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There are 100 comments about "gem"

germanlady: hey!! I am from germany and I saw the guys on TV today!!! And I was so fascinated how they ride along the streets and everybody who saw the black cowboys was so proud to know......

in response to: The Federation of Black Cowboys by sine

Humboldt/West Bucktown - whichever you prefer: I've been in this area for over 6 years. Bought a condo 3BR/3BA. The first year was rough with all the random shootings at night. I get the scoop from the locals,......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

wyoming native: Gemini: How close are you to Grove Street? 1920 to be exact?...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Gemini: JP1515JeffersonAve you forgot the Scelly court. the kids just drew one on our street. They have the numbers in the wrong places but we have one. LOL....

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Gemini: I have lived in Bushwick for most of my life. I have lived on my street for 34 yrs. Bushwick is like any other neighborhood it has it's ups and downs. I referred to it......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Gem One Inwood NY: Is this swan from 225st Broadway TVS/ lans brother? used to hit 1 lay ups & Ghost Yard A line with KM/Ki/ST/Gor/Kren/Kev/Dino/Ski/ LMAD Living Madness 207st Inwood NY......

in response to: NYC Graffiti Train, 1995 by Metro

Kenneth: Dear me, Bilrock. You would appear to have some anger management issues. Such profoundly bellicose sentiments suggest little more than a deep-seated resentment and apoplexy. Try counting to 10 before your next posting....

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

jsmooth: Reply to OPEN YOUR EYES... I thought that your response made complete sense and that you are right in many aspects of your comments and if my response seemed to come off racial than I apollogize.......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

Bertha Gibson : Thank you. I'm surprised you received no encouragement from Fr. Martin, whom seemed to be such a nice priest. Was it Sister Betty of 14 Holy Martyrs (now St. Martin's) who passed away......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Gary Sparkes: i am drawing a overhead plan of the maypole(irlam shopping centre)so far i have the TSB, harrys chippy(lovely),hesketh amd claire(butcher),gemtime??,electronic shop???,bingo place???,supermarket???,norman lownes grocer with mrs egan knittware,optician???,newsagents (stuart???),cant remember any more,does anyone have any......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Anon: Anything done in public is public domain, and international law, as a whole, is of this mindset, both legally and socially. It's quite simple, actually. Don't want someone taking photos of it? Then don't do......

in response to: A Homeless Man Sleeping with His Most Cherished Possession by Leroy Allen Skalstad

Jeff: I went to Super Sexe a few times around 2002-2004, had a great time. Gorgeous women and good price, very entertaining overall. I have done nothing but spread the good word since, telling......

in response to: Club Super Sexe by EvilGentleman

Bob Salmon: Hi James Off hand I cannot remember Mike Melani although the name rings a bell somewhere? Peter Robinson I remember from school and have not heard of him since we left school. Malcolm Kennedy was a good......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Adam Enright: There is No Game like the Good Ol' Montreal Hockey Riot! A city whose hockey passions create a constant hunger for battling peace and the status quo. [[http://www.progressivewebdesign.ca/hockeyriots.html]] by Adam Enright I was thrilled to read about......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

New to Hutch: I just moved here a few months ago, and while I agree that Hutch is not the best town in the world. It's not the worst either. There's a lot of complaint about......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

^_^: That's definitely one way to get around copyright infringement issues!...

in response to: Compilation Part Four by chiamattt

cyril bagshaw: Hi Anne So glad you have made it to the Ancestry site, its like Aladdins cave, gems popping up everywhere. The curly headed child of course is non other than yours truly. Must say, the "mop" has......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Gem One.... INWOOD NY..: For those who didin't know - Mr.Freeze From Rock Study Crew N.Y.C. Break Dancer passed on this week 4/3/08 God Bless him & family... Gem...

in response to: Scrap Yard nyc GRAFFITI STORE by art views

Gem One.... INWOOD NY..: Nice place to get your inks & tools.. They had the old style minis markers there nice... just as good as the old Bombbay store on 96 street & Broadway.. you can buy there not......

