schenectady: a photo essay
Scenes from the past weekend...
1. Jess and I stock up on some much-needed supplies
2. Jess takes the wheel of our pimped-out Chevy Cobalt. It had XM Satellite Radio, yo!
3. I fell instantly in love with this marquee so I made Jess stop the car so I could take some pictures. I snapped it from several angles and had great plans to desaturate the images and maybe add some sepia tones but the presence of a payphone and an awkwardly parked Saturn sorta ruined the old feel so I scrapped that plan. Regardless, the theater itself is majestic and gorgeous inside. It was so pretty that I'll even forgive its booking of The Phantom of the Opera.
4. I was captivated by the religious mathematics on this sign. Jess then giggled and pointed out the gratuitous thrift shoppe (fancy!) ad directly below it.
5. Some local color
6. This one was taken because I just can't pass up the chance to ridicule the donning of hiking boots in a non-mountain setting. Seriously, stop.
7. Now them's some hot boots.
8. Jess's bid to unseat the St. Paulie Girl as the new Hot Beer Chick. She gets my vote.
9. Two words: GANG FIGHT
10. A gruesome tchatke found at a store called A.J. Wright. I had never heard of this establishment before and the experience was enriching to say the least. If I want to punish or terrify someone, I now have shelves of scary plaster to choose from. They were so horrific-yet-hilarious that I had to pull out the camera. I've since named some of the creations. I call this one The Venus de Minstrel.
11. The Venus de Minstrel with Jheri Curl. Alternate title: The Lionel Richie "Hello" Bust Post Firing and Glazing (with Facial Hair and Microphone Attachment)
12. They're Just Burning Doin' the Neutron Dance
1. Jess and I stock up on some much-needed supplies
2. Jess takes the wheel of our pimped-out Chevy Cobalt. It had XM Satellite Radio, yo!
3. I fell instantly in love with this marquee so I made Jess stop the car so I could take some pictures. I snapped it from several angles and had great plans to desaturate the images and maybe add some sepia tones but the presence of a payphone and an awkwardly parked Saturn sorta ruined the old feel so I scrapped that plan. Regardless, the theater itself is majestic and gorgeous inside. It was so pretty that I'll even forgive its booking of The Phantom of the Opera.
4. I was captivated by the religious mathematics on this sign. Jess then giggled and pointed out the gratuitous thrift shoppe (fancy!) ad directly below it.
5. Some local color
6. This one was taken because I just can't pass up the chance to ridicule the donning of hiking boots in a non-mountain setting. Seriously, stop.
7. Now them's some hot boots.
8. Jess's bid to unseat the St. Paulie Girl as the new Hot Beer Chick. She gets my vote.
9. Two words: GANG FIGHT
10. A gruesome tchatke found at a store called A.J. Wright. I had never heard of this establishment before and the experience was enriching to say the least. If I want to punish or terrify someone, I now have shelves of scary plaster to choose from. They were so horrific-yet-hilarious that I had to pull out the camera. I've since named some of the creations. I call this one The Venus de Minstrel.
11. The Venus de Minstrel with Jheri Curl. Alternate title: The Lionel Richie "Hello" Bust Post Firing and Glazing (with Facial Hair and Microphone Attachment)
12. They're Just Burning Doin' the Neutron Dance
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