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August 27th, 2008

NICOLE SAID:

Fox Bros BBQ (not actually in Decatur). What not to expect when you make the decision to have lunch on a Sunday at the hottest new bbq spot in town: don’t expect to do any vigorous exercise any time soon after leaving, don’t expect to put your itsy-bitsy-bikini on and go lay by the pool as previously planned, DO NOT expect to want to make the whoopie, and certainly do not expect anyone to want to make the whoopie with you day of.

What you can bank on: enough food in front of you to fulfill every American body stereotype the world over. You can expect nice, young, cute but a bit wrong-side-of-the-tracks-looking girls to provide you with excellent service, fried pickles, pickled tomatoes, and tater tots galore. You can also expect them to sprinkle everything on your plate with something that makes everything taste, well zestier. Expect that if you have your brown vegetarian friend with you he will have very limited options at this place.

Bottom line was a large, very good, smoked barbecue sami, good coleslaw, an excellent Bloody Mary, and top four best sweet tea the city over, yes I did order both. If you prefer dry smoked barbecue this is your new joint. If you, like me, are a touch more comfortable with messy barbecue sauciness……. stick with Fat Matt’s.

BART SAID:

To culminate our weekend of non-planned gluttonous debauchery, Nicole and I went on a now almost required Atlanta-BBQ-lover hajj to Fox Bros BBQ in Decatur (ahem). Walking through the parking lot, we greeted our chef with gleeful anticipation as mesquite billowed in face.

Jesse from Whynatte believes the smoked wings are not only an appetizer, but that they also have mystical properties of enlightening taste and transcending being, so thats what we started with. He wasn’t far off. I could probably put away 30 of these with cold beer and college football. They almost make buffalo sauce seem passe. The windgs were worth the trip alone, but definitely not where we stopped. We washed them down with Terrapin and awaited our next course with an intermediary of fried pickles salty enough to make the Dead Sea blush, but delicious none-the-less.

The rest of the meal consisted of a pulled pork sandwich, tater tots, pickled green tomatoes (hell yes), baby back ribs (bar-b-que saaaaauce), sliced beef brisket, and coleslaw. We almost kicked the bucket that day my friends, but had a wonderful time doing it. The brisket was by far the best I’ve ever tasted and that sandwich was top notch. I’ll definitely be back for one of those. The smokiness of the ribs, and honestly everything else, became a bit overwhelming by the end of the whole mess, but whether that was a product of excess remains to be seen upon a second, more restrained visit.

Overall, Fox Bros. establishes itself as a worthy rival of my favorite BBQ in Atlanta, Fat Matt’s.

Nic and I spent the rest of the day in a meat coma pondering if we’d ever burn the Michael Phelpsian meal we had consumed. Dinner was not scheduled.

Fox Bros. BBQ Atlanta (link)

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Be on the Lookout….

August 26th, 2008

thats one heck of a carousel

What’s up Peoples? I have some quick news on where to find Esperanza this weekend and what stores that have finally realized that we’re the cat’s meow. So, this weekend you can find Esperanza chilling at the Grant Park Festival. The festival will include cotton candy, funnel cake, beer, beer, beer, and ESPERANZA! My suggestion is to disregard everything at the festival except for the beer and Esperanza.

I, Eric, will also be selling my amazing photography for a discounted price. This is your chance to get some cool threads and some cool pics for a low festival price that, by the way, will not include tax or shipping! You must show up to find out what the deals will be.

Next up. If you live in Midtown, I’m sure you know of Fabrik’ and all of their fabulous fashion. They have decided to carry Esperanza once again! If you live in midtown, get on down to Fabrik’ and demand your Esperanza!

And last but not least, keep your eyes peeled for the chance to get your hands on some insane limited edition prints. When we say limited we mean it, so keep checking the website or you might miss out! Alright, I’m out. Don’t forget to check us out for your daily dose of hope.

WORD

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Here is one for the ATL skater kids

August 26th, 2008

sk83r pl@Z@ : 0 from NickHopper on Vimeo.

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Is it still raining?

August 26th, 2008

Its Tuesday and I thought I’d drop a little science (that somebody else dropped over the weekend). A new track leaked from TI’s Paper Trail and its beyond heavy. Some how our very own King of the South was able to wrangle Kanye, Jay-Z, & Weezy all onto the same track that, insanely enough, samples MIA’s smash “Paper Planes.” “A-wha-wha-whaaaaaaaat,” you say? Yes, you heard correctly. Now hear correctly:

TI - Swagger Like Us (mp3)

In news thats interesting to nobody but myself, those sonic sorcerers of the fantastic, Dragonforce, released a new album that sounds exactly like every album they’ve released and the first single is beyond awesome. This is Wizard Metal.

