Bob and I had a great night out at the Mahaffrey Theater on Friday night to see Phil Rosenthal. The show started at 7:00, and the doors opened at 6:00, so we went a bit early to peruse the theater with a glass of wine. Sadly, no photography was allowed anywhere inside the theater, so I have few photos of the night.
The show was great with a short montage of clips from “Somebody Feed Phil” and then an hour of him responding to questions about his history in Hollywood from a local chef and then Q and A with the audience. The Q and A was the worst part, as you always have people who just need to get their 15 minutes of fame by telling unnecessary stories or expressing opinions before finally getting to a question that’s another version of one somebody else already asked. Never mind that there’s 30 other people waiting to ask a question.
Every Saturday from October through May, there is a Saturday Market in the parking lot of the St. Pete Rowdies’ Soccer Stadium right across from the condo. It was hopping when we went. We bought some produce for a veggie omelet, some fruit, and a small “personal” chocolate bourbon pecan pie. Whoever came up with the idea to give out samples knew what they were doing!
Today, we decided to walk a bit of the Pinellas Trail. The Pinellas Trail is a 75 mile multi-use trail following an abandoned railroad corridor. It runs from Tarpon Springs in the north to the waterfront of St. Petersburg and runs through other cities like Clearwater and Dunedin. The end of the trail is literally right outside of the condo, with the last few blocks being on city sidewalks along First Avenue South.
Since we started at the St. Pete end, we walked the first few blocks on city sidewalks before getting on the asphalt trail near the baseball stadium. We saw a lot of residential buildings downtown before walking through a bit of the Arts District and more industrial areas. There were murals and other art along the trail. We only walked an hour out before turning around, so there is a lot more of the trail to explore.
We think it’s the tallest one we’ve seen.
very near a grocery and the baseball stadium
home of the Tampa Bay Rays professional baseball team.
The stadium was damaged last year
during one of the hurricanes (see roof),
so the team has played their home games this year
in a minor league stadium in Tampa.
of the famous 1932 photograph, “Lunch Atop A Skyscraper,”
with 11 ironworkers sitting on a steel beam.
of some holographic art that was on display
in the theater on Friday.
from the World Trade Centers
Bob and I continue to be impressed with the walkability of the area we are in — easy access to grocery, restaurants, retail, museums, theaters, and sports stadiums, not to mention the bay and water activities.
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