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Wallops Island will be launching a rocket this Friday night to orbit the Moon. It is supposed to be visible from the DC area. I wonder if I can find a good spot with a nice SE view towards Wallops Island (south of Chincoteague).

 
dgreen said:
Wallops Island will be launching a rocket this Friday night to orbit the Moon. It is supposed to be visible from the DC area. I wonder if I can find a good spot with a nice SE view towards Wallops Island (south of Chincoteague).
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Anything sitting atop a good hill might work. The Washington Masonic Memorial in Old Town might be a decent spot, but I'm not sure what time the grounds are open until.

 
Don Quixote said:
dgreen said:
Wallops Island will be launching a rocket this Friday night to orbit the Moon. It is supposed to be visible from the DC area. I wonder if I can find a good spot with a nice SE view towards Wallops Island (south of Chincoteague).
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Anything sitting atop a good hill might work. The Washington Masonic Memorial in Old Town might be a decent spot, but I'm not sure what time the grounds are open until.
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In all honesty, I'm not going anywhere at 11:27 PM. If I can't see it from my front yard, then I won't see it. If it's a clear enough night, I'm thinking I can see it once it rises about the nearby tree line. And then 20 seconds later I'll be back inside and in bed.

 
Just moved into my apartment by the Ballston metro. I think someone recommended Pizza Roma here.. wasn't anything special. Although I'm used to North Jersey pizza.

 
Shockizzle said:
Just moved into my apartment by the Ballston metro. I think someone recommended Pizza Roma here.. wasn't anything special. Although I'm used to North Jersey pizza.
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Welcome.I don't think that was mentioned here. Several of us pimp Pupatella. A little less than a mile west of you on Wilson BLVD. It is Neapolitan pizza, so different than Jersey.

 
dgreen said:
Shockizzle said:
Just moved into my apartment by the Ballston metro. I think someone recommended Pizza Roma here.. wasn't anything special. Although I'm used to North Jersey pizza.
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Welcome.I don't think that was mentioned here. Several of us pimp Pupatella. A little less than a mile west of you on Wilson BLVD. It is Neapolitan pizza, so different than Jersey.
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I'll check it out. Any other recommendations for around here?

 
nittanylion said:
RUSF18 said:
dgreen said:
Oddly enough, I just posted about Pupatella in the pizza thread. Great Neopolitan pizza.

There's Ray's The Steaks and Ray's To The Third (formerly Ray's Hell Burger) in the Courthouse section of Arlington.
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Checked out the Pupatella website...I'll be checking that out. Might be tough to decide between the margherita with buffalo mozz or a white pie.

Rustico is a short walk so I'll grab a couple drinks there too. Keep the recs coming, I appreciate it.
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Pupatella is absolutely a hands-down must-do. Quite possibly the best Pizza Napolitana in the DC Metro area, with nods to 2 Amy's, Menomale, Pizzeria Orso and Pizza CS (Rockville, MD - the best pizza napolitana that no one knows about)...

I'm a Chef in the DC Metro Area, and I'm very involved in the food scene down here, FWIW. I've been meaning to contribute to this Thread for a while now, I just always have my hands so damn full. Soon, though, I promise. In the meantime...

If you're going to be anywhere near Pupatella, you absolutely have to check out Talulla and EatBar. One of my peers, Nate Waugaman is the Chef there, and believe me when I tell you he is doing the Lord's Work itself in that kitchen. Nate's a good buddy. I'll send you a PM, if I don't forget.

http://www.tallularestaurant.com/index.html

DO NOT waste your time with National Chains here. There is an absolute TON of quality chef-driven restaurants in your general vicinity, you'd be doing yourself a dis-service eating the same Sysco crap you can get in any major city. I've lived on the Maryland side of the Potomac all my life, and I'm very proud of what I and some of my peers are doing over here, but I have no shame acknowledging Northern VA as the better side when it comes to quality chefs, food and cooking. Most of this has to do with Montgomery County, MD being one of the least small-business friendly environments on the East Coast...and that's not hyperbole.

