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(Hope Mickie D’s doesn’t lawyer me for borrowing their slogan for my lil’ post… I’m v. nice + I love your $1 ice cream. I do!)
So, y’all, work is busy for me right now – but I still have a lot to tell you. Particularly about a few things I’ve been lovin’ lately…
1- Shorty’s Short Van. Shorty’s – one of my favorite pizza joints in Atlanta - has a new marketing mobile. Love!
Shorty's short van
2- The Life Is A Runway Blog. The amazing Mrs. Jessica Liszt, shares her impeccible style with us daily in her new fashion blog. I’ve been constantly reading it, and admittedly I’m not a biggest blog reader… Check it out – you’ll love her stylish tidbits: http://www.jlrunway.blogspot.com/
mrs. lizst, fashion blogger extraordinare
3- Giant Bears for Sale @ Costco. I went to Costco for my first time ever (“Hi, my name is Lindsay, and I’m a Sam’s Club member) on Saturday and fell in love. Just saying…
love at first sight
4- Little Kids in Jeggings… Cari celebrated her big 3-0 over the weekend. Happy birthday, CB! We partied at the birthday girl’s diggs w/ a bouncy castle + all. Please witness this awesomeness:
brilliant
My favorite part, however, was meeting her mini-fashionista niece who was sporting tiny tot jeggings. The cutest! Q+DD trivia: Our trend alert about “jeggings” is our second most viewed post next to the one about ”SHARK WEEK!”
so freaking adorable, i can't stand it.
5- My new Stella & Dot earrings. Aren’t these gorgeous? They are the Deco Drop earrings from Stella & Dot’s Fall/Winter collection. Very glam for only $39. BTW: My friend, Meagan, who just hosted a super-fun S&D trunk show at my place would be more than happy to be your rep: www.stelladot.com/meaganb 
stella & dot deco drop earrings
love their fall/winter collection...
6- Zooey Deschanel. I just kind of want to be her. I re-watched 500 Days of Summer over the weekend and fell in love with her all over again. Plus, I love that she was in Elf and rocks out in the very rad indie band, She & Him.
she & him
7- These shoes! Going out to buy them this afternoon. Thanks, DSW, for the nifty $10 off coupon I received in the mail yesterday and I fully plan to cash in today. Just thanks.
you're MINE!
That’s about all for now…
xx, L
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Do you scream-sing “Hotel California” in your shower like I do?
Do you like bands who say that they are never getting back together (“Hell Freezes Over”) and then proceed to do so anyway?
Do you like old guys in tight pants who’ve still got it goin’ on?
If you answered “yes” to any of the questions above, you might be interested to know that THE EAGLES are playing PIEDMONT PARK’S GREEN CONCERT on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15!
The Eagles
The concert is presented by the Piedmont Park Conservancy, and tickets go on pre-sale tomorrow! Get ‘em while they’re hot!!
The Dave Matthews concert at the Park a few years ago still remains one of my top five favorite days of living in Atlanta. Seeing a concert in the Park IS the very best!
Piedmont Park
Who cares if your Outlook calendar won’t stretch past next weekend?! Buy these tickets for the October concert as soon as you can. I have a pretty strong feeling that this one is going to sell out. Don’t want to have to say “I told you so…”
Piedmont Park's Green Concert
Information on tickets here: http://www.piedmontpark.org/support/the_green_concert.html
Be there or be incredibly square.
xx, L
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So, I have this adorable new coworker, Megan.
Megan’s fiancé, Jon, is a finance guy by day and a musician by night
Last night, I was fortunate enough to get an invitation to see one of this bands play at Blind Willies. I’m not going to lie – I think the name alone swayed my decision to attend: Burnt Bacon. (…well, you know how we feel about Bacon.) I figure, with a name like (Burnt) Bacon, they have to be good.
But they weren’t good…they were INCREDIBLE.
