"Oh Atlanta"

I know there are a BUNCH of folks on this board from TX, MO, OH, KY, AL, PA, Nooga (jeez?), and other places. I'm just curious to see how many SoWal'ers hail (now or formerly) from Atlanta?? I've heard repeatedly that Walton County is the southernmost ATL suburb. It's starting to feel like it... so I'm just checking.

Post a reply if you claim a current or recent ATL connection (not flying through Hartsfield, or lived here in 1979, or dated kimmifunn in ATL one weekend...) ;-)

The thought occurs to me that we don't need to go to SoWal for a SoWal.com get together... See?

Oh Atlanta (Little Feat)
-- Bill Payne

They got a place down Kentucky
Right down near Ohio
Where you can watch the planes at night
People line up to watch each flight
I said watchin' them planes
I wish I was on one
I'm sittin' here thinkin' 'bout my red head dream
If I could only see her tonight


Oh Atlanta, Oh Atlanta!
I said yeah! yeah! yeah! Atlanta, got to get back to you


Well you can drop me off on Peachtree
I got to feel that Georgia sun
And the women there in Atlanta
They make you awfully glad you come
I said watchin' them planes
I wish I was on one
I'm sittin' here thinking 'bout my crazy dream
If I could only be there tonight


Oh Atlanta, Oh Atlanta!
I said yeah! yeah! yeah! Atlanta, got to get back to you


We make a day and how just you and me
But the music plays all night
They got the boogie band blowin' that's bound for hell
And when they get to movin' they never stop
You just keep on playin' that down home beat
You just keep on layin' it down hot

I wish I was on one
I'm sittin' here thinkin' bout my red haired dream
If I could only see her tonight


Oh Atlanta, Oh Atlanta!
I said yeah! yeah! yeah! Atlanta, got to get back to you

Northeast side here! How 'bout you?

Dunwoody Mutha (name of a band a few years back).

Ever go to Park Place on Ashford Dunwoody? Used to be a Thursday night hangout for my office.

Well, my siblings and I were all born at Crawford W. Long Hospital in the ATL, and Dr. T. F. Davenport. Jr., (from the novel "Peachtree Road") was our pediatrician. I lived at Georgia Baptist Hospital for two months when I had a high-risk pregnancy that produced my only child who is now at Georgia Tech (and also MIT, but she missed THE SOUTH). My family definitely qualifies as native Atlantans.

Yeah, I'd say you are bona fide! :clap_1: (Steel Magnolia?).

"Native Atlantan" used to be an oxymoron since there were SO many transient job/career chasers that cycled through here. Anyone with 10 years could claim "native" status and not get much of an argument (although I suspect you might take issue!).

Yeah, I'd say you are bona fide! :clap_1: (Steel Magnolia?).

"Native Atlantan" used to be an oxymoron since there were SO many transient job/career chasers that cycled through here. Anyone with 10 years could claim "native" status and not get much of an argument (although I suspect you might take issue!).

Well, maybe, once or twice... ;-)

Girl! Let's just say.....well let's not and say we did.;-) How about "Timothy John's", or the "Slime Light" in what used to be the "Buckhead Kroger" shopping center?

Both of wife's parents born/raised in Atlanta, dad GT grad, saw Little Feat Memphis '78 concert. Does that qualify???

For you, Bob, absolutely it qualifies ;-) , and we would love to have you at an ATL/SoWal gig, but wouldn't it be easier for you to get to the "real deal" SoWal from Orlando?

Girl!? Not this again... ;-) OMG, the "Disco Kroger." How about Johnny's Hideaway (never been there), Dante's Down the Hatch, or little ol' McNeeleys on Collier and Peachtree (I been there...)?

Sounds like there are plenty of willing and able Atlanta SoWal'ers, but I KNOW there are more on this board. Let's wait 'til they post and then start batting around ideas for a get-together (and, yes, RO/GB/Lollygal, 'Nooga is close enough... it wouldn't be the same without you).

Stay tuned.

Never been to Johnny's Hide-away, except the one in Seacrest Beach! My husband let me name our place there.;-)

There's another place in Dunwoody, that used to be "the place" to go inthe late '80's early '90's.
Actually, it was very close, or maybe was where Park Place was back in the day. The name escapes me. Do you know where I'm talking about?

I use to know a guy who practically lived at the Pink Pony. He was always broke.