#atlantic city usa

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Atlantic City (1980) Louis Malle

March 14th 2024

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[tonightillbeonthathill]

when Bruce Springsteen realized that he was writing about America

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"It’s not entirely clear when Bruce Springsteen realized that he was writing about America, although since he was both ambitious and a native of the first country that was an idea before it was a nation, the topic was inevitable. Certainly, that must have been part of what drew him to John Ford, the greatest poet of the American cinema. But long before that, you could hear Bruce struggling to express something about it.

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Beginning with Born to Run, however, the idea of a specifically American dream began to loom larger and larger on his work. And beginning with Darkness on the Edge of Town, the frustrations of trying to realize that dream became Bruce’s central subject.

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The United States was no longer the land of plenty, it was a land of limits; it was no longer the home of a dream of equality, but of a nightmare of inequity. If Americans expected nothing else, they expected a surfeit of personal possessions. Now hundreds of thousands had lost their homes, their jobs, and in the ensuing confusion and disruption, much of what they had thought was eternal. Families fractured, communities crumbled, tempers once sweet turned sour. An ugly spirit ascended, the most perverse rendering of “every man for himself.” The greed behind it all wasn’t anything new—in part, it was as old as the earliest European settlement on the continent—but it had rarely stood so naked and unapologetic. In this world, men saw each other not as brothers but as incomprehensible, threatening aliens."

Dave Marsh: Bruce Springsteen

Video: Bruce Springsteen, Atlantic City: "But maybe everything that dies some day comes back."

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The Conch Republic was a micronation declared as a tongue-in-cheek secession of the city of Key West from the United States on April 23, 1982.

[olemisekunst]

Our little Coney Island adventure ended up being somewhat disappointing. Mostly because when we got there, we came to realize it was a public holiday (Constitution Day or something?), so most places were closed. Not that we were planning on going to the amusement park anyway, but we couldn't even find a working public bathroom (ended up using one in Little Russia, which was a memorable experience for all the wrong reasons 😬). We did manage to snag some ice cream, and had a nice stroll on the boardwalk. Everybody wanted to see the ocean, of course, but it turns out the Atlantic? Not that different from Pirita beach. 😆 At least not on that particular day. Gotta go to California to see a proper ocean! The Luna Park area sort of reminded me of what I imagine the West coast might be like. The further we walked, though, the more I felt like I was back home instead. 🙃 We were surrounded by more and more Russians, so we were like wtf and figured there must be a community nearby. Of course, only later I found out that Brighton Beach is basically Little Russia aka Little Odessa, so everything now makes sense. Lol When I was there, though, I was like - what is this Lasnamäe realness?! 🤣 Anyway… another thing I realized too late was that I should've gotten a Nathan's hot dog. 🌭🎡

[missing-girls-and-women]

Sapphire T. Wiggins, 23

Last seen in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 2014.

[bumblebeeappletree]

A 30-foot-long juvenile sperm whale washed up on Rockaway Beach on December 13, making it the sixth whale to be stranded in New York since October 20, according to the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society. Video shows surfers trying to push the whale back into the water, but the animal ultimately died.

The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reportedly responded to the scene.

The whale was slated to undergo a necropsy to determine its cause of death this week, according to the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society. Of the 6 whales beached, this was the 3rd that was specifically a sperm whale — a calf that was stranded on October 21 had to be euthanized, and another calf that was stranded on December 5 was pushed back into the water, only to later die on a New Jersey beach.

A spokesperson for NOAA said, ‘The best way to assist these animals, and keep them and yourself safe, is by calling trained responders and maintaining a 150-foot distance. Never attempt to return a large whale or other marine mammal back to the water without guided support from trained responders. Additionally, sperm whales are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.’ The Marine Mammal Protection Act also makes touching and feeding marine mammals illegal.

#Earth #Environment #ClimateCrisis #NowThis

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Bathing beaches - New York beauties at Atlantic City carnival - 8 septembre 1922

Library of Congress - LC-USZ62-119722

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ATLANTIC CITY / NEW JERSEY - USA

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Dock's Oyster House USA-Atlantic City

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Map of New York City. Original Post:

[tonightillbeonthathill]

Bruce Springsteen: When you lose that sense of community, there’s some spiritual breakdown that occurs. And when that occurs, you just get shot off somewhere where nothing seems to matter

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Bruce Springsteen : “That whole Nebraska album was just that isolation thing and what it does to you. The record was basically about people being isolated from their jobs, from their friends, from their families, their fathers, their mothers—just not feeling connected to anything that’s going on—your government. And when that happens, there’s just a whole breakdown. When you lose that sense of community, there’s some spiritual breakdown that occurs. And when that occurs, you just get shot off somewhere where nothing seems to matter.”

Video: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Atlantic City (Live in New York City)

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The Florida Territory was created in the United States on March 30, 1822.

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"ANYTHING YOU WANT, THEY GOT IT RIGHT HERE IN THE USA."

