The History Channel's Documentary on the French Revolution From 2005

 

Vue du siège et de la Prise de la Bastille, Musée Carnavalet (14 juillet 1789)

Okay, just one more video about the French Revolution.

This one is from The History Channel, and it originally came out in 2005. I have watched it a few times, although admittedly, it has been a few years. Yes, I am admitting to posting this particular video without actually having watched it in it's entirety, so I cannot actually say for sure if it cuts out and changes to smut or online betting or crypto currency commercials midway through.

However, I am trusting that this is the original documentary.

And it was good.

That said, I did not really love the commercial advertising for it at the time. Can't recall what else it said, but right at the end, it said, "It won't kill you to love the French for a couple of hours." As if it's somehow unbearable to deal or talk about anything French, or something. And coming from the History Channel (this was before that channel started to have a reputation for fixating on aliens), of all people, are the ones doing it, felt a little disappointing and beneath what they are trying to represent.

Anyway, I'll get off my soapbox. 

This is a good documentary, and well worth sharing, as well.

So here it is, and on the perfect day for it, given that this is France's national holiday, honoring an event which is often seen as the start of the French Revolution (although there were some major events that had already happened before the storming of the Bastille).

In any case, this seemed like something that was worth posting.

Enjoy!

The French Revolution (2005)

The History Channel's Documentary on the French Revolution From 2005

Vue du siège et de la Prise de la Bastille, Musée Carnavalet (14 juillet 1789)

Okay, just one more video about the French Revolution.

This one is from The History Channel, and it originally came out in 2005. I have watched it a few times, although admittedly, it has been a few years. Yes, I am admitting to posting this particular video without actually having watched it in it's entirety, so I cannot actually say for sure if it cuts out and changes to smut or online betting or crypto currency commercials midway through.

However, I am trusting that this is the original documentary.

And it was good.

That said, I did not really love the commercial advertising for it at the time. Can't recall what else it said, but right at the end, it said, "It won't kill you to love the French for a couple of hours." As if it's somehow unbearable to deal or talk about anything French, or something. And coming from the History Channel (this was before that channel started to have a reputation for fixating on aliens), of all people, are the ones doing it, felt a little disappointing and beneath what they are trying to represent.

Anyway, I'll get off my soapbox. 

This is a good documentary, and well worth sharing, as well.

So here it is, and on the perfect day for it, given that this is France's national holiday, honoring an event which is often seen as the start of the French Revolution (although there were some major events that had already happened before the storming of the Bastille).

In any case, this seemed like something that was worth posting.

Enjoy!

The French Revolution (2005)

Weekend Funny: Gorilla Makes Point of Bothering Anotehr Gorilla

Thought that this video was actually quite funny.

It seems like making a point of bothering someone just for the sake of bothering them is not merely restricted to humans.

Take a look at this video, and enjoy.

A male gorilla tries to please his wife, but...

Leeja Miller Discusses the Backlash in the Aftermath of Trump's Nearly Global Tariffs

This is another video by Leeja Miller.

It is a little bit outdated now, since Trump already announced a temporary backing down from his almost universal tariffs.

Still, the ramifications are real. And this video is informative.

Take a look:

The Tariff Backlash Has Begun

Video Clip With the Specific Quote By President Ronald Reagan Warning of Demagogues Waging Unnecessary & Unprovoked Tariff War

Yesterday, I posted a blog entry more or less revolving around a quote taken from a speech by Ronald Reagan. This was the quote:

"We should beware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends—weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag."

~ President Ronald Reagan

So let me be clear, once again. I do not view the Reagan years as a successful presidency. Many people - particularly but not exclusively self-identified conservatives, including apparently Barack Obama - but I do not. He was a very good actor, and acted a part. Moreover, he successfully managed to popularize things which were, to put it bluntly, not good for the country, and which have remained toxic to the nation ever since. Things like trickle down economics and corporate supremacy and giving more and more to the already inflated budget of them military industrial complex and deregulation and gutting the Fairness Doctrine, among other things. He also initiated a new, and I would argue narrow-minded and mean-spirited, nationalism which poses as healthy patriotism, and which only recently has come to be viewed as toxic by much of the world, and even increasingly by many Americans. 

