Jaminbenb Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 The list so far: Tulsa: A Great Place For Drag, symbol: Golden DrillerLincoln: Home of the Real Red Sea, symbol: car on top of a car - salvage yard?Twin Cities: Two Is Better Than One, symbol: giant snowmanSt. Louis: Go Cards Go, symbol: school bus about to drive off a buildingAustin: Keeping It Weird, symbol: water towerDallas: Our Cheerleaders Are Better!, symbol: Big TexHouston: The Capital of Air Conditioning, symbol: rocket launchNew Orleans: Jambalaya Anyone?, symbol: frosty root beerTampa: Love It Or Leave It, symbol: soft serve ice cream coneAtlanta: Land of Fried Wonder, symbol: red flag thingGreensboro: Our BBW is Better, symbol: ? Cool! It's a shame they aren't coming to Hershey this tour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 I can't remember Atlanta . . . Atlanta: Land of Fried Wonder http://i.imgur.com/juUWQjZ.jpg Excellent, thank you. Any idea what the symbol is, that red flag thing on the right? Husband says it is an Atlanta Falcons (NFL football) team pennant ?? It's a little hard to see. Thought maybe it would be a Braves one with Ged's interest in baseball but their pennant looks nothing like the picture . . . http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/pp338/plantfan40/images-3.jpeg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analog guy Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 The car sculpture for Lincoln is "carhenge", which is a Stonehenge-like sculpture somebody did in rural Nebraska using old cars. Yes, I have seen it. They may want to check their geography though, as this is located near Alliance, which is several hundred miles away on the other side of the state. http://www.roadtripamerica.com/roadside/Nebraska-Carhenge-08.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 The car sculpture for Lincoln is "carhenge", which is a Stonehenge-like sculpture somebody did in rural Nebraska using old cars. Yes, I have seen it. They may want to check their geography though, as this is located near Alliance, which is several hundred miles away on the other side of the state. http://www.roadtripamerica.com/roadside/Nebraska-Carhenge-08.jpg Thank you! I have been wondering about that one- both about what it represented and why that would be special??!! The Carhenge thing seems cool!! Gotta love the arts!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 I can only guess what Salt Lake City will be...."Spend the Night in Zion" :laughing guy: These are cool, thanks for posting them. Why is poor Lerxst on crutches??? I have been wondering the same thing about Alex! We lived in Salt Lake City for a short time about 20 yrs ago. The joke then was that everyone made green jello- they could put a big bowl of that in the intro video - although there is so much actual beautiful scenery around! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhyta Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 I can only guess what Salt Lake City will be...."Spend the Night in Zion" :laughing guy: These are cool, thanks for posting them. Why is poor Lerxst on crutches??? I have been wondering the same thing about Alex! We lived in Salt Lake City for a short time about 20 yrs ago. The joke then was that everyone made green jello- they could put a big bowl of that in the intro video - although there is so much actual beautiful scenery around! Yeah we had a green jello pin during the 2002 Olympics that sold real well. :laughing guy: I made the joke about Zion (from a Rush song of course) and because Neil loves to travel through our state on his bike with all the parks in the southern part of the state. I am just so excited they are coming here, July seems so far away! :dweez: :yay: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bordercollie Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 The car sculpture for Lincoln is "carhenge", which is a Stonehenge-like sculpture somebody did in rural Nebraska using old cars. Yes, I have seen it. They may want to check their geography though, as this is located near Alliance, which is several hundred miles away on the other side of the state. http://www.roadtripamerica.com/roadside/Nebraska-Carhenge-08.jpg I guess it's passable since Lincoln was the only Nebraska show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardv2 Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 I can't remember Atlanta . . . Atlanta: Land of Fried Wonder http://i.imgur.com/juUWQjZ.jpg Excellent, thank you. Any idea what the symbol is, that red flag thing on the right?Looks like a big chicken to me. There's this from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Chicken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 (edited) I can't remember Atlanta . . . Atlanta: Land of Fried Wonder http://i.imgur.com/juUWQjZ.jpg Excellent, thank you. Any idea what the symbol is, that red flag thing on the right?Looks like a big chicken to me. There's this from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_ChickenI was going to say it looks like an angry bird like from that game other people play. Edit: yup that is it the Big Chicken. Edited May 29, 2015 by JohnRogers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardv2 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 (edited) I can't remember Atlanta, but Greensboro was along the line of "Our bbq is better."What was the symbol/landmark? Do you remember? Haven't seen a video of the intro from Greensbro yet. Edited May 30, 2015 by edwardv2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bordercollie Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I can't remember Atlanta . . . Atlanta: Land of Fried Wonder