h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

The Velvet Underground
Some Like it Hot
The Ramones
Pere Ubu
Louise Brooks
Woody Allen
Leadbelly
Casablanca
Scott Walker
Emma Goldman & Alexander Berkman
Richard Brautigan
Charlie Parker
William Burroughs
Naom Chomsky
Woody Guthrie
Chet Baker
Johnny Cash
Brother Malcom and Mohammed Ali
The Simpsons
Tom Waits
Bill Hicks
Chuck Berry
Dead Kenedys
Moma
J D Salinger
Boogie Down Productions
Kurt Vonnegut
Norman Morrison
John Stienbeck
Jackson Pollock
James Osterberg
Lyle Lovett
David Lynch
Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy

off the topp of my head...

Oh yes, avoid the interstates...

Me driving on Interstate 81--->

When I'm on I-81, it's always more like



This *is* a wonderful thread!

My favourite thing?

Pennsylvania of course! (C119)
From mountain wilderness to big cities to small towns, from sophisticates to hill-billys - Pennsylvania is a microcosm of the US in so many ways. I love it!

*has traveled I-81 from Carlisle, Pa to exit 109 in Va (Radford) so many times it's started to feel like a short trip*

Driving down US1 from Key Largo down to Key West in brilliant sunshine with turquoise seas on either side of the road, listening to Moby.

That's a good enough reason on it's own, but also:

Iggy Pop
Lou Reed
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
ER
24
The list could go on...

1960's Ford Mustangs,
New England in the Fall,
American Football (New England Patriots),
The Simpsons,
The "We CAN do it" mentality,
Star Trek,
Presidential elections,
New York,

to name but a few things!

Philip K Dick
Scott Adams
Aimee Mann
Carl Sagan

Sargeant Bilko
Laurel and Hardy (although Stan Laurel was English, I admit!)
Buster Keaton
The Marx Brothers
Charles Ives
Aaron Copeland
Steve Reich
John Adams
System of a Down
Metallica
Suzanne Vega
Pixies
Foo Fighters
Pat Metheny
Piper aeroplanes, especially the Cherokee
The Boeing 747
William Gibson
Ray Bradbury
Garrison Keillor
S.J. Perelman
Ansel Adams
Edward Weston
John Sexton
Joel Meyerowitz
Pretty much the entire space program, especially the moon landings
The incredible variety and beauty of landscape
The 'can do' attitude
The incredible variety and beauty of weather
Coen Brothers films, especially "Fargo" and "Raising Arizona"
"Paris, Texas"
"American Beauty"
"Airplane!"
Jazz
"On the Road"
The Chrysler Building
"Northern Exposure"
"The Simpsons"
"Futurama"
Kind, generous and friendly people who don't mind showing it.

Isn't System of a Down from Ukraine or some strange place like that?

Britney Spears



MMI

Lucille Ball, and the whole I Love Lucy phenomena

The Three Stooges

The Marx Brothers

The members of System of a Down have various ethnic backgrounds (Armenian, I think, in the case of the lead singer), but they are based in America, and I think the members were actually born there.

Another good thing about America, of course, is its ethnic variety!

Cheers,

Stretchy.

Ste,

Too bad I didn't find this thread earlier....I actually live in Arizona.


Let me know if I can help.

Thanks Perium . We're planning to go in a couple of weeks time. And if we need any help it would be great to get some advice from a native! I'll be in touch...



Ste

It is my Home.

NE US researcher meets

T'was a lot of fun for all!

i'm glad someone mentioned star trek

the great lakes
southern food
san antonio, texas
mickey mouse
route 66
bluffs
charles lindberg
ice cream cones
the gateway arch
chicago, illinois
johnson shut-ins state park, missouri
saturday night live

and the fact that every american has the opportunity to achieve 'the american dream'

Elvis/Memphis. Sitting on the front porch drinking beer late into the night. The girls love my accent. Baseball. Pick up trucks. Cincinnati. The love of my life the girl I'll never see again. Their unashamed disinterest in the rest of the world. The Food. The scenery. The great friends I have made for life.

Even if this conversation dies before too many respond, even if all that's said after this message is "gee, that's great," I wanted to revive this thread.

I had a bit of a snit in the "What's Wrong With Americans" thread, and I thought that perhaps I could contribute something positive by letting people read what has been written here or allow anyone who wants to post their own thoughts.

Feel free to post in that infamous conversation, but give this a look, too. Please.

I have to admit, after having seen so many US bashing threads, this is quite a nice change of pace.

- The original documents from the revolutionary period. They inspire this cynic.

- The ability to traverse an entire continent and several unique ecosystems and cultures without a passport.

- The ability to, from time to time, unite and give singularity of purpose to a group of people so diverse that they can't even agree on a word to describe carbonated beverages (soda? pop? coke?).

- The ability to go skiing in the morning, surfing in the afternoon, and attend the premier entertainment option of your choice at night.

- The "quit bitching about it and let's DO something" attitude.