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Rush Hour 2 Works As Sequel, but Lacks Chemistry of Original Ing the First Week of School

ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, August 24, 2001 • 1

Introduction This special freshman issue of the Technique is published yearly dur- 2 works as sequel, but lacks chemistry of original ing the first week of school. Regular publication begins next Friday and By Joseph Jeong Chris Tucker mouths off most of Triads is the murderer of Lee’s thing the audience doesn’t really continues throughout the semester, ex- Staff Writer the funny lines and Jackie Chan father and also an ex-cop. Carter question. cept during midterm break, dead week, keeps his dialogue to a minimum empathizes with Lee’s situation A poor attempt to develop and, and finals. We are Tech’s exclusive MPAA Rating: PG-13 and kicks much butt on screen. because he, too, lost his father in to a certain extent, explain this student newspaper—a unique group Starring: Chris Tucker and Jack- This is a simple formula that worked the line of duty. Investigations turn chemistry does more harm than of journalists at a school with no jour- ie Chan for Rush Hour, and it also works out sour for the duo in Hong Kong good. A love interest for Lee was nalism department. Join us, love us. Directors: for the sequel. and the trail of money leads them also thrown in to develop his char- Studio: New Line Cinema The plot is simple enough. back to the United States, Las Ve- acter more and possibly as a lead Cover Photo Rating: ttt James Carter (Chris Tucker’s char- gas specifically. in to the next sequel if one does Fans cheer for Widespread Panic, acter) visits Lee (Jackie Chan) in The final sequence takes place come out. This again doesn’t work performing at the Midtown Music Sequels almost never live up to Hong Kong for a vacation. Of in a newly opened casino called quite as well despite the fact that Festival held yearly within walking the hype surrounding them and course, the typical fish out of wa- the Red Dragon and Carter as Lee Roselyn Sanchez does a decent job distance of the Tech campus. Con- to the quality of the original. Rush ter situations occur to Carter and crash the grand opening and try as the Secret Service Agent with a and outdoor events are popular Hour 2 is no exception to this we get a few chuckles out of it. to retrieve the plates used to print thing for him. among students. Photo by Kristi Odom. rule; in fact there are hardly any While Carter is trying to enjoy his the counterfeit money. Overall, the plot and screen- exceptions in this movie. None- vacation, Lee is working on a big Director Brett Ratner does a play is nothing to write home about Help Wanted theless, it was an enjoyable movie counterfeiting money case involv- good job of pacing the action and but it is not terrible to the point Yes, the Entertainment section is and a decent way to spend two ing the Hong Kong Triads (a no- the humor throughout the whole that it ruins the movie. always looking for talented, commit- hours of your time. torious, deadly gang). This creates movie. He also tries to develop It is passable enough for the ted writers. No previous experience is Yes, it was predictable and had some tension between the two since the bond between Carter and Lee audience to enjoy the strengths of necessary! Meetings are held every Tues- uninspired dialogue, but it was Carter just wants to enjoy his va- onscreen but that doesn’t work this movie, Tucker and Chan’s day night at 7:00 p.m. in room 137 of also unpretentious and funny. The cation and Lee is too loyal to his quite as well. The Carter and Lee onscreen chemistry, ingenious fight the Student Services Building. Come chemistry between Jackie Chan job. chemistry isn’t quite as deep Riggs choreography and fast talking hu- out, meet some cool people, get some and Chris Tucker is still fresh This tension is resolved when and Murtaugh in Lethal Weapon, mor. And this is what makes the free CDs and movie passes, and eat enough for this movie to work. it is revealed that the head of the but it is one that works and some- movie work. our infamous pizza. Mmmm. 2 • Friday, August 24, 2001 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT

