We recently adopted a rescue Dobe from a horrible puppy mill/abuse/hoarder case in Georgia (NOT indicative of the people in Georgia!.) The rescue we adopted him from named all the Dobes after peaches. There were 51 Dobes rescued and the rescue we went to took in 29. I did not know there are over 2,000 varieties of peaches!
I’ve got a friend who runs a small science-fiction specialty bookstore. He’s been doing it for about half a century now. He used to lament the competition from the mall chains, B. Dalton and WaldenBooks. But then they got wiped out by the stand-alone big-box stores, Borders and Barnes & Noble. They they got undercut by Amazon. The good news is that this left the field wide open for the little guys in the boutique and specialty biz, like used books, comics, collectables, foreign-language, etc.
This is no exaggeration. Half the streets in Atlanta are called “Peach” or “Peachtree” or “Peach Something Else.” A friend of mine once chit hopelessly lost among all the Peach streets.
One oddity about Atlanta—at the Atlanta Hilton,there’s a famous rooftop Russian restaurant—-and it opened when t he Cold War wasstill on and everything probably had to be imported a high cost.
Now a days more books are probably sold in supermarkets than bookstores, especially the type of books Steph writes. So maybe he better start doing supermarket signings.
That baloney got me and my rental car good and lost on my first meeting there. Fortunately, the Disaster Recovery Institute changed their conferences from Atlanta in August to San Diego and Orlando in winter.
Well he found his way to the Clermont Lounge (see his t-shirt)….it is Atlanta’s first and longest continually operating strip club, opened in 1965 and boasts a completely female ownership (wikipedia). :)
BE THIS GUY about 1 year ago
You’re not doing at a bookstore. You’re doing it at the Atlanta Central Library, One Margaret Mitchell Square
BasilBruce about 1 year ago
This is the pits. [rimshot]
ronaldspence about 1 year ago
Just peachy Pig! Although, (sadly) how many bookstores are left in any town?
ArcticFox Premium Member about 1 year ago
Ask Ty Cobb. He’ll know.
hariseldon59 about 1 year ago
I remember staying at the Peachtree Plaza Hotel when I went to Atlanta for a conference back in 1981. It was just peachy (sorry couldn’t help myself).
Tigrisan Premium Member about 1 year ago
We recently adopted a rescue Dobe from a horrible puppy mill/abuse/hoarder case in Georgia (NOT indicative of the people in Georgia!.) The rescue we adopted him from named all the Dobes after peaches. There were 51 Dobes rescued and the rescue we went to took in 29. I did not know there are over 2,000 varieties of peaches!
Studebaker Hoch about 1 year ago
Google “Clermont Lounge.”
jel354 about 1 year ago
Pig’s penmanship is the pits.
don about 1 year ago
Yeah, we know where Steph’s been hanging – from his T-shirt.
iggyman about 1 year ago
Pig makes a lousy secretary!
dogugotw Premium Member about 1 year ago
I can help. It’s ‘Peachtree’ something. That’ll narrow down the possible list.
Ellis97 about 1 year ago
They ran out of Pearls books when I got the signing, so I bought the Looking Up book.
Goat from PBS about 1 year ago
They must love their peaches down in the ATL.
AlnicoV about 1 year ago
Always an optimist, though everyone knows that Pig is destined to become a ham sandwich.
Jeffin Premium Member about 1 year ago
Peach fuzz lane. Off of freestone ave.
HOTLOTUS1 about 1 year ago
fun fact: apparently he purchased his clothes while at the strip club in ATL
temoc about 1 year ago
aint that true y’all?
Linguist about 1 year ago
Now, if Steph was doing his book signing at the Clermont Lounge, he’d get a lot more guys buying his books!
Great shoutout to one of Atlanta’s famous landmarks.
Count Olaf Premium Member about 1 year ago
The Peaches and Cream Cafe. You won’t be able to miss it. It has a rainbow flag outside.
Richard S Russell Premium Member about 1 year ago
I’ve got a friend who runs a small science-fiction specialty bookstore. He’s been doing it for about half a century now. He used to lament the competition from the mall chains, B. Dalton and WaldenBooks. But then they got wiped out by the stand-alone big-box stores, Borders and Barnes & Noble. They they got undercut by Amazon. The good news is that this left the field wide open for the little guys in the boutique and specialty biz, like used books, comics, collectables, foreign-language, etc.
