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