Truly American - Have you ever ....
 

I recently heard a Charlie Daniels song, about what a great country this is, and things that you can only do here. Here's my list. (I haven't done 'em all). What are yours?

Have you ever

crossed the Mighty Mac bridge
eaten a fish boil in Door County, WI
seen the faces on Mount Rushmore
been to the Grand Ole Opry
attended the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
been to a county fair
been to a state fair
gone to the Indianapolis 500
gone to the Daytona 500
been to a presidential library
seen the Boston Pops on 4th of July
taken a brewery tour in Milwaukee
been on an airboat ride
ridden on a dog driven sled
smelled Savannah, GA
seen the steel mills in the Calumet Region
been to a Red Sox game at Fenway
seen the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
gone to the San Antonio RiverWalk
been to the southernmost point in the US, 90 miles from Cuba
driven on the sand at Daytona Beach
gone ice skating on a frozen pond
cut down your own Christmas tree
carved a pumpkin
eaten chicken fried steak anywhere in Texas
attended a high school homecoming football game
seen the sunset at Mallory Square in Key West
seen the statue of Chief Blackhawk
been to the observation deck of the Sears Tower
ridden a wooden roller coaster
eaten lobster at a lobster shanty in Maine
gone ice fishing
ridden a San Francisco cable car

fed the burros at Custer State Park

watched the 4th of July fireworks over the National Mall

Eaten a hot dog at Yankee Stadium

Hmm... I've done 15 on your list! I can add a few more:

Taken a boat through downtown Chicago on the river with a cold drink in my hand on a hot summer day.
Spent lazy summer days basking in the sun on Lake Geneva.
Driven in Minneapolis in an ice storm with -70 windchill.
Sipped wine in Napa Valley.
Sipped many a brew at Wrigley Field. And Fenway. And the old County Stadium. And Shea Stadium. And Busch Stadium. And Comiskey Park. And Soldier Field.
Walked the Freedom Trail.
Lost money in Vegas.
Won money in Vegas.
Rolled the dice at Ho-Chunk.
Ate at supper clubs in the northwoods of Wisconsin.
Got stranded in a snow storm in Elkton, SD.
Stayed on the Queen Mary.
Took an Amtrak for a 3-day ride through the Rockies from Chicago to L.A.

-climbed to the crown in the Statue of Liberty
-walked across the Golden Gate Bridge
-met a living former President of the United States
-eaten a hotdog at Shea Stadium
-eaten a hotdog at Wrigley Field
-eaten a hotdog at Fenway Park
-eaten a hotdog at Yankee Stadium
-eaten too many hotdogs ;)
-gone to Wikki Wacki (sp?) to see the "live" mermaids

SHC: I've done lots of things on your list! Nice thread :D

- attended the Native American film festival

- ate Navajo bread

- MacDonald's with children (and without in Switzerland, just for a glass of OJ though!)

- wore jeans (Levi's)

- learned the caterpillar tractor was invented in Stockton, CA

- voted by mail

- saw bisons in the Golden Gate park

- went to a baseball game (once was enough! - so boring)

- had hamburger, french fries, and DIET soda :)

Since you asked

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In response to your list, I've only carved a pumpkin before..
but I have also
--seen the amazing fireworks display over EPCOT at Disney World
--seen the deflated Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons in NYC before they were inflated for the parade

-bobbed for apples
-played "Pin the Tail on the Donkey"
-played "Spin the Bottle"
-snuck out a window when you were a teen
-smacked the living daylights out of a pinata

-Surfed at Waikiki

-Climbed Half Dome

-Surfed under the Golden Gate Bridge

-Ate a muffuleta on the banks of the Mississippi

-Had an Irish coffee at the Buena Vista Cafe

-Strolled on the boardwalk at the Jersey Shore

- Saw Niagara Falls via the Maid of the Mist

- Been awestruck by seeing the Grand Canyon for the first time

- Saw Old Faithful

- Stood at the top of the Empire State Building

- Walked through the mighty Sequoias

Eaten beignets and chicory coffee at Cafe du Monde in NO?

Been to the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii?

Been to BOTH Captain Cook monuments in Alaska and Hawaii?

Been to Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas?

Danced the two-step at Billy Bob's in the Fort Worth Stockyards?

Cheered the horses down the homestretch at Churchill Downs, KY?

Marched in my small New England town's 4th of July parade. Then walked over to the fireman's cookout for a hot dog and strawberry shortcake while being entertained by a bluegrass band.

Firehouse oyster fry in a small rural town in summer Years ago!

Starbucks!.....that was a joke

Hawaii under the stars, under the full moon or walking by the glow of Kilauea!

Great thread!

From the original list. . .I have eaten a DC fish boil, been to Opry (for a hair cut, but that counts, right?), been to a county fair, been to a presidential library, seen the unknown soldier tomb, cut down my own Christmas tree, carved a pumpkin, eaten a chicken fried steak, attended homecoming football game, been to Sears Tower ob deck, rode the biggest wooden roller coaster (the Beast), and watched (not rode) a San Fran cable car. Are we related??? :)

From others lists: I have taken a boat tour in Chicago, sipped wine in Napa, sipped a brew at Wrigley and the Cell, walked near the Golden Gate, stood atop the Eiffel tower, played spin the bottle and was awestruck by the Grand Canyon.

