Oh Atlanta | Classic Leftcoastlove

Sean and Stacey hit the ATL for a great weekend of company sponsored events and of course we also created our own adventures in Georgia. It was a peach of a trip and hopefully the pictures and descriptions below will convey some of the fun and color we experienced. Trust me this only scratches the surface...

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The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta is downtown's premier business address and a luxurious oasis in the heart of the city. The hotel is surrounded by the state's centers of finance and government, and yet is just minutes from the Georgia Aquarium and sports events at the Georgia Dome, Philips Arena and Turner Field.

Sean and Stacey say...

The staff was wonderful but overall we were under whelmed by this property. Our door keys never worked so we had to have security come with us to open our door until the last day of our stay. Another interesting experience was finding a 38-caliber bullet in the drawer of the desk. The bullet was hollow pointed and unused. For the record there was not a gun in the room but had we brought one we would have been prepared to pierce body armor. On the plus side the in room coffee set up was awesome.

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Live Music @ Daily's Cigar Lounge and Bar

Sean and Stacey say...

We had a late snack and enjoyed a great local band on our first night. The location was close to the hotel and the staff and band took requests. Five stars since the local band got us warmed up for the Gov't Mule show the following night.

Dailey's Downstairs is a landmark in downtown Atlanta, as a casual grill in the daytime serving an eclectic menu of oversized sandwiches, burgers and colossal salads to the downtown office crowd. In the evening, Dailey's Downstairs progresses into a Martini and Cigar bar featuring unique cocktails and over 40 different cigars with a tasty light appetizer menu. Dailey's Downstairs is the only nightspot in downtown Atlanta with live entertainment 7 nights a week. A great after work bar for downtowners and locals, Dailey’s Downstairs is a destination for Atlanta visitors.

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Gov't Mule @ The Tabernacle

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Set 1:
Streamline Woman Kirk West Rap
Bad Little Doggie
About To Rage
Devil Likes It Slow with Karl Denson
A Million Miles From Yesterday
Time To Confess
When Doves Cry->
Beautifully Broken->
When Doves Cry->
Beautifully Broken
Gameface->
Mountain Jam->
Gameface
Take Me To The River with Grace Potter & Ivan Neville

Set 2:
So Weak, So Strong
That's What Love Will Make You Do with Ivan Neville
Unring The Bell
Wandering Child->
Drums
Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home
Thorazine Shuffle
Mule

Encore:
Endless Parade

Encore 2:
Mr. High & Mighty

Sean and Stacey say...

Best night of the weekend! A great and interesting venue and of course Warren Haynes was in rare form as he played until 1:45am to a full house. If you have the chance to see Gov't Mule you must go. It is a chance to see a living guitar god at the top of his career. You've been told.

The Tabernacle building has a rich & storied history. Opened in 1910 as The Broughton Tabernacle; Dr. Leonard Gaston Broughton was the pastor and a physician. Dr. Broughton started the Georgia Baptist Medical Center and nursing school, which began as the Tabernacle infirmary with three beds. The Third Baptist Church was an active congregation with over 4000 members. The congregation relocated during the mid eighties and the building lay vacant until the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, when it was converted into a House of Blues club. After the Olympics, the building continued to operate as a music venue under a variety of different owners. Live Nation currently operates the Tabernacle; Live Nation is the world's largest live music company.

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Our new and expanded World has something for everyone!

· Thrilling 4-D Theater

· World's largest collection of Coke memorabilia

· Fully functioning bottling line that produces commemorative 8-ounce bottles of Coca-Cola®

· Tasting experience with over 70 different products to sample

· Pop Culture Gallery featuring works by artists such as Andy Warhol and Steve Penley

· World-famous Coca-Cola® Polar Bear

· And so much more!

Sean and Stacey say...