Here’s the Q+DD on BB: The 4 core players, Jon Liebman, Chris Uhler, Oliver Wood, and Dave Roth, who all play with their own bands, come together monthly to jam with each other and deliver a pretty spectacular sound. They describe their style as “smoky blues, classic rhythm and blues, soul, Creole, and folk with some jazz, gospel and country thrown in.”
Listen, we got there about a half hour before they started and it was easy to score a seat right up front… but as soon as they played their first note, the place was PACKED. (Sidebar: The crowd was quite diverse – I think every demographic, age range and personality type were represented. Normally, this is the type of crowd that would compete for my attention, but I am telling you, the band rocked out so hard that I was glued to the stage.) It’s immediately apparent that all 4 of these guys are 1) tremendously talented and 2) having the time of their lives on the stage. It’s hard not to love a band like that.
I’m BEGGING you to check them out. Check out their website here, become a fan on Facebook here, and to be a “Burnt Baconeer,” sign up for their email list here.
It’s (burnt) BACON!
Baconbaconbaconbaconbaconbaconbaconbaconbacon
Sorry, had to get that out of my system. Anyway, go see the band. Trust me. They’re not just good they’re BACON good.
xx, L
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Slick and I made it down to Summerfest in the Virginia Highlands on Saturday to walk around the artist’s booths, listen to some great tunes, party at our friend Neal’s place and sweat our you-know-whats off. (Why is it that Summerfest always falls on the absolute hottest day of the summer?!)
We had a great time! The three main festival highlights for me were:
3 - Seeing Bob Schneider for FREE on the Summerfest Main Stage!
the best.
2 – Cheesecake-on-a-stick-dipped-in-chocolate-and-sprinkles. (ohhhh yeaaaaa.)
not for festival-beginners...
1 - Lorri Honeycutt’s Big World Photo. BWP was my favorite vendor, by far, this year at Summerfest! Lorri absolutely stole the show with her unique + whimsical photos. She’s so talented – and is from Austin, so that certainly didn’t hurt! I had no problem with taking a 15 minute break from desperately seeking shade + cold beverages at Summerfest to peruse her booth and admire her creative brilliance. Love!
Definitely check her out: www.bigworldphoto.com
BWP slogan: “Art that makes you think, then smile.”
(her store in NC)
Do I really have to wait 365 days until next year’s Summerfest?! Ugh…
P.S. The awesome reader who spotted me at Bob’s show and came over to say “hello” - YOU rock. Thanks for making my afternoon!!
xx, L
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In the mood for another fun Atlanta festival this weekend?
If so, you should definitely head on over to the Virginia Highlands for their annual Summerfest!
i heart this festival.
I’ll be there on Saturday… (As if you needed another reason to go.)
come find me!
Here’s the Q+DD on Va-Hi’s Summerfest:
When: Saturday, June 5, 2010 (10:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.) + Sunday, June 6, 2010 (10:00 a.m. – 6:00 pm.)
Where: Virgina Avenue b/t North Highland Avenue + Park Drive
Admission: FREE! (Donations to the Virginia Highlands Civic Association are appreciated.)
Weather: Predicted to be a bit cloudy, which is amazing for this event b/c it’s always super hot since Virginia Ave. slopes downward and doesn’t get much of a breeze…
Artist Market: More than 200 artists! Media includes: painting, sculpture, jewelry, glass, textiles/ fiber arts, photography and graphics.
Additional Information: http://www.vahi.org/summerfest.html
BIG NEWS! My favorite Texas singer songwriter, Bob Schneider, is performing on the Main Stage at Summerfest @ 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. You do NOT want to miss him!
bob!
Here’s the rest of the music lineup…
SATURDAY
12:00 p.m. – Swamp Funk Quartet
1:30 p.m. – Lindsay Rakers Band
3:00 p.m. – Ryan Horne
4:30 p.m. – BOB SCHNEIDER!
6:30 p.m. – Tonic
SUNDAY
12:30 p.m. – Nic Cowan
1:30 p.m. – Crane
3:00 p.m. – Michael Tolcher
4:30 p.m. – Mike Doughty
See you there!!
xx, L
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It was an INCREDIBLE weekend. I don’t even know where to start telling you about Camp Dance. It was awesome. It is literally my favorite night of the entire year…. including my birthday. Fact.
