Friday:
Drive down with the top down and get sunburned on my face. Imagine that in October. Arriving later than I intended, I wander from the Hilton downtown and find a coffee show and plant myself at a table out front and watch the world go by and make phone calls back home. Sitting on Broad Street brings a flood of memories from my 7 years as a graduate student at UGA. Dinner at Amici Pizzeria. Back to the hotel for a little rest before heading to the New Earth Music Hall, a venue which unfortunately is nothing to write home about. Lingo was the headliner and with the opening acts starting later than scheduled, I have plently of time to hang out with friends in town for the wedding. Lingo gets to the stage around 12:15 and from the first song I find a real gem in this band. Alex has been asking me to get to a show for about 4 years, but they never get close. Fortune smiled and they are in Athens on Friday and I have my camera. I stay until I can no longer stay on my feet and head back to the hotel at 1:45am.
Saturday:
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I head to the campus bookstore on foot. A few new buildings but at least the bookstore is where I left it. I overhear a guy asking for directions to the same and I offer to escort hime down. Will is a GSU student who is transfering to UGA and looking for more of a traditional college experience, football, dorms and the like. I play tour guide until we arrive. More memories flooding in. I buy hats and t-shirts.
I've been walking for 3 hours when I get back to the room to chill, knowing it'll be another late night. Another visit to the coffee shop and again to Amici's, figuring if I need late night food I can hit the Taco Stand. The hotel TV network is carrying the UGA-CSU game. One fumble and we lose, dropping to 4 straight loses. About 11pm I head out, getting lost once again and finally arrive at The Melting Point. An excellent set up of a barroom then a three story venue for watching the bands. The couple had chosen a salsa band who, while very good, would not have been my first choice, or second, or third, well you get the idea. I get to spend some time with the bride and groom and dozens of folks I do not get to see often. I had a great time and left just early enough to get to say goodbye to everyone before the crowd thins when I might miss some. Somehow it is past 1:30am. Long walk back in the cold, well cold to me, about 50 degrees.
Sunday, alarm set as to not oversleep my breakfast with and old friend at Mama's Boy restaurant, which was very good by the way. We stay there talking until noon when I head out for that long drive back Home. Mexican dinner with my brother and get the puppies back home.
Today. Photos from the Lingo show to process, emails to read and send. Rest.
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