A kickass drag king troupe.
LOVE. THEM.
If you come, we will give you sweet tea.
Love this, too.
Oh, Pacey! You blind idiot. Can't you see she doesn't love you?
Spike ,'Help'
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?