I add the following:

Have you ever

-Seen a fishy with his hands in his pockets and his pockets in his pants? (Sry, had to ask)
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-Been flipped off by a NY driver?
-Taken a Seattle ferry ride?
-Canoed to Canada from the American boundary waters?
-Walked to Tijuana from the American border?
-Hit more than 5 bars in one night in Appleton, WI?
-Watched 4th of July fireworks from a Florida beach?
-Applauded during a plane landing?
-Eaten at Crane's Pie Pantry?
-Ridden the South Shore Train?
-Seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show with live actors?
-Hiked near the New River Gorge?
-Shopped at IKEA?
-Dipped your french fries in your milk shake?
-Met your favorite rock artist?
-Met Mickey Mouse?
-Gone GeoCaching?

This is fun!! E-mail [email protected] with replies. :)

Had cocktails at Windows on the World, top of the twin towers Trade Center. Sat in a window seat and was in awe of New York City in 1981. So glad I got to do it. Still have the match box in my collection. An especially priceless American experience.

OK, I've done (19) on Sweet_Home_Chicago's list, (5) on CYork's list, (2) on seetheworlds first list and (all) of seetheworlds second list, (2) on viamar's list, (4) of screen_name's list and (3) of christieP's list......

some more:

waterslide at slickrock, Sedona Az
boat on Lake Powell or Lake Meade
cross London Bridge at Lake Havasu
take the Dam Tour at Hoover Dam
visit cowboy hall of fame in OK City
see cadillac ranch in Amarillo, Tx
Paddleboat ride on Mississippi
Clambake in New England
Visited major Civil War Battlefield

Keith

Yes, Yes, Yes, Maureen! It is a memory that I will never, ever forget.

I've done all but two on screen_name's list.

Okay I have to ask, jserpente, what does this mean??? :D

"-Seen a fishy with his hands in his pockets and his pockets in his pants? (Sry, had to ask)"

HA! Shopped at IKEA!!! That's a good one!

Have you ever attended a Memorial Day or Veterans Day Service and said thanks to a Veteran?

Yes, Redrock, and so have my children.

seetheworld,

The fishy song is very near and dear to this former Brownie's heart. I think the song goes:

"Have you ever seen a fishy on a cold winter day? Have you ever seen a fishy out swimmin' in the bay? With his hands in his pockets and his pockets in his pants, have you ever seen a fishy do the hootchie cootchie dance? You never have! You never will!"

Learned it almost twenty years ago and I still remember the little dance that goes with it. :D

Walked the Freedom Trail in Boston- I'm
Canadian and it still gave me goose bumps

:( Sadly, I was never a Brownie (only the 4H, hence I attended the county and state fair, lol). And it has a little dance too...How cute!


have you ever danced the
-bump?
-hussle?
-bunny hop?
-macarana?
-square dance?
-foxtrot?


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I've only done 1 on Keith's list. I thought I heard of Cadillac Ranch, so I googled it -- very cool!

I have square danced, done the macarena, and bunny hop.

Have also done the cha cha and electric slides. Yahoo!

-toured the Mayflower in Plymouth, MA
-saw Plymouth Rock
-Plymouth Plantation
-climbed the Provincetown momument (tallest granite structure in US)
-taken a tour of the dunes in Provincetown
-gone to the Outer Beach in Orleans
-had a Wellfleet oyster..just dug
-put vinegar on your French fries
-dug for quahogs
-gave a contribution for a poppy from a veteran.......

Love this thread!
I have done many of the things listed and can only hope to do more and see more each year!
I just did the Freedom Trail and found it to be really inspiring.

OOps..forgot...

Have you ever walked across the Headwaters of the Mighty Mississippi?
Have you ever gone swimming at the mouth of the Mississippi in the Gulf of Mexico?

a few more:
-seen cranberries being harvested
-been in or seen a sand castle competition
-duck boat tour
-swan boats in Boston
-climbed Mt. Washington

what about - have you eaten a Lucky Dog in New Orleans

Seen Jake the Alligator Man at Marsh's Free Museum

Dug razor clams at the Washington coast

Sat under the stars watching one of Shakespeare's plays in an Elizabethan theater in Ashland, Oregon

Sailed through a pod of orcas in Puget Sound

Been in the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center

Watched space shuttles launch

STW: Wikki Wacki!!! Close - How 'bout Weeki Wachee Springs :-)

Ever been to the testicle festival in Charlo Montana and eaten that delicacy

Ever eaten fiddleheads in northern Maine

okay, I've got more...Have you ever...

-lost your bathing suit top in the Atlantic Ocean?
-told a cab driver to slow down?
-driven to and flown out of another city in order to save airfare costs?
-gotten poison ivy on the day you are about to travel?
-hiked up Bear Mountain?

