Misadventures in Atlanta

By Wise Diva

May 18, 2005 08:29 AM | Link to this

First of all, I don’t give a hang about what OTHER folk consider a Georgia Peach to be. My butt has been stuck on enough doggone GA highways, logged enough traffic hours, and been ticketed by plenty of Georgia’s finest to EARN that title that I have just bestowed on my damn self, and I wish a mofo WOULD try to tell me different! (LOL!)

Second of all, in the big scheme of things, it doesn’t matter what you consider to be your home, as ridiculously cheesy as that saying is, home IS where your heart is. My heart is in Bama with my folks and here with my loved ones who I have adopted as family. I feel like I transitioned quite well in the ATL and have even thrived. If I wasn’t, I doubt I would have stayed here past 2 years. I love the city and I have stopped twitching in traffic now that I am more acclimated to it.

Mia, do you feel as if you aren’t accepted or something? I am not sure how much weight you put on that whole where you are from issue because people will always have their opinions on that. What is most important is that you have made a great life for yourself here and you enjoy doing what you do. Does it matter to you all that much where you are from? Is it other people’s perception or are you the one focusing on it?

By Wise Diva

May 18, 2005 08:41 AM | Link to this

I see where you went wrong, asking your co-irkers their opinion. uhh…my co-irkers opinion would not be requested AT ALL. They just don’t know that much about me to decide if I am a Georgia Peach or not. You can claim whatever the heck you want, girl. Just be prepared to defend your roots if somebody wants to clown northerners or southerners. You just have to spread your loyalty. (OK I have to go toss the rest of this Starbucks, I am a little too hyper this morning)

By CSC

May 18, 2005 08:44 AM | Link to this

moved to the ‘A’ on july 2, 1997…will always be a north florida Kountry girl…and yes…that is Kountry with a capital K…when i was young i wasn’t proud of the fact that i grew up in a town that only had one high school with only 500 students…i knew everybody in my high school if not by name then definitely by site…and of course everyone knew my name…my summer past time was picking peas and canning figs under the tutelage of my grandmother…i grew up listening to johnny cash, the oak ridge boys and hank williams, jr., dolly parton, loretta lynn and barbara mandrell…one of my favorite songs growing up was the devil went down to georgia…my first introduction to comedy was not richard pryor…it was jerry clower…and i wanted nothing more than to be the first black queen in the beauty pageant at the watermelon festival…

but as i grew and matured…i learned to be proud of where i came from…the Kountry way in which i was raised instilled values in me that i have come to appreciate…and i have come to realize that some of the best people on the face of the earth are the countriest ones you’ll ever meet…but…i wouldn’t trade ‘em for nothing…

because….i was country when country wasn’t cool…

By Imperfectamythst

May 18, 2005 08:45 AM | Link to this

Good Morning Mia I totally agree with wise.It’s so refreshing to wake up to your analytically correct comments Ms Diva! Personally my attitude no matter where I am is like THE HELL WITH MUGS & THEIR PERCEPTION OF ME!! Especially if u don’t even know what I go through or how my bread is buttered.Peoples opinion of me is just that; OPINIONS!Which most of the time holds no true weight.I feel once people get to know u for who u really r,all the labels should b set aside cuz none of that ish matters in the real world.Usually insecurity plays a major role in people that some how decides to place labels on others that r more than likely a threat to them in some way or another.

By Imperfectamythst

May 18, 2005 08:53 AM | Link to this

csc with age should come maturity & self acceptance & it’s obvious from ur post u’ve embraced ur background & upbringing.I used to feel the same way until maturity set in & I feel no matter where I may end up in life I will always b a proud island girl.Quote, “embrace your uniqueness;time is much too short to be living someone else’s life.”

By Babykitty

May 18, 2005 08:59 AM | Link to this

Yo, youse guys! (See? You can take the goil outta da Nawtheast…) But seriously, I was born & raised In Joisey & spent a LOT of time in nearby Manhattan. I’ll always consider it home. I lived in S Fla 18 horrible years & moved to ATL 3 years ago. I’m not experiencing culture shock at all. I love it here. It’s just like being up North but better, in ways. We have “sweet tea”. “meat & 3” restaurants, all that totally off-the-chain Southern food (can you tell I haven’t had breakfast yet??) & friendlier folks. Know what? I don’t think I even KNOW anyone with a Southern accent

By furious.styles

May 18, 2005 09:00 AM | Link to this

sup shawty…….being southern, or being a georgia peach….is more attitude than anything else. i still see some yankee in ya….but not to worry…we’ll make a peach out of you yet.

also, being a peach involves letting go of your northernness…not saying all of it, but some of it will have to be exchanged for the ways of southerners…

:-D

By KIR

May 18, 2005 09:04 AM | Link to this

Good Morning All! Great topic Mia. I moved here from TX to go to college. I don’t think I felt very different because I had lived in the south before and the students at my school were mostly transplants as well. I don’t think it’s about being a GA Peach or not. I think it’s cool to rep where you’re from as well as where you are, because I have learned so much from people who have totally different backgrounds than I do. I was military growing up so I don’t really have a hometown that I rep and I don’t have an accent. Maybe I could come up with a name for myself like Tiger Woods that reps for all the places I’ve lived! lol

By Imperfectamythst

May 18, 2005 09:05 AM | Link to this

furious I guess u’re a friend of Mia’s? I’ve never read u b4.Maybe the times u posted I wasn’t m-i-a.

By Imperfectamythst

May 18, 2005 09:08 AM | Link to this

furious I guess u’re a friend of Mia’s? I’ve never read u b4.Maybe the times u posted I was m-i-a. If this is a double post,4give me.I was trying to correct a typ-o

By Tray

May 18, 2005 09:21 AM | Link to this

morning

short and sweet this morning, Mia we the bloggers pronouce you an afficial georgia peach, keep making us proud!

By Tray

May 18, 2005 09:26 AM | Link to this

opps lets try official

By convincedsince77

May 18, 2005 09:33 AM | Link to this

Can I just say to the Men…..STOP asking women where they are from…especially in ATL. I have to spend 5 minutes explaing where I’m from then they ask oh so your just in town visiting…NO I live here oh I thought you were from __, well that is what you asked. How about just asking…Do you live here in the A! Does this get on ne one else nerves or is it just me???

By ObliviousOne

May 18, 2005 09:33 AM | Link to this

I’m from GA born and raised. And even if I were to move somewhere else this is what I would call my home. But for Northerners (transplants)after being somewhere for awhile I can see the dilemma. In my point of view its not too hard to discern who is and isn’t from here. So I guess it is a matter of when you have totally embraced where you are before you will feel totally GA Peach-ish. LOL!
I’ve found that a good amount of Northerners can’t and won’t let that Northern way of doing things, way of life go. Or they are continuously putting down, critcizing GA and its people (i.e. talking slow, calling folks bamas, etc). Its those I have a hard time gripping with their being here. But home is indeed where the heart is. Once you feel have that feeling, no one can take it from you or tell you differently. I do wish we could have some sort of border control now. There are too many dang people living here and thousands are moving in almost daily. As much as I love my city I want to move for a lil bit. I guess see what it feels like somewhere else. Aargh!

By Mia

May 18, 2005 09:34 AM | Link to this

Good Morning All!!!

Wise Diva - you know I have adjusted quite well to Atlanta but I never want to give up my NJ roots…but I’m sure if I live here for 10 or more years there will be even more seperation between me and NJ cause that’s not my home anymore. Feel me?

By KIR

May 18, 2005 09:38 AM | Link to this

Convinced I feel you. That line of conversation doesn’t make sense. It works better when followed up with so how long have you been in atl? vs. so you’re just visiting.

By DasKrait2

May 18, 2005 09:40 AM | Link to this

MIA - are you absolutely certain you do NOT sound like you are from Jawsey? NPR had a nice piece this morning on the new nature preserve being established at Meadowlands, SIX miles from downtown Manhattan.

Good Morning ALL, having moved alot as a kid, and being more stable as an adult, I learned years ago to consider my home wherever I walked out my front door.

@CSC - our high schools about the same size.

By aggressively witty

May 18, 2005 09:41 AM | Link to this

Damn baby kitty how old are you? grew up one place but spent 18 years somewhere else, jaysus.

I aint never claiming ga as my home. NEVER. Im from dc young and thats what it is. I like it here, it affords me a nice lifestyle, no doubt but I just cannot claim it. Why would you even want to claim it?

By Wise Diva

May 18, 2005 09:50 AM | Link to this

the only thing separating you from NJ is miles, Mia. You can feel that sense of home as much as you want. I guess I don’t understand what it means to you, exactly. “reppin your hood”, north vs. south..peach vs. jersey girl…what does it REALLY mean? Are you defined by a zip code? I just don’t get it. Perhaps because I moved around a lot as a kid, I just don’t focus on where my “roots” were growing up. I can’t point to any city or find any house that I can say, “here is where I grew up”…but really, I don’t see that as a negative thing. My roots are with my family, I am who I am because of where I have been, where I am now, and where I intend to go. No zip code will box me into a way of thinking, living, or behaving.

By DasKrait2

May 18, 2005 09:51 AM | Link to this

is it considered a good idea to use glamour shots in your personal ad?

