Changing Things Up

Hit up a few old favorites this week. On Friday stopped by the 5 Paces Inn for a beer. Cool laid back place. Not too hard to get a beer and you can actually have a conversation. End of the night brought Moondogs. I think at least half the bar has to be exactly 21 or younger. It used to be my favorite bar in Atlanta. But people grow up make more money and are no longer drawn to the $4.95 pitcher of Miller Lite in the back bar.

Saturday night we went to The Buckhead Saloon, in the shadows of the Deer God, for the first time in a couple of months. I have fun every time I go there but for some reason I can never convince people to go. $4 cover is really not that bad when you consider that's how much a beer + tip is many other places. There may be different bands that play there but they all have the same set list. Pretty much the closest you can get to reliving your days in a college bar. Cheap bear, people dancing to a rock cover band, trying to find a hook up.


Gotta say that the shooting on Pharr Rd. Saturday night was not the best news I've ever heard. Let's just say I was walking back to my apartment an hour before and less than a half a mile away. I think this is the 2nd shooting since I've moved in and about the 5th in the last four years. Now I'm not typically hitting on some thugs girlfriend or getting into arguments but you don't have to be to hit in crossfire. Just makes you think. However I will say:

THIS PROVES THAT LOWERING THE LAST CALL TIME MADE NO DIFFERENCE. As people were saying at the time. The shooting will always occur 30min to an hour after last call. Saturday night the shooting was 3:30. One hour after last call. So way to go leaders of Atlanta. Instead of the shootings happening at 4 or so now they are from 2:30 to 3:30 when sane people are still out.