Thursday, November 1, 2007

Blue

This building carries the name of Chase Bank and is a bit west of Congress in the downtown skyline at 221 W. Sixth. A locally famous private club occupies the top floor. It is called The Headliners Club and might have had something to do with journalists at some point. No, I'm not a member. Yes, I've been there a few times.

Today, is theme day. And the theme is 'the color blue'. Or in parts of the world where English is spoken via UK, 'the colour blue'. This building against an intensely blue Fall sky in Austin fits the bill. Good thing there are white and black accents to break up the blue.

Other sites allegedly participating in theme day:
Boston (MA), USA - Cleveland (OH), USA - Philadelphia (PA), USA - Arlington (VA), USA - Cape Town, South Africa - Portland (OR), USA - Sequim (WA), USA - Selma (AL), USA - Arradon, France - Petaling Jaya (Selangor), Malaysia - Stockholm, Sweden - Singapore, Singapore - Wassenaar (ZH), Netherlands - Phoenix (AZ), USA - Seattle (WA), USA - Toulouse, France - The Hague, Netherlands - Moscow, Russia - Fort Lauderdale (FL), USA - Kyoto, Japan - Tokyo, Japan - Saint Paul (MN), USA - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Stayton (OR), USA - Maple Ridge (BC), Canada - Detroit (MI), USA - Crystal Lake (IL), USA - Port Angeles (WA), USA - Cottage Grove (MN), USA - Nelson, New Zealand - Bandung (West Java), Indonesia - Greenville (SC), USA - Hyde, UK - Radonvilliers, France - Albuquerque (NM), USA - Nashville (TN), USA - Manila, Philippines - Port Vila, Vanuatu - Saarbrücken, Germany - New Orleans (LA), USA - Bellefonte (PA), USA - Melbourne, Australia - Hobart (Tasmania), Australia - Forks (WA), USA - Wichita (Ks), USA - Barton (VT), USA - St. Louis (MO), USA - Joplin (MO), USA - Chandler (AZ), USA - Quincy (MA), USA - Setúbal, Portugal - Inverness (IL), USA - Christchurch, New Zealand - Toruń, Poland - North Bay (ON), Canada - Le Guilvinec, France - Chateaubriant, France - London, England - Minneapolis (MN), USA - Naples (FL), USA - Norwich (Norfolk), UK - Sydney, Australia - Austin (TX), USA - Mumbai, India - Boston (MA), USA - Santa Fe (NM), USA - Menton, France - Monte Carlo, Monaco - Paderborn, Germany - Montréal (QC), Canada - Jackson (MS), USA - Stavanger, Norway - Orlando (FL), USA - Grenoble, France - Cheltenham, UK - Forks (WA), USA - Mexico City, Mexico - West Sacramento (CA), USA - Silver Spring (MD), USA - Weston (FL), USA - London, UK - Jefferson City (MO), USA - Ocean Township (NJ), USA - Belgrade, Serbia - Paris, France - Shanghai, China - Montego Bay, Jamaica - Montpellier, France - Saint Louis (MO), USA - Wailea (HI), USA - Rabaul, Papua New Guinea - Auckland, New Zealand - Evry, France - New York City (NY), USA - Nottingham, UK - Las Vegas (NV), USA - Oslo, Norway - Minneapolis (MN), USA - American Fork (UT), USA - Cypress (TX), USA - Haninge, Sweden - Trujillo, Peru - Trujillo, Peru - Melbourne (VIC), Australia - Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation - Durban, South Africa - Brussels, Belgium - Anderson (SC), USA - Budapest, Hungary - Wellington, New Zealand - Prague, Czech Republic - Saigon, Vietnam - Ystad, Sweden - Miami (FL), USA - Seoul, South Korea - Hong Kong, China - Melbourne, Australia - Baziège, France - Greensboro (NC), USA - Sharon (CT), USA - Kajang (Selangor), Malaysia

7 comments:

  1. I'd like to see that building since blue is not common for commercial structures. I'd also like to party on the top floor!

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  2. Good choice with the blue building and the sky. Nice one. Unusual building.

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  3. That's a great shot. I like colourful buildings, especially if it's coloured blue.

    joy
    Norwich Daily Photo

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  4. I had to decide...color or colour...I went with color....what a hoot that you mentioned it too!!

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  5. The building almost blends in with the sky. And, we struggle all the time here in europe with american vs. british english.

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  6. At the end of the day (something Brits say instead of 'when all is said and done') the differences are fun. Color, colour. Guy or bloke. Even more fun to include all those languages one dabbles in especially when it comes to idioms. In American English we say something impossible will happen when 'pigs fly.' But someone claims (well actually a French phrase a day calendar) that the French say when 'chickens will have teeth.' I celebrate the differences. Keeps me awake if confused!

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