Asheville, NC (photo courtesy of Chad)

The Music Issue

A word about Eddie (who was fired from Eddie’s Attic last week)

Bob Ephlin purchased Eddie’s Attic in the summer of 2005 at the same time we were opening Little Shop of Stories in the space right right below it. The first thing Bob did was bring Eddie Owen back to the Attic. Sometimes the three of us would get together and discuss business. I was amazed at how hard — though the Attic had been open 13 years — they still worked at marketing. “Eddie, people should be lining up to come in here. You helped introduce the Indigo Girls, Shawn Mullins, Sugarland, Jon Mayer, the Civil Wars …” at which point Eddie stopped me and said, “All that and $5 will get you a beer.” The lesson I learned from Eddie on that day was that if you ever rested on your laurels, you were done for. I miss Bob, who sold the Attic late last year. Now I’ll miss Eddie. He’s a generous and genuine guy. We wish him the best with Eddie Owen Presents.

What is it about Music?

Are we highly open or susceptible to music during a certain period of our lives?

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• Who knew?  Ice cream trucks currently illegal in DeKalb [AJC]
• CEO Ellis present on DeKalb Animal Shelter plans tonight in Decatur [OMB]
• Super Pan Sandwich Shop in Poncey-Highlands closes [AJC]
• Pedestrian struck and killed by DeKalb patrol car on Memorial [AJC]
• Fox theater drops Ticketmaster [ABC]
• Respectful “Yo Mama” jokes [McSweeney's]

Photo courtesy of mytvdinner via Flickr

Theslacks sends along this note from Emory (I think) about roadwork on Clairmont between N. Decatur Road and Starvine today and tomorrow…

DeKalb County residents and the Emory community have been informed that the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has given permission for the railroad to close one lane in each direction on Clairmont Road between North Decatur and Starvine for repairs to the RR bridge.  The lane closure is scheduled to begin May 16 at 9:00 a.m., and reopen the evening of May 17. For questions about GDOT activities, go to http://www.dot.state.ga.us or call 404-631-1990.

What are you watching?  What are you hearing?  What are you building?  What are you doing?

This is neat. From the fest’s webpage…

Join us SUNDAY, MAY 20th on North Highland Avenue from 2pm-6pm. Two miles of North Highland will be closed to cars but open to feet. Atlanta Streets Alive takes a valuable public space – our city’s streets – and opens them up for people to play, walk, bike, breathe, and make their own. Atlanta Streets Alive is an event inspired by open streets projects all over the world. The idea originated in Bogotá, Colombia, where neighborhood activists open 70 miles of streets every Sunday for over 800,000 people to bike, skate, or use any human powered means of transportation.

Artificial turf on Trinity Avenue. Decatur, GA (pic submitted by Chris)

Mallory writes in…

Hanners the orange tabby escaped through a window on Sunday, May 6 on Northern Avenue (off West Ponce de Leon). He is about a year old and friendly, though shy. He’s not wearing a collar, but he has a microchip. He was being watched by a friend at her apartment while I was out of town, so he’s not familiar with the area. He’s up to date on his vaccines and has been neutered. Please call 404-630-7916 day or night if you see him or have any information, or e-mail me at mkvelten@gmail.com. Please note that he does not have any white on him. Any help is greatly appreciated, and a reward is being offered for finding him.

I was trying to give the parties involved time to respond, but it looks like the word is out.   Eddie Owen announced via Facebook this morning that he was let go from Eddie’s Attic on Friday.

Owen had returned to the Attic last November, after a brief departure.

Note: Eddie’s Attic is a DM sponsor

• Ride of Silence to Honor Decatur Bike Fatality [Patch]
• In case you haven’t heard, Pinewood Tippling Room is now open [Omnivore]
• Decatur Starbucks closed for remodeling [Patch]
• MARTA’s having an issue with debit cards this morning [AJC]
• Vermont towns fighting dollar stores [NYT]
• In 80 years, we’ve lost 93% of food seed varieties [FastCo]

Infographic courtesy of National Geographic