By Carrington

May 18, 2005 09:52 AM | Link to this

Good Morning Bloggers and Bloggetts!

By Tray

May 18, 2005 09:55 AM | Link to this

when I get asked where I am from, I do not say where I currently live. I tell where I grew up, back where I come from, where I’ll be when its said and done, I’m proud as anyone back where I come from if you ask me where I live, I’ll tell that, but I make sure people know I am not from this town.

By KIR

May 18, 2005 09:56 AM | Link to this

Das Decidedly…no! lol I have yet to find an appropriate use for glamour shots…and yes no one will ever see those glamour shots my mom, my sister and I took together with the white gloves, finger poised on cheek. no one!

By Skegee

May 18, 2005 10:01 AM | Link to this

Good morning all!

By Mia

May 18, 2005 10:15 AM | Link to this

Wise Diva - I guess if you moved around a lot growing up it’s not a big deal. But when your family has lived in one place for GENERATIONS it is a big deal.

By MsAP

May 18, 2005 10:17 AM | Link to this

House for Sale in McDonough

A friend sent me info about a home for sale by a soldier who will be deployed to Iraq in July. He desperately wants to sell his 3br/2.5bba/2 car garage home located in the City Square subdivison.

The house has been vacant for 9 months and move in ready. The owner was a single male soldier who rarely lived in the house. If interested, shoot me an email and I will send you the info.

By Carrington

May 18, 2005 10:19 AM | Link to this

On said topic -I have to agree with aggwitt on this one. I was not born here, did not grow up here…..so I will not be from here. Yes, I do live here, but that is about where it stops.

Mia -you will always be a norhern transplant, becasue that is whay you are. Nothing you can do to change it.

By DasKrait2

May 18, 2005 10:19 AM | Link to this

@KIR - what you do with glamour shots is frame them and give them to your boyfriend, so he can hang on his wall, or cube-wall..LOL

But I think we know she(personals) is rarely EVER going to look like that.

@Tray - know what you mean, I was getting gas at my exit, seems the interstate further down had an accident. Black big-rig trucker pulls up, gets out, comes over to me and asks(since I COULD have been driving from Nashville to New Orleans) “You from around here?”. I replied “well, I have lived 6-7 miles from here the past 7 years, a bit of a distinction there”…He just laughed. He was looking for a way around the bottle-neck further down.

By Tray

May 18, 2005 10:26 AM | Link to this

its fun to sometimes when someone asks, where you from…my mom hawdy ha ha!

By Suga&Spice

May 18, 2005 10:26 AM | Link to this

Morning Folks

I am with agg wit on this one. I have lived in GA for 8 years and I am still a Baltimorian. Always will be at heart. I love the A but, home is home. As urbanesque as Balitmore is, there is a certain flavor to the city that no other place on the planet has. There is a certain vibe, attitude (good or bad) that is just signature to the city. I can spot someone here and walk up to them and ask what part of Baltimore they are from just by the way they walk, dress or speak. I will always have some West Baltimore in me, no matter where I am. And I will NOT give up my Maryland license.

oh and Mia-those parties are called Northern Exposure.

By Blue Angel

May 18, 2005 10:27 AM | Link to this

When people ask where I’m from, I’ve been saying Decatur, since that’s where I live. I don’t automatically say where I was born. Eventhough I was born in Delaware, I’ve lived in several states before coming to GA. At this point, I consider Atlanta home.

Even when I go to those places that I used to live, including Delaware, I don’t feel at home until I am sleeping in my own bed, in the house where I contribute to the bills.

I hope that makes sense.

By MissUnderstood

May 18, 2005 10:29 AM | Link to this

Hey all, good to read ya the brie fmoments that i have. I was born and raised here in the ATL, Fort MAc to be exact. I wouldn’t know what to do if I moved to another city or state. I’ve lived in other places during my military days, but i couldn’t wait to get back to ATL. Maybe I’m just spoiled, who knows, but at any rate, you guys enjoy your day.

2- if you’re lurking, I did a random search and trakced that kid down.

By CSC

May 18, 2005 10:30 AM | Link to this

baby kitty…why on earth would you live for EIGHTEEN YEARS in a place that you OBVIOUSLY did not care for?

By Stringer Bell

May 18, 2005 10:33 AM | Link to this

Hey Sug/Spice.. I feel ya!! W. B’mo til I die!

By DasKrait2

May 18, 2005 10:36 AM | Link to this

@CSC - think it is called married life, loving where someone ELSE wants to live…LOL

By DasKrait2

May 18, 2005 10:36 AM | Link to this

ooops… LIVING where someone ELSE wants to live..

By jRock

May 18, 2005 10:39 AM | Link to this

Morning Folks and Big love to all those Military Brats!!!!

By anonymousella

May 18, 2005 10:40 AM | Link to this

i’m with agg … i’m from strawn island noo yawk. that’s home. always will be.

i still can’t believe i live in georgia. i’m okay with saying “i live in atlanta” (even though i’m really in the burbs). but i still pause when i say “i live in jawjuh.” when i go to ny, i always feel obliged to say “but..but i’m from here,” when i whip out my ID at the bar.

By MsAP

May 18, 2005 10:43 AM | Link to this

My first post was somehow deleted, so I’ll try again…

Why would you care about what someone refers to you as in the first place? And who says it does matter where you’re from here in Atlanta or that you have to claim where you’re from?? Do you really feel the need to show your Northernness and let people know that you’re not from here?

I agree with Wise - Home is where the heart is. Don’t ever feel like you must “Do as the Romans” and conform. DO YOU! Remember the saying…You can take a man out of the hood, but you can’t take the hood out of the man. Same thing applies here. Your home will always have a special place in your heart and is an integral part of who you are. No amount of miles can change that.

By jRock

May 18, 2005 10:43 AM | Link to this

Das, u had it right the first time.. LoL! Loving where your wife wants to live.

By Suga&Spice

May 18, 2005 10:44 AM | Link to this

@SB-aint nothing like it!:) And that show was a very close dipiction of how it is back home.

By jRock

May 18, 2005 10:51 AM | Link to this

Well said Wise 1 & MsAP.

By Ignatius

May 18, 2005 10:56 AM | Link to this

@Babykitty - You can now consider yourself knowing someone with a Southern accent. ;-)

@CSC - I absolutely loved your post! Sounds a lot like my hometown.

I think being Southern is a state of mind. Every part of the nation has it’s own unique quirks. The perception of folks from different parts of the country are often times born out of ignorance instead of being celebrated as admiration of roots from different places. We moved here from Tennessee and were considered to be Northern. LOL I love Tennessee, always will. I miss the Smokies, but Atlanta is our home and I think it is the greatest place in the world to be. The South does have it’s own charm, when you get past the outskirts of town, life moves slower, but we are all so fortunate to have the best of both worlds. We have the new South and the old South side by side and can enjoy the best of both.

By MsAP

May 18, 2005 11:03 AM | Link to this

If you haven’t already noticed, I really don’t give a dayum about what other people think about me. I love being my independent, free thinking, tell-it-like-it-is self no matter where I am in the world. So my posts come from that perspective.

Many people assume I’m a Northerner from NY/DC/PA area (I guess I have a Northern vibe), but I am quick to let them know that I’m a Southern Girl from South Cakilaki. Being an Army brat, I have moved around some and have influences from other places. But my caring and friendly personality is definitely Southern.

By DasKrait2

May 18, 2005 11:07 AM | Link to this

well, when I first started working here, I thought my boss had the most pronounced Southern accent. Eight years later, I hear no accent at all, and I seriously doubt he changed the way he talks…LOL

By Tha "S.W.A.T.S"

May 18, 2005 11:24 AM | Link to this

Okay, get ready to throw darts at me!

My take on the whole northern vs. southern vs. western vs. where ever you’re from is this…

MsAP, as always, you summed it up in your 10:43 post. I luuuv the fact that you always keep it real and it was great meeting you at Compound.

I am a true Georgia Peach and it disturbs me that so many people flock here from other places, to improve their lives, get better jobs, better homes, etc. but don’t give back and complain all the fregin time!

All most transplants do is take, take, take and complain about how slow and country it is down here. This is what P.O’s most natives off about outsiders.

I tell complete strangers all the time, 285, 75, 85 and 20 are never closed, when I hear folks complaining about my city and the people that are from here. After all, we did not move to your cities and if your city is so great, why are you here??

To answer Mia’s question, you can never be an official “Ga Peach” because you were not born and raised, but we can make you an honorary “Ga Peach” How’s that??

Okay, I am through venting, Have a great day folks!

By MissUnderstood

May 18, 2005 11:29 AM | Link to this

MsAP you are right about the friendly and polite. When I was at Walter Reed in DC my room mate and I couldn’t get with the tudes they had. She was from W VA but lived mostly with her Grammie in Bama and I’m ofcourse from here. We couldn’t understand why people were so rude and slef centered, but then to them they were normal.