in response to: Scrap Yard nyc GRAFFITI STORE by art views

jane: bike world Ltd is one of the leading bike distributors.We are Legitimate registered Company under licensed number(RC43215).We ship via FedEx or DHL, and your ordered items will get to your door step within 48 hrs(Two......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

Rob Tynan: Hi everyone, Fred Dawes was the father of Martin Dawes, the multi media and TV empire in Gemini Warrington. Does anyone remember the two houses that adjoined to Luptons. They were demolished in the late 70s......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Alan Taylor: Hi Cyril, Beswick's Dairy between the Steelworks Club & the Telephone Exchange there was/is? a double fronted shop and I think it was a grocery/green grocery shop with the dairy to the rear with the dairy......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Renee: I enjoyed reading this thread. However, there are a lot a personal prejudices and biases here. However, that's Americans for you now isn't it. I enjoyed the person who said judge people......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Len Lipner: KNISHES OK, for anyone who wants to do his/her own cooking, I just wrote an email to Stan and to Alma, containing a sort of recipe for knishes as I remember them from Brooklyn. ("Sort of"......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

noname: Hunter, First off I am self employed. I have not needed to explore other towns. My complaint comes from the lack of people with money in this town. Thank God for the internet... I do......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

B. B: I live in Henry Horner as well from 1982 until 1989. I have to say that my time in the Horner projects was a learning experience. I raised 5 children there and none......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

WR: I called to speak with them about an outstanding issue and the phone just rang and rang. This is consistent with my experience with the "new management." Go to H_LL! I'll never......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by sine

Park Slope Windows and Glass: As a long-standing member of the Brooklyn community and a company that has recently gone under new management, we would like to take this opportunity to invite any current or past customers with outstanding issues......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by sine

Gems: This is like the worst city on earth, there is nothing to do. Not only in La Junta not "One of America's best kept secrets! La Junta is a growing city on the High Plains of......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 8 by Scott Sargent

Bob: I don't understand. Are all the welfare cases statewide in Hutchinson? Is that why our taxes are so high? Seriously if statistical data supports that we have a high percentage of welfare......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Rachel: I CAN NOT stress enough how much that you should avoid this creepy crawly many legged creature motel. DO NOT GO. It has horrible and has bugs. Not to mention the horrible......

in response to: Felix Mexican Restaurant by groovehouse

Cowboy Vern: Thank all of you for your encouragement. To Tania, we would love to see you when you are in town. To Seawright we are here whenever you want to come by. To Cowgirl Cyn, not......

in response to: The Federation of Black Cowboys by sine

Belleville Roots: I don't live in Belleville; go back about once a year to visit. Believe me, it's not NYC or even Alb, NM, but it is a nice place to "get away from it all."......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

Mushi: Jane, I've lived by myself in Bushwick off of the Jefferson Street stop. My theory with being a single woman living in any part of NYC: take the subway until a certain part of the night......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Jeff: I am from Boston and even though my home city is very nice and livable like Montreal (my favorite), it doesn't make my top five skyline cities: 1) HONG KONG - Very difficult to......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Former Salt Hawk: I read this multitude of comments with bemusement, shock and sorrow. I was born and grew up in Hutchinson, Kansas, and, like the old familiar Neil Young lyric, "All my memories are there". ......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Shelley at Buddy Bike: I represent the Buddy Bike. www.buddybike.com It used to be called the "Love Bike" and was invented by Robert Gardner in Willits, CA over 10 years ago. It is a unique tandem bicycle that places......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

Plains of Despair: Go watch The Factor some more. I can refute your comments. With this statement. HUTCHINSON KANSAS IS SHRINKING. YOU ARE AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY OR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. IT IS YOUR JOB TO PROTECT......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Detroit: I have visited cabrini green since I was a child. I was wondering if people still live there as of now? I am from Detroit and I LOVE Chicago. The crime rate here in......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

Indio: awesome picture, lived in to for so long and haven't seen these little gems...

in response to: Rosedale Ravine by jeeff

joey: i see where the litter comes from. the waste management trucks do a sloppy job of emptying the dumpsters. several little milk cartons were blowing around in the street this morning....

