mr.arrison wrote:However, I have gotten past all that and see its a city that's like that weird uncle everyone has when they are eight years old. Drunk, toothless, dirty and fun as shit to hang out with. And he buys you candy and takes you to the amusement park. But he yells at his wife, litters, urinates in public and probably sexually abuses his daughter. But he's a damn fine uncle and no one ever tries to make excuses for his fucked up behavior. I think anyone who has lived here knows what I am talking about.

I love Baltimore, and never could put my finger on it. You sir, have put your finger on it. Now could you rub it a little?

I don't understand why more people haven't mentioned Philly. They have such a complex about New York. I think somebody once told Philadelphians that New Yorkers were rude, and Philly said, "Well, I guess we'll have to be rude AND ignorant."

They had to put a magistrate's office INSIDE Veteran's Stadium, so their sport's fans could be arrested, then processed before the 2-minute warning.

I really don't like Philadelphia.

atdarecook wrote:Philly said, "Well, I guess we'll have to be rude AND ignorant."

I really don't like Philadelphia.

Then I really don't like you, punk. Rude and ignorant enough for you?

(i'm just being cheeky)

mr.arrison wrote:I am surprised no one has thus far said Baltimore, Maryland.

I moved here a year ago. I've just gotten over the culture shock. Junkies, trash, weird tropical/arctic weather patterns, white rednecks stuck in a west virginia meets new jersey mindset, tons of frat boys and sorority girls, progress measured in terms of chain restaurants, annoying as shit ice cream trucks, nicotined haggard women with split ends, rats, etc.

However, I have gotten past all that and see its a city that's like that weird uncle everyone has when they are eight years old. Drunk, toothless, dirty and fun as shit to hang out with. And he buys you candy and takes you to the amusement park. But he yells at his wife, litters, urinates in public and probably sexually abuses his daughter. But he's a damn fine uncle and no one ever tries to make excuses for his fucked up behavior. I think anyone who has lived here knows what I am talking about.

Are you trying to tell that I'm making a mistake by leaving all that behind?

Detroit.

I've been there many times as my stepmother is from there. Her dad was the mayor for a time in the 70s. He gave us a tour of the downtown area, pointing out certain neigborhoods and landmarks. His claim to fame were the "cultural festivals." He didn't really explain what they were. Downtown, as mentioned earlier, is totally desolate and eerie. The suburbs are sketchy and it just seems like most people ignore each other. I had never seen housing projects before (im from the west coast) and was totally horrified by them. Detroit is cold and dead.

Lake Havasu City, AZ.

Fucking worst conservative, gun toting, truck driving, boat owning shithole I've ever been. I slept in my truck in an albertsons parking lot and was awoken at 7 AM by the flood of huge lifted trucks pulling up to the breakfast place on the corner. The surroundings are the most desolate I've ever seen, NO VEGETATION. Desert people occupy a headspace virtually opposite of mine, I don't get it at all.

brad lepik wrote:Mobile Alabama

There is no competition. The city I live in is the biggest piece of shit in the United States. In the past three years, only two bands played in the town(bars) I actually cared to go see. We never have concerts I mean never. I have never seen a concert in my city. It is a small city 400,000 pop. If you aspire to do anything other than waiting tables, digging ditches, or some other repetitive labor, you need to move away. The jobs are not here. Its like Doctors, lawyers, and then peons. We do not even have a real recording studio for bands. the only studios in town do jingles and shit like that. So, all you have are home studios. Though someone is building a nice one, finally, Its about time. the Schools are pure shit, and people are close minded. The only bands clubs let play here are jam and blues. The will never let an original band have a chance.

http://thetiles.com/

Nuees Ardentes and The Difference Engine are from Mobile. If you don't think they are good bands... I can't help you. Two great bands, though. I like Mobile much better than the sack of shit that Pensacola is.

ATLANTA sucks hard. HARD.
Any town in the southern part of the US pretty much sucks, mainly because they are filled with dumb ass people from the south...but Atlanta just sucks it real hard.

Duluth sucks a giant wooden cock as well

Having lived in both Jackson, MI and Saginaw, MI, I'd have to say that Saginaw is an appreciably worse city than Jackson. As hideous as Jackson is (and these days it's just plain sad), Saginaw is even uglier and more racist, and I can't imagine a single decent reason for going there.

While Eaton Rapids, MI isn't all that awful, it does have one remarkable distinction -- I have never seen more ugly people in one town in all my life. The gene pool is shallow and deeply polluted there, my friends.

And while I feel a certain empathy for the tragedy that is Detroit, I must say that something fucked-up ALWAYS happens when I go there. As a result, I only go there under certain circumstances (i.e. Mission of Burma or Radio Birdman playing there).