By MissUnderstood

May 18, 2005 11:36 AM | Link to this

OMG- I am about to agree with S.W.A.T.S to an extent. I have worked with a lot of different transplants to the city and yes when they complain they generalize as to say it’s all Georgians, when a lot of the things they are complaining about vould very well be other transplants. I have to say, I don’t remember traffic problems being so vast when there weren’t so many transplants. Sometimes taking things a little slower works out better in the long run.

By DasKrait2

May 18, 2005 11:36 AM | Link to this

wow, I always thought the term Georgia Peach referred to females…maybe it’s just me, mind a-wanderin’…chuckle

By Tha "S.W.A.T.S"

May 18, 2005 11:42 AM | Link to this

@DasKrait2 Nope, Ga. Peach is like calling someone a Yankee, it’s universal in the right that it claims the set you are from!

By Tray

May 18, 2005 11:43 AM | Link to this

@Das, me too on the peach gender

By marine2022

May 18, 2005 11:46 AM | Link to this

BOOM!, I am in….been in lurkville forever. On topic i would have to agree with S.W.A.T.S i am not from here(Williamsburg Va is the starting point for me). But i get tired of people complaining about atlanta and how there city is better..i have been to some of those “better” cities and they are nothing to write home about..just my little input..btw hello to everyone on the blog, you guys are hilarious!!

By KIR

May 18, 2005 11:47 AM | Link to this

@MissU My mom worked at Walter Reed for a few years in the military. We lived in Silver Spring.

By 2 can play that game

May 18, 2005 11:48 AM | Link to this

ummm, MissU….you say you remember when traffic wasn’t so bad? Nah, cause you weren’t driving then, so it had no real effect on you…..and SWATS, not trynna get on you, but ummmm, what do I OWE Georgia? Not a dayum thang! I pay my taxes, and play by the rules (sometimes), so I don’t owe GA nuttin! And you’re right, a lot of folks moved here for the opportunities, same as switching jobs…you’re trying to better yourself; And you repay the company by performing your job duties…..we don’t owe this town shyt! and if you pay attention to demographics, most of the transplants live outside the perimeter anyway, ain’t nobody trynna assimilate with y’all Grady Babies, no way….y’all don’t even respect your own stuff, be damned if you disrespect mine!

By Boz-Lee

May 18, 2005 11:50 AM | Link to this

I’ve lived in the “A” for over half my life…almost 18 years now….but if you ask me where I’m from I say “ILLINOIS” (the ‘s’ is infact silent) I live here but I am from Freeport, IL and that will be home until I die.

By PRETTILADY

May 18, 2005 11:55 AM | Link to this

I beg to differ with Tha S.W.A.T.S. No man I know from Georgia will ever call himself a Georgia Peach. That term is strictly used from women born and raised in Georgia. As a Georgia Peach, myself, we are never upset, if a norherner(female) uses the term. Because being a GA Peach is very much about the personality, mentality, and attitude as it is about where your from.

So MIA, if you wanna represent yourself as a GA Peach, then go ahead!!!

By Wise Diva

May 18, 2005 11:57 AM | Link to this

LMAO @ 2CPTG…man I luv you!

Welcome Marine! glad you popped in, and yes, hilarious is one way to describe it.

By Tha "S.W.A.T.S"

May 18, 2005 12:01 PM | Link to this

@2 can play that game See your attitude is typical of “most” transplants. I am from here, but you know, I give back daily, why, because people haveprovided opportunities to me. This city has provided opportunities for me. If you move somewhere and you are afforded a better life, a better job, etc.

” You are supposed to give back”

Examples: volunteering, mentoring kids, participating in community projects…

You should be blessed that you were afforded a better opportunity and giving back is how you say thanks!

FYI Most of the people who live downtown and in the city are not from here! I can provide some stats if needed!

They are mostly Northerners and folks from out West. Do your homework!

By MrAP

May 18, 2005 12:03 PM | Link to this

Hey everyone. When I first moved here from Maryland. It took a while to adjust to the southern hospitality. I would travel back to MD and tell stories like the people there are so nice. I was trying to figure out why. Seven years later I think I’m starting to get it. My lady says I still have a bit of my native tongue. May be that is the only part of MD that I’ll never lose. I’ll never forget where I’m from. The south is a special place to me.

By KIR

May 18, 2005 12:06 PM | Link to this

Welcome to the blog Marine!

By Carrington

May 18, 2005 12:07 PM | Link to this

what up SWATS….so you are calling yourself a Georg1a Peach……a Peach….

think about that….a man that calls himself a Peach associated with Atlanta…..man I am not sure about that one…..

what up Fam….

2 -youza a wild boy….

By marine2022

May 18, 2005 12:11 PM | Link to this

@Wise, thanks…I have been here ten years and have enjoyed every year. The only thing i had to adjust myself with was the staring…people would just stare at you like they were expecting you to act up or put on a show..that is the only thing that got on my last nerve. Traffic was not a problem considering i had just moved from cali..traffic on the 5 is no joke.

By 2 can play that game

May 18, 2005 12:14 PM | Link to this

first of all patna, I do give back! I don’t need to validate my charitable contributions by listing them here;

and you say that most folks who live downtown are transplants….wonder why? Have you ever heard of the term, regentrification…now, you do yo homework, and get back with me!

By Tray

May 18, 2005 12:15 PM | Link to this

@marine2022, welcome and you are right, folks do stare down here

By Imperfectamythst

May 18, 2005 12:16 PM | Link to this

I can totally understand Mia’s dispositon when she states “She’s lost in transition”. When u spend most of ur life in the town/city where u were born it’s an experience to say the least if u decide to spread ur wings & relocate to a diffent place.YES u will socialize,YES u will make friends;some of whom u may even consider ur family eventually,but it’s really not the same.From my experience when I relocated & went home to my apt there was no familiar faces to greet me @ the door,no smell of home cooking (1 xmas I had a turkey sandwich & watched tv until I was tired),no smell of grandma’s bread baking in her outdoor brick oven while homemade jam slowly cooked on the stove,no siblings to fight with,no 1 to know I’m really not alright even though I say I am,no 1 to tell me I’m perfect,when I know in reality I’m far from perfect.Bottom line I feel is if u’re a transplant & feeling the void of family that void is never truly filled until u start a family of ur own.

By aggressively witty

May 18, 2005 12:18 PM | Link to this

” I aint calling no grown a*s man Delicious…or PEACH”

you gotta be kidding me

Ga peach is universal,really? So i guess a dude can be a FINE PHILLY too?

I complain about the backwards a*s people here and i realize full well that the majority of them ARE transplants. But come on. You got a radio station that is the number 1 staiont in the black community with 2 morons on the lead. You got newscasters who wouldnt know objective journalism if they got 45 hours of training in it. You got local governments run by insane folks - not a wholly ga thing so ya know cant really blame yall for that - and you got Grown a*s men talking about how they are peaches.

By Tray

May 18, 2005 12:19 PM | Link to this

Agg love it when you tell it like it is!

By Tha "S.W.A.T.S"

May 18, 2005 12:20 PM | Link to this

@KIR,PRETTILADY You are taking the term waaay too literal!

Georgia Peach simply implies that you are from the “Peach State” Nothing more,nothing less!

By DasKrait2

May 18, 2005 12:22 PM | Link to this

yeah, I am going to stick with my pleasant thoughts of thinking of a Georgia Peach as female..

By Tray

May 18, 2005 12:24 PM | Link to this

to outsiders, that is was georgia peach means, and yes it goes back to baseball and all other male related things, but here in the south, its US WOMEN who are the peaches! you can be a peanut, oh wait, isn’t that Mia???

By Tazzee

May 18, 2005 12:25 PM | Link to this

Afternoon all!

When someone asks me where I’m from, I tell them Cleveland, OH. However, Atlanta is my home because as others have said ‘home is where the heart is’. My ‘family’ (friends) are here and it would take a miracle to get me to leave.

What annoys me is when I tell people that I’m from Ohio and the first thing they say is ‘oh really, how’d you end up here?’ Like its such a strange thing to move to Atlanta…

Vince - please man, don’t call yourself a peach…

Oh and from what I see, a lot of transplants give back so I’d like to see your stats on volunteerism - transplants vs. natives.

By Imperfectamythst

May 18, 2005 12:25 PM | Link to this

No matter how most of my fam get on my last nerve sometimes, if I’m away from them at any length there’s something about the familiarity of family or that feeling of comfort that the feeling of ur hometown brings that’s hard to replace.Even now living with Slash I have keys to my mom’s house.She was out of town this past weekend & my son & I spent Sunday there.The house was empty but it felt good to chill in my old room & experience complete freedom, piece of mind & the abiltily to b my true self.

By Wise Diva

May 18, 2005 12:27 PM | Link to this

LOL @ agg witt…you guys are killin me today! (whew.. ok)

I can empathize with the lost in translation now, after reading ImpA (wassup chica!)

I just think that life is about changes, and you certainly are meant to experience different things but that doesn’t take away from your background. If it means the world to you to be around your relatives and the house you grew up in, then you should do what it takes to get back to that. Personally, I wouldn’t dwell too much on what I was missing, because you tend to get stuck in a rut with that kind of thought process. Whatever is most important to you, that is what counts at the end of the day.

By Tha "S.W.A.T.S"

May 18, 2005 12:28 PM | Link to this

@Agg I agree totally, with your 12;18 post, but guess what,they are “ALL” transplants!

