In honor of CL’s 24-Hour Blog-o-thon, this week’s episode of Audiofloss celebrates local music by playing three soul-flavored cuts from the CD compilation we released last week: Jeff Hahne’s Homebrew Vol. 3. Check it out:
(To listen, click on the link or the MP3 icon below)
I just love trolling on Craigslist looking for weird stuff.
The most bizarre listings, of course, lie in the “Personals” section of the popular classifieds-oriented Web site. Throughout the night, I’ll be checking out posts on Craigslist and then publishing the strangest local Charlotte-area ones here. Maybe you could hit them up and make a love (or lust) connection.
OK, check out this second ditty:
real. :) – w4m – 20
i’m not going out this friday night, just sitting at home. i just want someone to talk to on yahoo. i need someone who can think with their brain, and just not their penis. i’m posting in casual encounters because i kind of do want a frisky conversation too.
body: “smaller” bbw (size 20) rather put this here than lead on one of those guys who only want a “smaller” woman :)
i have pics to trade when we talk.
any other information, just ask.
you: sane, intelligent, not too cocky, relaxed, can make me laugh, not bald, dark hair, sweet eyes, looks better than a mail box, not a troll just looking for sex
Since when is size “20″ a “smaller BBW”? Anyway, to reach out and touch her, follow this here link.
I just love trolling on Craigslist looking for weird stuff.
The most bizarre listings, of course, lie in the “Personals” section of the popular classifieds -oriented Web site. Throughout the night, I’ll be checking out posts on Craigslist and then publishing the strangest local Charlotte-area ones here. Maybe you could hit them up and make a love (or lust) connection.
OK, check out this first ditty:
3 female roomates looking to party. – w4m
3 female roomates looking to party and have a good time.We will be having a bonfire outside..Party starts at 9pm,
requirments
-no one under 21 or over 30.
-must bring alcohol.
-MUST ATTATCH PHOTO any email without one will be deleted.were looking foward to hearing from you
This seems a little sketchy to me. Oh well, if you wanna check them out, follow this link.
A few months ago, the popular Atlanta-based nightclub event Sol-Fusion popped into Charlotte in an attempt to bring the party to North Cack. Well, it was so successful — with a packed house full of great music and dancing ladies and guys — the promoters behind the first event (Charlotte’s Mike Kitchen and Atlanta’s J. Carter) have decided to bring it back for a sequel.
It all goes down tonight as Sol-Fusion sets up shop at the night-spot KISS for an extravaganza that’s titled “NY vs. the South.” It’s a music/cultural war that’s free before 11:30 p.m.
For more info, click right here.
Uptown’s newest music/arts venue — The Knight Theater — opens tomorrow (Oct. 10) with a performance by Steve Martin. CL’s resident theater critic Perry Tannenbaum, however, was lucky enough to get a tour of the place a few months ago. Here are a few photos he snapped of the new venue:
Welcome to the first official post for Creative Loafing’s 2nd Annual 24-Hour Blog-o-thon!
Now, in case you didn’t get the memo about just what this blog-o-thon thing is all about, here’s the gist: From now until 9 a.m. Oct. 10, CL’s editorial staff — including our regular editors, writers, a bunch of roving reporters, photographers and more — will be bouncing around Charlotte,taking you on an all-day trek through our fair city.
Utilizing the written word, photos, videos, audio and more, we’ll be shining a light on a ton of interesting people, places and tings in the Queen City. Keep your eyes peeled for cool features like:
• A exploration of some of the city’s coolest new — and not-so-new — sushi eateries
• Video tours of some Charlotte’s funkiest retail shops
• A hard-hitting interview with pundit/activist Tavis Smiley
• A hop through the night’s best club events and parties
• Previews of the day’s best music and art events
• And much, much, much more!
So check back often for all the goodness.
Now, introductions out the way, we start the day like many people do — with breakfast. But I want to take this time to showcase my breakfast dish … probably the best damn egg “sammich” in Charlotte, courtesy of the folks at Amélie’s.
I’m sure you’re familiar with Amélie’s by now — located in NoDa, it won a Best of Charlotte award from us this year. I go there every once in a while to chow down on a fried egg “sammich” — I get mine with sausage and bacon. Yes, two pork portions on one sandwich. Sue me.
If you haven’t tried it, just go get it now. Go.
OK, first post done. Stay tuned.
Creative Loafing is back at it again …
A little more than one year ago, we brought Charlotte (and, yes, the world) an online event we could only call “The 24-Hour Blog-o-thon.” As you can probably guess, the exhaustive Web extravaganza was our attempt to publish our special brand of content — stuff you’ve come to know and love — all day and all night.
