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Alys D.'s Profile

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Bummers

Places that should be cool, but aren't.

1. Shoreline Amphitheatre

1 Amphitheatre Pkwy
Mountain View, CA 94043
(650) 967-3000

Categories: Venues & Event Spaces, Music Venues

8/18/2009

I don't give out 1-star ratings lightly, but I must express how deeply I loathe this venue.
I've been reluctantly going to shows here for years, and had finally declared this season that I refused to put up with it anymore.

...but then one of my…More »

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2. The Tech Museum

201 S Market St
San Jose, CA 95113
(408) 294-8324

Categories: Cinema, Museums, Venues & Event Spaces

12/7/2009

Unimpressed by the Star Trek exhibit, and unimpressed by the rest of the museum for that matter. And I really don't like feeling that way, because I'd much rather support a museum, but maybe the museum administration will take the hint and make some…More »

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3. California's Great America

4701 Great America Pkwy
Santa Clara, CA 95050
(408) 988-1776

Category: Amusement Parks

4/9/2009

This park feels stuck in the 90s; a long, long time ago in a galaxy far away when Nickelodeon was still cool.

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4. Haight Ashbury Street Fair

Haight St between Masonic and Stanyan
San Francisco, CA 94117

Category: Local Flavor

Neighborhood: Haight-Ashbury

6/14/2009

Overheard at the entrance to this fair at Haight & Stanyan -
Out-of-towner young man to his nicely-dressed GF: "I hope that they're giving out free pot."

Maybe this would garner four stars if that was true. I'm all for any excuse to hang out on Haight,…More »

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5. La Ronde

22 MacDonald Ch
Montreal, QC H3C 6A3
Canada
(514) 397-2000

Category: Amusement Parks

3/25/2009

A few days into our vacation, my family was doing what it does best: bicker. So, we thought, let's do something that will make everyone happy and go to a damn amusement park. Cue the big "wa whaaa" sad trombone noise here.

Goliath gets the stars…More »

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