By poppin in

May 18, 2005 12:31 PM | Link to this

NO MAN IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA WANTS TO BE CALLED A “GEORGIA PEACH”. WTH

ARE YOU KIDDING ME???

A GEORGIA PEACH REFERS TO A GEORGIA GIRL.

USUALLY WHEN YOU REFER TO A MAN FROM GEORGIA HE IS A SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN, NOT A PEACH.

I MEAN IF YOU CALL MEN AROUND YOU GEORGIA PEACHES, WHAT PART OF THE SWATS ARE YOU IN????

CAUSE IN MY NECK OF THE SWATS, YOU CALL A MAN A PEACH, YOU GET A GOOD OLE PEACHY A*S-WHOOPIN!

By Mia

May 18, 2005 12:36 PM | Link to this

Tray - I’m gonna get you for that one…lol.

By Carrington

May 18, 2005 12:37 PM | Link to this

Swats -I have to disagree with you again. I think…hold on, I know that many transplants give back on the ways you mentioned.

No, I don’t have stats -I say that because that is the way you seem to prove yourself. But AI can tell you this .I volunteer, 2 does, I know of another cat from Pittsburgh, Dallas, NJ….etc.

So maybe you need to check your stats, before you say that most transplants think the way you spoke of in your 12:01 post…

By 2 can play that game

May 18, 2005 12:38 PM | Link to this

poppin in, I feel ya, and not to be misconstrued here, I ain’t mad atcha (none of ya) for reppin’ ya hood; but don’t be saying it’s the transplants’ fault your traffic is bad, your schools are garbage, and all that jazz; hell, oughta be glad folks wanna add to this economy.

By MissUnderstood

May 18, 2005 12:39 PM | Link to this

aggy and 2 yall got me rollin ova here. yes 2 i’ve been driving for a while so yes I can make that comment. And as for the Grady baby comment, I’m not one but know plenty. It’s Grady that most people use to assocaite Atlanta with. If you know nothing, you know about Grady and Shirley.

By Flo-it

May 18, 2005 12:45 PM | Link to this

Morning all,

I wouldn’t say that I ever thought of an object being gender specific, but ain’t no way in heck I would call myself or any guy for that matter a GA Peach!

I’m from Cincinnati, OH but transplanted here about 12 years ago. I graduated high school, and built foundations for lasting friendships right here. Ask me where I’m from and I’ll tell you I was born and raised in the North, but I came into being while I was in the South, so that’s what I rep. I still have northern roots as most of my family resides there still and I love going back to the city, but this is home for me now.

By MissUnderstood

May 18, 2005 12:46 PM | Link to this

KIR I loved living up there. Only thing the bus system confused me for a little because the borders were so close together. I miss Tacoma station. I wonder if it’s still there.

By Tha "S.W.A.T.S"

May 18, 2005 12:49 PM | Link to this

@Carrington Always note that I say most,not all!

By poppin in

May 18, 2005 12:49 PM | Link to this

Can I just ask, what difference does it make who came from where, how you give back or who you give back to.

Atlanta is beautiful, cultural, entertaining, and profitable.

We don’t care whether you are from here or somewhere else, just enjoy it while you are here. Go see where MLK grew up, or see the new Matisse exhibit at the High or hit the club up for happy hour on First Friday. It really doesn’t matter where you come from, just enjoy ATLANTA for what it is. And don’t worry about a title because of where you were born or where you moved. That don’t matter in the end. Atlanta wouldn’t be the mecca it is if it weren’t for all the millions of people here - the transplants and locals included.

Next time someone ask “where you from”, just say “my momma, you know her??” an I bet they won’t ask you nuttin else:)

By KIR

May 18, 2005 12:54 PM | Link to this

@MissU I need to go back and visit. I loved the culture there, the nice restaurants, riding the train, the Smithsonian, the Mall between the Washington and Lincoln monuments, and the street vendors. And I loved Black Family Day. Did you ever go to that? One year when I went I got a chance to meet Esther Rolle and Alex Haley.

By MissUnderstood

May 18, 2005 12:55 PM | Link to this

2 yeh the schools are crap hera and the beauracracy on enables it.

Flo-it- Why is it that people frim Cincinnatti consider themselves from the North? The only thing Cincinnatti is North of isKentucky.

I’ve been there, it doesn’t appear to fit the typical ‘Northern” description, and to boot, it’s the only place I’ve been where you can go downtown to a club and spend $20.00,(admission, drinks, and parking) included.

By Imperfectamythst

May 18, 2005 12:57 PM | Link to this

Wise I’m right here lady.Hungry as usual,& wondering if I should leave early 2day or wait until Fri to take advantage of the situation.I have to go tile shopping & I didn’t want to take my son with me.He’s so touchy feely at his age.I know it’s expected,but u know when u go in non kid-friendly stores if u broke it u bought it.

By MissUnderstood

May 18, 2005 01:00 PM | Link to this

See what I mean. I meant here and only. lol

By Carrington

May 18, 2005 01:04 PM | Link to this

Swata -note I said most also, not all. So evidently I feel you are wrong with your assumption that most transplants think that way. Some….yeah, but most…I don’t beleive that….

By MissUnderstood

May 18, 2005 01:05 PM | Link to this

KIR- I never got a chnce to go to Black Family Day. I was headed back to ATL then.

By DasKrait2

May 18, 2005 01:05 PM | Link to this

well, back in the runaway slave days, if you hit Cincinnati, you had made The North.(and a whole different set of rules applied)

By Ivy

May 18, 2005 01:06 PM | Link to this

Afternoon, everyone!

Hmmmm, no real comment on the topic. I’m from here, an official Georgia Peach (oh and I’m female). Not sure about calling men from Georgia, peaches. Oh my! (as I gasp and cover my mouth)

By Tray

May 18, 2005 01:07 PM | Link to this

Mia it was a good one! = )

By MissUnderstood

May 18, 2005 01:13 PM | Link to this

Yes Dask u are correct and they also crossed the river and snatched your happy azz back it they caught u too. That was one of the few places they could do that with opposition.

By Mia

May 18, 2005 01:15 PM | Link to this

You got me Tray…you got me…good memory…but only one knucklehead calls me that.

By marine2022

May 18, 2005 01:16 PM | Link to this

the whole north v south attitude makes atlanta feel less like home to some. I don’t get all into the whole “back on my block” type of mentality…because you are what you when you came, but some people like to come down and “re-invent” themselves…so you don’t get them you get..i am from “up top” son or “shawty whatitis”…straight bs, we all have the same hood story wither you lived it or heard about it..you can talk to 20 people 10 from the north 10 from the south and everybody is going to have the same story..

By Tazzee

May 18, 2005 01:17 PM | Link to this

well said poppin in.

By jRock

May 18, 2005 01:17 PM | Link to this

They do have a bunch of male Georgia Peaches in this city… But I prefer the ladies version of a GP.

back to lurking..

By Psycho Belle

May 18, 2005 01:17 PM | Link to this

To most native Southerners, where you’re from is important. Finding out where you’re from is their way of getting to know you better and understand your ways. I heard that once Flannery O’Connor was at an LA party where Walker Percy (if I’ve got the story right) was also in attendance, and she said to him, “Do you know what’s wrong with all these people? They’re not from anywhere.” It has to do with a sense of connectedness to the people, and especially, to the land (as Margaret Mitchell made plain in Gone with the Wind).

When people ask me where I’m from, I say I’m from a little town in east Georgia, but I’ve lived in this area (Atlanta metro) for X years, and I consider it to be my home. That tells them what they really want to know.

More later …

By Tha "S.W.A.T.S"

May 18, 2005 01:19 PM | Link to this

@Carrington That’s the best thing about this blog and our society, we all have opinions and we can all agree to disagree!

I respect your opinion and everyone’s opinion on this blog.

By me being a native,I am going to naturally tune into outsiders more often.

I think if you were living in your hometown and and surrounded by outsiders, you would do the same.

Some of the biggest athletes,entertainers,etc., who are from somewhere else, donate the most time, money,etc., but many and I say many folks from other places don’t do a damn thing but take!

I applaud you and your folks for stepping up to the plate, we just need to get others to follow you guys.

I am out, have a great day!

By marine2022

May 18, 2005 01:24 PM | Link to this

we are still tying to get out of the hood…you don’t have to actually live in one to still be there….”message”…we all came to “our big apple” to chase dreams and get ahead not point fingers and say the south is not like x place…my advice go back to x place and get it poppin…

By 2 can play that game

May 18, 2005 01:25 PM | Link to this

not trynna ruffle any feathers, but please don’t start with the gone with the wind references, cause the sector of people that should have some connection with the land, does not! And I mean that literally, and figuratively.

By Imperfectamythst

May 18, 2005 01:27 PM | Link to this

Ok guys; I’m out.Enjoy the rest of the day.

Much Love!