If the Front Desk/Concierge at your hotel doesn't know about Willow, they ought to be fired. Great restaurant top to bottom, and widely considered to serve the best burger in Northern Virginia. Sit at the bar and ask for Chris Cunningham, tell him you were sent by a friend in the industry.

http://www.willowva.com/

Leek American Bistro should be right near you, too. I don't know anyone there, but the folks I trust all say pretty good things.

http://www.leekbistro.com/index.html

There's plenty more. I should have some time tonight to post more later.
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Bumped for the latest queries about spots in the general vicinity of Pupatella.

I will dedicate some serious time to this Thread now that my Drafts are out of the way, and the NFL Season has started,,,

 
Shockizzle said:
Just moved into my apartment by the Ballston metro. I think someone recommended Pizza Roma here.. wasn't anything special. Although I'm used to North Jersey pizza.
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If you need a good steak and cheese Mario's Pizza House is near you.

 
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Shockizzle said:
Just moved into my apartment by the Ballston metro. I think someone recommended Pizza Roma here.. wasn't anything special. Although I'm used to North Jersey pizza.
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Fellow Jersey transplant... closest that I've found to that is Valentino's Pizza, in Alexandria off Little River Turnpike.

 
El Pollo Rico Peruvian chicken. Just off Wilson Blvd. halfway between Virginia Square and Clarendon Metro stops.

 
Apple Jack said:
Swing 51 said:
Josh Burdette, 9:30 Club security head, dies at 36

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/josh-burdette-930-club-security-head-dies-at-36/2013/09/02/31f010d2-13e9-11e3-a100-66fa8fd9a50c_story.html
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He was a nice guy.
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Sad

Josh Burdette, the well-known head of security at the 9:30 Club who died Sept. 1, took his own life, according to a ruling by the Maryland chief medical examiner's office. Burdette, 36, was found dead Sunday inside his home in Kensington.
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I've always heard the name Rayful Edmond, but never knew much about him. Ghosts of DC links two lengthy youtube videos about him. I'll have to check it out when I have time. After finally joining in on the Breaking Bad fun (caught up on Netflix in the last couple months), I think I'll find this even more interesting now.

 
dgreen said:
I've always heard the name Rayful Edmond, but never knew much about him. Ghosts of DC links two lengthy youtube videos about him. I'll have to check it out when I have time. After finally joining in on the Breaking Bad fun (caught up on Netflix in the last couple months), I think I'll find this even more interesting now.
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A co-worker of mine at the time was on a jury that heard a couple murder cases related to the Edmond gang. She was gone for maybe five or six weeks. I don't remember anything else about it, except that she moved out of NE (maybe 12th and G?) shortly afterwards because of stuff she heard about during the trial.

 
dgreen said:
I've always heard the name Rayful Edmond, but never knew much about him. Ghosts of DC links two lengthy youtube videos about him. I'll have to check it out when I have time. After finally joining in on the Breaking Bad fun (caught up on Netflix in the last couple months), I think I'll find this even more interesting now.
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Does that video talk about how big a prescence he was at Georgetown during the John Thompson era of the 1980s? IIRC, Coach used to talk about him being a "good guy" and a guy who'd make sure his players didn't get into any trouble out and about in DC nightlife during that time?

 
DCThunder said:
dgreen said:
I've always heard the name Rayful Edmond, but never knew much about him. Ghosts of DC links two lengthy youtube videos about him. I'll have to check it out when I have time. After finally joining in on the Breaking Bad fun (caught up on Netflix in the last couple months), I think I'll find this even more interesting now.
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Does that video talk about how big a prescence he was at Georgetown during the John Thompson era of the 1980s? IIRC, Coach used to talk about him being a "good guy" and a guy who'd make sure his players didn't get into any trouble out and about in DC nightlife during that time?
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Not sure what the video says, but the Ghosts of DC writeup says:

Interestingly, he was a huge Georgetown Hoyas basketball fan, frequently attending games and befriending the players like Alonzo Mourning and John Turner. Coach John Thompson was not pleased with his players associating with known drug dealers and murderers. Thompson went as far as to have a meeting with Rayful and tell him he was not to hang out with his players, or he’d face “serious consequences.”