All of which is to say that you should not expect me to mention, much less defend, Reagan and his presidency in the future. He is not a model of a successful or responsible president by any real objective and quantifiable measure.

That said, I will repeat my theme from yesterday, and say that at least there were some standards. Maybe his presidency was largely responsible for the beginning of the deterioration of those standards - unless you want to ignore or find excuses for things like the Savings and Loan and especially the Iran-Contra scandals), but they still did recognize some truths and standards.

One of those was not turning out backs on our allies. We did not bend over backwards to belittle or insult or try to punish or bully countries in western Europe or Canada or in the Far East. Most especially, we did not simply or without cause start trade wars with friendly nations, much less almost every other country in the entire world. 

Right now, of course, we are witnessing Trump doing exactly that. Against the warnings of leading economists and many prominent politicians, not to mention leaders from the rest of the world, Trump went ahead with his imposing tariffs on most of the rest of the world (Russia being one of the very few countries exempted).

The fallout has been serious. Of course, the Trump White House and its allies are trying to minimize the extent of the damage. Generally speaking, that's what they do, and have always done, so it should be expected. 

However, the ramifications of their actions are real. The stock market has simply crashed. Many people's savings have been seriously impacted and diminished. This is very real, even if Trump acts like everything is normal and decides to spend yet another day playing golf.

But that's not going to fix the problems. And the problems are a direct result of the actions of this Trump administration. Moreover, those problems were entirely predictable, and it was not just the Democrats or libtards or economic experts who were warning about it. That is why I felt it was imperative to show that even a conservative Republican icon like President Reagan knew the dangers of waging completely unnecessary tariff wars on friends.

Below, I added a video of this specific speech to combat that age old denial mechanism by Trump and members of his cult. They always claim that anything unflattering is "fake news". But this was a real quote, and you can view Reagan saying it on this video, which was posted by no less of an authority than the Reagan Library. 

Whatever else Trump and his loyal supporters might say or argue, the one thing which they cannot argue with any honesty is that they were not warned. All of this was very predictable and foreseen. They insisted that they knew better and so went ahead with it anyway, regardless of any dissent.

Now, we are going to be paying the price for some time to come. Some things can be quickly forgiven or forgotten. But my gut instinct tells me that this will not be among those things. There has been a serious and total shift of opinion by the rest of the world based on Donald Trump having been elected president twice now, and his actions and attitudes while occupying the White House. The fact that he was placed in that position by the American people, not once but twice now, shows that it was no mere aberration. This is what enough Americans wanted and thought would be a good idea that it has now come to pass. So the rest of the world sees this and understands that maybe placing trust in the United States might be misguided.

Can you blame them? 

President Reagan's Radio Address on Canadian Elections and Free Trade on November 26, 1988

Lemmy Sums Up the Misery of Donald Trump Decades Ago

Lemmy says here in this video what I have long felt about Donald Trump, even long before he ever ran for the White House.

Trump should be happy. After all, he was born into a life of extreme wealth and privilege. He's never known struggle or uncertainty in his entire, very sheltered life. He has amassed greater and greater wealth, almost always by harming other less fortunate people. This has garnered him fame and fortune. Like everything, he used these to further his ambitions. Eventually, he became a "reality television" star and, of course, a politician. Not just any politician, but the dominant political figure in American politics of this era.

So you might think that he would be happy, that there is some deep contentment and satisfaction, right?

Wrong. 

Have you ever known anyone to complain as loudly and relentlessly as Trump about how unfairly he has been treated? Do you know anyone who comes up with theories about how he is the victim of other people's mean-spiritedness like Trump does?

In short, Trump is a miserable human being. It is my experience that, generally speaking, the wealthiest people often fall into this most miserable category. They are never satisfied with what they have, instead opting to focus on what they still do not have. Then they roll up their sleeves and focus on losing what little is left of their humanity in pursuit of hoarding still more wealth and/or power.

Lemmy says it very succinctly here. I, for one, believe he hits the truth dead on. He absolutely makes some solid points about deep truths concerning Trump, and in a matter of mere seconds. And this was well before Trump ever reached the White House, even by decades, I believe. 

