http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/?cxntfid=blogs_chatter en-us spoole@ajc.com 2009-02-12T12:16:18-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2009/02/12/50_years_later.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter I bought Miles Davis’ “Kind of Blue” a decade ago after a friend suggested my CD collection wouldn’t be complete without this gem. He was right. I was hooked a minute into “So What”. This year marks the 50th anniversary... 10804803@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2009-02-12T12:16:18-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2009/02/10/share_your_most.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter Phil Carey, the actor who originated the role of ruthless billionaire Asa Buchanan on “One Life to Live” died last week in New York. Go to our new Chatter blog on Wordpress and share your memorable moments of Asa Buchanan... 10740003@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2009-02-10T11:51:02-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2009/02/03/buddy_holly_the.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter Fifty years ago today, a plane crash ended the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the “Big Bopper”, J.P. Richardson. It was the day, as the popular song “American Pie” proclaimed, that “the music died.” Share your thoughts about... 10539103@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2009-02-03T11:26:20-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2009/02/03/share_your_good.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter Who says Good Samaritans don’t exist? Certainly not Miki Cooper, a resident of Naples, Fla., who recently left a bag full of valuables on the floor of a metro cab. The bag, which contained diamond jewelry, an iPod and a... 10531503@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2009-02-03T08:27:00-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2009/02/02/lets_skip_valen.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter Fellas, have you grown tired of that ridiculous annual Valentine’s Day two-step? Then skip it. Avoid giving in to all the, as one colleague called it, “socially-mandated emotion.” Take back the second Saturday of this month to enjoy NBA All-Star... 10500203@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2009-02-02T08:48:46-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2009/02/02/what_was_your_f.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter If you enjoy watching men tossed out a window, struck by a bus, hit by a golf club, tackled by a football player or laid low by a snow globe to the crotch, then this year’s Super Bowl was for... 10498503@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2009-02-02T04:21:04-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2009/01/30/kanye_west_as_m.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter Here’s what people are talking about on the new Wordpress blog: Kanye West is at it again. This time, the singer/rapper tells fans he’s like to be known as Martin Louis the King Jr. Joke or no? West was in... 10450203@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2009-01-30T10:52:06-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2009/01/29/is_51_just_too.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter French model Ines de la Fressange stole the show during Fashion Week in Paris. The 51-year-old strutted down the runway as the crowd cheered this one-time queen of the catwalk. She wore a creation by designer Jean-Paul Gaultier. “Fashion models... 10435303@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2009-01-29T17:14:18-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2009/01/29/are_you_a_big_s.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter Are you a big snail mail customer? If so, you might be interested in this: Postmaster General John Potter said huge losses and less volume could force the agency to reduce mail delivery by one day each week. Testifying before... 10425303@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2009-01-29T11:47:56-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2009/01/29/hungry_restaura.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter In a tight economy, shopping and dining out are usually among the first guilty pleasures to go. As a result, stores and restaurants have to do everything they can to keep customers coming in their doors. That includes everything from... 10422403@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2009-01-29T10:37:56-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2009/01/27/less_water_use.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter You’re using less water, so why is your bill going up? Well, part of the reason is that revenues in some metro water departments continue to drop, according to an article by AJC staff writer Patrick Fox For instance, in... 10346503@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2009-01-27T10:06:52-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2009/01/27/are_you_a_fan_o.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter Author E. Lynn Harris has hit the literary court with his latest novel, “Basketball Jones,” the tale of a NBA player who has an explosive secret that could threaten his relationship with his teammates. Harris, who splits his time between... 10344103@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2009-01-27T09:37:55-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2009/01/22/what_did_you_th_2.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter When we last saw “Lost,” we weren’t so sure just what we were seeing. That bug-eyed weirdo Ben turned some wheel and made the whole island vanish. Meanwhile, back in the States, good old Locke was not only laying dead... 10214603@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2009-01-22T07:30:08-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2009/01/21/your_morning_af.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter The inaugural events have ended. The parade participants have come in from the cold. The last songs have been sung at the balls. Today is the first full day of work for the new Obama administration. How are you feeling?... 10202703@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2009-01-21T04:00:00-04:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/entries/2009/01/20/what_do_you_thi_6.html?cxntfid=blogs_chatter Have you heard “America’s Song”? The song by, Will.i.am, debuted on “The Oprah Show” Monday and features appearances by several artists including Mary J. Blige and Seal. “America’s Song” is a collaboration between the Black Eyed Peas MC and composer... 10181303@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/chatter/ 2009-01-20T10:57:37-04:00