http://i.imgur.com/juUWQjZ.jpg Excellent, thank you. Any idea what the symbol is, that red flag thing on the right?Looks like a big chicken to me. There's this from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia....iki/Big_Chicken And it correlates with the slogan. Nice detective work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardv2 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I can't remember Atlanta . . . Atlanta: Land of Fried Wonder http://i.imgur.com/juUWQjZ.jpg Excellent, thank you. Any idea what the symbol is, that red flag thing on the right?Looks like a big chicken to me. There's this from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia....iki/Big_Chicken And it correlates with the slogan. Nice detective work!Thanks. I do this for a living; taking bits and pieces of data and finding other information that fits together to give the big picture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkPrattLerxst Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 (edited) The Greensboro symbol looks like some kind of big red chest. Totally clueless. Edited May 30, 2015 by DirkPrattLerxst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkPrattLerxst Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Ah here we go: http://www.amusingplanet.com/2014/05/gigantic-chest-of-drawers-at-high-point.html?m=1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 yeah, High Point and Greensboro too I guess, are furniture cities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardv2 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Ah here we go: http://www.amusingpl...-point.html?m=1Nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 (edited) http://imgur.com/91qDdfG.jpgImages of the shows that I've attended: Very impressive that TRFers figured out the 'Big Chicken' and the giant Dresser! Rush and/or crew really must have had a lot of fun finding these weird, outdoor kitschy iconic things that they put in each video. I was thinking about that and thinking that just 'water towers' for Austin and 'space launch' for Houston couldn't be quite right. (have too much time on my hands today due to rain!) My daughter Megan looked at the Houston photo and immediately said "Oh, that's a saxophone." WTF?? But it is- A giant saxophone sculpture! And the Austin water tower is a very specific one, the 'watermelon' water tower- - - http://www.roadsidea....com/story/9186 http://www.bizjourna...sax-appeal.html Edited May 31, 2015 by blueschica 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catch The Mystery Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 LOL, you're right, I also thought it was a saxophone when I looked at it:) ...The night has a thousand saxophones... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 (edited) OK, so an updated list so far, with the real life photos, maybe someone can add to it after Virginia! I can't believe the stuff the guys/crew found, it's awesome! Maybe it was all Neil on his bike, lol. The list so far: Tulsa: A Great Place For Drag, symbol: Golden Driller. http://en.wikipedia..../Golden_DrillerLincoln: Home of the Real Red Sea, symbol: Carhenge. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CarhengeTwin Cities: Two Is Better Than One, symbol: Giant cement snowman. http://highwayhighli...rth-st-paul-mn/St. Louis: Go Cards Go, symbol: School bus on the roof of City Museum. https://stlconfident...he-city-museum/Austin: Keeping It Weird, symbol: Watermelon water tower. http://www.roadsidea....com/story/9186Dallas: Our Cheerleaders Are Better!, symbol: Big Tex. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_TexHouston: The Capital of Air Conditioning, symbol: Giant Saxophone. http://www.bizjourna...sax-appeal.htmlNew Orleans: Jambalaya Anyone?, symbol: Giant Frostop root beer mug. http://www.nola.com/...on_root_be.htmlTampa: Love It Or Leave It, symbol: Giant twist soft serve cone. http://moon.com/2014...s-in-tampa-bay/Atlanta: Land of Fried Wonder, symbol: Giant chicken. http://en.wikipedia....iki/Big_ChickenGreensboro: Our BBQ is Better, symbol: Huge clothes dresser. http://www.amusingpl...-point.html?m=1 Edited May 31, 2015 by blueschica 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Looks like Neil's travels have paid off. :D 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardv2 Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 (edited) So, what was on Bristow's intro video last night? What was the phase and what was the symbol? Inquiring minds want to know. Edited May 31, 2015 by edwardv2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardv2 Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 One good site that has all of those listed thus far is http://www.roadsideamerica.com/. They claim to be "Your Online Guide to Offbeat Tourist Attractions". Will be interesting to see if this continues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam_Berenz Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Does anyone know what Bristows was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfriendly Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Unfortunately with the crazy parking situation and traffic with Jiffy Lube I got in just as Anarchist was starting so missed the intro film but probably wouldn't have been able to make it out from my area regardless. I do love how obsessive we are about this band that even a minor thing like this we are keep track of. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merely Space Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 The suspense is killing me... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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