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[Will Judson Hill, Phil Gingrey, Newt Gingrich attend?]

Well, not exactly.   He is coming to the Cobb Energy Center on 10 May 2008.  Is Cobb County really in Jon Stewart’s target market?  In those environs being seen at a Jon Stewart show might be worse than being seen at a liquor store. The tickets look pricey according to Cable & Tweed.

Sweetwater was one of only two Southeastern bottlers to make the 2007 Brewers Association Top 50 List.  New Orleans area brewer Abita came in at number 17 on the craft list.  California led all states (and likely most nations) with 11 breweries on the list.  Here is a look at the number of breweries in the top 50 for a few other states.

1. Colorado - 6
2. Vermont - 3
3. New York - 3
4. Oregon - 5
5. Massachusetts - 2 (both in top 10)

We see nothing but growth for GA and the rest of the Southeast.  Further, we would love to know where Highland (Asheville, NC) and Terrapin fall on the overall list

[$3.99 Twelve packs forever]

Oh, and nothing from Florida.  With a population of 18 million plus.  Someone who crafted a beer that tasted just like Milwaukee’s Best Light could make a mint.
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This was on SNL several weeks ago. We find all these Virginiaca skits to be hilarious. Where is the Atlanta connection? Kenan Thompson hails from Atlanta. Further, there is Chick-fil-A reference.

Pictures of the destruction steered many people to this site.  We, in turn, would like to steer the readers of this site to the Dine-out for Tornado Relief.

The event takes place Monday, April 14.  15% of each check will go to tornado relief.

The following restaurants are participating.

• Dakota Blue
• Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q
•  Ria’s Bluebird
• Six Feet Under
• 97 Estoria
• Agave
• Flatiron
• Grant Central
• Redfish
• Stella
• The Standard
• The Depot
• Vickery’s Glenwood

You are going to eat.  Do it at these places.  Feel a sense of worth for doing what we all do best, consuming

[What, precisely, are these Georgia Legislators celebrating?]

1. The New York Times has an article on Big Boi’s hip hop ballet.  We are in no way stating that Atlanta needs validation from the elite newspaper, even if we didn’t read the AJC’s coverage of the same topic.
2. Getting drunk.  Helping animals.  What are two things honkies definitely like?  The Critter Crawl is in Little 5 Points this weekend.
3. The AJC has the summary of this year’s state legislation.  Prepare to be underwhelmed.
4. Dan Radakovich is a glutton for punishment.  LSU has hired an athletic director that isn’t DRad.  GT Sports Blog with a nice get.
5. The Georgia baseball squad, at 9-3, has the best conference record in the SEC.  The Bulldogs swept South Carolina this weekend.  If you are in need of more prodigious coverage take a look over here.
6. Arts related jobs are way up in Atlanta according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle.  Any guesses as to what percentage can be specifically attributed to the 47 movies/tv shows Tyler Perry shot last year?
7. Want to go the East Atlanta Beer Fest for free?  Volunteer here.

We were provoked to thought by a recent Dennis Dodd Knowshon Moreno slobber piece. Dodd even got his grandma into the story.

Seeing that the Knowshon promotion machine is up and running, we would like to make a suggestion.

[We start smiling when we hear the word “know.” Which is pretty often, and can be hell in a job interview.]

First, a brief digression.

European soccer fans often use songs in support of their clubs. Here are a few interesting selections.

I’ve Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts - Cambridge United

The Battle Hymn of the Republic - Used by numerous clubs in the same fashion it is used betwixt the hedges. (ex. Tottenham Hot Spur, Leeds United, Manchester United)

Do They Know It’s Christmas - Fans of many teams turn this against Liverpool clubs in singing, Feed the scousers, Let them Know it’s Christmas Time. Is there anything as satisfying as a blend of athletic rivalry and socioeconomic taunting?

Tune Unknown - Fans of Aston Villa in response to gruesome injury suffered by Arsenal player Eduardo chanted, Eduardo, he used to have silky skills, now he walks like Heather Mills. [Warning this is quite nasty] Here is the picture of that break. It is a terrible and awful thing to view. [Read more →]

It has been awhile, so without further ado.

