Can't Beat The Real Thing....
Coca-Cola built a new headquarters in downtown Atlanta.
The old one was near
Underground Atlanta and the new one is next to the
Georgia Aquarium.
If you are offering tours to the public it makes sense to position yourself among other attractions.
I'm not sure what the tie-in is with the
i-pod but it appears in the new section of images and marketing Coke.
Did not see ANY mention of early-Cokes containing controlled substances but there were claims of it being a curative and tonic for good health.
A sign stated the
"popular Coca Cola Polar Bear" would pose for pictures with children in a designated setting.
Saw an historic picture of Betty White in an ad for Butter Nut Coffee, a Coke Company product, dating back to the 1970s.
After her Super Bowl ad for
Snickers, the public started an online petition and she soon will be the guest host for a Saturday Night Live.
Guess Abe Vigoda, her co-star in the commercial, will have to wait his turn to be on SNL.
Hmm, I never noticed before but polar bear claws do NOT retract like a cat does.
A huge room had a bottling operation behind glass on one side and several multi-fauceted dispensers so you could taste a variety of Coca cola company beverages including Hi-C and other fruit juices.
The machines were marked Asia, Africa, North America, Mexico, etc so you could taste how the mixtures, colors and tastes of the products vary around the world.
You also were given a Coke bottled right there as a reminder of your visit.
Like most large scale attractions, to reach the exit, signs direct you through the souvenir shop. A really BIG store. Featuring all things Coke.
(Like always, click on the photos for more detail. Thanks.)
Labels: Abe Vigoda, Atlanta, Betty White, Butter Nut Coffee, Coca-Cola, Coke Headquarters, Hi-C, Snicker's Bar
Craig Ferguson.... Funny Man From Scotland
So you drive over to Atlanta to see Scotsman
Craig Ferguson on tour doing live stand up comedy freed of all those pesky network censors.
The star of the Late, Late Show on CBS is appearing at the
Performing Arts Centre in NW Atlanta so first we need to find a good stop for an early meal.
Hmmm - there's a Celtic themed place nearby called
The Tilted Kilt. Come to find out it's an Irish version of Hooters. Hey, close enough. It's a sports bar with good pub food and the ladies wear abbreviated kilts.
The Arts Centre rises up to really, really high nosebleed seats. (I saw a sign once at a hockey match calling its highest section
The Ceiling Fans.)
It looks like our man from Glasgow is drawing nearly a full house.
The opening performer comes out to harass and browbeat the crowd. He's ok but we're there to see how potty-mouth Craig will be.
Craig dances onstage dressed casually in jeans and wearing a black leather jacket.
Two dance partners assist him in opening the show then they depart and,14 seconds later, the first
"F-Bomb" is dropped.
Sit back and laugh.. he's funny as h*ll and he's on a roll.
He has commented often that he dislikes the dressed up look expected of a television talk show host. Now we hear about his days as a teenager playing in a heavy metal band, immersed in drugs and booze and his disdain of ever wearing a suit and tie and sitting behind a desk.
It was a fun evening and Craig was totally hilarious, unhindered by constraints.
But..is cable television ready for him?
*The hits on my blog really spiked as people searched for Craig Ferguson so I've added a few more shots that I took. No Cameras Allowed so two were taken with the camera held in my lap and I couldn't adjust the exposure. Sorry.
Craig is in a white spotlight. The rest were taken at the end of the show when we all jumped to our feet, applauding and cameras suddenly appeared. I felt comfortable taking a few pictures...would they kick me out then?.jpg)
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(Be sure to click on the photos for lots of detail. Thank you.)
Labels: "F-Bomb", Added photos, Atlanta, CBS, Craig Ferguson, Glasgow, Late, Late Show, Tilted Kilt
ALL Statues Should Be White Marble...
A fellow blogger proposed we start a picture category called
"Stand By Your Statue" as an ongoing visual meme.
Since I like to dig around in my stacks of photos, I quickly searched for a few candidates and came up with a king that had been royally pooped on in Montreal.
Wonder if any city has ever erected a statue of a pigeon?
Roaming around downtown in Atlanta,
looking for the famed replica of the New York City
Flat Iron Building, I had to stop when I came across this bronze lady reading a paper.
Either the birds have not found the memorial for Councilwoman Barbara Miller Asher yet or statue cleaning maintenance is much better in Georgia than it is in Quebec. However, her briefcase did have cigarette butts in it.
I try to wear my Tilley wide-brimmed "sun hat" everywhere I go and this bust in Seattle caught my eye since
Chief Seattle must have heard the same advice from his dermatologist.
This monument was in a park at the bottom of a steep slope headed to the mill, near the river.
A tour guide had just pointed out that it was NOT a great part of Seattle to live in during the busy heyday of lumbering. There were many, many accidents and lots of destruction caused as logs were sliding by on the greased road.
Fortunately, there were not many homes here..mainly just bars. The area originally was called Skid Road.
Today we call such a place Skid Row.
Labels: Atlanta, Flat Iron building, Montreal, pigeons, Seattle, statues, Tilley hats
Robert Randolph at The Plex
We got there at 7:30 and luckily were admitted early by the Managing Partner so Raj and I were all alone in the empty club, sipping cold beers and standing front row center as we waited for the
Robert Randolph and the Family Band concert at N. Chuck's PLEX last night.
It was general admission with no assigned seating and we figured the few bar stools were too far away. But what the hell...we were in THE prime viewing spot. Even though we knew we would be standing for hours, we were comfortable leaning our elbows on the cushioned security rail, right in front of Robert's pedal steel guitar. We could see all the details and markings on the 12-stringed instrument and even the smudged hand-written play list sitting atop the eight numbered sound controls and connections the roadies had hooked up earlier. Cousin Danyel's bass was set up to our left, Marcus' drums were right behind Robert and the keyboard and other guitar player would be to our right.
The stage was low, so when the show started at 10:15 and the family trooped onstage, Robert sat down just above eye level, only about 6 feet from us. We wanted to make sure he saw that this almost 67-year old guy and his younger buddy were having a helluva good time. We were part of the young swaying throng crammed in close and we danced and clapped along and had a ball. He saw us and knew it! I wish I could have had at least ONE day at work having as much fun as they were having doing their "job."
Of course this extreme close proximity spoils future Randolph concerts for us.
We had seen him twice before in Charleston at
The Music Farm, the first time with a sparse crowd and the next time, elbow-to-elbow with little room to move around. We had bounced,danced and splashed a few years ago in rain and mud when he performed under a huge white tent next to the mighty Mississippi during the 3-day
Beale Street Blues Bash in Memphis.
We were soggy in yellow ponchos a few rows back in Atlanta last year at the
Midtown Music Festival,looking up at a high stage and a huge TV screen behind him and The Family playing in the rain. Another time, we were inside and dry at
The Tabernacle in Atlanta near the Olympic Park and CNN headquarters downtown.
So now we've attended 6 concerts and he has a new album coming out next month. I'm sure we'll buy it.
Labels: Atlanta, Memphis, pedal steel guitar, Robert Randolph, The Plex
Coca-Cola built a new headquarters in downtown Atlanta.
Did not see ANY mention of early-Cokes containing controlled substances but there were claims of it being a curative and tonic for good health.
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