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TTP celebrates the goofy pictures we pose for when we let our guard down as tourists – because photos of sunsets and statues can get pretty damn boring.
We love to connect with fellow travelers who don't take themselves too seriously -- and especially seek contributions from childhood vacation albums!
SUBMITTED BY: Cosmo Macero Jr. LOCATION: Springfield, Mass. (2011) There’s no pleasant way to say this, but the Basketball Hall of Fame has immortalized Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird as an anorexic. It wasn’t Mahatma Gandhi who fought for Celtics Pride against the oppressive Dr. J and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. It wasn’t Nicole Richie who teamed [...]
Why wait until you’re dead to let fans climb all over your likeness? According to the Boston Herald, basketball lovers will soon have a chance to pose with Shaq while he pretends to be a statue in Harvard Square. The groundrules: No talking, no autographs, just snapshots like you’d take with any tourist landmark. Here’s [...]
Just like Spain’s strategic use of a “sorcerer” to put a hex on World Cup rival Portugal, Celtics fans believe rubbing the bronzed body of legendary coach Red Auerbach will boost their chances against the Lakers. During the nailbiting NBA Finals, Boston fans have been flocking to the Faneuil Hall tourist trap to summon the [...]
SUBMITTED BY: Al Kaufman LOCATION: Quincy Market, Boston Some of our Boston readers were horrified when they saw this tourist aggressively pick the nose of bronzed Celtics legend Red Auerbach. So here’s Celtics fanatic Al Kaufman to balance out the negative karma. “Just because I’m a heterosexual man doesn’t mean that I can’t show love [...]
SUBMITTED BY: Mike Faucher LOCATION: Boston, Massachusetts (2003) And you thought the frozen Ted Williams got abused? The bronzed Red Auerbach, the basketball mastermind who coached the Boston Celtics dynasty in the 1960s and puffed cigar smoke in opponents’ faces, can’t get any respect either. Says Tacky Tourist Photos model Mike Faucher: “Who says you [...]
