Friday Frivolity

Happy weekend everyone!

What do you Meme a Walmart?!

Okay, the following post probably needs to be explained for our out of town readers. It's about hyper-hyperlocal people messing about with Photoshop. All images from Michelle's tumblr...

For the past several months, Athens has been up in arms over a proposed Wal-Mart grocery store/mixed use complex in an area across the street from Nuci's Space (and THE steeple). Obviously, this has been a big issue and one I'm really not going to pontificate over here despite my personal opinions.

So in order to put a sense of scale and proportion to the Walmart, the anti-Walmart group "People for a Better Athens" released the following picture.

Obviously not drawn to scale

This picture circulated around our tiny scene via facebook (and yes, I shared it too). So, naturally, Selig, the company in charge of the new development, wanted to correct this butter-colored mound of awful. Of course, they redirected people to their site and a good "artist's rendering" of what the site will look like. The fact that I highly doubt it'll look like that either aside, PFaBA released another photo.

The truck is very important, ok?

Meanwhile, an elderly driver decided she wanted her Westside Transmet to have a drive through. Still following? Ok. It all makes sense later, trust me. All this fuss over the Walmart scale model photos led to one Athenian posting the following picture.

PUT A BIRD ON IT. It's art.

Which led to this.

Well, both places worship a small, furry animal...

Then the Transmet incident got mixed in and now we really have the greatest place on Earth thanks to Michelle. Welcome to Athens, GA memes.

You are welcome Internet.

Weekly Show Picks

Tonight

Caledonia
Bad Weather California
The Breaks
Sharks and Minnows

GO Bar
11th Annual Burns Night
Bob Hay Band


Thursday
Caledonia
The Ginger Envelope
Moths
Pilgrim

WUOG
Live in the Lobby
Yo Soybean


Friday
Caledonia
All Get Out
Gift Horse
Grass Giraffes
Velveteen Pink

Farm 255
"Devo"
Talking Heads Cover Band


Saturday
40 Watt
BombsBombsBombs
Funky Bluester
Velvet Runway

Georgia Theatre
High Strung String Band
Packway Handle Band
Seven Handle Circus
Yo Soybean

GO Bar
Electrophoria (Kai!)
pacificUV

Melting Point
Deja Vu


Monday
40 Watt
The Mountain Goats
Nurses

Blogging along, blogging along

While I'm trying to fix the galdarned code on the new site (I know, I know, it'll be up soon), I thought I'd throw some tidbits together for y'all.

of Montreal comes to Athens Feb 17, 2012 - Georgia Theatre but will play Jimmy Fallon on the 8th first.

Selig and the Walmartians have conquered the McCommunists. Stay tuned.

Lana Del Rey. SNL. *headdesk*

Athens is for old folk: link here

My old internship (one of several) featured in CMJ. Yay Team Clermont!

now back to work!

Rainy Day Distractions

Rock Out When You Clock Out

Just a friendly reminder that MONDAY is your last day to sign up your band for Athens Business Rocks! You'll be joining a ton of new contenders in trying to knock Flagpole's band off their number one pedestal. So grab some co-workers and kick out the jams, yo!

Check out Athens Business Rocks' page for more information on registration and performance dates.

Footage from years past....

Win Some Neutral Milk Hotel

Who wants a cd? Those two apparently do! So here's your chance to win the above cd. Just email the answer to the following two questions to athensmusicjunkie@gmail.com with the subject title CONTEST! and this very cd can be all yours for the price of free!

Q1: What is the name of the album pictured at the top of this blogpost?
Q2: What is the name of the artist who designed this album's cover?

Okay guys, first correct email wins, even if you've won before. New year, new chance, new cd.