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Surprise visit from Christina!
We should’ve had our picture taken for this post! Drat! Never mind, I was thrilled to have a last-minute, surprise visit from my friend Christina! We go back to the days of Dynamic Graphics in the early Nineties. Since she’s … Continue reading
No exploding packages here
What happened in mostly East and North Austin made the front page of The Guardian…there we are, the New York Times. Even though I was expecting something today, I wasn’t too worried. Amazon Prime sends an attached photo of the goods at my door, … Continue reading
Drainage Monster!
Spotted this pair of googly eyes while leaving my doctor’s office by accident. I normally don’t stop at the entryway but I think I had to double check something on my phone, the outcome would’ve determined if I ran back … Continue reading
The little Bowie fan
The little kids dad humored me with a photo of his little David Bowie fan! It was so cute that a shirt their size existed and then getting a pair of matching Wellies to boot! Only in Austin is this … Continue reading
The Derrs have left Austin for Amsterdam
One major reason why I’ve been offline, not updating the Picayune, has been my ongoing sadness over losing a nice set of friends to Europe. Well, Jeremy says they won’t be there forever but given that the American electorate (one of … Continue reading
Fragile Rock! The world’s premiere Emo Puppet Band!
My DJ friend Kathy and I with our puppets checked out Fragile Rock at Cheer Up Charlie’s which rather funny, Fragile Rock’s music does the opposite of cheering you up! Nah, just being a wiseass. I stumbled upon them by … Continue reading
Vinyl-making plant coming to Austin, Hipsters rejoice
I’m certain the decision to bring a “factory” to Austin was an easy one. My favorite place, Waterloo Records, has been expanding the amount of physical space dedicated to vinyl while the CD racks have shrunk. I favor anything that … Continue reading
Belated welcome to Henry!
A new addition to the planet! Henry was born between Canada Day (July 1) and the Fourth of July which is a perfect compromise given his mom being an American and his dad a Canadian. Both halves do enjoy hockey, … Continue reading
RIP Tobe Hooper
Tobe was an up-and-coming Horror director after the success of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, filmed around here in Austin. He then went on to do the TV movie of Salem’s Lot for CBS and the controversial Poltergeist. By now you’ve probably heard that … Continue reading
Harvey comes to Austin and it’s no big deal
It was a slow news day until the big Orange Idiot decided to pardon a racist felon, so the news detailing Harvey working its way through Texas was overblown. I think Houston and/or Corpus Christi got hammered but again, nothing … Continue reading
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Happy Tenth Anniversary Rogues Gallery!
After being Dragon’s Lair Round Rock for six years, the DL owner sold off this branch to Randy and David and probably some other investors…then they renamed their store Rogues Gallery, probably in honor of the Flash. I didn’t get … Continue reading
Liberty Lunch may “return”
One of my favorite live-music venues must change its name because a greedy food company thinks people are confused between a sauce and a restaurant. So Stubb’s BBQ is thinking about taking/recycling Liberty Lunch. The original closed in 1999 for … Continue reading
A great time had be gEeKs and me, the fat one
The Lowrys of California took some time from their busy agenda visiting Austin to hang out with me and play games at Pinballz Lake Creek. The little ladies really enjoyed the mini-bowling. Sadly, they’re not all tall enough to go … Continue reading
Chupacabracon IV
The Austin area has its own gaming convention and I finally attended. Last year, I had a weekend-long badge but my illness kept me from really enjoying the event after an hour, so I went back home. This was the … Continue reading
Lunch with Kris! A great friend
This week I had lunch with the friend and all-around awesome person who brought me back to Apple in 1997, Kris! She was kind enough to come on down to Austin from her new digs way up north to have … Continue reading