As 2010 comes to a close, it's time for our annual Concrete Potato Awards, given for excellence in eccentric roadside attractions we've been to in the last year. Named after the Idaho Potato Expo, seen in the masthead of this blog, it been a tradition here at Eccentric Roadside for over a 50th of a century. It was tough to whittle the nominees down to 10, but whittle we did and now, without further ado and in no particular order we present this year's Concreteys (and remember, it's an honor just to be nominated...)
A Tribute to Donald Kaplan & Allyson Bellink, Authors of the 1980 Book –
Diners of the Northeast…
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Donald Kaplan & Alan Bellink in front of New York City’s River Diner, 1986
Photo by Nancy Kaye for a New York Times feature article about the
reprinting of...
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9 comments:
Glad to see Florida represented!
Thanks, Rick. I'm dying to get back to your neck of the woods!
Happy New Year to you and your family. The best to all, Richard.
I LOVE award shows!
My pick from your Top 10... Why, naturally, "How To Photograph An Atomic Bomb". But, $39.95 for that book? How big can it be...
Step 1: Get camera
Step 2: Raise to eyes
Step 3: Kiss your ass goodbye!
Happy New Year!
I'm guessing you don't need a flash either, Bill.
NO! Important tip: You ALWAYS want to use as much natural light as possible!
Great round-up! I've had that giant utensil on my "to-do" list for awhile. I need to put a fork in it and get it done! :)
That's one giant fork, i would love to see! Happy new riding year!
Wendy: Thanks, and there's no "tine" like the present to see that giant fork!
Carla: Thanks, and may the forks be with you!
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