Topical and controversial.

Those of you here that are living in Atlanta know this sight well.  This is the now infamous Criminal Records in Atlanta, and they are a beloved album store that has been hanging on by the skin of their teeth.  It lives within the tapestry of Little Five Points.  Right now, Criminal Records is in the news in Atlanta a lot right now because they have been in danger of closing. The people of Atlanta have rallied together and started a grass roots effort to help save this business.  It started of Facebook with a Save Criminal Records, Facebook page.  

It's a real bummer for music lovers to see fewer and fewer places to buy LP's.  I found out that it is actually a real popular thing to have as an up and coming music artist.  Not just to appeal to the LP crowd, but as a means to showcase the artwork of the album cover.  Think of it, you're on the David Letterman show.  What do you want David to hold up to the camera while he introduces you, a tiny CD or a giant album cover?

Now for the controversial part.  Martin Luther King has been in the news quite a bit lately.  A giant stone carving of him has been unveiled in Washington.  I think the trouble started when Maya Angelou said King memorial inscription makes him look ‘arrogant’.  It then continued when people din't like that the stone they carved it into was white.  Anyway, I thought that I would pay tribute to him today.

Ebenezer Baptist Church 

Martin Luther King, Jr., was baptized as a child in the church.  After giving a trial sermon to the congregation at Ebenezer at the age of 19 Martin was ordained as a minister.  In 1960 Dr.King, Jr became a co-pastor of Ebenezer with his father, "Daddy" King. He remained in that position until his death in 1968.  As a final farewell to his spiritual home Dr. King, Jr.'s funeral was held in this church.

The Eternal Flame located in front of Dr Martin Luther King's Tomb at the King Center in Atanta, GA. The inscription on it reads:

The Eternal Flame symbolizes the continuing effort to realize Dr. King's ideals for the "Beloved Community" which requires lasting personal commitment that cannot weaken when faced with obstacles."  Built and dedicated in 1977 when Dr King's remains were moved to the current location from South View Cemetery.  The location is a National Historic Site.

Here he rests with his beloved wife.