It’s unclear what consequences John Thompson could bring down on Rayful, but it worked. Not only that, Thompson lived to tell the story, and he was reputedly the only person to speak to Edmond in that manner. On another note, Rayful is also the reason Georgetown jersey and caps were popular in the gangster culture of the late 80s and early 90s.
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You seem to remember it differently?

 
I watched part 1 of the Rayful Edmond Story. Very low budget, cheesy reenactments, and not a good flow at all, but an interesting story nonetheless.

:lmao: at them using pig latin as their code.

No mention of John Thompson in part 1.

 
Anyone go to see da Vinci's Codex on the Flight of Birds yet? Worth braving the insanity of the Air & Space museum for?

 
This may only interest me, but the Skyline/Bailey's Five Guys just closed down. A little bit of history, as it was the oldest Five Guys around (and the second ever--it replaced the first location at the Glebe/Columbia Pike intersection).

It also affects me personally, as it was pretty close to my house, and means that I'll now have to head into Old Town when I want a Five Guys fix. :cry:

 
So many burger places are opening, I've wondered how well Five Guys would do with all the competition. Not that this is necessarily an idication of their demise.

 
dgreen said:
So many burger places are opening, I've wondered how well Five Guys would do with all the competition. Not that this is necessarily an idication of their demise.
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The article says that they are apparently planning to open a new location around there when they find a spot. The location was a bit of a dump (it's in a small strip that should probably be torn down, next to a seedy check cashing store). I've been there many times since I moved to my part of Alexandria about 6 years ago, and it's always been busy. So, I think it was more about upgrading versus doing poorly financially.

 
Good to know. The handful of times I've been to one the last couple years has usually been far from crowded. But, definitely a small ample size.

 
Don Quixote said:
dgreen said:
So many burger places are opening, I've wondered how well Five Guys would do with all the competition. Not that this is necessarily an idication of their demise.
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The article says that they are apparently planning to open a new location around there when they find a spot. The location was a bit of a dump (it's in a small strip that should probably be torn down, next to a seedy check cashing store). I've been there many times since I moved to my part of Alexandria about 6 years ago, and it's always been busy. So, I think it was more about upgrading versus doing poorly financially.
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It does look dumpy, but this seems strange- why wouldn't they find a new location while keeping this one running if it was doing well?

 
humpback said:
Don Quixote said:
dgreen said:
So many burger places are opening, I've wondered how well Five Guys would do with all the competition. Not that this is necessarily an idication of their demise.
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The article says that they are apparently planning to open a new location around there when they find a spot. The location was a bit of a dump (it's in a small strip that should probably be torn down, next to a seedy check cashing store). I've been there many times since I moved to my part of Alexandria about 6 years ago, and it's always been busy. So, I think it was more about upgrading versus doing poorly financially.
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It does look dumpy, but this seems strange- why wouldn't they find a new location while keeping this one running if it was doing well?
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Yeah, that I don't know. But it may have depended on what the terms of the lease were.

 
Don Geronimo back on the air in D.C. with 106.7 The Fan weeknights 7-10pm and weekends

Loved the old Don and Mike show from years past but Mike won't be joining him, he does do a podcast if you get the itch to hear him again.

 
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Hard to imagine it will be the same as the old days, but I'll check Don out. I'm worried what this means for ol' Chad Dukes. I know some people find him irritating, but he's a younger voice in an increasingly geriatric industry. If Don pushes him out of the afternoon slot, I'll be a bit bummed. I mean really, there's only so much a guy can do with LaVar's nonsensical babbling for 20 hours a week.

 
valhallan said:
Hard to imagine it will be the same as the old days, but I'll check Don out. I'm worried what this means for ol' Chad Dukes. I know some people find him irritating, but he's a younger voice in an increasingly geriatric industry. If Don pushes him out of the afternoon slot, I'll be a bit bummed. I mean really, there's only so much a guy can do with LaVar's nonsensical babbling for 20 hours a week.
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I was a huge Big O and Dukes fan and couldn't agree with you more on him having to put up with Lavar for that long.I can't listen for more than 10 minutes at a clip simply because Lavar is that bad.

