I've wanted to see it for a while. It was very cold that morning, the wind blowing across the hill was numbing after about 10 minutes, and I lost feeling in my fingers very quickly. I was determined to get enough photos for a pano though, so I kept shooting and shooting... they came out well. In researching this trip I had a hard time figuring out exactly where Andy was buried, wikipedia didn't offer much more help than the name, so I was determined to go find the cemetery, take a lot of photos and create an article linking off the Warhol wiki article. Both of the photos on the above linked article are mine and i wrote the majority of it.. I'm very proud of the contribution.
Kelly and I left the grave yard around noon and headed north towards downtown, we took S.R. 19 up to U.S. 279 and through the Fort Pitt tunnel. I've never been to Pittsburgh, so popping out the other side was a surprise... you literally go from a dark, damp hole in the hill to "whoa.. there's down town" in just a few seconds. Very cool.
Our first destination was Tessaro's of eastern Liberty Avenue. We found web reviews claiming that this place has the BEST hamburgers in the United States... and with a claim that big we had to check it out. The St. Patty's day parade was still going on downtown, so we took the north route 28, across the 40th street bridge and down to Liberty Avenue.. skipping the downtown chaos all together. It was a smart move, we didn't see hardly any traffic. We parked a half a block a way from Tessaro's and as soon as we got out of the parking lot a group of locals asked "are you guys going to Tessaro's? They put syringes and condoms in their food!" I dunno what that was all about... prolly just locals vs. tourists type of shit, we we laughed and I explained that I liked syringes in my food. There was a small line for tables, but the bar was pretty much empty so we sat right down and made small chat with the waitress, and shortly after ordered our food. Kelly had an cheesburger with home fries.. I had a slaw burger with home fries. Honestly, I think the flavor of the meet was lost int he slaw, but I'm never one to pass up a slaw-anything. It was good though. "Best in the U.S." is an over statement.. but it was good. Odlly enough, it wasn't until we were driving away and I was licking my lips that I REALLY taste the flavor of the meat... smokey, rich with fat that really sticks to your teeth. It was good and if we ever go back to Pittsburgh, we'll also go back to Tessaro's. If you're every in the neighborhood check it out.Next we towards the Warhol Museum, our primary destination. I won't get much into the museum tonight as I've got some proof reading to get done... but here's a little teaser. We were greeted with this in the entry way to the museum...