By AJC1975

May 18, 2005 01:36 PM | Link to this

I have to agree with SWATs about how transplants (i.e. an individual who was not born and raised in the south) come down here talkin shyt about how backwards thing are here and how up north or where ever they came from is much better. I say take your complaining, traffic causing, rude a$$ home!!! Atlanta is a beautiful city that is being ravaged by transplants who do not appreciated it. I’m a native, female…Georgia Peach if you will or Grady Baby. I found that too many transplant refer to themselves as natives and bring their northern culture down here and ultimately have diluted or in some cases destroyed the Southern way of life… that’s just how i see anyway…. Merely moving down here and acquiring property, real estate, or any kind of residence doesn’t or will not make you a native Southerner or Atlantian i.e. “Georgia Peach”. Hopefully, someday the multitudes of transplants will finally get that concept!

By MissUnderstood

May 18, 2005 02:00 PM | Link to this

ok 2 what about the wind done gone then.

By MikeD

May 18, 2005 02:01 PM | Link to this

I maybe too late but i had to come out of lurkerville for this one. I’m a native Atlantan(from Decatur to be exact) and I’m a ‘Crawdad’ which means I was born in Crawford Long hospital. Today I don’t refer to myself as a GA Peach because the term has evolved to be associated with females from GA, for the record the saying is if you have been here for more than 5 years then you are now a GA Peach. When i was growing up and before ATL became what it is today and that is a great city, we were proud as guys also to refer ourselves as GA Peaches because this is the Peach State it is no different than someone from The Hoosier State(Indiana) calling themselves Hoosiers or people from Oklahoma calling themselves Sooners. In high school we started calling women who we thought was ‘fine’ Ga Peaches so the term evolved to be associated with only women from GA.

By MsK

May 18, 2005 02:04 PM | Link to this

Good afternoon people!

Just checking in and tripping off of Vince thinking he is a peach. Hysterical!

OK- let me finish reading.

By MsK

May 18, 2005 02:12 PM | Link to this

ok- so on topic. I consider myself from the North (ohio) and yes it is all about north of the Ohio River.

If I am in Atlanta and asked where I am from then I say Ohio. If I am in any other place and asked where I am from I say Atlanta. Cause when people here ask me I know it is because of the way I talk. You can def tell I am not from the south.

By marine2022

May 18, 2005 02:17 PM | Link to this

off topic for all music lovers, watch for these two artist

http://www.leelajames.com/…sultry, sexy…

http://www.theloveexperience.com/index_main.html…..raheem devaughn, breezy and soulful…dude is going to blow

By Iggie Norant Jr.

May 18, 2005 02:20 PM | Link to this

Just to keep it brief BEING A GEORGIA PEACH IS OVER RATED I love Atlanta because of the diversity but I would not want to become a georgian or a peach. I’ll pass… Keep repin’ where you are from.

By MsK

May 18, 2005 02:26 PM | Link to this

marine I am familiar with both artists and they are great!

By marine2022

May 18, 2005 02:34 PM | Link to this

@MsK, glad to know there is another music lover here!….ever check out giantstep.net…good music

By MsAP

May 18, 2005 02:36 PM | Link to this

marine2022 - Welcome to the blog. I’m also a music junkie. I don’t listen to commercial radio and listen to music online. Check these sites out to listen to beautiful, soulful sounds:
Project Vibe and Soul Stream Networks

You will definitely be delighted with numerous eargasms!

By jRock

May 18, 2005 02:38 PM | Link to this

Ms I can’t eat chicken wings cuz I just got my nails done.. For the record.. You crack me up.. :-)

By jRock

May 18, 2005 02:42 PM | Link to this

MsAP.. You skatin on Friday Night?

By MsK

May 18, 2005 02:46 PM | Link to this

Marine I listen to xmradio for my music. But I also like the Project Vibe AP referred to.

jRock you aren’t funny! Am I wrong for not wanting mild sauce under my newly buffed finger nails? By the way- do we work for the same company? A little birdie told me we did but when I sent you an email at your work address you did not respond. But there were two of you listed so maybe I sent to the wrong address?

By marine2022

May 18, 2005 02:47 PM | Link to this

@MsAP…thank you i will listen to them..try honeysoul.com also.

By Ignatius

May 18, 2005 02:49 PM | Link to this

Since we’re talking music, I found the neatest little band this past weekend. If you like, or even think you like burlesque or experimental music, check out “The Dresden Dolls”. There is really no words to describe them. Like with most debuts, the entire album isn’t great, but there are enough jewels to keep your ears perked. (plus they have it at Wally world for less than $10).

By Wise Diva

May 18, 2005 02:51 PM | Link to this

I love honeysoul! I check in on there every week. It’s so cool to see people that enjoy different types of music, other than what the radio promotes. I love it!

By Ignatius

May 18, 2005 02:51 PM | Link to this

Eargasms? The big “E”. That goes with the big “O”, right? So if we can come up with a big “I” we can sing Old McDonald. LOL

By jRock

May 18, 2005 02:52 PM | Link to this

You work at CCE, I worked at KO Corporate up until March. They must still have me in the email system.

My friend that was at Dugans still works there. Copeland’s cousin.. LoL

By Single in LA

May 18, 2005 02:53 PM | Link to this

Hello everyone. I do hope you all are having a great day.

@ Marine 2022 I really like the song by Raheem unfortuanley it only gets played on one station and I always catch the end of it.

Question, There is a song with Raphael Saadiq and Earth Wind and Fire. I have been searching but I cannot find the CD that has this song on it. THe song is called “Show Me The Way To Your Heart.”? Does anyone know where I might find it?

By Tazzee

May 18, 2005 02:56 PM | Link to this

I truly love Atlanta. But I will admit that when I hear natives complain about transplants like they do, it makes me want to take my money and my volunteer time and go somewhere else.

Today I went to the awards program at a local school where I tutor. It was awesome and I was so proud of the kids - I was proud to be a part of that institution. When I moved to Atlanta, I immediately got involved with programs like Junior Achievement and other youth initiatives.

But it appears that a lot of you Grady Babies seem to think that all we do is bring your city down. So much for that southern hospitality making us feel good.

But I’m like 2can, I pay my taxes, work hard and give back - so ultimately I don’t give a flying flip what you think…

By MsAP

May 18, 2005 02:57 PM | Link to this

marine - Anyone who knows about Giant Step is cool with me! My favorite label is Naked Music. I can’t get enough. If you want, I can email you more beautiful music sites.

What do you know about Masters At Work? For all you funk and house music lovers…Louis Vega will be spinning at Sol Fusion on May 27th.

My DC/VA/MD peeps…I’m all about DJs Pope and Oji (Poji Records). I will definitely be hitting up Club Red! on July 4th weekend to hear Sam “the man” Burns spin. I also need to check out the DC Sanctuary.

If I could live in the DC metro like I live here in ATL, I would definitely be there right now.

By Tray

May 18, 2005 03:00 PM | Link to this

hey any of y’all going to Country Fair this weekend? I think I have heard of a few country fans on here. anyone, anyone???…bueller, bueller

By Suga&Spice

May 18, 2005 03:01 PM | Link to this

Tito-you out there?

By MsAP

May 18, 2005 03:02 PM | Link to this

KIR & S&S - Yall are SO right…there is nothing like the flava and vibe of the DC metro!! I can’t wait to visit in a few weeks.

By jRock

May 18, 2005 03:03 PM | Link to this

How bout you, Jermaine?? Michael?? Randy?

By MsK

May 18, 2005 03:04 PM | Link to this

uh, there was a point I was talkin in code silly. I don’t want e’rebody knowing where I work! Thanks for broadcasting though. lol

By marine2022

May 18, 2005 03:04 PM | Link to this

@MsAP, NAKED MUSIC…what you know about it…lol, i can’t stop listening to midnight snack vol -1..i have it burned to the xbox so i can groove while i am playing..along with the carte blanche series…i love naked music…and sol fusion i am smashing that..it will be the last tyme “French Kiss” is played by the originator…what!!!!..you will lose weight that night…at OSS when he did is little house set..i thought i was going to pass out..it keep getting hotter and hotter in there…but thanks for you stamp of approval with the music…i love to share music

By Psycho Belle

May 18, 2005 03:04 PM | Link to this

@2 can play that game: What sector are you talking about that should feel connectedness to the land but doesn’t?

By MsK

May 18, 2005 03:05 PM | Link to this

@Single- I really dislike that song very much. They play it to death on xm.

By MsAP

May 18, 2005 03:07 PM | Link to this

For anyone looking to get into something tonite…

Mixture - The Urban Bartenders’ Ball Vol XII - The Sports Edition
TONITE @ ESPNZone

For FREE admission, register at ATL BARZ B4 6pm.

By AJC1975

May 18, 2005 03:11 PM | Link to this

Tazee,

I think you and 2 take you’re tax payin a$$es back home where you come from!!!! We did offer southern hospitality to you transplants and you spit in our faces!!!! Complaining about how backward, country, slow, and uncultured we are!!! Now, you’re here and want to take over and expect us to pat you on the back for doing something your suppose to be doing regardless where you live…i.e. giving back to the community! Please take you self righteous self back to you humble beginnings outside of Atlanta, GA. Us Atlanta Natives could use the space and less smog thank you very much!!!!

By MsK

May 18, 2005 03:12 PM | Link to this

isn’t Naked Music the label Gaelle is on? I am all about her. Best CD I’ve purchase in a while (MiMi excluded of course).

