Pictures from the 2012 USTA U.S. Open National Playoffs - Southern

With temperatures well over 100 degrees for most of the play, the winners this week really deserve any of the credit they will get.  They should also be ready for just about anything once the play shifts to New Haven in August.

Winners were Natalie Pluskota in the women's singles, Adam Lee in the men's singles and the mixed doubles team of Marcus Hurtig and Lindsay Lee-Waters.

I've put some of my shots up on Pinterest at:

http://pinterest.com/ricklimpert/usta-u-s-open-national-playoffs-atlanta/

Feel free to check them out.

A 'Breastaurant' in Buckhead

The team behind the newest restaurant in Buckhead, Twin Peaks also started Hooters, yet they'd like you to forget about those other boobs.  Twin Peaks will offer "scenic views" of gorgeous, be-cleavaged ladies in red plaid tied-up shirts in a double-decker cabin-esque space with hand-cut log seats, and a wide assortment of taxidermy, including deer and foxes.

Their starters are classily dubbed "teasers", and include venison chili and "Average Joes" (cheddar brats w/ smokehouse pico & Dijon mustard), while Phillys come w/ jalapeños, queso & pico to make them "Texas style", and burgers range from braised steak sliders to the bacon/ American / fried egg Hangover -- which, just like the movie, you should definitely not have two of. Meaty mains include green chile meatloaf w/ mac 'n cheese, chicken-fried steak w/ jalapeño cream gravy, and, if it's your own girlish figure you came here to watch, the garlic lime-buttered "Trophy Trout".

Beer's available, including their proprietary 6% Dirty Blonde and Knotty Brunette amber in sizes up to 44-DD, just kidding. Try the 22ozers, which pour through a system serving them "at 29 degrees!", likely the average number held by most of the red plaid-shirted employees.

Update on Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at 7:25AM by Rick C.Limpert

Twin Peaks is located at 3365 Piedmont Rd in Buckhead

Atlanta Going to Hit 106?

Might want to cut back on your outdoor activities today in Atlanta, as we prepare to set an all-time record.

Atlanta Hits 104

104 degrees today and I was out in it.

Atlanta Should Try and Lure E3 From L.A.

With word out that the E3 show may not return to Southern California, Atlanta should try and get the show back.

E3 was once held in Atlanta as well as Tokyo and Santa Monica, CA.

Michael Gallagher, president of the Entertainment Software Association, has said that if issues with the construction of Farmer’s Field are not resolved immediately, he may be forced to hold the trade show elsewhere. Although Gallagher did not comment directly on what other cities he has been in talks with.

With the L.A. Convention Center possible out of commission for 2013, this show should come back east.

“We need assurance on things like square footage, the quality of the space, the ease of loading and unloading equipment, signage throughout the convention center for marketing and sponsorships,” Gallagher said. “We love being in Los Angeles, but we also have a show to put on.”

With the summer months being slow for tradeshows and conventions in Atlanta, this would be a perfect show for the World Congress Center and the Georgia Dome.

I'm sure all the hotels, restaurants and businesses in Downtown Atlanta, Midtown and Buckhead would agree.