Ani DiFranco’s Reveling blunt, beautiful Osmosis Jones’ dose By Alisa Hawkins present and has more of a jazzy, Assistant Photo Editor mystical type feeling than her of sick humor not other CDs. She talks about re- In the world of folk guitar, examining your thoughts, emo- Ani Difranco should be consid- tions, and actions and states, for weak stomachs ered one of the leading guitar- “what is life but reckoning.” ists of today’s music scene. She Many of her songs focus on po- By Alan Back is a phenomenal musician, pluck- litical and social issues such as Senior Staff Writer ing away at her acoustic guitar domestic violence and discrimi- with taped on fake nails for a nation, while others deal with MPAA Rating: PG sharp uniqueness, and packs the relationships and self-pondering. Starring: Bill Murray; Voices of Chris Rock, house at every show. As much of Ani’s bold political stance David Hyde Pierce a poet as she is a , comes across throughout the CD Directors: Peter & Bobby Farrelly Ani’s words come across beauti- in songs such as Subdivision Studio: Warner Brothers fully and with a baffling blunt- where she compares America to Rating: ttt ness. Having created her own a huge subdivision that has been recording company, she is able divided by our own discrimina- Mucus. Pus. Gastric juices. Human waste to speak her mind openly on tions. She states, “The Berlin products. Nine times out of 10, these ele- topics such as racism, faulty de- Wall still runs down Main Street.” ments do not a good film make. The live- mocracy, abortion and other sen- Ani believes that all people need action/animated Osmosis Jones is one of those sitive issues that are shied away to do is “admit our mistakes and nine and shows that gross-out humor can from by most of today’s musi- then we’ll open our eyes.” In be taken too far in either setting. cians. other songs she talks about the Say hello to Frank (Bill Murray at his Ani’s newest CD Reveling and corruptness of our government, most unappealing), a zookeeper who doesn’t Reckoning is a double CD set “watching as capitalism guns live or eat much better than the animals he with twenty-nine new songs, each down democracy,” and is horri- looks after. How bad is he? Well, he has no with its own distinguishable Ani fied that people don’t do any- problems with wrestling an egg from a chimp’s flare. The CD has an underly- thing to stop it. People in our By Kimberly Butler / RIGHTEOUS BABE RECORDS mouth and eating it himself. Nasty enough, ing theme of looking at the past Ani DiFranco tackles tough issues that other artists avoid, combin- but nothing compared to the ruckus it causes and becoming aware of the See DiFranco, page 6 ing powerful lyrics with a distinctive acoustical guitar playing style. when it gets into the metropolis of Frank’s internal organs. The city has its good parts, its bad parts, Rest, relaxation nearby in public parks its really seedy sections (inhabited by anti- bodies in the “Virus Protection Program”), By Jody Shaw acre park plays home to Bobby alumnus Ivan Allen, and the in the heart and places that no self-respecting organism News Editor Jones Golf Course, named after famed Olympic fountain, which of Midtown is bordered by Tenth would want to touch with a 100-micron the Atlanta-native and Tech includes a water show set to Street on the south and stretch- pole. In charge is Mayor Phlegmming (voice: Tech students who wish to alumnus who was the greatest music each hour. Parking around es northward. The park was William Shatner), a lazy politico who just escape the air-conditioning and amateur golfer in history, and the park is limited; the best things bought in 1887 by a group of cares about getting Frank to the big Buffalo florescent lighting of the Chem- the Bitsy Grant Tennis Center. to do are walk or take MARTA prominent Atlantans who wing festival in one piece. istry lab can find a wide variety Both the golf and tennis cost to . planned to turn the farmland One of the white blood cells helping to of outdoor activities in Atlanta’s money to enjoy, but the rates Freedom Park, which stretch- into a racetrack, and the City keep the streets clean and free of germs is many parks. Tech has greenery are well within the budget of a es across downtown and east At- bought the land several years later. Officer Osmosis Jones (voice: Chris Rock). of its own at the Burger Bowl, Tech student. The tennis courts lanta, features a layout different Today the 185 acres of green When the egg starts to do its thing, he’s the freshmen quad on East Cam- do not take reservations, but tee from most traditional parks. Free- space that make up Atlanta’s most paired up with a dose of Drixenol (voice: pus, known as the Britain Beach, times are a must at Bobby Jones, dom Park was born out of a com- beloved park and play host to a David Hyde Pierce). “Drix” is a powerful and the lawn of , especially on the weekends. promise between officials who number of festivals throughout cold pill that Phlegmming hopes will keep but these four nearby Atlanta is wanted to build a highway the year include facilities, Frank on his feet long enough to stuff him- parks provide more space to en- just a short stroll or bike ride through a number of Atlanta’s two lakes, a pool, a gazebo, a self at the festival. The easygoing Jones and joy the fresh air on a warm day. down Techwood Drive from East most distinct and diverse neigh- number of athletic fields, tennis the straitlaced Drix soon find themselves Atlanta Memorial Park, Campus. The 21-acre urban oa- borhoods, and an activist group courts, and walking trails. Pied- racing to stop a deadly virus (voice: Lau- which is located about 7 min- sis served as the community center who wished to conserve the land. mont’s open spaces provide plen- rence Fishburne) before it kills Frank. utes from campus on Northside of the 1996 Centennial Olym- The result is 207 acres of biking, ty of room of a game of frisbee The visualization of the body as a bus- Drive, once witnessed the Bat- pic Games. It features picnic fa- jogging, and walking trails con- or catch, and its shaded trails tling metro area is the film’s main high tle of Peachtree Creek during cilities, a number of monuments, figured in an X formation that and bridges were made for Sun- point. We see the seat of government in the the Civil War. Today the 199- including one that honors Tech links the neighborhoods together. day afternoon strolls. brain, the traffic that buzzes constantly on the artery and vein highways, even the arm- pit sweat gland that serves as a private sauna for the city’s organized-crime element. Rock Movie going: a brief overview of the theatres around town and Pierce do a decent enough job of play- ing off one another as their characters barrel By Jason Dean around inside Frank to save his life and Staff Writer make Phlegmming do his job. And Fish- burne’s virus is ruthless and sinister, even It was my first hot date at Tech. I though it apes The Matrix for the 357th didn’t really know around time. Atlanta that well, and it was going to The real-world side is where things slide show right away. I had just gotten into typical Farrelly territory. It’s not enough back from my grandparent’s house that Frank has to pick up the filthy egg and where I kept my car since I couldn’t eat it as the camera zooms in on his open get parking on campus. I knew that mouth. Or that he has green snot running Midtown was nearby so I pulled up from his nose. Or that he throws up all over the Yahoo directions for UA Midtown his daughter’s science teacher (Molly Shan- 8, thinking that it would be my best non, as annoying as she was in Superstar). bet. Put them together and add a few more If I had asked someone before hand, disgusting gags (on both sides) and Chris I wouldn’t have been in for such a Elliott as a fellow slob, and the end result is surprise. As we purchased our ticket almost painful to watch. There are far too and walked in, I was rather embar- few “normal” jokes to support the plot, and rassed at how dirty the movie theatre the actors could have gotten away with just was. The floors were littered with pop- phoning in their lines. corn and , sticky from Oddly, Osmosis Jones might have worked spilled drinks, and it was hot; humid, better if it had been entirely animated. As it Georgia-weather hot. The moral to stands, it’s nowhere near the best of both this story is this: don’t be a guy about worlds. it—ask someone for directions. You might even be able to get a second date Those of you who saw There’s Something with the most treasured and rare of all About Mary will be treated to another se- the luxuries on campus: the ladies. quence involving a whitish substance in the So, to help all of you out and to vicinity of somebody’s face. This time, though, save you from some of the problems it’s not “hair gel.” Save your money; you can By Some Photog / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS you may encounter before you find get all the sick humor you want **for free** at Movie theatres are good, clean fun, but this cutline really needs to be two lines to help the Technique office, conveniently located in my layout. Yeah. See Theatres, page 6 room 137 of the Student Services Building. ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, August 24, 2001 • 3 Museums, symphony, ballet, theatre among Professional sports supplement Tech, Atlanta’s hidden jewels of cultural offerings minor league teams By Sara Cames operating dance company in the Entertainment Editor country. From the beginning, By Sara Cames the Ballet’s roots have been firmly Entertainment Editor We all know that it’s only grounded in the community and possible to study for so many the Company has played a vital If you’re a sports fan in search of even more hours per day. When your left role in the Atlanta’s cultural re- than Georgia Tech Athletics can offer, you’re brain screams for rest and your vitalization. in luck! With four professional sports teams in right brain is in the mood for This season’s highlights in- town, there’s always a game on. Websites are some exercise, pay a visit to one clude a groundbreaking perfor- listed for each team, so surf away to find more of the following places! mance that will be choreographed information. : The by the Indigo Girls (October 18- Atlanta Braves: Chipper Jones, Andruw High was founded in 1905 as 12), the Nutcracker (December Jones, Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine...the list the Atlanta Art Association, and 7-30), and Madame Butterfly of Major League Baseball All-Stars on the Braves’ today is the city’s only major art (April 5-7). For more informa- roster goes on and on. Catch the winningest museum. Its permanent collec- tion, visit their website at http:// team of the decade in action at Turner Field, tion is noted for significant hold- www.atlantaballet.com. only a short MARTA ride away. The season ings of 19th and 20th century Atlanta Opera: The Atlanta runs through the end of September—and know- American art, a critically ac- Opera presents opera produc- ing the Braves, probably well into October. claimed collection of decorative tions of the highest standard while For more information, visit http:// arts, and a burgeoning collec- educating the community about www.atlantabraves.com. tion of American folk art. the art form and encouraging its Atlanta Falcons: If Tech football games Current and upcoming shows growth with various services and don’t give you your fill of guys tackling other include “Michelangelo: Draw- programs. guys, hopefully the Falcons will fill the gap. ings and Other Treasures from Upcoming performances in- Rookie quarterback Michael Vick and the rest the Casa Buonarroti, Florence” clude Verdi’s Falstaff (Septem- of the team begin their season in San Francisco through September 2 and “Win- ber 27-30) and Il Trovatore against the 49ers on September 9. Their first slow Homer and the Critics” (November 1-4). For more in- By Some Photog / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS home game will be September 23 at the Geor- from October 6 to January 6. formation, visit http:// The High Museum, Atlanta’s only art museum, has an extensive gia Dome against the Carolina Panthers. For For more information, visit http:/ www.atlantaopera.org. regular collection as well as visiting exhibits throughout the year. more information, visit http:// /www.high.org. : The Alli- www.atlantafalcons.com. Atlanta Symphony Orches- ance Theatre Company is one of pet-making workshops, and tour movie theater until the 1970s, Atlanta Hawks: Have a hankering for a tra: The ASO is currently cele- the south’s premiere profession- the Center’s interactive exhibit. the now plays host sport that uses a bigger ball? In that case, the brating its 55th season and is al resident theatres, and plays to The Center also hosts an an- to a wide variety of shows each National Basketball Association’s Atlanta Hawks one of the youngest American more than 330,000 patrons each nual fall festival, String Fling, year. might be more up your alley. With newly- orchestras to achieve prominence season. As a division of the Woo- featuring a day of family-orient- Fall shows include the always acquired Marietta star Shareef Abdur-Rahim in the past quarter-century after druff Arts Center, the theatre ed fun. For more information, popular musical “Phantom of on the roster, the Hawks begin play in Hous- debuting in 1945 as the Atlanta and its variety of shows is always visit http://www.puppet.org. the Opera” (August 22-Septem- ton on October 30 with a game against the Youth Symphony. Donald Run- convenient to Tech. For more Fox Theatre: You absolutely ber 15), “South Pacific” (Janu- Rockets. They will play at home on Novem- nicles is the current conductor. information, visit: http:// cannot live in Atlanta without ary 1-6), and the Atlanta Ballet’s ber 1 against the Washington Wizards. For The group has a large variety www.alliancetheatre.org. visiting the Fabulous Fox at least Dracula. For more information, more information, visit http://www.nba.com/ of concert series and engagements : once. The building—originally visit their website at http:// hawks. and usually plays at the Woo- Located nearby on West Peacht- the Yaarab Temple Shrine www.foxtheatre.org. Atlanta Thrashers: The city’s newest pro- druff Arts Center, only a few ree Street, the Center for Pup- Mosque—was designed in the So there you have it—enough fessional sports team began play just a year short blocks away from the Tech petry Arts was created in 1977 late 1920’s as the headquarters opportunities for cultural im- ago. The season begins October 4 with an campus. For more information, and is one of the largest organi- for the Shriner’s organization and mersion to last you through fall away game against the Buffalo Sabres. Their visit their website at http:// zations in the country dedicated has since become a National His- semester and beyond. There truly first home game will be October 13 in Phillips www.atlantasymphony.org. to the art. The Center is a place toric Landmark. The architec- is something for everyone. And Arena against the Carolina Hurricanes For Atlanta Ballet: Despite a few where adults as well as kids can ture alone merits a visit, and tours remember, if all else fails, Broad- more information, visit their website at http:// name changes, the Atlanta Bal- enjoy professional puppetry per- are actually available on some way is only a short plane flight www.atlantathrashers.com. let is the oldest continuously formances, participate in pup- weekdays. Used primarily as a away. 4 • Friday, August 24, 2001 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT

Sugar Ray’s latest release silly, flat Princess Diaries good, clean By Jason Dean Staff Writer fun; light fare for a summer Album: Sugar Ray Label: Atlantic movie pallete cleansing Rating: t By Alan Back ter into shape for the throne and Let me start out by warning you. Senior Staff Writer Mia wanting no part of the deal If you were looking for an album at first. review, you won’t find much of one MPAA Rating: G One makeover and a lot of here. I managed to hear about 30 Starring: Anne Hathaway, Julie advice from security chief Jo- seconds of every song before shat- Andrews, Hector Elizondo seph (Hector Elizondo) later, teringly sending the CD to its final Director: Garry Marshall though, she just might be able to resting place somewhere in one of Studio: Disney cut it. The question is, does she Atlanta’s finest landfills. Rating: 3.5 stars want this enough to give up her Maybe I disliked the album be- life as she’s known it? cause summer’s finals are finally com- Let’s get a few things straight Set aside, if you can, the ro- ing to a close and I’m too bitter at the outset. Yes, The Princess mantic interests (which seem about life to enjoy it. Maybe I just Diaries is a Disney picture. Yes, somewhat pasted on) and the don’t have any appreciation for all- it’s got a squeaky-clean rating. sugar-coated soundtrack (which filler, no-killer pop music. Or may- And yes, it’s targeted primarily keeps breaking in, at high vol- be the boys from Sugar Ray’s fourth at teens (Mandy Moore’s sup- ume, every few minutes). What album just suck. I’m kind of partial porting role should be a dead you have left is a charming little to the latter hypothesis. giveaway). story that gets its due from three What happens when a band re- Get hung up on these details, solid actors. Hathaway plays Mia leases their first album of cheesy, By Mark Seliger / ATLANTIC RECORDS though, and you may miss an- as a walking disaster area, which loud, rash, angst filled jabber with a According to one reviewer, Sugar Ray has sold out to the man by other one—the fact that it’s a suits her just fine and sometimes Baywatch babe in her birthday suit releasing cheesy, loud, rash, angst filled jabber. Decide for yourself. nice bit of recalls Leslie on the cover? Not to mention an light summer Nielsen in the attractive (or so I’ve been told) lead Boys and girls, this is what we call their shameless attitude to selling fare with wid- ‘The Princess Diaries’ Naked Gun singer to get naked on stage and “selling out.” records based on front man Mark er appeal than may be a guilty movies. (Her woo the women? Not much; may- I’m sure critics everywhere are McGrath’s looks. Oh, and if you it might have first state din- be a little buzz in the California tired of even mentioning Sugar Ray. ignore the fact that they put out one aimed for. pleasure for the ner goes just club scene. Their last album, titled 14:59, was ridiculous album after another. With Hapless a bit off the What happens when a band re- average person of in response to the “15 minutes of these considerations, you might have San Francisco rails.) Finding leases their sophomore effort of fame” cliché. Thanks to TRL and a little bit of respect for them. native Mia college age, but it’s out that she cheesy, loud, rash, angst filled jab- teenage girls everywhere, we may However, nothing on their most Thermopolis a pleasure might actual- ber and one song that has some guy have to wait a little longer for their recent, self-titled attempt is even (Anne Hath- ly be good at named Super Cat filling in the spaces time to be up. remotely worthy of radio play. I’m away) is a clas- nonetheless. this princess of the feel good, fun loving “Fly?” A I’ll give the guys credit for being amused that “When It’s Over” has sic high school gig is some- band discovers what pop culture good businessmen. I mean, they’re gotten as much attention as it has. geek. She’s thing that wants to hear, and adjusts their music a respectable band if you ignore their The first time I heard it, I was filled clumsy. People brush past her in takes a little style to conform to it in order to conformity to what teenyboppers the . The popular kids love getting used to, for her. make the most money they can. want to hear. And if you ignore See Sugar, page 6 to bait her whenever she gets Likewise for Clarisse, whom within striking distance. And the Andrews portrays with the sort only way she can get anybody’s of elder-stateswoman dignity that Local radio offerings diverse, entertaining attention is by, say, throwing up comes from nearly 50 years in By Chris Baucom also trying to capture the top-40 watt signal at FM 91.1. WREK’s in front of her debate class. One show business. She almost has Editor Emeritus market: 95.5 The Beat and Q-100, mission is to provide “quality, di- visit from Clarisse Renaldi (Julie to force herself to unbend in or- 100.5. verse programming” and “music you Andrews), her grandmother, is der to be a grandmother for Mia; New to the Atlanta area? Won- The local oldies station is Fox97, don’t hear on the radio.” The sta- all it takes to send her life into it’s just plain fun watching them dering what you can catch on the 97.1 for you bubble-gum buffs. tion was originally named WGST the spin cycle. bum around the pier or (try to) airways? Still wondering because all National Public Radio has a loy- (for the Georgia School of Tech- Clarisse has been away dodge cable cars in an old Mus- you seem to hear are annoying used al listenership at 90.1, Peach State nology); the WGST license was sold throughout Mia’s life—to be convertible. Each has Jo- car commercials? Then never fear— Public Radio. The station broad- in the 1960s and is now 640 AM. more specific, she’s been reign- seph to rely on—wry, deadpan, the Technique is here to make sense casts classical music programming Speaking of amplitude modula- ing over a small European prin- unflappable, and with plenty go- of the static on your dial. and regular NPR news and features tion, such stations are home to the cipality as its queen. Needless to ing on behind Elizondo’s sun- My favorite for Classic Rock is such as All Things Considered, world of talk radio and local sports. say, the teenager has just a wee glasses. Z93, or 92.9. Mix 105.7 plays a Morning Edition, and the Prairie WSB 750 is the flagship station, bit of a problem bending her The Princess Diaries may be a good, well, mix of classic rock, 80s Home Companion. home to Neal Boortz, Clark Howard, brain around this news flash and guilty pleasure for the average music, and non-cheesy modern day Perhaps your musical tastes are a and the Atlanta Braves. AM 640 the fact that she herself is royal- person of college age, but it’s a selections. bit more “experimental.” Georgia broadcasts Tech football and bas- ty. pleasure nonetheless. Just try not If top-40 is more your style, try State’s student radio broadcasts a ketball games, with Wes Durham The two knock heads almost to spit out a mouthful of any- out Star94, 94.1, also famous for variety ot muscial styles at FM 88.5. as the voice of the Yellow Jackets. instantly, with Clarisse deter- thing when you see the results of Steve and Vikki’s morning show. Georgia Tech even has a radio 680 and 790 are sports radio sta- mined to whip her granddaugh- Mia’s fashion overhaul. Two new stations in Atlanta are station, WREK, sending a 100,000- tions. Happy tuning!

