Photo of the Day: The March to Marxism
Sunday, March 21st, 2010
The United States Congress is expected to vote today on President Obama’s health care bill.
(CL File Photo by Joeff Davis)
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Photo of the Day: Anniversary
Friday, March 19th, 2010
A banner hung off of the 5th Street bridge at Tech Square
March 19 was the seventh anniversary of the start of the Iraq War. Members of the Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition, a local anti-war group, celebrated the occasion by dropping nearly a dozen banners around Atlanta protesting against the continuation of the war.
The banners read, “Troops Out Of Iraq Now,” “Not One More Death Not One More Dollar,” “The Iraq War Seven Years Too Long,” and “Iraq War Death Toll: Civilians: 1,366,350 Troops: 4,384.”
“We wanted to remind folks that while we are in our economic crisis, literally, everyday, millions and millions and millions of dollars, $720 million a day, are being stolen from our communities to pay for this needless war, ” said Tim Franzen, a spokesperson for the Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition.
(Photo by Joeff Davis)
Photo of the Day: Up a tree
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Photo of the Day: Signs of life
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
Normally I am drawn to people, but when I was sent to the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in Roswell on a rainy afternoon there was no one to be found. I wanted to find something living to photograph and these little centipedes were about the only thing besides me out in the rain. I think its always interesting to be able to look at something so tiny on a larger scale. Even on grey dreary days when it seems like nothing is going on, the forest floor is teeming with life and activity.
(Photo by Francis Tatem)
Photo of the Day: Roller gals
Sunday, March 14th, 2010
The Apocalypstix celebrate their win after the opening roller derby bouts on March 13.
(Photo by Alan Friedman)
Photo of the Day: Royal throne
Friday, March 12th, 2010
The mirror in the bathroom at the Drunken Unicorn has been broken so many times management has decided never to replace it again. Recently they remodeled the bathrooms in the adjoining club MJQ but because of the disgusting abuse perpetuated on the toilets there by “patrons,” they did not include toilets in the new men’s room and chose to put in prison grade sinks in the women’s room.
Check out photos of the remodeled MJQ bathrooms and other glorious restrooms around town in our gallery of Atlanta bathrooms and this week’s nightlife issue.
(Photo by Joeff Davis)
Photo of the Day: Street scenes
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Photo of the Day: Hobbit hole
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
This guy takes the special exit at the original Chik-fil-A house.
(Photo by Francis Tatem)
Photo of the Day: Laugh fest
Monday, March 8th, 2010
Comedian Seaton Smith performs at the Laughing Skull Lounge as one of seven finalists in the venue’s first annual Comedy Festival.
(Photo by Alan Friedman)
Photo of the Day: Get outside
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Photo of the Day: Endangered species
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
These billboards had been haunting me all day, seemingly staring at me from every corner. When I drove by this one the light was hitting it fantastically. I was returning from a photo shoot with a woman who had taken me to the empty lot where her daughter was raped two years earlier. She cried and, as I took pictures, she described her daughter being raped in an abandoned building.
Returning to the CL office I spotted the light hitting this sign and, without thinking, pulled a U-turn into oncoming traffic. An SUV was suddenly bearing down at top speed and I saw death. I could see the frightened eyes of the man driving the SUV. I somehow negotiated the U-turn and floored it, jetting towards a parking lot. I jumped out of my car, camera in hand to photograph the sign, and ran smack into a motorcycle cop with flashing lights.
“You, you can’t do that” he said surprised. I apologized.
“Consider this a warning,” he said, and pulled away. I shakily took this picture and rushed to the office to make deadline.
(Photo by Joeff Davis)
Photo of the Day: TribalCon
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
TribalCon’s 4-day conference of workshops on tribal dancing and music was in full swing Feb. 25-28. Hundreds filed into the bellydancing and music classes and vendors offered tribal wares such as jewelry and dance costumes.
Saturday night, the students all came together to put on a show using a variety of tribal dancing and music during the 6th annual TribalCon in Atlanta.
See more images from TribalCon.
(Photo by Alan Friedman)
Photo of the Day: Sneaker
Monday, March 1st, 2010
Photo of the Day: Supercross
Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Nearly 70,000 fans filled the Georgia Dome for the eighth stop on the 2010 Supercross tour Feb. 27. The racing action took place over a 12-turn course that included an almost 90-foot quad jump.
(Photo by Collin C. Chappelle)
Photo of the Day: Alice in Chains
Friday, February 26th, 2010
Alice in Chains played the Tabernacle Feb. 25 and have an encore performance there tonight, Feb. 26. Read about AIC’s new frontman William Duvall and check out more photos from last night’s concert.
(Photo by Perry Julien/www.Julienphotography.com)
Photo of the Day: Symphony’s shaman
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
On Feb. 24, I attended the rehearsal for this weekend’s performance by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra of “RACHMANINOV: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini” which opens Feb. 25 at Atlanta’s Symphony Hall. I was hypnotized watching guest conductor Mei-Ann Chen run the symphony through the piece. It was as if the entire 80-member orchestra was one instrument and she was playing it, channeling the emotion of the music through her body.
“Can we feel every bar?” she asked the group at one point. “Keep it absolutely more mysterious,” she demanded at another, as if mysterious was a note in the music. “Not louder but with more emotion, towards the air like that.” she said gesturing towards the roof of the concert hall.