We’re still waiting on the final numbers to see how much money we raised (i.e. how many well-deserving kids we sent to camp) but I don’t need a spreadsheet to tell you it was a phenomenal party!
As if that weren’t enough, Greg and I were lucky enough to be invited along with my fabulous new coworker and her fabulous boyfriend to see Zac Brown Band on Sunday night.
How adorable is Zac Brown?
Please. I just want to hug him.
Melissa, originally from Maine, was determined to do the “country concert” thing right: although she left her cowboy boots at home, we had a real-live tailgate complete with hot dogs on a tiny grill, beer in a cooler, and a purse full of boxed wine.
(have you seen these adult juice boxes from Target? Fab.)
Zac Brown put on a GREAT show. The music was, of course, fantastic, with lots of special guests and little musical surprises (my personal favorite was when they covered Charlie Daniel’s Devil Went Down to Georgia, complete with an uber dramatic a capella lead-in) and we all LOVED Sonia Leigh
If you haven’t heard Sonia – I am BEGGING you to give her a listen – she’s a local girl from right here in the ATL and, for me, she’s JUST the right mix of gritty + soulful. After the concert, I went straight home and downloaded her album Run or Surrender (produced by John Hopkins of the Zac Brown Band) and it’s been on repeat in my car ever since.
The BEST part about the concert, in my opinion, was how much HEART the band has. It was evident throughout the entire concert in their performance and in the home-shot video they occasionally ran on the screens, and I especially appreciated the shouts out he gave to the local radio stations for helping him in his career, the plug for Brain Balance - a center for children with behavioral or developmental disorders that focuses on nutrition and support solutions rather than pharmaceuticals
(for more info, visit www.brainbalancecenters.com)
and the newly launched program Letters for Lyrics
Here’s how it works:
1. Write a letter to one of our service men and women overseas
2. Deliver your letter to a Ram Truck dealership or a Zac Brown concert
3. Receive a “Breaking Southern Ground” CD featuring three all-new songs from Zac Brown Band
Easy peasy! The goal is to send 1 million letters to U.S. troops stationed around the world. Amazing!
You know what, Zac Brown band? You are awesome. You have all our country-fried love!
xx, L
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May is always a busy month for me – workwise + socially. (August is even worse, but more on that later…)
When I get home some evenings, it’s after 11:00 p.m. and I’m torn between going straight to bed in hopes of stealing some beauty zzzzzzzzz’s before my groundhog-day-of-a-month starts again at 7:00 a.m. sharp and staying up to do laundry, return calls + clear off some of my TiVo… I can’t even BEGIN to tell you how far behind I am on the Vampire Diaries!
If I’m feeling too wired to go to bed, I grab a cup of my beloved SleepyTime tea that I brag-logged about a few weeks ago + turn on this amazing device at full blast:
Behold the HoMedics Sound SPA Relaxation Sound Machine from Target. This baby costs you only a mere $24.99, but really pays off in the sleep department. Its settings are: Ocean (I listen to it every night), Summer Night, Rain (sounds like white noise), Rain Forest (the birds kind of freak me out) and Heartbeat (don’t. do. ittttt.). I swear by the Ocean setting – and even Slick has jumped on the sound machine bandwagon. He’s WAY worse than me in the winding down department after a long day of work/ play…
We are happily training ourselves to go to bed ala Pavlov’s Dog’s Classic Conditioning, and it’s working. (Don’t worry…we don’t drool when a bell rings, only training ourselves to sleep better…) Benadryl may work for some, but this sound machine doesn’t leave you with a hangover in the mornings. I love it and it’s certainly helping me to sleep better. Check it out!
P.S. Here are my two favorite pictures from Camp Twin Lakes’ Camp Dance this weekend @ the Atlanta Zoo! (Couldn’t resist…)
What a killer party! Can’t wait until next year to do it all over again!
xx, L
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I’m so excited about the Sweetwater 420 Fest in Candler Park and the Dogwood Festival in Piedmont Park this weekend!