Trump seems always to dumb things down, and likens world politics to some kind of a game. Look at the "best words" which he used during that absurd meeting with Zelensky just days ago. How he told the leader of a nation that was invaded and is fighting for it's very continued existence that he does not hold the right cards, like all of this is some game, and Trump presumably is holding a much better hand. But I can tell you that despite Trump's supposedly brilliant hand, he does not hold the Ace of Spades.

Sorry, that was a pretty bad joke. I know, I know.

Nevertheless, I feel that Lemmy has a point. Trump has spent his entire lifetime in pursuit of even more wealth and power and privilege. And it has brought him everything, except for one very important, even crucial thing: happiness. A sense of fulfillment. Peace of mind. 

Take a look at the video below, and see if you don't agree. 

LEMMY on TRUMP in 1991

Some Pictures & Video Clips From Winter Storm Ember in New Jersey This Weekend

We had a snowy weekend here in New Jersey. Winter storm Ember came around and gave us our first real, measurable snowstorm of this cold weather winter season. 

The snow totals vary from place to place. Vary widely, as I understand it.

At the time that it came, I was actually at work. It did not seem to be covering the roads just yet when I got out and went home. But by the time I got to Hillsborough, it was indeed like a winter wonderland. The drive back to work in the evening was a bit tougher, but I tried to leave very early and keep the speeds low. Just figuratively put my head down and drove with patience. It seemed that there were a lot of people stuck on the sides of the roads, so I tried to stay in the cleared pathways.

Got to work safely, and very early. So I finished my book (Three O'Clock in the Morning, which I already posted a book review of earlier) and then took a short nap.

Then from my other (weekend) job, it seemed like a good idea to take some pictures and even a couple of brief video clips of the snow falling. By now, it did not appear to be sticking any longer. The flakes were pretty huge, which as I understand it, usually means that the snowstorm is tapering down, and about to end. So it was.

Nevertheless, it seemed worth sharing here. These pictures and short video clips were taken from the parking lot of my weekend job in Parsippany, New Jersey. 

Enjoy.

 

Brief Clip of Snowstorm on 7 January 2024

Brief Clip #2 of Snowstorm on 7 January 2024

One Woman Posts a Video About What See Feels France Gets Right Compared to the United States

Watched this video earlier. I like this woman's videos sometimes. And while I do not agree with everything that she says, there seems little to disagree with on this one. This is not to say that France is a better country, or that everything is better there. But on some of these things, it sure feels like the French people have it better off than Americans do. In fact with some of these things - particularly healthcare and paid maternity leave - almost every other industrialized nation gets it right more than Americans do. 

This might piss some people off, but so be it.

Take a look at the video, and see if you agree:

7 THINGS FRANCE DOES BETTER THAN THE U.S.

A Short Cartoon Video Which Captures Certain Realities of Real World Versus Online World

This is a video which I first saw years ago, and swear that I had shared it on some blog entry here years ago, as well. 

Yet somehow, I was unable to find it after a recent search, after seeing this video again. So it seemed worth sharing, even if this may very well be (probably is) the second time that I am doing this.

Truly, this captures some essential truths about our modern lives as we live them today, and making every effort to look more impressive and happy with our online personas than we actually are and feel in reality.

If you get a chance, take a look at this short video. Some powerful stuff. 

The sad reality of our world

New Rule: Let the Population Collapse | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

In just a few months, in November of this year, we are evidently going to reach the 8 billion mark in terms of world population.

Some are welcoming this, even celebrating it. 

There really is not much to celebrate about it, however. Overpopulation is a huge problem, and it already is starting to show catastrophic consequences, particularly with climate change, but also, arguably, with some other sad news trends and societal failures that we are forced to endure and live with.

For the most part, I agree with Bill Maher in this piece, even if I do not necessarily agree with everything that he has to say. For example, unlike Maher, I am no big fan of Elon Musk, and do not believe that he is qualified to be taken very seriously on world issues, simply because he managed to make a boatload of money.

In any case, this is food for thought, and seemed worth sharing.

Enjoy!

An Early Episode From The Twilight Zone of the 1980's

As a kid, this was one of the specific episodes of a show that I can actually remember.

To me, it was powerful and morbidly fascinating. There are these nagging reminders of the craziness of the world that we were (and still are) living in, particularly the nuclear threat. The woman, who typifies both a housewife of the time, as well as the apolitical spirit that was prevalent during the eighties, manages to freeze the world somehow, at least briefly, although she is bound to have to unfreeze time at some point or other.

