Does anyone live near/in Valdosta? I am probably going to school there next year and it would be nice to know some people nearby.
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Where are you coming from, Allegra?
There are several Georgia 'Rackers, but I don't know of any specifically in the Valdosta area.
Olivetta and Jess N. are the two that leap to mind, besides myself, of course.
-Trevor
Posted by Allegra (Member # 6773) on :
Bloomington, Indiana. I didn't think there would be many, if any but I thought I would try. Where do you live in Georgia?
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
I think Ophelia and Ben also live in georgia, but I'm not sure where (same place). When I read the thread title I was going to say that one of my friends was thinking of going there for college, duh.
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
The Olivia, Ben and Ophelia are all north of Atlanta.
Valdosta is practically in Florida.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
Valdosta is a funny word.
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
A friend of mine, Megan (the same one who posts here from time to time) moved from Georgia to Indiana.
I'm in Atlanta - the social hub of the South.
It'll be an interesting cultural shift, but Megan could probably give you a better primer on what to expect.
-Trevor
Posted by Allegra (Member # 6773) on :
Yeah Megan is actually in Bloomington and we both spend a lot of time at the music school. Thanks for the suggestion, I might make a point of meeting her for coffee.
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
Valdosta puts you in fairly easy driving distance of Atlanta, Tallahassee, and Alabama 'rackers.
Are you going to the art college there?
[ September 15, 2004, 06:23 PM: Message edited by: Storm Saxon ]
Posted by Allegra (Member # 6773) on :
No, I am going to study music, specifically double bass. There is a great teacher there. I would love to meet hatrackers from all of the surounding areas when I am there, but I won't have a car so they would have to come to me.
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
If I'm still around, you can add me to the list.
-Trevor
Posted by Allegra (Member # 6773) on :
I think it would be cool to meet you Trevor. Your posts always amuse me.
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
I'm not nearly as funny in person.
Although, funny-looking has been mentioned from time to time.
-Trevor
Posted by IrishAphrodite19 (Member # 1880) on :
I used to live in Atlanta, but now I go to college in KY. I have friends who go to school in Valdosta? Sadly none of them are on here. V-town is a nice place, if a little boring at times... If you do go there, I hope you have fun and do well.
~~Irish
Posted by prolixshore (Member # 4496) on :
I was hoping perhaps Valdosta was in a reasonable driving distance from me, but alas, tis over 6 hours away....although that still makes you one of the closest hatrackers to me, other than the ones in atlanta, which is only 3 hours or so.
--ApostleRadio
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Allegra, I'd be happy to meet you for coffee! Drop me an email and let me know when. I actually spent a summer in Valdosta for the Governor's Honors Program when I was in high school.
Oh, and Trevor is actually just as funny in person as he is on here. But I will take credit for introducing him to the site. Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Not everyone would think that a good thing, Megan.
But once Allegra moves south, she can become a HatCracker.
-Trevor
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
I'm just continually amused when I compare your post count to my post count. I'm lurking less, but you're almost up to 2000!
Posted by Allegra (Member # 6773) on :
HatCracker?
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Heh.
Megan often refers to Hatrack as a little addiction, specifically HatCrack.
Put a Southern spin on it and we've become HatCrackers.
-Trevor
Posted by Allegra (Member # 6773) on :
Hatrack, an addiction? never.
[ September 15, 2004, 10:14 PM: Message edited by: Allegra ]
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Heh.
-Trevor
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
Actually, I think HatCracker would be a great name for some of us Southern Hatrackers. Posted by Allegra (Member # 6773) on :
It just reminds me of Uncle Cracker which is not a good connection.
Posted by Jess N (Member # 6744) on :
I live NW of Atlanta. Valdosta is a long way from here (I would guess about 4-6 hours drive). Mac is right, it's almost to FL.
I had a high school classmate that went to Valdosta for music. That was 2~ odd years ago (I suddenly feel old). They have a great program there. I just love ATL better.
Best wishes from another Hat Cracker! Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
The phrase "Cracker" has a distinctly Southern connotation, although typically applied to poor whites. Also known as rednecks.
Hence my attempt at Southern-based humor.
-Trevor
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
Jesse--
heh, heh.
[ September 15, 2004, 10:46 PM: Message edited by: Storm Saxon ]
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Oh god, I didn't mean to start a trend, just a funny.
-Trevor
Posted by Allegra (Member # 6773) on :
Do you know how they liked the program?
Posted by Jess N (Member # 6744) on :
Being a born and bred Georgian,cracker is actually more acceptable than redneck any day of the week.