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on the German pressing of the "Back in the USA/"Tutti Frutti" vinyl single by the "MC 5" ('twas a printing mistake, I'm sure), released under the Atlantic label in 1970.

First time I've ever seen rock and burgeoning hard rock acts (looking at you, Zep) described as "progressive pop." If you want real "proggy pop," though, look no further than "Sgt. Pepper" and its ilk.

Source: www.discogs.com/release/8994373-MC-5-Back-In-The-USA-Tutti-Frutti.

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Sierra S. Thomas, 19

Last seen in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 2002.

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An hour after sunrise and all trails had been dead ends. Well, all but one.

Superman and The Flash had regrouped outside of Amity Park, both reporting their lack of findings. No one was thrilled and frustrations were only heightened. Constantine and Zatanna had reported much the same, though they only increased their efforts to find the ghosts.

Cyborg was looking into Amity Park's Mayor, but he wasn't expected to have any results for another ten minutes at the soonest. Robin and his team didn't have any headway on the Missing Person's case.

Everyone was anxious.

Batman's first course of action was to send The Flash and Superman out again, though he wanted Kid Flash and Impulse to go with Flash while Superboy went with Superman. That would leave Robin, Wonder Girl, and Red Huntress in Amity Park. They'd have to make due.

"Flash, take Kid Flash and Impulse and to another run of the country. Superman, you and Superboy are gonna search everywhere else again. Be meticulous."

The Flash groaned, crumpling up the empty wrapper he now held in his hand before stashing it in Batman's utility belt. "We were meticulous before," he said. He was quick the call both of the speedsters before running off to start again, going from Washington State and moving East.

Superman was quick to do the same, though he didn't like the idea of working with Superboy, he'd do so for the sake of the world. The feeling was mutual. Superman started his search in Asia while Superboy started in South America.

Batman quietly wished he had his bike with him to make the trip faster, but he didn't complain as he walked the few miles to Amity Park. Robin and his team hadn't been able to get to the Fenton Portal, as he was now calling it, so he was going to get there himself. Hopefully, Cyborg will have information about the Mayor ready for him so that he can hit two bats with one stone.

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Barry was even more meticulous as he ran back across the USA. He had taken Alaska, the Western and Southwestern States; Wally was checking the Midwestern and Southern States; and Bart was in the Mid Atlantic and New England States.

He didn't know their time limit, but he knew there was one. They all knew it, they just didn't know what it was.

Turning over every stone he could find in the West and Alaska took up the entire first half of the day. There was so much empty space everywhere, but the cities were packed tightly together and overflowing. It wa hard to find any one specific thing, especially while trying not to tip off civilians about the crisis.

He had yet to see any ghosts anywhere. He'd even spend some time in places that were rumored to be haunted, but those all seemed baren of anything other than dust. Though, there were signs of something having been there recently, but no signs of anything being there currently. It freaked him out.

High Noon was an ironic time to end up in the Southwestern United States.

If Barry thought the West was full of space, the Southwest had it topped by barrels. Cities were far apart, but closely packed with people. The space between cities was dotted with towns and ranches an animals. He decided to needed a very detailed map of the US because this was just ridiculous.

Again, Barry took time to check places that were supposed to house ghosts, but they all came up empty. Every ghost town was very lacking in ghosts! If he hadn't seen swarms of them- hell, if he didn't occasionally work with a ghost, he'd think he was wasting his time. As it was, however, the haunts he was visiting were so much more eerie now that he knew they were empty when they weren't supposed to be.

His mind wandered back to what Deadman had said. The US Government had taken a child. A ghost child, but a child all the same. They'd been operating under the nose of the Justice League for who knows how long! And they were only just nowhearing about it.

It made him feel horrible.

Not for the first time, he wondered how people could be so cruel.

Anything could be happening to that ghost child and they'd have no clue about it until they found him. Hell, if Deadman hadn't brought it to the JLD, who brought it to the JL, then none of them would've had a clue at all!

It made him sick.

Focus! He needs to focus on the task at hand. He can dwell later when the kid is safe with his people- safe away from the government that hurt him.

Had the kid been a US Citizen before he died? Probably, right? It would make sense. Phantom - that was his name, right? - had probably been a citizen of Amity Park before he died. How long had he been dead? How had he died? Who would be careless enough to let a child die? Had it been an accident? Had it been on purpose? If so, who could be heartless enough to murder a child in cold blood?

Barry isn't religious, not like some of the other heroes, but he knows that most religions view children as pure; incapable of committing wrongs. Hell, almost everyone in the world holds those same views! So how could someone, in clear conscious, hurt a child in any way?

His eyes blurred slightly at the thought.

Focus, Barry! You need to focus!

He forced his mind to stop wandering, not allowing himself to stray anymore from his objective. He was almost to the border of Texas and Louisiana. He'd double back as many times as it took to find Phantom.

The sun set over Illinois, USA.

Tick Tock...

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