Tony Baloni Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Is so cool. I've only been here 2 days, and it feels like I've been here my whole life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Were you sure to wear flowers in your hair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Told ya. I have been around the San Francisco Bay Area my whole life: raised on the Peninsula south of the City, college in the East Bay near Berkeley, settled and raised kids here just North. Keep the reports coming. Don't know that we'll want to hang out (you're 18, I'm almost 60 and, you may have noticed, not so extroverted) but I'd be happy to answer questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 I visited a friend there in my Junior year of high school...I was there for about a month...We had a great time, I loved it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 I liked it when I was there. Everyone was very friendly and it was so clean. I would not want to be there for an earthquake, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Baloni Posted October 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Dude, I'm down to hang out with anyone. If your ever down this way, hit me up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 very cool... congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 I went to San Francisco once. My only problem with the place was the company I was in. My friend didn't want to do anything that I wanted to do. Oh, and Alcatraz was closed the whole time, so I couldn't do that. I did get to go to Ghirardelli Square, though. Yummy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daslied Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 I took a vacation there a few months ago and fell in love with it. Make sure and drive down the coast to Monterey, and just south of it (I think) is Point Lobos State Reserve, which was described as (paraphrase) "the most perfect meeting of land and water". Something like that, anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Did you remember to wear some flowers in your hair? San Francisco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daslied Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 No, but I decked a guy that did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 There is a somewhat imfamous photo of me at the corners of Haight and Ashbury..can't find it now. I stayed in a hotel called the Rancho Lombard which was at the top of Lombard (the crookedest street in the world) Street. Not too bad. Made it out to Napa Valley (the drunkedest street in the world) and sampled many, many, many varieties of wine. Went to Sausalito and had fun there. I drove up the coast from LA....a worthwhile drive. Stopped at Monterey and many sights in between. The day i was flying home, the airline cancelled my flight and I had to stay another day. Not too shabby. Ended the day in Lodi (John Fogerty was right). I proceeded to insult the town too loudly at a bowling alley and narrowly avoided a total brawl. All in all a good trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Been there many, many times. When in the Navy, my carrier was moored at Alameda, prior to deployment to Vietnam. My mom lives in nearby San Jose. Make the trip across the GG to Marin County at a time to see the lights come on in the city from across the bay. Take a camera. Stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 tb, NEXT TIME i AM UP IN sf, i WILL LET YOU KNOW. yOU DO THE SAME, IF YOU LIKE, WHEN DOWN IN la. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Baloni Posted October 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 yeah for sure, me and my friend are probably gonna hitch hike there soon. we'll hang out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 SF is a cool place west coast 4 life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Some suggestions: At your earliest convenience, get out onto the Bay. Probably the least expensive way to do that is take a Golden Gate Transit ferry to Sausalito or Larkspur (I haven't disembarked at Sausalito but that is probably a better choice for you -- more to do and see before your return trip. Larkspur is a huge parking lot & bus stop, but you do get up close to San Quentin Prison just before you dock.)Angel Island is really cool, too. Neat walking hike ([smaller] or you can rent bikes[/smaller]) around the perimeter and spectacular views. Might be kind of pricey getting there from SF. I've taken a smaller ferry from Tiburon in Marin County.You can take a quickie tourist ride out under the Golden Gate Bridge from Fisherman's Wharf. Great fun, especially when it's choppy and you're getting hit with spray.The Palace of the Legion of Honor Museum is amazing. Fantastic surroundings. Original works by Rodin, El Greco, Rembrandt, Monet, Matisse & more are part of the permanent collection.If you haven't checked out all the neat stuff in Golden Gate Park (de Young Museum, Japenese Tea Garden, Conservatory of Flowers, Stow Lake), you can spend a couple days there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daslied Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Bazooka - The Palace of the LOH was absolutely my favorite part. The wind, the water, the hills, the fog, the view...the Holocaust Memorial, the glass sculpture in the front...As far as a collection and setting it doesn't get any better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Try to get down to the Big Sur area and Santa Cruz while your here on the west coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Mr. Baloni, have you gone missing? Hope you didn't meet up with some Mean Ol' Frisco mugger or con man. It may be pretty close to heaven, but even in Northern California there are the wrong kind of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Baloni Posted October 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 I'm proof of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Baloni Posted November 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Hey, I've got a ton of pictures posted of SF up on myspace, you guys should check them out! Headed for the Frisco bay If anyone is ever up this way, let me know. And stop in the restauarant I work at. The Usual Suspects on Broadway between Montgomery and Kearny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 SF is such a beautiful city, thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 You have a few nice abstracts there, Tony. SF is photography nirvana, in that it is almost guarteed one comes away with some spectacular shots! I would have placed a comment on a few of your photos, but it said I was not your friend .... but what does MySpace know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 The thing that really struck me about San Francisco was how clean it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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