Richard S Russell Premium Member about 1 year ago
The 6 greatest bargains in America:
1) sunshine
2) fresh air
3) clean water
4) public libraries
5) public schools
6) US Postal Service
GaryCooper about 1 year ago
This is no exaggeration. Half the streets in Atlanta are called “Peach” or “Peachtree” or “Peach Something Else.” A friend of mine once chit hopelessly lost among all the Peach streets.
jshornyak about 1 year ago
I love the Clermont Lounge shirt. That place is a classic.
elgrecousa Premium Member about 1 year ago
Here we go again. The book tour thing will never end.
RitaGB about 1 year ago
I’m guessing he got the t-shirt after leaving jail, in the lost-and-found bin.
SubDude about 1 year ago
So why does Stephan have a tee shirt advertising Clemont Lounge? There ain’t no books there! :-)
Croc Holliday about 1 year ago
According to sources, there are 71 streets in Atlanta with “peachtree” in the name.
Statewide, Peachtree isn’t even in the top 10 of street names.
1. Dogwood2. Oak3. Pine4. Park5. Williams6. Magnolia7. Lake 8. Lakeview9. Church10. Cedar
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] about 1 year ago
One oddity about Atlanta—at the Atlanta Hilton,there’s a famous rooftop Russian restaurant—-and it opened when t he Cold War wasstill on and everything probably had to be imported a high cost.
And don’t forget Mary Mac’s.
walstib Premium Member about 1 year ago
“Eat A Peach” is my favorite Allman Brothers album.
rick92040 about 1 year ago
He is correct. I think I was at the crossroads of Peach and Peach once when I was visiting.
Buckeye67 about 1 year ago
Now a days more books are probably sold in supermarkets than bookstores, especially the type of books Steph writes. So maybe he better start doing supermarket signings.
zeexenon about 1 year ago
That baloney got me and my rental car good and lost on my first meeting there. Fortunately, the Disaster Recovery Institute changed their conferences from Atlanta in August to San Diego and Orlando in winter.
viniragu about 1 year ago
Oh My God, I can’t unsee the dancers at Claremont Lounge!!!!!
Mekoides about 1 year ago
Well he found his way to the Clermont Lounge (see his t-shirt)….it is Atlanta’s first and longest continually operating strip club, opened in 1965 and boasts a completely female ownership (wikipedia). :)
Mike Baldwin creator about 1 year ago
Isn’t that peachy. Murphy’s Law at work.
liberalnlovinit about 1 year ago
Steph – Yellow Pages Phone Book. Bookstores on “Peach-something” St.
What, what’s the yellow pages? Okay, Store locator. Yelp. Something like that.
Not the Smartest Man On the Planet -- Maybe Close Premium Member about 1 year ago
This whole “book tour” storyline, in which Pastis has included himself as a character, is very self-indulgent.
willie_mctell about 1 year ago
“If I make Atlanta with no place to goJust make me one pallet on your floor.”Atlanta Blues by W. C. Handy
jc.stukes about 1 year ago
A more narrow list. I’m guessing there is a “Peachtree Books” in town !
jc.stukes about 1 year ago
If it is a) a bookstore and b) on street that starts with “Peach”, there is only one: Barnes and Noble, 2900 Peachtree Rd NE, Unit 310
AwelCruiz about 1 year ago
Steph is short for Stephanie. Steve is short for Stephen.
ImnotMrBeast about 1 year ago
Oof
edonline about 1 year ago
At least Stephan is smart enough not to wear a Phillies T-shirt in Atlanta!
Sisyphos about 1 year ago
Pig is ever the Optimist. Cartoon-Boy, maybe not so much, as he is more of a worrier….
Timothy Madigan Premium Member about 1 year ago
the better part is.. once you leave the city boundaries, the peach names are all reused.
Swirls Before Pine about 1 year ago
The comment section need downvotes enabled. It is childish to think there are no trolling or off-topic replies.
huntejk about 1 year ago
My son explained the Cleremont Lounge to me. Wasn’t surprised I hadn’t been there LOL.