A few more to add:

hiked the Appalachian Trail (or any part of it)

seen the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in action

sat in the bleachers at Yankee Stadium

watched the Head of the Charles from the Weeks Bridge

eaten corn on the cob less than 10 minutes after it's been picked

-eat watermelon and have a seed spitting contest.
-after sledding, drink hot chocolate with mashmellows and whipped cream.
-drive your car down the "crookedest street"

love this thread!!!

Been to a University of Tennessee football game (or any SEC game)?
hiked Mt. LeConte?
sat in the front row in Lincoln Center for a New York Philharmonic performance with Pavoritti sitting in the balcony?
Eaten at Pink's in LA?
Watched the sunset over the Pacific?

Great thread!

I have:

* been to Colonial Williamsburg

* gone to Boston, and visited site of Boston Tea Party

* carved pumpkins

* eaten watermelon on the fourth of july, as well as fried chicken and potato salad

* visited Chalmette battlefield in Louisiana, and looked at the clover with red splashes on the leaves, said to symbolize the spilled blood of Confederate soldiers.

* danced the two step at a fais do do, then eaten boiled crawfish, corn on the cob, and sausage from a huge pot.

* taken a paddlewheel cruise down the Mississippi River, and thought about Tom and Huck.

* thanked God I was born in a country where ANYONE, even if they're born poor white trash, can aspire to become the President of the United States.

* dated a man I normally wouldn't have looked at twice, but for the fact that he had an English accent!!!

Have you ever gone to Canada for dinner just because you can?

Have you ever had chicken wings in Buffalo?

Have you ever seen Niagara fall? (Not falls....but fall?)

Have you ever eaten an apple fresh-picked from a tree?

And...as someone else mentioned....have you ever driven on Daytona Beach?

Have you ever rode your bike hoping you don't run into sand flies (especially if you live near the Niagara River)?

Have you ever lived in a neighborhood where almost everyone is of the same ethnicity, yet a few blocks away everyone else shares a different ethnicity, yet you all get along?

Here is my list of what I've done, some at home where I live (chicago) but most elsewhere ... I'm sure there is much much more.

- Got lost on the NYC subway
- Walked the Freedom Trail
- Ate lobsters and walked the Marginal Way in Maine
- Eaten Italian in Boston's north end
- Wandered down Devon street in Chicago wondering how the Pakistani, Indian, and Jewish population manage to live so close together here.
- Been to a rodeo in Texas
- walked through the desert (well a small part of it) in Arizona thinking it looked like mars.
- Eaten fried fish on Michigan's UP and taking a dip in a freezing Lake Superior
-Eaten a slice of 'white pizza' on the streets of new york at 4am
-attended a county fair in Indiana
-cheered for the Red Sox in a bar in Brooklyn and walked away with my life
-ate at a truck stop in Arkansas
-gotten into a shouting match with a taxi driver
-taken a train 1/2 across the country
-gone to CBGB's
-drank too much at the South Side Irish parade in Chicago
-visited Hatch Show Print in Tennessee
-drove through the Appalachian mountains

-Been to Fenway Park to root for the Yankees?? Wearing a Yankee tshirt?
-Have you ever eaten food at a fair and then decided to go on the round up or other spinning rides?
-Have you ever spoken to Bruce Springsteen?
-Watched a sunset overlooking the Pacific or a sunrise over the Atlantic?
-Put your foot in the Pacific Ocean in Calif and then in Australia in the same 24hr period?
-Looked at something so beautiful that it made you cry?
-Visited the childhood home of your parents?
-Crossed a high rope bridge in the Amazon Rain Forest?
-Bought a dirty water dog on the streets of NYC
-Have you ever made out on a beach secluded beach?
-Been to Fargo, ND?
-Checked out the bathroom's at Harrod's in London?
-Shopped at the Mall of America and Edmonton Mall in Alberta, Canada?
-Go fishing and eat your catch within an hour or two?
--Ridden a camel?
--Walked the walking trail in Palm Beach, FL admiring the mansions?
-Go to the St. Patrick's Day parade in NYC and drink green beer?
--Been to the Everglade City, FL seafood festival or the Strawberry Festival near Tampa?
--Hike down the Grand Canyon or ride a donkey like the Brady Bunch did??
--See monkeys in the wild, not a zoo? Or lions, tigers or bears, oh my?
--Attend a real life rodeo?
--Been to the top of the Empire State Bldg? World Trade Center or Sears Tower?
--Been to a World Series game or Superbowl?
--Laughed so hard your stomach muscles hurt the next day?
--Gone back to visit the towns your ancestors immigrated from?
--Run into a celebrity but thought it was someone that you went to high school with? (And afterwards your friends tell you who you were actually talking to??)
--Swung on a rope swing and jumped into a freezing cold pond?
--Did you ever stand on an Olympic podium? (I did but it was as a volunteer for the 96 Olympics, not as a gold medal winner!!)