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So I used to be a player and then I came friend and I were drinking hot chocolate, the best time to perform such an act. There vibe. First of all, if you are in the car roll the to Tech. Sounds like the opening line to a and at one of my side splitting jokes she was that one time it worked, but when you windows down when performing any ex- Puff Daddy song. Back in the day (high launched a once tasty marshmallow on to take a good down home southern belle cow periments of your own. You don’t want school that is), I used to take a girl out and my crushed velvet smoking jacket. The last tipping just about anything will get you your date to pass out. Second, goat cheese is then bring her back to the crib, play Marvin time I saw her was when she paid my dry gratuitous relations. made using the milk from goats, which I Gaye’s “Sexual Healing” softly in the back- cleaning bill. There really is no magic number to this can’t understand why anyone would want ground and show her some hot lovely rela- Another sure way to stave off any poten- madness, sometime you just have to let it fly to drink. Lastly, please support your local tions. tial prospects is to emit flatulence too early and see how it goes. My magic number Mexican eatery. If you didn’t who would? Alright, so maybe that is not how it in the relationship. The real thing our ten- seems to be four however. The last time I really went but I know that I have listened der hearts yearn for in dating is someone we had four big beefy bean melts from the local “Two Bits” is the Technique’s weekly hu- to Marvin Gaye before and I did have more can flatulate with. This is something goats Mexican eatery I let my lady friend know mor column. Although the identity of Two dates in high school. Dating is an exciting never have to worry about. All they have to that I was looking for love. To my amaze- Bits Man is a closely guarded office secret, even subject, but maybe not as exciting as how do is eat and make cheese. I envy those little ment she was still standing after the smoke Two Bits Man graduates and moves on with cheese is made from goats, which is some- furry farm dwellers. cleared and I knew I had a keeper. Let me life (although Two Bits Man has sometimes thing I know absolutely nothing about. So I have, with the superior and perti- tell you she was not shy to send some smoke been an alumnus). If you are interested in I say that dating is good as long as you nent knowledge learned in CHEM 1101 signals of her own. trying out for the coveted—but secret—Two don’t end up shooting any thing out of your (that was quarters for all you young whip- So in conclusion to this breakthrough in Bits Man position, e-mail Andrew Santelli at nose while on a date. Projectile objects are a persnappers), tried to discover the perfect scientific research there are a few things one [email protected]. And sure way to end a date and guarantee no moment to emit that first love testing fluff. should know when caught alone with any remember: if you tell anyone who you are, we second date. Like the one time my lady Let me tell you I found the first date was not person emitting the “hot lovely relations” have to kill you. ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, August 24, 2001 • 5

