Right now we are staying at the Marriott Marquis in downtown Atlanta. A massive 47 story, 1,600 room convention center. The hotel is an impressive sight to behold. From our 24th floor room I have a perspective on the city that I’ve never had before. As I’ve mentioned many times before, I have an affinity for big cities, downtown areas and skylines (http://www.brandonbritton.blogspot.com/2012/03/bright-lights-big-city.html). Being this high up has allowed me to sit and study the city from a unique perspective that I’ve never enjoyed. Usually I am passing through the city on the interstate at 70 miles per hour. Today I have been sitting in a very comfortable chair looking out a picture window. I was able to see the capital building, several high rise hotels and office buildings, the Georgia Dome and one of my favorite sights was the Fox Theater. I have two records (Jimmy Buffett “You Had To Be There” and Chris and Rich Robinson “Brothers Of A Feather”) that were recorded in that building. I could also see the airport and was able to watch airplanes line up single file to land. It was fascinating to see it from a panoramic perspective. Another cool part was watching a guy on what was essentially a swing cleaning the windows of a 30 story building. I watched him with my mouth hanging open as he bounced around like Spiderman, with nothing but a plank of wood and some safety harness ropes between him and a three hundred foot fall.
I don’t love Atlanta, I don’t think I even really like Atlanta, but I can say for sure now that at least I no longer hate Atlanta.
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