Southeast Travel Guide » Odd Thoughts and News http://geckosgeorgia.com/blog Southeast Travel Destinations Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:52:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Georgia Theatre Destroyed by Fire http://geckosgeorgia.com/blog/2009/06/georgia-theatre-destroyed-by-fire/ http://geckosgeorgia.com/blog/2009/06/georgia-theatre-destroyed-by-fire/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:48:10 +0000 admin http://geckosgeorgia.com/blog/?p=166 I just learned that the Georgia Theatre in Athens was destroyed by fire last night. I loved that old movie theatre turned music venue. I saw a lot of great shows there when I was a student at the University of Georgia. I recently attended a show there with my wife where we saw Railroad Earth. [...]]]> I just learned that the Georgia Theatre in Athens was destroyed by fire last night. I loved that old movie theatre turned music venue. I saw a lot of great shows there when I was a student at the University of Georgia. I recently attended a show there with my wife where we saw Railroad Earth. I’m sure they’ll rebuild, but it will never be the same. I’ll miss the old stage, the worn curtains, and the hints of movie theatre days gone by.

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Georgia Theatre - January 2009

Georgia Theatre - January 2009

]]> http://geckosgeorgia.com/blog/2009/06/georgia-theatre-destroyed-by-fire/feed/ 0 11-Year-Old Georgia Girl Ordered to Leave U.S. for Poland Over Paperwork Error http://geckosgeorgia.com/blog/2009/06/11-year-old-georgia-girl-ordered-to-leave-us-for-poland-over-paperwork-error/ http://geckosgeorgia.com/blog/2009/06/11-year-old-georgia-girl-ordered-to-leave-us-for-poland-over-paperwork-error/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:15:44 +0000 admin http://geckosgeorgia.com/blog/?p=148 There are something like 12 million illegal aliens in the U.S. breaking the law that are mostly ignored, but now the daughter of a legal American citizen is getting kicked out because her family followed the rules and a paid lawyer screwed up.  This is the kind of story that makes me sick. Read Story

“I am a [...]]]> There are something like 12 million illegal aliens in the U.S. breaking the law that are mostly ignored, but now the daughter of a legal American citizen is getting kicked out because her family followed the rules and a paid lawyer screwed up.  This is the kind of story that makes me sick.
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“I am a citizen of the United States. I am paying taxes, even to Immigration, and basically I’m paying for them to chase my daughter, instead of chasing people at gas stations who are looking for work and not paying taxes.”

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