Atlanta, GA 30308 DiFranco from page 3 Theatres from page 3 404-872-6100 Ah yes, the theatre that haunts my country don’t know where to point musician herself, Ani recorded songs your way around, I’ve put together They offer up many choices in fast- memory. A plus is that it’s pretty fingers and so we sit back and do such as “Your Next Bold Move” something that will hopefully do food quality cuisine. This one’s eas- close to campus, but as I mentioned nothing. She asks the question, completely by herself, playing all you some good. Two good places to ily accessed by car if you go at night before, I didn’t have a pleasant ex- “what’s the next thing you’re gonna the instruments separately and dub- start your planning are: after the businesses that use the park- perience there two years ago. They need to prove to yourself?” bing them together. http://www.moviefone.com ing lot, so talk your PL or that hot may have changed their ways, but These are just some of the polit- Ani's boldness and unique char- http://www.digitalcity.com/atlan- upperclassmen into taking you there. everyone I’ve talked to about it didn’t ical views that come pouring through acter comes from a childhood grow- ta/movies/theater.dci AMC Galleria 8 ␣ have anything positive to note about Ani’s lyrics. If you buy the CD, you ing up in Buffalo, New York. At the I-285 & Highway 41 it. should sit down and take the time age of 19 she set out to create her Your Best Bets: Atlanta, GA 30339 UA Perimeter Pointe 10 ␣ to listen to the lyrics and get the full own record company, Righteous AMC 14 ␣ 404-816-4262 1155 Mount Vernon Highway impact of what she has to say. So Babe Records, under which she has Phipps Plaza Mall This theatre is easily accessed by At Abernathy Road, NW of much of it has a startling truth to it produced over 12 of her own CDs. Atlanta, GA 30326 car, but doesn’t offer anything spe- Perimeter Mall that not many other cap- Recently she has also begun to pro- 404-816-4262 cial. I have no complaints about the Atlanta, GA 30338 ture. mote other musicians, such as former This is one of my favorites, simply theatre except that it’s rather small. 770-481-0255 Ani breaks free from her politi- band member Sara Lee, and helped because it’s very easily accessible with It’s located in the Galleria Mall, Haven’t been here. It’s located right cal campaign every once in a while them develop their own music. Hav- or without a car, and it’s located in across from Cumberland. Not your outside Perimeter Mall. Marta now to write songs like “Ain’t That The ing her own recording label allows the high class Phipps Plaza mall. best bet unless you just happen to runs up that far, so it should be Way,” which is a fun song talking Ani to be free in her expression, of They offer most of Hollywood’s big be in the area or it’s the only view- pretty easily accessible. Make sure about being in love and the feelings which she takes full advantage. movies. The theatre’s just a short ing of the movie you want to see at you ask someone first, don’t take that you have. Ani Difranco is a phenomenal walk from the Lenox Marta station. that time. my word for it! In recent years Ani has experi- guitarist, an exceptional musician, UA ␣ GC Parkway Point 15 ␣ That should give you a pretty mented with various new sounds and a brilliant songwriter. She has Lenox Square Mall 3101 Cobb Parkway general idea of what’s offered around and has added to her band bass player so much energy, flare, and charac- Atlanta, GA 30326 At Highway 41, 1/2 mi south Tech as far as mainstream block- Jason Mercer and keyboard special- ter while on stage and a distinct 404-233-0338 of Cumberland Mall busters go. For the more culturally ist Julie Wolf. Her new album also uniqueness in her music. Definite- This one is the most accessible with- Atlanta, GA 30339 enriching viewing experience, check features a drum player and two horn ly get a hold of her newest CD, out a car. If it doesn’t have your 770-937-0078 out some foreign, artistic, and inde- players, which give the CD its more Reveling and Reckoning for a taste movie, walk across the street to Easy to get to if you have a car, pendent films at the following the- jazzy and jive feel. A multitalented of her pizzazz. Phipps. It’s a typical theatre, locat- located just off I-75 and I-285. This atres: ed in one of Atlanta’s hottest malls. is a really nice theatre, always clean Here or Phipps is your best bet with- and a decent selection of movies. Your Independent, Art, and Foreign Sugar from page 5 out access to a car. Regal Hollywood 24 ␣ Selections: 3265 Northeast Expressway Lefont Garden Hills Cinema ␣ with hope that the band would fi- the last page of the insert is devoted Your Other Choices: I-85 to Exit 33 2835 Peachtree Rd at Rumson nally fade away. Guess I was wrong. to the dogs of the band? AMC Backlot & Café Chamblee, GA 30341 Atlanta, GA 30305 Hopefully it won’t be much longer. You’d think MTV’s satirical boy 3340 Peachtree Road NE 770-936-5737 404-266-2202 The lyrics on Sugar Ray are ex- band would sound the alarm that Intersection of Peachtree & This one’s at least a 20-minute drive Lefont Plaza Theatre ␣ tremely silly. The band must have engineered pop music was on its Piedmont, Inside Tower Walk from campus, but because of its large Ponce de Leon at N. Highland thought it better to take a page per way out. Or that reality shows that Atlanta, GA 30326 size and selection it’s worth men- Atlanta, GA 30306 member and get in their shout outs put together bands like O-Town 404-467-0862 tioning. This theatre offers more 404-873-1939 of thanks, rather than to expose the would scream that the end was near. This theatre brings a unique movies at more times than any oth- UA Tara distinguishably elementary lines that I don’t know what’s to come, but I to your movie-going experience. er I mention here. 2345 Cheshire Bridge Road are comparable to those found in can’t wait for the change. Instead of sitting in your everyday UA Midtown 8 ␣ Theatre is 3 blocks off I-85 both Train and Third Eye Blind’s Will the next Kurt Cobain please theatre chairs, they give you lounge 931 Monroe Drive Atlanta, GA 30324 second albums. Oh, did I mention stand up? style chairs. And why stop there? Corner of 8th St. & Monroe 404-634-6288 6 • Friday, August 24, 2001 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT Three days of heat, humidity, and music: Atlantis 2001 By Alan Back Five Points neighborhoods Senior Staff Writer played host to over 150 bands during the weekend. Atlanta Local Music Awards enter 9th year in new home The 2001 Atlantis Music Local music buffs and in- The ninth annual At- Favorite Rock Band: Modern Favorite Rockabilly/Swing Most Recognized Musi- Conference was held from dustry reps alike had their lanta Local Music Awards Hero Artist: Kingsized cian: Butch Walker August 1 through August 4, hands full trying to plan out were presented on August Favorite Heavy/Extreme Favorite Unplugged Artist: Favorite Signed Georgia giving up-and-coming acts which shows to see. Separat- 1 at EarthLink Live. Relo- Artist: Injected Kevin Lawson Artist: Brand New Immortals from all over the country to ing the gems from the junk cated from the Taberna- Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Art- ASCAP Songwriter’s Award: Favorite Live Venue: Tab- learn from the pros and show was no easy task for any of cle, the ceremony put the ist: OutKast Butch Walker ernacle off their stuff. Twelve venues them; read on for a glimpse spotlight on the city’s top Favorite Alterna/Pop Artist: People’s Choice: YG Favorite Retail Store: Crim- concentrated mostly in the of what floated up during those music makers. Dropsonic Emerging Artist: Cloud 10 inal Records Virginia Highland and Little three nights.

