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peter tosh monument
from peter tosh posted in music by pete_nice
Peter Tosh, former member of Bob Marley's Wailers and accomplished solo reggae artist, was killed by gunmen during a home invasion on Sept. 11, 1987.
South from this location on A2 is a monument (or a memorial/mausoleum) dedicated to Peter Tosh.
A museum honoring the artist is currently in the fund-raising stage.
view full location details...emporia
from the lost scrapbook, evan dara posted in literature by nevereatshreddedwheat
—in fact, yo's[sic] truly is now a dweller in a rented house (and, if that doesn't sufficiently floor you, I will add that I actually only rent the upstairs) in the decidedly unbumptious burg of Emporia—yes, there—there where the postmen and the pharmacists still smile, where a kid pedaling a bike recently received a speeding ticket, and where time itself seems to have slept in—
– The Lost Scrapbook p. 283
statue of hergé
from hergé posted in comic books by nevereatshreddedwheat
You can find a bust of Belgian comics writer and artist Hergé on the corner of a street named in his honor in the French city Angoulême.
Hergé, who died in 1983, is best known for his comic book series The Adventures of Tintin. Steven Spielberg made a 3D Tintin movie in 2011, but I don't know anyone who saw it.
view full location details...rahway high school
from milton friedman, carl sagan posted in literature by pete_nice
A four-year high school in Rahway, NJ, Rahway High has been at this location since 1941.
Economist and author (and Nobel laureate) Milton Friedman graduated from Rahway in 1928, just before his 16th birthday.
Astronomer and author Carl Sagan (1934–1996) also graduated from Rahway High School.
view full location details...san felipe de neri church
from the lost scrapbook, evan dara posted in literature by nevereatshreddedwheat
...I spent 45 minutes walking around Old Town and its passionate two-story sham, going up 12th Street and all the way past and around I-40...then I sat out in the square in front of San Felipe...
– The Lost Scrapbook p. 270
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