Tom Petty show

Last night I went to see Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at the o'dome and Stevie Nicks was a guest and it was a great show. Before the show, the mayor gave him the key to the city and managed to get herself really good tickets! The funny part is that it got picked up on the AP wire and the story seems to be running elsewhere too.

Dawgs 34, UAB 0

I went to Athens this past weekend with my college friend Shannon--he was gracious enough to host me at his home and in his seats. I am making a crosstitch picture of the Georgia Redcoat Band spelling out G-E-O-R-G-I-A, someday I will finish. We drove into town and tailgated with other college friends at the top of Baxter Hill and then walked down to the game. Of course I had to buy more stuff with Georgia on it. It was a lot of fun and a great break.

represent represent

I am going to see Tribe Called Quest in Orlando next weekend...and this is a review of their show in Los Angeles! I've seen them a few times. I am pretty excited about this. Q-Tip rules.

why I am like the editors of Flavorpill

From the NY Times article about Flavorpill:

"Rosman told me that a few editors had a big debate about whether to list a Justin Timberlake concert. “The feeling was we couldn’t, because Justin Timberlake is not cool,” she said. “But everyone at Flavorpill secretly loves Justin Timberlake.”

why are boiled peanuts so good?

I stopped on the way back from Jacksonville on Saturday to get myself some boiled peanuts on the side of the road. It was pouring rain and I wanted to change my CD while stopping, so I saw some signs advertising Papa John's boiled peanuts and I got a bag and they are pretty yummy. I think Jason will kill me if I decide to make some at home.

I found out that Papa John's peanuts are from Jacksonville and they sell them at their baseball stadium for the Jacksonville Suns, their Southern League team.

if my head wasn't attached it would be rolling down the road

when Brenda Leigh Johnson could not find her purse during last week's episode of The Closer, Jason pointed out that we are the same person in so many ways. Check it out
yourself.
and if you have enough of a life to have no idea what I am talking about, here is some general information about our favorite summer show.

no Oaxaca for me in the immediate future, sadly enough

From today's New York Times:

Political Unrest Cripples a Mexican Resort Area
By JENNIFER CONLIN
The historic city of Oaxaca has long been one of the most popular tourist destinations in Mexico. But now, this picturesque mountain resort — known for its pre-Hispanic treasures and cultural traditions of music, dance and culinary arts — is considered a risky destination for travelers.

Because of civil unrest that started in the spring, the State Department posted an announcement on its Web site (www.travel.state.gov) on Aug. 24 cautioning potential visitors to Oaxaca that they “should consider carefully the risk of travel at this time.” The State Department also warned that protestors “may attempt to close local airport facilities and the main highway linking Mexico City and Oaxaca,” and further says that “vandalism, arrests and injuries continue.”

Sparked by a teachers’ strike over pay, the unrest in Oaxaca has escalated into widespread protests led by some 40,000 students, political groups and social organizations against Gov. Ulises Ruiz, whose party, the Institutional Revolutionary Party, has ruled the state for generations.

Protesters have occupied and closed various government offices, blocked off the city’s famous plaza, taken over radio stations and trapped tourists inside their hotels. At least two people have been killed in the spreading violence.

More than 1,000 hotel workers have lost their jobs since the protests began, and the hotel and motel association estimates that the tourist industry has lost $150 million in the last three months as visitors are canceling travel plans well into 2007.