman, and signer of the Constitution. ... read more

June 05, 1989 *City official name :Union City *Founded date : *Location :New Jersey State *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :The area of what is today Union City was originally inhabited by the Lenape Native Americans, but was later settled by the Germans in 1851, who moved across the Hudson River from New York in search of affordable land and open space. From the mid-1800s to the early 1900s, German Americans and Dutch dominated the area. They, along with Swiss and Austrian immigrants, founded the European-style lace making industries, for which they were famous. Union City and West New York became the “embroidery capitol of the United States”, and the embroidery industry’s trademark is on the Union City ... read more

today marks a full week that we have been here...and the time really has slipped away. ever look at your alarm clock before you go to sleep, notice the time...roll over and back again to see that the time has magically changed 8 hours during the motion of rolling over? that is what it feels like at this moment. james, has introduced us to the game of BANANAGRAMS...if you have played it, you know how awesome it is...if not...google that shit. well, we came up with a kickass idea to make it life size (we call it SAVANNAGRAMS) and play it in the park. for tomorrow, since james works for SCAD (google it) there is a thing called model in the park. we will do the modeling thing for a few and then will bust out ... read more

ummm....i woke up drunk...and decided i'd stay drunk...but once butch climbed up the patios to goose's floor (with his superman cape on)...we discovered...A. there was no booze left B. we played instruments last night C. boondocks saints is on DVD... so, we now are watching said movie...and are making coffee we arrived yesterday after leaving my friend Pedro's...he lives South of the Border...you may have met him a time or two... North Cack-a-lacky, i highly enjoyed...the majority of the state represents Bird Sanctuaries...something you dont notice right away...but as time flies by you slowly start to notice, there are birds everywhere...its actually kinda cool. all the people that we engaged with treated us well and were pretty fucking cool. during our stay, the weather gods faired us well. if you're ever in NC, Kill Devil Hills ... read more

currently sitting on the veranda at butch's uncle's house...about a stone throws away from the water...the sun is out the vibes are up, and the coffe is flowing... sad to say...it is now just "the butch and jeremiah show"...our travel mate, cara...has left us for greener and cleaner pastures...long story short, it wasn't her cup of tea... we left the mountains to head into ashland...stopped right outside of cuckoo to have some lunch. pulled off the side of the road to one of those trailers that serves smoked b-b-q...they enjoyed our story and company that they served us lunch for free...and it was mighty fine...(by the way, they do catering and all sorts of events...i got the hook up if needed)... we stayed at a campground that night...butch and i kept a nice fire going...and got ... read more