Miles by Mail

The USPS gets hip tomorrow when it issues stamps honoring Miles Davis and Edith Piaf in a joint release with the French postal service.  This issue continues the groove of last year's Jazz Forever stamp.

Electric Miles fans will recognize the stamp's image as David Gahr's iconic photo from the cover of the Tribute to Jack Johnson album.  

The dedication ceremony takes place tomorrow afternoon at New York's Rubin Museum of Art.   West coast cats can celebrate the release at a June 27 commemoration concert at the Hollywood Bowl led by Herbie Hancock.

Dig it!

Poop Goes Prime Time in Atlanta

If your kids are anything like mine, they will bolt for the car the second they hear the news that the Fernbank Museum in Atlanta has an entire exhibit dedicated to #2.  Running through September 3, The Scoop on Poop answers every question you have ever had about the end game of digestion, and then some.

While there are a few vignettes that creep dangerously close to Bevis and Butt-head territory, the majority of the displays are animal specific and include many fun, interactive components.  The highlight for my crew was the head-to-head dung beetle race.

Some of the video footage is surely having an impact on businesses in the cafeteria, but the appropriately themed selection in the gift shop is surely making up for the loss in revenue.  Be prepared for goodies of all sorts on display in toilets as you make a bee line for the exit. 

Have a great summer everyone! 

Is This Burrito the Best Thing in Atlanta?

A visit to El Burro Pollo in the Poncy Highland neighborhood can make a life changer out of any Saturday.  In the two years since Hector Santiago began crafting his joyous gifts of burritodom, the operation has moved indoors to the Super Pan location on Blue Ridge Avenue and the choice of succulent fillings now includes (delicious) marinated tofu.  All else remains the same. 

Queue up, savor the anticipation, and then sit on the street corner and watch the world go buy as you get lost in a perfect world of char, crunch and chili.  It's an Atlanta thing.

Here is Hector breaking down the operation back in the day.  Check it out for yourself this weekend!