nope, quite interior

as deep as you can go?

are you in gay paree?

Sorry, I should have known that.:paranoid:

Are you south of a line from Strasbourg to Nantes?

oh, you don't have to apologize, Lindy! North of that line because as unc has so astutely discovered, I'm in gay Paree.

I'm at a specific location in Paris that had an unusual mystical effect on me when I was there and the place is usually associated with a historically important person.

Is he/she a 20th Century person?

did marie antoinette lose her head there?

Lindy, this place is not associated with a 20th century person.

unc, no. Sadly Marie was monarchial at a time in France when that was no longer popular :(

The person who is associated with the place I am came after Marie.

did mr. picasso ever paint there?

Is the person who is associated with the place a female person?

unc, I am not aware of Picasso ever painting at this place. I just searched to check on that question and didn't find anything.

Lindy, the person associated with this place is a male.

related to mr. deGaulle?

nope, not Mr. De Gaulle...this was before his time.

the richelieu library?

Are you at the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte?

Are you north of the river?

sorry, Ocm?, but I just realized that Lindy found me an hour before you posted.

You're up next, Lindy...go hide!

Not because I have any special reverence for Napoleon, but to me his tomb had a mystical aura about it. There have been a few other tombs that affected me that way, so maybe I'll go to one of those later in this game.

Besides being the tomb of such a historically significant person, the design of Napoleon's tomb is burial high-art.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2..._Bonaparte.jpg

Talk about high art, high on the ceiling of the dome over Napoleon's tomb are murals which always remind me of the ones my dad painted high up on church domes and ceilings. This is over Napoleon's tomb:

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...f_Napoleon.jpg

An interesting fact many people don't appreciate is how the visual perspective of what's painted so high above the viewer and on a curved wall has to be distorted by the artist in certain ways so that it looks right from the ground...my dad used to explain that to me when I climbed up the high scaffolds to watch him paint. He painted murals in most churches and cathedrals around here, and up and down the east coast of the U.S. I guess I'll throw in a couple bonus pics, one of St. Monica's Church in Philadelphia after it totally burned down.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...Churchfire.jpg

This presented a rare opportunity for my dad to design and paint the murals for the entire inside of the church. The parish wanted a bright, more modern style than some of the "more traditional" styles seen in churches, so this is what my dad came up with on the front area of the church...bright colors and themes carry throughout the church and are quite striking when you first walk in

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...casChurch2.jpg

Sorry, I've been away from the computers.
Well, how 'bout that! I made an intuitive leap and landed on my feet instead of on my face.:rolleyes:

OK, I'm hiding.:)

NH?

WH?

in a state with an oceanic coast?

I think her boyfriend's back

Sorry y'all. I've been pleasurably distracted:).
Yes, NH
And WH also.
Nope, not an ocean coast state.
It's nice to be gone, but not forgotten.:)
Yes.:thumbsup: But this afternoon he flew to some kind of International Water for Food Conference in Nebraska. "The Transformative Impact of Drip Irrigation on Small Farmers." Interesting ---to him anyway.

Lindy

north of 40?

Yes, north of 40th parallel.

east of mrs.?

on the border with Canada?

)I see we're assuming Lindy is in the US although it was not really stated yet( <<< I'm trying reversed parentheses just for a change.

NOT east of the mrs.

I'm not in a state bordering Canada, but yes, I am in the United States.

Lindy
I avoid Canada. CAnadian smug is as bad as CAlifornia smog. It even rolls down into this forum.:rolleyes:

in a state bordering mexico?

unc, while my attention span has been compromised in the past, I'll take this opportunity to point at you and say "nah nah nah nah nah"


Lindy, are you in Wyoming?

http://i.min.us/inBo8G.gif

iowa?

South Dakota?

Nebraska?

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...ornhuskers.jpg

No, Wyo

No way, Ioway

You betcha:thumbsup:

I'm in Sout' Dahkoda.
No one would expect what I am visiting to be in South Dakota. My namesake is close to Big Red, though.

Lindy

Belle Fourche?

north of I-90?

are you west of the big wet thing that goes right down the middle of South Dakota?

(i.e., made up of Lake Oahe, Lake Sharpe, et al)

So is it nebraska? You said you betcha

nh, thanks for guessing and I hope you give it another shot. But read below:

No, not in Belle Fourche.

Not north of Interstate 90.

Nope, I'm not west of all that water.

...still tring to make sense of the Big Red clue

are you west of Rt. 81?

not crimson, not scarlet...

And I'm east of US 81 Hwy.:)

well then you must be in Vermillion. Is there a reason why? Hyperion Refinery project? USD?

gotta go with nick on this one...

thank you for your support, unc :)

ps: I better shut up and think of the next place to go hide since I have no ideas at this moment

...awaiting Lindy's confirmation or her demand for further guesses about her location in or near Vermillion

I am in Vermillion, and I'm fiddling around tooting my own horn at the National Music Museum,:) formerly known as America's Shrine to Music Museum. Home Page for the National Music Museum Here in Vermillion, SD, is arguably the finest and most comprehensive collection of musical instruments (over 13,000 at last count) in the whole world.:thumbsup: This collection trumps the collections of the Ashmolean in London and the Smithsonian, even if it is out in the middle of nowhere.
Sorry this reply was so long in coming. Nick, your turn.

