Thursday, April 10, 2008
More Impressions of Philly
There are four blocks worth of plaques at the Philly Musician Walk of Fame on Broad Street (the Avenue of the Arts). Everyone from Eugene Ormandy to Todd Rundgren to Solomon Burke was included. I had thought about taking pictures of each one but time did not allow. Someone on the web must have this recorded, I bet.
Man, I can tell you I was ready to do some shopping here. I had visions of TSOP hats and exclusive instrumental dance mixes of OJays songs. Problem was, they were closed. I tried calling the phone number on the door to find out what gave, but only got a generic greeting that they phoned me up with a day later when I was listening to Anwar Sadat's widow talk about peace. Oh well. I guess Pam does have a point about bringing more junk into the house.
The true sound of Philadelphia? The sound of a steak grill, perhaps. Despite predictions of people who know me, I didn't really go overboard with ordering up Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches. Frankly, some of them scared me. Cheese Whiz? No thanks, I'll have mine with Provolone, thank you very much.
I hope that lady in the window is coughing and not choking. Maybe it is from the the charming misogyny they have on their sign here
The South Philly blocks that make up the Italian Market are vibrant and colorful. I only wish I had access to a refrigerator and a kitchen to take full advantage of the wonders that can be acquired there
The Terminal Market was pretty darned impressive too. The treat above is a chocolate covered banana on an almond cookie similarly shaped with raspberry and whipped cream filling. Yes, it was wonderful.
posted by well-executed buffet at 11:07 PM
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