Viggo’s been in town the past couple of months (off and on– reports from other blogs put the crew at Raccoon State Park and Erie, too). I’ve been a big fan of his since Lord of the Rings, and of course finding out that he fathered a child with Exene Cervenka of the legendary Los Angeles punk rock band, X, made him that much cooler. Eastern Promises was also great.
I wonder what Viggo does when he’s in town. I imagine that he has lots of money to go to fancy places, but I’ll imagine for a minute here that he’s a down-to-earth type who likes hard-scrabble stuff.
Good thing he’s in Pittsburgh. Here’s what Viggo should do while in town:

– Have a pastrami sandwich at Smallman Street Deli in the Strip District.
– Go see the “Text Memory” show at Wood Street Galleries on Liberty Avenue in downtown.
– Have a drink at Gooski’s in Polish Hill (best jukebox in North America, according to Jeremy Deller, recent Turner Prize winner).
– Visit the recently opening Carnegie International at the Carnegie Museum of Art.
– See and hear a Cynics show at the 31st Street Pub.

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