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JUNE 2020 PUBLISHER

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Hello friends, IF THERE WAS EVER A MAN WHO MISSED HIS CALLING AS A STAND-UP COMEDIAN, IT WAS MY DAD, LEN. Anyone that knows him, will agree!

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Kaylee Mitchell

I was lucky enough to grow up having the most supportive parents, but my father, the eternal optimist and always there to try to make you laugh, was especially remarkable. After my mom’s passing two years ago, my Dad and I made the decision for him to sell their condo in Maryland and move to be near us in Atlanta. My (college-aged) kids and I couldn’t have been happier. After a bit of skepticism, my Dad happily chose a beautiful retirement community about a mile from our home and has been here nearly a year.

He is so happy where he has landed, with new friends, doing daily exercise classes and of course, keeping all the other inmates (as he likes to call them) cracking up, with his jokes and one-liners.

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M I C H A E L C O WA N + E xecutive Direc tor, Dunwoody Nature Center 1. As an avid lover of history, I’ve always drawn inspiration from historical figures and my favorites have always been George Washington and Ronald Reagan. I feel they both appealed to our best hopes and not our worst fears—very different from most political leaders today.

2. I love hiking and backpacking but don’t get to do it as much as I would like—I can get my family to hike with me sometimes, but not camp. I really like to be deep in nature where you are far enough from a road that few people every go. At home, I love to work on a jigsaw puzzle, while listening to a good audiobook and sipping some nice whiskey.

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KEN ANDERSON, MD 1. The first influential man in my life is my father Michael Anderson (pictured above with me), who showed me how to succeed in life, and gave me the work ethic to achieve my goals. The second is Dr. Christopher Post, my mentor in medical school, who showed me how to really make a difference in medicine. His mentorship ultimately inspired me to create the American Academy of Hair Restoration Surgery, where we aim to elevate the specialty through education.

2. In the summer I enjoy boating and wake surfing on Lake Lanier.

If it’s nice I’ll take my motorcycle into the north Georgia mountains or to Savannah for the weekend. In the mornings, I’m in the home gym, so I get a lot of stress out before the day even starts. When I’m feeling creative I’ll work on my decade-long photography project that focuses on American automobiles.

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4. The best Mexican is at Hacienda Bar & Grill on Windward. The next celebration will be over a brick-oven pizza at Campania on North Main. then to Rumi’s Kitchen at the Avalon.

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Bill Bulpitt, right, belongs to three Sunbeam clubs – CAT (California Association of Tiger Owners ) in Los Angeles, the Sunbeam Tiger Owners Association

AFTER MEETING IN 1975, FRANK PINNER AND BILL BULPITT FORMED A FRIENDSHIP OVER ORGANIZING GATHERINGS WITH FELLOW SUNBEAM TIGER OWNERS. This tight-knit group of drivers collected the high-performance V8 version of the British Rootes Group’s Sunbeam Alpine roadster, designed in part

by American car designer and racing driver Carroll Shelby and produced from 1964 until 1967. Bulpitt, of Sandy Springs attends Caffeine and Octane and we met him one sunny afternoon earlier in the year where he shared the story of his Sunbeams.

A minor fender bender in 1976 resulted in Frank having his entire car rebuilt, complete with traction masters, a roll bar, and a new dashboard to include 12 instruments (as a helicopter pilot, Frank wanted to have every indication of what was going on under the hood.) His Mark II also received an updated paint job—from basic white to bright yellow. Frank headed to Tehran on assignment in 1977, but upon his return he couldn’t wait to get back behind the wheel. The following years were filled with Tigers United and Road Atlanta excursions with his young sons. Sadly, in 1997, after a fivemonth battle, Frank passed from cancer, a result of being exposed to Agent Orange during his tour in Vietnam.

Over a decade later, Frank’s widow Karen reached out to Bill, offering to sell him the car that started their friendship.

It was a challenge to get the car running again (it had been parked

FRIENDSHIP, LEGACY AND THE LOVE OF FAST CARS.

wet, with fuel in the tanks and water in the engine,) but in 2012, Bill proudly gave Karen her first ride in the car in 20 years. You can catch Bill chatting about his Tigers any chance he gets because “as time has gone on they have become more and more rare, and many younger people really have never heard of them, so it is fun to tell the story of how they came about. My red one was actually signed

by Carroll Shelby (at Road Atlanta) so that is always fun to point out.” He has been attending Caffeine and Octane since it was held in East Cobb at the Avenues and is also “Frank was a good friend and we had a lot of fun with these cars. I think about him every time I drive it and hope to be a worthy custodian.”

