adrienneisilluminated:

“We are converting an empty grain silo on the Buffalo River into a World-Record setting climbing & outdoor recreation facility! Ascend History!”

The Indiegogo Campaign Page

This is outstanding. Taking what has been an eyesore and hazard and turning into something productive, educational, and profitable. Love this city!

(via themusicbuffalo)

Patrick Kaleta - “The Pride of Angola” according to Rick Jeanneret

jonesmadeatumblr:

asgardiancherrypudding:

WHERE IS YOUR GOD NOW, GENDER ROLES?

This is actually probably the best way to do things.

Stimulance, a former coffee shop  in Buffalo, used to have the bathroom doors labeled “Part of the Problem” and “Part of the Solution”

The bathrooms were identical.

(Source: ethantate, via eewitsemma)

dailydoseofdylan:

“Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You” by Bob Dylan

Whenever I hear this song, I think of my thesis advisor and the stories he used to tell us stories about the poetry scene in Buffalo in the 70s. He’d tell us stories about Robert Creeley, Charles Olson, and Robert Duncan (all of whom taught at the University of Buffalo) and about how many recognizable poets (Gregory Corso, Amiri Baraka, and Jim Carroll) used to crash on his couch when they were in town. But the best story he ever told was about Bob Dylan on the Rolling Thunder Revue.

It begins with Dylan, Allen Ginsberg, and my advisor eating at some diner and planning a road trip to Toronto. After deciding this would be a good idea, someone recommended that they “Call O.J. and invite him.” I’m not sure exactly how the story ended (or if it’s even legal to reveal the ending), but even without O.J., the road trip seemed epic. The next day, Dylan and Ginsberg were back on tour, my advisor was back to teaching, and O.J. was back to running through airports. But eventually the phone would ring and Gary Snyder or Ted Berrigan or someone would be asking to crash on the couch.

whatsnewbuffalo:

People & Places: The Essex St. Pub

Rhode Island St. on the West Side is becoming a center for local businesses which includes Five Points Bakery, The Left Bank, and The Essex St. Pub. Essex is a frequented bar around the city that has been able to draw a sizable clientele despite not being located on Buffalo’s most popular strips.The owner, Macky Moberly, makes consistent efforts to improve the aesthetics and experience for the customer including most recently serving food. Already, the pastrami, lettuce, and tomato is earning itself a fast reputation as the center of attraction on the menu.

Buffalo, where dive bars achieve cult status.