Let’s create a little “Who Shot Mr. Burns“-style buzz, shall we?
Here’s a cryptic hint of big Decatur news just around the corner…
A man in red kicks, his face hidden within the heavy shadows of a Decatur alley, mutters “We will soon see the marriage between two of the most prominent Decatur names. The marriages will be frequent and they will all rock.”
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I am so out of it. I had to look up ‘kicks’.
Michael Stipe is buying into Eddie’s attic and agrees to preform there regularly? Oooh, let’s start a rumor.
Brick Store to sponsor rock concerts at Eddie’s Attic? Brick Store guys buying Eddie’s and turning it into a rock venue?
Paste Magazine showcases at Eddies?
Surprised we haven’t seen this already. I think that’s it, Paste and Eddies Attic.
Naaman Gibbets and Eric have a house party?
House party? A block party!
michael stipe and amelie saliers and/or watershed?
twain’s and eddie’s?
“The Greeks” open a diner on the front lawn of Agnes Scott.
I’m picturing Daren Wang in his red Bookzilla Chuck Taylors leaning against the Brickstore Pub’s alley wall. That’s all I got…
You never seem to answer me
You just don’t hear my pleas
I’ll give it to you one more time
Please don’t tease
Indigo Girls concert on the green at Decatur High with decent food supplied by local restaurants!
Please oh please be some good bands.
I heard that, after the success of The Green Concert over at Piedmont Park, Sir Paul is coming back to Atlanta for another benefit show. This one will be on the square in downtown Decatur and will be raising funds to bring back those red light cameras at Claremont & Scott.
Don’t feel bad, Trudy. I thought ‘kicks’ was a verb.
I thought it was a typo!
No one has gotten it yet…though pieces of it are floating throughout these comments.
And I’m sorry raq3000, but I can’t do more than just tease. Only the man in red kicks can ease your pain.
OK, then– can you at least confirm whether the man in red kicks is Daren? That wouldn’t be giving everything away, but it might partially scratch our collective itch!
How about a date for when we get to find out this exciting news?
Decatur Book Festival meets Agnes Scott College for………..The Decatur Music Festival.
Outkast is playing at Eddie’s.
Taqueria del Sol is teeming up with Saba to open a kids-only restaurant.
LOL! Good one. But the only way that would happen would be if the Man in Red Kicks were (the late, great) Rod Serling.
Excellent idea — the entire parking lot is optimized for stroller-sized spaces.
Eddie’s Attic has never had “late night” shows…but they have a few coming soon. They also mention new beer specials on their website. Could this be the marriage of Belgium Beer and Atlanta rock? Obviously Tom Waits is kicking off the series with the song “Red Shoes”.
Old news, DM.
I heard about this weeks ago.
It’s the Eddie’s Attic Belgian Music Loft: Jacques Brel, Chimay, and absolutely no talking!
No, wait.
Taqueria Del Sol is opening a second Decatur location, immediately outside the front-door of the current location. Go where your customers are.
Ha! So true…
Are you trying to tell us this is all just a dream? Or am I confusing “Who Shot Mr Burns?” with “Who shot JR”?
How about Sugarland is performing a holiday show at Decatur CD to make up for their Walmart exclusive
Tom Hanks joining up with CSDMom?
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Tom Hanks? Or Elvis Costello?
Elvis Costello, Tom Waits and Tom Hanks performing together in Decatur. That’s a rumor I can get behind.
This would be magnificent!
Agnes & Eddie
Agnes Scott is teaming up with Eddie’s Attic for bigger concert venues. Old news.
Obviously not to everyone Jooks.
So much for the big tease, I guess. *sound of balloon slowly deflating*
Heh? You don’t think that’s big news?
Oh, no– it’s not that it wasn’t big news. It’s that Jooks kinda let the cat out of the bag (I was anticipating you breaking the news with much fanfare, after torturing us all a little longer)…
Gotcha. Yeah, I agree with ya.
Would have been nice to explode onto the scene with the answer, but I was only allowed to give so much info away…which wasn’t the best situation when teasing…but I was itching to say something. I’m actually surprised the cat wasn’t out of the bag sooner.
So we’ll all just have to sit tight until red shoes, Eddie and Agnes release more details. Needless to say, this is something many of us have been talking about, but didn’t see coming to fruition any time soon…so it’s pretty dang exciting….even if it’s “old news” to some.
Eddie wears red shoes?
No. You were right about the red kicks-wearer Rain. As I understand it, he brought the two parties together.
So . . . there’s no Tom Waits?
Is Patrick Duffy is still in the shower?
The original tease was ill-worded, I think. You wrote “The marriages will be frequent and they will all rock”. Given the combinations of Decatur, Eddie’s Attic and Agnes Scott, I do not see much “rock” in store. And wouldn’t most of the marriages be illegal in Georgia? Doh!
So what qualifies as bigger concert venues (to use Jooks’ description)? Are we talking about relatively new acts with a growing fan base? Tired old performers who haven’t yet gotten the hint they should have retired? Tribute bands who sound better than the original?
I hope they get Mastodon with …Trail of Dead and Electric Six opening. Then Decatur would rock for an evening at least.
So, what exactly is the venue going to be?
My band in the ’90s played at Agnes Scott, in a dreary basement lunchroom. It was not very exciting…although they paid us $300, which was HUGE money at the time.
Does Agnes Scott have a nice auditorium suitable for live music, or an outdoor stage of some sort?
Presser Auditorium with 820 comfortable seats, good lighting, and good acoustics. We’ll contract in a high-grade sound system for each event.
Certainly we’re talking about “rocking” in a more generic way than say, Mastadon.
That sounds great. I don’t know of any acts that “rock” that play venues that size with seated audiences, but it’d be a perfect venue for the type of acts that play the Rialto.
I’ll nominate a few for consideration:
Wayne Shorter Quartet
Tinariwen
Bill Frisell
Anvil
Unfortunately, Anvil already has a gig booked at the Variety. I was so going after them.
I nominate Agnostic Front and the Damned. That would be the best concert ASC could ever host.
Will Rat Scabies and Capt. Sensible be available? If not, why should anyone care?
No, no, how about Sonic Youth, the Flaming Lips, and the Butthole Surfers?
Yes, the sonic trinity of my youth would be a good show.
“Snoozing is the new rocking.” — Jeff Tweedy, Tabernacle, ’02
This is good news. If Agnes & Eddie’s can nab a few of the musicians/bands that play Variety, I’d be very happy.
But I still think Taqueria Del Sol should open a satellite location in their own parking lot.
I still don’t understand how that MARRIES anything, except maybe Andisheh with a fish taco and a rocks margarita with salt.
PLEASE DO NOT PERPETUATE CALLING AGNES SCOTT “AGNES”. THE APPROPRIATE ABBREVIATION IS ASC.
That’s is something the new people there are trying and we older alumna are revolting against it.
Thanks, DM.
Nellie, for what it’s worth, I’ve heard it called several other things MUCH more offensive and inappropriate than “Agnes”. However, to avoid being censored or banned, I will not repeat them here…
Rebelling, perhaps. I’ve never met an ASC grad I’d describe as revolting.
So true, Nellie. When I was a student here we said “Scott.” Now ALL the students say “Agnes.” It makes me cringe.
I hate it. I think it’s the work of the PR department.
Or perhaps we should just refer to it as, A swank girls’ school.
Now Emily, you know that you said “Mother Agnes” on more than one occasion.
ASC and Eddie’s doesn’t have the same ring to it. How about ASCEA?