The DDD Quest: Part 1-An Introduction and Chronicle of The Quest as of Today

Me and my dad are "Triple D" geeks; by "Triple D" I mean the TV show "Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives" (mondays at 10PM on Food Network). DDD highlights restaurants across America, 3 per episode, that would be classified as hidden gems or local legends. My father and I have made it our duty to try and visit these when we can, and have so far visited 5:

Pizza Palace-Knoxville, TN

Pizza Palace was tasty. Simple as that. Also the only drive-in I've ever seen that serves authentic Italian food.

Marietta Diner-Marietta, GA

Here's the thing about the Marietta Diner. Uncle Gus. Uncle Gus was the chef at the Diner when DDD filmed that episode, but between then and when we ate there, there was a dispute and he left to open his own place. Marietta Diner was good but not exceptional, and I think the lack of Gus is to blame. Maybe my hopes were too high, I dunno.

The Beacon-Spartanburg, SC

The Beacon was disgusting in an awesome way. Ridiculous amounts of food, amazing sweet tea, and of course, the order-caller J.C.

The Colonnade-Atlanta, GA

The Colonnade was expensive, but delicious. More appropriate for a celebratory meal or some such occasion. Specials that day included seared kangaroo, rabbit, and corn flake-crusted french toast.

The Silver Skillet-Atlanta, GA

Great biscuits, better chicken. Walking to the bathroom leads you through the kitchen, which was pretty cool. Probably my fave of the 5 we've done so far.

more to come, hopefully

tyler

Sounds for your ear-holes!

A couple awesome bands you guys should be listening to:

The Good Natured

myspace.com/thegoodnatured

This young lady, only 18 years of age, knows how to make awesome electro-pop. It's like breakbeat, but with flowers and puppies and unicorns! Her debut EP, "Warriors", can be purchased on iTunes. 4 bucks for 4 tunes. VERY WORTH IT.

The Bran Flakes
myspace.com/thebranflakes

These guys are harder to describe. Imagine if Kermit The Frog got into the dance music scene. Yeah. They're selling their newest album on their website, but they're doing it Radiohead-style, letting folks name their own price. Yep, you can pick up the whole album, 30 tracks, for free if you choose.

Enjoy

tyler

"Darkly Dreaming Dexter" meets "Donnie Darko"?

Wrote an e-mail last night to Dan Licht, the man behind the "Dexter" score, asking about the possibility of Michael Andrews' "Donnie Darko" score as an inspiration. Check out what I'm talking about:

Michael Andrews' "Liquid Spear Waltz", edited to some footage from "Halo"


"Wink" from the "Dexter" soundtrack


What do you think?

bunny

some girl had a bunny here in the student center. then somebody said "you can't have bunnies in the cafeteria." Another student said "Yes you can. Stew."

tyler

David told me I need to do another blog.

Here it is

hmmmm

i feel myself having less and less to say in these postings. i mean, I've never said much, but I've always had something. I'd like to keep doing this for as long as possible, but if it gets to the point where it feels like a chore to post in it between every class, I'll have to stop.

tyler

musics

tyler