Well, this Friday, Oct. 9 — starting at 9 a.m. — we’re making a return to the madness with our 2nd Annual 24-Hour Blog-o-thon! For the 2009 edition of the Blog-o-thon, we’ll be chronicling one whole day in the life of the Queen City.
During our all-day/all-night trek — utilizing text-centric stories, photos, videos and more — we’ll be throwing the spotlight on all manner of interesting people, places and things in Charlotte.
Oh, and along the way, we’ll be posting updates on our Facebook and Twitter pages — feel free to follow us there, too.
At any rate, be sure to log on this Friday — here at www.theclogblog.com — and join us for an exploration through all the good, the bad, the mild and the wild that our fair city has to offer.
In the mood for a road trip this weekend? If so, I’d suggest hopping in your car and making the short drive (at the most, 4 hours away) to Atlanta to witness the historic reunion of Goodie Mob.
For the uninitiated, Goodie Mob is one of the South’s most influential hip-hop groups. Born and bred in the ATL, the group consists of members Khujo (Willie Knighton, Jr.), T-Mo Goodie (Robert Barnett), Big Gipp (Cameron Gipp) and Cee-Lo (Thomas Callaway) — who many may know as one half of the acclaimed band Gnarls Barkley (see members in above photo by Joeff Davis).
But before Cee-Lo hit the mainstream with Gnarls, he was down with Goodie Mob, cranking out conscious tunes with a Southern twist like “Soul Food,” “Cell Therapy” and “Black Ice,” among many other classics.
The group hasn’t officially been back together since 2002 — although they did a few surprise, one-off shows here and there over the years — so the show in Atlanta this weekend is a rare treat. Also, this is the “A” we’re talking about, where many celebs dwell, so expect to see some surprise guests.
For more on the show and the reunion, check out a big feature on the Atlanta edition of Creative Loafing’s site.
Details: $40. 7 p.m. Sat., Sept. 19. Masquerade Music Park, 695 North Ave. Atlanta, Ga. 404-577-8178. masq.com.
A lot of people hate Nik Richie.
Of course, some of you may be wondering, “Who the hell is Nik Richie?” — especially if you’re not a person who surfs the Internet on a regular basis.
Well, for the Nik-ignorant folks out there, Richie (whose real name is Hooman Karamian) is the creator/founder/ringleader of an ultra-popular Web site known as TheDirty.com.
OK, that said, now you’re probably wondering, “What’s TheDirty?”
If you visit the site — which started in Arizona but quickly grew to reportedly garner more than 3 million pageviews per month and host localized versions in dozens of cities across the country, including one here in Charlotte — and scroll all the way to the bottom of the screen you’ll see this description: “TheDirty.com, The world’s first ever reality blogger™ is all about gossip and satire. The content that is published contains rumors, speculation, assumptions, opinions, and factual information.”
From my perspective, however, TheDirty is an Internet destination dedicated to posting user-submitted photos of real people (usually women) so that Richie — and his loyal audience (aka The Dirty Army) — can ruthlessly criticize the people in the images.
A Dirty Army “soldier,” for example, recently posted a picture of a local woman along with the headline “Mouth to Mouth” and asked Richie the frequently opined question, “Would you?” (as in have sex) with her. In response, Richie wrote: “no. Her head is wierd [sic], and she looks like a bug.”
Another Dirty Army member submitted a “Would you?” request along with a photo and the caption: “I’m so glad somebody put this whore on this site because she totally deserves it! Shes [sic] a golddigging, stuck on herself b*tch. She thinks she is some kind of model when in reality she looks like a man. Nik would you?” To which, Richie responded, “No, her legs look like sausages and her face is even worse.”
And here’s one more: A woman apparently submitted a photo herself and asked, in reference to the prospect of getting breast implants, “how big should i [sic] go?” Richie fired back: “I think you should get a head transplant and lose about 45 lbs first.”
Five people, places and things we really ain’t digging today.
• Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina. Even President Carter thinks the guy is a racist. What the hell is up with S.C. elected officials anyway? And this video by his wife is bizarre:
• The fact that the N.C . economy is expected to contract this year.
• Anyone who actually gives a shit that Tom DeLay will be on this season’s Dancing With the Stars.
• The death of Patrick Swayze. Damn I love Roadhouse.
• Anyone who cares about Tyra Banks’ or Meghan McCain’s weave.