Here’s the Q+DD on SW420F: 
This 6 year old event is basically a two-day music and arts festival held to better the Candler Park Community by “inspiring positive change and through ongoing community outreach.” Admission is free, and you can purchase a wristband for a mere $5 to sample some brewskis.
There’s an awesome band lineup (click here to see.) Seth says (SETH SAYS!) his FAVORITE bands are playing Sunday afternoon and the word on the street is the Dirty Dozen Brass Band is not to be missed.
Thanks, E!
Additionally, lots of local artists, a 5K (click here), and an opportunity to get in touch with local, regional, and national non-profits as well and find out how you can take earth friendly practices back to your community and homes. FAB!
And the Q+DD on the 74th Annual Dogwood Festival:
One of Atlanta’s oldest festivals and in my beloved Piedmont Park! Not only will there be awesome music and food, but Dogwood is one of the biggest and most diverse juried arts festivals in the country! All kinds of artsy-craftsy types and independent genius artists will be in attendance…more than 250 of them! SO excited. 
Hit up Dogwood tomorrow from noon until 9pm, Saturday 10am – 9pm, and Sunday 10am – 5pm.
There’s few things I love more than shopping for tchochkies (and priceless works of art!) day drinking, live entertainment, and Atlanta’s AMAZING parks!
Oh yes, my friends. It is FESTIVAL SEASON. Next weekend: INMAN PARK FEST!
See you in the park(s)!
Sorry, Olive. No pups allowed!
xx, L
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I took Slick – my country-music-loving, boot-scootin’ boyfriend – to the Alan Jackson concert @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Alpharetta on Saturday evening. Yes, we went to Alpharetta.
we saw HIM
HERE (the "USA" is my favorite part...)
(P.S. Alternate titles for this post are: “Things I Never Planned to Admit to,” “This Doesn’t Look Like Kansas Anymore, Toto Slick,” and “Oh, the Places You Will Go!”)
Believe it or not, it wasn’t as far away as I’d imagined. I don’t know why I thought Alpharetta was two hours away from my doorstep. It’s not. And, I have to say it was really clean out there. Maybe worth the drive? The jury is still out on that…
sporting our boots for the show
slick even wore his driving cap for the journey
Regardless of how skeptical I was about the trek to Alpharetta, the VW Amphitheater was pretty awesome – like a bigger, cleaner, updated Chastain Amphitheater.
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - Alpharetta
We had a great time at the show. I didn’t think I knew too many AJ songs, but once he started signing it turned out that I knew at least half of his set from either flipping stations on the radio while I was growing up in Texas or from old Ford commercials.
@ Alan Jackson
The best part of the show, however, was spotting THIS:
Heinz Ranch Dressing Dispenser
I mean…RANCH? That’s awesome! Slick told me he’s seen Heinz Ranch dispensers before, but it was new to me. So cool! What will they think of NEXT?!*
Alpharetta, it was nice meeting you. I’m not sure that I’ll be seeing you ever again, but for the record – you weren’t half as bad as I’d imagined.
xx, L
*Note: If I can put in my suggestion for “what will they think of next” – I told Slick this weekend over brunch at Goldberg’s that my dream would be for someone to make black + white cookies that burn calories. I’m just SAYING…I don’t ask much, and that would be pretty rad.
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JOANNA DUFF AT SMITH’S OLDE BAR IN THE ATLANTA ROOM!
Friday, April 2nd at 8:30pm
Not only do you get to enjoy the vocal stylings of this gorgeous girl:
But she is also promising FREE BIRTHDAY CUPCAKES TO ALL IN ATTENDANCE!*
*after purchase of $8 cover
BONUS: Jo says that “the first FIVE attendees to walk through the Atlanta Room doors get to join me for a pre-performance anti-jitters/anti-forget-lyrics-to-pearl-jam-songs shot on the house.”
