i met some famous folks.

[Brian]

i'm going to do this in story form just for fun. none of the photos are meant to be 'pro' shots, just me walking through boston.


i was walking through the city and decided that i had a desire to meet some famous people. i knew exactly where the people i wanted to meet were, so i set out on a mission.


i walked a good 45 minutes all the way to park street and saw Park Street Church, opened in 1809. i know for a fact that many famous people hang out next to this church, so i hurried over.


when i finally arrived i was amazed at the plethora of famous people just waiting for me on hands and knees.


i decided to first visit paul revere. he certainly is a swell guy, such a grand lover of horses and lights. he wasn't in the best of shape, but for someone his age... who can blame him.


i was so excited to see james otis that my hands got a bit shaky when i tried to take a picture of him and caused some blur. 'no taxation without representation...' i thought to myself, 'this man is genius.'


getting overwhelmed and celeb shock firmly setting in, i decided to only visit 2 more people. first, sam adams.


and second, mr. krispus attucks, a fellow killed in the boston massacre.


as i was walking to my subway station i came upon another hoard of famous people at a whole different location. this is another adventure for another day.

[ewomack]

I made a walk through the graveyards of Boston a few years ago. Incredible! Your pictures remind me of the ones I took and haven't looked at for a while.

My favorite is Mother Goose's grave which I think is in the same place as Sam Adams' and John Hancock's. Her real name was Mary Goose.

Mother Goose's Grave (not my photo)

But I found out that the grave stones no longer mark all of the actual burial sites. Apparently the Victorians didn't like the disarray of the graveyards' original layouts. So they put them all in neat rows like knick knacks on a shelf. I can hear them now as they saunter into the helter skelter graveyard: "Now what is this mess? Clean it up right now! Chop chop!!"

Cool pictures. Post more of the famous in your area.