Epstein’s Mother (Hard Rock acts should do in the Hard Aerial (Smith’s Olde Bar— Doria Roberts (Red Light Café—8/4, 11 p.m.) Rock’s private room: make 8/2, 9:10 p.m.) Café—8/3, 12:15 p.m.) Some Atlantis bands just noise, and lots of it. In a showcase situation, Doria Roberts has never drive across town to get to With guitarists Shawn Ei- like Atlantis, it’s never good shied away from speaking her their showcases. Others have ferman and Christian Brady to run behind schedule. Once mind both on and off the to log a few miles first. Take trading vocals, the vibe be- your allotted time is up, that’s stage. She used that Epstein’s Mother, whose gan to cohere into something the end for you, even if you outspokenness to push for an members made their way from reminiscent of the Gin Blos- haven’t managed to get a sin- Atlantis showcase exclusively Las Vegas to play on Satur- soms. Chris Morrison’s drums gle note out. Local electronic for gay and lesbian performers, day and had learned a thing and Geoff Neuman’s bass kept wizards Aerial devoted near- and she’s told off a few record or two to help themselves out. them anchored and made the ly a quarter of their slot to companies that offered her Instead of breaking off af- conference attendees glad for gear setup, so they started out deals she didn’t like. And it ter every song to plug them- the earplugs that were in their with one thing going against didn’t bother her a bit that selves and tell how they could goody bags. An occasional them. the vast majority of the people be contacted, the band had acoustic groove from Eifer- However, they quickly got in the room had nothing to an electronic message board man kept the set from bog- down to the business of turn- do with the conference—they set up on top of the speakers. ging down; luckily, not ing the music room into a just wanted good music. The display gave out the facts everything from Vegas is glitzy dance party, with the help of Which she delivered, de- Christian Brady and Geoff Neuman of Epstein’s Mother while they did the sort of thing and overdone. a few strategically placed lights spite the sound system’s best and smoke machines. Club efforts to undermine her. Folk Big Sky (Cotton Club—8/ rocker that got everybody jazz came to Smith’s as Jeff and soul crossed paths multi- 4, 10 p.m.) jumping. Blackwell improvised saxo- ple times under her fingers, When this Gainesville, As the groove shifted from phone melodies over the heavy with the help of Alan Barnes Fla.-based seven-piece rolled one song to the next, the crowd beats laid down by keyboard- on bass and Becky Shaw on in for Atlantis last year, they found itself drawn to three ists Heath Cummings and drums and flute. Fan favor- were booked for the Variety focal points. One was saxo- Sean Smith. ites might take off in a new Playhouse. The showcase went phonist Dave Kurzman, who Colleen McCall and Mich- direction with a nimble solo reasonably well, but the hall could have started a juggling elangelo Wolfe, the group’s underneath Roberts or a gentle seemed to swallow up a lot of act with all his hardware: two two vocalists, put two very wind line above her. their sound—and they made horns, a flute, and a tambou- different faces on the overall There were moments when a lot of it. At the Cotton Club, rine. Another was the thun- sound. McCall sang and the two side players almost though, they made themselves der emanating from the drum swayed at her microphone stole the show, and less pleas- right at home within the first kit, courtesy of Gerry O’Leary. with fluid grace, while Wolfe ant ones when the PA threat- five minutes. And the last was frontman got down to the groove (al- ened to mutiny and drown With enough room to Mark Gaignard, who simply most all the way to the floor!) her out entirely. When she move around easily, but not stood his ground in the midst and hauled in a bass and djem- had something to say, though, so much that they got lost in of this commotion and sang The Locals’ David Goldman and Yvonne Doll be to back himself. The whole she was going to find a way to the space, they spent their 45 for all he was worth. The base- scene took on something of a get it across. The fact that the minutes shifting easily be- ment of the Tabernacle prac- The Locals (Red Light Café— David Goldman’s violin dual personality—an electron- whole system (physical or oth- tween rock, funk, and soul. tically begs for acts like this 8/3, 11 p.m.) seemed like a lightning rod ic outfit playing in a venue erwise) might blow up in her Where one song might veer one to come downstairs and Strange things show up on in his hands, channeling some usually reserved for rockers— face at any moment hasn’t off into a slow jam, the next play as many nights of the Amsterdam Avenue some- unseen power into him and not that anybody had a prob- stopped her yet, and this show could become a full-blown week as possible. times and make themselves sending him all over the stage lem with it. was no exception. right at home. The Chicago- and down to the front tables. based Locals took over the His ideas lent an edgy, jar- place on Saturday night, giv- ring quality to the group’s ing the tiny stage the sort of sound, leaning toward avant- workout it probably hasn’t garde free form. seen in a long time. If noth- A broken string on Doll’s ing else, they proved that hav- guitar led into an impromp- ing a violin in your band and tu jam among the other three being named Dave Matthews members. During this, Gold- don’t instantly go together. man made his own strings do Singer/guitarist Yvonne a few shameless things and Doll’s voice recalled Tracy came close to reducing his Bonham, swinging from calm bow to splinters. Once she to fierce and back again with- was ready to go again, Doll out any warning. Backed by cracked, “We’re gonna have muscular rhythms from bassist to tune up before every song, Christy Nunes and drummer but it’s gonna be damn good!” Ross Rutherford, she crossed The audience had no argu- the likes of Lisa Loeb, the ment with her after the set Aerial’s Michelangelo Wolfe Big Sky’s Dave Moore, Mark Gaignard, Dave Kurzman, Chris Floyd Breeders, and Josh Joplin. was over. and Colleen McCall Doria Roberts

