Blog of Josh Hall

 Someone had found my previous version from a few years ago and asked if it was for sale. I tore it down shortly after it was built, but I said I could recreate it pretty easily. I fixed a lot of the problems the old one had, and ALMOST had its weight centered on that […]

Here’s a link to hear all 30 of the NHL goal horns. http://www.theawl.com/2011/04/the-nhls-goal-horns-in-order Pittsburgh Penguins Goal Horn by TheAwl Washington Capitals Goal Horn by TheAwl Boston Bruins Goal Horn by TheAwl

Here’s an awesome time lapse video of the new consol energy arena from start to finish! http://penguins.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?catid=19&id=72562

I was inspired to recreate the Pittsburgh Penguins logo in LEGO bricks on Sunday.     It took about 2.5 hours from start to finish.  I started off with just making the yellow triangle in the back to figure out what scale I would be able to achieve with the pieces I have.  I knew I wanted to make it a […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ slogan this season is "defy ordinary".  Might not be all that great of a sports team promotion, but this little video they put together is a pretty good ad for Pittsburgh life in general.  CMU, Andy Warhol, South Side Works, Consol Energy Center, and a bunch of other key landmarks are highlighted. […]

From news release: "The Bank of New York Mellon has announced that it will contribute $3 million over a six-year period to Pittsburgh’s Hill District community through Pennsylvania’s Neighborhood Partnership Program (NPP). The program will focus on education, job training and community revitalization for residents of the Hill District, which is near the company’s downtown […]