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Sunday, September 28, 2008
Dogs, ‘Bama fans roll on the Fur Bus
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The anxiety over finding gas has been a boon for Atlanta’s wackiest recreational transportation service, the Fur Bus. The phone was ringing off the hook Friday as gas supplies remained scarce. It seems that University of Georgia and University of Alabama football fans are desperate to find a ride up to Athens for Saturday’s kickoff.
As of Friday afternoon, three Fur Buses were completely booked and three additional coaches had to be added to the company’s fleet headed up Atlanta Highway.
And for the Fur Bus fleet, gas is not a problem. All the company’s vehicles run on diesel.
“We’re busy!” Fur Bus general operations representative Allyson Greenfield told Buzz. “People are concerned about this, so a lot of them have decided to travel together.”
It doesn’t hurt that the $100 per person Fur Bus fare includes a cookout, open bar, safe transportation to and from the stadium and a parking spot outside UGA’s famous arch.
Added Greenfield: “Some fans who have booked seats don’t even have tickets. I think it’s more about just being there for the Georgia-Alabama matchup that’s important for a lot of people.”
On the off chance that things get dull between interceptions, Fur Bus president Trey Humphreys is packing his costumes (Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race participants will recall that Humphreys routinely wears outrageous Uncle Sam-themed outfits atop the bus each July Fourth).
Alas, Humphreys wouldn’t go into details about whether he’ll don his signature synchronized swimmer’s onesie for the occasion. But he has ruled out one particular color scheme.
Said Humphreys: “I won’t be wearing red and black. I prefer to stand out.”
For info: www.furbus.com.
SMILEY ON THE RADIO GETS THE HOT SLOT
Just last month, Rickey Smiley told the AJC how much he wanted to be on the radio in Atlanta with his syndicated morning show, bragging that he could take on Steve Harvey, Tom Joyner and V-103’s formidable Frank Ski and Wanda Smith.
Lo and behold, the popular stand-up comic has his chance: Hot 107.9 has officially dumped “the A Team” in favor of the more economical option of a syndicated show. Smiley, a Birmingham native, has a penchant for doing prank calls. (On Friday, his new station played a few samples, such as Smiley posing as an old woman asking a tattoo parlor for a $10 tattoo of the “Last Supper” on her back.)
Smiley’s syndication is run by Radio One, which, not so coincidentally, owns Hot. His program starts airing on the station Oct. 6.
While Griff lost his job in August, two other key “A Team” players are being moved to different time slots. On Monday, Rashan Ali will start doing middays, while Emperor Searcy returns to afternoons.
Ali will be far from the only female voice at mid-day. While she replaces Maria More, she’ll compete with V-103’s Porsche Foxx and Kara at 95.5/the Beat.
SPA SPORTS GREENER GRAND OPENING
OH2 Medical Spa, which is touting itself as the only medical spa in the country constructed in compliance with the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environment Design) Green Building Rating System, celebrated its grand opening in style Thursday night in Alpharetta. One impressive feat? Spa co-founder Randy Rudderman ended up designing and contracting the build-out of the medical spa himself. He learned so much about recycled building and debris materials, water and energy conservation that he’s becoming LEED-certified himself. The spa’s other impressive feat: getting a gaggle of bold-faced Atlantans up Ga. 400 for the opening soiree, which benefited the Captain Planet Foundation. Attendees included Mindspring founder Charles Brewer’s wife Ginny Brewer and friend Ann Dahlia; real estate guru David Tufts; WXIA’s Karyn Greer and Tom Sullivan; photographer Parish Kohanim; personal shopper Robanne Schulman; and jewelry designers Jennifer Jiunta and Mark Edge.
Organizers made showing up especially appealing for at least one impeccably toothed attendee. We hear a limo was sent for an always-gracious grinner. …
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Saturday: Actress Jayne Meadows is 88. Director Arthur Penn is 86. Producer Don Cornelius (“Soul Train”) is 72. Singer Meat Loaf is 57. Singer-actor-director Shaun Cassidy is 50. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is 36. Rapper Lil’ Wayne is 26. Singer Avril Lavigne is 24.
Sunday: Blues singer Koko Taylor is 80. Actress Brigitte Bardot is 74. Singer Ben E. King is 70. Writer-director-actor John Sayles is 58. Actress-comedian Janeane Garofalo is 44. Actress Naomi Watts is 40. Rapper Young Jeezy is 31. Actress Hilary Duff is 21.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I haven’t seen anyone worth getting up for yet.”
An unidentified blond bombshell, surveying the eligible men from her seat in the decidedly female-heavy patio crowd at JCT on Thursday night during Atlanta singer-songwriter Ben Deignan’s set.
Contributing: Rodney Ho and news services.
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