Well, the ending shocked me at the time. I remember seeing and hearing the sudden escalation to a nuclear war, and the sudden and inevitable outbreak of a nuclear war. She pauses time, just before the nuclear holocaust begins.

This was from back in 1985: Season 1 Episode 1 Part 2 - "A Little Peace and Quiet."

What an episode! It was fun to watch this one after all of these years. 

Enjoy!

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Paul McCartney's "Got Back" Tour Stop at Syracuse on June 4, 2022: First Four Songs Video & Show Review

Last night, my son and I went to Syracuse to see Paul McCartney. It was the second time that I have taken him to see McCartney, as we also saw him in Brooklyn back in 2017, which was a fantastic show and experience. Overall, this was also the fifth time that I have gone to see McCartney in concert, not including one very special time when McCartney showed up as a very special guest at Ringo Starr's 70th Birthday concert at Radio City Music Hall back in 2010. In case, you are interested in reading some blog entries of those two shows, I am including the links to them below:

Paul McCartney in Brooklyn- September 19th 2017: Concert Review (originally published on September 21, 2017):

https://charbor74.blogspot.com/2017/09/paul-mccartney-in-brooklyn-september_21.html

Happy 80th Birthday, Ringo Starr! Peace & Love! (published on the 10-year anniversary of Ringo's 70th Birthday show, July 7, 2020):

https://charbor74.blogspot.com/2020/07/happy-80th-birthday-ringo-starr-peace.html

Now, back to last night's show. 

First of all, we do not live in Syracuse. In fact, we do not live anywhere close to Syracuse. The only times that I have really visited the city, and the campus of the university there, were for a handful of major events. I saw the Rolling Stones play at the Carrier Dome (not sure if that was the official name of the dome back then, however) back in 1998, for the Bridges to Babylon tour, with a friend and some of his family members, with Our Lady of peace opening. In 2007, I saw Norman Mailer and John Buffalo Mailer at a speaking engagement in Syracuse, although that was not on the campus grounds, or anything, if memory serves correctly. Finally, last September, my son and I saw the Foo Fighters (who were two hours last to the show, but did eventually show up) at St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater. Finally, this show last night. Other than that, admittedly, I have only passed Syracuse on the way to or back from somewhere else (Buffalo or Toronto, usually). That hardly makes me an expert on the city of Syracuse, admittedly. But I did enjoy each of those four events immensely, and was pleased to have gone to each. Still am, actually. 

I first learned about this show some months ago, and saw that there were tickets which were actually quite affordable (at least for this day and age) for the show available. Granted, it would require a road trip, and that would also mean renting a car for the day. Yet, even this, surprisingly, would be cheaper then getting two tickets for the shows nearer to me (the greater New York/New Jersey metropolitan area tends to be among the most expensive areas for events in general, and concerts like this perhaps in particular). So after some hesitation, I went ahead and got the tickets, then made the arrangements. That included getting off work at 1pm, two hours earlier than normal, which seemed like enough to pick up my son and make the drive up there, with sufficient time to get there and perhaps visit the campus before the show. The main thing was avoiding the unpredictable delays which made arriving on time for the Foo Fighters show back in September a problem (how could anyone know that they would be two hours late?). 

As it turns out, it worked out perfectly. It was a beautiful day for a long drive, with the sun shining and dry conditions. This, along with getting lucky with some really good music on the radio that both my son and I liked, made the drive (about three hours and change) very pleasant. We left northern Jersey maybe around 1:40pm to 1:50pm or so, and arrived maybe ten minutes after five. Plenty of time to walk around the campus, and perhaps grab a bite to eat. It worked out almost perfectly, actually.

