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a christmas story house

from a christmas story posted in movies by ratsnamgod

"Ah, there it is. My house. And good old Cleveland Street. How could l ever forget it?"
This house served as the Parker home for exterior shots in the 1983 film. The house is now a museum, where tours are occasionally guided by actor Ian Petrella (Randy).

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flatbush avenue target

from jens lekman posted in music by ratsnamgod

The end of the world is bigger than this Target department store in Brooklyn's Atlantic Terminal.

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short’s brewing company

from ween posted in music by ratsnamgod

"What can I get you?"
"We'll have the Buckingham Green and the Argus, for starters. Could we also get the Mutilated Lips?"

This brew pub's all-Ween-song menu was conceived during an East Coast road trip while following the band on tour.

Notable omissions: the Pork Roll Egg & Cheese, the Pollo Asado, and the L.M.L.Y.P.

Current Menu

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genesis art supplies

from wesley willis posted in music by ratsnamgod

In his song "Outburst", Willis, a 6'5", 300+ lb man, describes an incident at this location where he has a schizophrenic outburst. Willis claims to have "freaked out a lot of customers" and "also said 'suck my dick' in front of a lot of people". Store manager Jim Simm subsequently threatened to bar Willis from the store for life.

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porterville church

from troll 2 posted in movies by ratsnamgod

If you thought Creedence Leonore Gielgud's house looks more like a church, you're right! It is a church!
Built in 1898, this Mormon church was added to the Utah State Register of Historic Sites in 1971. More importantly, the church was filmed in 1989 for this cult classic.
The brick exterior is the sole remnant after a fire in 2000.

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