Can someone please tell me what’s better than that? I just can’t think of anything. You better get there early because I am planning on being guests 1-5 ALL BY MYSELF!
Partial Set List:
Joanna’s Originals including “California” and “She Says”
Joanna’s Comedy Originals including “Walk of Shame” and “Cougarlicious”
Delicious covers of such music greats as Rihanna, Britney Spears, and Sebastian the Crab
In conclusion: Free shots and cupcakes. AND Joanna. Fabulous.
Oh, and please DO wear pants. Joanna is the author of the hilarious blog Shirt or Dress? and she WILL get salty if you try to pass off your blouse as a complete outfit. Trust. 
Be there or totally miss out.
xx, L
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Y’all. This is BIG. As many of you know, Chelsea Handler will be @ the Fox Theatre on March 28th for two shows on her Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang Tour*.
love!
One show is at 5:00 p.m. and there’s another at 8:00 p.m. (With the way this woman takes down Belvedere Vodka, the 8:00 p.m. show is sure to be memorable…) Tickets start around $80ish. That’s old news, though…
absolutely brilliant
What I’m really excited about is a recently announced book signing Chels is having @ Outwrite Bookstore + Coffeehouse on Sunday, March 28 from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.!! As a frequent viewer of Chelsea Lately + proud owner of all three of her hilarious books, My Horizontal Life + Hello Vodka It’s Me, Chelsea + Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang (my book club’s book of the month) – I can’t wait to pawn off these babies to some kind soul willing to stand in line to get Ms. Handler’s famous John Hancock all over them. (I have a conflicting wedding shower…)
Don’t miss the opportunity to meet this comedic genius!!
FYI: I showed up three hours early to get Amy Sedaris’ signature before her show in Atlanta and I wasn’t even close to the front of the line when she had to stop signing. I’d suggest getting in line really early! Outwrite is on the corner of 10th Street + Piedmont in Midtown.
*Desperate Plea: With big, looming trips to Austin, Puerto Rico and upstate New York on the horizon, I needed to draw the excessive spending line somewhere. So, sadly, I will not be attending Ms. Handler’s show. However, if you’ve recently planted a money tree and would like a companion on the 28th – I can be that girl! I can. I’m that nice! Just something to keep in mind…
If any of you are going to the show or happen to meet Chels – I want to hear e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g.!
xx, L
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I have a pretty huge girl crush on Ke$ha…
I mean, she’s a bit on the trashy side compared to my other girl crushes – but she’s got some serious attitude and I’m digging it. Ke$has (pronounced KESH-a) is like a really bad girl version of Katy Perry. She’s like a highly functioning clone of Britney Spears in her psycho era. (Love you, Brit! Glad you’re back to normal.) She’s had a hard life, too, even living in her car at one point. Admittedly, Ke$ha need a hair brush + she might be a little crazy….she broke into Prince’s house a few years ago to give him a demo. But, I guess we all have our moments… Whatever. Who am I to judge? To me, Ke$ha kind of epitomizes the starving artist who moved to L.A. to make it big…but she actually did. And, she’s way young – only 21 years old. That in itself is pretty impressive.
I dig the dollar sign in her name, and for the purpose of this post I’ve adopted it in mine. Ke$ha refers to her style as “garbage-chic” – Keith Richards is her inspiration – and I have to say, I kind of dig it. I’d probably never model my personal fashion after hers, but I appreciate her unique look. I also like the Clockwork Orange inspired make-up she sports around her right eye.
Her song, “Tik Tok,” is excellent for my elliptical workouts and is always stuck in my head. According to Billboard, “Tik Tok” is the longest running number one debut single by a female artist since 1977. Way to go, Ke$ha! Also, today I saw the music video for “Blah Blah Blah” and it’s as awesome as the song. A little punk + a little rap + mostly nonsense + lots of attitude. I like it.
Although I am positive that Britney will never be replaced in my iPod, I’ve really enjoyed adding this bad girl to my playlists. Listening to her music helps me to “wake up in the morning feeling like P. Diddy…”
xx, Lind$ay
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