New Black Asphalt

Driving by a sheet metal company just opened up on a dicey street in the almost-run-down district heading toward downtown, I noticed that, in addition to the spiffily straight metal (and possibly electric) fence that they had around the lot and the freshly built building, was a grand new parking lot with new black asphalt.

Which, apart from being a great name for a rock band, is also very effective on the senses. New Black Asphalt. It's crisp, sharp, stoic, almost . . . heroic.

Anyway, it just looks better than the potholes in the street that runs in front of it and much better than the dying grass of the rotting buildings to either side. So, in all honesty, I'm not sure if it's really New Black Asphalt that's so good, or just that it looks good in contrast to the surrounding deterioration.

Everything in perspective, eh wot?

VG