tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post6467487812967740355..comments2024-03-16T06:23:29.917-07:00Comments on The Reverberate Hills; or The Apotheosis of the Narwhal: Philadelphia 11: fountainsPatrick J. Vazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-39852064651299980352009-07-12T17:04:40.882-07:002009-07-12T17:04:40.882-07:00Yeah, the ice rink. Other times they turn the wate...Yeah, the ice rink. Other times they turn the water off and I don't know why -- it seems to last longer than it would for cleaning and maintenance, but then what do I know about cleaning and maintaining fountains? They just turned it back on last week. I was happy.<br /><br />I first saw the fountain when it was new (decades ago) and I'll admit it took me some time and familiarity to appreciate it. But I was much younger then and probably wanted something more along the frolicking-nymph line.Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-54125993782405301722009-07-12T09:16:45.610-07:002009-07-12T09:16:45.610-07:00The Villaincourt is one of my favorite fountains; ...The Villaincourt is one of my favorite fountains; I bring all my guests there. But last time I had a guest they turned it off for an ice rink. Much sadness.<br /><br />I do really like that Washington Monument Fountain (The one in your pictures, not the one in DC).CMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10458141545009855127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-37700015445994913982009-07-10T10:41:19.381-07:002009-07-10T10:41:19.381-07:00I feeling the need to watch La Dolce Vita this wee...I feeling the need to watch La Dolce Vita this weekend!Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-27115533905393848342009-07-10T10:08:44.204-07:002009-07-10T10:08:44.204-07:00It's a big plus for me if you can somehow be i...It's a big plus for me if you can somehow be inside the fountain or get wet in it. I like being in water of all kinds, though I prefer ocean to lake swimming.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-7254835494551070982009-07-10T10:04:54.225-07:002009-07-10T10:04:54.225-07:00Lisa,
It's twisty but not exactly sinuous -- i...Lisa,<br />It's twisty but not exactly sinuous -- it's all the rough, square concrete that gives it a brutalist look, which plays off nicely with the lacy pouring waters.<br /><br />And it took me a while to realize you could walk through it, but that's a definite plus (and seems to be key to what you like in fountains -- did you enjoy running through the sprinklers as a kid?).Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-77931386748437277242009-07-10T09:26:42.353-07:002009-07-10T09:26:42.353-07:00V, You may bring me back a tropical disease, but I...V, You may bring me back a tropical disease, but I will start peppering my conversation with expressions like "'nuff said!" and we'll see who cracks first, my pretty.<br /><br />'Nuff said!Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-71330740473226055792009-07-10T09:12:18.829-07:002009-07-10T09:12:18.829-07:00Yep, that's the fountain.
I like the Villainc...Yep, that's the fountain.<br /><br />I like the Villaincourt myself; it's sufficiently twisty in shape that it never struck me as brutal, plus, you can walk through it!Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-31456297606737550852009-07-10T09:09:29.355-07:002009-07-10T09:09:29.355-07:00I am a relentlessly good boy.
I think I know whic...I am a relentlessly good boy.<br /><br />I think I know which fountain that is -- kind of between the opera house and the hockey arena? And the water jets can shoot really high from a sphere in the middle of a large sloping pit? That is a good fountain. I don't know if it's better than the Trevi, but it's a really good fountain.<br /><br />I find that I'm really liking the Villaincourt Fountain in Justin Herman Plaza the more I see it -- the form itself is kind of brutal but makes an interesting contrast with the water.Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-51056952952262472042009-07-10T09:03:31.126-07:002009-07-10T09:03:31.126-07:00If you're a good boy, I'm sure they will.
...If you're a good boy, I'm sure they will.<br /><br />The best fountain I know is the International Fountain in Seattle Center, Seattle. It is programmable, so you never know what entertaining tricks it might be playing on any particular visit; you can run around in it and get wet, and it's accessible because there is a nice long ramp going down to it.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-74705970690913424532009-07-10T08:11:39.223-07:002009-07-10T08:11:39.223-07:00I may be going out on a limb here, but I think The...I may be going out on a limb here, but I think The Thirsty Bear would allow me in twice.Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-43749207784215717272009-07-10T05:53:03.612-07:002009-07-10T05:53:03.612-07:00If you go to the Thirsty Bear in my honor without ...If you go to the Thirsty Bear in my honor without me, I'll have to kill you when I return. I'll bring a tropical disease especially for you.vicmarcamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13193094111343990233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-37879894878441050772009-07-09T18:12:57.036-07:002009-07-09T18:12:57.036-07:00Libby, Sorry, but I don't really understand th...Libby, Sorry, but I don't really understand the question.Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-46868368284304628262009-07-09T17:36:27.069-07:002009-07-09T17:36:27.069-07:00That is alot of statuary or it seems so. Is it al...That is alot of statuary or it seems so. Is it alot?Libby Fifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13532162740012986996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-42378230376135816252009-07-09T14:33:00.110-07:002009-07-09T14:33:00.110-07:00Shouldn't you be out looking at sloths before ...Shouldn't you be out looking at sloths before they get away?<br /><br />Happy Birthday! I should go to the Thirsty Bear tonight, just in your honor.Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-84140720050439005262009-07-09T14:24:10.885-07:002009-07-09T14:24:10.885-07:00And I apparently can never tire of looking at foun...And I apparently can never tire of looking at fountain pictures. I especially liked the fish heads.vicmarcamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13193094111343990233noreply@blogger.com