tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post3154276198876906891..comments2024-03-27T20:39:04.792-04:00Comments on KILLER HOBBIES: Culpeppers--Setting Sail in My ImaginationBetty Hechtmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-55281462053561207782011-08-30T08:56:30.684-04:002011-08-30T08:56:30.684-04:00Betty, I guess your Blackberry wanted you to be in...Betty, I guess your Blackberry wanted you to be incognito. I haven't visited the Museum of Science and Industry in a long time.Joanna Campbell Slanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951637123269159053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-37044889254440207962011-08-30T03:56:36.118-04:002011-08-30T03:56:36.118-04:00Anonymous was me. I'm not sure why, but my Bl...Anonymous was me. I'm not sure why, but my BlackBerry seemed to want me to be incognito.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-83173518508212476052011-08-29T21:10:58.311-04:002011-08-29T21:10:58.311-04:00I'm trying to write this on my BlackBerry. No...I'm trying to write this on my BlackBerry. Not easy typing with my thumbs. I lovE old fashioned street at the museum. Of science and industry in Chicago. Particulary the store fronts with period clothes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-53412010425674495382011-08-29T16:02:06.328-04:002011-08-29T16:02:06.328-04:00Julie, I need to see that museum. I've been to...Julie, I need to see that museum. I've been to Paducah--crossed that huge bridge, but didn't get to the museum. You've inspired me!<br /><br />And Linda, I love zoos. If you are coming to Bouchercon, you need to go to the St. Louis Zoo, folks. That was where Marlin Perkins worked with the retile collection in 1926 and came back to serve as director in 1962.<br /><br />See http://stlouiswalkoffame.org/inductees/marlin-perkins.htmlJoanna Campbell Slanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951637123269159053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-2865012948530543612011-08-29T15:58:38.516-04:002011-08-29T15:58:38.516-04:00Rochelle, I once walked with S.J. Rozan through st...Rochelle, I once walked with S.J. Rozan through streets in St. Louis while she provided commentary on the architecture. (She's an architect as well as a fantastic author.) It was one of the coolest things ever.Joanna Campbell Slanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951637123269159053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-17733382747293902812011-08-29T14:31:28.203-04:002011-08-29T14:31:28.203-04:00How wonderful, Joanna! I can't think of an ins...How wonderful, Joanna! I can't think of an inspiring shop in Los Angeles, but I've taken a few tours of downtown LA, especially the Art Deco buildings of the 20s and 30s that take my breath away each time I walk into them. The designs are stunning! <br /><br />You inspired me to explore.Rochelle Staabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08700362801884548978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-33855520742923124982011-08-29T14:11:35.242-04:002011-08-29T14:11:35.242-04:00I'm intrigued, Joanna! No special place comes ...I'm intrigued, Joanna! No special place comes to mind right now, but I'll have to do some research. Of course the Los Angeles Zoo always lures me. I was even considering a visit yesterday when the temperature around here was over 100!Linda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-1046537152034568232011-08-29T14:10:36.472-04:002011-08-29T14:10:36.472-04:00The National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky. T...The National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky. The quilts are wonderful. Website is www.quiltmuseum.org, and it's beautiful, too.Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-66069211197001314062011-08-29T11:10:24.887-04:002011-08-29T11:10:24.887-04:00Wow, great suggestions! I heard someone on Rick St...Wow, great suggestions! I heard someone on Rick Steve's show talking about the value of small local museums. He was right; they offer a more intimate look into the past.Joanna Campbell Slanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951637123269159053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-65145808836190719452011-08-29T10:44:26.076-04:002011-08-29T10:44:26.076-04:00The Museum of Questionable Medical Devices was goo...The Museum of Questionable Medical Devices was good for the imagination, but it closed down.<br /><br />If pressed to list the most interesting small museum I've visited, <b>The Museum of Jurassic Technology</b> would win hands down. It's nowhere near where I live, but if you're in LA it's a fine place to go.Ellenhttp://washuu.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-30800350204884911002011-08-29T09:45:06.070-04:002011-08-29T09:45:06.070-04:00I like Murphy's Landing, a settlement on the M...I like Murphy's Landing, a settlement on the Minnesota River that recreates life at the end of the nineteenth century. Old houses and stores, dirt streets, people in period clothing doing things that old-fashioned way. A giant step back in time, fascinating.Monica Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722045113589668612noreply@blogger.com