Jetsfan80 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/the-mayor-of-atlanta-is-still-trying-to-make-winter-storm-tupac-happen/ The Mayor of Atlanta Is Still Trying to Make Winter Storm Tupac Happen This morning, Grantland published a post arguing about who is that rapper right now — “the one,” as some would call the figurative title-belt holder. I picked J. Cole, because he’s the most interesting major rapper to me, at least right now. But that was a mistake. No, nothing has changed concerning my feelings toward Cole. It’s just that I forgot my real answer: the mayor of Atlanta, Kasim Reed. The city he governs is preparing for a winter storm, and at 11 a.m. ET he spoke to his constituency, one that I can assure you is frantically buying enough supplies at Publix to last the next six election cycles. This year’s precautions seem to be especially delicate after last year’s storm, which brought the city to a standstill. You would think his statement about this year’s storm would be important. But it wasn’t. Not even close. “The. Tupac. Storm.” We knew about Leon. Because it was called Winter Storm Leon. But Tupac? STORM TUPAC? WINTER STORM TUPAC? That wasn’t the real name of that winter storm, Kasim. But I couldn’t be more pleased that you don’t care about such rules and are trying to make “Storm Tupac” happen anyway. When you watch the clip for a 38th time, pay attention to how my man Kasim approaches the mic. Only the greatest rapper of his generation has the confidence to walk up, address the public in a time of distress and say, without flinching, “the Tupac storm and the other storm,” “other storm” representing Leon, the one we knew about — the one that wasn’t SUR’EASTER TUPAC. But he’s not done. After being reminded of the name of the “other storm,” he says, “Tupac and Leon.” Atlanta’s two winter storms were called Tupac and Leon. What a time to be alive, for Tupac and Leon. It sounds like the original UPN pitch for Malcolm & Eddie, until they realized “Malcolm” and “Eddie” got the point across just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebag Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 wut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Division Marduk Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 That made even less sense than the average Blackout's Wacky Worldwide News story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Tupac is actually a pretty awesome name. Would highly recommend Last Days of the Incas to anyone who is a history buff. Shakur's namesake, Tupac Amaru, was a badass beyond all hell who led the last Incan revolt against the Spanish. I'm sure that is who this mayor is referring to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryK Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Very mild storm. Only enough snow for one ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 That made even less sense than the average Blackout's Wacky Worldwide News story. want me to bring those back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Division Marduk Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 want me to bring those back? Hell yeah. After all, they didn't lock your news thread, did they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 STOP F___ING SNOWING GODDAMN IT! E -f___ING_NOUGH OF THIS SHEET! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelticwizard Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Further research reveals: Note to Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed: It Was Winter Storm Pax, Not Winter Storm Tupac Sean Breslin Published: February 26, 2015 UPDATE: The mayor's office declined to comment on this story, but reiterated that Reed meant for his references to be taken as a joke. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed had no problem remembering the name of one winter storm – Winter Storm Leon – that crippled the South last year. It's what he called the other big Southern winter storm of 2014 that has people giggling. In a news conference Wednesday, Reed referred to a winter storm that hit the city in February 2014 as "Tupac," as in Tupac Shakur, the West Coast rapper who died in 1996. "That wasn’t the real name of that winter storm, Kasim," writes Rembert Browne of Grantland.com. "But I couldn’t be more pleased that you don’t care about such rules and are trying to make 'Storm Tupac' happen anyway." The name of the storm – according to The Weather Channel, which selects the names – was Pax. The storm left more than a foot of snow in parts of the South before moving into New England and dumping even bigger snow totals. Atlanta famously shut down during Leon, when heavy snow turned to ice on roadways, and a panicked city was stranded for hours on the highways. Thousands of residents were forced to spend the night in the aisles of local stores or even strangers' homes. The same didn't happen during Winter Storm Pax, which may be the reason why Reed feels comfortable naming it after the late rapper. Regardless, it gives us a few ideas for next year's list of winter storm names. http://www.wunderground.com/news/kasim-reed-winter-storm-tupac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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