The day started about a week ago. We started in Chicago. Drove through Indiana, stopped in Cleveland Ohio for lunch and a tour of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and now we’re sleepy in Pittsburgh. That’s three new states that the girls and I have never visited. (Grandpa has – in fact he mention that the last time he drove this path was September 12, 2001; he was stuck in DC for 9/11 and decided to just start driving West to get home.)
We had lunch at the Great Lakes Brewing Company. It came recommended and was good – although a little loud. Then we headed to the Rock & Roll Museum.I suspect that Grandpa and I may have enjoyed the Museum more than the girls – at least one was a little crushed not to find Justin Bieber anywhere. Sadly you can’t take pictures through most of the museum – but here are some of out highlights (in no particular order):
- Boy Scout uniform from Jim Morrison
- Pictures from T Edwards radio program. (Including a picture of Dion; someone remembered when Dion played in Winona.)
- Album covers from the Midwest including the following: Babes in Toyland, Prince, Husker Du, Jayhawks, Replacements, including a flyer from a show at 7th Street (Lily thought it was sad that I had been there in the last month) and that’s all I can remember.
- ZZ Top drum set – I told Aine that they decorated the drums with their beards; that’s what it looked like anyways.
- An undipped acid blotter sheet featuring a picture of Janis Joplin.
- Boots (and guitar) from Johnny Cash.
- Dress worn by Katy Perry
- Michael Jackson’s glove & the Thriller mask
- The giant hotdog that Phish used to land into one of their shows
- Janis Joplin’s psychedelic car
- Figures from The Wall (or as Aine says monster/teacher/Dr Einstein moving doll person) So wish I could have gotten a picture of that!
I’ll let you guess who loved each item. Our only sadness was that we didn’t have more time.
States visited: IL, IN, OH, PA
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