Daily Archives: July 29, 2009

Vacation 2009 is concluded, this time I mean it

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Steve

I failed to complete the Vacation story (which turned into a series) as promised but hey this worked out better since there’s a picture of something which counted as my birthday dinner with the Silders. All I’ll say in my … Continue reading →

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1994 & 1999: The Austin duo of “firsts”

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Steve

I’m running out of time on my birthday, especially in writing and achieving much else. That’s the price I pay for staying up too late after meeting Elvira and then dragging my butt on chores. I also have to blame … Continue reading →

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1989: 21st birthday, somewhat of a blur

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Steve

Sadly or fortunately, take your pick, there aren’t any tangible photos from this day of debauchery, idiocy and chaos. Maybe Helen, Paul, Phil and Jose can scrape up something. Regardless, it was a fantastic day which would make it my … Continue reading →

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1984: 16th birthday

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Steve

Contrary to America’s popular culture, I never expected my 16th birthday to be some huge magical, life-changing event nor did I anticipate a major bash one only sees in movies. Heck, I was shocked my parents would let me invite … Continue reading →

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Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Steve

Last night I got to meet one of the greatest people in Horror Movie History. Elvira, The Mistress of the Dark graced Austin with her presence by hosting three sold-out shows at Alamo Drafthouse (the Ritz location). It was a … Continue reading →

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