Archive for June, 2009

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Pittsburgh’s A-Beep About Roboworld

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

A place like the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, would usually be off of our interest radar screen. Not any more…

Atomic Cannon and Mule Gun: Alternate Universe Arms

Monday, June 8th, 2009

The outdoor “Cannon Walk” at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, is anchored at its west end by “Atomic Annie,” one of America’s arsenal of forward-thinking guns that fired nuclear warheads. Now Fort Sill has become the place to see two of the America’s most inventive weapons, because just down the street from Annie is the new U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum and its star exhibit (at least to us), the Mule Gun.

Roadside News: June 7, 2009

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

Obama Head Deficit – VA | The Need for Speed Birthplace – FL | The Sphinx Raves – CA

Hartman Rock Garden Saved

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

We tip our sun visor to the Kohler Foundation, which has reportedly purchased the abandoned Hartman Rock Garden in Springfield, Ohio, and plans to restore it to its former lumpy glory.

Former Outlaw Bikers Get Monument

Friday, June 5th, 2009

They aren’t Hell’s Angels. They’re Zoobombers, who ride mini-bikes (kid’s bikes) down the hills from the Portland, Oregon zoo, to the annoyance of the city’s police. Now the mayor of Portland has dedicated an official city monument to Zoobomb, topped by a gold-plated mini-bike. It’s designed so that “loaner” bikes can be stacked around it [...]

Maine Topless Coffee Shop Torched

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

Arson has destroyed the Grand View Topless Coffee Shop in Vassalboro, Maine. It was the only half-naked coffee shop in America (not that others haven’t tried), and it had been open for less than four months. The Boston Globe reports that the fire was set mere hours after shop owner Donald Crabtree had appeared before [...]

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