in response to: Cloud_scape by joey

joey: [[img:19718]] the blend and contrast of the city high rises with the mausoleums is an interesting arrangement ...

in response to: St. Louis Cemetary by serlingrod

teachnyc: I work in bushwick's schools and I can't tell you how many times I hear my counterparts from our sister districts in queens talk about how bad it is in BW (they never want to......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

upfromflames: Clarifications: I’ve found out a lot more about the Bushwick Initiative this week, after talking to Annie Marie Mirez, who helped to develop the program and currently helps to oversee it for HPD. The first thing......

in response to: The Bushwick Initiative: Holistic Redevelopment or Urban Renewal Retrofit? by upfromflames

K Bernstein: I lived in an apartment building at Eastern Parkway and Troy Avenue in the 1950s. Eastern Parkway was a beautiful street, with its two pedestrian malls with benches and trees. The street was lined with......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

upfromflames: ** The Urban Ecology of Arson** The power of the Wallace's interpretation is its integrated systems approach. just as flames cannot burn in a vacuum, the flames of July 13th did not arise out of nowhere.......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

upfromflames: I teach there. Been there 4 years now teaching ESL. Its now two schools, sliced in half against better judgement. But its still going! What was it like back then? ...

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Dude: "To be pedantic, that's Trademark infringement, not copyright infringement :)" On top of that to further it mnore, if you talk about theft and copyright infringement in the same sentence, you fail. One or the......

in response to: Copyright? What Copyright? by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Jason: Followup from: Jason: 10th Jan 2007 - 20:28 GMT Well, it's been a couple weeks since I got my board. It's been really cold and icy here in IA, so I've been stuck practicing in......

in response to: I\'m Too Old for Skateboarding by JJ

Geme: Hi shoo. I loved your pictures. Do you have photos of old wooden houses, or of buildinds, which remind of former centuries?(Not only churches.) Geme from Hungary. ...

in response to: The Contrasts of Moscow by shoo

jez: it's little trinkets of history like that, hidden gem you just stumble across which makes London the bestest western city. ...

in response to: London Wall/London Wall by elaine

ScentuousOne..Dec10/2006: Ive read all these arguments above..you so called christian people bashing HA for the things SOME OF the members have done..you are not paying attention to what is going on in the world..How many prists......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

Ringo: Susannah, I'm the kind of person who believes in live and let live, I disagree that we all worship something, I don't count myself as knowing whether or not there is a god or god's.......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

Ringo: Ok Susannah lets read what you wrote to begin with! "I like Harley's but I think that men who join groups like that are sick neanderthals." Is that not making a judgement? "Tell you what, they treat women......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

Jim QV: Tony, I read your posting and wanted to respond to it. I was born in Queens, but my Moms whole family is from Bushwick. Her grandfather (my great grand dad) was the original owner of......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Nibs: It is not Tim Hortons making the mess it is the lazy customer that cannot be bothered to put the cup or garbage in its right place, that being a garbage can. Pretty sad when......

in response to: Tim in the Streets by Marlo

aer suzuki: it's this kind of post that should kill any trace of short attention span syndrome a person might have...that first bit of poetry is such a well crafted arrangement of words. that photo of the turtle......

in response to: Travelogue by ea

colavitos ghost: hey man, i love this post. in my eyes it pretty accurately captures the essence of downtown cleveland. however, my understanding about the future of the cleveland trust tower doesn't quite synch up with yours.......

in response to: Jury Duty by procyon

joey: guardian of the arts. yet - did you know? The Thinker Vandalized At approximately 1am on March 24, 1970, a bomb irreparably damaged the Cleveland Museum's version of Rodin's The Thinker. The bomb itself had been placed......

in response to: Cleveland Thinks by joey

EvilGentleman: jack, I ran the text above through Babel Fish and got this messed-up translation that I think is an apology for typing in Korean on a primarily English website, but since the person typing cannot......

in response to: Sick Day by Jono Cono

Cosmo: As a new visitor to this site I am just now discovering gems like this from before my time here. This is excellent, just the sort of entry I love to come across! ......