Mandorico (Echo Lounge— that originated south of the Farmer (trumpet) and 8/2, 1:10 a.m.) border—including the Car- Jonathan Lloyd (trombone) Geographically speaking, ibbean—was fair game for this took turns on timbales across the Echo Lounge was proba- bunch. A sort of barely con- from Lauricella. When they bly the farthest removed from trolled chaos reigned over the started pounding in earnest, all the other Atlantis venues. club, with horns, guitar, and the stage started to look like The late hour and less-than- rhythm all doing their own it was in the middle of an welcoming décor (the place thing at very high speed earthquake! Meanwhile, Al- is basically a big dark room) throughout the set. Lead sing- lan Soave’s sax lines recalled probably would have spelled er/percussionist Jesse Lauri- the “Cubop” movement of disaster for any band that cella literally threw himself jazz (Cuban rhythms spliced didn’t have something ener- into the act, doing somersaults with bebop techniques). getic to throw at the crowd. and backflips off his drums When the band finally packed The seven members of Man- and jumping all over the stage it in, they left behind a tired dorico, on the other hand, without missing a beat on the but happy crowd—and maybe didn’t have any trouble shak- microphone. a few impressed conference ing up the place. The horns even got a little attendees—cheering from the Just about any musical style show of their own going. Steve Echo’s bare wood floor. Mandorico’s Alan Marcha and Jesse Lauricella ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, August 24, 2001 • 7 Gird your ears for battle and venture forth into the city!

CHASTAIN PARK AMPHITHEATRE (4469 Stella Dr.) 8/26—Jazz-O-Rama, The Border Collies, 8/31—Matchbox Twenty 8/28—Yvonne Washington (404) 233-2227 Cowboy Envy Web site: www.hob.com/venues/concerts/ 8/29—Mina 8/24 and 8/25—B. B. King, Buddy Guy, 8/29—Jonathan Byrd, Susan Schreer, Amy hifibuys 8/30—Pharris Scott John Hiatt, Tommy Castro Steinberg 8/31—Gina Grate Web site: www.atlantaconcerts.com/ 8/30—Matthew Perryman Jones, Set on Edge, MASQUERADE (695 North Ave.) Web site: www.sambucajazzcafe.com chastain.asp Ashley Peacock (404) 577-8178 8/31—Trackside Tavern Reunion 8/24—Immolation, Krisiun SMITH’S OLDE BAR (1580 Piedmont Rd.) CHURCHILL GROUNDS (660 Peachtree St.) Web site: www.eddiesattic.com 8/25 (Music Park)—Blueground Undergrass, (404) 875-1522 (404) 876-3030 Dark Star Orchestra, David Gans 8/24—Jerry Joseph & the Jackmormons, Left 8/24—Jacques Lesure & Hardbop 40 WATT CLUB (285 W. Washington St., 8/30—Stranger by Day, Echodrive, Low-Z, Front Tire, Cast Iron Filter 8/25—Paul Shaw Athens) Imagine Me Weightless 8/25—Jerry Joseph & the Jackmormons, Dr. Web site: www.churchillgrounds.com (706) 549-7871 8/31—Jubilee feat. Perry Farrell Dan, Ethan & the Ewox 8/24—I Am the World Trade Center, Parker & Lily Web site: www.masq.com 8/27—Velvet Jonz, Ingram Hill, Venus EARL (488 Flat Shoals Rd.) 8/25—Neighborhood Crawl Umbrella (404) 522-3950 8/29—Great Lakes, Gerbils, The Late BP, Helium 9 LIVES SALOON (1174 Euclid Ave.) 8/29—Natti Lovejoy, Uncommon Illusions 8/24—Greta Lee Band 8/30—Scott Miller & the Commonwealth (404) 659-7656 8/30—Mindseye, Janah 8/25—Smithwick Machine, Dropsonic, Girl Chris 8/31—Jennifer Nettles Band 8/24—Sins of Lust, Redrum, Ground Zero 8/31—Cool for August, Charlie Mars 8/26—Plywood Web site: www.40watt.com 8/25—Dick Delicious, Ludlow, El Caminos Web site: smithsoldebar.citysearch.com 8/30—Ashen, Lefty’s Deceiver, Crybaby 8/29—Stuck on Evil 8/31—6X, The Helgas, Atomsplit FUZZY’S PLACE (2015 N. Druid Hills Rd.) 8/30—The Heathens, Breakaways, The STAR BAR (437 Moreland Ave.) Web site: www.badearl.com (404) 321-6166 Spectremen, Bitch (404) 681-9018 8/24 and 8/25—Barry Richman 8/31—Johnny Prophet, Brown, Boss 8/24—Young Antiques, Dodd Ferrelle EARTHLINK LIVE (1374 W. Peachtree St.) 8/26—Kid Brother Web site: www.9livessaloon.com 8/25—Woggles, Hatebombs, Vendettas (404) 885-1365 8/27—Rock Kilough 8/29—Arab on Radar, Hemogoblins, 8/25—Nile Rodgers & Chic 8/28—Filthy Rich RED LIGHT CAFE (553 Amsterdam Ave.) Electrosleep International 8/26—WASP 8/29—Mike Veal (404) 874-7828 8/30—Rev. Uncle Laffo’s Talent Sideshow 8/31—Fatboy Slim 8/30 and 8/31—Work in Progress 8/24—Doria Roberts 8/31—Pardner, Used Carlotta, Anna Kramer Web site: www.earthlinklive.com Web site: www.fuzzys.com 8/25—Gerard McHugh Web site: www.cloun.com/starbar.html 8/26—Amy Steinberg, Lindsay Smith, A Few ECHO LOUNGE (551 Flat Shoals Ave.) GEORGIA THEATRE Good Men TABERNACLE (152 Luckie St.) (404) 681-3600 (215 N. Lumpkin St., Athens) 8/30—Miller’s Creek (404) 659-9022 8/24—His Name Is Alive, Slumber Party (706) 549-9918 8/31—Marc English, Blues Pond, The 8/26—David Byrne 8/25—Amy Ray, The Butchies, Moto-Litas 8/24—Dark Star Orchestra Complete Muppets Web site: www.tabernaclemusic.com 8/29—Squarepusher, Plaid 8/28—David Byrne Web site: www.redlightcafe.com Web site: www.echostatic.com/echolounge 8/30—Stewart & Winfield, Emma Gibbs Band (1099 Euclid Ave.) Web site: www.georgiatheatre.com SAMBUCA JAZZ CAFE (3102 Piedmont Rd.) (404) 521-1786 EDDIE’S ATTIC (515-B N. McDonough St.) (404) 237-2599 8/24—Dominic Chianese, Berne Poliakoff (404) 377-4976 HIFI BUYS AMPHITHEATRE 8/24 and 8/25—Chris Chandler, Southern 8/25—Jennifer Nettles Band, Monte 8/24—Michelle Malone, Greg Horne (2002 Lakewood Way) Charm and Swing Montgomery 8/25—A Few Degrees, Morgan Rowe, Nathan (404) 443-5090 8/26—Rita Graham 8/31—The Flower Kings, Z-Axis Beaver 8/24—Tim McGraw 8/27—Stacey Savino Web site: www.variety-playhouse.com 8 • Friday, August 24, 2001 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT Local Restaurants When you need a break from on-campus dining, here’s a partial listing of nearby places to grab something different.

