Finn Hits The US of A - 2014

[bagley920]

@Chris:

Yeah, but traffic in your city is the worst in the state, and has been for years.  You should move someplace nicer, like Charlotte.

Couldn't pay me to move there!

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[Finn666]

will be passing Charlotte as first and last stop on my way back home when heading back to germany…can't be that bad!

@bagley920 we def. should meet buddy… @tvshooter might be down as well!?

really looking forward to @derivative666, @urbanwoodsman, @madmonday and maybe even @LandoCal126 …if he's in the city!?
my cousin lives 10min. away from NYC so I'm def. going to stay for a week or sth. like that...plenty of time to meet (and guide me around!)

[tvshooter]

Yo cuz I'm here.  We'll take you out and make sure you hv a good time.  I will pm you my number.  Looking forward to it, but be warned, its gonna be hotter than Texas here in August!

[twin]

Finn you will be passing by my way also.

[urbanwoodsman]

http://eater.com/archives/2014/07/07/eater-elements-peter-luger.php

[eyeq8402]

congrats finn! hope you have a good time my man. take plenty of pics

[Chris]

@Finn666:

will be passing Charlotte as first and last stop on my way back home when heading back to germany…can't be that bad!

Both Charlotte and Raleigh are actually pretty nice; for whatever reason, Charlotte folks generally don't like Raleigh and vice versa.  Actually, there are a lot of really good reasons to hate Raleigh, but I won't go into them here…

[emceeQ]

I may be in the Virginia Beach to meet with some beer industry folks around the time you'll be there Rafa.  If that ends up happening I'll definitely be hitting you up…

[mclaincausey]

I'm not a fan of Charlotte, haven't spent much time in Raleigh but didn't get the impression I'd like it much either if I were to stick around. Charlotte seems like a town that was on the rise and then the finance bubble kind of gutted it as the banks fled town. This could be a completely inaccurate perception, but it felt like this overbuilt ghost town to me. Not terrible, but not that good either. And for some reason, no decent barbecue to be found.

[bagley920]

Charlotte doesn't really fit into the down home bbq feel that most people think of when they think of NC

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[Chris]

True- BBQ isn't really a Charlotte thing.  Finance.  Business.  Soulless corporate culture.  That's more of a Charlotte thing.  It's not a bad place, though.  Not much in the way of tourist appeal, but a pretty good place to grow up.  I was happy to leave and I've never really wanted to go back, but the longer I'm away, the more I can view the city objectively, both for good and ill.

[Seul]

I'll give you a list of beers to bring home, Rafa.

[Finn666]

@urbanwoodsman:

http://eater.com/archives/2014/07/07/eater-elements-peter-luger.php

oh snap…

[sabergirl]

When I looked at the first picture of that plate, I was like, "Hey, they didn't let that rest". It took reading the rest of the article for me to get with the game plan. Totally salivating. Take plenty of food pics on your trip, Finn!!

[tvshooter]

Dude!  You're gonna be here alot!!  I wanna make sure that you have a good time.  I know family is first, but I'll make sure we eat good, drink good and take you to some cool places!  You got my info and number.

[Finn666]

gonna be dope @tvshooter …thanks in advance buddy!

[Finn666]

one week remaining! pretty stoked

[Snowy]

Go get em Finn! Not sure 'merica is ready for so much awesomeness!

[Megatron1505]

Excited for you man, I know you can be relied on for plenty of pics 

[Finn666]

just got the new Ricoh @Megatron1505 …so yeah, pics is what keeps this thread going (I hope).

1.5days remaining...do you guys have sty. like a "must do" list for me when in VA or NYC?

would be nice to hear opinions...format have to be denim-related at all. just something I "have to" check out.
thanks in advance