People are complaining that L5P (as the abbreviation goes) is going yuppy, just because they have a couple "nicer" boutiques now. You see "Keep Little Five Points Weird" stickers on cars and stuff. But there are still enough bums lurking around to keep it "authentic", if you ask me! Junkman's is still great, if you can block out the anti-Bush stuff they stock. *sigh* Who decided punk culture equals "leftist" anyway???? So contradictory....
Punk was rabid individualism, DYI and anti-group think. Leftism is all about the hive, the collective.
Actually, I'm not surprised now--since the millionth generation punk is just a follower now (as opposed to the old schoolers.)
The place I really hated was the Atlanta Underground -- what a mess. The coke museum was cool, though!