Monday, July 20, 2009

people dancing, people laughing

a man selling ice cream, singing italian songs…

It’s been 40 years since we landed on the moon today! And NASA has a giant Moon Pie to celebrate…

In Downtown News:
Get your artwork in City Plaza
There is a John Adams document on view at the Capitol
Some fun information about Raleigh’s historical sites

In Raleigh News:
Red Hat is added to S&P
Ignite Raleigh is coming up
Beer samples in grocery stores?

In Local-ish News:
The oldest WW1 vet died
Walter Cronkite died too
Starbucks getting a new name and booze???


In Irrelevant News:
Dumpster pool parties? – only in NY
A new owner for 867-5309
Imagine a toilet on a space station breaking

Events:
Trivia at Tobacco Road tonight
Open Mic @ Deep South tomorrow
18 Seaboard is doing wine dinners the next two Tuesdays
Moore Square Farmers Market on Wednesday
Bright Young Things at Tir na nOG on Thursday
Method Mad and Red Man at Lincoln Theatre on Thursday
Water to Wine at Amra’s on Thursday

Free lunchtime concert at the Capitol on Friday
Blue Dogs and Old Habits at Pour House on Friday
Charlie Daniels Band is in town for Downtown Live on Saturday
The Sound of Music opens this weekend

What the Weather Holds:
Mon: Rainy 82° 65°
Tues: Cloudy/Rainy 85° 64°
Wed: Cloudy/Rainy 89° 69°


Fun Stuff:
A super fun typeface (thanks Sam)
A pac-man stapler? Yes please.
How a CPU is made

Stuff Nobody Likes
50 greatest movie trailers of all time
A musical typewriter!

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
Ewwww butter sculptures even exist??


Happy Monday folks! Hope everyone had a great weekend!!


Ashton Mae Smith
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