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_Impressions of Philadelphia: May 20-8, 2023_ A masked saint dressed in dollar bills. Stuffed rice *****  Cannolli. Italian street  festival Bentley and Porsche. Bright sequins everywhere. Side-slit, backless, plunging. Metal detectors. Prom night downtown. On the median, a barber and a man. Haircuts for the homeless. Black tattoos, ankle to cheek. Dark lips. Green and blonde hair.  Who needs a bra? City girl, Philly girl. Bike paths everywhere downtown. Few bikes but lots of scooters.  Lancaster county too. Belly button here, belly button there, here a navel, there a navel, everywhere navel-navels. Philadelphia Innies ‘n outies. Bright colors, weathered colors. Loving, nurturing, and plain strange.  Gayborhood murals. 1st post master, mapped the gulf stream, lightening catcher, 9 Atlantic crossings. “I never discovered anything, I just made it useful”. Ben Franklin. Overnight parking $300. At the Delaware, across from Camden. The Rocky statue outside the art museum, golden Diana within. Statues hanging from every other building. Avenue of the Arts. Drexel, Temple, U-Penn. Unsolved murders. The campuses. ATV rodeo every night. Rrrumm, rummm!  Broad Street after 6. Phillies 12 - Cubs 3. $8 hotdogs. Citizens Bank Field. “All things considered, I’d rather be in Philadelphia”. W.C. Fields
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Jun 2, 2023
Jun 2, 2023 at 10:54 AM UTC
Philly is a dilly
_Impressions of Philadelphia: May 20-8, 2023_ A masked saint dressed in dollar bills. Stuffed rice *****  Cannolli. Italian street  festival Bentley and Porsche. Bright sequins everywhere. Side-slit, backless, plunging. Metal detectors. Prom night downtown. On the median, a barber and a man. Haircuts for the homeless. Black tattoos, ankle to cheek. Dark lips. Green and blonde hair.  Who needs a bra? City girl, Philly girl. Bike paths everywhere downtown. Few bikes but lots of scooters.  Lancaster county too. Belly button here, belly button there, here a navel, there a navel, everywhere navel-navels. Philadelphia Innies ‘n outies. Bright colors, weathered colors. Loving, nurturing, and plain strange.  Gayborhood murals. 1st post master, mapped the gulf stream, lightening catcher, 9 Atlantic crossings. “I never discovered anything, I just made it useful”. Ben Franklin. Overnight parking $300. At the Delaware, across from Camden. The Rocky statue outside the art museum, golden Diana within. Statues hanging from every other building. Avenue of the Arts. Drexel, Temple, U-Penn. Unsolved murders. The campuses. ATV rodeo every night. Rrrumm, rummm!  Broad Street after 6. Phillies 12 - Cubs 3. $8 hotdogs. Citizens Bank Field. “All things considered, I’d rather be in Philadelphia”. W.C. Fields
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Jun 2, 2023
Jun 2, 2023 at 10:54 AM UTC
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