Where I grew up for 14 years, this would be August since we have a politically incorrect, non-woke season called Indian Summer which I figure is now called, Indigenous or Native American Summer. I would be okay with it being renamed after the seasonal or climatic phenomena it really is. No idea what though. If you know, tell me?
This month’s header or banner is a nod to the film that probably helped put Austin on the map, Richard Linklater’s debut and huge flop at the box office, Dazed and Confused. We all know it would live on as a hit via cable and rental as many great movies did. It was also shot in Austin around the Summer of 1992 before my adopted home became the less-affordable magnet for assholes, aka New Austin.
The other horrible legacy the movie gave the world, Matthew McConaughey! Contrary to the mythology, Dazed wasn’t his start, he had been in a beer commercial down in Houston. If he was still a college student in 1992, given his age (he’s only younger than me by a year), it also proves he isn’t very bright or more likely, UT is pretty poor at making sure people graduate on time. It’s a common problem with state schools.
Anyway, it’s excited that Summer is winding down as the fun here never stops!