yep, the Vortex is a great bar. Grab a few decent brews (and they a nice little selection of decent brews at that) then head over to the Star Bar and catch some tunes. Highlander up the street, man...good times. When in Atlanta, that's where I usually hang my hat - but that's more a function of my friends down there than anything else. I'm always the guy that none of the locals can figure out, because I don't have a plethora of obvious tattoos and piercings. It's just that all my friends in the area do. I need a good Yule Log show, but I guess that's out of season right now