We at ATM have never considered ourseleves to be all that lucky, but this weekend, a little bit of that luck of the Irish rubbed off on us. One of our creators was imbibing at a pre-Patty’s Day soiree at the home of a friend when a tornado touched down in downtown Atlanta. The unprecedented weather event tore up our town, and ripped right through her apartment building, taking with it most of the floors above her and knocking out her windows. Luckily, her roommate was also out, but their cat Lucy was home at the time. Leprechauns must have been watching over the kitty, because she survived unscathed and a couple days later, our fearless co-leader and her roomie were able to rescue her-and the few remaining water-soaked belongings they had left. This may not sound like a lucky story, but no one was killed or badly hurt and we have our beloved co-creator safe and sound, so we’ll drink a green beer to that! Note To Celebs: Sick of supporting tired causes like Katrina relief and that all-too-oft-mentioned war in Iraq? Are you looking to jump off the political bandwagon? (Scarlett and Oprah have that covered anyway!) We’ve got your cause right here: It’s tornado relief in downtown Atlanta! With so many stars calling the ATL home, what better way to show support than to band together and work beside the residents affected by March 14th’s devastating twister? And nothing says ‘I support your plight’ like a free concert! Ludacris, Jermaine Dupri, Monica, T.I., Ciara, remaining members of TLC, this is your call to arms! Clean up the city with your hearts, and soil it again with your Parental Advisory-warranting lyrics! Or, if you’d like to make a more personal impact, may we suggest taking one of the now homeless victims in as a house guest? Imagine the lifelong friendships you could make when you’re matched up with a displaced Atlanta resident. And since they’ve lost most of their belongings, no need to worry about clearing out space in your cedar-lined fur closet. Your chinchilla coats won’t be disturbed at all. You can bring your new friend along on your daily outings. (T.I. for you this could include strip clubs, all you can eat buffets and gun-purchasing parking lot rendezvous!) And imagine the fantastic press you will receive when word gets out about your altruistic endeavors! Monica, everyone will forget that it’s been a solid decade since you put out something worthy of heavy rotation when they see how generous you are. Ciara, people will stop suggesting you might be a man when they take note of your heart of gold. J.D., maybe you could feed the relief workers with some So So good food? And the efforts aren’t just open to residents of the ATL. In fact, I’m pretty sure Co-Creator would be willing to let Angelina and Brad adopt her and take her in. That is, if Rev. Run’s house is already full.
anonymous said,
March 23, 2008 @ 1:21 am
F.Y.I.
The displaced and pathetic co-creator will be celebrating a birthday in less than a month. April 21st to be exact. Let’s remember her with style.