Austin....

**irul&ublo** · 09-12-2007, 10:08 AM

"...it don't matter who's in Austin, Bob Wills is still the king..."

Well, I'm gonna be in Austin for three nights (W-F) next month.

Any suggestions?

**dbp** · 09-12-2007, 10:23 AM

ACL I presume? edit: Oh, next month. Obviously not ACL.
Do you have access to a vehicle?

There might be some info in this thread...
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=58340

I'll try to add some suggestions later when I have more time.

**Odin** · 09-12-2007, 10:24 AM

Wear Shorts

**Woodsy** · 09-12-2007, 10:31 AM

absolutely cant go wrong here:
http://www.continentalclub.com/Austin.html

**rideit** · 09-12-2007, 01:52 PM

Salt lick BBQ
Trudy's for Miga's
Rosies Tamale house on airport for brekkie tacos
Korea House for Korean
Rent a bike at BSS, go for a BADASS ride on the greenbelt backtrails or City Park
(PM me if you need some local contacts to ride with)

The duck tour...fun as shit
watch the bats offf of congress at dusk
Chill in the Barton hot Springs
Carniceria Michuacan for takeout excellence
NY Deli for a Reuben
James McMurtry's free set at the Continental, midnite Wednesday...

Wish I were there!
Wish i were there...

**soylent green** · 09-12-2007, 02:12 PM

Strap them kids in
Give 'em a little bit of vodka in a cherry coke
We're going to Oklahoma to the family reunion for the first time in years

It's up at uncle Slayton's cause he's getting on in years
You know he no longer travels but he's still pretty spry
He's not much on talking and he's just too mean to die
And they'll be comin' down from Kansas
and from west Arkansas
It'll be one great big old party like you never saw

Nuff said!

**GBB** · 09-12-2007, 02:41 PM

Listen to RideIt and go see James McMurtry

**irul&ublo** · 09-12-2007, 03:38 PM

Gettin in on Wednesday...the McMurtry set is on the agenda.

**icanseeformiles(andmiles)** · 09-12-2007, 05:17 PM

Originally Posted by rideit

...
Chill in the Barton hot Springs...

I think you've been out West too long. Barton's cool (really cold) and gets closed on occasion 'cause of pollution, but it's not a hot spring.

**rideit** · 09-12-2007, 05:20 PM

Right. I got confused.
In 05' I used it to cool off in-between sets at ACL...but then it was 107, so...

**Mott the Hoople** · 09-12-2007, 05:52 PM

Texas bbq and blues...shouldn't be hard to find.

**Jim J** · 09-12-2007, 06:06 PM

If you are into the whole bar scene, go out on 6th street Thursday night. I don't really know what you're into, but there is something for everyone within walking distance. I like Maggie Mae's for $2 domestics and wells on Thursdays. Then you should head over to 311 (the bar not the band). They have a really good motown band every Thursday I believe.

Go to Taco Shack for breakfast tacos.

**Cliff Huckable** · 09-12-2007, 06:12 PM

Sorry to hear you have to be in Texas.

**rsknight1** · 09-12-2007, 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by irul&ublo

"...it don't matter who's in Austin, Bob Wills is still the king..."

Well, I'm gonna be in Austin for three nights (W-F) next month.

Any suggestions?

Pick up a copy of the Austin Chronicle at just about any convenience store for that week's scene. It comes out every Thursday and is the best source for events and live acts playing in & around town, . (You can also view it online here: http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/ ) If you like live music, you should have no difficulty finding entertainment you will enjoy. Lots of good food, too. The weather should be great by then. Sixth Street before/after a UT game is something to do at least once.

Oh, no offense to rideit, but I would pass on the NY Deli. The best "NY deli" in town is probably Katz's.

**Vets** · 09-12-2007, 09:43 PM

I might be heading to Austin for a conference at the beginning of November.
Posting in order to keep informed on possibilities. I haven't been to Austin before.

**rideit** · 09-12-2007, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by rsknight1

Oh, no offense to rideit, but I would pass on the NY Deli. The best "NY deli" in town is probably Katz's.

Katz's is what I was thinking of (downtown)...is N.Y. Deli that lame one out by the arboretum?

**brice618** · 09-12-2007, 10:34 PM

katz's is the shiz.

Just do what rideit said, if you like to climb/ boulder ... Reimers is a cool place to go, something you won't ever see in texas anywhere else anyhow. Cliff diving at Pace bend is fun as well.

**rideit** · 09-12-2007, 10:43 PM

And you can Mt. Bike and swim in the river at reimers as well....good riding!

**GBB** · 09-12-2007, 11:19 PM

Originally Posted by Cliff Huckable

Sorry to hear you have to be in Texas.

Austin is 100x better than DFW.

**rideit** · 09-12-2007, 11:22 PM

Austin, actually, is also 1000X's better than most other places in this country...(little known fact)

**doublediamond223** · 09-13-2007, 12:26 AM

Originally Posted by brice618

katz's is the shiz.

Just do what rideit said, if you like to climb/ boulder ... Reimers is a cool place to go, something you won't ever see in texas anywhere else anyhow. Cliff diving at Pace bend is fun as well.

Originally Posted by rideit

Austin, actually, is also 1000X's better than most other places in this country...(little known fact)

Austin is a pretty cool place. Definitely check out reimer's if possible; I'd come down to give you the tour if I didn't have class. The UT bar/music hangouts are also well worth checking out, especially on a thursday or friday. Enjoy....

**rsknight1** · 09-13-2007, 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by rideit

Katz's is what I was thinking of (downtown)...is N.Y. Deli that lame one out by the arboretum?

You are correct.... Katz's is on 6th street on the western side of downtown. Not my thing, but if you want to visit a deli in Austin, this is the place to go.

**StoneCold** · 09-13-2007, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by irul&ublo

Any suggestions?

Are you single and interested in college chicks with fake IDs? If so, go to Cain Abel's in West Campus. You will NOT be disappointed.

Originally Posted by rideit

Salt lick BBQ
Trudy's for Miga's
Rosies Tamale house on airport for brekkie tacos

Rent a bike at BSS, go for a BADASS ride on the greenbelt backtrails or City Park
(PM me if you need some local contacts to ride with)

Chill in the Barton Springs

All awesome suggestions!

Originally Posted by Vets

I might be heading to Austin for a conference at the beginning of November.
Posting in order to keep informed on possibilities. I haven't been to Austin before.

See my first reply above

I got into Austin yesterday.

Last night I grabbed a few beers at the Posse (Posse East if you lookin' for directions). Sam Adams Oktoberfest on tap, $1.50 pints and it was 1am on a Wednesday. I almost questioned the Happy Hour prices at that hour but decided against it.

This morning I bought 8 breakfast tacos from the Tamale House on Airport (as mentioned.) 5 bacon egg and cheese tacos, 2 potato and bacon and 1 bean egg and cheese. Total cost: $9.20

Now I'm hanging out at my parent's house waiting for my buddy to arrive and tonight it'll probably be Mexican Martinis at Trudy's, the BEST drink in the land, in my opinion.

ACL looks to be pretty good this year and right now the temp is hovering in the low 90s so it is actually tolerable.

**iceman** · 09-13-2007, 12:41 PM

8 tacos seems like a lot for breakfast.

**rideit** · 09-13-2007, 02:59 PM

Six is about right at Rosies.
Eight? Prolly not riding that day!

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