Map Response

As I was looking through the map for section-C, I noticed that one was near a place that I have been a few times, but is off of Tech's campus. This pin-point was by Aaron and was marking Club Opera. 

I agree with Aaron's summary of Opera and how it upholds the tourist view of Atlanta as "Hotlanta". Opera may be a night club, but to those in Atlanta who know the clubbing scene, we know it is one of the nicest clubs in Atlanta. I have seen very big name celebrities in this club in the VIP balcony. Everyone from Usher and Lil' John to Paris Hilton and Lindsey Lohan come to Opera Atlanta when they are in town. The club also offers an appeal to the look of a high class joint. Instead of grunge, it offers up tasteful red drapes and plush velvet couches. It appeals to the tourists that would want to come to Atlanta and have a late night out on the town, but still keep things classy and fun.

Aaron was dead on with all his points on Opera. Click here to look at Aaron's blog entry about Opera Atlanta.

Atlanta's Punk Scene

This cover of Creative Loafing is talking about Atlanta's punk "scene". The image is of a man that I would not want to run into in a dark alley on the way home from class. His leather vest and fingerless leather gloves alone classifies him as a biker. Bikers are generally viewed as people not to be messed with. They ride in large gangs of other hardcore bikers with who they "constantly drink and smoke" (or most people would think). The cigarette also says a lot about how tough this man is trying to be. Most people use their mouth to pull a drag. He is SO tough, that he constantly uses his nose to smoke. This reason is completely obvious, he must have a deadly weapon placed in his mouth instead. To me, this symbolizes that this guy is so hardcore that he doesn't even care about his own life. This is also symbolized by the smoke coming from the hammer of the gun. The only thing in this picture that makes no sense to me is his glasses. He has all this hardcore stuff surrounding him, and then he has some of the geekiest coke-bottle glasses ever. 

In short, I think that this picture is trying to send a message to Atlanta that the punks are here, they are hardcore, they will die for what they believe, and they are not to mess with. The caption at the bottom references survivors. This makes me believe that something that happened to almost wipe out the punk scene might have made them so tough. Most of all, the picture says to me, "F*** off!!!"