Category Archives: Austintatious

All things unique to Austin

The Texas (ahem, Austin) Stars will play in 2009

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Steve

Jeremy let me know yesterday that it’s pretty official, Austin will have an AHL franchise next Fall. Details are available here but he was at some festival where the team had a table passing out information, namely over season tickets. … Continue reading →

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We were an Arbitron family, for a little while

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Steve

After all these years, I finally got selected by Arbitron to share my listening habits. My immediate guess on why we were picked was a lack of middle-aged DINKs to survey; I still chose EuroAmerican on the “race” category since … Continue reading →

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A special screening of Slapshot courtesy of Alamo Drafthouse

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Steve

The turnout was pretty good for Central Texas. I was more thrilled over my friend Brian coming with a pair of friends. As you recall, Brian is a huge Red Wings fan and also played in the minor leagues when … Continue reading →

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Ten consecutive years in Austin!

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Steve

Escape from North Carolina concluded today and so began Austin Two which celebrates its 10th year. I may have been several thousand bucks in the hole to return ($1300 to break the lease, $400 on new tires) but my quality … Continue reading →

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The Backyard closes in October

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Steve

After all the hints in the Austin Chronicle, The Backyard is finally closing. My immediate response…good riddance to the overpriced venue! It’s folding up in mid-Fall *still practically Summer weather here) because of all the development that now surrounds it: … Continue reading →

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Happy 75th Birthday Willie Nelson

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Steve

I’ve never been into Willie Nelson. He annoyed me as a kid when he had his big wave of popularity through the movie Honeysuckle Rose and having to hear “On the Road Again” ad nauseum in 1980. When I grew … Continue reading →

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Three cheers for Uno! Suck it toy poodles & border collies!

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Steve

Hard to believe the winner was a “regular” dog instead of those useful, weird or annoying breeds. Then again, I don’t really follow the pet pageant silliness on cable; just means ESPN is desperate to fill time. It’s still cool … Continue reading →

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14 years in Austin!

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Steve

Today is the 14th anniversary of my arrival in Austin and the weather is and will be fantastic! The forecast has the area peaking at 27 C (low 80s F). Certainly blows away the day I drove in: raining and … Continue reading →

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American Apparel opens its first store in Austin, eventually

Posted on November 21, 2007 by Steve

Pretty exciting news to see in the Austin Chronicle. The ad said the store would be opening on the Drag (aka Guadelupe) but there was no date or useful details. So I went to the site only to learn there are … Continue reading →

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Austin’s first 100F/38C day of the year

Posted on August 14, 2007 by Steve

Yeah, boo hoo for Austin, TX as the rest of the US and Canada cracked that temperature weeks ago. It’s still a big deal for us because it’s abnormal to be this “cool.” All the rain we received from May … Continue reading →

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Durant passed over for Oden, only time will tell who’s #1

Posted on June 29, 2007 by Steve

Seems Portland is going to repeat history by going with the not-so-popular Greg Oden from Ohio State, the school that can’t seem to beat Florida at anything. So I’m being a (fair-weathered) hometown fan by laughing at them for not … Continue reading →

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Alamo Drafthouse is dead, long live the Alamo Drafthouse

Posted on June 27, 2007 by Steve

How fitting, the 666th post is about today being the original Alamo Drafthouse’s last evening. I fear not because there will be a replacement on Sixth Street in September (say that three times quickly) where the old Ritz Theater used … Continue reading →

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The Queen of Tuesdays, Ms. Toni Price is leaving for CA

Posted on June 8, 2007 by Steve

Being one of the last people to know is what I get for now scouring through the wrong weekly column of the Austin Chronicle since her departure was announced in April. Then I discovered it this week with her yard sale … Continue reading →

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Fox’s Cops will not be covering Austin

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Steve

If there were only a better way to show my sarcasm through HTML other than italics because I’m sooooooo disappointed. There’s nothing funnier than watching White Trash under pressure. I Couldn’t find anything documented about it on the Internet but I … Continue reading →

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The Texas State History Museum is more than an IMAX spot

Posted on May 22, 2007 by Steve

Yesterday we were going to spend the day at Lake Georgetown but the intermittent thunderstorm canceled it so instead we went to The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum. For those of my friends who don’t live in Texas, Bob Bullock … Continue reading →

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