Fingers crossed folks

I'm not saying Avondale has a habit of changing it's mind but........

just keep your fingers crossed.

It's a fantastic music venue, I got to see The Dixie Tramps there (I love you Kevin Elrod :))


http://atlanta.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/24/old-towne-cinema-in-avondale-estates-will-be-a-music-venue.php

Old Towne Cinema In Avondale Estates Will Be A Music Venue

Tuesday, June 24, 2014, by Kimberly Turner

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Avondale Estates! Are you ready to rock?! (Very quietly, of course.) Decaturishreports that city commissioners from Avondale Estates, the land of adorable tudors and horrific speed traps, approved an application yesterday for a plan to transform the city's old Towne Cinema into a music venue. The building has been a private residence, a post office, the city hall, the Nickel & Dime Recording Studio and a 500-seat theater during its 89-year life but has been sitting vacant for quite some time. It was purchased along with the rest of the tudor village for $1.1 million in 2012 and has been looking for someone with the right vision ever since. Last June, Birmingham lawyer Stewart Wilbanks dropped the idea of opening a music venue in the space, saying he didn't have time for a project of that size. This year, roadie and Sister Hazel merch dude (yes, that Sister Hazel) Tony Longval is bringing the dream back to life. He's got three investors, a plan and buckets of enthusiasm.

Longval hopes to start work within two months and have the first of three phases finished six to seven months after that, so don't go buying your tickets just yet. His crew will restore the balcony, turn the old projector room into a speakeasy serving cocktails and tapas and install "some of the best [soundproofing] in the world."

Once the remodel is complete, he hopes the venue will provide an intimate setting for acoustic shows by "national, semi-national and up-and-coming artists." That sounds like Eddie's Attic Part II until you read the rest of Longval's plan, which sounds like he is open to just about anything, including but not limited to jazz, pop, rock, country, blues, Broadway, improv, theater, kids events, private events such as video shoots, tv shows, movie shoots and weddings. So anything. Well, anything EXCEPT for a nightclub. Avondale officials were so concerned about the possibility of a raging club ending up in their tudor village (the venue will be open until 2 a.m.) that they went allFootloose and approved the plan under the condition that there is to be no designated dance floor.

Parking is one of the project's primary obstacles. With just 13 parking spacesout front and 26 in the rear, Longval is hoping that the city goes through with plans to lease a nearby MARTA lot that could add 150 spaces.

Chute happens....

hehehehehe ;)

Evacuation slide deploys midair 

on United flight

By Joe Sutton, CNN

updated 6:34 AM EDT, Mon June 30, 2014

(CNN) -- A United Airlines flight was forced to land in Wichita, Kansas, after the evacuation slide accidentally deployed midair Sunday, the airline said.

The Boeing 737 was carrying 96 passengers and five crew members. It was on its way from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California.

The slide opened inside the rear of the cabin.

Evacuation slide deploys midair

"I heard this pop. I turn around and the slide was open," passenger Michael Schroeder said.

There were no injuries, United spokeswoman Christen David said.

"All passengers were seated at the time the slide deployed. A passenger did not attempt to open the door in flight," David said.

Schroeder said the plane didn't appear to lose cabin pressure and "the crew was pretty calm about it."

"Every landing you walk away from is a good one," he added.

In November, a JetBlue plane on its way to Boston was diverted to Orlando after an evacuation slide opened in flight.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/30/travel/united-airlines-slide-deploy/

BUBBLE SOCCER

Now this is a sport I can get behind :)

Cockneys vs Zombies

If you have never seen this movie stop what you are doing and go watch it NOW!!!

It is hilarious and truly what a zombie movie should be.

Zombies take over East End and the survivors must fight them off with an enormous amount of automatic weapons and a samurai sword.......Yes.......it is AWESOME!!

It's funny as hell plus you get your fill of the beautiful cockney accent
"ONE, TWO, FREE!!"
Lets face it, cockney and the accents of the deep, deep south are two of the greatest accents on the planet why do you think America loves Downton Abbey so much.

When you run out of options......................

go to Florida

I have no idea what it is about Florida but it just seems to screw your head back on.

I don't know if it's the oppressive heat, the meth-heads, the college drunks or the old folks just waiting to check-out, but something about the "craziness" of Florida puts it all back in perspective.

Maybe it's the wife beater, jean short combo that is so prevalent in these parts.
Whatever it is, it has healing properties.

Long story sort, your fearless heroine is single once again. :(
As much as I tried to be okay with the "didn't even make it off the ground" ending of my most recent relationship I'm not handling it so well.

There are many other factors but the "I'm going to die alone" pity party has been playing pretty loud in the old noggin this past week.
When Kel said "let's just go to Florida" Friday afternoon I assumed he was talking out of both sides of his mouth.
"we can be there in 5 hours, what is there to think about.....get in the effing car"
I can't go to Florida, who will watch the cat, I don't have any clothes, where will we stay.......

"The cat can live for two days on dry food and water, you need a bathing suit, flip flops and a pair of shorts in case we go somewhere "fancy" for dinner.......we are grown a$$ adults with credit cards we will find a hotel and besides, you used to take off to places like Tokyo and Paris with less notice.....what the hell happened!!"

He was right. I did used to be the crazy, spontaneous one. Hell my old motto was "I'll sleep when I'm dead"
Seriously..........what happened.

They twisted my arm and we made it the Redneck Riviera in record time. Actually found a really nice hotel and did absolutely nothing all weekend.
It was fantastic and I feel a little better. (yes, the pity party is still there.....I got dumped, it sucks....give me some time.......jeesh)

Good Morning

Yea, that's the good stuff right there

No, that's not my foot

and here's a bunny

Post Modern Collapse

You've heard me go on and on about them (hey.....I say good things too)......so once again may I present for your funny bone pleasure

Cash only folks and the show starts promptly at 800ish, 845ish.......it really depends on when the smoke breaks end ;)