all i do is keep the beat,

and the bad company…

James Taylor is playing a free show on Monday (thanks Emily)

In Downtown news:
A new diner?!
Triangle GreenDrinks is getting together tonight

In Raleigh news:
Going to the fair? Stop and see Steve and Dan for corn, right in front of the Grandstrand!
Then – name a roller coaster!
A French Village in North Raleigh?
A men’s brothel in Raleigh!?

In local-ish news:
Some Presidential wanna-bes are going to be in NC
Official changes to Halloween in Chapel Hill
Linen’s N’ Things is going to close


In irrelevant news:
All you can eat pancakes are back at IHOP
Madonna and Guy Richie divorcing?
“horses are known to get 'punch drunk' from eating too many apples” (thanks Steve)

Events:
Art Raleigh is this weekend
Monsters of Mock on Saturday
Corey Smith is at Lincoln on Sunday

Turkey Trot in Ridgewood Shopping Center at the end of November

Fun Stuff:
This guy is my hero.
How to cook for cheap
Vote in the People’s Design Awards
Sometimes quotations marks are funny.

Flashback:
I cannot believe it has been a year since these commercials! A guaranteed laugh. [youtube]
People biting law enforcement
“Research at NCSU shows that the happiest, most productive bee colonies are ruled by queens with roving eyes and a taste for insect whoopee.”

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
I’d sue somebody if they turned me into a brunette too!

And Finally, Today’s Sign that We Might Just Make it After All:
Folks rescuing folks.


Hope everyone has a great Thursday!



Ashton Mae Smith
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