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Monthly Archives: November 2014
OK Go (2014)
Another sold-out Austin show (last October, I’m almost caught up)! I don’t recall if they ever came back through over the last four years. Maybe, but I figured it was for SXSW which is really how they came to the … Continue reading
This is why we can’t have nice things in Texas
Even in Austin, there are knuckle-dragging Ammosexuals driving around harboring a Red Dawn fetish scenario because The Hunger Games is too complicated.
Justin Currie
Nice to see that KUT’s monopoly on the Cactus Cafe banning good touring acts isn’t absolute. I had to go to this show alone because I guess everyone thinks every song Del Amitri performs is sad or depressing. Please explain the … Continue reading
Pizza Chucks!
A winning combination of a favorite food with my favorite type of shoes! Should I not keep these sneakers in good shape, they’ll eventually turn into a pizza with mushrooms!
Posted in Chucks Gallery, Pictures
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1994: At least I met Oliver Stone
On another dreary late evening in Austin, I was drinking, hanging out at the Dog & Duck Pub with my French friend/tutor Patricia. The statewide election returns were funneling in as George “Dubious” Bush (the future worst president in history) would … Continue reading
Posted in Austintatious, Brushes with Greatness, History
Tagged Nineties, Opinion, Politics
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The Aquabats (2014)
The music/concert week continues with show number two! Shortly after I came back from Las Vegas and before ACL Crapfest, my favorite Band who are also superheroes graced Austin with a great show at the Mohawk. Much has changed since … Continue reading
Posted in Brushes with Greatness, Concert, Music
Tagged Nineties, Overdue Story, Superheroes
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Steve Martin, Edie Brickell and the Steep Canyon Rangers
To kick off November’s digging out, here’s the concert I attended on my birthday celebrate turning 46. One of my favorite comedians as a child performing banjo-driven music because he can without worrying about paying his mortgage. Steve’s quite good too. … Continue reading
RIP: Tom Magliozzi
Car Talk was one of the weirdest shows on NPR. Personally, I thought it was incredibly stupid when I first caught wind of it as I was gradually becoming a stronger fan of public radio in the Nineties. The program … Continue reading
What “French” cats think of Halloween
Our cats would agree, especially when it comes to wearing costumes.
Welcome to a belated November
We’re off to the home stretch of 2014 because in America, the Holiday Season gets kicked off with Halloween followed by Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s. Interspersed in between are the other so-called good movies. The Summer sucked, I’m hoping the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Music, News, The Site
Tagged Cold War, Eighties, Header Art, Rock
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