Of course, nothing generally works that smoothly, right? Not surprisingly, there were delays. We were on campus and enjoying our visit, but there were no restaurants or any places to eat seemingly on the campus itself, much less near the dome. There were some people eating, and I asked where we might find some places to eat. They said to go back to "The Alley," and there would be places there. So we went back closer to where we had parked, and found a road filled with little shops, including some college gift shops (and presumably book stores) as well as places to eat. There were prohibitively long lines almost everywhere we passed, except for one Korean place. My son said that he was not in the mood for Asian food, but by this point, without the physical tickets in hand, and with my phone access frustratingly refusing to work, I knew that we should get to the dome and go to the ticket window to alleviate this problem well before the show began. So I asked him to be willing to bend, and he did, deciding to try duck for what was apparently the first time. The dishes were actually limited, as they had been really hit hard with a lot of customers that day, so I got what was available, which was Sesame Ginger Boneless Chicken, I believe, with a side of fries (they were all out of rice after my son ordered what was apparently their last order of rice). We also had these strange but good drinks (I had white peach, and he had tropical fruit) and a Japanese desert. We went outside and enjoyed the fresh air, even though it was surprisingly cool in Syracuse on this evening. 

It took him a surprisingly long time to eat. Perhaps knowing how tight time might be, since we still had to go to the ticket window, I basically scoffed the food down, and then waited and waited. He did finally finish, and we headed to the dome. There, not surprisingly, there was an enormous crowd outside of each entrance, and my spirits sank. But having an inspired idea, I asked to borrow my son's cell phone and tried to get access to the tickets via phone that way, and it worked. We would only have to wait in line to get into the arena, but would not need to go to the ticket window or "Will Call" line after all. So we would have plenty of time to sit and relax before the show.

Or so I thought. In fact, the dome, which prior to this show was known as the Carrier Dome, but which is now called the JMA Dome (this was evidently the first event with the new name) was ridiculously packed. It was unbelievably congested in the corridors, to the point where we tried to simply go up to the upper rafters and navigate our way to our section that way, instead of through those corridors, which were so packed that they were barely moving. I was shocked at how chaotic and unbelievably slow it was to move around in the corridors. It took a surprisingly long time to get to our section, but we did eventually get there, with almost half an hour to spare before the official start time. As it turns out, there was a video playing with songs of the Beatles and McCartney, all while showing some vintage images spanning the career of the Beatles and of McCartney, specifically. I was not checking my watch, admittedly, but think that he actually took the stage maybe around 8:30pm or so. 

When we saw McCartney at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn back in 2017, we were closer, but behind the stage a bit. This time, we were quite far, admittedly. Almost as far away as we could have been, and with obstructed view, all of which accounted for why the tickets were as relatively affordable and available as they were. Still, we had a view which, despite how far it was right in front and more or less the middle of the stage, which was directly in our front view. So we got to see the band (tiny, and at times, from certain angles as the members moved around on stage, indeed obstructed). Still, we were there, seeing a true musical legend, so we both felt blessed to be there at all. 

He played for probably around two and a half hours, and played most of his biggest hits, of course. There were some songs which I could not specifically remember him doing at any of the previous shows of his that I had attended, and those were a pleasant surprise, particularly "I've Just Seen a Face" and some new songs. One fairly big surprise, however, was that he did not play Yesterday. Once he played "Hey Jude," I predicted (wrongly, as it turned out) that McCartney would finish this show with Yesterday. In fact, it was conspicuous by it's absence. 

Still, all in all, whenever you see Paul McCartney, you are almost assured of seeing a fantastic show. Such was the case last night, as well. Seeing him song along with John Lennon, through a bit of video and voice isolation done by Peter Jackson, was impressive. And as always, his tributes to now departed former bandmates John Lennon (Here Today) and George Harrison (Something) were moving, as always. I think that this one topped the previous McCartney show that we attended in Brooklyn in 2019, although my absolute favorite McCartney show will likely always be the free show that he gave at the Plaines d'Abraham on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the city of Québec back in 2008. My son was there for that one, as well, although he was not even three years old. He was awake throughout the rehearsal session, which we were privileged to see live (most of the crowd did not), as we were sitting atop the wall, mostly for his safety. But after maybe three or four songs of that show, he fell fast asleep. Not even the very loud pyrotechnics during "Live and Let Die" or the fireworks which followed the show were able to wake the sleeping baby on that day. 

But I digress. In any case, it was a truly fantastic show that McCartney put on last night at the JMA Dome in Syracuse. My phone was pretty full (I got notifications just days earlier alerting me to the fact that it was dangerously low on storage), but I did manage to take a few halfway decent pictures and, almost shockingly, about fifteen to sixteen minutes of the opening of the concert. Also, I added a couple of links to two articles (both by the same author) reviewing the show below.

