Livin' Just Enough For the City

So after ignoring a txt about going back to Leopard Lounge, I caught wind of a nice little party at Trois, downtown across from Shout on 14th st and Peachtree. Classy joint with three floors of loud music and a bunch of folks. You know how it goes. At one point your arms are tired and you're out of breath from holding your drink up and saying excuse me trying to get to the other side of the room. Now, the party was supposed to go until 3am, but it was over at 2:15. I guess they need everybody out by 3am. It wouldn't have made that big of a difference, but I was only there for a little over an hour! I was with a group of fine women who you can see on my facebook page. You can imagine how long they took to get ready.
I went to a few notable places while in Atlanta. Thumbs Up Cafe was ultra good! I mean Salmon chunks in my eggs...heaven in a plate! Well they were my cousin's eggs, but she shouldn't have let me try them! Even saw the original Waffle House...which...looked....like the Original Waffle House. I went to the Cave in Decatur which stays open until the sun comes up. I know this, because a couple of my cousin's friends wanted to keep it going one night and the Cave was the only place to go. I even went to the club that T.I. owns. The name of that club escapes my mind at the moment, but it's wild, what goes on in there. I'm definitely going back! I went to the Lennox Mall on a Friday afternoon and unfortunately, it wasn't as packed as you'd expect it to be. I feel that the retail industry will be next to be "restructured" like the Auto Industry.
I did go to Utopia and caught a little comedy. The guy running it told me to let him know next time I was in town and I would get some time. That was good to hear. What I took from the comedy scene in Atlanta was that at least seven clubs had open mics on a Wednesday and I wasn't sure how this environment was as far as growing young comedians. You could go to a club and chances are, you could run into a big name and be discovered. Now, that caught my attention, but I'd rather become a big fish in a small pond(Minneapolis) then go to Atlanta when I have something substantial.
Oh, before I forget, I went to Piedmont Park for the Dogwood Festival and it was cool. Now the park is in Midtown, so you really need to have a progressive mindset going in that area.
I suggest Piedmont Park or Little Five Points for lunch and shopping.
The night life in Atlanta is great and really can't be overstated! You got the four major sports and plenty of stuff to do for whatever your interests. The Finale was at Opera! That place looked a little like a castle and the layout inside is nice. The DJ was on another floor overseeing his puppets, making them dance. The VIP looked nice, but got as full as the first floor and the only difference between the two were the couches nobody was sitting on. A guy was even making it rain...I swallowed my pride and became a rainwater collector and paid for parking!