Weekend Report
This weekend, as it turned out, was a "get the hell out of the house" weekend. Seen and heard:

• Friday: Heather Luttrell (opening) and John Butler Trio at the Roxy, Brick Store, Birdi's and Sage in Decatur. It's rare that I can say I'm enlightened by a performance, but this Butler guy produced, using a 12-string, pedal board, and slide, complexity similar to pipe organ pieces. The next Decatur trip will involve Sage, to try those green tomatos.
• Saturday: Cinco de Mayo seems analagous to celebrating the War of 1812. "Yay, D.C. is burning! Let's drink some bourbon!" Great. So, after starting at Taco Mac-Perimeter for the Braves/Dodgers game, I caught at 10:30 train to Midtown, to watch The Last Great Fight (tm) (r) (c) (pdq). I ended up watching the fight at Saga, in Midtown. I really like the space, and I'll have to go back to try the menu next time.
       Afterwards, there was the winding-down party at Twisted Taco. What the hell kind of bar plays Neil Diamond? Not only did this one play it, but everyone knew "Sweet Caroline". "Long Live the Internet" would be the moral there, I suppose. This was as entertaining as most anything else, and I got out of the bar before the weekly "last call" fight broke out.
• Sunday: Five Seasons Brewing is one of the best restaurant/pubs in Sandy Springs. I've been way, way overdue for a visit, and was long overdue for scallops and homebrew. Five seasons didn't dissapoint, on either. Also, it seems this place is spearheading the local "slow food" movement. Good for them, and good for the locals, and good for us diners. :) It seems that the brewery is branching out, starting the climb toward franchisement, with a second location in Alpharetta (Old Milton), and a third on the way.