Here, I should note that some of the pictures are repetitive. This is because I had to put them on here and then edit them, and did not get to eliminate all of the extras, which I will do. That said, I will post some more pictures of the show, as well as of the Syracuse University campus, later on, probably within a few days, so be on the lookout for that.

Enjoy!

Paul McCartney set list for June 4, 2022  At the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.  

Can’t Buy Me Love (The Beatles song)  

Junior’s Farm (Wings song)  

Letting Go (Wings song)  

Got to Get You Into My Life (The Beatles song)   

Come On to Me  

Let Me Roll It (Wings song) w/ Foxy Lady jam  

Getting Better (The Beatles song)  

Let ‘Em In (Wings song)  

My Valentine  

Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five (Wings song)  

Maybe I’m Amazed  

I’ve Just Seen a Face (The Beatles song)  

In Spite of All the Danger (The Quarrymen song)  

Love Me Do (The Beatles song)  

Dance Tonight  

Blackbird (The Beatles song)  

Here Today (tribute to John Lennon)   

New Song 

Lady Madonna (The Beatles song)  

Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite (The Beatles song)  

Something (The Beatles song)   

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (The Beatles song)  

You Never Give Me Your Money (The Beatles song)  

She Came in Through the Bathroom Window (The Beatles song)  

Get Back (The Beatles song)  

Band on the Run (Wings song)  

Let It Be (The Beatles song)  

Live and Let Die (Wings song)  

Hey Jude (The Beatles song)  

ENCORE:  

I’ve Got a Feeling (virtual duet with John Lennon rooftop performance video from “Get Back” documentary)  

Birthday (The Beatles song)  

Helter Skelter (The Beatles song)  

Golden Slumbers (The Beatles song)  

Carry That Weight (The Beatles song) 

The End (The Beatles song)

The pictures with my son inside of the dome itself came out surprisingly dark, for some reason. It looks more like a shadow than anything. So I worked on them a bit, and think that the ones below, which I touched up, came out a bit better:

Paul McCartney leads Syracuse to fab fountain of youth (concert review, photos) By Geoff Herbert, Updated: Jun. 05, 2022,  Published: Jun. 05, 2022:

https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2022/06/paul-mccartney-leads-syracuse-to-fab-fountain-of-youth-concert-review-photos.html?fbclid=IwAR1vRc7CgnViQTWQvbxEKgdeqoGcbgNFf3ttX1qPCMaLXl4J40G4pkpEtks

Paul McCartney performs at JMA Wireless Dome: Syracuse concert set list, photos By Geoff Herbert, Updated: Jun. 05, 2022,  Published: Jun. 05, 2022:

https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2022/06/paul-mccartney-at-jma-wireless-dome-syracuse-concert-set-list-photos.html?fbclid=IwAR1AWSul9D24QDQwg_dqrET1mpwEuxUzqSapboK2IRFqvMwmIW65jTG9tq8

Fire breaks out at site of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine

This is a video clip from when the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Enerhodar, in eastern Ukraine, was attacked by Russia's invasion force.

President Zelensky estimated that the damage from this attack, had it been worse and perhaps out of control, could have been up to six times worse than Chernobyl.

Truly unbelievable!

🔴 WATCH: A tank shoots at a cameraman in Borodianka, west of Kiev.

Unbelievable video footage here from Ukraine. This shows a tank actually appearing to shoot at whoever was holding the camera, or more likely the camera on a cell phone.

Is it not remarkable how steady the cameraman or woman managed to keep the video feed, even after being fired upon by a tank?

Incredible!

Maine State House in Augusta

The Maine State House Dome in Augusta

Unfortunately, despite wanting to take a more extensive visit of Augusta, the state capital of Maine, we did not get to actually visit the city much.

Still, we did get these night shots of the State Capitol Building at night, when the dome was still lit up. It was probably around 11pm on Monday evening when we took these, and everything in the city looked and felt empty.

But the statehouse is an attractive landmark, and seems to compliment the small city of Augusta quite well. These are not professional grade pictures or anything, but they give you an idea of how nice this building is after dark, when all lit up.

We had a great visit to Maine, however, and I was glad also to at least get these night shots of probably the most famous landmark in Augusta.