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This past weekend was the Atlanta area housefilk, which very nearly snuck up on us, but we were reminded of it in time to make plans to attend, which was a goodness. Last year we decided to drop back to quarterly housefilks rather than monthly, in the hopes that people would make more of an effort to attend if they were held less often. So far, this plan has been working out quite well, as the last several have been very well attended. I didn't make an official count, but there were at least 15 people gathered at Dave and Signe's house to make some music.

I don't recall all of what I played, but here's a partial list:

Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner (Warren Zevon)
The Queen of Air and Darkness (Poul Andersen)
Sam's Song (Zander Nyrond)
Follow That Road (Anne Hills)
Brain Damage (Pink Floyd)

We got to hear a couple of new songs from

catsittingstill, which is always a treat, and Harry did a lovely Viking song that I'd not heard before.

thatcrazycajun and

singing_phoenix arrived just before we were leaving, so we didn't get to hear either of them sing anything.

Sunday, I treated myself to a bit of imported nostalgia. The Taco Stand was already an institution in Athens when I moved there in 1989, and I had many a tasty meal there. It's one of the places I'd make a point to visit when I was back in Athens since moving away 13 years ago. Saturday, while returning from picking up some things at the tailor's, I spotted a Taco Stand sign in a shopping centre on Old Alabama Connector, so I stopped and asked them if they were connected to the ones in Athens. I was told they were, though this one was independently owned. Good enough for me. I took a menu with me and told them I'd return.

The Taco Stand is what I affectionately call "college food". Cheap, abundant, simple, and very tasty if it's the sort of thing you enjoy. It's the sort of thing I enjoy. I had the deluxe burrito and a quesadilla, and

kitanzi had the chicken tacos. It was a delightful meal.

All in all, a good weekend.