It seems fitting to swipe an old Bad Brains song title for this post considering the big D.C. hardcore shows coming up this weekend -- I'll be going to the Saturday evening one where Scream, G.I., and Youth Brigade will be tearing up the Black Cat.
This was my first visit into Washington, D.C. in more than a year and it was cool to indulge my nostalgia for this city in one long day.
This is where I lived until I was 10. We moved away, to Mississippi, in 1977, right after Star Wars dropped. These are the Silver Hill Apartments near Iverson Mall, Marlow Heights, Maryland...
I spent a lot of time in Suitland, where my grandparents lived and my parents worked. We ate at China Sea once a week but it was a good deal nicer back then...
My grandparents' house...
I really miss donuts in Hong Kong. It's seems borderline insane that a modern city does not have any outlets for donuts!
The Washington Capitol building looms in the distance...
Above is the Washington Monument in the distance and below is what's left of D.C.'s modest Chinatown. The area is a sea of franchise restaurants now...
The eggplant was good and the pastrami-like meat below was interesting too. A bit oily, obviously, but very nice...
The chicken salad was nothing to write home about but the okra dish below was fantastic, and the kibbeh was really good, especially when drenched in that yogurt sauce...
A leisurely stroll through the National Portrait Gallery was a smart idea. Paul Robeson and Gershwin look on...
Ethel Merman and Leonard Bernstein and the magnificent Dizzy...
Lionel Hampton and Toni Morrison...