By Wise Diva

May 18, 2005 03:13 PM | Link to this

oh no she di’ent!

By Suga&Spice

May 18, 2005 03:15 PM | Link to this

aww shucks…someone had me the popcorn

By MsK

May 18, 2005 03:15 PM | Link to this

dang!

By jRock

May 18, 2005 03:16 PM | Link to this

my bad.. I thought that I was talking in code.. LoL

By Suga&Spice

May 18, 2005 03:16 PM | Link to this

awww shucks hand me the popcorn. this is bout to get good.

By Cee

May 18, 2005 03:17 PM | Link to this

uh oh, gettin the popcorn ready…….

By jeanne

May 18, 2005 03:19 PM | Link to this

my parent’s have been here (from NJ) for 30 years. yes, they are Georgians but, they are not southerners. my mom is even a UGA graduate but she can tell you she is no southerner. you can call yourself a GA Peach if you feel like a GA Peach. but i think you really have to grow up in GA from a very young age to adulthood to really be considered a southerner.

By Single in LA

May 18, 2005 03:19 PM | Link to this

@ Ms K I just wish could here the song from the beginning. I guess I need to head back over to XM.

I recently started listening to a little Bossa Nova just to try something different.

By DasKrait2

May 18, 2005 03:19 PM | Link to this

yeah, I have to agree with MsK that that was NOT cool.

loose lips…..

By jRock

May 18, 2005 03:21 PM | Link to this

hey Ms. Cee ;-)

@AJC.. dizzzzaaam. How bout you not take stuff so serious and step off the poodle.

By poppin in

May 18, 2005 03:23 PM | Link to this

Ok, Tazzee and AJC1975, I say I meet you two afterschool at the bus-stop and the first one hit my hand the baddest.

Deal - 3’oclock high

By MsAP

May 18, 2005 03:25 PM | Link to this

marine - You are officially my new homie! Naked’s Blue Six is one of my favorite CD’s. I have about 3 copies and keep one in the house, one in the car and one just in case!

I was also at OSS sweatin my @$$ off in that hotbox. There was no kind of ventilation whatsoever up in that peace. I hear new house music nearly everyday but they always play the same ones - Follow Me, Perculator.

Question for you…Do you know the artist who sings that classic song called “Flowers”? I LOVE that song. Everytime it’s played, I lose my dayum mind. My other fav classic is Break 4 Love.

By marine2022

May 18, 2005 03:26 PM | Link to this

@MsK Yes gaelle is on the label and her cd is the bomb…i wear it out everyday…i thought we were past the tude with the whole up top/down south thing…we all will have to agree to disagree on this one, that wound is not ready to heal right now..but like i stated before we all have the same story!!!!…

By Tazzee

May 18, 2005 03:26 PM | Link to this

First of AJC1975, I never complained about your city - if you will read (which appears to be a problem here) you will see that I said I love this place.

Second of all, I came from a big city - no humble beginnings here. I didn’t have to come here to make money, I was doing well before I came to Atlanta, so for me Atlanta was not the Black mecca - I didn’t need the city. But judging from the way some of your Grady Grandbabies talk, Atlanta needs me. I can’t even begin to talk about how many of these natives’ children can’t form a complete sentence.

I never asked you to pat me on the back, or acknowledge my contributions to your city - I just stated that I don’t appreciate those of you that think all transplants bring your city down.

Like I said, go back and read what I said. You should spend your energy fighting the true enemies because you are barking up the wrong tree.

I can live and thrive in any city I choose - and I choose to live here. I’d be willing to bet that I’ve paid more in property and other taxes to help your beloved town survive than you have!

By Cee

May 18, 2005 03:27 PM | Link to this

hey jRock…..wink, wink, =)

By divine1

May 18, 2005 03:27 PM | Link to this

I know I’m chiming in late - but I have to agree with the other “transplants” who still claim their hometown as “Home”. - I can truly relate to the sentiments conveyed when Stephanie Mills sings “Home” from “The Wiz” (saw her on Broadway in the stage play before Diana did the movie version - still have the record in my collection). I have come to love Atlanta but when I think of the sweet smell of N.Y Pizza, the Village in the summer time (great free comedy show), Shakespeare in the Park, Shopping on Avenue of the Americas, dancing all night a club and leaving to at 7 a.m. to go the closest all-night diner, having access to every form of art imaginable in a few city blocks — phew. There’s nothing like my HOME!! I think everybody has the sense of pride when speaking about their HOMETOWN because in essence that place that raised you up will always be a part of you. It is your life pulse - it’s where you learned your first life lessons and the place you picture in your mind when you need to refer back to the “good ol’ days”. I love where I come from and I know all the “Southern Gents and Georgia Peaches” have a right to feel the same way about their hometown, as well.

By jeanne

May 18, 2005 03:27 PM | Link to this

oh and there should be no shame that you are a transplant. you have the best of both worlds. i am proud i am a southerner but i am also so very proud that ALL of my family is from NJ. i amy end up living there one day, who knows, i love it that much.

whatever you do, just don’t be fake about it- don’t be a yankee trying to act southern b/c that is just plain irrating. be who you are and forget “labels”

i was born and raised here in GA (26 yrs) and rarely, if ever, call myself a GA Peach. i hold that out for reeeaaallly southern girls.

By Wise Diva

May 18, 2005 03:27 PM | Link to this

First of all… you betta sit go your a*s in front of a therapist to figure out why you get so doggone upset about people living in YOUR city.. as if you can really control where folks live. Just because a person doesn’t share you ideas, attitude or beliefs and lifestyle doesn’t mean they don’t DESERVE to be your doggone neighbor

Second of all, YOU don’t know what you are talking with your misguided views…so how about you squash that stereotyping and generalizing and broadstroking and get a frickin clue!

You don’t even understand basic economics clearly because a lot of the money that gets funneled to your great city are from companies that are BROUGHT here and they BRING transplants with them. The companies that are originated in Georgia also contribute to the economy and THAT is the great thing about being a city that draws people here. You have natives and transplants working TOGETHER to make the place better.

Neither of the bloggers said ANYTHING like that mess you just claimed you see in attitudes from transplants. They were offering an opposing views on comments that were posted!

You take that crappy attitude some place else cause I ain’t tryna to hear THAT mess!

By MsK

May 18, 2005 03:28 PM | Link to this

that’s okay Das. I’m sure jrock will offer to be my bodyguard when the stalker starts following me.

Tazzee- Now can I do the karaoke version of GIRLFIGHT? Cause you know Columbus has Cleveland’s back. Fa sho!

By MsK

May 18, 2005 03:30 PM | Link to this

Marine I promise you I was listening to Fade Away in the car this morning. That song was written just for me!

By DasKrait2

May 18, 2005 03:30 PM | Link to this

Actually I think the comments made by both 2 and Tazzee, related to giving back to the community, were made in response to someone accusing transplants of being freeloading TAKERS.

and was not done in an attempt by either to ‘toot their horn’

By girlie

May 18, 2005 03:31 PM | Link to this

Preach it Tazzee!

By MissUnderstood

May 18, 2005 03:31 PM | Link to this

WTH did I miss?

By DasKrait2

May 18, 2005 03:32 PM | Link to this

LOL @ MsK - yea, I am sure he will…LMAO

By jRock

May 18, 2005 03:33 PM | Link to this

And she’s gone… Alright! Alright!!! That’s why I’m loving some Tazzee on the side..

By Tazzee

May 18, 2005 03:34 PM | Link to this

And please don’t get me started about how the Atlanta natives are the ones that let the foreigners move in and build liquor stores on every corner. At the community meetings, its the transplants that try to vote that ish down and demand that the proper types of establishments be opened in the cities.

But I’m trying not to go there - and I can’t believe I allowed someone to bring me there.

Like I said, I love the city and I don’t come to complain, but to enjoy all that it has to offer. Do I desire to be called a GA Peach? No, but I expect to be respected as the law-abiding, tax paying citizen that I am.

By MsAP

May 18, 2005 03:35 PM | Link to this

MsK - Gaelle is on Naked. Her song “Rain” is tight as h3ll.

**Hed Kandi also has some really groovy compilations.

If yall aint hip to Jamiroquai, you betta get up on it. Their albums are a eclectic potpourri of jazz, funk, house, disco, soul, regggae and a lil bit of rock thrown in. Their first joint “Traveling Without Moving” is off the charts!! It stays in my rotation. (Remember the video “Virtual Insanity” with dude singing on the moving walkway?)

By marine2022

May 18, 2005 03:38 PM | Link to this

Break 4 luv…all junk i am about to lose it at work…i will bust a move at work with no music..lol..i love that record but “french kiss” would have to be my classic..the long play version..my co-worker is from chicago and she listens to this one house song all day and it old..but it is so tight..but she does not now the name of the artist..i can e-mail it to you if you want…Yes Blue six is dope, i still pump Music & Wine from time to time..The hotbox was cool with me, because i went there to dance and not worry so i a was cool..i took me back to when i was 16 sneaking into the clubs..the answer i think it is the emotions but that is olddd song

By Tazzee

May 18, 2005 03:38 PM | Link to this

LOL @ jRock - I almost typed that at the end of my post.

