More Atlanta views, CNN HQ, Hard Rock Cafe, and general area

As we end my recent posting of Atlanta spots, this should be my 3rd of 4 posts to try to keep things organized. I've got one more set of photos that deserve their own posting because it is all about the Coca-Cola Museum, which is very cool.

So as the night went on, yes, she got more drunk and it shows in her eyes compared to previous posts....

Hard Rock has the usual memorabilia everywhere. This is a Chris Isaak guitar. Not a fan myself, except for the video of the song "Wicked Game" featuring Helena Christensen running and rolling around on the beach in the sand and water.

There is so much to take in, with just one view.

I am a big Led Zeppelin fan, so these were cool to see.

I'm OK with R.E.M. too. They are big down there because they come from Alpharetta, GA.

I love Tom Petty and think it is a real shame that he ended up dying because of drugs. I actually thought he had himself together pretty well. I saw him in concert many times and think he had a lot of music left in him.

I don't really care that much about Mariah Carey, but I have to admit, she is beautiful and has some OK songs.

Just down the road is the College Football Hall of Fame. Never got to go in there. Wanted to. Girlfriend didn't. She won.

Olympic Park (unfortunately where the bombing took place many years ago when the Olympics were in Georgia)

Another view from Olympic park as you look around. I forget what building this shiny one is.

Went on the "CNN Studio Tour". This was actually pretty cool because it is really where they broadcast from in the USA primarily. The famous people from there like Anderson Cooper and Wolf Blitzer walk the halls, but I didn't see them, nor did I expect to.

They don't let you take pictures on the tour after stop #2 of 7, so there is a lot of cool things that I couldn't capture.

Of course, they have a CNN gift shop. Honestly, I could've taken photos of everything in that store and made a post about it in hindsight. I have no idea who would need to buy some of the stuff they were selling. It all looked so boring. I guess you'd really have to be a CNN big fan. I don't need a CNN T-shirt, coffee mug, keychain or anything of the sort.

This was an example of a video control room. The 2 larger monitors on the left side are what is currently being broadcast on the air, even if it is commercials on CNN on top, and CNN International on the bottom left. The interesting thing to see here is the multi-screen array on the right side. The one larger screen on the top right side is what is currently on the air from the studio output. The one to the left of it that is also large, is what is about to be switched onto the air. The smaller screens are all various remote reporters or other stationary cameras at various locations that they could switch to. They let us listen in on the live broadcast, with the director actually telling the control room what cameras to switch to. It was very interesting, and actually sounded like a job I would be good at.

They show a whole movie that is a whole "feel good" movie about CNN personalities and a lot of their footage in far away lands or war zones. This is one stop where you can still take pictures.

They show you how "green screens" work for showing weather maps and such. That was cool, even though I know how that worked too.

This is a follow on to my other two Atlanta posts from last week:
https://steemit.com/travel/@inspire1/9y6owmaz or https://steemit.com/travel/@inspire1/in-atlanta-from-philly-watching-the-philadelphia-eagles-vs-atlanta-falcons-with-my-girlfriend-met-a-real-nfl-player-with-a-real

Feel free to comment or ask questions. I write back! I have one more Atlanta post in me that I will put up tomorrow. Thanks for looking!