Prices: $ ($1-5), $$ ($5-10), $$$ ($10-20), $$$$ ($20+) E-mail [email protected] with comments Restaurants grouped by neighborhood Feel free to stop by our office and ask directions. Bon apetit! Restaurant Price Comments Phone # Address

Within Walking Distance Varsity $ Fast food; famous “Naked Dogs” and “rings” (404)881-1706 61 North Avenue Subway $ Across from Varsity (404)875-9320 619 Spring Street Arby’s $ Fast food; roast beef sandwiches (404)881-8535 744 Spring Street Rocky Mountain Pizza $$ Good pizza, cheap beer, trivia on tues. and wed. (404)876-8600 1005 Hemphill Avenue Junior’s Grill $ On campus, great chicken fingers, friendly service Jaqbo $$ Gourmet sandwiches Quizno’s $ Across from Smith Dorm, in GSU Village; sandwiches Kentucky Fried Chicken $ Across from Varsity Papa Johns $$ Pizza; delivery or eat-in (404)872-5252 990 State Street

Howell Mill and Kroger Area El Amigo Mexcan Restaurant $$ Cheap Mexican (404)351-7656 1715 Howell Mill Road Waffle House $ One on Northside, one on Howell Mill at Bellemeade (404)355-5562 1701 Northside Drive Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers $$ Great calzones and pizza (404)350-0501 1715 Howell Mill Road Taco Bell, Arby’s, KFC, Subway, Wendy’s $ Fast food in the area Fellini’s $$ Pizza, calzones, beer Picadilly Cafeteria $$ For when your grandparents are visiting

Virginia Highlands Apres Diem $$ Artsy establishment, formerly Cafe Diem Doc Chey’s $$ Yummy noodles, Asian style. The Highland Tap $$ Local bar; pub fare George’s $$ Good hamburgers Taco Mac $$ Local bar; pub fare Murphy’s $$ Great breakfast/brunch; Irish accents (404)872-0904 997 Virginia Avenue

Poncey Highlands Eats $ Pasta and jerk chicken; very filling (404)888-9149 600 Tortillas $ Packet Tex-Mex burritos (404)892-0193 774 Ponce de Leon Avenue El Azteca $$ Mexican (404)881-6040 939 Ponce de Leon Avenue The Majestic $ Truly a dive; only go if nothing else is open Manuel’s Tavern $$ Great pub food; good crowd (404)525-3447 602 North Highland Avenue The Old Spaghetti Factory $$ Best deals in town for Italian (404)872-2841 249 Ponce de Leon Avenue Jake’s $ The BEST ice cream in town (it’s HOMEMADE) Krispy Kreme Doughnuts $ Wonderful doughnuts, epsecially when hot (404)876-7307 295 Ponce de Leon Avenue Innovox $ Alternative coffee house

Ansley Mall (Piedmont at Monroe) Ru San’s $$ Inexpensive sushi Cow Tippers $$ Mixed crowd; casual dining (404)874-3469 1600 Piedmont Avenue Agnes and Muriel’s $$ All-American diner; Mom’s cooking (404)885-1000 1514 Monroe Drive Raging Burrito $$ Fresh ingredients, good food Smiths Olde Bar $$ Pub fare (404)875-1522 1580 Piedmont Road

Midtown Front Page News $$ Cajun inspired menu; newspaper theme Einstein’s $$$ Great desserts (404)876-7925 1077 Juniper Street Bridgetown Grill $$ Laid-back island service; Caribbean food (404)873-5361 689 Peachtree Street Agatha’s A Taste of Mystery $$$$ Call ahead; murder mystery dinner theater (404)875-1610 693 Peachtree Street Vortex Bar and Grill $$ Great hamburgers, interesting waiters (404)875-1667 878 Peachtree Street Veni Vidi Vici $$$$ Italian (404)875-8424 41 14th Street Jocks N Jills Sports Bar $$ Sports bar (404)873-5405 112 10th Street The Flying Biscuit $$ Breakfast all day, fantastic food with an organic twist 10th and Piedmont

Up Peachtree Houston’s $$$ American cuisine (404)351-2442 2166 Peachtree Road Benihana $$$ Japanese; dinner prepared in front of you (404)355-8565 2143 Peachtree Road Fratelli Di Napoli Ristorante $$$ Wonderful Italian with large helpings (404)351-1533 2101 Tula Street Mick’s $$$ American cuisine (404)351-6425 2110 Peachtree Road TGI Friday’s $$$ American cuisine (404)350-0199 2061 Peachtree Road Huey’s $$ Great beignets, coffee, po’boys (404)873-2037 1816 Peachtree Road R Thomas Deluxe Grill $$ Unusual and vegetarian; 24 hours (404)872-2942 1812 Peachtree Road Shipfeifer on Peachtree $$ Greek cuisine and pizza (404)875-1106 1814 Peachtree Road Café Intermezzo $$ Great coffee/desserts; European atmosphere (404)355-0411 1845 Peachtree Road

Buckhead Atlanta Fish Market $$$ Voted best seafood in Atlanta; waits are long (404)262-3615 265 Pharr Road NE Nava $$$ Clever menu and great presentations (404)240-1984 3060 Peachtree Road Cheesecake Factory $$$ Wonderful cheesecake and food to die for (404)816-2555 3024 Peachtree Road

Downtown Hard Rock Cafe $$$ American cuisine (404)688-7625 215 Peachtree Street Planet Holywood $$$ American cuisine (404)523-7300 218 Peachtree Street Sun Dial Restaurant Bar & View $$$$ Top of Westin Peachtree Plaza (404)589-7506 210 Peachtree Street

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