Its all love though. I wouldn’t trade Atlanta for the world.

By anonymousella

May 18, 2005 03:39 PM | Link to this

oooh divine1 i feel ya. man, i went home over the holidays and went to “the city.” man, i was ready to quit my job and move back in with mama just to be close to all of that. i fell in love with NY all over again.

By MsAP

May 18, 2005 03:40 PM | Link to this

LOL @ Taz - But judging from the way some of your Grady Grandbabies talk, Atlanta needs me.

*Can’t we all just get along?

By Tazzee

May 18, 2005 03:43 PM | Link to this

LOL @ MsK - repping for the Buckeye state!

By marine2022

May 18, 2005 03:45 PM | Link to this

falling, Rain, Give it back, and the haiti interlude are my fav!!!….but transient is the deep joint for all that have love and lost..fo real

By MsAP

May 18, 2005 03:48 PM | Link to this

LOL @ marine - Dude you are definitely from MD/DC/VA. I haven’t heard junk in soooo long! My girl from DC used so say that all the time.

Used to get high just to pass the time, Music and wine were the only friends of mine You and IIIII, You and IIIIII…

I tried to look up the song “Flowers” and Emotions and came up empty. A guy with a high pitched voice sings it. Oh and please do send me the song. I will email you more sites later tonite.

By Wise Diva

May 18, 2005 03:49 PM | Link to this

why don’t we ask the chairwoman of the ATLANTA Welcome Committee? Can we all get along?

By MissUnderstood

May 18, 2005 03:49 PM | Link to this

Tazzee I love u to pieces honey, but somebody had to give them the license,and the approval to build the store. Yeh we can go to the meetings and make demands. That’s why it’s important to vote. We need to put people in office who will do the right thing. There’s a liquor store right across the street from my girls school. If you ever watch the city council meetings on public television, there’s always this older gentleman who’s at every meeting giving them h3ll about the things that they are approving for the city. He has stated that he’s lived in ATL all of his life and he’s yet to seem them make any real efforts to get some of these stores closed or moved. I never see anyone there backing him up, and sometimes they try to shut him up. We see the same people on the council approving the same things. I have yet to see them approve something than over priced housing for the inner city.

By Skegee

May 18, 2005 03:51 PM | Link to this

Hey all. I agree with SWATS! There, I said it! LOL! I haven’t, however, considered whether Georgia Peach pertains to male or female though…good points.
I’m an original Georgia Peach.

By MissUnderstood

May 18, 2005 03:53 PM | Link to this

Our school system does suck. I think the reason I faired and the reason my kids fair is because I read a lot as a child, that was my favorite thing to do. I demand that my kids read. I have been to schools where they are having their reading period and the child will massacre the sentence and the teacher will just let them continue as if they read it ok. Granted a lot of this is from home, but don’t just let the kid continue.

On a lighter note, I have relatives in both Columbus and Cleveland.

By DasKrait2

May 18, 2005 03:54 PM | Link to this

so the stores are there without any customers? How do they survive?

By MissUnderstood

May 18, 2005 03:57 PM | Link to this

Skegee, what school?

By AJC1975

May 18, 2005 03:58 PM | Link to this

Wise Diva & Tazzee,

I don’t recall asking for your 2 cents my dear!!! I was addressing Tazzee self righteous a$$!!!! I’ll say it again take your complaining, bad attitude, concrete jungle mentality back to where you come from!!!! Oh Wise Diva, Atlanta was doing well economically before the mass influx of transplants arrived!!!!

By MissUnderstood

May 18, 2005 04:01 PM | Link to this

Now Dask you know they got customers.lol

By Suga&Spice

May 18, 2005 04:01 PM | Link to this

MsUnderstood—that older gentleman’s name is Mr. Walker. He holds no punches and is a staple in City Hall. He is there for every meeting and even some days when there are no meetings. If he isnt around for a couple of day folks start asking..’Has anyone seen Mr. Walker?’

By marine2022

May 18, 2005 04:02 PM | Link to this

Well you might catch me saying anything..i served 8years in the corps, and my friends were from Va, Tex, Ga, La, the other La, and all points inbetween so i got love for everybody until you cross me…then it’s a wrap..lol..i remember back in the 80’s when cats from MD/DC/Va was saying shorty..they even had the black mini-mouse shirts that said shorty..i know you remember that back in the dreaded biker short days….lol, now cats down here say shawty…like i said same story

By Tazzee

May 18, 2005 04:02 PM | Link to this

MissU - you are right, they have to get the license and I fault the elected officials for that - but the community also has a say. What bothers me most about the council meetings is that they have them during the day when the people are working. At the local NPU meetings (which they have at night) the community gets a chance to chime in.

Unfortunately, the older residents are the main ones attending the meetings - so when a ‘convenience store’ is presented with a liquor license, they will vote yes because the man gave a good presentation and they are glad there will be a store nearby. Another thing that kills me is the actual store owners either don’t attend the meetings or sit way in the back - they will get their young African American lawyer in the nice suit to make the presentation.

I don’t fault the older residents, but sometimes someone needs to help them sift through the garbage that’s presented.

The schools are in need, but I think its up to the community to help. My friends and I are thinking of getting together a community partnership with the elementary school near our subdivision. Something where the professionals in the area can help with the school. Because if we wait on the government, the children will never get the quality education they need.

By 2 can play that game

May 18, 2005 04:04 PM | Link to this

to that ajc chic who was born in 1975, all I’mma say is Ho you’on know me, so you better slow ya roll! and yeah I said it!

By divine1

May 18, 2005 04:05 PM | Link to this

@Anon - I know the feeling. I need to go back home for my annual dose of the city. I swear when I watch some commercials that I KNOW are filmed like that credit card commercial with Robert DeNiro showcasing the city a tear comes to my eye. I can’t wait to go home and take my annual tour of the village. Pizzeria Uno — here I come.

By MsAP

May 18, 2005 04:05 PM | Link to this

jRock - To answer your earlier question, I don’t know if I’m going skating on Friday. My mom is coming in town tomorrow to spend the weekend with me.

I went with 2 of my girls to Golden Glide last Friday and we had so much fun. I think I may be a regular on Sundays nights during the Summer. Men who can dance are so sexy, but men who can dance on skates is even sexier!

By MissUnderstood

May 18, 2005 04:08 PM | Link to this

Thanks Suga and Tazz. I agree the younger generation has to help the older one out. I think the whole city council needs a revamping. We see the same faces every year doing the same thing and nothings getting done. That’s an excellent idea with the community.

By Babykitty

May 18, 2005 04:08 PM | Link to this

Agg Witt: Oooh, hasn’t you mama ever told you never ask a lady her age??? Let’s just say I’m 30+ & maybe when I said I “grew up” up north, I left NJ before I was COMPLETELY grown (or maybe not! Hee!) if that makes sense. CSC: Good question: Oh, lots of reasons. Finances (lack of), lazyness, depression, that feeling of hopelessness I’d never get out of there. Finally I became so rooted in apathy I just gave up & went through the motions instead of living my life; I was a MESS. Then I met my husband who felt the same was about S. Fla as I did & together we escaped. Tazzee: Of COURSE you’re welcome here, girl! What the #$@^& is this, the Civil War? Lighten up, all of you..Divine1, my memories of NY are just as sweet but I’ve become deeply rooted here & NY’s become so expensive. Ignatious: Woo woo, a man with a sweet Southern accent who shares my fascination with the Dresden Dolls! Where have you been all my life, dude? Re the “peach” controversy, I never heard of men being called peaches. As for women, do you HAVE to be fine to qualify as a peach or can you be a used-to-be-fine????

By aggressively witty

May 18, 2005 04:09 PM | Link to this

yall bammas was bout to get me all hype talking bout ‘junk’ then I read more and realized yall was talking about the WORD and not the group that performed W _ O _ R and the DEEEEEEEEEEE

By MissUnderstood

May 18, 2005 04:11 PM | Link to this

lmao@2. boi you are too silly.

By AJC1975

May 18, 2005 04:12 PM | Link to this

I love you too 2cpatg…you ignorant transplant you!!!

smooches, :)

By 2 can play that game

May 18, 2005 04:13 PM | Link to this

then, how yo punk azz gon tell somebody not to comment…yo trick azz ain’t even been posting for 2 days and gon’ try to come in here and regulate! Trick please!

By Tazzee

May 18, 2005 04:13 PM | Link to this

OK, now I see where AJC1975 is coming from - that poster is just flat out angry. Not only that, she can’t read and has the nerve to say someone else has a bad attitude.

Fortunately for you and your wonderful city - angry, ignorant folks like you have no say in who does or does not live here. So with that - I ain’t going no where - looks like you just need to get used to us transplants.

By MsAP

May 18, 2005 04:13 PM | Link to this

Oh how I LOVE a man in uniform! I nearly lost my mind when I saw my honey in his Class A’s. I’m his drill sargeant and he does what I tell him to do, when I want him to do it, and how I want it done…LMAO!

MrAP - If you’re lurking, smootches to you Honey….MUAH!