At times, she appeared like a great dancer or a shaman, contorting her body into musical expression for the instrumentalists to follow. “Conducting an orchestra for me is one of the most exhilarating and meaningful experiences in life,” Ms. Chen said, “because I get to connect with such incredible talent and touch other people’s hearts through the power of music.”
(Photo by Joeff Davis)
Photo of the Day: Under a vast sky
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Photo of the Day: Taking the Plunge
Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Several people took the Polar Plunge Feb. 20, racing into Lake Lanier on one of the warmest winter days of 2010. Silly costumes were donned by many in the group of plungers who were taking on the cold water to benefit the Special Olympics.
Check out more photos from the Polar Plunge.
(Photo by Dustin Chambers)
Photo of the Day: Georgia’s ‘Knights’
Sunday, February 21st, 2010
Close to 50 members of the Georgia Knight Riders and Knights of the Ku Klux Klan rallied for a crowd of more than 500 on Feb. 20 in the town of Nahunta, Ga., about 275 miles southeast of Atlanta. Klan members stood in ornate robes and pointed hoods with faces exposed in front of a crowd of mostly enthusiastic onlookers for a two-hour rally. The few hecklers in the crowd were harshly scolded by supporters, while several dozen protesters, including the NAACP rallied nearby.
Several Klan members spoke on topics ranging from gun control, sexual offenders, the value of prayer in public schools and the need to vote. However, most of the group’s hateful speech was focused on eliminating “the problems” of illegal immigration and “immigration in general.” Standing next to a large sign that read, “Stop the Latino Invasion Now!” Imperial Wizard Jeff Jones referred to “people coming over from Mexico and Guatemala” as “third-world mud people.” Faulting the current administration’s immigration policy, Wolf said, “They are going to commit genocide on this Anglo-American race.” Jones also blamed illegal immigrants for the lack of jobs, low wages, drugs, gangs and the spread of diseases in the United States.
“We want them to take their sorry selves back to Mexico and stay out of our country,” said Jones. “We have got so many Latinos walking over the border everyday. They are taking over the whole work force because honestly, very few — I don’t think even one-tenth of one percent — has any job like a lawyer or a doctor.”
The rally ended with repeated chants of “White Power” as the Klan members raised their left arms in a brash Hitler salute.
See more images from the KKK Rally in Nahunta, GA.
Watch a video of the event here.
(Photo by Joeff Davis, text by Joeff Davis and Chad Radford)
Photo of the Day: Twenty-three weddings in seven hours
Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Twenty-three weddings were performed in seven hours on Valentine’s Day at Rhodes Hall on Peachtree Street. The weddings, which cost couples up to $225, are a fundraiser for the non-profit organization the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation. The Trust’s “Places in Peril” program is currently working on preserving outsider artist’s Howard Finster’s “Paradise Garden” in Sommerville as well as Morris Brown College’s historic buildings in Atlanta.
One of the couples married (pictured above) was Shayla Clark and husband Andre DeVost. According to Shayla, “it was two minutes before we got married and the minister was explaining how everything was gonna go. I was thinking I am ready to walk down the aisle. We had been together since September. Of course, I was nervous, it’s your big day with so much running around to do and you want everything to be perfect and everything was perfect. The most memorable part of the day was becoming a bride. It was something I have always dreamed about.”
Four days in, Shayla says with a laugh, “the marriage is going really good.”
(Photo by Alan Friedman, text by Joeff Davis)
Photo of the Day: Lust List party
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
This guy busted out some moves to get the Lust List party started. Lust Listers blessed us normal folk with their presence during the Creative Loafing party at Halo on Feb. 15.
Check out more photos from the CL Lust List party at Halo.
(Photo by Lynne Cymone)
Photo of the Day: Angels in the park
Friday, February 12th, 2010
Keisha Reese makes a snow angel in Centennial Olympic Park.Photo of the Day: Further
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Furthur, the latest incarnation of the Grateful Dead minus the late Jerry Garcia, visited the Tabernacle for a sold-out show Feb. 9. Original member Bob Weir, now 62, has been touring with the Grateful Dead and various incarnations virtually nonstop for more than 40 years.
Check out more photos from the show.
(Photo by Joeff Davis)
Photo of the Day: GIRLS
Sunday, February 7th, 2010
The indie pop group played an in-store at Criminal Records on Feb. 5.
Check out more photos from the show.
(Photo by Perry Julien/©WWW.JULIENPHOTOGRAPHY.COM))
Photo of the Day: Nap time
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
The 2010 legislative session, for the most part, has been devoid of the excitement and tension that was palpable during the era of Glenn Richardson. You can partly thank the former House Speaker’s scandal-tinged resignation, which sparked a long overdue call for ethics reform under the Gold Dome, for the change in atmosphere. In between debates about tremendous challenges — water and transportation, among them — senators and representatives must sit through countless resolutions honoring high school football coaches and Eagle Scouts. Add to the fact that state lawmakers must cut more than $1 billion from the budget, and you don’t have a bunch of happy campers. In this photo taken during Gov. Sonny Perdue’s Jan. 14 State of the State address, lawmakers from the House and Senate heard the governor’s vague presentation of his final initiatives before leaving office
(Text by Thomas Wheatley, Photo by Joeff Davis)
