The Sarc Family Blog

Saturday, January 19, 2008

Snow Terrier!

Janie really enjoys the snow so today we let her go outside for a while to play.

When we went to let her in we were surprised to find that she had built this wonderful "Snow Terrier"!

Yes she is a very smart dog!!!

Second Atlanta Snow 01/19/2008

Here we go again! We have a heavy snow warrning for the Atlanta area for 2 to 4 inches of snow today and then a freeze warning of 18 degrees tonight. We have to fire place going so we're warm and cozy for a weekend of cold snowy weather!

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

It's a blizzard!!!

It's a blizzard, snow plows are out and we're snowed in, lol!!!

Ah a southern snow fall!!!!

Snow Video!

Ok I don't want to hear a word from my snow bound Canadian family, lol!!! It started to snow this evening around 6 PM and we're still have a sleet/snow mix. I thought you all would enjoy our snow storm, lol!

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Atlanta Motor Speedway

Yesterday while driving to CVS 4404 in Griffin, GA I passed by the Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Few who saw Atlanta Motor Speedway in its infancy would recognize the track today. A majestic structure situated on 870 acres in Hampton, Ga., just 25 miles south of Atlanta, today's Atlanta Motor Speedway is one of the country's top sports, corporate, family and entertainment facilities.
But it's a far cry from the structure planned in 1958 by Walker Jackson, Lloyd Smith, Garland Bagley, Ralph Sceiano and Ike Supporter. Before construction of the proposed superspeedway had been completed, insufficient funds forced four of the founders to abandon ship. Dr. Warren Gremmel, Bill Boyd, Jack Black and Art Lester joined Bagley in the venture and spent $1.8 million to get the facility ready.

When the 1.5-mile track, then called Atlanta International Raceway, finally made its debut on July 31, 1960, it became the seventh superspeedway,a paved facility of one mile or more, to play host to a Cup race. Only three of the original seven; Darlington Raceway, Daytona International Speedway and Lowe's (then Charlotte) Motor Speedway are still in operation.

For more vist: http://www.atlantamotorspeedway.com/speedway/history

Sunday, January 13, 2008

June and Judd's New Back Yard Steps

June and Judd had new rock stairs with wooden hand rails installed down to the lower part of their backyard.

They also had the area landscaped to include several flowering trees, shrubs and ground cover.

Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Rock Band!

Last night as part of our family New Year's eve celebration the kids spent hours playing Rock Band on their XBox 360. The band members were Isiah on lead guitar, Madalen on bass, Gaberiel on drums and Joseph as band technician!

They begin their national tour next month, lol!!!

Sunday, December 30, 2007

NBS Studios Burbank CA.

Also located a few blocks from my hotel was NBC's Burbank studio.

In 2007, NBC reported that the studio will leave "beautiful downtown Burbank", the historic studio where Johnny Carson and Jay Leno taped "The Tonight Show" and Bob Hope taped his annual specials.
NBC is planning to sell the land (34 acres in all) and will reportedly relocate its facilities to a new, state-of-the-art facility planned for Universal City, just north of Universal Studios Hollywood, near the existing Red Line station. (Universal is owned by NBC.) The new headquarters (to be called "The West Coast News Headquarters") won't be finished until 2011, so NBC will probably lease back some of the studio space until their new facilities are ready for prime time.
"The Tonight Show", which will see Conan O'Brian become the new host in 2009, will reportedly move to Stage 1 at Universal Studios Hollywood.

The fortunes of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) have always been closely tied to those of its parent company, Radio Corporation of America (RCA). Unlike CBS, which was formed as an independent programming enterprise, NBC came into existence as the subsidiary of an electronics manufacturer which saw programming as a form of marketing, an enticement to purchase radio and television receivers for the home. The power and influence of a national network aided RCA as it lobbied to see its technology adopted as the industry standard, particularly during the early years of television and in the battle over color television.

For more visit: http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/N/htmlN/nationalbroa/nationalbroa.htm

Warner Brothers Studios

Located just blocks from my hotel was the famed Warner Brothers Studios.

Warner Bros. Studios, one of the foremost motion picture and television production and post production facilities in the world, is the site on which hundreds of unforgettable films and television shows have been created and filmed. The historic 110-acre facility is home to 29 sound stages plus a 20-acre backlot that can double as almost anywhere, be it a bustling metropolitan city, a jungle in the rainforest or Main Street, USA. With its world class post production facilities and complete range of production-related services—including costume, property/set dressing, set design and construction, scenic art, set lighting, grip, transportation and photo lab—the Studio has continually been updated, remaining true to the world-class standards of creativity and technology pioneered by the Warner Brothers—Harry, Sam, Albert and Jack.

For more visit: http://www2.warnerbros.com/wbsf/#/home