Lindy

Lindy, I love that!

ps: I have a nice old brass trumpet and a Fender Mustang under my bed. Tonight I'll try to have a dream of them coming out and marching around my bed playing John Phillip Souza's version of "When the saints come marching in..." as I dance around with a beautiful Hollywood actress, or my wife, whoever shows up in my dream first.

I'll find a new place soon....

are you in a pickle?

That would comprise the whole world, uncle phil.

Are you north of the equator?

or maybe east of jesus?

we might just find him before he knows where he's at...

funny, I was just thinking that. If you keep guessing, and I keep saying "no" I wonder where I would eventually be narrowed down to? But I am thinking of a place as hard as I can. Soon.

Patience of diamonds...

Hey I almost forgot! I found a place I like.

Find me.

nh?

eh?

Is the place you are a natural feature (vs man-made)? ...i.e., lake, mountain, vs building, town, etc.

yes NH and EH. I'm standing on a man-made feature which has some superlative significance.

asia?

China?

Sorry I've been so busy to post less frequently than usual, friendly folks. I think I'll be back to my more relaxed existence over the next week or so.

Not Asia and not China.

So, south of the 40?

Yes I am south of the 40, but west of the Caucasus.

On that 'nother continent?

Are you on an island in the Mediterranean Sea?

are you in a landlocked country?

yes on another continent, not on an island anywhere including the Med Sea, and not a landlocked country.

Are you east of the Suez Canal and the Red Sea?

I'm west of those two places.

be's you in africa?

i bees

indiana oceanic?

Are you more than 50 kilometers from the coast?

I'm not on the Indie Ocean side but I am a little more than 50 km from the coast.

are you in morocco?

no, south of Morocco ;)

mauritania?

more south

Are you east or south of Monrovia?

yes ;)

aunt phil spent some time with the peace corps in togo; might you be there?

If I knew aunti phil was in Togo I would visit there. But for now, if you Goto Togo from Monrovia you wenttoo far east.

are you in ghana?

I'm ghana hafta say yes I am in Ghana.

lemme guess, lake bosomtwe?

unc, shoulda saved the tit-name lake for your future place to hide.

Not lake bosomtwe...but within ~100 miles or so of it

bia game production preserve?

not bia game or big game

If the next couple guesses don't find me I'll give you more clues.

for the record, it is Bia Game Production Reserve, but i digress...

Lake Volta?

Are you standing on the Akosombo Dam, which forms the superlatively largest (by surface area) man-made reservoir in the world?

unc, I love records! And I thank you for that follow up since otherwise I would never have known there was such a place as Bia Game Production Reserve, where I am not.

Lake Volta would be a great clue! However, Lindy the Sleuth has found me, again!

Yes I am standing on Akosombo Dam and thank you for pointing out its superlative character. You're up again, Lindy.

In case you're wondering why I'm not in this photo, it was taken just as I fell off the back side of the dam.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...ombo_Dam-1.jpg

Here's some facts and pics of Akosombo Dam which you can peruse until Lindy's next post.

The Akosombo Dam (also referred to as the Akosombo Hydroelectric Project) is a hydroelectric dam of the Volta River in southeastern Ghana in the Akosombo gorge and part of the Volta River Authority. The construction of the dam flooded part of the Volta River Basin, and the subsequent creation of Lake Volta. Lake Volta is the world's largest man-made lake, covering 8,502 square kilometres (3,283 sq mi), which is 3.6% of Ghana's land area.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...kosombodam.png

The primary purpose of the Akosombo Dam was to provide electricity for the aluminum industry. The Akosombo Dam was called "the largest single investment in the economic development plans of Ghana." Its original electrical output was 912 MWe, which was upgraded to 1,020 MW in a retrofit project that was completed in 2006.

The flooding that created the Lake Volta reservoir displaced many people and had a significant impact on the environment.

Treading water isn't all it's cracked up to be?

words of wisdom

Upon my initial investigation, this dam project seems to be nothing but full of positive benefits. But looking a bit deeper starts to show how even the seemingly obvious benefits might end up causing more harm than good. The jury is still out on this project

A still good rule of thumb is "don't fuck with Mother Nature"

BadNick gave a helpful clue about the kind of place he would choose to be. Once his location settled in Ghana, I just started looking for the biggest, or baddest, or oldest... or some other superlative,:rolleyes: and something that he could stand on.

I don't know where I am yet. I'll find a place soon.:)

Lindy

DAM!!!

"dam mad" is a palindrome!

so is sios...

SIOS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I found myself a place to hide.

Lindy

nh?

EH?