By MsK

May 18, 2005 04:14 PM | Link to this

I don’t fight. I don’t argue. I just hit that b!tch with a bottle.

By KIR

May 18, 2005 04:14 PM | Link to this

Aright Blog fam…rolling out…i’ll holla tomorrow

By Suga&Spice

May 18, 2005 04:15 PM | Link to this

MisUnderstood-I agree that most of the Council needs revamping but C.T. Martin of District 12 needs to stay. That man can not be swayed. And he is one of the rare polititicans that puts his own opinions to the side and speak on what his constituents want. He doesnt really care about the political ‘BS’ and protocal. He has been in his seat for over 15 years and his folks love him.

By 2 can play that game

May 18, 2005 04:17 PM | Link to this

I don’t want you to love me; pay me, Ho!

By marine2022

May 18, 2005 04:18 PM | Link to this

Ok, thanks for making the first day enjoyable..we almost started the civil war all over again…lol i am out “family”…until tommorrow…peace and luv

By MsAP

May 18, 2005 04:19 PM | Link to this

LMAO @ MsK and 2.

By poppin in

May 18, 2005 04:19 PM | Link to this

BabyKitty, they will take used-to-be-fine as long as you got photos to prove it. Can’t be frontin on the peaches. I will send the appropriate application and PO box for you to forward your “peachy request”. LOL HAHA

By Tazzee

May 18, 2005 04:20 PM | Link to this

MsAP - alright then drill sargeant! BTW, I went to the track with my athletic friend yesterday (mountain biking, plays basketball, etc) and told her I was going to hook you guys up. She’s excited about finding another female to get a good work-out in with. I can only give her a mediocre workout…

By MissUnderstood

May 18, 2005 04:21 PM | Link to this

Ooooooweeeee MsAP, I’m tellin yo mama.lol Iknow the feeling, the first time I saw Antoine Fisher, I said dizzamm, I know they don’t look like that in those uniforms do they? I joined the wrong branch. They were all standing around the deck in those white uniforms……..

By Corona_with_Lime

May 18, 2005 04:21 PM | Link to this

Wow, why is everyone getting so upset? You guys are usually a jovial group, but today its kinda crazy up in herre.

By MrAP

May 18, 2005 04:23 PM | Link to this

thanks Suga…..right back atcha!!!! Muah!!

By AJC1975

May 18, 2005 04:25 PM | Link to this

Yeah 2cpatg, that’s probably the only way you can sex is to pay for it!!! You sound like you suffer from some short coming in the nether regions…LOL Yeah you and Agreesively Witty…that explains alot about you and your posts….

By Ignatius

May 18, 2005 04:28 PM | Link to this

Lord God almighty! Is this North-South thing ever going to die?! I guess Sonny thought the flag flap would shift everybody’s focus elsewhere. LMAO I love all y’all youse guyz wherever you’re from! I’m almost outa here. After all, tomorrow is another day.

By MsAP

May 18, 2005 04:29 PM | Link to this

Taz - Cool. Shoot me an email and let me know.

I’m out. Yall be easy. PEACE!

By MrAP

May 18, 2005 04:31 PM | Link to this

Thanks babe…..back atcha MUAH!!!!

By Carrington

May 18, 2005 04:32 PM | Link to this

Man….can someone pop that popcorn, make sure it has the pou over butter with it…..

By Mia

May 18, 2005 04:33 PM | Link to this

We are a family…some days we love…some days we don’t…we have good and bad moments…we agree…we disagree…that’s who we are.

People have a right to their opinions and comments no matter how ignorant or stupid they may be.

And on that note I’m changing the subject….anyone else going to see Star Wars tonight. I’m so excited I can barely focus.

By 2 can play that game

May 18, 2005 04:34 PM | Link to this

I tell you what trick…I’m at 200 Mansell Court East, in Alpharetta, suite 109, (exit 8 off 400), RIGHT NOW!!!! Anything you wanna do, bring it, b!tch!

By DasKrait2

May 18, 2005 04:35 PM | Link to this

“tomorrow is another day”

now where is that from again?

rhetorical…LOL

By Babykitty

May 18, 2005 04:35 PM | Link to this

Poppin In, that was as recent as the 90’s. Too much chocolate & a sedentary lifestyle will take its toll! Hey, anyone into acid jazz? That’s a new interest of mine

By MissUnderstood

May 18, 2005 04:36 PM | Link to this

I’m out fam, gotta get the kiddies. Have a safe trip home. Luv you, don’t forget my bday June 10.

By Tazzee

May 18, 2005 04:36 PM | Link to this

Corona - we are a very jovial group but it gets hot up in here every now and then. Keeps us on our toes and provides entertainment to those that love drama.

In the end, its all love.

By jRock

May 18, 2005 04:37 PM | Link to this

Good night to all the beautiful GA Peaches, born and imported. To all the Male Peaches, keep doing you, I ain’t madatchall.

AJC, I know you’re smart enuff to know that if it wasn’t for the transplants, this city wouldn’t be the city it is today… Just like this country wouldn’t be ish w/o all the immigrants, etc.. Now if you read Taz’s posts about the education and lack of education for some of the fine Atlantans, then go back and read your initial rant to her and 2CP, you would see that you made her point. For example… you said “expect us to pat you on the back for doing something your suppose to be doing regardless where you live…i.e. giving back to the community! Please take you self righteous self back to you humble beginnings outside of Atlanta, GA.” Your or properly speaking YOU’RE (you are) having trouble with the yous and yours and you’re(s). I ain’t no english major, shoot in hawaii we tear the english language up, but I ain’t telling all them Japanese and other folks to leave our islands either. I know thems where the money’s at.

So everyone let’s all have one big blog hug…….

By 2 can play that game

May 18, 2005 04:39 PM | Link to this

and I dare you to post where you are, cause I will come up there and put yo azz in yo place……now try me!

By Tray

May 18, 2005 04:39 PM | Link to this

night!

By Skegee

May 18, 2005 04:39 PM | Link to this

@MissUnderstood Tuskegee University!

By Cee

May 18, 2005 04:40 PM | Link to this

LOL @ 2….giving directions…….

By AJC1975

May 18, 2005 04:41 PM | Link to this

Only a man with a really small p***s would openly threaten or even challenge a woman to a physical altercation…simply ridiculous, you’re too funny 2cpatg LOL

By Suga&Spice

May 18, 2005 04:41 PM | Link to this

2-dont you let that broad get under your skin like that.

By Tray

May 18, 2005 04:42 PM | Link to this

• we have good days and bad days going half mad days*

By aggressively witty

May 18, 2005 04:43 PM | Link to this

Time out, how I even get mentioned up in that joint? I aint never said anything to that broad and she coming at me sideways? What i done to you gal?

By Ignatius

May 18, 2005 04:44 PM | Link to this

@Das - wondered if anybody would catch it. LOL

By DasKrait2

May 18, 2005 04:44 PM | Link to this

@MissUnderstood - think you can remind us again, say around June 8th? June 10th a long ways away… ahahahahahahahah

what was your former moniker, btw? I remember your real name but not what you used to use as a moniker/screen-name.

By AJC1975

May 18, 2005 04:44 PM | Link to this

Jrock, thanks for the english and grammar lesson..now you can take it and shove it up you’re A$$!!!!

Good Day Sir….

By MsK

May 18, 2005 04:45 PM | Link to this

I thnk 2 and 1975 know each other.

lol@ jrock and the english lesson

By Tazzee

May 18, 2005 04:45 PM | Link to this

AJC1975 - OK, no need to bring AggWit in on this. You got a beef with me and 2canplay. While I know AggWit and 2can can handle their own fights - since you are female, just meet me in Piedmont Park at 6:30 and we’ll settle this ‘concrete jungle’ style.

Naw I kid, I kid. I have to echo jRock - lets all have one big blog hug. Its Hump Day everybody - Friday’s almost here.

By 2 can play that game

May 18, 2005 04:52 PM | Link to this

any broad that feels she has the ballz to come at someone she doesn’t know, deserves whatever she gets……again, either put up, or shut the hell up!

By Skegee

May 18, 2005 04:55 PM | Link to this

MAN! I missed a fight, didn’t I!?!? Just really catching up to it.

By Skegee

May 18, 2005 04:58 PM | Link to this

*JRock LOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!

By aggressively witty

May 18, 2005 04:59 PM | Link to this

but why she got beef with me? What I said to this broad? I dont even be reading her post really.

By Carrington

May 18, 2005 05:01 PM | Link to this

Wooo -man I was not on most of the day, but it looks like the most entertaining part of the day is the last 20 miutes up until now…..

You guys have a good evening

By Skegee

May 18, 2005 05:07 PM | Link to this

Bye y’all!

By divine1

May 18, 2005 05:10 PM | Link to this

PEACE - BE STILL

By firious.styles

May 19, 2005 08:07 AM | Link to this

@Imperfectamythst…i have not had the pleasure of meeting mis…not yet that is……although i have been following her bog, and hey…you never know…maybe i’ll ask her out one of these days….hhhhmmmm…….

By Bubba

May 20, 2005 09:46 AM | Link to this

If yew ain’t born in Jawja, YOU will neer be a bonifide Georgia Peach. It’s da rules.