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Rock and Roll at H o m e EVERYBODY

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LIFE

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INSPIRATION

AND COLLECTIVE SOUL FRONT MAN, ED ROLAND HAS

Ed Roland’s music has been influenced by many recording artists

UNDOUBTEDLY CONTRIBUTED TO MANY PLAYLISTS HEARD

over the years and The Living Room was heavily influenced by Ric

THROUGHOUT OUR WORLD EVERY DAY. With iconic songs

Ocasek and The Cars.

like December, Heavy, Shine, and The World I Know, platinum

“My favorite artist of all time is Elton John. He is the Godfather of

record selling Collective Soul with their alternative rock vibe and

songwriting to me, he and Bernie Taupin.” Other influencers such as

their guitar-forward music, has been a constant in our lives for

Jeff Lynne, ELO, and Michael Ronson, David Bowie’s guitar player,

over the last quarter of a century. The songs are inspiring anthems

have also shown up in his music. “I think the next Collective Soul

for our life. Ed Roland, the man behind the music, is a man who is

record that we are going to work on, I am going to try an incorporate

steeped in family tradition, with a mind to the future, and a love for

a little more piano, a little more Elton style piano,” said Roland. It

his hometown of Sandy Springs.

is fair to say that from the beginning with Collective Soul, through The Sweet Tea Project and now with The Living Room that there is

THE LIVING ROOM PROJECT.

certainly much more incredible music that will be headed our way.

Throughout history, the events of our lives have always had great impact on our work and how we relate to each other in the moment.

THE MUSIC

It’s no surprise that Ed Roland’s songwriting and his music are very

Ed freely admits that he loves to experiment musically but that

reflective of and inspired by the events of our world today. The Living

you have to pay attention to your audience and what they want. “The

Room, Ed’s current project is a poetic response to the coronavirus

Living Room could never have been released as a Collective Soul

crisis, full of happiness and a belief in the fantastic that challenges

record because people would be disappointed. People want to hear

us to be hopeful. It was not surprising to learn that after being quar-

what they believe Collective Soul is, and the audience deserves that

antined for a week in Florida, Ed, along with Jessie Triplett, a fellow

because they have been around for twenty-seven years.” Having such

member of Collective Soul, Shawn Grove, and Cheney Brannon

incredible insight into their audience has been key to the amazing

started making music together.

SANDY SPRINGS' OWN ED ROLAND

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Collective Soul celebrated their 25th anniversary in 2019. These fiery Georgia-bred rockers are making more new music. Check it out on Spotify or wherever you listen to music.

From recording The Living Room, to revisiting classic albums, to an impromptu concert from this front lawn in Sandy Springs, Ed Roland never seems to stop.

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“When I am home very rarely will I venture outside of Sandy Springs. Just going to Chastain Park is fun for us and the one thing we love to do is to go to the farmer’s market as a family.”

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successes of Collective Soul. “You know,” said Roland, “I think that if you want to expand in certain things that you need to rename it or rebrand it.” His dedication to the loyal Collective Soul audiences and the band’s unique recipe for success, has allowed Ed the opportunity to embark on other experimental projects. Like The Living Room or his earlier independent musical adventure, The Sweet Tea Project, Ed Roland is always up for reinventing himself through his music. Different than Collective Soul, The Sweet Tea Project is a more American sounding band that includes a banjo and trumpet.

One of the greatest keys to success is to love what you do. “This is going to sound weird,” says Roland, “but, we love each other.

To be in a rock bank and to literally talk to each other every day is like being married four times over. Every night, before we go on, we are high fiving each other, and it is just the joy, it is just that moment, to be with those guys, and to know that people will appreciate what we do.

BEING AT HOME “When I come home from traveling I really do not want to go that far from home.

I have everything I need within three miles of my house. After renting in Sandy Springs for a year, Ed and his wife Michaeline found their current house and began the process of personalizing their new home. “You know (living in Sandy Springs) puts me at ease and I can actually enjoy my home.” Home and family are incredibly important. “ A lot of our dear friends all live here and we are all neighbors. And, my wife Michaeline created this for me, it is amazing.”

“My wife called me a creature of habit, and I have found my spots! When I am home very rarely will I venture outside of Sandy Springs.

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INSPIRED BY ARTICLE VALERIE SHEPHERD | PHOTOGRAPHY SUNNY BAILEY

Boys Becoming Men HOW 4 LOCAL BOYS STEPPED UP TO THE CHALLENGE AND HELPED THEIR FAMILIES DURING THE UNCERTAIN TIMES.

AS A PARENT, IT’S BEEN INTERESTING TO SEE HOW WE’VE REDEFINED OUR ROLES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS DURING THE PANDEMIC. Many of us can now add Teacher’s Aide, Flattening the Curve Explainer, Tech Trouble-Shooter, Short

missed just going to lunch with my friends, the ordinary little things.

