Occasinally Downtown Providence - "Downcity" is not a word, boosters - hosts bike races and marathons. They'd better get massive revenue from this, but I don't see much evidence of that. It drives traffic crazy and grinds bus service to a near halt.
I was downtown for part of the night. Happened to be WaterFire night, the second-to-last full lighting of the year. There's some congestion as a result of this too, but it doesn't seem as bad. Or maybe I'm biased because it's colorful.
1. The Band - Chest Fever*
2. Imperial Teen - No Matter What You Say
3. Nellie McKay - Swept Away
4. R.E.M. - Can't Get There from Here
5. Brian Eno - In Dark Trees
6. Beastie Boys - 3 the Hard Way
7. Pink Martini featuring Rufus Wainwright - Kitty Come Home
8. Metric - Artificial Nocturne
9. Fleetwood Mac - Over & Over
10. Earl King - Come On (Pt 1)
* Hudson is God!
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They do races and marathons around here too, which is fine when they're at the park, but all too often they close the roads. You're right that it makes a mess.
WaterFire sounds very neat. There are some cases where a little congestion is enjoyable - ones that don't involve heat exhaustion.
Cool SR10. I love Chest Fever. You probably know Garth was named after him (but not the Cold Nose Strong Heart part). I really like that REM song as well.
I guess what they're trying to do is make up for being a small city that doesm't have a sports team or anything like that, unless you count minor league hockey. Wait a minute, why wouldn't you count minor league hockey?
Ah yes, and heat exhaustion happens more often during the daytime, so that's a factor.
Oh yeah, I remember where Garth got his name. Well-deserved on both sides, too. :) And yeah, the REM song is neat.
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