in response to: The London Necropolis Railway by TBCS

EvilGentleman: Of course, you drive the editors bonkers by really pushing the limits and posting a series of skyline picks for each province and territory. I can just imagine New Brunswick... Moncton, Saint John, Frdericton, Bathurst,......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

EvilGentleman: Sounds like the typical Canadian and/or Quebec films of the 80's come back to life. "Profits? What are profits? We were thinking grants and tax deductions, eh?" Canadian films are generally indy films that absorb government......

in response to: Bon Cop, Bad Cop by EvilGentleman

aer suzuki: yeah second to last definately. what a cool hat, great colors and arrangement....

in response to: from the streets of toronto by hool

elaine: the bird feeding has finally come to an end. the greenfinches continued to feed their little faces long after the insectivores had gone elsewhere for their dinner. however, recently the pigeons have discovered me, and......

in response to: Fledgling Greenfinches by elaine

EvilGentleman: Speaking of Freudian slips, I wonder why it's called "Broad Street" in the first place? And "Hope Depot" is obviously the car dealership-turned-church in the last picture. Let's hear it for copyright infringement in the name......

in response to: Home Pt. 5: Downtown (Broad Street) by CE

Gemma: hi. gwen rocks but jennifer aniston is better lol...

in response to: gwen stefani's wedding by Steelisreal

Linda Buchanan: Thanks Gus for the wonderful view of our precious town Barnoldswick, you will have to travel far and wide to ever get a more friendlier town than our little gem BARNOLDSWICK!...

in response to: Barnoldswick by Gus Brennan

joey: the innocuous resin chair made into high art. or - right from their web page - Sense of the City is a major exhibition dedicated to the theme of urban phenomena and perceptions which have......

in response to: But Is It ART? by EvilGentleman

anon (belf-cache-1.server.ntli.net): A Belfast man called Karlo: 12th Apr 2006 - 00:37 GMT i feel i must say something to at least let people know there are those of us that live in Belfast who DO posess a......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

jeeff: yeah, it's mostly suburban in character, but there are still a few gems to be found even in suburbia. technically london is too far west to be considered a suburb of toronto; it's a regional centre......

in response to: Graffiti in the Other London by jeeff

elaine: what a gem. american history!...

in response to: Little Joe\'s Lounge by Peter

Mat-E: I think this question touches on a fundamental human reality; you can never create a policy which will satisfy a largely civil, responsible majority and at the same time satisfy a minority of......

in response to: Does Anyone Else Find This Stupid? by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Oh, and sally 5548: Since when did expressing one's opinion in a balanced manner become hate? As Elicar pointed out above, Einstein himself was called a slow learner, yet he went on to become synonymous......

in response to: The Future Einstein\'s? by Elicar

EvilGentleman: Now why on earth would a future Einstein use such illiterate uneducated words to express themselves? Obviously we are dealing with a faker here. Nice try... And as far as speakers go, try these. [[http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_DisplayProductInformation-Start?ProductSKU=SRST33BLUE&Dept=audio&CategoryName=pa_PADepartmentAccessories_PersonalSpeakers]] The......

in response to: The Future Einstein\'s? by Elicar

Get out of your car, buddy: Thanks for the tip. I'm heading to "The Danforthes" this weekend! Most of the social housing is where the old amusement park used to be. South of Queen along Glen Manor and some of......

in response to: The 40th Beaches Lion’s Easter Parade by Elicar

SOGans: Finally, the ice is very thick and it's hard to know just WHAT is inside them from photographs besides blood and an animal of some kind. Since the author of this article was actually......

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

EvilGentleman: So if I get this right, anon from Hawaii is of the belief that we should not let our emotions guide our actions, but should instead do nothing. Yet this inaction should require that we......

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

anon (cpe-72-134-234-209.hawaii.res.rr.com): It's true. Animal cruelty does indeed create serial killers. Just look at the ALF (or just about any of the "concerned, caring activists" that've posted at this point) - they presume cruelty, so......

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

Jason_Fucking_Denny: I know I'm probably not going to be the most popular poster here...but...I think this is cool. I'm not cruel to animals and I don't think the guy that did this was cruel in......

