--- author: Eric Wagoner date: '2000-07-07T09:56:13' draft: false title: Athens has plenty of oddities, --- Athens has plenty of oddities, and that's one reason why I like it so much. An example: one of the music scene's hottest commodities is [The 8-Track Gorilla](http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/070600/roc_0706000001.shtml). The news story at the other end of the link goes into detail, but the short of it is he's a gorilla with a portable 8-Track player hanging around his neck. He plays 8-Tracks and sings along. A simple concept, but the execution is sheer genious. Next, enter the Gorilla's nemisis... [the Athens Spy Cars](http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/070600/ent_0706000004.shtml). Again, the news story at the other end explains it all (yesterday's [Athens Banner-Herald](http://www.onlineathens.com) was a good one), but the short of it is there's a fleet of art cars around town that are painted primarily red, blue, and yellow (that pun's for you, [Al](http://viewfromtheheart.editthispage.com/)), and have many gadgets mounted on them. If you're in town, you can't miss 'em.