Tag Archives: loss

Barbecue boss leaves blueprint for leadership

Date: October 15th, 2012, 5:43 pm

Paul H. Taylor was one of those people who spark the best in a community, and kept that spirit lit. With the Oak Grove United Methodist Barbecue, the Taylor fire is real and smokin’.

For a half-century, this big church in northeast Atlanta has roasted three tons of pork to feed 5,000 people, which takes between 400 and 600 volunteers.

An event so large and significant needs a strong volunteer leader. For the past decade, Taylor served as “Boss Hog.”

Taylor will be missed at Saturday’s 51st barbecue, which takes place from 11 am to 6 pm. He died at age 53 in an April bicycle accident on North Decatur Road. His untimely death highlighted all that Taylor contributed to the barbecue, which serves as a template for anyone in management. Continue reading →

Posted in Atlanta, Inspiration, Life Changes, Michelle Hiskey | Tagged barbecue, bicycling, church, Dekalb, Grady, leadership, loss, Methodist, volunteer | 3 Comments

In his funkified corner of Atlanta, Romeo Cologne keeps the groove alive

Date: June 18th, 2012, 1:26 pm

Whitney Houston, Robin Gibb, Donna Summer – some of the most danceable, summery voices are gone now. Disco and its imprint on pop music are becoming more distant.

But in a funkified corner of Atlanta every Saturday, the spirits of disco continue to beat through the shows of Atlanta DJ Romeo Cologne.

Last weekend’s gig at the Clermont Lounge extended his run of 17 years of Saturday nights there – about 800 shows — with a regular crowd of 200 to 300 people. When we spoke a few hours before show time, the topic was staying power.

Even disco haters can appreciate this issue: When music anchors our memories, what happens when the musicians are silenced? Continue reading →