Yep. I want to move there. The downtown is amazing, clean, and you could lost in the shopping, food, and sight-seeing. I didn't want to come back. I'm glad Melissa's brother and uncle live there so we can visit often. I am looking for a job there as we speak.
We swam at the beach at the Isle of Palms. Oh man. Fun waves. Great weather.
What the frig am I doing living in Chattanooga?!!?
Your'e absolutely right. Charleston is a dang good town. But in the exact same line n' style, I think Savannah might even be a step-up from Charleston! Though I'd "settle" for either.
Posted by: JosiahQ at September 2, 2003 11:59 AMFunny you should mention Savannah. Melissa's brother and uncle lived in Savannah before Charleston, and while Savannah is great, 1)it's dirtier, and 2)the racial tension is bad.
Otherwise, a toss-up..
Posted by: Bill Colrus at September 2, 2003 12:19 PMWhat the frig am I doing living in the cow armpit known as Vicksburg?!!? Sigh...
Posted by: ron at September 2, 2003 12:34 PMWatch Ken Burns' "The Civil War," and notice how many times Shelby Foote says, "Vicksburg." At my last count, it was 52,877 times.
Posted by: Bill Colrus at September 2, 2003 12:44 PMVicksburg is unbelievably boring, but I have to admit, the battlefield there is interesting. I've been twice, and I don't even like battlefields! If I lived there, I think I would go hang out inside the Illinois monument...it has amazing accoustics. It's only an hour away from where I live, maybe I should go hang out there again sometime.
Posted by: Christin at September 2, 2003 01:31 PMCaution... Don't fall into the "This was great on vacation; let's move here!" trap. It seldom works out. As a visitor, you are blissfully ignorant of the local political structure. Just remember that.
Posted by: podge at September 2, 2003 02:44 PMYeah the Illinois monument is the coolest thing in town. It DOES have great acoustics. I went there once on a bright summer day and was picking some generic blues tunes on my guitar with my eyes closed. People were coming in and looking around, but I was ignoring them. I heard some change hitting the stone floor. Some tourists had given me a tip because they thought I was a blind panhandler (I had left my sunglasses on)! It was funny.
Posted by: ron at September 2, 2003 09:49 PM