84) Destination Wishlist

Following is a small list of places I would like to visit. I know I am leaving many off, but this is as far as I was able to get over lunch:
















Pyramids: I have always been intrigued by the pyramids. I like ancient stuff, and these simple and magnificent structures stand for no reason in the middle of the dessert. For that reason, I would like to touch them.

















Grand Canyon: I would like to go river rafting through the grand canyon, making sure to spend at least one night deep in the middle of the thing.



















Wurtzburg, Germany: I would like to visit Dirk Nowitzki's home town of Wurtzburg, Germany. I want a picture of me standing at the city limit wearing my Dirk jersey. Ok, maybe I do not need that picture, but I would like to see where my favorite athlete was born.




























Wallace Monument: Since Braveheart came out (saw it 5 times in the theater) I have been obsessed with William Wallace. In Stirling, the location of one of his finest victories, stands a monument just for him. I must see it.






















Taj Mahal: Supposedly this amazing structure is a mausoleum built in memory of an ancient shah's wife. She must have been an amazing woman.

















Old Trafford: I would like to visit Manchester, England to watch Manchester United play a game at Old Trafford. Not sure I want to do this to see the awesome display of skill, or if I will be more interested in watching the drunk, English fans getting worked up. Probably both.

83) Music Listography#2: Top 20 Albums If I Had To Leave Planet Earth

The second assignment in our Music Listography book is: List 20 Albums You'd Bring If You Were Leaving Planet Earth On A Spaceship

I found this assignment to be especially hard. Much more difficult than the first assignment, which is post #80. I thought about this assignment and how different the list of albums would be based on when you ask me. So, this list is as of 4/8/2012. Just to note, one of the reasons I like this question so much is because it forces me to think of an entire work in and of itself. A song represents a story, an idea or an emotion. An album represents everything the artists were living, feeling, thinking, hoping during a specific period of their life. The album is a complete work that somehow makes me feel closer to the artists than my favorite songs alone.

Friends introduce me to songs I may like. But those songs lead me to exploring the band's album. It is that exploration that deserves this list. And the most difficult thing about this assignment is that we are leaving planet earth. Any album left behind will be lost forever...and that makes this list so bloody stressful!

Top 20 albums I'd bring if I were leaving planet Earth on a spaceship:

Pearl Jam: Ten
Pearl Jam: Verses
Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Blind Melon: Soup
Jethro Tull: Aqualung
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Coldplay: Viva La Vida
Coldplay: Parachutes
Tool: Aenima
Rush: Moving Pictures
U2: War
Franz Ferdinand: Tonight
Oasis: What's The Story Morning Glory
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Stadium Arcadium
Radiohead: Hail To The Thief
The Police: Reggata de Blanc
A Perfect Circle: 13th Step
NIN: Downward Spiral
Sublime: Sublime