Americas coolest cities.

[Chef]

Aren't most of the posters here yuppies or college students who are on their way to becomming yuppies? I question whether this forum is qualified to answer this question.

[Omaharocks]

Originally Posted by Thundertubs

Not to pile it on here, but some numbers are in order.

- Colorado highest point: Mount Elbert 14,440 ft
- California highest point: Mount Whitney 14,505 ft.

Mt Whitney has over 10,000 feet of prominence, vs 9,000 for Mt Elbert.

Two totally awesome mountains, but one is indeed higher by both measures.

Whoops, misread my stats!

My point still stands though - Colorado has 53 peaks over 14,000ft, and California has 11. Point being, Colorado can be proud of its mountains, ok!

[mhays]

Young? Thank you.

[Private Dick]

Originally Posted by Austinlee

Here's one; This is true: The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.

True... although heights above sea level are really pretty worthless measures as indicators of terrain, for the most part.

3200 ft above sea level in Pennsylvania:


3200 ft above sea level in Texas:

[mhays]

Originally Posted by Omaharocks

Whoops, misread my stats!

My point still stands though - Colorado has 53 peaks over 14,000ft, and California has 11. Point being, Colorado can be proud of its mountains, ok!

Sometimes I wonder what Mt. Rainier would look like from Seattle if the surroundings were raised by one mile. It would be kinda hard to see from 70 miles away I'm guessing, and not terribly massive!

[mhays]

Originally Posted by Private Dick

3200 ft above sea level in Texas:

Pile some dirt by the road and you can have a 3,202 foot peak.

[Dralcoffin]

Originally Posted by mhays

Sometimes I wonder what Mt. Rainier would look like from Seattle if the surroundings were raised by one mile. It would be kinda hard to see from 70 miles away I'm guessing, and not terribly massive!

Rainier would still be damn big -- it's 11,000 feet higher than the surrounding terrain -- but it would probably look more like Mt. St. Helens pre-eruption or Mt. Hood which have more like a 6,000 foot rise. Basically take a picture of Rainier from Seattle and raise the landscape about a third to a half of the way up the mountain.

Of course, no mountain in the lower 48 can compare to the four-mile high block of stone and ice that is Denali:



The surroundings are around 2,000 to 3,000 feet in elevation perpendicular to the mountain range, meaning the peak is 18,000 feet above the surroundings.

[Private Dick]

Originally Posted by mhays

Pile some dirt by the road and you can have a 3,202 foot peak.

[Centropolis]

Originally Posted by Chef

Aren't most of the posters here yuppies or college students who are on their way to becomming yuppies? I question whether this forum is qualified to answer this question.

I think it skews a tad yupster.

[BevoLJ]

I didn't watch a lot of TV as a kid, but the only TV show I can remember associating with a city in the 80's was Cheers. Most of the rest of the shows I probably just assumed was NYC or something. I still do that. I for some reason always assume a show is about NYC unless it is like Cheers and pretty obviously about another city. Like Night Court was NYC I think?

I vaguely remember hearing about Dynasty, but pretty sure I never saw it and doubt I would recognize it.

Edit: Oh, and Miami Vice! I remember that one. =)

[Centropolis]

Originally Posted by BevoLJ

Like Night Court was NYC I think.

yes, and the highly popular not-a-spin-off of Night Court, The John Larroquette Show was based in a bus station in St. Louis. Everybody already knew that, though...


http://j.static-locatetv.com/images/...uette_show.jpg

that made st. louis cool, right guys ... *voice fades as i walk into other room to smoke a cig dipped in embalming fluid*

[BevoLJ]

Sorry. =(

I never caught that one. For some reason I never cared much for Larroquette. I liked Bull. The bailliff in Night Court. Whatever happened to him?

Another funny (or whatever) thing... even though I grew up in Texas I have never once seen the show Dallas. My parents were (and still are) total hippies. I didn't even know of the show until I was went off to school in Boston and everyone kept asking me if Texas was like the show Dallas. lol.

[Xing]

Originally Posted by Centropolis

that made st. louis cool, right guys ... *voice fades as i walk into other room to smoke a cig dipped in embalming fluid*

No, this made St Louis cool:
• Video Link

[Private Dick]

Originally Posted by Centropolis

that made st. louis cool, right guys ... *voice fades as i walk into other room to smoke a cig dipped in embalming fluid*

[TarHeelJ]

Originally Posted by mhays

Why do you always assume the worst in everything people say? Nothing I wrote was inconsistent with your premise.

I don't always do anything, and I'm sure you don't know me enough to make such a rude assumption. I didn't assume anything about what you said but I apologize if you assumed that I did.

[TarHeelJ]

Originally Posted by Private Dick

I don't think mainstream stuff, especially not prime-time network pop culture soap opera schlock like the show Dallas, is considered to cool.

It isn't now, but was then. Anyway, my comment was that not many here actually remember the show, which seems to be true. I didn't mean to start a debate over tv shows.

[Private Dick]

^ I'm pretty sure the TV show Dallas was not considered cool then; popular yes, but definitely not cool. I was in high school when it was still on.

[mhays]

Originally Posted by TarHeelJ

I don't always do anything, and I'm sure you don't know me enough to make such a rude assumption. I didn't assume anything about what you said but I apologize if you assumed that I did.

I probably overreacted. Interpreting your "didn't I say 80s?" as snide was doing the same thing I accused you of, interpreting the worst. I was also wrongly, I think, thinking of you as being part of the southern-victimhood crowd.

[Strange Meat]

Originally Posted by Chase Unperson

Strongly disagree.

For every buzz band from Denver, I can think of 100 from Brooklyn and Los Angeles.

I can't think of a significant international artist or art movement strongly associated with Denver.

I can't think of a single industry or business associates with Denver.

I can't think of a single culinary restaurant movement associated with Denver.

I can't think of a single architectural or urban design movement associates with Denver.

Mountains and snow are associates with Denver. But Alaska and California have higher mountains. Nevada had the most mountain ranges and had the title of the most mountainous state and the volcanoes of the PAC nw are considers the coolest mountains.

So what does Denver do that it can be considered as cool as NYC, LA and Chicago?

Bands? Let's see... The UMS just wrapped up. 4 days at 16 venues in a 12 block stretch with about 400, mostly local, bands. Our scene is up ther with Austin but just because you aren't aware... Oh, Red Rocks?

Food. Green Chile? I mean you didn't even say rocky mountain oysters (never seen em on a menu personally). Beyond that, tons of chains started here, which is lame, I know, but the food scene here, while quiet, is on par with the beer scene, which is about the best you'll find anywhere. But we don't do pretension that well.

Also, the snow sports scene? I guess snowboarders aren't cool now. Just wait a few months when all the companies are doing their video premiers. All the parties for those are sick! Same with the Snowsports Industries of America convention, which is huge, and a total party. But you need to actually know some people in the industry to get in.

And what about the sun and our mild weather? Even with a day or two where we won't reach 0F for a high, the average high still is around 47 degrees. 300 days of sun. Young, fun, party hardy, fit people, with tons of beer and the best weed in the nation!

Nah we ain't cool.

*puts on shades and leans back*

[mhays]

Cool stuff, or whatever you non-43-year-olds are saying these days. But just not part of a national image other than the skiing.