The whole station has become tune out radio for me.The Junkies are terrible and still do the same bits they did 15 years ago so they could go away and I would be fine with it.Give Steve Czaban the morning slot and I would be happy if they can pry him away.

 
Washington Monument getting a height check.

Results won't be available for 2 to 3 months.
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Not sure I understand why it takes so long. Go to the top (using the current scaffolding) and drop a really long tape measure. Done. That's like under an hour if you include the time to walk up the scaffolding.

 
tom22406 said:
valhallan said:
Hard to imagine it will be the same as the old days, but I'll check Don out. I'm worried what this means for ol' Chad Dukes. I know some people find him irritating, but he's a younger voice in an increasingly geriatric industry. If Don pushes him out of the afternoon slot, I'll be a bit bummed. I mean really, there's only so much a guy can do with LaVar's nonsensical babbling for 20 hours a week.
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I was a huge Big O and Dukes fan and couldn't agree with you more on him having to put up with Lavar for that long.I can't listen for more than 10 minutes at a clip simply because Lavar is that bad.
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If you only give Lavar 10 minutes, you're going to miss out on him finishing his question.

 
dgreen said:
Not sure how many of you keep up with Metro's planning and ideas for future expansion. Here's a link to the latest proposal, to be completed by...wait for it...2040!!
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So it should be done right around 2080. I'm still waiting for the stupid trolley line on H Street to open, and it keeps getting pushed back, along with the Silver Line.

 
Do other Town/Counties send out emails like this?

News Release: Slippery Driving and Walking Conditions Forecast for Sunday ; Take Precautions: http://1.usa.gov/IVVn6l

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• Remember the phrase; “Get where you need to go before the weather gets bad.”
• If roads are icy, do not travel unless absolutely necessary.
• Use extreme caution when driving. You may not be able to stop as quickly as usual on the snow-covered or wet pavement.
• If sidewalks are icy, take short steps and bend slightly.
• If you fall, avoid using your arms to protect against breaks.

This is also a good time to take a few minutes to make sure you have everything you need to be ready for wintry weather.

• Get a kit. Imagine that you can’t leave your home for three days. You need basic emergency supplies.
• Make a plan. Everyone needs an emergency plan. It’s not hard to do. Find out how at www.loudoun.gov/readynova.
• Stay informed. Sign up for alerts from the county including emergency information, news releases, traffic information, and more through Alert Loudoun at www.loudoun.gov/alert; follow Loudoun County on Twitter at www.loudoun.gov/twitter; and on Facebook at www.loudoun.gov/facebook.

More information on winter preparedness is online at www.loudoun.gov/winter.

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My tax dollars at work. I am paying somebody to do that!

 
We got pretty lucky down this way with the storm.A little snow,sleet and then freezing rain to now all rain.Roads are fine but the trees and electric lines are covered in ice and so far have only lost power for about a minute or so here.

 
I cleared out the shelves at the grocery store, rented 20 movies from Redbox, and then, just for kicks, drove my car out to 66 and left it on the shoulder. I'll come back out in Spring.

 
I plan to spend my day analyzing the Skins salary cap for 2014 and how it can be misspent.

Saw Josh Morgan in Capitol Grille last night. Looked like he was wearing a kimono. I think we were the only two parties there. I got the ribeye, not sure what he had.

 
I never remember the Fed Gov closing when I was a kid and my dad was working. Now, every time there's snow in the forecast, they shut it down. Anyone remember if they used to close as often as they do now?

 
dgreen said:
I never remember the Fed Gov closing when I was a kid and my dad was working. Now, every time there's snow in the forecast, they shut it down. Anyone remember if they used to close as often as they do now?
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I'm pretty sure, but my dad used to go in anyway.

 
dgreen said:
I never remember the Fed Gov closing when I was a kid and my dad was working. Now, every time there's snow in the forecast, they shut it down. Anyone remember if they used to close as often as they do now?
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I think the few times that snow hit during the morning or evening rush has caused them to err on the side of caution now a days. Same with the schools they are in a no win situation...if they close and not much snow it's why did you close...if they stay open and the buses have to drive in the snow...it's why weren't you closed.

 
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