Monthly Archives: August 2010

Blue Monday on KUT ended

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Steve

Another nail in the homogenization coffin Austin is being put into. I am not exactly a huge Blues fan but I did catch Larry Monroe’s Monday-evening program pretty often since it was more interesting than the crappy commercial choices we … Continue reading →

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1985 – Summer Part III: Grandma Maggi’s funeral and Split Enz

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Steve

I’ll recap again, late May and June was spent in Illinois. Grandma Maggi was diagnosed with terminal cancer. I became better friends with my cousin Leesa. July was the tense, bellicose month in Florida despite visiting Disney World, EPCOT and … Continue reading →

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Bad Universe was pretty cool!

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Steve

It’s shows like Bad that make me miss having cable television. Dr. Plait definitely has a good presence for hosting. Even though the first episode was a live demonstration of his latest book, it still rocked to see a scale … Continue reading →

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Hail to Officer King

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Steve

It’s a huge relief to find good things at Hot Topic amongst all the usual crap they sell to the keep the lights on: Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Carrie Underwood (really), terrible Nu-Metal/Emo acts whose names are a sentence long, … Continue reading →

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Austin has a Lego Store!

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Steve

And only recently did I catch an NPR piece about the Danish company’s comeback too! We dropped by Austin’s only one at Barton Creek Mall (one store over from Apple) because Somara wanted to get a new case for her … Continue reading →

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Not exactly the new campaign at Schlotzky’s

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Steve

An amusing bumper sticker on the back of a Teabagger’s car. Based upon this assessment, he has been definitely fed a steady diet of baloney, red herring, piss and vinegar. All spoon-fed to him by the Koch Brothers’ messengers via … Continue reading →

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Don’t You Forget About Me

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Steve

It has been a year since John Hughes died suddenly. I was pretty sad over the news, I welled up some during the ending of Sixteen Candles last Summer for Alamo’s Girlie Night. Recently I stumbled upon this documentary via … Continue reading →

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1990: Stevie Ray Vaughan dies in a helicopter crash

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Steve

It’s always a shame when a tragic death at an early age happens and results in a career boost. Often it boosts the longevity of people who really weren’t that talented: Kurt Cobain, Marilyn Monroe and Jim Morrison quickly come … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Steve!

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Steve

And when I’m talking about Steve, it’s not me, it’s my cool friend of 20 years, Steve Bryant the comic-book artist! He missed Sean Connery by a day just like I missed Kate Bush! I will be writing him an … Continue reading →

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Book this cat for Moogfest

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Steve

This Halloween weekend, some of the coolest Electronic acts will converge on Asheville, NC to celebrate musician/inventor Robert Moog’s life and the awesome instrument he developed. Details are available here. Moog resided there during his final 30 years so that’s … Continue reading →

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