A kickass drag king troupe.
LOVE. THEM.
If you come, we will give you sweet tea.
Love this, too.
Zoe: Preacher, don't the Bible have some pretty specific things to say about killing? Book: Quite specific. It is, however, somewhat fuzzier on the subject of kneecaps.
'War Stories'
F2F 4: Too Much Candy, Never Enough Mojitos.
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: Madison, WI from June 20-22 2008! Official website.
juliana - Aug 18, 2006 6:23:22 am PDT #3504 of 10002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
brenda m - Aug 18, 2006 6:26:58 am PDT #3505 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
A kickass drag king troupe.
Ooh, hey, I know one of them.
And sweet tea is teh yum.
Fred Pete - Aug 18, 2006 6:27:56 am PDT #3506 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Also chiming in on the joys of sweet tea. Especially when washing down barbecue.
amyth - Aug 18, 2006 6:30:50 am PDT #3507 of 10002
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
juliana, while putting together that crazy list of links, I noticed that Old Crow Medicine Show is playing at the Cat's Cradle on Oct. 22, and I thought of you. mwah.
Ooh, hey, I know one of them.
Which one?
Especially when washing down barbecue.
Oh yeah, I forgot about barbecue! Whoops. We have that too.
brenda m - Aug 18, 2006 6:34:29 am PDT #3508 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Pat Riarch. (Is that still her stage name? I didn't go to the link.) Her mom was the minister of our church, of all things.
Ginger - Aug 18, 2006 6:36:08 am PDT #3509 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I will put in a few words for Atlanta, although its desirability is dependent on when the F2F is and whether we can get a good price on a hotel near a MARTA line.
Pros: One of the world's busiest airports, which means that fares are usually pretty good
The High Museum [link] The High is in a three-year partnership with The Louvre and will have a number of paintings from The Louvre on display.
CNN - Really a pretty good tour, although it makes you grateful that you don't work somewhere where tourists can look down on your work from a catwalk.
The World of Coca-Cola [link] - Fun and interesting. I go for the original Haddon Sunblooms, he being the man who showed us what Santa Claus looked like, but there is also a lot of interesting Coke and soft drink history; many bells and whistles; and a room where you can taste Coke products from around the world (flower-flavored soda, anyone?)
The Georgia Aquarium [link] currently the world's largest. Whale sharks! Penguins! Near Ikea!
Atlanta Zoo. Baby gorillas [link] Pandas! Tigers!
The Cyclorama [link] - One of the last remaining 19th century circular paintings. It shows the Battle of Atlanta.
Stone Mountain - world's largest piece of exposed granit
Many of the usual shopping venues, although we are sadly lacking a Lush, except of the lower-case variety. We get Trader Joe's this fall.
Quite a few good music venues
If it's in April or early May, the most beautiful spring you have ever seen. Dogwoods, azaleas, daffodils in great swaths of color.
Cons:
Almost no Buffistas. It's me and Bicyclops and his DW. I have experience in running conventions, but the other proposed venues have far more localistas.
Atlanta is a very car-oriented city. We can get to many places without a car if the hotel is on a MARTA line, but after that it's rental cars, cabs and a really inefficient bus system, plus a trolley thing that goes back and forth on Peachtree to Buckhead and the major upscale shopping. If the hotel is near a MARTA station, it's an easy and cheap ride from the airport.
By late May, it's Too Damn Hot.
juliana - Aug 18, 2006 6:41:50 am PDT #3510 of 10002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Old Crow Medicine Show is playing at the Cat's Cradle on Oct. 22
AIEEEEEEEEEEEEE. looks at plane ticket to NC for that weekend. sobs.
I'd be a lot more upset if I weren't seeing Corb Lund next Saturday and Cory Branan in October. Also - CURSE YOU for leading me down this particular musical path. By which I mean **smooches**!
SuziQ - Aug 18, 2006 6:51:29 am PDT #3511 of 10002
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Corb Lund next Saturday
Perk. Here???
amyth - Aug 18, 2006 6:53:41 am PDT #3512 of 10002
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Pat Riarch.
Oh, she's awesome. Love her! I don't know her personally, but I love her spoken-word pieces. That's still her stage name, though she also goes by Neeve sometimes as well. I'm still trying to track down a book of some of her poetry.
I can attest to Atlanta's gorgeous azaleas. We have them here, but they make them CRAZY HUGE down there. Beautiful.
Atlanta also has Joelvis, the "150% Cuban" bartender at Papi's East Cuban cuisine on Ponce. He's the source of all joy and positivity in the universe, I'm pretty sure, and made the best mojito I ever had.
Back on the NC pimping front, I kinda forgot that we have museums and a zoo. Right. After I return some calls, maybe I can come back with some Real Stuff like that for y'all.
amyth - Aug 18, 2006 6:58:52 am PDT #3513 of 10002
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
I'd be a lot more upset if I weren't seeing Corb Lund next Saturday and Cory Branan in October.
CORB! I am so jealous. smonster and I need to work on that getting-him-to-NC thing. Seriously.
I'm seeing Cory tomorrow (eee!) and from all accounts will probably get to meet him (OMG). I'm not sure I'm ready for that. Also, Lucero and Steve Earle. MUCKLEWAIN, BAYBEE!
Also - CURSE YOU for leading me down this particular musical path. By which I mean **smooches**!
Hee! I made lj icons of Ben Nichols's arms yesterday. See how lost I am?