[It’s The End of the World]

1. Downtown - Get your comic operetta on at the Rialto with Leonard Bernstein’s Candide. The opera will be performed on Friday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 27 at 3:00 p.m. The official site with the full details.
2. East Atlanta - My Big Amazing Renovation on HGTV is looking for East ATLiens working on big projects. Specifically, they are - looking for enthusiastic homeowners who are just starting a major home renovation that will double the size of their original home and transform the major living spaces. They are also looking for homeowners who have a set budget and time frame in which they hope to have their renovation completed.  Contact Sara Adams (SAdams AT highnoonentertainment DOT com) if you are interested.
3. Druid Hills - The Druid Hills tour of homes is April 18-20.  If you want to see some Atlanta homes so nice you’ll be sayin’  “Cot damn” we suggest attendance.  The straight dope.  Artist market included, woo hoo.
4. Kirkwood - The people demand to see the grass on the other side to determine whether, in fact, its relative greenness is greater.  Sorry, we couldn’t think of how to introduce two tours of homes back to back.  Kirkwood Spring Fling & Tour of Homes May 17th and 18th.  The deal.
5. Virginia Highlands / Midtown / Morningside - A gentleman driving a silver Miata (bad enough in itself) has been following female joggers and masturbating while parking on the street near public parks.  Maybe, that Miata joke was inappropriate, but we couldn’t resist.

[The paternalism continues.]

1. Urban Gardeners new location in East Atlanta Village is having its grand opening this weekend.  It is located at 491-B Flat Shoals behind Sugar Britches.  While the store is pretty pricey the staff are excellent and the selection is varied.
2. The UGA baseball team pounded Clempson last night.  Official UGA has the dirty details.
3. Dennis Dodd has a great article on new Tech coach Paul Johnson.  It seems to us that the chip on Johnson’s shoulder will be uber popular with the angst-ridden male attendants and alumni of the Institute.
4. Cynthia Tucker takes it easy on Mayor Franklin.  In our opinion she is a mayor without a legacy running a government only slightly more efficient than what we got under Bill Campbell.
5. Sunday Sales = Dead.
6. Drive a Faster Car has the 2008 Chastain schedule.  Embarrassing fact - we have never been to Chastain.  Stepford North Atlanta is scary.
7. A few days back PWD did some interesting analysis of the future of Georgia men’s basketball.  Okay, you can go back to obsessing about football now.
8. Potentially free New Pornographers tickets at Cable & Tweed.  Need we say more?
9. Metroblogging with a nice find regarding MARTA’s new operating chief.
10. New bowl game to be played in DC.  It has an ACC tie-in.  Despite the potential for chilly weather it has great travel possibilities.  GT Sports Blog.

This video is NSFW. Unless, y’know, you work in the hip hop industry. Also, we would like to point out that this video shows that disdain for buses, as opposed to trains, is pervasive across demographics. Yeah, we realize we are bit behind the times in posting this video.

This is a rip-off of a rip-off. Just to be clear.

Moving to Charleston – All anyone tells me about is how hard it is to get jobs in Charleston. This discussion seems to be inversely related to the increasing number of people I know up there. Maybe, Charlestonian Georgia fans can lord over lowly South Carolina and Clemson fans the way Florida fans try to in Atlanta.

Chick-fil-A – Commonly used as a form of currency for the early morning saving of parking spaces. The sandwiches are delicious, and, as a bonus, have the WTOFFWJE factor going for it. That stands for “What Type Of Fast Food Would Jesus Eat.” Come to think of it, Mark Richt, Truett Cathy, and Chick-fil-A itself have remarkably similar public personas.

Getting Really Defensive About Our Academic Reputation – We currently sit at 59th in the US News and World Report rankings. Maddeningly, this is one slot below Ohio State. In order to compensate we act as though we are a top 25 school and talk loudly about unfair Northern elitism. It’s basically the academic rankings version of the length versus girth argument.

[Bongiorno Signore Caleb King]

Scooters (Athletes Only) – In a recently fabricated scientific study it was found that scooters were the only common denominator between twenty-something Mediterranean urban dwellers and UGA athletes. These fictitious scientists are using the study in an attempt to lower Georgia’s profile in the Fulmer Cup. [Read more →]