I do not do Top ## lists.
But, I do like things. So in no particular order, here’s what I liked about 2010:
- Brooks Conrad’s Grand Slam against the Reds
- Deerhunter’s Halcyon Digest
- Playing in, and recording, the snow
- Magic Is Science
- Seeing Auburn vs. Georgia
- Local Natives
- Beach House
- Surfer Blood
- Midlake
- Watching my first playoff game which was also Bobby Cox’s last game as Braves manager
- Matthew Leach, David O’Brien, Lang Whitaker, Doug Richards, Sekou Smith and Bruce Arthur
- The Atlanta/Georgia Music Collective
- Wavves
- Dale Earnhardt Jr, Jr.
- The return of Decatur Social Club
- Ariel Pink
- Josh Smith and Al Horford
- Coffee
- Contributors
- Cloud Nothings
- Nature walks
- MGMT’s Congratulations
- Yeasayer
- ABC on Wednesday night
- NBC on Thursday night
- Looking forward to Zigs
- The Roots
- Oryx and Crake
- Venice Is Sinking
- Arcade Fire
- La Femme
- Hot Sugar
- Dax Riggs
- Steve Martin
- Banjos
- Grey in my beard
- Anything not having to do with work
Here’s to 2011, the year everything changes.





What an excellent list of awesome things about 2010!
we are both greybeards. I didn’t start liking mine til a few days ago.
good list
Cheers! Good stuff!
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