They have every Coke flavor sold in the world on tap and free to sample. The kids will be up for days. Seriously though the displays and presentations were fun and colorful. The bottling line was especially fun as you could help yourself to a freshly made Coke in the classic glass bottle. Stacey drinks at least three Cokes a day so for her this was like coming home to the mother ship!

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Journey into the heart of the world's news leader at Inside CNN Atlanta. This 55-minute behind-the-scenes tour shows you exactly what it takes to deliver the news available to over 2 billion people worldwide.

Sean and Stacey say...

Well worth the $12. This was a quick walking tour but it really does give you a look behind the scenes and explains some of the technology used to keep the news going 24 hours a day. Even the gift shop provided laughs as Stacey and I discovered that both Anderson Cooper and Nancy Grace have signature hats and shirts. We decided against the Nancy shirt since she scares both of us with that big old melon head and bad makeup. Instead we opted for the Robin and Company gear since I wake up with her most mornings. I also got to see where Robin does her show each morning. Little known fact: The CNN Center was originally the "Magical World of Sid and Marty Kroft", the escalator to the right was part of human pinball machine back in the late 70's. From HR Puffnstuff to 24-hour news, yes truth is stranger than fiction.

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More information below

http://www.scribd.com/doc/40774/CNN-Lives-in-a-Dead-Theme-Park-The-Lost-World-of-Sid-and-Marty-Krofft

http://members.aol.com/interama/krofft.html

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Hard Rock Cafe - Atlanta

If the B-52's song "Love Shack" were to ever find a permanent home, Atlanta's Hard Rock Cafe would be the place. With its southern charm and renowned hospitality, this location truly gives meaning to our "Love All Serve All" motto. Situated in downtown Atlanta's Cornerstone Building, our restaurant could be considered a cornerstone of southern rock. Packed with memorabilia from rock legends with roots south of the Mason-Dixon Line, this cafe serves up delicious delicacies everyday.

Sean and Stacey say...

We love this chain and they have yet to disappoint us. Our server "Love" was funny and bright and very un-pc. We sat in front of a jacket worn by Madonna back in the 80's, man is she tiny! The macaroni and cheese is the best and since Stacey and I are members of the Hard Rock rewards program we try to visit if we are in a city that has one.

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America's Largest and Most Confusing Airport

Changing gates is common and smokers can enjoy an indoor paradise.

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Behind the headlines…

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ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- Kid Rock was arrested early Sunday after a brawl at a restaurant and spent about 12 hours in jail before being released, police said.

The musician stopped at the Waffle House restaurant shortly after 5 a.m. after his performance at The Tabernacle in Atlanta, authorities said.

"He and five members of his entourage were involved in a fight with a male customer inside the Waffle House," said Mekka Parish, a spokeswoman for the DeKalb County Police Department.

The customer recognized a female with Kid Rock's party and exchanged words with her, Parish said. "It escalated to a physical altercation between Kid Rock and that male customer and moved outside to the parking lot," she said. At some point the customer punched out a restaurant window, she said. Kid Rock left in his tour bus and was stopped by police about a mile from the restaurant, Parish said. The musician and five members of his entourage were taken into custody on a misdemeanor charge of simple battery.

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Before the Waffle House....

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Sean and Stacey say...

Ok, we tried to get into this show since we had such a great time the night before at the Gov't Mule show. No luck, the box office was closed and there were no scalpers so we made the best of it by standing next to an open door near the stage. We could hear and while we could not see it was as good a lawn seat! The parking lot near the door was stacked up with the tour buses and semis. We watched the crew work outside while we listened to Kid give marriage advice. He said the wedding was great; it was the marriage that sucked. Nice? Anywho the next morning as Stacey and I made our way to the CNN tour we walked through the parking lot again and this time we saw a huge pile of garbage. It was stacked up right where the buses had been and judging from the number bottles we could only assume that the band was in another world by the time they got to the Waffle House. We actually took this picture before we even heard about the arrest. How funny?

More Kid Rock here

Peace,
Sean