Dragonforce - Heroes of Our Time (mp3)

And finally cause I gotta run, Benji Hughes released A Love Extreme and the cover is so amazing you don’t even need an mp3 to know this must be added to your collection. Just imagine how quickly that little fox will melt in your hands when you flash this album at her and put the needle to vinyl.

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Definitely Surprised.

August 25th, 2008

I got home Friday evening, tired from the week, ready to grab some Taqueria Del Sol and hit an early movie. Nic and I had big plans for the weekend: get the house clean, get some work done, get a run in, get some rest, go to Bed, Bath & Beyond, maybe Home Depot, I didn’t know if we’d have time. But alas, it was not to be…

When I pulled up to our house and stepped out of the car, I didn’t hear our battering ram, Ernie, trying to bang his way from the inside of the house out. Instead, Nicole stepped out all gussied up and ready to hit the town. I could barely control my dismay. But, the movies?! My fish tacos?! Oh no.

We had specifically agreed that this is exactly what we weren’t going to do this weekend! Nicole quickly swept me inside and after shoving a scotch in my hand told me we had 45 minutes before we had to leave in that sweet, loving voice of hers. I spent the next 10 minutes wandering around the house in total confusion, desperately trying to find clean clothes to put on. With a little over a half an hour til departure, I sat down on the porch (full mug on) to try and figure out what the hell was going on and who exactly gave my girlfriend meth. Nic merely asked me to trust her. I acquiesced.

I asked her if she would drive, at least the first leg of our journey into oblivion, and she agreed to. However, as we left the house, and I reminded her that her keys were on the counter, she just rushed me out the front door where I found a stretch limo awaiting us. Pimpin. The limo dropped us off at the Intercontinental in Buckhead where Nic and I had another cocktail and apps at the bar while she texted feverishly away on her iPhone. We were obviously meeting up with somebody, but who? Bilo and Oxana? EK and Dr. Lauren?

Mike, the limo guy, showed up once again. This time, when I stepped out, we were at Lola… Some new Atlanta hotness. The manager quickly appeared as we walked into the front door, and whisked us around the outside of the building to a side door. He pulled us both through and I could not believe what it concealed. Seemingly, just about every damn person I’ve ever known - including my parents. After 15 minutes of total shock and humility, I was able to catch up quickly with everyone. My mom surprised me with the first t-shirt I had ever made (apparently an early sign of things to come that I had totally forgotten about). We had drinks and cake and drinks and drinks and spaghetti. After fun at Lola, it was off to another mystery location.

Only this time we took everyone in the limo with us, popped some Rose, and gave that limo a proper thrashing. As we pulled up to the legendary Johnny’s Hideaway I could barely believe my luck. While I like to tell a tall tale, I’ve really only seen cougars in captivity. This would be my first chance to experience them in their natural habitat and my blood was pumping with exhilaration. The rest of the evening must remain off the record for the protection of those involved, but let me tell you, wild cougars are every bit as dangerous as you’ve read in school. All I will say is that, luckily, everyone who went into the den with me that night also walked out.

Thank you to my beautiful girlfriend Nicole, I Love You. To all my friends, especially Jess. To my parents. To Mike the Limo Guy. To the Intercontinental. To everyone at Lola, the service was incredible. And to all those lonely ladies at Johnny’s Hideaway, I’ll be back. That was absolutely the most amazing birthday ever.

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Pre Happy B-Day for Bart….Surprise!!!

August 23rd, 2008

Last night was Bart’s Pre-Birthday surprise party and oh, what a night it was. The surprising, which was of Nicole’s doing, was pulled off to perfection. 15 of Bart’s closest friends as well as Bart’s parents, gathered at Lola on Peachtree and it was very obvious that B had not one iota of knowledge of the party. He could not even talk for about 10 minutes and had a dumbfounded look on his face to make up for the silence. After a nice round of drinking and reminiscing, we headed over to Johnny’s Hideaway. I’m not really going to try and describe Johnny’s, but if you’ve never been, I highly recommend hitting it up soon. The best description I heard last night was comparing it to the scene in the movie “Airplane” where they are dancing in the club. Cougars everywhere and weirdly enough, the best tater-tots I’ve ever had. Classic! I unfortunately left my camera in the car so I didn’t get any pictures from Lola, but I did get pictures as we rode in our Limo to Johnny’s and plenty of shots inside the sacred walls of the Hideaway. Big Round of applause please for Nicole, who planned out a fantastic evening of Birthday Bashin!