Best of 2024

Miniature Golf of the Year – Hotel Greene (Richmond, VA)

 

Atlanta Sandwich of the Year – The Sham Sham Hudson and Alphonse

 

 
Viral Content of the Year – Possums After the Storm

 

Book of the Year – 3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool

 

Gig of the Year – Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives

 

Time Waster of the Year – BBC Sound Effects Archive

 

Quest of the Year – Ocky Way at Family Food Center (Brooklyn)

Parenting Hack of the Year – Dental Floss Easter Eggs

 

Appetizing of the Year – Irish Smoked Salmon at Sable’s (Manhattan)

 

Cemetery of the Year – Greenmount Cemetery (Burlington, VT) 

 

Crate Dig of the Year – Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – First Flight to Tokyo @ Low Yo Yo Stuff Records (Athens, GA)

 

Shoes of the Year – Converse All Stars

 

 

Kid Pic of the Year –Waffle House (Avondale Estates, GA)

Guilty Pleasure of the Year – It’s Florida, Man

 

Southern Thing of the Year – Johnny Blue Skies

 

Atlanta(ish) New Restaurant of the Year – Smiley's Burger Club

 

YouTube Find of the Year – Buena on 2 Meter Sessions

 

Georgia Book of the Year – UnStuck

 

 

Wisdom of the Year – Rick Steves "Culture Shock is Constructive" 

Stand Strong Award for 2024 – Ropeadope Records

 

 

Business Book of the Year – Cold Calling Sucks

 

 

Atlanta Urban Space of the Year – Gordon Park

 

 

Song We All Need in 2024 – Richard Petty

 

 

This year’s list dedicated to the memory of my mom Lucy Lee. Thank you for passing on your love of eccentric people and strange places.

RIP John Mayall

Best of 2023

Atlanta Environ of the Year  -  Everything Elvis Museum (Cordelia, GA)

Southern Thing of the Year  -  Alabama Astronaut

Read  of the Year  -  Cosmic Scholar: The Life & Times of Harry Smith

Showstopper of the Year  -  Russian Decorative Arts, VMFA (Richmond, VA)

Album of the Year  -  The Mexico City Experiment

Cold Thing of the Year  -  Imperial Woodpecker Sno-Balls  (NOLA)

YouTube Find of the Year  -  Conjunction Junction, KTLA

Far Out Place of the Year  -  The Cryptozoology & Paranormal Museum (Littleton, NC)

Time Waster of the Year  -  nixontapes.org

Bookstore of the Year  -  Blue Bicycle Books (Charleston, SC)

Audio of the Year -  The Quest for a Homemade Hovercraft

Atlas Obscura of the Year-Superman (Metropolis, IL)

Biscuit of the Year  -  Country Ham Biscuit, Bomb Biscuit Co.

Business Book of the Year  -  Busting Silos

Falafel of the Year  -  King Tut’s Food Truck (Nashville) 

Best Thing From 25 Years Ago -  Combustication  -  MM&W

Retro Gaming of the Year  -  Southern-Fried Gaming Expo

Coolest Monument - Maplewood Cemetery (Mayfield, KY)

Guilty Pleasure of the Year  -  Cocaine Bear

Geocache of the Year - No Rest For The Weary 

Confusing Mural of the Year  -  Grove's Chill Tonic (Paris, TN)

 

Best of 2022

Southern Thing of the Year - Memphis Listening Lab

 

 Kid Pic of the Year - Seattle Gum Wall

 

 Book of the Year - Dangerous Rhythms

Album of the Year - Not Tight, Domi & JD Beck

 Sandwich of the Year - Jambon-beurre, Viandas de Salamanca

 

Parenting Advice of the Year - 21st Century Dad

 YouTube Find of the Year - Otis Gibbs

 

Atlanta Environ of the Year - Jimmy Carter Boyhood Farm

 

Podcast of the Year - Underunderstood

 Gig of the Year - Greyboy Allstars @ Variety Playhouse

 

Business Book of the Year - Founder Brand

 

Espresso of the Year - Houndstooth Coffee Austin, TX

 

 

Time Waster  of the Year - Portable Antiquities Scheme Hoard Search 

New Atlanta Restaurant of the Year - Tio Lucho's

 

 
Amazing Discovery of the Year - Wreck of the Endurance

 

 

Tinned Fish Experience of the Year - Boho 115 Decatur, GA

 

 Children's Book of the Year - True Meaning: A Look Into Cemetery Symbolism

 

 Record Store of  the Year - All-Ages Access London

 

 

Consumer Good of the Year - Great Fellow Stagg EKG Kettle

 

Fried Pickles of the Year - Clocked! Athens, GA
 

 

RIP Joe Bussard