Order Cook, Squabbling Referee and Marie Kondo Certified

The silver lining is that I got to spend a ton of time with my family

Wannabe to our resumes. However, it’s not just the adults who

before I go off to college and having to do school from home let me

have taken on new responsibilities. Kids have had to grow up

create and organize my own schedule… which was great to learn

quickly to help pitch in. To celebrate our men’s issue, we thought

before going to college!

we’d share an inside look at how some pretty amazing Dunwoody and Sandy Springs boys have become men in a relatively short

Q: WHAT’S THE FIRST THING YOU’RE DOING WHEN LIFE

time. These boys traded in their bats, tennis rackets, swim gog-

FULLY GOES BACK TO NORMAL?

gles, footballs, lacrosse sticks, school dances, local festivals, and

A: Get the boys together and just hang out!

one even his senior semester and rose to the occasion

Carrson Bailey Q: WHAT EXTRA RESPONSIBILITIES HAVE YOU TAKEN ON TO HELP YOUR FAMILY? A: Extra stuff around the house like helping with cooking, but because my family’s business (Naylor Hall) is pretty much shut down right now for wed-

18 YEARS OLD SENIOR AT MT. VERNON HIGH SCHOOL HEADING TO GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY IN THE FALL

dings or events. To help save money I’ve been cutting the grass and doing all the landscaping. I’ve also learned how to fix a few things – a lot goes into taking care of a 200+yr old home!

Q: WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED THE PAST FEW MONTHS? A: I’ve learned how to do yoga, some really cool poses that will increase my strength, I’ve mastered the alley-oop in basketball. I’ve focused on increasing my physical and mental health.

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Q: WHAT EXTRA RESPONSIBILITIES HAVE YOU

I also have discovered new things to do in my free time,

TAKEN ON TO HELP YOUR FAMILY?

like Facetime group chatting with friends and card games.

A: The family is joking that I’ve become obsessed with keeping the house clean, more than my parents, I vacuum

Q: WHAT DID YOU MISS MOST ABOUT DOING SCHOOL

even when I’m not asked to. I also have been cooking a

FROM HOME AND WHAT’S YOUR SILVER LINING?

few nights for everyone. I never really realized before

A: Not much! Haha! Actually I missed my friends and

everything that went into keeping a house clean and

human interaction, but I really liked handling my own

maintaining the outside!

schedule and taking breaks when I wanted to.

Q: WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED THE PAST FEW MONTHS?

Q: WHAT’S THE FIRST THING YOU’RE DOING WHEN

A: I’ve learned how to cook – once a week I have an experiment night in the kitchen – my family loves it! I’ve also learned how to maintain myself, and the house better.

LIFE FULLY GOES BACK TO NORMAL. A: Get together with friends.

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“I reall y like famil y time at the lake … I liked that before but now I reall y like it!”

John David Piper 11 YEARS OLD 5TH GRADER AUSTIN ELEMENTARY Q: WHAT EXTRA RESPONSIBILITIES HAVE

John David Piper

YOU TAKEN ON TO HELP YOUR FAMILY? A: My Dad says I’ve been a big help, I’ve just tried to help out whenever they ask me like laying down mulch, helping with the laundry, and whatever chores need to be done.

Q: WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED THE PAST FEW MONTHS? A: My mom helped me make my own small tennis court with a net on our driveway, so I’ve gotten better at tennis and I play basketball for a couple hours every day, even by myself. I’ve also learned I really like family time at the lake… I liked that before but now I really like it!”

Q: WHAT DID YOU MISS MOST ABOUT DOING SCHOOL FROM HOME AND WHAT’S YOUR SILVER LINING? A: I missed seeing my friends and doing sports with them, but I really liked that doing school at home was much faster and took less time than school did!

Q: WHAT’S THE FIRST THING YOU’RE DOING WHEN LIFE FULLY GOES BACK TO NORMAL? A: Play sports with friends.

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Q: WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED THE PAST FEW MONTHS? A: I Facetime with my grandparents every day, because it makes them happy and they have to stay inside. Learning about my grandparents and family history has been cool. My Granny Janette taught me what it was like to live as a kid through WW2 in Scotland and all about the war. And my Grandpa in Michigan reads huge 500 page books with me over video. My Granma taught me music and I can play the ukulele!

Q: WHAT DID YOU MISS MOST ABOUT DOING SCHOOL FROM HOME AND WHAT’S YOUR SILVER LINING? A: I miss getting to talk with my friends, seeing my favorite teachers, and doing water polo. But I really liked doing school from home because I got to take more breaks and spend more time with my dog.

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HOW DO YOU BLOW OFF STEAM AND RELAX? During this time most of my relaxation is engaging in my creativity of writing. I just completed a children’s graphic novel and beginning to prepare it in the hopes of finding a publisher. It would be my fifth children’s book. Outside of that, binge-watching Cheers, Seinfeld and The Office for the hundredth time.

GIVING BACK IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US AT PERIMETER LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE. HOW DO YOU GIVE BACK YOUR TIME AND/OR RESOURCES? My entire life is consumed by trying to engage in ways to give back, not only to communities in need but lately on mentoring young people of color in building their organizations and business. My wife and I just completed a certification in becoming Master Life Coaches and plan to use that in helping individuals in the areas of fatherhood, family, finances and legacy building through entrepreneurship.

WE PRAY THAT BY THE TIME THIS JUNE ISSUE HITS MAILBOXES, WE WILL ALL BE OUT AND ABOUT. WHERE WILL YOU GO FOR A SPECIAL DINNER IN SANDY SPRINGS/DUNWOODY AREA? I and my family are looking forward to having a nice, big juicy steak.

It will be hard to choose from because we all have different favorites.

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