Crackers may be poor, but rednecks are pure pitiful.
Posted by Allegra (Member # 6773) on :
In Bloomington there are people who are from out in the country, that brag about being a redneck. They have their john deer stuff, and their truck parked in the right part of the parking lot, and they must be cool.
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
There may be cultural variations on the nuances of either term.
-Trevor
Posted by Jess N (Member # 6744) on :
Very true. Allegra: No, I don't know how they liked the program. I wish I knew. I've heard positive things about it from others, however. But only in a generalized kind of "gee they have a great music program" comments.
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
Cracker in Florida sometimes equals rural native Floridian.
I agree with Jesse that Cracker > Redneck. If someone calls themselves a cracker, this normally means that they are educated enough to know what it means and where the term comes from, since the term has very much dropped from use, which of course makes that person better than uneducated people, ie rednecks. Posted by Jess N (Member # 6744) on :
It's obvious that Storm also knows the cultural basis of cracker. Cool. Allegra, in parts of Georgia (I cannot speak for all of GA), redneck indicates, as Storm so smartly pointed out, uneducated and, well, somewhat odd.
I recommend you become familiar with Jeff Foxworthy. He can explain the idea of redneck better than anyone I know. I laugh at his humor because I recognize the people he talks about.
All of this being said, I love being from the South. It is a magical place.
Posted by Allegra (Member # 6773) on :
To be honest I am a bit scared of the South. I don't go to the South often, but when I do I feel really out of place.
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
What we have here...is a fail-ya....to communicate.
Posted by Allegra (Member # 6773) on :
Trevor, AJ and I have been trying to figure out how old you are. Would you like to tell us so we can see which one of us is right?
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Allegra - it's really not as bad as we've led you to believe.
I swear, you will never hear dueling banjos. Well, maybe once. Twice, tops.
Megan will give you a good idea of the kind of sane, normal people that are frequently the norm for Georgia.
Valdosta is a smallish place, if memory serves. I haven't been down there in forever.
-Trevor
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Heh. I'm a very immature 30.
-Trevor
Posted by Allegra (Member # 6773) on :
It isn't so much what you guys have said. It is just that things are different and I don't really know how I would like it.
We both guessed that you were younger. Not that you seem immature, you just seem youthful. A good thing to maintain.
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Yep, bad jokes will make anyone seem much younger. And holding your breath until you pass out - that works well too.
As for the difference - Megan can shed more insight on that, but I've found differences can be more interesting than similarities, if you're willing to be curious. Not that I am. Ever.
Valdosta is smaller than Bloomington and certainly less developed, but I'm told it can be quite cozy. And Florida is a stone's throw thataway.
-Trevor
Posted by Allegra (Member # 6773) on :
I heard that it is actually bigger than Bloomington. I kind of hope so but I will take what I can get.
[ September 16, 2004, 12:37 AM: Message edited by: Allegra ]
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
I better stop giving advice about Valdosta then - my memory is sketchy at best.
But, on the bright side, there are Georgia Rackers around if you need company or have questions.
-Trevor
Posted by Allegra (Member # 6773) on :
That is what I was hoping for. Posted by Anthro (Member # 6087) on :
I am now an Atlantan. Just avoid redneck jokes.
Hey Trevor, do you have a relative about 15 years old named Katie?
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
15 years old, named Katie?
No, sorry - doesn't ring any bells.
-Trevor
Posted by Yozhik (Member # 89) on :
quote:but rednecks are pure pitiful.
Don't you mean, "rednecks are sorry"?
Posted by Jess N (Member # 6744) on :
Uh...yes...rednecks are sorry. They also make it hard for Crackers to get any respect. Non-southerners often can't understand the difference.
Guess it's a Southern thing, y'all.
Posted by AvidReader (Member # 6007) on :
Allegra, see you if you can get your folks to buy you a season pass to Wild Adventures. It's the theme park there in Valdosta. They do live music on the weekends as well as the rides and animals. It's sort of a poor man's Busch Gardens.
And for the record, you're only about an hour from Tallahassee, making me the closest Hatracker. So there.
Posted by Allegra (Member # 6773) on :
I think the bass ensemble I am going to be part of is going to play there. I have never been to Busch Gardens, are there more roller coasters, or other things? It is good to know that there is a hatracker only an hour away. Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Busch Gardens, being a major attraction, has absurd amounts of money to support it's features and whatnot.
Certainly more than the poor cousin in Valdosta. Just a guess.
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