March 12, 2013

ATLANTA, GA
August, 2012

 

Let's see, we're on trip #4 and we'd only been dating about 8 months by this point.  That's a lot right?  We were just talking about this trip the other night with Michael while he was over the night we made Fried Chicken for dinner.  Brian Veneman & Michael both went with us and we were discussing how long we were actually there.  Michael thought it was just over the weekend, but Creag and I think it was more like 4 days.  With everything that we did, I'm going to go with 4 days.

 

We drove the Navigator straight through to Atlanta, and the reason for the road trip was to see Jack Johnson in concert.  The first night that we were there, we checked into our hotel & just hung out close by and had dinner at an Irish Pub Restaurant (I think).  The second day, we hung out by the pool for most of the day where Creag did his awesome/retarded run into the pool and jump multiple times which was pretty entertaining.  Michael followed along a few times and I just sat there, in my lounge chair, shook my head and laughed.  That night, we went to the Vortex for dinner.  It was featured on Man Vs. Food so before we left this was on our To Do list, for sure.  It did not disappoint.

 

Triple-Bypass Burger

2 Grilled Cheese Sandwiches (as buns)

2 Burgers

Cheese

Mayo

Bacon

Lettuce

Tomato

Onion

 

 

Elvis Burger

Burger

Peanut Butter

Bacon

Fried bananas

Lettuce

Tomato

Onion

 

 

The Vortex had a great atmosphere and the food was phenomenal!  Creag looks pretty happy about this sandwich.  I'm pretty sure his mouth was watering.....

 



 

I think that night, we hopped on the subway and went downtown to the "Underground" which was very interesting/scary.  We ended up at an all black bar, where outside this nice black girl warned us that we should probably go somewhere else.  We went in anyways, and didn't end up in any confrontations but definitely felt out of place.  On the ride back we stopped to get our tickets at the subway, and Creag had gas like you wouldn't believe!!  We had to have help from one of the workers & she looked right at Creag and said, "You ain't got no mannas (manners)".  OMG I still die every time I think about this.  It was hysterical & she was right.  He didn't, but I guess the Buy Pass Burger got the best of him.  Sorry babe, had to include this story!!  The next day was the day of the concert.  It had rained on & off all morning, so we decided to do a Brewery Tour of Sweet Water, which is a beer that's only available in the South & Creag & Michael both really liked.  We got there and they gave us a glass that we got to keep with about 4 beer tickets each. 

 

 

After we left the Brewery, we took a cab to the concert.  The beer had gotten to us all, especially Creag so he napped the whole cab ride.  When we were dropped off at the concert, we were amazed at the tail-gating area & how young the crowd was!  There were teenagers that filled up the entire parking lot drinking w/ beer cans & bottles on the ground, everywhere.  A cop actually came through and it was funny to watch them all scatter.  G-Love opened for Jack, and we only caught about half of his show.  Like I said before, it had been raining on & off all day but when Jack came on it started pouring!!  It was probably the coolest concert I've ever been to because of the rain.  A lot of his songs talk about rain & the rain seemed to sync with his lyrics in a weird way.  If he sang about rain, the rain came down harder & it was amazing.  Everyone was soaked & having an amazing time.  That night, Michael was trashed & kept coming in and out of our room so we did not sleep at all!  The next day, which was our last in Atlanta, we walked around town & a few parks & ended up at Taco Mac for lunch. Atlanta was definitely a cool trip & Jack Johnson put on an amazing show. We can't wait for him to go back on tour!

Setlist

1.  You and Your Heart

2.  If I Had Eyes

3.  Taylor

4.  Sitting, Waiting, Wishing

5.  The Horizon Has Been Defeated

6.  Inaudible Melodies

7.  To the Sea

8.  Go On

9.  Upside Down

10.  Red Wine, Mistakes, Mythology

11.  Bubble Toes

12.  Wasting Time

13.  Breakdown

14.  My Little Girl

15.  Banana Pancakes

16.  MudFootball

17.  Turn Your Love

18.  Country Road

19.  Give Voice

20.  Flake

21.  The Joker

22.  Good People

23.  Rodeo Clowns (w/ G. Love)

24.  Staple it Together

25.  At or With Me

 

Encore

1.  Do You Remember

2.  Angel

3.  Fall Line

4.  Better Together