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

A Belfast man called Karlo: i feel i must say something to at least let people know there are those of us that live in Belfast who DO posess a bit of wit,understanding and compassion..it really is quite sad to......

in response to: snapshots on a refrigerator by manda

EvilGentleman: Hmmm, I wonder if hookers get charged with tax evasion very often. Do they have to remit T-4 slips that list their "personal escort" income in the appropriate boxes, and if so, are they later......

in response to: Cheap Sex $60 by Elicar

Elicar: Thanks for the tip Grange, but naah, I am not about to stalk anybody. I value my own space too much that I could just imagine what a "stalkee" would go through. And imagine if......

in response to: Panning Turned into Stalking by Elicar

Peter: yeah, that last one is a real gem. good find... and as always, i, for one, love seeing {signage} from other places......

in response to: How to Strangle a Lamp Post by EvilGentleman

GGP: rightthehellon, nemesis--i am ALL for seceding! or joining up, through some special arrangement, with Canada....

in response to: If You See Something by GGP

EvilGentleman: I know what you mean about the grand old theaters, as I have watched them all disappear one by one. I remember watching numerous movies in the Capitol Theatre in Cornwall, Ontario. The Capitol has......

in response to: X Movie Theatre by jack

GGP: wow, man, you could do a great book on this. that last one is a gem....

in response to: robot building by elaine

EvilGentleman: I just heard media reports saying that over 100 firefighters were called to control this fire, and that the only injury was one firefighter who suffered some facial cuts. Apparently the fire started on the......

in response to: St. Patrick\'s Fire by EvilGentleman

Staci: To: Humboldt Park Dave/ Ratone Chocha/ Insightoner Thanks Dave. I'll have to check that out. I'll keep things posted on here every so often. Ratone, I live on Humboldt and Cortland. ......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Peter: the provenance of the {spaghettibot}'s demise and subsequent disposal by facilities management: [[img:9261]] ...with so much paperwork necessary to simply discard an obsolete, disused bot, its no wonder this guy feels censured by all the red-tape: [[img:9262]] ...

in response to: robot building by elaine

brian: The c-town in Washington Heights (Bway & StNick) has a bulletin board of Polaroids of shoplifters.. If you are ever in the area stop by and take a peek at this gem.. Some of the......

in response to: C-Town Grocery by Peter

jeeff: from [[http://www.dictionary.com]]: ar·chi·tec·ture (ärk-tkchr) n. 1. The art and science of designing and erecting buildings. 2. Buildings and other large structures: the low, brick-and-adobe architecture of the Southwest. 3. A style......

in response to: African Architecture by Guy McLaren

Guy McLaren: I call this one Gemini...

in response to: Untitled by Guy McLaren

juninhohsj@hotmail.com: me amarro nesse esporte pratico e recomendo a todos, os saltos sao pura adrenalina em breve viagempara frança!!! ate mais pratique parkour varios saltos para todos !!!!!11...

in response to: Le Parkour by Luli

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I've learnt a lot from Jamies postings about Northern Ireland, so I stood on the pool table and shouted, "Fuck the Queen, up the IRA and down with the Orangemen." (Not really, I just tipped......

in response to: Cat\'s Brave Battle with the Snow. by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

elaine: hahahaha! thanks. make the necessary arrangements and i will buy myself some outfits....

in response to: The Pope\'s Tomb by pietro

Drew from philly: Ned, Ned Turner is that you? this is Drew from Ridgemont High. I agree people forget that this is a free world but bikes aren't aloud on the sidewalk even if you could physically fit my......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Sigh: Hey - that could be an engagement ring on the girlfriend's finger. Maybe she and her family will see what they could be in for with this guy on the front page news like that.......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

pedestrian pal: Rather than go on and on about cyclist versus motorist lets consider this. People who litter are pigs, people who seek out confrontations like this are fools or worse yet, holier than thou. ......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Demigod: There are many EXCUSABLE instances in this story to believe it was simply each other's acts which caused the problem to escalate to the point of where it did. Obviously both individuals need some......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool