{"conf": "austin", "generated_at": "2026-04-26T08:00:02.954878Z", "threads": [{"num": 0, "subject": "", "response_count": 0, "posts": []}, {"num": 1, "subject": "Allow me to introduce myself", "response_count": 61, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "gregor", "date": "Tue, Nov 26, 1996 (01:32)", "body": "I live in New Zealand, but many years ago I was a serious fan of Jerry Jeff Walker. So Austin looked like an interesting topic to take a look at. Is Jerry Jeff still around? Gregor Christchurch, New Zealand"}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Nov 26, 1996 (09:10)", "body": "We'll be opening a Jerry Jeff Walker topic in our music conference. He made his home in Austin in '71, after leaving New York. He's 53 and his just released his 27th album called Scamp on Tried and True Music."}, {"response": 3, "author": "s271502", "date": "Tue, Nov 26, 1996 (20:48)", "body": "greetings from brisbane australia, terry, and all in austin. i'm a cyberpoet and recently met(digitally) a poet called gale sprinkle who also lives in austin, it is a small internet after all. oh and so no one gets confused komninos is my first name, konstantinos is my second name and zervos is my surname."}, {"response": 4, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Nov 26, 1996 (20:59)", "body": "Gale Sprinkle. That name sounds familiar. How about starting a poetry topic in the books conference."}, {"response": 5, "author": "genaXtex", "date": "Tue, Dec 24, 1996 (13:49)", "body": "Greetings and Happy Holidays from Gena in New England...yeah Terry the old ECHO Gena...aka TEXAS. Found you on the WEB...what a nice surprise! Now I can come to Austin while I'm at work."}, {"response": 6, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Dec 24, 1996 (16:19)", "body": "That's great, so glad you're back. Feel free to stir things up."}, {"response": 7, "author": "marley", "date": "Thu, Jan  9, 1997 (23:17)", "body": "greetings from up north! I'm now living in the Chicago area, but lived in Austin for about ten years... and got hooked on cyberspace with the local online communities. Austin is a very special place to me, and I dream about returning -- especially in the winter months!!"}, {"response": 8, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Jan  9, 1997 (19:03)", "body": "Would you like for Doug to send you a copy of Capitol City A&E magazine so you can get caught up on the arts and music scene. Email him at mailto://larue@io.com He said he'd be happy to do this."}, {"response": 9, "author": "vjcorona", "date": "Sat, Jan 11, 1997 (02:34)", "body": "I remember Austin as a place with nice people and very beautiful girls, greeting form Monterrey."}, {"response": 10, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Jan 11, 1997 (11:26)", "body": "Right on both counts, Jose!"}, {"response": 11, "author": "del", "date": "Mon, Jan 13, 1997 (01:54)", "body": "Austin is a great town, I think Austin is way better than any other town in Texas. I am an Aggie who moved to Austin 3 weeks after I graduated. Austin is an Oasis. Come by and visit the new conference called Capcity"}, {"response": 12, "author": "dawn", "date": "Fri, Jan 17, 1997 (15:30)", "body": "Hello. My husband and I currently live in San Francisco, but are seriously considering a move to Austin. We've heard great things about it. San Francisco is nice, but it's way too expensive (our rent is unbelievably high and buying a home is OUT OF THE QUESTION), way too crowded, and, believe it or not, too cold for us. I'm originally from Bakersfield, he's from Tucson, and I lived in Phoenix for 2 years, so this foggy, chilly summer weather is not cutting it. We're looking for a laid-back, friendly, warm place to live where the cost of living is not too high and the people are intellectually stimulating. Sounds like Austin fits that bill. Plus, with a baby on the way, we have to consider schooling for the future. Anyone have any input? I have tons of questions, but don't want to take up too much space this time :)."}, {"response": 13, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Jan 18, 1997 (17:39)", "body": "I know a great realty lady who can help you if you want her name, she's vey good and very hard working. If you want her name and phone no. email me and I'll send it to you. You're making a good move!"}, {"response": 14, "author": "Allison", "date": "Thu, Feb  6, 1997 (16:34)", "body": "Hi! I recently moved to Austin from Louisville, Kentucky. The only people I know in town are my parents. Help me! I know there is a lot going on in this town, but I don't have a guide. Please make some suggestions. I already checked out the book conference and thanks for the hot tips on local bookstores."}, {"response": 15, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Feb  6, 1997 (23:01)", "body": "I lived in Louisville once myself. I think that you'll find that it is hard to find something *not* to do in Austin, there is just *so* much going on. Have you picked up a Chronicle and an XL? And don't feel alone, there are 100 new folks arriving here every day on average. Welcome, hope you stop by oftern. Anything specific you need to know?"}, {"response": 16, "author": "del", "date": "Tue, Feb 11, 1997 (02:30)", "body": "I'm quite surprised you didnt mention Capitol City Magazine Terry!! http://www.capitol-city.com"}, {"response": 17, "author": "del", "date": "Tue, Feb 11, 1997 (02:31)", "body": "AH--you knew I would, didnt you?"}, {"response": 18, "author": "ValGal17", "date": "Sun, Mar  2, 1997 (19:26)", "body": "Hey everyone I am a senior in highschool - from Maryland. Next year I am going to go to college in Austin. I have been accepted to both St. Ed's and Southwestern. Havn't decided which one yet. I am excited about being in Austin though - I have lots of relatives there and have visited often. I love the town. Anyways I hope to talk to you all again. I'd love any helpful info you could give me on the town. See ya!!"}, {"response": 19, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Mar  2, 1997 (23:45)", "body": "Welcome! I'd go for St Ed's. I know several folks who've gone there who really like it. It's in South Austin on Congress av and the campus is really nice. It's on a hill and it's a real monument for South Austin. (South Austin is sometimes referred to as the locale for the beer drinkin', pickumup drivin' blue collar bubbas as opposed to the wine drinking, BMW driving, white collar North Austin yuppmeisters). But don't be mislead by stereotypes. South Austin is a great place. I can get you email addresses of folks at St. Ed's if you need them."}, {"response": 20, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Tue, Apr  8, 1997 (14:41)", "body": "I MISS AUSTIN!!! so much it breaks my heart. Attended UT 81-85, then after med school (Dallas) quit my residency to return to my beloved Austin 89-93. London is my soul, my being, but Austin is my heart. So what am I doing back in Dallas? Long story. Looking to relocate, tho, and while I can't do Austin again (I'm too old to live in the squalor that those low wages necessitate), I'm looking into Denver/Boulder: on visits ther I've been impressed with how closely they approximate that uniquely Austin ambience. Plus they lack those hellish Austin summers (hey, I lived 4 yrs in an unairconditioned dorm!)...tho there are those chilly winters to consider. Anyway, I visit as often as I can (caught the 37th street light fest last Dec! Way cool!) and dream of it all the rest of the time."}, {"response": 21, "author": "Kaellie", "date": "Thu, Apr 24, 1997 (15:05)", "body": "Hi, I'm Kel. I'm currently living in St. Louis and am hoping to move down there by August if all goes well. For a long time various people said I would love Austin. I was/am looking to get out of the MidWest, but I had a certain criteria of the place I wanted to move to. On everyone's advice I took a weekend trip down there, and the one day I actually spent in Austin I fell in love with the city. St. Louis is a good, clean town, but offers very lil outdoor activity. All the rivers, lakes, preserves, hills, and the incredible amount of trees made my eyes soar with delight. For the first time I felt at home somewhere. Change is good, and I understand that there is a lot going on in Austin. Austin is not a city in Detroit or Chicago terms with cement walls and pollution in every direction. Austin seems to be a community that built itself around a beautiful environment and as long as people hold on to that idea as they look towards the future then the future will be good. hold on to that idea as they look towards the future"}, {"response": 22, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Apr 24, 1997 (16:14)", "body": "I'm originally from St. Louis Kaellie and am glad I made the move down to Austin. My only remaining relative in St. Louis is Barney Ebsworth, who runs one of the fastest growing businesses in town and has a hand in travel and shipping. Have you ever hear of his company, Intrav? (used to be International Travel Advisors). They're out of Clayton. I have many good memories of my Bayless High days in St. Louis. There are some good things about St. Louis, and nothing compares to the bluffs along the Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois just north of town. And St. Louis definitely has Austin beat in sports, art museums, zoos, and perhaps some other areas. But for sheer excitement and stimulation, it's Austin all the way."}, {"response": 23, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Fri, Apr 25, 1997 (08:10)", "body": "He's right--Austin's the greatest. I went to UT, then had to go away for med school (why won't they set one up in Austin?!) but came running back as quick as I could. Now I'm in exile in Dallas, but visit whenever I can. You've probably already done so, but be sure to check out our restaurant and other topics in this conf--you'll be busy for months on our suggestions alone! And any questions about this fair city, just ask. There's an answer here somewhere!"}, {"response": 24, "author": "Sharky2", "date": "Sun, May 18, 1997 (23:47)", "body": "Austin? uuummmmhhhh, you mean Austin Healey? eh eh eh eh! I'm responding to your request for POSTS to test your T1 connection. It's been so long since I was at the Spring I forgot my password. I think I used to log on as \"Sharky\", but the password is a mystery. So I logged on as Sharky2. If you can restore the old login and password e-mail me with the information, don't forget to delete Sharky2 as a login ID if you do. I visited with you once or twice in VP land. You were thinking of getting an Austin Healey at that time I think. Anyway, the '63 Mark II I have is running great, (OK, it smokes a little and needs an overhaul, eh eh eh). From Waikiki, Aloha. Sharky"}, {"response": 25, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, May 18, 1997 (23:52)", "body": "I was kind of looking for a beater for old times sake rather than a mint condition collectors gem. This has to be my favorite car of all time. Thanks for responding and thanks for psoting. Feel free to find a topic about this and continue the discussion. Should we have a cars conference?"}, {"response": 26, "author": "zx6rider", "date": "Sun, Mar  1, 1998 (09:29)", "body": "Well, back in '96 I dropped in to introduce myself and then forgot to come back. Here I are again, hopfully for good. I am still freezin in New England, but an Austinite at heart! Somebody pass the chili reyenos, please..."}, {"response": 27, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Mar  1, 1998 (09:55)", "body": "Passes the relenos. Well, we did get a cars conference after all. Gena, I still think of you as 'texas' sometimes."}, {"response": 28, "author": "zx6rider", "date": "Sun, Mar  1, 1998 (19:24)", "body": "That's OK...My leather jacket has TEXAS emblazoned across the back!"}, {"response": 29, "author": "ITO", "date": "Tue, Sep  8, 1998 (15:41)", "body": "Hello Austinites!! My wife & I are in the process of relocating to your city for the first time. We are Canadians living in Calgary, Alberta (east of the imponent rockies). Calgary is a beautiful live city but we are excited about the change. We visited Austin a few weeks ago and loved it, the heat was kinda hard to swallow at first but we were born and lived early in our lives in the tropic so we figure it'll just be a matter of time to adapt to it. Presently, we are looking at renting an apartment in the NorthWest par of town (close to my new workplace) - Balcones, Jollyville or in that area. We are hoping to start making some contacts on this right away so perhaps someone has any suggestions or people in the apartment rental business that we can talk to. Cheers everyone and enjoy the heat!! Ito."}, {"response": 30, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Tue, Sep  8, 1998 (16:01)", "body": "welcome, ITO! I'm sure Terry and the others will be by here soon..."}, {"response": 31, "author": "ratthing", "date": "Tue, Sep  8, 1998 (16:52)", "body": "hi ITO and welcome to texas and the spring! keep us posted on your adventures in moving. i am sure that terry knows all sorts of folks you could speak to regarding places to live. he be da man."}, {"response": 32, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Sep  8, 1998 (23:17)", "body": "Start with the classifieds under rentals at http://www.austin360.com You can search them by keyword."}, {"response": 33, "author": "osceola", "date": "Wed, Sep  9, 1998 (13:09)", "body": "Welcome ITO. Actually, I have a duplex available Nov. 1, but it's on the South side, close to Ben White Blvd. You probably wouldn't want to commute across town. Summer are rough here, but spring and fall are wonderful, and the winters usually mild. Hey, if anyone else is looking for a place, contact me: gklos@austin.cc.tx.us. I'd appreciate it."}, {"response": 34, "author": "tami", "date": "Fri, Nov  6, 1998 (03:38)", "body": ""}, {"response": 35, "author": "tami", "date": "Fri, Nov  6, 1998 (03:39)", "body": "I am a born-again Texan returning to Austin after many years doing pennance in the frozen north. It's good to be back."}, {"response": 36, "author": "ratthing", "date": "Fri, Nov  6, 1998 (09:59)", "body": "welcome back home, tami. and welcome to the spring!"}, {"response": 37, "author": "osceola", "date": "Fri, Nov  6, 1998 (11:49)", "body": "Welcome back."}, {"response": 38, "author": "TIM", "date": "Wed, Nov 11, 1998 (11:46)", "body": "I grew up in the frozen north. I got out at the first opportunity, moved here in 1980, and stayed. To this day I can't figure out why anyone with any intelligence would want to live up there. I mean: how could it be more harsh? there is a 130-140 degree temperature variation between winter and summer. They use so much salt on the roads that most cars rot out shortly after they are paid for. They also have a state income tax. To top all else, more serial killers come from a 10 county area in southeastern W sconsin, than anywhere else in the country."}, {"response": 39, "author": "TIM", "date": "Wed, Nov 11, 1998 (11:47)", "body": "That would be Wisconsin."}, {"response": 40, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Nov 12, 1998 (08:55)", "body": "\u001b[Bwelcome TIM. would the 'here' you're referring to be Austin?"}, {"response": 41, "author": "jgross", "date": "Thu, Nov 12, 1998 (12:22)", "body": "some of my best friends are cereal killers. it IS interesting that they all grew up in southeastern Wisconsin. they sure don't like to have breakfast---b'lieve it. Hi Tim."}, {"response": 42, "author": "TIM", "date": "Sun, Nov 15, 1998 (09:59)", "body": "Yes, \" here \", is Austin. The short list of serial killers living in SE Wisconsin while I was there: Ed Gein, Richard Speck, Lori Dann, Jeffrey Dahmer. There were others, but these were the most famous. Jeffrey loved his neighbors; he loved them for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Of course, I believe in knocking off a good bowl of cereal myself every now and then, however I prefer cold pizza for breakfast. Cold pizza and beer, breakfast of champions. Hello Everyone! Good Morning!"}, {"response": 43, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Wed, Nov 18, 1998 (12:02)", "body": "and a belated \"Hi\" and \"Good Morning\" to you, as well"}, {"response": 44, "author": "TIM", "date": "Wed, Nov 18, 1998 (16:27)", "body": "Good afternoon, and how are you today?"}, {"response": 45, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sat, Nov 21, 1998 (00:22)", "body": "considering that it is now late Friday night, just tired, I guess..."}, {"response": 46, "author": "TIM", "date": "Sat, Nov 21, 1998 (00:22)", "body": "Ah but surely you were better than just tired."}, {"response": 47, "author": "tami", "date": "Mon, Nov 23, 1998 (11:15)", "body": "I'm back."}, {"response": 48, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Mon, Nov 23, 1998 (11:15)", "body": "Hiya, Tami, and nope, Tim"}, {"response": 49, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Mar 11, 1999 (19:47)", "body": "\"There's a freedom you begin to feel the closer you get to Austin ... it's a great place to live.\" -- Willie Nelson"}, {"response": 50, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Jul 16, 1999 (17:26)", "body": "I should very much like to visit Austin. I have never been anywhere near Texas. I hear it is another world, and there are some things there I just must experience...now that I have a map...!"}, {"response": 51, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Jul 16, 1999 (19:43)", "body": "I'll be glad to give you the grand tour and set you up with a spare bedroom if you need one. It would be great if you came to Austin town!"}, {"response": 52, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Jul 16, 1999 (20:31)", "body": "Thank you! It won't be immediatly, but I shall work on it and keep you posted. Happy thought, indeed (I gotta stop talking like Jane Austen and more like Texas Austin!)"}, {"response": 53, "author": "zx6rider", "date": "Sun, May 21, 2000 (08:43)", "body": "OK... I've officially had it with New England! The weather sucks and I've had a sinus infection for 2 weeks from all the derned pollen (damn those oversexed bees). I want to come home, and home is the southwest. Austin, due to familiarity, and Santa Fe, due to sheer beauty are top on the list. Granted this is the 'pre-think' to actually getting the locomotion going to make a move. It's WAY expensive to move cross country. I'd need to have a home rented and waiting. I have a dog and 2 cats, not an easy hurdle for finding a rental, though my pets have always been very well behaved apartment dwellers both in NewYork and Massachusetts. I would love to rent a house (2 bedroom minimum) to avoid the 'shared wall syndrome'. Any helpful hints?"}, {"response": 54, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Sun, May 21, 2000 (09:37)", "body": "I'll rent you a cottage in Cedar Creek for $450, it's about 1200 square feet with a kitchen, two rooms, satellite feed, and a couple of acres for pets to run around. It's 12 miles from the Austin City Limits and will be available in about 30 days. http://www.spring.net/house"}, {"response": 55, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Sun, May 21, 2000 (09:38)", "body": "Click on the link that says \"cottage\"."}, {"response": 56, "author": "zx6rider", "date": "Mon, May 22, 2000 (07:07)", "body": "Terry, You're a regular goldmine of goodies! Not to mention a sweetie. Unfortunately it's a long slow process to co-ordinate a move... especially with my work requirements. I work for Siemens. I'm a teleworker, which means there is no M & L for relocation anymore. We have to pay for our moves, including reinstallation costs of our 'work' lines (1 S-DSL and an ISDN link). Should I actually make it out that way are the appropriate telco facilities available from the CO in the area of your cottage? Don't be surprised if a year down the road I come knocking at your door ;-)"}, {"response": 57, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Mon, May 22, 2000 (17:30)", "body": "The place has ISDN already."}, {"response": 58, "author": "zx6rider", "date": "Mon, May 22, 2000 (18:24)", "body": "i'll be keeping your phone number handy."}, {"response": 59, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Tue, May 23, 2000 (09:08)", "body": "Sure, let me know if you head down this way."}, {"response": 60, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Fri, Jun  9, 2000 (08:25)", "body": "I moved to Austin about 20 years ago. I was on the way to Houston to visit my mom and sister. My white Dodge van broke an axle. There were no places open who had this part since it was about 8 oclock at night. So I walked around the neighborhood and happened on a place called the Armadillo World Headquarters. It was a vine covered outdoor beer garden with a mural bedecked music hall and what a night that turned out to be. The Talking Heads were playing with another great band, I think it might have been the B-52s. I have the gig poster framed and hanging in my living room at the Quail Creek house. The music, the people I met that night, and the wonderfulness of this town hooked me and I've been there ever since (except for one sojorn to California). It's been two decades filled with amazing adventures and experiences."}, {"response": 61, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Jun  9, 2000 (11:44)", "body": "That's amazing! Serendipity! I got to this island in the Pacific because my ex was offered a position at the local University and it had an erupting volcano nearby. It has been an incredible adventure for me watching topography form and evolve which eventually make it to maps and are named. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 10, "subject": "zine scene", "response_count": 22, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Nov 19, 1996 (20:58)", "body": "If you talk about the Austin zine scene, there's only one logical place to start. And that would be at: Fringeware This little bookstore / ufo paraphanalia outlet is at 2716 Guadalupe, right across from Blockbuster Video (hours: 11 to 11 M thru S, 12 to 10 on Sunday). Thanks to Paco Xander Nathan's guiding force, this is a cool, cool place. They are unrestricted and a haven for the free press. There is no censorship of any zines. They carry over 100 zines. The manager is Patrick. Scott Casey, who I talked to just a little while ago, gave me the rundown on the hottest Austin based zines. His webmail drop is at http://fringeware.com/bjones The more popular Austin titles: - Apathy Trend - underground culture - Alcohol, Durgs, and Driving - pretty humorous lampoon of people in positions of power. It also has music reviews and some book reviews - Checkout Time - selling well, about a woman's travels, Lucy Friedland, who eventually came back to Austin. - Snake Oil - hilarious send up \"kooky kontemporary kristian kulture\" picture of Tammy Fay on the cover in a leather suit with her foot on Jimmy Swaggart - Pool of Sick - the poltical zine, it undeservedly has lost popularity but it is the best of the political zines still. What happened to Europa Books ? The Chicago owners closed it down. So Fringeware is now the best game in town. It used to be the hottest zine haven, but it went the way of the Armadillo World Headquarters and is in the sentimental favorites from the past graveyard. What happened to IO? According to Scott, Sean said they were doing online stuff. Issue 3 isn't out yet. And no one has heard from Ben. Melissa, as I already mentioned, is betrothed. And Staci L. Stewart is working for the search engine folks, what used to be called Galaxy. Book People also has a pretty good zine collection."}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Nov 19, 1996 (21:01)", "body": "Got any good durgs?"}, {"response": 3, "author": "del", "date": "Fri, Jan 31, 1997 (19:19)", "body": "All my durgs dried up!"}, {"response": 4, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Tue, Apr  8, 1997 (14:27)", "body": "Well, I don't let my complete lack of knowledge about a topic hinder my flying fingers! Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth and I was at UT (81-85), zines were just starting up in a biggish way. I even had ny own little publication, Out of the Vault, distribution limited to The Virgin Vault (Andrews Dorm). Sorry I have no further comments!"}, {"response": 5, "author": "del", "date": "Fri, Apr 18, 1997 (16:49)", "body": "Free Food \ufffd Free Drinks \ufffd Live Music http://www.capitol-city.com Capitol City Magazine's 1st Networking Party ( get ta know ya! ) Tuesday, April 22nd \ufffd 5p.m. - 8p.m. Free Food \ufffd Free Drinks \ufffd Live Music @ My Friend\ufffds Place (Gourmet Sandwich Shop) - - - - - - -- --- -- - - - - - - - - - 2700 W. Anderson Ln., Suite 211 Next Door to Flores Restaurant 512 \ufffd 419 - 1111 **Come visit with the Publishers, Editors, Artists, Designers, Writers & Photographers that are responsible for Austin\ufffds premier A&E magazine. Please RSVP @ 219-1433 by April 21st. Thanks!"}, {"response": 6, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Apr 19, 1997 (00:57)", "body": "I'm rsvp'ing. Take note, Doug, when you check back in."}, {"response": 7, "author": "del", "date": "Thu, May 15, 1997 (00:03)", "body": "Sharon Jones, Co-founder & Editor-in-Chief of Mike's Feedback Magazine, Joins Forces, with Capitol City A&E Magazine! Capitol City Arts & Entertainment Magazine is proud to announce the addition of Sharon Jones, the Co-founder & Editor-in-Chief of Mike's Feedback Magazine to our growing staff. Soon after the painful decision was made to discontinue publication of the popular Austin music magazine Mike's Feedback, Capitol City Editor-in-Chief, Douglas E. La Rue recognized the unique opportunity this presented and persuaded Sharon to bring her style and expertise on board as the new Music City Editor. As publisher and editor of Mike's Feedback, Sharon Jones has spent the past two years writing about the extensive and diverse music community that abounds here in Austin. Jones has earned the respect of local musicians and music industry professionals alike with her positive and upbeat reporting and her experience and knowledge is sure to enhance the already extensive coverage Capitol City A&E Magazine has been providing the local music community. With double the circulation and printed in a true \"gloss\" magazine format, Capitol City A&E is very attractive to Jones, as it gives her an opportunity to still obtain a major goal-to help create a quality magazine for Austin and Central Texas. Jones will be bringing several creative people with her from the Mike's Feedback staff, such as writer/copy editor Kelly Kaos, writer Lindsey Eck and photographer Ursula Coyote, amongst others. In order to allow time for the smooth reorganization of their growing company, Capitol City Publishing, L.L.C. will be delaying the next publication of Capitol City A&E Magazine by two weeks, which is now scheduled for June 1st. Call today to reserve your advertising space in Austin's most comprehensive arts and entertainment magazine. For further information and/or interviews, contact: Doug La Rue: 219-1433"}, {"response": 8, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Sep  7, 1997 (09:21)", "body": "Anyone know any more details on this: Sent from: FringeWare News Network Dear Friends, If you've wondered why you haven't heard much out of FringeWare over the past few months, here's our story: The Earth is a harsh mistress, and consequently we have lost everything, even the backups. Four years worth of everything -- but we've come back, perhaps even stronger than before. End of story. Or, rather, a nuther beginning... Now we'd like to make contact with all the kind beings who've participated in this Internet discourse over the past few years. All that we have to start from is a very old version of our email list and press release list. You may receive a couple copies of this message, depending on whether we've known you by different email addresses in the past. Please disregard this message if you don't wish to hear >from us further. If you do wish to hear from us further, then take a peek at: http://www.fringeware.com/msg/ or send the message SUBSCRIBE to our infobot at: info@fringeware.com Quite obviously we're going to miss contact with many assorted sentients who might care to be included -- so please tell your friends and help spread the news. We apologise for the inconvenience, and welcome your resumed participation in the fray. Thanx - pxn FringeWare Inc."}, {"response": 9, "author": "doug", "date": "Tue, Nov 25, 1997 (18:51)", "body": "Austin Songwriter Group has recently announced that Doug La Rue of Glaze Studio http://www.io.com/~larue and Capitol City A&E Magazine http://www.capitol-city.com has been picked as the new Editor of Austin Songwriter Magazine and Webmaster of \"Songwriter Online\" http://www.songwriter.org \"Songwriter.org will take on a new style in the next few months as I work it over and expand its content. I had a hand in on the redesign of the Dec. issue of Austin Songwriter Magazine which is out now. Check out the music section of http://www.capitol-city.com to get the latest scoop."}, {"response": 10, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sat, Jul 25, 1998 (02:46)", "body": "check out http://www.15minutes.com/"}, {"response": 11, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Jul 25, 1998 (06:56)", "body": "What's the scene there?"}, {"response": 12, "author": "stacey", "date": "Sat, Jul 25, 1998 (06:56)", "body": "brief."}, {"response": 13, "author": "ratthing", "date": "Thu, Aug 13, 1998 (19:27)", "body": "terry, have you ever had anything do to with the creation or publication of any zines?"}, {"response": 14, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Aug 13, 1998 (22:12)", "body": "I have, I have!!!"}, {"response": 15, "author": "ratthing", "date": "Thu, Aug 13, 1998 (22:39)", "body": "how cool! what have you done?"}, {"response": 16, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Fri, Aug 14, 1998 (00:25)", "body": "this and that, co-published my own, stayed broke....."}, {"response": 17, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Aug 14, 1998 (08:49)", "body": "Only one, the Farm Net News, which reached a paid circulation of about 250. I still have a few of the original copies, it was a nice publication done up with Pagemaker and had a lot of good graphics and photos. Pre-web days."}, {"response": 18, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Fri, Jan 15, 1999 (12:52)", "body": "check out http://www.mikejasper.com/ and http://members.tripod.com/~poopunk/ as I've invited both publishers to come and participate here..."}, {"response": 19, "author": "aa9il", "date": "Sat, Feb  6, 1999 (21:28)", "body": "A couple of good zines I have enjoyed (although only one copy...) was Reign of Toads, Crash Collusion, Twisted Times, and Iron Feather Journal. Of those four, only Iron Feather is the only zine I have multiple issues (3 so far...) I also liked Mondo 2000 but they seem to be puting out one issue a year. I liked them alot more when they first came out and were kinda cybergeeky and oh-so-optimistic about the house music scene, computer stuph, the net, etc. Later issues got kinda glossy and pretentious but still fun to read. Id buy the next issue if and when it ever comes out. later cosmo"}, {"response": 20, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sat, Feb  6, 1999 (22:50)", "body": "all four you mentioned are great zines, cosmo, ever seen an issue of Crank? bet you'd like it, too..."}, {"response": 21, "author": "aa9il", "date": "Sun, Feb  7, 1999 (18:34)", "body": "Hey There Nope, never seen the zine Crank but the name rings a bell. I wonder if it was at Fringeware? Or maybe mentioned in a zine review section. BTW, is Factsheet5 still around? A couple of other rags I forgot to mention was .tiff and Maximum RockNRoll which appears to be the only zine which gives due credit to DIY punk and just good old hard assed garage rock. Last MaxRNR I read was from a while back which covered the Pirate Radio scene. BTW, there was a new rag - Hobby Broadcasting which came out which is dedicated to the LPFM and pirate movement. Only up to issue 3 but I hope it can make it being that LPFM is a pretty good concept which just might bring back true community radio. One thing about the zine scene is that it kinda peaked back in the early 90's when alternative was in force and did not de-volve into 'alternative' (as in Madison Ave and El Lay marketing dweebs suddenly realized they could make some money off this movement). Its kind of funny but Chicago has a radio station it calls its 'New Rock Alternative' which plays the same crapola as several other stations - i.e. main stream alternative. Hows that for an oxymoron... Still the only true 'underground' (another overused term...) music is coming out of the campus stations that play the stuff on 7 inch singles, metal tapes, home dats, etc. The same goes for those basement photocopy zines and limited distribution rags that you might only find one or two issues of at a book store then it will wink out never to be heard from again. To quote Stills and Young... 'Long May You Run...' Mike aka _cosmo_"}, {"response": 22, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sun, Feb  7, 1999 (22:32)", "body": "yep, Factsheet 5 is still around, but they are down to two issues a year the last I checked... my name and address is still making the rounds, as I got in an issue of Phantom Gambler the other day... austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 11, "subject": "The mystery quote - who said that in what book?", "response_count": 97, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "Mixu", "date": "Wed, Nov  6, 1996 (07:58)", "body": "\"That young girl is one of the least benightedly unintelligent organic life forms it has been my profound lack of pleasure not to be able to avoid meeting.\" (Got this from my memory - I hope it's right. Anyway, you should guess it from this version, anyway...)"}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Nov 15, 1996 (08:50)", "body": "I'm stumped!"}, {"response": 3, "author": "Amy", "date": "Thu, Nov 21, 1996 (21:10)", "body": "\"That young girl is one of the least benightedly unintelligent organic life forms it has been my profound lack of pleasure not to be able to avoid meeting.\" I have no clue. But all the double negatives have my head spinning like Anne Elliot's remark in Persuasion when she meets Capt Wentworth at the concert and they are talking about Louisa and Capt B. Something about not being overwhlemed. I know it must clever but I can never sort it out. It's like that \"Own Grandpaw\" song. Amy"}, {"response": 4, "author": "Mixu", "date": "Mon, Dec  2, 1996 (03:01)", "body": "Okay, I'll relieve you from your pains. That quote was said by Marvin the Paranoid Android, referring to Tricia Maximillian, or Trillian for short in the 3rd book of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy... It's someone else's turn..."}, {"response": 5, "author": "churchh", "date": "Mon, Dec  2, 1996 (13:37)", "body": "If this was Usenet, I would cross-post this to the Austen conference... Amy, do you mean this? -- \"I have hardly seen you since our day at Lyme. I am afraid you must have suffered from the shock, and the more from its not overpowering you at the time.\" She assured him that she had not. \"It was a frightful hour,\" said he, \"a frightful day!\" and he passed his hand across his eyes, as if the remembrance were still too painful, but in a moment, half smiling again, added, \"The day has produced some effects however; has had some consequences which must be considered as the very reverse of frightful. When you had the presence of mind to suggest that Benwick would be the properest person to fetch a surgeon, you could have little idea of his being eventually one of those most concerned in her r covery.\" \"Certainly I could have none. But it appears-- I should hope it would be a very happy match. There are on both sides good principles and good temper.\" \"Yes,\" said he, looking not exactly forward; \"but there, I think, ends the resemblance. With all my soul I wish them happy, and rejoice over every circumstance in favour of it. They have no difficulties to contend with at home, no opposition, no caprice, no delays. The Musgroves are behaving like themselves, most honourably and kindly, only anxious with true parental hearts to promote their daughter's comfort. All this is much, very much in favour of their happiness; more than perhaps--\" He stopped. A sudden recollection seemed to occur, and to give him some taste of that emotion which was reddening Anne's cheeks and fixing her eyes on the ground. What's the difficulty?"}, {"response": 6, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Dec  4, 1996 (08:32)", "body": "If you want, we could set up a topic that was cross posted to a usenet newsgroup. it's not trivial but it's near trivial. Since you can create conferences that have posts written to email all you would have to do is redirect the eamil to a usenet newsgroup."}, {"response": 7, "author": "Amy", "date": "Wed, Dec  4, 1996 (09:52)", "body": "] could set up a topic that was cross posted to a usenet newsgroup. ___ That's pretty cool. This Yapp thing, I knew it had some gems."}, {"response": 8, "author": "churchh", "date": "Thu, Dec  5, 1996 (13:55)", "body": ""}, {"response": 9, "author": "Carolineevans", "date": "Mon, Jan 27, 1997 (20:33)", "body": "Henry, that's the most enigmatic quote ever! Mixu, yours gave me a terrible pain in the diodes. All down my left side. Now, who said this:- The worlds second-best science -fiction writer dedicates this book to the world's second-best science writer.(That's from memory, but you get the gist.)"}, {"response": 10, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Tue, Apr  8, 1997 (14:34)", "body": "In an obscure graveyard in the New York City borough of Queens lie the bones of Scott Joplin, dead for more than half a century, hopelessly insane. Hint: it's from a textbook. Sorry, I just couldn't resist, it's one of my favorite lines; something about the thought of those hopelessly insane bones just tickles my fancy (or am I the only strict grammarian?). Plus you can re-word it any old way: In an obscure dance hall in the capitol city of Austin dance the bones of (name here), alone for more than h lf an evening, hopelessly unattractive."}, {"response": 11, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Wed, Apr  9, 1997 (12:28)", "body": "And now I will continue to barge in where I'm not really invited and take this in another direction (can you tell I'm on our better computer by the way this wraps iteself around?): I'm stumped and I need some help and worse still, the quote's not even from a book, it's from possibly the Chronicle from the early 80s. The author described following a car up I35 that had its parking lights on (ok my grammar ain't so hot today); she then analogized this to \"tooling down the intellectual freeways of life wit my turn signal on.\" I just adore that phrase but wish I had the context. Ok, one more then I'll leave you alone (actually, I suspect that I'M the one who's alone here!): again, the chronicle or some such rag, early 80s, and I'm thinking Marion Winik--no quote exactly, just a hilarious article about The Minstrel Show in which women are forced to don tight tap shows and dance dance dance. Thank you and goodnight."}, {"response": 12, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Wed, Apr  9, 1997 (12:28)", "body": "of course what I meant to say was \"tight tap SHOES\"!!!"}, {"response": 13, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Apr  9, 1997 (21:10)", "body": "I've heard of Marion Winik. What else do you know about her?"}, {"response": 14, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Fri, Apr 11, 1997 (15:04)", "body": "Too much: when I first read her stuff in Austin I just thought she was damned funny in exactly the way I'd like to be should my writing career ever come to pass. Now I know that she was married to a drug addict (heroin, I think) who got AIDS but she went ahead and had a kid with him (she or they already had one)--I may be getting some of the facts a little skewed, but that's the basic picture. I was astonished when I read how serious her life has been. Now she's raising the kids alone in Austin as far as I know; she has a book or two out. I like the way this topic suddenly got linked to Austin--it was a delightful surprise to see it pop up on my list here!"}, {"response": 15, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Fri, Apr 11, 1997 (15:16)", "body": "OK, reality check here--I decided that before feeding you any more half-truths I would take my pal terry's advice (I'd put a smiley face with frowny sarcastic eyebrows here but my computer raps my knuckles every time I get coy) and head on over to Amazon.com for the true scoop and sure enough, about the only thing I got right was that her husband died of AIDS. Actually (as related in her fabulous best-seller First Loves) he was GAY, they fell in love, SHE was the heroin hound, they had 2 kids together, t eir life was horrifically bumpy, then she assisted him in his suicide. Wow! Really packs a wallop, eh."}, {"response": 16, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Apr 11, 1997 (20:53)", "body": "Really, that's some story. Think we can get her talking here?"}, {"response": 17, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Mon, Apr 14, 1997 (08:59)", "body": "I'll look her up and see if she has e-mail or a web page or something--have you ever gotten a famous person to chat? other than me, of course (hey! I was on tv as a kid!). I think she'd be extrememly interesting--her writing style is fantastic and funny."}, {"response": 18, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Apr 14, 1997 (23:26)", "body": "Definitely worth a try."}, {"response": 19, "author": "kay", "date": "Tue, Jan 20, 1998 (12:01)", "body": "Not sure this is the right place but do you know those car commercials that quote 'somethig wicked this way comes'? it is driving me nuts!! where does it come from?"}, {"response": 20, "author": "LorieS", "date": "Tue, Jan 20, 1998 (12:18)", "body": "I'll second that. I thought it was Shakespeare, Kay, but can't figure out which play. Hope someone out here is brighter than I am and knows the answer."}, {"response": 21, "author": "pmnh", "date": "Tue, Jan 20, 1998 (12:27)", "body": "it's from \"macbeth\"...(the 3 witches)... \"by the pricking of my thumb something wicked this way comes...\" (was also a hell of a good book, by ray bradbury)"}, {"response": 22, "author": "kay", "date": "Tue, Jan 20, 1998 (17:02)", "body": "Thanks. I'll let everyone here know. Shows how well i sometimes pay attention, i've read macbeth, though not for years. Maybe its time to read it again. About the Ray bradbury, just looked on the shelf and there it is. Haf ta read it too. thanks again."}, {"response": 23, "author": "zx6rider", "date": "Sun, Mar  1, 1998 (09:40)", "body": "OK... I got one. Who said \"...it's not any tougher in Washington (dc) than it is in Waco.\""}, {"response": 24, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Mar  1, 1998 (09:54)", "body": "Janet Reno?"}, {"response": 25, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Mar  1, 1998 (09:57)", "body": "You got me on the book."}, {"response": 26, "author": "zx6rider", "date": "Sun, Mar  1, 1998 (19:30)", "body": "Nope... it's a quote of Ann Richards to Molly Ivans (in the book She Can't Say That, Can She) after giving the keynote at the democratic convention."}, {"response": 27, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Mar  1, 1998 (19:37)", "body": "Now that you mention it, I remember Ann saying that. I knew it rang familiar. Molly is cool, I talked to her once about coming on the Spring but she said she was taking it in \"baby steps\" on the net. This was a while ago."}, {"response": 28, "author": "zx6rider", "date": "Sun, Mar  1, 1998 (22:03)", "body": "I say ask her again...this is a very 'user friendly' place. Just give her a psuedonym so she doesn't get bugged all the time."}, {"response": 29, "author": "pmnh", "date": "Sun, Mar  1, 1998 (22:55)", "body": "molly on the spring would be extremely cool... my absolute favorite contemporary political writer... not sure a pseudonym could disguise her wit, however..."}, {"response": 30, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Mar  2, 1998 (00:14)", "body": "Molly Ivins, Honkytonk Sweetheart (and friends) will be appearing on March 21, at the Cactus Cafe on the UT campus. One set only at 11:15 pm. Kathi Kamen Goldmark, kkg@well.com, will be the backup singer with the big hair - well, one of 'em anyway. This is part of SXSW, so Kathi has no control over guest list or anything like that, but she thinks locals can get wristbands that get us into all the sxsw clubs. I think that we can."}, {"response": 31, "author": "zx6rider", "date": "Mon, Mar  2, 1998 (06:51)", "body": "Oh man! What a time to be stuck in New England! A video tape of this event sent to my home would be greatly appreciated. I'd offer to have the senders child, but we really don't want to go there...."}, {"response": 33, "author": "zx6rider", "date": "Tue, Mar  3, 1998 (12:33)", "body": "OK... I have another one. \"I see elegance and beauty in every female athlete. I don't think being an athlete is unfeminine. I think of it as a kind of grace.\" ...tick, tick, tick...."}, {"response": 34, "author": "autumn", "date": "Tue, Mar  3, 1998 (12:55)", "body": "Wilma Rudolph? Jackie Joyner-Kersey? You know it has to be a runner, because no one ever thinks gymnasts, skaters or swimmers are sacrificing femininity for their sport."}, {"response": 35, "author": "zx6rider", "date": "Tue, Mar  3, 1998 (14:25)", "body": "And the winner is.... Autumn! Your 2nd guess kiddo! It was Jackie Joyner-Kersey in a TIME magazine interview, 1988 and used, in part, as the title of her autobiography, A KIND OF GRACE."}, {"response": 36, "author": "zx6rider", "date": "Tue, Mar  3, 1998 (14:26)", "body": "I mean Jackie Joyner-Kersee... shame on moi!"}, {"response": 37, "author": "zx6rider", "date": "Tue, Mar  3, 1998 (14:28)", "body": "But Autumn.. I've seen some pretty 'beefy' woman swimmers. Much bigger than runners... not that it isn't attractive."}, {"response": 38, "author": "autumn", "date": "Tue, Mar  3, 1998 (15:25)", "body": "Well to tell the truth, after I wrote that the women speed-skaters kind of went thru my mind...they have legs like tree trunks, ya know! I figured it had to be an Olympic sport, because whoever called female wrestlers athletes?"}, {"response": 39, "author": "pmnh", "date": "Tue, Mar  3, 1998 (23:23)", "body": "(and whoever called female golfers women?) as a species, i find female athletes to be extremely sexy, however..."}, {"response": 40, "author": "pmnh", "date": "Tue, Mar  3, 1998 (23:37)", "body": "ummm, was referring to lpga golfers... no offense intended to lady golfers in general... jordan baker was a golfer, after all, and she was quite attractive (a lousy driver, but attractive)... so please, no hate mail or anything... on second thought, lpga golfers are great (real babes), so just forget i said anything at all..."}, {"response": 42, "author": "zx6rider", "date": "Wed, Mar  4, 1998 (10:48)", "body": "Please tell me you weren't making a homophobic type comment... unacceptable under any circumstance. LPGA golfers are no more or no less attractive than their male counterparts in the PGA."}, {"response": 43, "author": "pmnh", "date": "Wed, Mar  4, 1998 (23:28)", "body": "no no no no no... NO! that is not what i meant... actually, an image of jan stephenson popped into my head (and i don't know nor do i care to know her sexual orientation) and i typed it and i was sorry (almost) the instant i did... it was mean and i shouldn't have said it... and lpga golfers undeniably wear less polyester than their male counterparts do (god bless 'em all)... am shutting up now..."}, {"response": 44, "author": "autumn", "date": "Thu, Mar  5, 1998 (01:42)", "body": "Jordan Baker was a cheater. Her unsportsman-like conduct renders her very unattractive."}, {"response": 45, "author": "pmnh", "date": "Thu, Mar  5, 1998 (01:52)", "body": "yes... she was a cheater... (but i've known a jordan baker or two... and found each incarnation fascinating... and desireable, in their fashion)..."}, {"response": 46, "author": "autumn", "date": "Thu, Mar  5, 1998 (02:06)", "body": "What are you doing up so late?"}, {"response": 47, "author": "pmnh", "date": "Thu, Mar  5, 1998 (02:17)", "body": "i'm always up this late... (what about you? it's 3 am there, isn't it?)"}, {"response": 48, "author": "autumn", "date": "Thu, Mar  5, 1998 (02:30)", "body": "Yeah. Can't sleep--bad migraine. I'm gonna pay for this tomorrow...."}, {"response": 49, "author": "pmnh", "date": "Thu, Mar  5, 1998 (02:37)", "body": "sorry to hear that... i rarely get headaches (though i've been known to cause a few)... s'posed to be working, actually... but i'm more playing hookey, here... (though i am working, sort of... in between)..."}, {"response": 50, "author": "autumn", "date": "Thu, Mar  5, 1998 (02:43)", "body": "Guess you're a day sleeper. Never noticed that you usually post at night! What do you do?"}, {"response": 51, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Mar  5, 1998 (03:11)", "body": "I just woke up, but I went to bed around 9 am tonight. And I'll jump back in the sack for another few hours sleep in about ten minutes. I guess this is the opposite of a \"nap\"; what's the opposite of a nap (a few minutes of wakefulness)?"}, {"response": 52, "author": "pmnh", "date": "Thu, Mar  5, 1998 (03:32)", "body": "no, i'm not a daysleeper... have to be up by 8 or 9 every morning (just don't sleep very much)... i own a couple of restaurants... i usually post when i'm writing... helps keep me fresh, because i write sorta in flourishes, and each \"flourish\" ultimately runs into a wall (if that makes any sense whatsoever)... never thought about it just like that, terry, but you're right... it is sorta the opposite of a nap... i do that, too... can rarely sleep more than 3 or 4 hours at a stretch... (though i'd better try and sleep soon... have to put in a 12 hour day at the joints tomorrow... or, um, today i mean)..."}, {"response": 53, "author": "zx6rider", "date": "Thu, Mar  5, 1998 (06:59)", "body": "Nick, Autumn... you two need some sleep! Nick; not to worry about the LPGA jibe. Autumn; do you take anything for the migraines? I use Midrin for the real bangers. Terry; I know...topic drift."}, {"response": 54, "author": "zx6rider", "date": "Thu, Mar  5, 1998 (07:00)", "body": "Nick, where are you and what is the name of your 'joints'?"}, {"response": 55, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Mar  5, 1998 (17:39)", "body": "nick! how did that headache-generating situation at the home front turn out? Is everyone one big happy family now?"}, {"response": 56, "author": "pmnh", "date": "Thu, Mar  5, 1998 (23:30)", "body": "gena- i live in lampasas (pr. lay-uhm-PASS-us)... sure you've heard of it, being that we are the HEART OF THE COW COUNTRY, you know (not meaning to brag, of course)... my joints are about 40 miles away (yes, i actually commute to this paradisus bovinus), in the area of fort hood... stacey- you are referring to my ex-wife's current address (my spare bedroom)? situation is status quo, though she promises to be out by the beginning of summer... doesn't really bug me that much (i barely notice she's around) though my girlfriend, daughter, and mom still take the notion rather hard... (um, what about you? are you okay?)"}, {"response": 58, "author": "stacey", "date": "Fri, Mar  6, 1998 (09:19)", "body": "nick, i think it takes a certain type of person to allow that situation to work. Kudos to you! (feeling better now that two of us on working on issues instead of just one. long way to go, i'm practicing my patience virtue and really involving myself with triathlon training and work. *smile*)"}, {"response": 59, "author": "autumn", "date": "Fri, Mar  6, 1998 (15:53)", "body": "I agree with stacey, nick, you're a bigger person than I would probably be. Gena, midrin doesn't do a thing for me. I am caffeine-free, and when a bad migraine strikes, I treat it with a strong cup of coffee. The caffeine immediately works to constrict my blood vessels. A quote: \"Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.\""}, {"response": 60, "author": "pmnh", "date": "Sat, Mar  7, 1998 (03:09)", "body": "\"vanity of vanities... all is vanity\", saith the preacher (and my mother)... stacey and autumn- thanks for the words... however, my motives are not entirely unselfish (good to have someone to wash the dishes on a regular basis)... and being that i was such a lousy husband- really (REALLY) lousy- seems like the least i can do... (pitifully small recompense)... wer- lesser known than nolanville? (you MUST know the area well)... restaurants are in killeen..."}, {"response": 62, "author": "Wolf", "date": "Sat, Mar  7, 1998 (16:43)", "body": "hi guys!!"}, {"response": 63, "author": "pmnh", "date": "Mon, Mar  9, 1998 (00:14)", "body": "damn, wer... i've lived here for 6 years, and never heard of some of those places... how did you accrue such familiarity with this terrain?"}, {"response": 65, "author": "pmnh", "date": "Mon, Mar  9, 1998 (00:30)", "body": "wow... gatesville's pretty cool... do you know that grant guy, owns a restaurant on the main drag, near the high school? nearly did a deal with him, few years back... the \"cowhouse\" is on gray street, right? been there recently?"}, {"response": 66, "author": "Wolf", "date": "Mon, Mar  9, 1998 (08:26)", "body": "the cowhouse? man, yous guys are in the kuntry!"}, {"response": 68, "author": "autumn", "date": "Tue, Mar 10, 1998 (10:38)", "body": "South Fort? Isn't that where JR lives? \"do...do do...do do do do do do...\""}, {"response": 69, "author": "pmnh", "date": "Tue, Mar 10, 1998 (22:42)", "body": "wer- not missing anything (by not knowing the guy, i mean)... the cowhouse changed ownership a few years back, and last i knew was renting rooms by the hour... (uhhh, which i've been TOLD, of course... having no first hand knowledge of such matters)... autumn- (sigh)..."}, {"response": 70, "author": "Wolf", "date": "Tue, Mar 10, 1998 (22:43)", "body": "still can't get over that name, cowhouse...."}, {"response": 71, "author": "pmnh", "date": "Tue, Mar 10, 1998 (22:48)", "body": "(if you ever caught a glimpse of killeen's typical working girl, you'd know how apropos that name has become)..."}, {"response": 73, "author": "Wolf", "date": "Wed, Mar 11, 1998 (18:50)", "body": "okay"}, {"response": 74, "author": "lizard", "date": "Thu, Apr 30, 1998 (17:24)", "body": "Here's a leap back to Response 27 of 73, about quote \"...it's not any tougher in Washington (dc) than it is in Waco.\" Found this conference while typin ing \"Molly Ivans\" to demonstrate to someone how a search engine works. Emailed Terry and was invited to join the conference. Proof: Molly may not be on Spring, but she's certainly on the Web. This conference's mention of her name was one of 39 hits I got from Alta Vista through Yahoo! Canada. Most of the hits were people quoting her. Since I've moved to Canada, I don't get to see Molly's work much these days; have to wait for the books. Do wish whoever is handling Molly's copy would post her most recent stuff on a Web site. Transplanted Texans everywhere would rejoice. Regards, A former Temple-ite (Templetonian?) (Temple's not far from Waco, for those of you not familiar with central Texas)"}, {"response": 75, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Apr 30, 1998 (19:52)", "body": "I call her from time to time but I haven't got her interested enough to check in here, there are other things competing for her attention! I would like to post more of her stuff here though. Hope you keep checking in with us!"}, {"response": 76, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Jun 25, 1998 (23:56)", "body": "\"Had he seen something making me stand out like a sex-crazed cockroach making it with a pecan in a can of mixed nuts?\""}, {"response": 77, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, Jun 30, 1998 (21:48)", "body": "i give up... who?"}, {"response": 78, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Tue, Jun 30, 1998 (23:19)", "body": "maybe I don't wanna tell 'till somebody guesses..."}, {"response": 79, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Jul  1, 1998 (00:20)", "body": "well... la DE da!"}, {"response": 80, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Wed, Jul  1, 1998 (01:03)", "body": "hehe..."}, {"response": 81, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Wed, Jul  1, 1998 (13:14)", "body": "Okay, it was Philip Jose Farmer in the short story, \"Nobody's Perfect\" in the Ultimate Dracula"}, {"response": 82, "author": "autumn", "date": "Fri, Jul  3, 1998 (22:36)", "body": "it was on the tip of my tongue..."}, {"response": 83, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sat, Jul  4, 1998 (01:23)", "body": "yeah, I bet...*laugh*"}, {"response": 84, "author": "autumn", "date": "Sat, Jul  4, 1998 (22:59)", "body": "*wink*"}, {"response": 85, "author": "aschuth", "date": "Tue, Jan 11, 2000 (17:16)", "body": "I loved Farmer's writing years ago - got a bit away from that line in reading, but always loved the Riverworld books, especially the Samuel Clement and Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac characters, as both have been longstanding literary heroes of mine. Have you ever read any of the Riverworld books?"}, {"response": 86, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Tue, Jan 11, 2000 (19:59)", "body": "Sheesh...the only Farmer I read with any frequency is Fannie and this is the wrong conference to quote her...*sigh*"}, {"response": 87, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Jan 13, 2000 (15:17)", "body": ""}, {"response": 88, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Jan 13, 2000 (16:57)", "body": "...how's THAT for a mystery quote?! *giggle*"}, {"response": 89, "author": "Ann", "date": "Thu, Jan 13, 2000 (18:03)", "body": "was it by the Invisible Man? Claude Raines, where are you???"}, {"response": 90, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Jan 13, 2000 (19:05)", "body": "You guessed! Pass the torch to Ann for excellent deductive logic!"}, {"response": 91, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Jan 13, 2000 (19:10)", "body": "Actually it was more prosaic than that. I had two browser windows open at the same time, and I posted a boxing article for Terry in this one by mistake...so I scribbled it!"}, {"response": 92, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Jan 20, 2000 (12:48)", "body": ""}, {"response": 93, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sat, Jan 22, 2000 (21:13)", "body": "I promise not to post anymore when I am burnt out and having problems...sorry!"}, {"response": 94, "author": "autumn", "date": "Sun, Jan 23, 2000 (13:58)", "body": "That's all I ever am, Marcia! Does that mean I can't post anymore, either? :-)"}, {"response": 95, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Jan 23, 2000 (16:55)", "body": "Don't even think of not posting...we need you! And, if we don't hear from you we worry about your being alright. If you'll forgive my occasional (I hope they will become that way again) goof-ups, I'll not notice yours *hugs*"}, {"response": 96, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Wed, Feb  2, 2000 (12:41)", "body": "The 'Remember' Buttons are Splendid to see...And you may rest assured that I am and will. (Where is that French I quoted last time...?!)"}, {"response": 97, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Thu, Feb  3, 2000 (08:20)", "body": "Autumn, you're flirting with the unthinkable. Marci you too. Please share your feelings especially when you are burnt out and having problems. Folks care."}, {"response": 98, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Feb  3, 2000 (12:11)", "body": "Thanks, Terry...I could not stay away even if I wanted to. There is definitely an irresistable pull in this direction for my head and heart. I shall share. I really appreciate your concern...and, btw, it works both ways, you know! *Hugs*"}, {"response": 99, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Thu, Feb  3, 2000 (18:01)", "body": "Yep, both ways."}, {"response": 100, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Feb  3, 2000 (18:23)", "body": "Spring is working so great today. I am all delight and warm fuzziness (hugging my monitor because it is as close to Spring as I can get)"}, {"response": 101, "author": "autumn", "date": "Wed, Feb 16, 2000 (15:24)", "body": "Such kind words! My father-in-law passed away Feb. 1, and things have been in a tempest ever since...I'm sure you can relate, Terry. But hopefully all will calm down soon."}, {"response": 102, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Wed, Feb 16, 2000 (15:53)", "body": "Autumn, I am so sorry! We did not know! Much sympathy beaming to your from Hawaii."}, {"response": 103, "author": "aschuth", "date": "Wed, Feb 16, 2000 (16:29)", "body": "Autumn, best wishes."}, {"response": 104, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Wed, Feb 16, 2000 (17:39)", "body": "Really sorry to hear that Autumn, I certainly can relate to what you're going through right now. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 12, "subject": "Looking for Aussies in Austin", "response_count": 0, "posts": []}, {"num": 13, "subject": "The drag (Guadalupe Street)", "response_count": 35, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Tue, Apr 15, 1997 (09:27)", "body": "What if you started a topic and nobody showed up? Well, that's just sad. However, I can entertain myself endlessly! I'll just have to wrack my brains for a better drag story than that depressing one terry brought up! And if I keep putting on responses, people will think this is a hip, happening topic!"}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Apr 15, 1997 (22:29)", "body": "Keep the faith, we may get some folks here yet."}, {"response": 3, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Wed, Apr 16, 1997 (10:25)", "body": "The only thing I remember seeing on the drag was Bevo handing out coupons. Other than various folks living their lives in the nooks and crannies off 23rd street. Say! You know that mural on the side of the Varsity Theatre (I refuse to acknowledge that Tower \"Records\" that doesn't even sell records destroyed my best movie theatre), with all the movie characters? I actually know the guy who did it--his family did mission work the same time as mine so we all got to be friends; they stayed in the field (C ile, mostly) while we got hepatitis and caame home (Africa, India). He and some of his siblings live in Austin. At one point in the 80s, he and his younger brother rode across South America on bicycles. His brother earned the sobriquet \"Bicycle Johnny\" for his predilection for that mode of transportation )while working on a farm up in Iowa he visited my sister via bicycle at Snow Mtn Ranch in Colo. Back to the Drag...."}, {"response": 4, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Apr 16, 1997 (21:24)", "body": "It's getting harder and harder for the dragworms to find places to sleep with all the new ordinances. My favorite drag hangout, since Shakespeares Books is closed, is either the aforementioned coffeehouse and the movie theater that shows foreign flicks in the Student Union. Dobie Mall has good films too, and a food court (a slight cut above some of the other food courts in other malls around town). There's Amys Ice Cream, Martin Bros., Trudy's and a new surplus on the \"north drag\". And another cool place is the Whole Earth Provision Company for yer backpacks and topographic maps."}, {"response": 5, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Thu, Apr 17, 1997 (13:39)", "body": "I forgot about Dobie! They have a cool theatre! Now, tell me more about the ordinances--when I lived in Austin, dragworms ruled the roost! Oh yeah, I remember my favorite dragster (NOT a worm) was the guy who sold incense. He's walk up and down with a few sticks burning...relaly added to the ambience. Is he still there (dreadlocks, great smell)? What new surplus north?"}, {"response": 6, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Thu, Apr 17, 1997 (13:40)", "body": "I forgot about Dobie! They have a cool theatre! Now, tell me more about the ordinances--when I lived in Austin, dragworms ruled the roost! Oh yeah, I remember my favorite dragster (NOT a worm) was the guy who sold incense. He's walk up and down with a few sticks burning...relaly added to the ambience. Is he still there (dreadlocks, great smell)? What new surplus north?"}, {"response": 7, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Thu, Apr 17, 1997 (13:42)", "body": "As you can see, my transmitter is acting out again...plus my response screen is screwed up and I can't see the whole message, hence my typos!"}, {"response": 8, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Apr 17, 1997 (23:37)", "body": "It's a cool little army surplus store just across the grassy median from Trudy's. They have military surplus from all over the world. I am lusting after the hammack with a mosquito net tent around it. The new ordinance is \"no camping out\" or sleeping outside in the city. One theory is that the year of free Capitol Metro turned Austin into a street persons paradise. No there's a reaction to the years of growth of homeless culture."}, {"response": 9, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Fri, Apr 18, 1997 (08:34)", "body": "Wow! There have always been folks kipping on the drag! Here in Dallas they inexplicably evicted all these people shacking under a I-45 (it was the World Cup Soccer thing, we wanted to make a good impression, like we don't have homeless or something) BUT THEY NEVER PROVIDED AN ALTERNATIVE and now it's permanently a no-kip area. I want a hammock as well--that one sounds cool. I'll have to try our Army/Navy stores (thanx for the tip!). I share a balcony with my neighbor and we've been trying to work ou a way to hang one (parts of the balconey frame are sturdy and parts are not)."}, {"response": 10, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Apr 19, 1997 (00:45)", "body": "I'm going to put mine out in the woods behing my house. It's great back there. Guess what? Politically Correct just came on my satellite dish at 12:39 pm."}, {"response": 11, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Nov  5, 1997 (11:00)", "body": "What eveer happened to the light rail proposal that would've torn up Guadalupe street? Pass/Fail? IMO the Austin bus system was lacking with the exception of transportation to/from/around the University but an \"in your face\" light rail was quite the large step."}, {"response": 12, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Nov  5, 1997 (11:12)", "body": "Hasn't happened yet, the light rail, but Sammy and Bob get a lot of mileage out of ripping it and CapMetro to pieces."}, {"response": 13, "author": "fraize", "date": "Sat, Nov  8, 1997 (11:13)", "body": "My wife and I are going to be moving to Austin from Washington DC in a few weeks. I'm going down this Thursday (Nov 13, 97) to check everything out. She wants to live \"where things are happening.\" Through research, that looks like 'The Drag.' What can you guys (and gals) tell me about Guadalupe St? What's it like? Is it pimarily UT students? Ah gots ta know! Fraize"}, {"response": 14, "author": "legaffe", "date": "Sat, Nov  8, 1997 (17:47)", "body": "Probably the neighborhood to the North of the Drag which is called Hyde Park would be the place to look. West campus is pretty good too."}, {"response": 15, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (12:14)", "body": "Are you going to be affiliated with the University? If not, downtown is always an option too. There are some nice neighborhoods west of Lamar and north of Town Lake. Older homes, pretty."}, {"response": 16, "author": "fraize", "date": "Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (15:16)", "body": "I plan on becoming a student after I get residency (hook 'em horns!). The rest of the family is moving up to Round Rock. Some background: I've lived in the 'burbs of D.C. all my life. It's a pretty dull existence. I was hoping to enjoy a more 'urban' lifestyle, for once. My wife would like older homes."}, {"response": 17, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (15:32)", "body": "West campus is mostly undergrad students. Hyde Park is older homes just north of The University but fairly expensive (rent or buy). The Drag scene is also an undergrad scene. Downtown is ususally pretty happening a combonation of yound University students and young professionals. Let us know what your impressions of the area are!"}, {"response": 18, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (21:20)", "body": "I'd look a bit further west too around Mopac and 6th street. This is a great neighborhood called Clarksville, it's sure close enough to downtown and to campus without a lot of the bustle and you can hop on Mopac to get to the upscale north or to bubbaland to the South. It's where the recently departed James Michener lived. Tarrytown is also another neighborhood just to the west of Mopac off of Lake Austin Blvd. These are both great neighborhoods."}, {"response": 19, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Nov 12, 1997 (12:54)", "body": "Good suggestions!"}, {"response": 20, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Nov 12, 1997 (13:23)", "body": "Places I wished that I lived! Maybe someday!"}, {"response": 21, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Nov 17, 1997 (12:31)", "body": "How did the home search go?"}, {"response": 22, "author": "fraize", "date": "Mon, Nov 17, 1997 (16:47)", "body": "Well, folks. I made it to Austin. Well, Round Rock, anyway. I'm kinda stuck here until my driver's license gets sent down to me. You see, I appear to have lost my wallet during the drive down. Somebody found it, and offered to mail it back to my house in DC. My wife is forwarding it to me down here. Until then, I'm kinda housebound at my father-in-law's apartment in Round Rock. Snore! As soon as I get that license, though, I'm coming down to the city, proper, and take a look around. BTW, Terry, I thought about taking your position doing HTML for the room. I would take it if I didn't need $$ so much!!"}, {"response": 23, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Nov 17, 1997 (18:23)", "body": "Yeah, I found someone, Chris. And he's doing a good job. We'll have to meet sometime if you're game!"}, {"response": 24, "author": "fraize", "date": "Sun, Nov 23, 1997 (13:08)", "body": "I'm game! I need to increase my 'network' from NONE to SOME. I know very few people here, and those I do know work for Dell. Nothing wrong with that, I just need to branch out to a few more organizations than Dell. Let me know when you're available. You see, my schedule is WAY OPEN! I'll meet you at Quack's or something! Fraize"}, {"response": 25, "author": "fraize", "date": "Sun, Nov 23, 1997 (13:19)", "body": "I started my home search this week, and found out just how difficult it is to find an apartment in the Austin area that accepts large dogs. I have a Amstaff-Bulldog mix named 'Taun-Taun' about 75 pounds. He's a cuddly wuss of a dog that's afraid of everything. Absolutely no threat to any living thing. He's afraid of squirrels! Anyway, I only found two apartment complexes that don't have a problem with large dogs - both of which are in WAY North Austin. Probably a recent annexation area. Both complexes are very nice, and are supposed to offer high-speed 'Net access. One good positive for me! Unfortunately, my wife still wants to live closer to central. She also mentioned that she might want to live near 6th street. I went to 6th street this Saturday... I don't think we want to live near 6th street. WAAAAyyy too loud. Not that I mind loud music! I just might want to sleep some Saturday nights!! ;^)"}, {"response": 26, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Nov 23, 1997 (22:16)", "body": "What kind of high speed access to these complexes offer? What is the name of this complex?"}, {"response": 27, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Nov 24, 1997 (10:13)", "body": "Near 6th street there is the Railyard. Nice, easy access to downtown but I'm not so sure about the dog thing. Did you look into renting a home. Rarely do landlords have problems with large dogs if there is a yard and a mature owner."}, {"response": 28, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Nov 24, 1997 (12:50)", "body": "I think that's where Melissa Petrek used to live before she got married and dissappeared off the face of the earth. Those pink apartments. They arent' bad. But you could almost throw a rock at 6th street and hit it."}, {"response": 29, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Nov 24, 1997 (13:06)", "body": "I stayed there for a week with a friend and it was pretty quiet! But yes, close to 6th St."}, {"response": 30, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Nov 24, 1997 (13:35)", "body": "What time of year wha this?"}, {"response": 31, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, Nov 25, 1997 (11:15)", "body": "summer of '94"}, {"response": 32, "author": "zx6rider", "date": "Mon, Mar  2, 1998 (07:00)", "body": "OK... so no one comes here anymore. I just read the thread and was saddened to see that Shakespears Books had gone. God...I hate to think what else has 'gone to progress' since my departure. My favorite 'dragworm' was the guy who sold roses. His body was pretty bent up, they say from taking El Dopa. The story I got was he had a choice btn his appearance and his sanity, he chose sanity and took the Dopa. I never knew if it waw true. But I always bought his roses."}, {"response": 33, "author": "aa9il", "date": "Sat, Jan  9, 1999 (20:36)", "body": "Howdy All Popped into Austin over New Years - Since moving from my 'quaint' apartment in the student ghetto near Hyde Park, Ive noticed quite a few changes in the city every time I visit (live in Chicago now). One thing that really freaked me out was the demise of Mad Dogs. Now, where did that place go?! This trip around the block revealed a 'Johnny Rockets' soda shop where a really cool old house used to be. (I still remember the old white GTO parked near by which I think appeared in 'Slacker'). Oy Veh! I miss 'Dogs and Inner Sanctum! Anyway, my more fond drag stories were back in the late 80's when bands played for free in Mad Dogs back lot during the early SXSW and some of the interesting folks I used to see when cruising up and down Guadolupe with no particular place to go. Although not on the drag, I also remember the SS Homer (an impromptu barge) parked in the river right across from the Hyatt on Town Lake. What a Hoot! Hope the place can maintain its charm despite all the 'gentrification' going on. I still have my 'Alternative Map of Austin Tx' to remember where all the old spots used to be. Keep the faith Mike aka Cosmo Save Our Springs! :)"}, {"response": 34, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sat, Jan  9, 1999 (23:50)", "body": "nice hearing from you, Cosmo!"}, {"response": 35, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Jan 10, 1999 (10:13)", "body": "Keep that map, it'll be valuable someday. Say, could I get a copy of it? austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 14, "subject": "The Mayor's race", "response_count": 4, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Apr 20, 1997 (16:43)", "body": "I like Ted. He's the \"internet candidate\" who may be way ahead of his time. His plans for setting up neighborhood telecommuting centers make sense and he's behind efforts to enhance Austin's status as the most internet connected place on the planet."}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, May  3, 1997 (09:44)", "body": "eply-To: Ted Kircher mailto:kircher@realtime.com Subject: Re: Good Luck on May 3rd To: George Cummings mailto:G-Cummings@msn.com cc: AAMA mailto:aama@eden.com EFF mailto:eff-austin@io.com AustinPlan mailto:ausplan@main1.main.org George, I really appreciate your note. I hope that the minimum outcome of this election is a realization that the high tech community can and should be involved in the issues - including taking 'votes' (Mike Byrnes has found some technology to do this electronically) that can be sent to the City Council and the various media - *before* they formally vote. The MM and software industry in general should be the bow wave of the economic growth of Austin, and for our sake as well as all citizens, we would be remiss by not using our influence to the fullest. Also, we should have something like the MAIN web-raisings to get all Neighborhood Associations (NA) on-line - with storage allocated by the Austin City Connection along with an Internet account to allow for updating their web pages. This would be a minimal cost to the city - or, better yet, each NA could cover the cost of around $100/year. This also means using KVET, ACAC, ... on a *continual* basis to raise the ambient level of understanding of all citizens that we are not talking about way out stuff if Austin is to continue to be near the front of the pack in high tech as we enter the 21th century. PS: If I get elected, there will be *no* closed doors, and I will *expect citizens to develop solutions* as well as 'vote' on the major issues. Btw, if no candidate gets a majority on May 3rd, then the two top vote getters will have another go at the end of May. The more votes I get, the stronger will be *our* position to expect the two leading candidates to listen to *our* views. Ted Candidate for Mayor of Austin http://ReadThis.com/Ted4Mayor On May 1st, George Cummings wrote: Ted, Sorry I've been so lame at helping with your campaign, (weak excuse of swamp of alligators with our MM projects). I have been talking up your issues with lots of friends and several discussions with Sammy (KVET). I see him or talk to him several times a week (cd extra client). I just wanted you to know I truly appreciate your effort, and I know it has made all the candidates and public much more aware of where Austin -- should and could be headed -- but time will tell which way we go. Your ideas of community education via net/neighbor hood centers is right on target. No matter what happens tomorrow, I would like aama to consider a special area added to the web site where every issue council votes on and especially those that effect our industry the voting record is posted by council member so that at every election from now on it will be easy for aama or any interested party to see exactly how or elected officials on every issue. Again good luck later gc"}, {"response": 3, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, May  4, 1997 (01:17)", "body": "AUSTIN MAYOR 100% Precincts Reporting KIRK WATSON 48% RONNEY REYNOLDS 40% MICHAEL \"MAX\" NOFZIGER 10% THEODORE KIRCHER .3% JOHN JOHNSON .2% JENNIFER GALE .3% BLANE BECKER .6%"}, {"response": 4, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, May  4, 1997 (01:27)", "body": "hhops that got messed up! Kirk and Ronny in a runoff. Then Max. Then Ted. Four folks tailed ted. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 15, "subject": "100 new folks a day coming to Austin", "response_count": 3, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Mon, Apr 21, 1997 (13:27)", "body": "Well, that's partlly why I can't come back--it changes the place too much."}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, May 17, 1997 (10:30)", "body": "Have you met anyone who just arrived in Austin lately?"}, {"response": 3, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Sep  8, 1997 (06:47)", "body": "I divided the annual figure by 365 and it's actually around 70 or so a day. I guess the growth has started to taper off a bit. I'll try and find some real numbers to post. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 16, "subject": "Austin Stories", "response_count": 25, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Aug  9, 1997 (22:46)", "body": "It's about the Austin Weekly which bears a suspicious resemblance to the Austin Chronicle. KLBJ's Bob and Dudley guest star and many other familiar local faces will be showing up in the series. They're trying to give the real world feel of Austin. They're doing a lot of filming in a Riverside Drive building that was once HQ Fitness. The set includes the offices of the Austin Weekly, a large 60s UT style house, a cafe, and an apartment. They'll probably know around December if MTV will pick it up beyond the initial 13 programs. Hope it makes it!"}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Aug  9, 1997 (23:25)", "body": "A net search turned this up: barton:~ whois austinstories.com austinstories (LikeTV Ltd) (AUSTINSTORIES-DOM) 2 Kendall Place London, - W1H 3AH UK Domain Name: AUSTINSTORIES.COM Administrative Contact: Bowbrick, Steve (SB491) steve@WEBMEDIA.COM +44 171 317 1301 (FAX) +44 171 224 7049 Technical Contact, Zone Contact: Henderson-Thynne, Mark (MH1048) netnames@NETNAMES.COM +44 171 224 2017 Billing Contact: NetNames Accountant (NUSM-ORG) accountant@NETNAMES.COM +44 171 224 2017 Fax- +44 171 224 4313 Record last updated on 28-May-96. Record created on 28-May-96. Database last updated on 9-Aug-97 04:38:04 EDT. Domain servers in listed order: NS1.WEBSERVICES.NET 194.106.36.1 NS2.WEBSERVICES.NET 194.72.236.3"}, {"response": 3, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Sep  8, 1997 (06:57)", "body": "Robert Campanell (robcamp@well.com) is the producer of the InterneTV version and I got most of the following information from him. It's called \"Austin\" and it is about four young people living in an Austin group house. It is the first video-based soap produced exclusively for the net. They use all the major video streaming formats (VDO, Vivo, RealVideo). It's at http://www.internetv.com/austin/ Six episodes are online right now. It is scheduled for 16 weekly episodes. Each episode consists of five scenes. Each scene runs 30 seconds to 2 minutes. Most are around one minute. There's an episode with a salsarobics class (hey, I took that class!) The \"Austin\" characters are: Karen - the nosey one Dustin - the playboy Steve - the uptight one Monica - the mysterious one (played by Marie Newmeyer) Jennifer - the artsy one /Dustin's old girlfriend Aimee - Dustin's new girl friend Megan - Dustin's teenage girlfriend Dead(Ed) - Karen's ex-boyfriend Laura - Steve's new girlfriend/Dead(Ed)'s old girlfriend"}, {"response": 4, "author": "legaffe", "date": "Sun, Oct 12, 1997 (11:10)", "body": "What's the latest on this?"}, {"response": 5, "author": "mrchips", "date": "Mon, Sep 13, 1999 (20:47)", "body": "In a public restroom, an accountant, a lawyer and a cowboy were standing side-by-side using the urinal. The accountant finished, zipped up and started washing and literally scrubbing his hands...clear up to his elbows. He used about 20 paper towels before he finished. He turned to the other two men and commented, \"I graduated from the University of Michigan and they taught us to be clean.\" The lawyer finished, zipped up and quickly wet the tips of his fingers, grabbed one paper towel and commented, \"I graduated from the University of California and they taught us to be environmentally conscious.\" The cowboy zipped up and as he was walking out the door said, \"I graduated from the University of Texas--and they taught us not to piss on our hands.\""}, {"response": 6, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Tue, Sep 14, 1999 (19:18)", "body": "Since then there has been Austin City Limits (or was that before, too?)...surely the capital of the most august state in the Union boasting the finest gentlemen I know has yet some stories to tell, other than the obvious ones?!"}, {"response": 7, "author": "mrchips", "date": "Tue, Sep 14, 1999 (23:28)", "body": "Oh, Austin Stories is a TV show???? Sorry. I thought the UT joke would fit here. Didn't know where else to put it except in my own \"Screwed\" site where only Marcia and I will read it!"}, {"response": 8, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Tue, Sep 14, 1999 (23:30)", "body": "A few years ago...if you noticed this was dormant for 2 years. Use it for your purposes...it makes more sense now this way, anyway!"}, {"response": 9, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Tue, Sep 14, 1999 (23:32)", "body": "Tis better to revitalize an old topic than to create new ones. We shall just revamp this one and new will notice the difference."}, {"response": 10, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Sep 15, 1999 (06:48)", "body": "Pump it up, like Hans and Franz say. I did a quick web search for the words Austin Stories and found a site with the journals of people in Austin. It's kind of interesting and a serendipitous find. http://www.brokennews.net/79242/austin.shtml Here's an example of one: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/mattsmind/home.html In the Front of my Mind: 09/12/99 -- Emmys, Emmys, and more Emmys 09/11/99 -- Drunken Final Fantasies -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Updates: 09/09/99 -- Alright, another new splash page featuring (who else) Tori Amos. I plan on keeping the page much more current. I promise to fulfill two conditions, 1) I won't go more than 3 days without an update and 2) I will have at least 3 updates a week. Seems simple, doesn't it. I just hope I stick to it. 09/07/99 -- Alright, finally another update. I'm really planning on doing better. REALLY! 08/12/99 -- Okay, I added a new splash page, and I'm caught up, sorta. I'll catch up the rest of the way soon, and then I may officially change the frequency that I do updates. We'll see. 08/07/99 -- Finally home from Joplin, running a few days behind, hope to catch up soon. Please vote on my hair."}, {"response": 11, "author": "aa9il", "date": "Tue, Jun 27, 2000 (20:21)", "body": "Ok, an Austin story from the last century.... Me and a certain particular member of the Austin community who will remain un-named were sneaking around the back alleys behind Guadolupe in search of junction boxes for a wee bit o' hack-n. Never did find one but many stories were traded regarding the arcane art of phreakdom which someday may be recounted. And thats all I can say about that.... Also fond rememberences of wandering up and down the drag to view the latest in anarcho-drag-wurm fashion before retreating to Mad Dogs for burgers and possibly to Inner Sanctum records to buy post-modern art damage music for recreational purposes only. _cosmo_"}, {"response": 12, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Tue, Jun 27, 2000 (23:06)", "body": "uh huh...you think you're gonna get away with just posting that much and no more? Not gonna happen! Waiting..."}, {"response": 13, "author": "aa9il", "date": "Wed, Jun 28, 2000 (19:05)", "body": "ahhh, so you did see that posting.... Well, there is such a thing as the statute of limitations.... Some of the things I can talk about involve racing around town at breakneck speeds on amateur radio fox hunts - where myself and Paul N1AAC would outfit the vehicle with antenna and sensitive radio, maps, flashlights, etc and race through neighborhoods - stop - get a directional 'fix' and race off again. Freaked out the locals. Most of my free time was spent goofing off and taking in the college life as a non-college under-employeed engineering geek. Hence all that time at the used book and record stores and wandering around the drag with no particular place to go (except to the burger place, said bookstore/record store, or, sometimes to catch some artsy fartsy Euro flick at the campus theatre.) In retrospect - should have hung out with the Robot Group - which really got going after I skipped town. Now, alot of that cool alterna-culture kinda vanished so I have to make do. Have not snuck through any alley ways in along time tho.... _cosmo_"}, {"response": 14, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Wed, Jun 28, 2000 (22:55)", "body": "Thanks, Mike! What memories you bring to mind of college days... The local hams here have fox hunts and it is great fun to ride along. I was always the one with the radio, map and flashlight hanging on for dear life as my companion two-wheeled the corners. No alleys in Hawaii that I know of - at least not on this island. Alas!"}, {"response": 15, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Wed, Jun 28, 2000 (23:01)", "body": "Um....Mike....Statute of Limitations...I'll wait till it is too late to slam you in the local lock-up....*sigh* I could not bear the though of you languishing in there without boat anchor or other masculine entertainment..."}, {"response": 16, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Thu, Jun 29, 2000 (04:08)", "body": "Mel Riser, with autoeloan.com is really in to the Robot Group, they have their own place now next to the totally naked strip joint on South Congress. They're still going strong. Mickey, who just changed his call from YAC to something else, is big in to the transmitter hunts. The hamburger joint, would it be Dirty's?"}, {"response": 17, "author": "aa9il", "date": "Thu, Jun 29, 2000 (19:12)", "body": "no clink for me hee - hee.... So the 'bot group moved next to a strip joint? Yow! Would the girls come to the next Robo-Fest? Glad to hear the group got back together - wished I could have made one of their meetings but as I said - moved before the group really got started although I did hang a couple of times at the old 'Discovery Hall' ages ago. So Mickey changed his call? Everything is changing..... Anyway, the burger joint was Mad Dogs (RIP) - one of my fave places to hang out at along with the rest of the nihilist or pseudo-nihilist punkers - whatever.... But, alas, like Les Amis and the other cool ambient places in that area - all gone. Went to Dirty's once tho or was it Nasty's (Dirty-Nasty's?) Cant remember - was a comfy old bar place where some epic card games were waged and beer consumed. de Mike"}, {"response": 18, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Jun 29, 2000 (20:31)", "body": "Geez, now I know why they called it The Wild West..."}, {"response": 19, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Fri, Jun 30, 2000 (10:00)", "body": "I at least salvaged the furniture from Les Amis and dragged it out to Cedar Creek (some neat booths with lots of graffita carved in them). Maybe it is Dirty Nasty's, it's a counter culture place (ie. place with a counter)."}, {"response": 20, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Jun 30, 2000 (12:03)", "body": "Eclectic furnishing. How interesting! Betcha they're sturdy! Any deathless prose carved on the booths?"}, {"response": 21, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Sat, Jul  1, 2000 (07:26)", "body": "Sure, lots of love notes, some profanity, initials, etc."}, {"response": 22, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sat, Jul  1, 2000 (13:06)", "body": "Gee, just like school desks or graffiti anywhere. Even the stuff they found on Hadrian's Wall in Britain built by the Roman occupation (43AD to the mid 400's AD) had the same stuff carved into the bricks! Guess it is as old as writing itself!"}, {"response": 23, "author": "aa9il", "date": "Tue, Jul  4, 2000 (21:23)", "body": "I kinda figured the tables at Les Amis would have a bit of a more artsy fartsy/intellectual form of graffiti - seemed like that kind of hangout. I guess that would be a good sociology research topic - graffiti in the engineering building vs the chem building vs fine arts vs theaters, etc. Then compare the graffiti of MIT vs Harvard, UT vs A&M, Stanford vs UCLA, etc... The bar in question was behind the old Austin Outhouse (down the street...) Were working on 10 year old archive memory here and my brain cells aint what they used to be..... Pulled out an old Austin Chronicle from 1990 (saved a few from over the years) - saw old news items (Manor airport vs Bergstrom, Barton Creek PUD and SOS, city growth, etc). I do ponder how I will view the place upon my triumphant return to live. Lots of the old hang outs are gone, new hangouts exist - changed a bit over the years myself as well. Guess I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.... de Mike"}, {"response": 24, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Tue, Jul  4, 2000 (22:34)", "body": "Wow, a reflective Mike. Thanks for sharing. Thomas Wolfe and others have said you can't go home again... You can, but you are right. Both you and Austin will have changed in the interim. I like your idea about the Graffiti. However, if it is like at Penn State, lecture halls don't count. Idiot 101 takes place there as well as Scholarly 404. Checking between Ivy League and State Universities and regional variations should be the most telling."}, {"response": 25, "author": "aa9il", "date": "Wed, Jul  5, 2000 (21:23)", "body": "Yea, I was thinking about a song by Don Henley with a line about Deadhead stickers, Cadillacs, and not turning back. Life back then was kind of like a rare planetary alignment which will never happen again in this lifetime or any of the other ones lined up on the great wheel. Too many synchronistic things would have to fall back into place and frankly, once was enuf.... BTW, a good movie to watch about the era of Austin when I was wreaking havoc around the place was 'Slacker'. Lots of places in that movie are not around any more... I guess the same could be said of those who lived in the city in the late 60's and 70's who looked back from the 80's and alot of stuff they did/saw vanished - oh well, progress.... Anyway, as far as graffiti goes, there would be a big dif in Ivy League vs state scribbling. Speaking of planetary alignments, I remember the goofy road trip I did from Houston to San Diego back during the Harmonic Convergence - just remember driving across the vast desert with bursts of green where the orchards were and finally sighting the mountain range from miles away - hours later finally reaching and crossing those mountains. Tangerine Dream playing on the car stereo. Little houses and lakes from the snow runoff. Deep blue sky and glare not so much from the angle of the sun but from the light of the whole place. de Mike austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 17, "subject": "Save Our Springs", "response_count": 26, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Jan 30, 1997 (04:27)", "body": "What is the latest on the endangered salamander?"}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Jun  4, 1997 (23:16)", "body": "To: laura.pierce@mail.utexas.edu Subject: Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Shawn Colvin this Friday! ***** SOUL OF THE CITY CELEBRATION ********** ********** THIS FRIDAY! ********************* GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! This Friday, June 6th, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Shawn Colvin (plus some very special guests) will headline a benefit concert - the Soul of the City Celebration - to celebrate the 7th anniversary of the all-night council meeting that spawned the SOS movement. When: 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 6th, 1997 Where: La Zona Rosa, 612 West 4th Street, Austin, Texas The event will also feature a multimedia exhibit which will include videotaped testimonials from the Council meeting. Also, a new SOS t-shirt designed by GUY JUKE will be available at the event. TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE AT STAR TICKET OUTLETS OR BY CALLING 469-SHOW. ADVANCE TICKETS ARE $12 FOR GENERAL ADMISSION SEATING AND $25 FOR TABLE SEATING PLUS A SERVICE CHARGE. IF AVAILABLE, TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR. If you have any questions, feel free to call the SOS Alliance office at 477-2320, ext. 41."}, {"response": 3, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Sep  1, 1997 (13:42)", "body": "From Brigid Shea: Subject: Urgent council message: don't amend SOS Dear Friends of Barton Springs: The City Council has called a special meeting for this Tuesday Afternoon at 4:00 pm at the Council Chambers, on Second Street between Guadalupe and Lavaca. The sole purpose of the hearing is to adopt a City \"grandfathering\" ordinance to substitute for the state grandfathering statute that was repealed this last session of the Texas Legsilature. AS CURRENTLY PROPOSED THE NEW ORDINANCE WOULD AMEND THE SOS ORDINANCE TO DELAY COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR ANOTHER ONE TO FOUR YEARS !!!! Please attend this public hearing, bringing friends and family along if possible. If you cannot attend, please phone, fax or email the Councilmembers (esp. Mayor Watson, Daryl Slusher, Gus Garcia, Beverly Griffith, and Bill Spelman). Phone and fax information for the Council is set out below. Here's how I see it. You may feel differently. I urge you to convey your opinion to council whatever it is. This issue is too important for the Council to only hear from a few of us. They are hearing plenty from the developers and their lenders--the same ones who have ignored the wishes of Austin citizens who have been working hard to protect Barton Springs since the 1970s. Remember how offended we all were when the RULE Council delayed SOS only 3 months in 1992?? Now, after 5 years of nefarious delay by the previous council, and collusion between the City Manager, Mayor Todd, the City Attorney and developer lobbyists, our new \"pro-SOS\" council is considering an ordinance that would give up to four more years to \"begin construction\" outside compliance with the SOS requirements. In my view this proposal is wholly unacceptable. The only reason given for such a delay is to \"show the Legislature we The only reason given for such a delay is to \"show the Legislature we are reasonable.\" This has never worked in the past and will not work this time unless we give Jim Bob Moffett, Gary Bradley and a few others everything they want. That means many millions of square feet of commercial and industrial development, many thousands of apartments, traffic nightmares on Mopac, Brodie and other arterials, and tons more pollution for the aquifer and Barton Springs. SOS was reasonable in 1992 and is reasonable today. In my view there are simply no good reasons for further delay in enforcing SOS, and numerous good reasons to implement SOS now!! In summary, these reasons are as follows: 1. Voter Mandate: SOS was passed under the City Charter by two-thirds of Austin voters. Because of the high turnout in the SOS election, SOS received anywhere from 50 percent to 100 percent more votes than any sitting council member. All of the current councilmembers were supported because of their support for, not opposition to, implementing SOS. SOS should not be amended unless (1) it is publicly posted as an SOS amendment, (2) there is ample time and opportunity for informed public input, and (3) the proposed amendments provide superior protection for Barton Springs. The proposed ordinance flunks all 3 of these criteria. 2. Science Mandate: The science is now clear that SOS requirements are absolutely necessary to prevent further pollution. The science also tells us that the aquifer and springs are already damaged, and that we must begin now to repair the damage and not continue allowing more damage to be done to the watershed. 3. Federal Mandate: The Endangered Species Act requires the City to avoid further jeopardizing the survival of the Salamander. We worked extremely hard to make this listing happen. The City should be helping us implement this federal mandate, not lead the charge to undermine it. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service stated in the listing of the Barton Springs Salamander that development should comply with current regulations. While it did not name the SOS ordinance, it is clearly understood. Backing away from SOS requirements is in direct conflict with these guidelines. The federal Clean Water Act also requires the City's stormwater management programs, which includes its implementation of water quality ordinances, to acheive nondegradation. Allowing more time for more polluting development violates the Clean Water Act. 4. Fairness Mandate: SOS is fair; those persons already lined up to build in very short order can do so under SOS. What is most unfair it to allow more polluting development that cannot be cleaned-up. Further delay of SOS implementation is not fair to the citizens of Austin. It is also not fair to attack the RULE council for a 3 month SOS delay but somehow give the okay to our \"pro-SOS\" council to approve even more delay, following five years of delay. This is especially true given that the information developed in the last 5 years makes it even more clear how important it is to stop excessive development in the Barton Springs Zone. SOS was carefully drafted to be not only effective in protecting water quality, but fair to landowners. Now is not t"}, {"response": 4, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Sep 18, 1997 (13:26)", "body": "There's an open house at the new sos offices tonight. Thursday that is, 9/18/97. Call 477-2320 for directions."}, {"response": 5, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, May  3, 1998 (09:34)", "body": "SOS just won a major victory with the Bond Election that Austin voters approved, including a 15,000 acre buffer of green space, a flood tunnel for Waller Creek, and a larger Austin Convention Center. It raises the hotel tax and the water rates to pay for it. SOS is strong, and well organized thanks to the efforts of Brigid Shea and Robin Rather (daughter of Dan Rather), who head up SOS. I'm expecting an email any day from Brigid on the place, time of the victory party."}, {"response": 6, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, May  5, 1998 (14:04)", "body": "that's a victory years in the making! Yea!!!!"}, {"response": 7, "author": "TIM", "date": "Wed, Nov 11, 1998 (17:28)", "body": "Personally, I'm against any new taxes, in any form, for any reason. If there aren't enough people for an idea to fund it, without taxes, it ought not come to pass."}, {"response": 8, "author": "ratthing", "date": "Wed, Nov 11, 1998 (23:57)", "body": "good news for the springs!"}, {"response": 9, "author": "TIM", "date": "Sun, Nov 15, 1998 (16:20)", "body": "Frankly, It's all about quality of life. I like the springs, I dislike giving money to politicians. If you give politicians money to accomplish something, sooner or later they will steal the money, and come back saying that they need more. Austin has more than it's share of crooked politicians."}, {"response": 10, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Nov 16, 1998 (20:55)", "body": "wow, that's quite a pessimistic view. Do you believe in government of any kind? Believe that any of it is worthwhile, that is?"}, {"response": 11, "author": "TIM", "date": "Tue, Nov 17, 1998 (02:31)", "body": "On the side of the courthouse in my hometown, in letters eight feet high, carved into solid granite, there is a saying, \"VOX POPULI VOX DEI\", that is the extent of the government I believe in. Translation: the voice of the people is the voice of god. Says nothing about any politicians. Personally, I believe, if you lined all the lawyers and politicians up, and shot them, tomorrow, the world would be a better place."}, {"response": 12, "author": "ratthing", "date": "Tue, Nov 17, 1998 (15:23)", "body": "that is an unfortunate majority opinion nowadays. we live in the greates country ever in the history of the earth, and people fail to realize that its greatness is due to the way it governs itself. it is easy to criticize the government and wish it was mimized when one is living the benefits of that government. of course it is not perfect, no human endeavor is. but government can work, particularly to protect the interests of the disenfrachised have nots."}, {"response": 13, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, Nov 17, 1998 (15:26)", "body": "wow, shoot them all huh? Can politicians ever distance themselves from their positions in your opinion or do you consider them a race all of their own?"}, {"response": 14, "author": "TIM", "date": "Tue, Nov 17, 1998 (18:10)", "body": "Actually, I did not mean that literally. I do, however believe that the only honest politician, is a dead politician, because a dead politician cannot lie. Instead of shooting them, I would like to see a vote of, \"No Confidence\", instituted in this country. If you don't like the choices on the ballot, you vote, \"No Confidence\", and everyone on the ballot for that office is barred from running for that office for life, and a new election is held. Three no confidence votes and you are barred from politics for life. All political contributions including personal expenditures by the candidate should be limited to 1 dollar. Same as shooting them, but not as blood ."}, {"response": 15, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, Nov 17, 1998 (20:13)", "body": "So was the student government you were involved in not politics?!?!? How were you so different or should you be lined up with the rest of them?"}, {"response": 16, "author": "TIM", "date": "Tue, Nov 17, 1998 (21:28)", "body": "Student Association was not political like the government is. One major difference was that anyone could form a party and get on the ballot on a party ticket. we had something like 18 parties running in each election, something which the power structure in this country is set up to prevent. It is extremely difficult to get a new party on the ballot. in most states it is nearly impossible. the democrats and republicans get to play by one set of rules. everyone else plays by a much stricter set of rules. T e other major difference is that the nine of us that ran things, weren't elected, or appointed by anybody but ourselves. We were not even officially a part of Student Association although we were the executive officers of the student union. From time to time one of us would run for senate and get elected, but just until someone else could be appointed to the office. Officially we were the executive board of the freshman orientation committee of FOCUS which was the most powerful student organization on campus, and by charter and bylaws FOCUS was totally apolitical. There were nine students on the board, but we also had a faculty advisor. He did not have a vote, but he told us when we were considering something that was a bad idea. Usually he kept us from stepping on the wrong toes, sometimes we had to do it anyway. He was Dr. Barry White, the Dean of Students."}, {"response": 17, "author": "TIM", "date": "Tue, Nov 17, 1998 (21:50)", "body": "so you see, it really wasn't the same thing as national politics. When was the last time you heard of someone joining a political party to run for the senate, getting elected, and stepping down so that someone else could be appointed to fill his seat? most of the students at the university did not know that our executive board existed. and only a handful knew who was on the board. out of a student population of 45000 less than 300 students knew that the executive board was any more than an administrative function of FOCUS. Only about 50 students knew who was on the executive board. How many politicians could function with that degree of anonominity. Of course, every administrator knew exactly who we were, because, if they were not in an academic function, we could eliminate their job, we never did or even thought about doing anything of the sort. It was never necessary."}, {"response": 18, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, Nov 17, 1998 (23:16)", "body": "the mayor of Podunk, LA sure functions with 'that degree' on anonymnity."}, {"response": 19, "author": "TIM", "date": "Wed, Nov 18, 1998 (01:35)", "body": "Really? Less than one percent of the residents know who he is? This I gotta see. a town of 45000 people Where less than one percent of the people know there is a mayor, let alone know his name. And This guy has absolute control over the police department, the movie theaters, concerts, allocates all the office space in town, runs all the restaraunts, operates three bars, a bowling alley, and a pool hall, not to mention the only disco in town."}, {"response": 20, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Nov 18, 1998 (11:14)", "body": "*ouch* good point how bout sonny bono who sure as hell didn't need mayoralness to make him a public figure? Or Clint Eastwood?"}, {"response": 21, "author": "TIM", "date": "Wed, Nov 18, 1998 (11:46)", "body": "Sonny Bono was mayor of Palm Springs and Clint Eastwood mayor of Carmel. I don't know about Sonny Bono, But Clint Eastwood was elected by acclaim. at least the first time. When I was stationed out there, my friends and I used to eat lunch with Clint Eastwood. If you were in the military he would join you for lunch if you were at the restaraunt at the same time. He usually eats at the boars head."}, {"response": 22, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Nov 18, 1998 (21:57)", "body": "we're not talking about why he was elected, we're talking about why he ran... the whole political evil you keep referring to. So... is he an exception to the rule for politicians then?"}, {"response": 23, "author": "TIM", "date": "Wed, Nov 18, 1998 (22:30)", "body": "Career Politicians, O K ? If you open the hood on your car and do some mechanic's work, does that make you a mechanic?"}, {"response": 24, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Nov 18, 1998 (23:22)", "body": "so what about Ross Perot? On the off chance he were elected, would he be exempt from your abhorrance of politicians?"}, {"response": 25, "author": "TIM", "date": "Thu, Nov 19, 1998 (02:46)", "body": "If Ross Perot was a politician, he'd be president right now. One thing about Ross Perot, he means what he says."}, {"response": 26, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Thu, Feb 17, 2000 (01:32)", "body": "As you may know, the City of Austin is proposing a \"peace treaty\" deal with Gary Bradley, developer of Circle C. The legal and strategic implications of this deal and its impact on the Barton Springs Zone are extremely complex. As a result, SOS has a formal review team made up of lawyers, planners and scientists evaluating every single detail. So far, SOS Alliance is not ready to support or reject the deal. We do have one major message for the City: the deal MUST BE MORE ENFORCEABLE than it currently is. Specifically, we are asking that an independent third party ( besides the City and Bradley) be added to the contract. This third party would have legal standing and the right to sue, thus making the contract more sustainable over time and less vulnerable to the legislature or future city councils overturning it unfairly. SOS will be delivering this message to the Council tomorrow night, while reserving the right to endorse or reject the deal later after the review team has completed its evaluation. The full SOS board will meet in late February to make its final decision before the Council votes on March 9th. Please let us know if you have any questions or comments regarding this matter and thank you for your continued support of Barton Springs!! from the SOS Alliance dated 2/16/2000 (today) austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 18, "subject": "events and happenings around Austin", "response_count": 65, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Sep  8, 1997 (06:46)", "body": "Charitech is featuring Ben and Jerry with free ice cream, Steve Taylor? is heading up this event. I wonder if these guys need any SQA Engineers? 8:30 am to 2:30 pm Wednesday at the Austin Convention Center."}, {"response": 2, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Sep 24, 1997 (11:29)", "body": "Wish I lived a 1000 miles closer. I LOVE ice cream! How was the presentation?"}, {"response": 3, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Sep 24, 1997 (19:33)", "body": "I missed it, but it was great from what I've heard, they carry B&J ice cream nearly everywhere now, we're talking HEB and Walmart in *Bastrop* for godsakes. I'm sure you have it most places in mile-high-ville. By the way, the web cam is recording a gorgeous Texas sunset right now for those lucky enough to be viewing http://www.spring.com and seeing it live."}, {"response": 4, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Oct  9, 1997 (12:28)", "body": "What else is happening around Austin. I'll be back in December if not sooner. Some friends of mine just got married (on a cruise) and are having a reception Nov. 1. I'd love to be in Austin for Halloween and at their reception. We'll see plane tickets still have not started that merit system thing. Hell, I'd offer my drink serving services for free if they'd let me hop a plane. A temp flight attendant if you will."}, {"response": 5, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Oct  9, 1997 (19:37)", "body": "Events around then, hmmm. 60,000 plus costumed folks revelling on Sixth Street on Halloween. Around Christmas there's the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar. Ballet Austin will be doing the Nutcracker Suite. Steve Winwood is playing November 7th at the Austin Music Hall. Green Day at Liberty Lunch, Oct 31st. Does this give you some ideas?"}, {"response": 6, "author": "legaffe", "date": "Sun, Oct 12, 1997 (11:11)", "body": "I wonder if there's a football game around then? Hi Stacey."}, {"response": 7, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Oct 13, 1997 (13:02)", "body": "I called on tickets Friday. $365 rt. UGGGGHHHH! It doesn't look good for an interim visit. But winter holidays is a must so, regardless of the price, I'll be back in the central time zone in a couple months. Kim Phung, Magnolia, Mushoshino, Dog&Duck... HERE I COME!!!"}, {"response": 8, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Oct 13, 1997 (16:49)", "body": "When are your winter holidays? Between Christmas and New Years. Keeping trying for a better rate, that's way too high, maybe you can do some clever routing and go through somewhere else, or get a stopover to somewhere else and skip the somewhere else. There are creative ways to finance travel!"}, {"response": 9, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Oct 15, 1997 (09:58)", "body": "How creative are we talking here?!?! *giggle*"}, {"response": 10, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Oct 15, 1997 (13:21)", "body": "Well, maybe not *that* creative."}, {"response": 11, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Wed, Oct 15, 1997 (22:41)", "body": "And then again... WER"}, {"response": 12, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Oct 16, 1997 (12:34)", "body": "(LOL) and a residual smile... the afterglow if you will!"}, {"response": 13, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Oct 16, 1997 (23:56)", "body": "Apparently we did whether I was will-ing or not! Did ya film it? WER"}, {"response": 14, "author": "stacey", "date": "Fri, Oct 17, 1997 (12:49)", "body": "oh man, you guys crack me up!!! Off the subject (whatever it was) I saw Circe de Soleil's presentation of Quidam last night. If it comes to town, YOU MUST GO!!! The show was the most amazing I have ever seen and I will not even attempt to explain it. Amazing, beautiful, and subjectivly FULL of meaning. I LOVED it. Plus it was the first time I've been in a huge tent that didn't smell like elephant dung!"}, {"response": 15, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sat, Oct 18, 1997 (00:27)", "body": "All the huge tents that I've been in smell like smoke, and mildew, and man sweat. Oh, well... WER"}, {"response": 16, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Oct 20, 1997 (09:48)", "body": "Wow, maybe elephant dung isn't so bad afterall..."}, {"response": 17, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Oct 20, 1997 (18:08)", "body": "Come on Stacey, try and explain it."}, {"response": 18, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Mon, Oct 20, 1997 (23:37)", "body": "Dare ya! WER"}, {"response": 19, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, Oct 21, 1997 (10:54)", "body": "Now, now boys... I am above that type of tempting. (For all you know anyway!)"}, {"response": 20, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Wed, Oct 22, 1997 (00:53)", "body": "So, what type of tempting are you far, far below? WER"}, {"response": 21, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Oct 22, 1997 (01:10)", "body": "Good question, the envelope please."}, {"response": 22, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Wed, Oct 22, 1997 (01:13)", "body": "(Drum roll...)"}, {"response": 23, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Oct 22, 1997 (12:20)", "body": "Tempting of the senses. Taste and touch would be among my weakest areas of resistance. Ohh, but visually I can certainly be swayed. Specific, low frequency sounds can be tempting..."}, {"response": 24, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Oct 22, 1997 (19:37)", "body": "So, dinner at Jeffrey's followed by a full body massage with the sounds of a soft summer breeze would blow your fuses?"}, {"response": 25, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Oct 23, 1997 (09:33)", "body": "spicier than Jeffrey's... full body massage is right on... and torrential rainstorm are more my style (on the balcony...)"}, {"response": 26, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Oct 23, 1997 (11:13)", "body": "Now we're talkin' major event."}, {"response": 27, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Oct 23, 1997 (13:06)", "body": "Woo! I got a little outta hand there. Apologies all around."}, {"response": 28, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Oct 23, 1997 (13:15)", "body": "No need, s'far I concerned. WER"}, {"response": 29, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Oct 23, 1997 (13:18)", "body": "I thought the two of you might be forgiving. Wouldn't want to get a spankin' or anything... Damn, I've got to work on this. My mind keeps dropping back down into that proverbial gutter. Really, I'm a nice girl..."}, {"response": 30, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Oct 23, 1997 (13:27)", "body": "That's what I'm hoping for... Hey, maybe we should have a topic in the Sex conference called Inuendo, and behave everywhere but there? WER"}, {"response": 31, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Oct 23, 1997 (20:41)", "body": "It's ok with me."}, {"response": 32, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (00:44)", "body": "The wife found this at school today, not sure to post or not, or where so here goes... [Front Page] Who is David Cabral? David Cabral is the beloved brother of Amanda and Mikey and also the beloved son of Michael and Cynthia Cabral. My name is Michael Angelo Cabral and the correct question is who was he? For in fact, David is dead!! At only two years of age, his precious life was ripped violently away from him and us on October 21, 1995. Not only was he the victim of a violent, negligent crime; not only was he killed in public, but the person responsible for his death remains \"at large\". This person whose name is David Rudisill is not only \"at large\" but living and working happily in Sugarland (Houston), Texas. He is suffering no true repercussions for his negligence in the death of our son and brother. The police know where he is. The courts know where he is. The problem is the San Antonio Police Department have determined with insubstantial reasons, that no crime was committed. That his violent death was merely an accident. The fact is that David Rudisill's full size pick-up truck completely left the paved road and struck David Cabral killing him instantly. There were other injuries incurred by the crime to me. The driver tried to avoid detection by lying to the police and no alcohol blood, urine, or breath tests were given to the responsible party, David Rudisill, not even a ticket. Was it because the driver was White and my son was Chicano? Was it because the criminal is rich and my family is poor? I really don't know. I do know that we miss David every day. But if this could happen to my son and my family, it could happen to you!! Our case is currently on-going. The San Antonio Police Department have yet to even attempt to charge anyone with this crime. Justice is what I am after. Please help!! Attention is what we need!! Michael and Cynthia Cabral 12106 Robin Ridge Lane Austin, Texas 78750 phone: (512) 346-0163 pager: (512) 373-9952 [Second Page] Who is David Rudisill? David Rudisill is an electrician/contractor of considerable means. He lives in a one hundred and fifty thousand dollar home in Sugarland Houston. He is a father, a husband, a hunter and as far as I know, he is a regular citizen of the state. I do know something about David Rudisill that you may not. David Rudisill is responsible for the negligible death of my son David Antonio Cabral. Not only is he responsible for his death, but also numerous injuries to me and my family. This man has done his best to hide, side-step and buy his way out of owning up to this crime. He has claimed bankruptcy, hidden assets, and has acted as if this death has never happened. He knows that he did and he is trying to get away with it without cost. If you think you know him or if you thought you knew him, look at him again. Is he a man, has he a conscience? I don't think so! My name is Michael Angelo Cabral and David Cabral was my son. He would be 3 years old, but instead he is dead. We are trying to bring as much closure as possible to this tragedy. My family and I are asking for justice and our best chance for this is through the people of this state and the media. Please call or notify your local TV stations, politicians or neighborhood affiliations. If you are a parent this could happen to you and without change these words could be yours. If you think you can help, please call me. The State Capitol Attorney General Dan Morales - 463-2191 Senator Gonzalo Barrientos - 463-0114 Representative Glen Maxey - 463-0552 WER"}, {"response": 33, "author": "stacey", "date": "Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (11:30)", "body": "sobering. angering. saddening. frightening."}, {"response": 34, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (14:41)", "body": "All of the above. This is bad news and the media haven't really picked it up."}, {"response": 35, "author": "stacey", "date": "Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (15:36)", "body": "Hard to get the media to expose someone who may be directly responsible for some of their publication dollars (directly or indirectly)"}, {"response": 36, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (17:12)", "body": "This is something that would be good to talk about on Bob and Sammy some morning, these guys are pretty good at uncovering scandal and laying out unpleasant realities that the newspapers overlook sometime. And they've got a pretty good audience."}, {"response": 37, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Jan 10, 1998 (22:36)", "body": "heard from ronks@well.com: 18th Annual Institute on Computer Law: February 23-24 in Austin TX, I'm going to try to get into this one. It has sessions on licensing, content control, partnering, domain names, the Year 2000 (Y2K if you're hip) Problem, product launching, privacy in cyberspace, electronic payments, and more."}, {"response": 38, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Jan 10, 1998 (23:20)", "body": "And they'll have a party too."}, {"response": 39, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Jan 15, 1998 (08:27)", "body": "*** ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 15:32:06 -0400 To: vtw-announce@vtw.org From: \"Shabbir J. Safdar\" Subject: Conference on Computers, Freedom, & Privacy 1998 Reply-to: vtw-announce@vtw.org The Eighth Annual Conference on Computers, Freedom, and Privacy - CFP98 It's been called a lot of things over the years, but it still remains the one place where anyone, who is anyone, goes to immerse themselves in the issues surrounding the health and viability of the Internet. Dubbed the \"Woodstock of online activism\" by veteran attendee Simona Nass, it has been the nexus of discussions of online privacy, free speech, and human rights. If you work for a company in today's economy, these issues have relevance to you. For three days, you can learn about the pressing, cutting-edge issues that are developing today and will affect your future. CFP is an intimate setting with the conference lasting throughout the entire time you're not sleeping. With only a few hundred attendees every years, the conference becomes more of a retreat where law enforcement agents socialize with hackers. Last year saw advocates on both sides of the Internet free speech debate socializing with each other during one of the many spontaneous after-hours parties in the hotel. Below you'll find stories from several members of our community who continue to support and attend CFP. We hope to see you there! This year promises to be just as much fun, with the panels touching on lots of great topics, including privacy implications of biometrics, the Internet in schools, the sale of government records, cryptography, medical records privacy, link licenses, universal access, and library filtering. In addition, there will be a moot court about suing spammers, and a mock wiretap. You can't afford to miss it! To register, simply go to the website at http://www.cfp98.org/ Also, the program is there, and you can check out the issues that will be under discussion! Sincerely, /s/ Shabbir J. Safdar *** Stories from CFP veterans *** Todd Lappin, Editor, Wired Magazine While the panels at CFP '97 were very useful, the most worthwhile part of the conference took place outside the meeting room -- and in the hot tub. Each night during CFP 97, the hot tub at the Burlingame Hyatt became a gathering place for cyberliberties advocates of all stripes -- from authors Paulina Borsook and Ellen Ullman to Joseph Reagle from W3C and Jon Lebkowsky from EF-Austin. The water was hot, the conversation was intense, but the atmosphere was relaxed. A. Michael Froomkin, Associate Professor of Law CFP has great speakers. It has even better audience. The audience congregates in the hallway; this makes for agonizing choices -- do you go see that great debate in the ballroom, or say out here and pick up stuff you would never hear anywhere else. I've tried it both ways, and still can't make up my mind. It's my one \"won't miss\" conference of the year. Jon Lebkowsky, EF-Austin My favorite story is from CFP '93, when an FBI agent pretending to be a PC Week reporter asked Emmanuel Goldstein and I our opinion of the FBI presentation. CFP '93 was a great one for me...so much was coming together that year. It was the social aspect that I found most stimulating, the conference in the hallways. That was the year that I interviewed Phil Zimmermann and Tom Jennings...interviews that are still alive online. Diana Jarvis, Counsel for VTW Center for Internet Education Aside from the fact that CFP collects together the most wonderful and interesting people I've ever met (and aside from the fact that the gagetry on display is better than Comdex) and great thing about CFP is the way in which the conference cuts through the hype. Take Information War -- only at CFP did I hear people seriously and intelligently criticize the military's hype about how the terrorists of the future will disable our industrial infrastruture by pointing out that networks, powerlines, broadcast communications etc. are much more robust and redundant than they were in the 50's, 60's, and 70's and that those eras saw the multi-hour blackouts, network outages during broadcast, etc. Everyone else merely dutifully reports that our military tells us we must be prepared for this great threat they've dreamed up to stop cutting military budgets. Shabbir J. Safdar, Voters Telecommunications Watch I remember first being introduced to the debate over \"Who Owns The Law?\", about the issue of the ownership of legal decisions. Currently, West Publishing holds the copyright on most of them, and there aren't really any public domains sources for them. The moderator introduced the panel, which included advocates from both sides, and then stepped out of the way. I never realized debate was a full contact sport. About 45 minutes and a whole lot of screaming later, it suddenly hit me that I had just had the perfect crash course in the topic, and had gotten it from both sides. I'd been able to watch advocates poke holes in ea"}, {"response": 40, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Jan 16, 1998 (21:18)", "body": "CFP'98 will be held in Austin, TX. CFP'98 chair is Prof. Mark Lemley. He may be reached at: mlemley@mail.law.utexas.edu"}, {"response": 41, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Mar  2, 1998 (09:53)", "body": "And another event we'll run as a Spring webcam event: To: Friends of the CyberOpera Subject: Award-winning Cyberspace Opera to Perform in Austin, Texas High brow, high tech, high Texas CYBERSPACE and Austin, Texas -- The world's first tele-collaborative Internet opera will burst into song on March 21st, 8:00 p.m. from the McCullough Theater on The University of Texas at Austin campus. honoria in ciberspazio, is the cyberopera recently selected as a semi-finalist by the Global Information Infrastructure (GII) Arts and Entertainment Awards along with ABCNEWS.com, ESPN SportsZone, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Under the artistic direction of Bryan Green, virtual and sensually real dancers tell the operatic story of hope-filled humans passionately attracted to their digital lovers. The cyberopera is a tale of Internet love incorporating high-tech stage sets and advanced Internet-based information delivery systems driven by the opera's cyberspatial plot. As a GII Semi-finalist, honoria in ciberspazio has been distinguished for innovation, producing real and valuable results, and for powerfully demonstrating the potential of the Internet that we hear so much about. Vice president Al Gore has cited the GII Awards program \"An innovation that is vital to our country's future.\" The cyberopera's original libretto integrates common and not-so-common experiences of people who send their electronic avatars out onto the Infobahn. The opera's content reflects the chaotic and emotional situations that one finds in electronic social exchanges in virtual communities, mailing lists, and chat rooms. Cyberopera impresaria, Madelyn Starbuck, also known as honoria, tells us that operatic themes are all over cyberspace. \"There's deceit, transgender, mythmaking, drama, tragedy, and comedy,\" she says. \"The opera's plot is a product of the highest and purest form of collaboration\" says the cyberopera's director of operations, Richard MacKinnon, \"by using electronic communication, it is blind to contributors' location, appearance, politics, gender, ethnicity, sexual preference, religion, or other lifestyle choices.\" As an important high-technology hub, Austin is the perfect incubator for this particular opera because the cyberopera is designed to celebrate the social impact of rapidly evolving technologies. \"We have brought opera to the Internet,\" says Starbuck, \"Now we are going to bring the Internet to the opera.\" MacKinnon and Starbuck are seeking to infuse the cyberopera's development with venture capital and corporate sponsorship as each production showcases high-tech information delivery in the service of high art. The honoria in ciberspazio \"Come to Me\" aria, featuring soprano Janet Davidson in the role of honoria, will be performed in conjunction with Austin Dance Ensemble's collage of performative works. Tickets are available through UTTM by calling 477-6060. Since 1995, honoria in ciberspazio has benefited from The University of Texas at Austin infrastructure to develop the cyberopera's design in which electronic communication theory and high operatic standards are woven together in an artistically innovative showcase for the rapidly changing technological delivery of information. honoria in ciberspazio is currently a non-profit project under the umbrella of Women and Their Work in Austin, Texas. The target audience of honoria in ciberspazio encompasses anyone who has ever fallen in love. ### honoria in ciberspazio The first cyberspace opera Media Contact: Richard MacKinnon, 512-469-9553"}, {"response": 42, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Apr 22, 1998 (22:43)", "body": "The Big Stinkin' International Improv and Sketch Comedy Festival is the largest of its kind in the known universe. BS3, the third annual incarnation of the festival, will take place in Austin, TX with improv and sketch troupes from all over the world converging on Austin to dazzle their fellow performers, industry reps, and Central Texans with feats of wit, leaps of faith, hilarious sketch comedy, and their courageous exploits in the art of improvisational theatre. Performers Here is the list of performers scheduled at this time: The Second City The Groundlings ACME Theatre Monks' Night Out The Railbirds Only 90% Effective Big Lon Chaney LA Theatre Sports Dad's Garage Oui Be Negroes Houseful of Honkeys Impromptones Lester McFwap The Screw Puppies and more!"}, {"response": 43, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, May  6, 1998 (22:17)", "body": "Dear Friends: We are writing to you about our friend Jan Reid. If you haven't already heard about the tragedy in Mexico, Jan and three friends were in a cab in Mexico City that was hijacked by gunmen. They were taken to a remote suburb and, in a scuffle, Jan was shot. The bullet shattered his wrist and penetrated his torso, lodging against his spine. Amazingly, no organs were damaged, only a portion of his small intestine. We still don't know how much, if any, spinal damage there may be. Jan has feeling in his legs, which is a good sign, and he can move his toes. So we hope and pray that the early forecast of partial paralysis will prove to be wrong. But we just don't know. What we do know, however, is that Jan is facing months of physical rehabilitation, even under the most optimistic forecast. Fortunately, Jan has medical insurance through his wife, Dorothy Browne, which has covered most of the medical costs so far. But it will be a long time before Jan gets back to writing full time. In the meantime, he and Dorothy need our support during this difficult time. We are seeking to raise enough money to tide Jan and Dorothy over for the next six months. In May, we are planning two benefits, which you will be hearing about soon. But Jan and Dorothy have immediate needs to attend, and we are asking through this letter for our friends to help them out. Please consider sending a check or money order to the Jan Reid Rescue Fund for any amount. Every bit of this money will be going directly to Jan and Dorothy. Even small contributions can make a great difference. The address is c/o Phyllis Cartwright, P.O. Box 13151, Austin, TX 78711-3151. Sincerely, A few of Jan's many friends JIM ANDERSON, JOY ANDERSON, SARAH BIRD, PAT BOOKER, BILL BROYLES, GARY & PHYLLIS CARTWRIGHT, ALISON COOK, ELIZABETH CROOK, GREGORY CURTIS, JOHN DAVIDSON, KATY FLATO, LISA GERMANY, ALICE GORDON, MICHAEL HALL, STEPHEN HARRIGAN, JAMES HOGGARD, MICHAEL R. LEVY, DAVID & JOYCE LINDSEY, LAURENCE MILLER, TURK PIPKIN, CACTUS PRYOR, JAN JARBOE RUSSELL, MIMI SWARTZ, HELEN THORPE, LUCY TODD, EVAN & JULIA SMITH, JUDY WILLCOTT, LAWRENCE WRIGHT, AND TOM ZIGAL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRIENDS OF JAN REID. Invite you and your friends to dinner & a very special evening of readings by ANN RICHARDS LARRY L. KING MOLLY IVINS DARRELL ROYAL KINKY FRIEDMAN JOHN GRAVES plus A Spectacular Silent Auction 7:00 pm, Saturday, May 9, 1998 Four Seasons Hotel, Austin Reserved Tables - $1000 Individual Tickets - $100 at the door IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO RSVP By phone: 512 472-2149 By fax: 512 472-4313 By e-mail: harrigan@mail.utexas.edu Dress - Austin Casual Funds will go to the Jan Reid Rescue Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We'll have the webcam at this event. Look for a *live* feed on our website."}, {"response": 44, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Wed, May 20, 1998 (15:53)", "body": "http://www.nppc.org/CONS/porkchopstop.html The Pork Information Bureau kicks off its five-city Pork Chop Stop, bringing grilling fans around the country a taste of pork chops with regional twists. The tour will stop in Providence, R.I., Birmingham, Ala., St. Louis, Austin, Texas (June 9th), and Portland, Ore."}, {"response": 45, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, May 20, 1998 (18:35)", "body": "oh yummy! *grimace*"}, {"response": 46, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Wed, May 20, 1998 (19:14)", "body": "to borrow from Emeril Lagasse, Pork fat rules!"}, {"response": 47, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, May 21, 1998 (09:01)", "body": "how about, pork fat makes me vomit?"}, {"response": 48, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Mon, Jun 22, 1998 (08:09)", "body": "June the 29th is your last chance to get your ballots in for this year's Best of Austin poll in The Chronicle... vote online at http://www.auschron.com/bestof98/"}, {"response": 49, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Jun 22, 1998 (09:36)", "body": "Vote for us in the Internet category and for Little Italy in the restaurant category!"}, {"response": 50, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Wed, Jul 22, 1998 (11:43)", "body": "August 23, 1998, is the date for the third annual Chocolate Sunday at Barton Creek Square Mall. $10 buys you ten samples and, yes, yours truly will be competing again this year for Little Italy...so, all you Austin types please come by, the benefits will be going to Another Way Texas Shares."}, {"response": 51, "author": "osceola", "date": "Tue, Sep 22, 1998 (18:29)", "body": "Saturday, Sept. 26 there will be a benefit for the travel expenses of the family of Kiersa Paul. Perhaps you remember her story. Last summer she went out on a date with a man who raped and killed her and left her body in the Barton Creek Greenbelt. Her killer goes to trial soon, and Kiersa's parents, who live in Minnesota, want to attend the trial but cannot afford it. From 2p.m. to 10 p.m. several bands will perform a benefit for this cause. Advance tickets are $10. At the door they cost $12. All proceeds will go to the travel-related needs of the Paul family, who will be in Austin three or four weeks. If we can reach the goal of covering all the Paul family's expenses, any extra money will be donated to the Austin Rape Crisis Center. If you would like to support this effort, but are not coming to the benefit, checks can be made payable to: \"The Paul Family\" c/o Old World Bakery 814 W. 12th St. Austin, TX 78701 The benefit will be held at: The Elks lodge 700 Dawson Rd. (2 blks south of Barton Springs Rd. 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thank you"}, {"response": 52, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Nov  2, 1998 (09:04)", "body": "CONTACT: FringeWare attn: Paco Nathan 2716 Guadalupe, Austin TX 78705 +1 512 494 9273 tel/fax http://www.fringeware.com/event/ email@fringeware.com open noon-midnight Our schedule of events for Nov/Dec 1998 includes listings for film/video, music, author signings, distinguished speakers, comedy acts, political and corporate protest, and circus acts. -------------------- Nov 6, 1998 FringeWare, 8pm-midnight http://www.fringeware.com/hot/phil9811.txt Philip H Farber book signing and impromptu stand-up routine for \"FutureRitual\", practical magick in the context of science. Nov 13, 1998 FringeWare, 9pm-midnight http://www.fringeware.com/hot/prev9811.txt c0mm0ner e-zine release party with music by Austin pop chemists \"Made From Scratch\". Nov 14-15, 1998 State Capitol, 9am-5pm http://link.tsl.state.tx.us/bookfest/ Texas Book Festival -- post-election charity soiree with Laura Bush, her father-in-law George and some SS agents, a booth by FringeWare, and several controversial Waco historians. Nov 14, 1998 700 Congress Ave, 8pm-6am http://www.fringeware.com/f3films/ Texas Fine Arts Association Around-The-Clock Block Party, featuring a film and video festival projected on the side of the new TFAA building by F3 Films, music by \"Futura\" and other bands, and free breakfast tacos at midnight. Nov 16, 1998 Circus Redickulus FringeWare (afternoon - T.B.A.) http://www.laughingsquid.com/dammit/circus/fall98.html Chicken John returns to FringeWare with Dr. Ducky DooLittle for their circus spectacular. Nov 20, 1998 FringeWare, 8pm-midnight http://bot.fringeware.com/subcult/Erik+Davis Erik Davis book signing for \"TechGnosis\". Nov 23, 1998 corporate chain superstores worldwide, 12noon http://www.fringeware.com/friends/ \"Bag Day\" protest organized by Friends United in Creative Knowledge of the Faceless Attitudes of Corporate Entities, RTMark, Negativland, Church of the SubGenius, and other corporate saboteur groups, on the birthday of American anti-corporate hero Billy the Kid. Dec 4, 1998 FringeWare 8pm-midnight http://www.fringeware.com/hot/store9807.txt Deconstructionist Jazz Ensemble performing in-store. Dec 5, 1998 (T.B.A.) http://bot.fringeware.com/subcult/Robert+Anton+Wilson Robert Anton Wilson and the Church of the SubGenius appearing in Austin, sponsored by FringeWare and Forbidden Books."}, {"response": 53, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Wed, Nov 11, 1998 (16:39)", "body": "Damn but I wish I had a life so that I could make some of these..."}, {"response": 54, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Nov 12, 1998 (08:42)", "body": "Sender: pacoid@fringeware.com X-UIDL: a26784dcaf1200d76414e72c945ddc3a FOR IMMEDIAST RELEASE November 11, 1998 CONTACTS: FringeWare (venue), +1 512 494 9273 Eric Brandt (publicist) +1 415 863 5163 Erik Davis book reading/signing TECHGNOSIS: Myth, Magic & Mysticism in the Age of Information FringeWare Bookstore 2716 Guadalupe / Austin, Texas Fri Nov 20, 8pm-midnight You are cordially invited to attend a book reading and signing by Erik Davis for his new work, TECHGNOSIS: Myth, Magic & Mysticism in the Age of Information, published this month by Harmony Books. The event is open to the public, and will be held at FringeWare on Friday, November 20th, beginning at 8:00 pm, with complimentary food and beverages for guests attending. The oft-quoted Arthur C. Clarke once wrote: \"any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.\" With this understanding, Mr. Davis sets out on a wide-ranging search for the magical, mystical roots of the technological revolution that has taken all of us by surprise. As millennial fever approaches, there is much thought given to a newer, better world -- a utopia where technology improves our health, enhances our entertainment, and strengthens our Jeffersonian liberties through the free exchange of information over the Net. Will emerging technology help us realize this utopia, or in our obsessive haste to exploit and commodify the world through technology, will we reach an apocalyptic end? Can we find spiritual meaning and purpose in a technological age? From the Dead Sea Scrolls to Timothy Leary's dying wish to download his soul, from the Confessions of St. Augustine to the hubris of Bill Gates, Davis's TECHGNOSIS does for our post-modern technoculture what Weber's classic The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism did for modern culture at the last turn of the century. \"TECHGNOSIS is a tour de force of scholarship, insight, and juicy writing... like Marshall McLuhan, Erik Davis sheds light on the shadows in our search for the meaning of human inventions,\" writes Howard Rheingold, author of The Virtual Community. \"Davis marshals an impressive amount of evidence from Eastern and Western literature, history, philosophy, scripture and popular culture... surfing Davis's datastream makes for an exhilarating ride,\" praises Publishers Weekly. \"Erik Davis has written one of the best media studies books ever published... TECHGNOSIS is literate, accessible and funny,\" writes Austin-based author Bruce Sterling. The renown techno music shaman DJ Spooky calls TECHGNOSIS \"a new Rosetta Stone for the Digerati.\" Mr. Davis grew up in a well-known surf mecca, \"stoking the dying embers of the California counterculture\". He left the beachside babylon to run away with a carnival, where he smoked his first Camel straight and got introduced to meditation, psychedelics, and the occult. He went on to graduate from Yale University, winning awards for his English thesis on Philip K. Dick. Mr. Davis has written for Wired, The Village Voice, Details, Spin, Gnosis, Rolling Stone, Lingua Franca, The Utne Reader, Mondo 2000, FringeWare Review, and The Nation, on topics as diverse as Klingon Star Trek fans, French philosophy, and the rave scene in India. He lectures internationally on topics related to cyberculture and the fringes of religion. As a contributing editor for FringeWare Review magazine, Mr. Davis co-edited the \"Chaos Spirituality\" issue in 1996, along with Spiro(s) Antonopoulos, where some of the preliminary material and themes for TECHGNOSIS were tested. He has spoken at SXSW Interactive, and visits Austin often from his native home in San Francisco. Also, please mark your calendars for the Robert Anton Wilson presentation in Austin on Saturday, December 5th, at 7:30pm at the OFFCENTER, sponsored by Forbidden Books (Dallas) and FringeWare. Contact either store for ticket information. BACKGROUND: Erik Davis http://www.levity.com/figment/ http://www.levity.com/techgnosis/ http://www.fringeware.com/fwr/fwr10.html http://bot.fringeware.com/subcult/Erik+Davis FringeWare Bookstore http://www.fringeware.com/shop/ http://www.fringeware.com/event/ * * * This event marks another spectacle in the ongoing \"Beverages, Books, Blasphemy\" series held in the UT/North Drag area by FringeWare and Mojo's Daily Grind. All events are free to the public, held at: FringeWare Mojo's Daily Grind 2716 Guadalupe 2714 Guadalupe Austin TX 78705 Austin TX 78705 +1 512 494 9273 +1 512 477 6656 open noon-midnight open 24 hrs Mon 8am- Sun Mid http://www.fringeware.com/ http://www.fringeware.com/mojo/ \"Fiercely Independent Books\" \"A True Coffee House\" # # # #"}, {"response": 55, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Nov 12, 1998 (17:46)", "body": "The book at least sounds like an intriguing read..."}, {"response": 56, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Nov 29, 1998 (19:52)", "body": "Please Forward this information to any appropriate list or individual... TEXAS COMMUNITY NETWORK CONFERENCE, AUSTIN, DEC. 14-15 The Texas Community Network Conference (Austin, December 14-15) is a non- profit project to assist local leaders interested in using Internet tools to benefit their communities. This statewide conference will offer 1998's largest gathering of experts providing information and direct assistance with local online project design and funding. For Details Hosts and sponsors for this subsidized conference include state agencies as well as major telecom companies and non-profit organizations, who feel online networks are increasingly important for communities who want access to all the resources and opportunities available in the Information Age. We would like your help getting this invitation to local leaders who might want to attend. Since these leaders can come from any part of a community (libraries, schools, economic organizations, almost anywhere) there is no established communications channel to reach them. So we are asking members of the Texas \"telecommunity\" to please forward this invitation to any list or individual where it would be appropriate. thank you very much. http://www.main.org conference@main.org 512/303-MAIN"}, {"response": 57, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Nov 29, 1998 (20:08)", "body": "Tue - Dec 1, 1998 Austin Software Council - monthly meeting 5:45 pm Central Texas PC Users Group *GENERAL MEETING* 7 PM Wed - Dec 2, 1998 Austin Game Developers 7 PM ITEC Expo 10 AM - 4 PM High Technology Brown Bag Lunch @ the Entrepreneurs Association 11:45 AM - 1 PM Thu - Dec 3, 1998 Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word Special Interest Group (SIG) 6:30 to 8:45PM Austin Linux Group 7:00PM Lago Vista SIG (CTPCUG) 7:00PM-9:00PM IEEE Consultants Network 6 PM The Robot Group weekly meeting 7:30 PM Fri - Dec 4, 1998 Desk Top Publishing SIG (CTPCUG) 7:00PM-9:00PM Sat - Dec 5, 1998 Visual BASIC SIG (CTPCUG) 10 AM Tue - Dec 8, 1998 OS2 SIG (CTPCUG) 6:00PM-9:00PM Austin Software Executives Group 7 AM Wed - Dec 9, 1998 Central Texas Electronics Association Meeting 6 PM social, 7 PM technical Inventors/Manufacturers/Product Developers Brown Bag Lunch @ the Entrepreneurs Association 11:45 AM - 1 PM Thu - Dec 10, 1998 Greater Austin Foxpro SIG Meeting 7 PM Austin Linux Group 7:00PM Access SIG (CTPCUG) 6:30PM-8:30PM Access SIG (CTPCUG) 6:30PM-8:30PM Fri - Dec 11, 1998 Technical Business Network 7:30 AM Sat - Dec 12, 1998 Beginners SIG (CTPCUG) 10 AM Mon - Dec 14, 1998 Consultants Brown Bag Lunch @ the Entrepreneurs Association 11:45 AM - 1 PM Tue - Dec 15, 1998 Advanced MultiMedia SIG (CTPCUG) 6:30PM-8:30PM Internet/Online Services Brown Bag Lunch @ the Entrepreneurs Association 11:45 AM - 1 PM Wed - Dec 16, 1998 Windows SIG (CTPCUG) 6:30 PM Thu - Dec 17, 1998 Austin Linux Group 7:00PM Capitol Area Central Texas UNIX Society (CACTUS) - monthly meeting 6:30pm Ami/Word Pro SIG (CTPCUG) 6:30PM-9:00PM International Interactive Communication Society (IICS) Check their Web page Fri - Dec 18, 1998 Multi-media Brown Bag Lunch @ the Entrepreneurs Association 11:45 AM - 1 PM Sat - Dec 19, 1998 Lotus SIG (CTPCUG) 10 AM Mon - Dec 21, 1998 Communications SIG (CTPCUG) 7:00PM-9:00PM - Informal starts 6:30PM GrabBag SIG (CTPCUG) 6:30PM Austin Webgrrls 7 PM (6:30 PM new-members) Wed - Dec 23, 1998 Internet SIG (CTPCUG) 6:30PM-9PM Thu - Dec 24, 1998 Excel / Word Special Interest Group (SIG) Meeting Cancelled 6:30 to 8:45PM Sat - Dec 26, 1998 Genealogy SIG (CTPCUG) 9:00AM - noon Mon - Dec 28, 1998 Programmers SIG (CTPCUG) 7 PM Home Based Business Brown Bag Lunch @ the Entrepreneurs Association 11:45 AM - 1 PM"}, {"response": 58, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Feb 22, 1999 (08:11)", "body": "Here's one from Jon Lebkowsky: Jon Lebkowsky :-) (jonl) Tue Feb 16 '99 (17:46) 19 lines Doug Block will be screening his documentary, \"Home Page\" during South by Southwest. (Your humble correspondent jonl interviewed Doug for the Austin Chronicle . The screening times are: Sun, Mar 14 at 10am (at the Alamo drafthouse),Mon, Mar 15 at 5:45pm (Alamo) and Sat the 20th at 10pm (Dobie 3). doug'll be there with justin hall for sure, and probably jaime levy and carl steadman, for a sure-to-be-lively q&a after the screenings on the 14th and 15th. justin and doug are also on a fun panel (along with speed levitch, the subject of the doc \"The Cruise\" and annabel chong, subject of the 151-man gang bang as seen in \"Sex: The Annabel Chong Story\") about the art of the interview in docs, called \"Real Life to Reel Documentaries,\" on Saturday at 1:30 pm."}, {"response": 59, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (11:26)", "body": "Is this years series kind of bombing out, or am I just delusional. Now they're promising the sexiest, steamiest scenes ever in the coming episode. Is this what it takes to keep the emaciated show alive. What's up with David E. Kelley, is he putting all his creative juice in to all these other new shows like Snoops?"}, {"response": 60, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Jun 19, 2000 (12:45)", "body": "Message 2/21 From APJC Calendar Jun 18, 0 10:12:38 pm -0700 Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 22:12:38 -0700 (PDT) Subject: APJC Community Calendar 6/19/00 To: apjc@lists.tao.ca Sender: Austin_pjc@yahoo.com Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Austin_pjc@yahoo.com ***** Austin Area Activities Calendar ***** Sponsored by the Austin Peace and Justice Coalition (updated 6/18/00) June 19 Mon. 4:00PM PICKETT PRESIDENT CLINTON'S FUNDRAISER A protest is planned to draw attention to President Clinton's pro-corporate policies during his visit to Austin. The Longhorn Pipeline's threat to Austin neighborhoods will be a focus. He may just be the most corporate friendly president in history! Come and let him and his rich donors know not everyone is at the party! 403 Lakecliff Trail (see http://maps.yahoo.com for directions) June 19 Mon. 5:30PM MARCH ON THE MANSION TO STOP THE EXECUTION OF SHAKA SANKOFA Formerly known as Gary Graham, he is scheduled to be killed by the state on Thursday. Shaka has fought a 19 year battle to prove his innocence. Evidence that should exonerate him has never been heard in court. Tell Bush to stop the killing machine this Juneteenth! Gather at the Capitol (11th and Congress) Sponsored by Campaign to End the Death Penalty More info: (512) 507-7700 or austincampaign@hotmail.com June 20 Tues. 7:00PM PEACE ACTION FORUM: AFTER SEATTLE - CHINA, PNTR, AND THE REVOLT AGAINST GLOBALIZATION Speakers will discuss issues central to the whole Movement for Global Justice which has sprung up in the wake of the Seattle and Washington,DC actions. The IMF, World Bank and the effect of trade \"liberalization\" on the Third World will be discussed along with the battle over Permanent Normal Trading Relations with China. This is a crucial time for the Movement to link up and maintain the momentum. This will be the first of Peace Action Austin's monthly forums (see meeting notices below, for future dates). Trinity United Methodist Church (600 E. 50th. Street) Sponsored by Peace Action Austin For info: Rahul Mahajan at rahul@tao.ca or call 477-5902 June 21 Wed. Noon - 1:00PM ENVIRONMENTAL RALLY AT THE CAPITAL Join citizens from across the state to take back the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission from the big polluters. Eat a free lunch, speakers MC'd by Ester's Follies' Dubbya Bush himself. Testify afterwards at the Once-In-12-Years hearing on our state environmental agency. Make an impact in what could be the most important environmental opportunity we'll have in years. Capital South steps. Info: www.texascenter.org/sunset or or call 454-3050 June 22 Thur. 7:00PM VIDEO - BEHIND THE COCAINE WAR Thousands of Colombians have been killed in a complex battle involving the army, cocaine traffickers, paramilitary death squads and guerrilla forces. The violence has been used to justify U.S. military aid. This program shows how the \"war on drugs\" actually increases the Columbian army's human rights abuses against peasants. Focuses on the regions where nonviolent movements of peasents seeks to create a peace process. Examines the alliance between the army, big landowners and narco- traffickers. The \"war on communism\" is now the \"war on drugs\". Texas Drug Policy Forum For info and directions: Karen at 462-1486 Month of June ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY VIGILS Vigils will be held each day of a scheduled execution Time: 5:30 - 6:30PM Scheduled executions: June 22, June 29 A large demonstration is expected on June 22 if Gary Graham is executed as many believe he is innocent. Location: Governors Mansion, Lavaca St. Sponsored by Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Contact mloehlin@jump.net July 1 Sat. Noon PICKETT THE GAP! SAY NO TO SWEATSHOP LABOR Join this nationwide monthly action protesting the GAP's refusal to join with other clothing manufacturers to settle the law suit on behalf of foreign workers on the US territory of Saipan. This action speaks to the mounting international solidarity for worker rights and a living wage. This street action needs YOU! Corner Guadalupe and 24th. Sponsored by United Students Against Sweatshops, the Austin Peace and Justice Coalition and the Austin Living Wage Campaign. For info: APJC at 452-7140 ******************** Regular Meetings ******************** ONGOING PICKET LINE AT OVERNITE FREIGHT - each day 8-5 pm at freight terminal in Pflugerville (IH-35 exit on 247 East). Your support of this nationwide Teamster organizing drive helps all working people struggling for representation. Come by! For more info: Rick657@aol.com HOUSE THE HOMELESS - First Tuesday of each month - 4:00pm. 701 W. 5th St. For info: www.housethehomeless.org TRAVIS COUNTY GREEN PARTY- NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION Third Tuesday of each month, 7:00 PM at the Terrazas Branch Library, 1105 E. Cesar Chavez St. For info: call J. D. Porter at 708.9872 TRAVIS COUNTY GREENS CAMPAIGN 2000 ELECTION MEETINGS - Every Saturday , 10:30 am at the Green Party Campaign Headquarters , 1817 east 6th St. Our Lady's Family Center. For info: call part"}, {"response": 61, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, Jun 19, 2000 (13:50)", "body": "Wow, Terry, are you going to any of these things?"}, {"response": 62, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Mon, Jun 19, 2000 (13:58)", "body": "Between work, the houses, and working on the Austen University, it's tough to find time these days."}, {"response": 63, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, Jun 19, 2000 (19:55)", "body": "Probably keep you from getting a police record too... As I recall it was a badge of honor in the 60's... That's what the big boys told me, any way *grin*"}, {"response": 64, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Wed, Dec  6, 2000 (09:00)", "body": "I went to a reading of Karen Holcombe's Tristan and Izolde movie script last night and thoroughly enjoyed not only the reading but the give and take with the cast, writer and producers talked with the audience. It was real lively. It was at the Ted Hideout, a nice coffeehouse down on 617 Congress Avenue. ONe of the cast members, said he felt the characters had more substance to them than any play or movie he had been in. Fine performances by Chris Huston (Tristan), Andrea Osborn (Izolda), and Henry Fitgerald (King Mark). To add a bit to the above, \"movie midwifing\" was the carrier for the above event, a screenplay and short film contest open to Texas writers and filmmakers. It was also sponsored by screenplay.com, who gave away prizes like film making software to the winning writers (sb, screenwriting software). I really enjoyed Henry Fitzgeralds insights at the closing discussion, especially. I think he made the comment about the substance of the characters."}, {"response": 65, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Thu, Dec  7, 2000 (07:49)", "body": "Karen has already had an inquiry for her script from a film making outfit in Vancouver. And she's gained some great insights in to her script for actors and an audience so she can go back and flesh out some characters some more and clarify some issues in her screenplay. Too bad Karen's work is the tail end of this years series which started August 1st, next year I'll be interested in seeing the whole series. Alchemyworks is the organization that put on this series and produces http://www.moviemidwifing.com . Alchemyworks will be accepting submissions for it's screenplay contest from January through May 15 for next years series. They're also looking for screenplays to produce low budget feature films (esp. action-adventure, sci fi, and romantic drama). They collaborate with the Austin Digital Video Center, a filmmaking collective and incubator for indie filmmakers. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 19, "subject": "MAIN - Metropolitan Austin Information Network", "response_count": 8, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "legaffe", "date": "Sat, Oct 18, 1997 (11:58)", "body": "Is the Spring linked from MAIN's site?"}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Oct 18, 1997 (12:28)", "body": "Not yet, I'm working on it. I've called Sue and Gene but no results as of yet."}, {"response": 3, "author": "legaffe", "date": "Sat, Nov  8, 1997 (17:48)", "body": "What's the matter with those folks?"}, {"response": 4, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Nov  8, 1997 (18:43)", "body": "I'll check the site and see if they've done anything."}, {"response": 5, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Jan  3, 1998 (09:22)", "body": "There's another organization getting kids into computers called Questlink. The Silicon Hills Charity Ball on New Years Eve raised money for this to the tune of about $3500. Karen Zelina's goal is to wire up 125 computers for kids in the foreseeable future. Call 322-3220 or mailto://jwitt@questlink.com"}, {"response": 6, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Aug 20, 1998 (06:07)", "body": "from: Arthur R. McGee (amcgee) \"Race, Class, and the Internet\" [I don't agree with all the conclusions, but these are very interesting and important studies/reports. Please be sure to at least browse them] [By the way, these are mostly original material, not the summarized stuff that people have been reading in newspapers and magazines] Bridging the Digital Divide: The Impact of Race on Computer Access and Internet Use http://www2000.ogsm.vanderbilt.edu/papers/race/science.html High Technology and Low-Income Communities: Prospects for the Positive Use of Advanced Information Technology http://web.mit.edu/sap/www/high-low/ What Color is the Net? http://www.hotwired.com/netizen/97/11/index2a.html Losing Ground Bit by Bit: Low-Income Communities in the Information Age http://www.benton.org/Library/Low-Income/ Falling Through the Net II: New Data on the Digital Divide http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/net2/ Impact of CTCnet Affiliates: Findings from a National Survey of Users of Community Technology Centers http://www.ctcnet.org/impact98.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------ | Arthur McGee (Staff) | | Institute for Global Communications http://www.igc.org/ | | Voice: +1-310-515-BYTE Fax: +1-415-561-6101 | | PeaceNet * EcoNet * ConflictNet * WomensNet * LaborNet | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | \"Connecting the People Who Are Changing the World\" | ------------------------------------------------------------------"}, {"response": 7, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Thu, Nov 30, 2000 (13:56)", "body": "COMMUNITY NETWORK CONFERENCE December 11-12, 2000 (CTC; NTIA workshops - Dec. 10) Omni Southpark, Austin, Texas You are invited to the 3rd Annual Community Network Conference at the Omni Southpark Hotel in Austin, Texas. This is the year's key gathering for everyone interested in using telecommunications technology for community development. The agenda includes the latest information on community network programs and resources, as well as details of grants coming from the US Department of Commerce, Department of Education, Texas Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund and others. Workshops for community leaders offer expert advice for success and survival of community network technology projects. Pre-conference events begin Sunday afternoon, December 10 Conference presentations are Monday and Tuesday, December 11 and 12. Sunday, December 10 - Pre-conference events: (10:30) - Community Technology Center workshop. National CTC.net organization gives a complete overview of creating and sustaining successful community tech centers. (1-5pm) - NTIA national workshop on Technology Opportunities Program (TOP) grants coming in January. TOP program officers will describe 2001 program and give interactive guidance on successfully applying for an expected $45 million in grants. (5:30-7:30 pm) - \"Cybercity Social\" reception. The Metropolitan Austin Interactive Network www.main.org and the City of Austin Office of Telecommunications and Regulatory Affairs invites you to meet friends and colleagues at the annual Cybercity Social gathering. Monday and Tuesday, December 11-12 - General Conference Program: Details and preliminary agenda are online at http://www.tcrc.net/conference . This Community Network Conference emphasizes practicality as well as possibilities, discussing today's real telecom choices for community social and economic development. . We feel this year's program will be the most valuable and complete offering of community network technology information we have ever presented. Examples include Association for Community Networking \"CN success\" program tracks, Community Technology workshops from CTC Net, and extensive Rural Connectivity content, combined with announcements and assistance for CN tools, grants and resources. We look forward to seeing you in December. Gene Crick TeleCommunity Resource Center http:/www.tcrc.net/conference gcrick@main.org 512/919-7590 fax 919-7591"}, {"response": 8, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Fri, Dec  1, 2000 (07:03)", "body": "Gene's my neighbor in Cedar Creek and I look forward to getting yet more t shirts at the Cybersocial. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 2, "subject": "Sixth Street - heart of the music scene", "response_count": 24, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Tue, Apr  8, 1997 (14:50)", "body": "In my 8+ years in Austin, I almost never went to 6th street (once for SXSW only) and I still had fun! Is Liberty Lunch still around?"}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Apr  8, 1997 (23:41)", "body": "Still alive and kicking, still the rasta scene."}, {"response": 3, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Thu, Apr 10, 1997 (14:27)", "body": "Some of my best times were there...but if you'll note from my entries in the tv and movie conferences, I don't have much time for actually living my life, going clubbing, what with all my entertainment options elsewhere! Besides, I'm too old these days to stay up past 9. Antone's got some of my entertainment dollar...oops, this was a 6th st topic. Better get off since I never went at night! Shopped by day, tho."}, {"response": 4, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Apr 10, 1997 (21:37)", "body": "Antone's would go in a \"drag\" topic wouldn't it. Or blues in the music conf."}, {"response": 5, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Mon, Apr 14, 1997 (10:02)", "body": "A drag topic might be fun: what was the most unusual thing you saw last time you were on the drag? or something. I was crossing the drag when I heard SRV had died--nearly got kilt myself when I stopped halfway across Guadalupe."}, {"response": 6, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (08:06)", "body": "What do folks feel about Austin expanding. Five new movie theaters in North and South Austin. Today a 10 million dollar movie theater is opening at 183 and 360 with 16 screens and 4,000. They're expecting 20,000 to 30,000 moviegoers this weekend. And a major annexation plan is being debated in the City Council."}, {"response": 7, "author": "stacey", "date": "Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (12:27)", "body": "The horror. the horror."}, {"response": 8, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (15:41)", "body": "4,000 seats that was supposed to be. And there's even a 4 screen jobber going in down the road in Bastrop. A Video rental place and a Radio Shack just poppped up like mushrooms in a field after a rain down by the WalMart. Bastrop's poised for a major population explosion."}, {"response": 9, "author": "stacey", "date": "Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (16:35)", "body": "Thankfully the state park is offlimits and big enough that you can still escape the growth. Growth isn't all bad... tall trees are nice, chicks maturing into birds, flowers blooming..."}, {"response": 10, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (18:11)", "body": "Thankfully. They just added 9 holes to the golf course. But the rest of the park's off limits. There's enough open space out here without sacrificing parkland."}, {"response": 11, "author": "legaffe", "date": "Sat, Nov  8, 1997 (18:46)", "body": "Meanwhile, back on 6th street . . ."}, {"response": 12, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (13:13)", "body": "North of 5th and south of 7th, yes?"}, {"response": 13, "author": "zx6rider", "date": "Sun, Mar  1, 1998 (10:44)", "body": "Alrighty Austin... I have a request. I want a commitment from all you folks still living in Austin. When my good buddy (and boyfriend to one of my dearest friends), Ronnie Dawson brings his hard drivin rock-a-billy into town, you'll all get there and holler. Deal? I knew you would. Thank-you. Oh and wear your favorite 'Crazy Shoes'."}, {"response": 14, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Mar  1, 1998 (10:56)", "body": "Deal! Just be sure and get us the date and time ok?"}, {"response": 15, "author": "zx6rider", "date": "Sun, Mar  1, 1998 (20:25)", "body": "I will keep y'all informed. He was just there last month, but I hadn't re-discovered this fine place. I will stay on top from now on!"}, {"response": 16, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Mar  1, 1998 (20:41)", "body": "Super! We'll put up a note on our main webpage about this gig and if they'll let me video it, I'll try and put up a tape with realaudio. I wish you could cruise in for SXSW Gena!"}, {"response": 17, "author": "zx6rider", "date": "Sun, Mar  1, 1998 (23:05)", "body": "I'll find out when he's gonna be there again and let you know... or I'll get his manager in touch especially about the video thing. There may be ASCAP problems with that, not to mention record contract issues."}, {"response": 18, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Mar  2, 1998 (01:15)", "body": "That's cool, it's probably an issue so I'll wait to hear. Did you catch my post about Molly Ivins groups gig?"}, {"response": 19, "author": "zx6rider", "date": "Mon, Mar  2, 1998 (07:46)", "body": "No... where do I look?"}, {"response": 20, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Mar  2, 1998 (10:12)", "body": "wish I were still in Austin for this event!"}, {"response": 21, "author": "zx6rider", "date": "Mon, Mar  2, 1998 (18:10)", "body": "found it...."}, {"response": 22, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Dec 20, 2001 (08:10)", "body": "will kreth (kreth) Wed Dec 19 '01 (15:48) 32 lines My band, Casamar - is now playing a regular Thursday night gig at a great African restaurant in Austin: World Beat Cafe 600 MLK Blvd. (near the UT campus and 2 blks. west of Guadaloupe) Austin, TX Thursday, December 20 8 to 10pm (MLK and Nueces - next to Bert's BBQ) Read a glowing review of the food in the AusChron\" http://www.auschron.com/issues/dispatch/2001-07-20/food_mini.html and all domestic beers (after 8pm) have been affordably retrofitted to the $1.50 price-point (where surveys tell us that value-oriented malted beverage consumers tend to consume quantities beyond standard consumption patterns). [Imported beer fans, fear not - a Zambezi lager awaits you]. +++What the hoi-polloi are saying about CASAMAR: \"This trio from Austin, Texas, labels this Urban Equatoria. Whatever you want to call it, it is astounding! The international flavorings contributed by all three make for some really great music.\" a r schmidt, Eclectic Connection, MP3.com If you haven't fled town for the holidays....this is our last show for the year, so come on down! www.casamar.net"}, {"response": 23, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Nov  6, 2002 (10:32)", "body": "Schlotzsky's downtown has cool iMac terminals for public use. No charge. You have a view of the One American Center and Starbucks across the street at Sixth and Congress. The one I'm using right now is lime green. There's a Jamba Juice right next door to Schlotzsky's. Maybe I'll drop in for a Passionfruit smoothie."}, {"response": 24, "author": "cfadm", "date": "Thu, Nov  3, 2005 (04:40)", "body": "Those public computers are getting minimized and possibly phased out. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 20, "subject": "shopping in and around Austin", "response_count": 13, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (06:59)", "body": "For starters, here are the largest shopping areas in and around Austin, grouped by the biggest in square feet first. Barton Creek Square, 2901 Loop 360 South, 1,406,800 rentable square feet, built 1980. Major tenants: Dillard's, Foley's, Montgomery Ward, Sears, JCPenney. Lakeline Mall, 11200 Lakeline Mall Drive, 1,150,000 rentable square feet, built 1995. Major tenants: Dillard's, Sears, JCPenney, Mervyn's California, Foley's, United Artists Starport. Highland Mall, 6001 Airport Blvd., 1,099,000 rentable square feet, built 1971. Major tenants: Dillard's, Foley's, JCPenney. Gateway (Courtyard, Market, Square, Plaza), U.S. 183 North at Loop 360, 510,000 rentable square feet, built 1992-95. Major tenants: Whole Foods Market, Linens N Things, Old Navy Clothing Co., CompUSA, REI, Sears Homelife, Best Buy and Office Max. San Marcos Factory Shops, 3939 S. Interstate 35, San Marcos, 419,180 rentable square feet, built 1989. Major tenants: The Gap, Saks Fifth Avenue, Ann Taylor, Esprit, Donna Karan, Nike. Capital Plaza, 5400 N. Interstate 35, 400,000 rentable square feet, built 1961. Major tenants: Bealls, Office Max, Montgomery Ward, Toys R Us, Weiner's, Walgreen's, 50-Off Store. Brodie Oaks I and II, 3940 S. Lamar Blvd., 362,000 rentable square feet, built 1984. Major tenants: Mervyn's, Toys R Us, Neiman Marcus Last Call, Sun Harvest Market. Sunset Valley Marketfair, 5400 Brodie Lane, 341,950 rentable square feet, built 1991. Major tenants: Circuit City, Home Depot, PetsMart, Ross Dress For Less, TJ Maxx, BookStop, Office Max, Bed, Bath & Beyond. Northcross Mall, 2525 W. Anderson Lane, 286,000 rentable square feet, built 1975. Major tenants: Bealls, Presidio VI Theatres, Oshman's Super Sports, AustinIce skating rink. Parmer Crossing, MoPac Boulevard (Loop 1) at Parmer Lane, 274,538 square feet, built 1990. Major tenants: Kmart, Builder's Square, The RoomStore, Firestone Automotive Center. Village at Westlake, 701 Loop 360 South, 220,000 rentable square feet, built August 1996. Major tenants: Barnes & Noble, Albertson's, Old Navy, The Market Antiques, Tyler's Sports. The Arboretum, 10000 Research Blvd., 210,500 rentable square feet, built 1985. Major tenants: Banana Republic, Barnes & Noble, Victoria's Secret, Pottery Barn, The Gap, Limited Express."}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (07:02)", "body": "Free movies for three days at the newly opened Gateway 16. It opens at 11 am today at 183 and 360. 416-5700 x3808."}, {"response": 3, "author": "stacey", "date": "Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (11:31)", "body": "the plane ticket would make it less than free."}, {"response": 4, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (14:42)", "body": "And free refreshments too. Now, are you reconsidering?"}, {"response": 5, "author": "stacey", "date": "Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (15:37)", "body": "could i get TWO koolaids?"}, {"response": 6, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (17:13)", "body": "I'm pretty sure you could get an adequate dose of koolaid, popcorn, and candy. Enough to start you reeling."}, {"response": 7, "author": "legaffe", "date": "Sat, Nov  8, 1997 (17:49)", "body": "What health freak Stacey eating koolaid, popcorn and candy?"}, {"response": 8, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Nov  8, 1997 (18:43)", "body": "She has to carbo load."}, {"response": 9, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (12:15)", "body": "She also likes PEZ, chocolate, beer, CHEESE and magaritas! Being healthy is a lot about being happy!"}, {"response": 11, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Nov 13, 1997 (12:45)", "body": "cheese topic sounds groovy"}, {"response": 12, "author": "CotC", "date": "Tue, Nov 18, 1997 (14:59)", "body": "A \"groove\" topic sounds cheesy."}, {"response": 14, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Nov 19, 1997 (10:56)", "body": "Oh my. Two peas in a pod are you!"}, {"response": 16, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Nov 19, 1997 (11:16)", "body": "An original and seemingly appropo phrase. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 21, "subject": "Texas plants and animals (a publishing project)", "response_count": 12, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (21:52)", "body": "a armadillo b bluebonnet c cougar d e f fire ant g h Houston toad i j javalina k l m n o p q r s salamander t timber rattlesnake u v verbena w whooping crane x y z That's all I can think of right now, it's late."}, {"response": 2, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sat, Oct 25, 1997 (00:20)", "body": "Ima goin' to break out a book and be back tomorrow. WER"}, {"response": 3, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Oct 25, 1997 (09:03)", "body": "Really, there's a lot of blank spaces there."}, {"response": 4, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sat, Oct 25, 1997 (11:43)", "body": "b: Barton Springs Salamander d: Drummond Phlox, dove e: Eve's Necklace g: Guayacan, Guayule k: Kidneywood l: Live Oak m: Mexican freetail bat o: Ocotillo, oceolot p: Pecan, peccary q: Quail (several different species) r: Red Bay s: scorpion t: tarantula y: Yucca z: Zinnia WER u:"}, {"response": 5, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Oct 25, 1997 (11:58)", "body": "What reference book were you talking about. I have the 1995 Texas Almanac which lists quite a few plants/animals."}, {"response": 6, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sun, Oct 26, 1997 (00:19)", "body": "Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest by George O. Miller WER"}, {"response": 7, "author": "bratwood", "date": "Sun, Oct 26, 1997 (11:18)", "body": "Thanks for all the recommendations. We just finished the Sonoran Desert A to Z Coloring Book. Here are the contents of that book: A is for Ajo Lily 7 B is for Beavertail Cactus 8 C is for Coyote 9 D is for Diamondback Rattlesnake 10 E is for Elf Owl 11 F is for Fishhook Barrel Cactus 12 G is for Gila Monster 13 H is for Hummingbird 14 I is for Indian Bean 15 J is for Jack Rabbit 16 K is for Kit Fox 17 L is for Long-nosed Bat 18 M is for Manzanita 19 N is for Night-blooming Cereus 20 O is for Organ Pipe Cactus 21 P is for Peccary 22 Q is for Quail 23 R is for Roadrunner 24 S is for Saguaro Cactus 25 T is for Tortoise 26 U is for Unicorn Plant 27 V is for Verbena 28 W is for Woodpecker 29 X is for Xeriscape 30 Y is for Yucca 31 Z is for Zinnia 32 If possible to do Texas without duplication, I'd love it. Also please list books with useful reference information."}, {"response": 8, "author": "legaffe", "date": "Sat, Nov  8, 1997 (17:49)", "body": "Do other folks have suggestions?"}, {"response": 9, "author": "aschuth", "date": "Tue, May 18, 1999 (11:44)", "body": "A - MUST be Armadillo! B - Beef Jerky C - Cock Roach D - Dolfin F - Definitely Fire Ant! L - Longhorn M - Manowar. P - Poison Ivy S - Shark But I guess this competition is closed..."}, {"response": 10, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Tue, May 18, 1999 (19:27)", "body": "it's still fun nonetheless..."}, {"response": 11, "author": "aschuth", "date": "Sun, Jun  6, 1999 (07:27)", "body": "... actually, I don't miss most from that list but A, B and D. No dolfins in the Rhine!"}, {"response": 12, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, May  5, 2000 (15:49)", "body": "austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 22, "subject": "Party like it's 1999!", "response_count": 128, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Nov  1, 1997 (20:11)", "body": "Leighton is the king of partygivers in Austin, his legendary parties have been an outrageous string of no holds barred, spare no expense, outfrickingrageous events. This years Halloween party was no exception. In fact, we have \"videoslides\" running on the current Spring front page showing several hundred thousand random cuts from this event and the Fourth of July party a few months back."}, {"response": 2, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Nov  3, 1997 (09:06)", "body": "HHave one 'round the holidays, so's I can check it out!"}, {"response": 3, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Nov  3, 1997 (09:20)", "body": "OK I'll see what we can do, what dates will you be around?"}, {"response": 4, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Nov  3, 1997 (11:35)", "body": "12-25 thru 12-29ish"}, {"response": 5, "author": "legaffe", "date": "Sat, Nov  8, 1997 (17:50)", "body": "Are we going to get to meet for a Spring get together then?"}, {"response": 6, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (12:16)", "body": "I'd like to."}, {"response": 7, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (12:16)", "body": "Let's do it!"}, {"response": 8, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (15:34)", "body": "Sounds good... when? I need to fit in a visit to our fave Italian chef in Far West, a couple of beers with old friends and dinner at several local joints, a run around Town Lake (old times sake) and (I HOPE) a bike ride."}, {"response": 9, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (21:20)", "body": "Sounds like a party!"}, {"response": 11, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Nov 13, 1997 (10:48)", "body": "I might actually stay until 1/3, but tix have not been purchased yet so... I'll let everyone know."}, {"response": 12, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Nov 13, 1997 (11:21)", "body": "Let us know! We'll plan something."}, {"response": 13, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Nov 13, 1997 (12:46)", "body": "will do!"}, {"response": 14, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Nov 29, 1997 (22:29)", "body": "This is something you expect to experience in California, but it happened ratch here in the Texas Hill Country. I had a wonderful time at the Dubose Natural Farm in the hill country outside of Austin. Such a happy scene and so many nice women and men. We played and sang and talked and ended up around the campfire late at night. The highlight was Mangala and Patricia Dubose descriptions of how Patricia came to be caretaker of this incredible 1600 acres. The sun was warm and we put our feet in the cool river. We went swing out over the Little Blanco River on a rope swing. Someone brought some beautiful horsemint to the campfire and we passed it around. Oh yeah. Sue came and played songs off her new CD. Sue's in the Feldenkraus body workshop. Her Mother Eagle song is a gorgeous tearjerker. \"Tears of love, blessed are my tears . . . \" And Patricia got her account of Bo's cremation published in a book of pagan rituals. My friend Katrina was there sparkling all over the place, she's so vibrant and aware. And so pretty. And her friends Lyndon and \"reesa\". The Spring slide show is of this event (warning, there is one \"full monty\" scene of mail frontal and dorsal nudity of a guy swimming in the ice cold Blanco River\"); promise you won't turn me into the decency police? The river with clear springs feeding into it was something to behold. The landscape was awesome. I plan to spend a day exploring it sometime, or better even a week."}, {"response": 16, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Nov 30, 1997 (09:04)", "body": "There will be more. And this Thanksgiving party happens every year."}, {"response": 17, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Jan  1, 1998 (09:19)", "body": "It was fun going out \"on the town\" with Stacey and Kitchen Manager. Now, today's party. Don't miss it! New Years Day January 1st, 1998 2 pm till very late Bring: family & friends pot luck 5 pm snacks tv/game room potluck volleyball byob dominoes games *BONFIRE* music Internet feed on instruments http://www.spring.com Bring Yule Tree to burn At Cidneyes Hwy 71 East to Bastrop out of Austin, Texas Hwy 969 - 3.3 miles Turn right at the Yin Yang sign Call 512.303.4000 if you get lost and need directions or 303.3418."}, {"response": 19, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Jan  2, 1998 (10:02)", "body": "Didn't see you or Stacey there, could it be that you guys peaked too early at Fados?"}, {"response": 21, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Jan  8, 1998 (21:08)", "body": "Paul, the festivities sounded great but we left town to get Mr. Brandon back on a plane to Colorado. And my parents planned a family portrait... I am sorry I missed it."}, {"response": 22, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Jan  8, 1998 (22:30)", "body": "When's your next Austin trip?"}, {"response": 24, "author": "stacey", "date": "Fri, Jan  9, 1998 (18:17)", "body": "Not until the summer probably... Spring break is always an option but nothing has been planned yet."}, {"response": 25, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Jan  9, 1998 (21:59)", "body": "Just got off the phone with WER, kitchenmanager, and he said his mom came through ok! Wonderful news, isn't it!!! Hope you can stay longer next time and we can plan some more activities (and maybe even get in some workouts)."}, {"response": 26, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Jan 15, 1998 (17:53)", "body": "yes! Great news! And yes, I'd like to stay longer next time!"}, {"response": 28, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, Jan 20, 1998 (18:40)", "body": "and of course it will be!"}, {"response": 30, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Jun 26, 1998 (15:26)", "body": "This just in from Leighton Hodges Four Score and yadda yadda............. Enough already!!! Interdependence Day Party Friday, 6:00 P.M. July 3,1998 6209 Bon Terra That's right an In-ter-dependence Day party. The wind beneath the wings of the 4th! To celebrate our interdependence on each other for community, support, harmony and fun! Bring someone with whom you are interdependent (even a co dependent will do!). You can celebrate being in-de-pendent from your ex-lover, your kids, your parents, the bank or the British on the day after this party. We'll probably talk, eat, and then play acoustic music until 9:00 after which we'll drum and dance. Feel free to bring musical instruments. I'll provide Margaritas, mineral water, soft drinks, virtual fireworks, Barbeque and fixen's. You can bring something additional to snack on (a dessert and/or a drink). If you want, BYOB. Bring someone you're with whom you're interdependent and we'll expand from there. Come and be a promiscuous hugger (hugging five people you don't know in one evening), sing, harmonize, talk, eat, listen and dance interdependently. DIRECTIONS: Go west from MO PAC and 2222 three lites and veer down the hill on 2222 going towards the lake. Right on Dry Creek (by the Quix store). Fourth right is Bon Terra. Red lites on house. 454-7971 if you get lost. I'll provide Margaritas, mineral water, soft drinks, virtual fireworks, Barbeque and fixen's. You can bring something additional to snack on (a dessert and/or a drink). If you want, BYOB. We'll probably play and sing acoustic music until 9:00 after which we'll drum and dance. Feel free to bring musical instruments. Bring someone you're with whom you're interdependent and we'll expand from there. Come and be a promiscuous hugger (hugging five people you don't know in one evening), sing, harmonize, talk, eat, listen and dance interdependently. DIRECTIONS: Go west from MO PAC and 2222 three lites and veer down the hill on 2222 going towards the lake. Right on Dry Creek (by the Quix store). Fourth right is Bon Terra. Red lites on house. 454-7971 if you get lost.. from Leighton Hodges"}, {"response": 31, "author": "riette", "date": "Sat, Jun 27, 1998 (07:13)", "body": "Wow, sounds great. Damn distance, and damn poverty!"}, {"response": 32, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Jun 30, 1998 (16:45)", "body": "Let the Spring party continue. Give Jeff Kramer a round of applause for getting us back up and running a few minutes ago. If you feel like there was a lost weekend, you're not alone. Full details later. And we're starting to build a newer, more robust and bulletproof server. No one dislikes downtime more than me."}, {"response": 33, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, Jun 30, 1998 (21:11)", "body": "THANK YOU Jeff!!"}, {"response": 34, "author": "riette", "date": "Wed, Jul  1, 1998 (01:42)", "body": "Thanks for fixing that in a jiffy, Jeffy! We're all truly grateful, as this is where we come to when even our loved ones get tired of us."}, {"response": 35, "author": "mikeg", "date": "Fri, Jul  3, 1998 (16:20)", "body": "i think we should have a spring-party, which we can all (me n riette included) come to =)"}, {"response": 36, "author": "riette", "date": "Fri, Jul  3, 1998 (18:16)", "body": "I thoroughly agree! But where, deary? Don't think they're all going to come a'flying over here just two see us two fruit cakes! Not even if I lured them with wiffs of my sensational fondue . . ."}, {"response": 37, "author": "riette", "date": "Fri, Jul  3, 1998 (18:20)", "body": "Well, actually, I'd probably have Stacey sitting on top of my stove, staring into the cheese bubbles with stoney eyes, and drool dripping from her dainty, drooping dottom djaw (for the sake of poetry!) within minutes of sending out those wiffs."}, {"response": 38, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sat, Jul  4, 1998 (00:12)", "body": "pretty darn accurate there, Riette"}, {"response": 39, "author": "riette", "date": "Sat, Jul  4, 1998 (01:07)", "body": "And which wiffs should be sent your way, Mithtew Kitchen?"}, {"response": 40, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sat, Jul  4, 1998 (01:10)", "body": "at this point, I assume yours and Stacey's..."}, {"response": 41, "author": "riette", "date": "Sat, Jul  4, 1998 (01:16)", "body": "Okay, but I'll just send Stacey's - I know the hypnotizing effect those'll have on you."}, {"response": 42, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sat, Jul  4, 1998 (01:18)", "body": "now, where'd you get that idea?"}, {"response": 43, "author": "riette", "date": "Sat, Jul  4, 1998 (01:20)", "body": "ESP coming from you. Every Single Pant, that is!"}, {"response": 44, "author": "mikeg", "date": "Sat, Jul  4, 1998 (09:10)", "body": "well i think you and i should fly to austin :)"}, {"response": 45, "author": "riette", "date": "Sat, Jul  4, 1998 (09:28)", "body": "Sure, when? WHERE is Austin? And you must promise not to get airsick, alright? Because Chris collects sickbags, and he'd never forgive me for bringing back a yuksies one."}, {"response": 46, "author": "mikeg", "date": "Sat, Jul  4, 1998 (11:49)", "body": "austin, texas, usa. depending on when we flew, it shouldn't be *too* expensive."}, {"response": 47, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sat, Jul  4, 1998 (12:13)", "body": "with enough planning, the rest of us could probably pitch in..."}, {"response": 48, "author": "riette", "date": "Sat, Jul  4, 1998 (13:08)", "body": "Are you guys being serious here? If so, then we're going to have to plan way in advance, because with my third world passport I have to apply for a visum over a month in advance. Boy, it's so unpractical coming from the bush. But we'll have a blast if we do that, I'm sure!!!"}, {"response": 49, "author": "mikeg", "date": "Sat, Jul  4, 1998 (17:39)", "body": "i'm serious. not for a while, obviously...maybe to celebrate something. anyone got anything to celebrate? christmas? new year party?"}, {"response": 50, "author": "riette", "date": "Sun, Jul  5, 1998 (01:44)", "body": "Sure, we can make it an October or November New Year party - I have to be home in December (exhibition coming up then). I can probably make it November, but have an exhibition the end of August, which is akward. Or we can wait and do a big spring party early next year. That is, if I'm still in Z\ufffdrich by then."}, {"response": 51, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Jul  5, 1998 (05:51)", "body": "Next Spring party in Austin: July 18th. Email terry for details."}, {"response": 52, "author": "riette", "date": "Sun, Jul  5, 1998 (16:51)", "body": "Thanks, Terry! Shall we try and make that one, Mike? That's time enough to make arrangements, and I should know withing the next four or five weeks whether I'm going down under or not."}, {"response": 53, "author": "mikeg", "date": "Sun, Jul  5, 1998 (19:47)", "body": "July 18th?? I can't make that - no cash. sorry :( something later in the year, or early next year would be better."}, {"response": 54, "author": "riette", "date": "Mon, Jul  6, 1998 (03:45)", "body": "I thought that WAS next year? Because I can't make this July either - going on a very short holiday to England at the end of it, so no extra cash here either. Oh, what a bore to live out here!"}, {"response": 55, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Jul  6, 1998 (09:48)", "body": "We'll have a big one on the first day of Spring next year. Our tenth anniversery as an organization and our 5th year on the net."}, {"response": 56, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Jul  6, 1998 (09:54)", "body": "And of course we'll have to do something for the millenium."}, {"response": 57, "author": "riette", "date": "Mon, Jul  6, 1998 (12:40)", "body": "Mike and I WILL be there! Right, Mike? Shall we fly from Heathrow?"}, {"response": 58, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Jul  6, 1998 (14:09)", "body": "How about the first weekend in August?!? (that's when I'm coming down!!!)"}, {"response": 59, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Jul  6, 1998 (15:45)", "body": "Sure, we can do a party then. Are we talking August 1-2 or August 8-9?"}, {"response": 60, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Jul  6, 1998 (16:20)", "body": "er... somewhere round there... (tickets haven't been bought yet!)"}, {"response": 61, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Jul  6, 1998 (19:25)", "body": "Let us know when you get your tickets and we'll have a swim party here at Spring World HQ, in your honor!"}, {"response": 62, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, Jul  7, 1998 (15:01)", "body": "WooWoo!!!!!"}, {"response": 63, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Jul 16, 1998 (07:27)", "body": "Summer Swim/Dance Party starts 4 pm Saturday July 18 at the Spring, 9011 Quail Creek Drive Directions: 183 to Peyton Gin Road (between Lamar and Burnet exits), left on Quail Creek about 3 blocks on right or go past 183 on Lamar and turn left on Quail Creek and right on Little Walnut (turns in to Quail Creek) Vegetarian Potluck * Dancing * Music call 303-4000 or 302-4000 for more info/directions Music Mix by MixMaster Bob Nagy: Rock * BritPop * Euro * Techno * Ethnic * swing Ska * Reggae * Mambo * Salsa * HipHop * Zydeco bowling on the green * croquet * water volleyball and basketball * dancing * swimming * synchronized swimming contest with prizes * live webcast If you cant come in person, drop by http://www.spring.net for the live video/audio feed"}, {"response": 64, "author": "mikeg", "date": "Thu, Jul 16, 1998 (14:00)", "body": "coooool i think we should get something vaguely definite about riette and i coming over, and wolf, wer, stacey, autumn et. al. dropping by :) sometime during the later months of the year (flight prices cheaper then), perhaps?"}, {"response": 65, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Jul 16, 1998 (15:54)", "body": "this Saturday... We are headed up to Leadville, CO for the COurage Classic. Three day charity bike ride to benefit Children's Hospital. I received enough sponsorship to participate and am terribly excited about three days of riding and camping! The ride takes us from Leadville to Copper Mountain on Friday, CopperMountain up to Loveland Pass and back to Copper on Saturday and from Copper to Leadville on Sunday!"}, {"response": 66, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Jul 16, 1998 (22:12)", "body": "good luck!!! (and more importantly, enjoy!)"}, {"response": 67, "author": "riette", "date": "Fri, Jul 17, 1998 (03:47)", "body": "That sort of weekend would positively KILL me."}, {"response": 68, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Jul 17, 1998 (05:29)", "body": "What do you mean, Riette?"}, {"response": 69, "author": "riette", "date": "Fri, Jul 17, 1998 (10:27)", "body": "Well, I love cycling - in Germany or Holland, that is. And I love camping - in dry, desert conditions, that is. But I love room service even more."}, {"response": 70, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Jul 17, 1998 (11:24)", "body": "Then you need to cycle to a desert campground with room service."}, {"response": 71, "author": "riette", "date": "Fri, Jul 17, 1998 (15:16)", "body": "ha-ha!!! Something like that. Think I'll have to get to heaven first to find an arrangement like that, and the chances of my getting to heaven is like. . . . . slim."}, {"response": 72, "author": "autumn", "date": "Fri, Jul 17, 1998 (21:19)", "body": "My idea of roughing it is staying in a hotel that doesn't have a lot of outlets...I can't imagine that fugitive hiding out in the Appalachian Mtns. for 6 months. I mean, at least in prison he'd have cable!"}, {"response": 73, "author": "riette", "date": "Sat, Jul 18, 1998 (01:10)", "body": "Absolutely!"}, {"response": 74, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Jul 18, 1998 (01:18)", "body": "The party is rumbling closer. It will be webcast. The marguarita machine has been delivered. The pool light has been fixed and I dosed the pool with \"Pool Clear\" to make it sparkle tomorrow. I picked up the smoke machine and the colored lights from rock and roll rentals. The dance music has been skillfully chosen and pieced together into a 5 hour tape by Bob Nagy who is going all out for this thing. Bill has called about 200 folks around Austin. Leighton has done his bit with his party mailing list. I think, we're about . . . ready to rumble!!!!! Bob will be by in the morning to set up the scene. Bill has about 89 more calls to make. I can feel it, this one's going to be ... big! Are you ready for a webcast?"}, {"response": 75, "author": "riette", "date": "Sat, Jul 18, 1998 (01:21)", "body": "Yes. You mean the little photos will appear in the front page? And DAMN! You all partying, and me having to do some shopping to keep my children from starving. DAMN."}, {"response": 76, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Jul 18, 1998 (01:39)", "body": "Yep, while you nourish those little buggers that kept you up all night, we'll be partyin' down. Feel free to watch the pictures fly by on the web page and listen to the sounds and music! I hear Bob has put together and awesome sound track."}, {"response": 77, "author": "mikeg", "date": "Sat, Jul 18, 1998 (04:11)", "body": "Blimey, that sounds like one *heck* of a party :)) \"But I love room service even more.\" I love that line, Riette :))"}, {"response": 78, "author": "riette", "date": "Sat, Jul 18, 1998 (07:44)", "body": "\ufffdrolling on the floor blushing my arse off\ufffd"}, {"response": 79, "author": "spew", "date": "Sun, Jul 19, 1998 (00:39)", "body": "typing in straight from Terry's party..."}, {"response": 80, "author": "riette", "date": "Sun, Jul 19, 1998 (01:11)", "body": "What? It's still going? SPEW? The wine not very good (I spitefully hope)?"}, {"response": 81, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sun, Jul 19, 1998 (01:45)", "body": "not sure...was drinking margaritas... (spew is yet another alter ego...)"}, {"response": 82, "author": "riette", "date": "Sun, Jul 19, 1998 (04:16)", "body": "A multi-personality muffin! The one in 'name the puppy' sounded like his name should have been Spew . . ."}, {"response": 83, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Jul 20, 1998 (10:04)", "body": "There wasnt' much wine. The margaritas were spellbinding. wer looked somewhat stunned (must have had a grueling day at Lilitaly). Bob's music mix was awesome, anyone here see us live?"}, {"response": 84, "author": "riette", "date": "Mon, Jul 20, 1998 (11:05)", "body": "I looked at the pictures, but my computer won't do that audio-thing, the ba$tard. The margaritas probably just made Wer shy! And so did you all have a great time, Terry? And don't you dare say yes!"}, {"response": 85, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Jul 20, 1998 (12:51)", "body": "It was just miserable, Reitte, wasn't it wer?"}, {"response": 86, "author": "riette", "date": "Mon, Jul 20, 1998 (13:07)", "body": "You have to say it like you mean it though."}, {"response": 87, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Jul 20, 1998 (14:11)", "body": "Do I hafta?"}, {"response": 88, "author": "riette", "date": "Mon, Jul 20, 1998 (14:48)", "body": "Yes. Otherwise I might burst out in tears. \ufffdBIG SMILE\ufffd How long did the party go on for altogether?"}, {"response": 89, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Jul 20, 1998 (15:06)", "body": "Till about 3 am. Replays are still going on."}, {"response": 90, "author": "mikeg", "date": "Mon, Jul 20, 1998 (16:13)", "body": "i heard some of the music as you were setting up. I think it was Bob phoning answermachines to leave messages \"Hi, the xxx people, the xxx people and the spring dot net people are having a party, and you're invited!\" :) Nice one L:)"}, {"response": 91, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Jul 20, 1998 (17:05)", "body": "That was Bill making those calls. He did a good job, I think we had about 80 folks."}, {"response": 92, "author": "mikeg", "date": "Mon, Jul 20, 1998 (17:08)", "body": "cool..that's what i love so much about the states. randomly phone people up to invite them to a big party, which would never hapen in this country, and then they come. which also would never happen in this country."}, {"response": 93, "author": "autumn", "date": "Mon, Jul 20, 1998 (22:37)", "body": "What WOULD happen?"}, {"response": 94, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Jul 20, 1998 (23:42)", "body": "So what did you think of Bill's spiel that Bob wrote?"}, {"response": 95, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Tue, Jul 21, 1998 (00:17)", "body": "it wasn't the margaritas, Riette, it was a social gathering, therefore I was out of place, so shy will work just fine... was initially shy when I first met Terry and Stacey, also..."}, {"response": 96, "author": "mikeg", "date": "Tue, Jul 21, 1998 (03:58)", "body": "what would happen in the UK? Nothing. Nobody would organise a big party, nobody would get invited and nobody would *ever* come. we're just so \"restrained\" (read: boring)"}, {"response": 97, "author": "riette", "date": "Tue, Jul 21, 1998 (05:42)", "body": "Lies, all lies!!! The English are wonderful people, and open, and very very funny, and just so normal. My greatest times and only great parties here in Europe happened in England. Or perhaps it just FEELS that way because of sterile Switzerland? ARGH! Whatever. Just wanted to defend Mike's tribe! Don't worry Wer, I also get quite shy when I have to meet people I don't know. No, really!! So you DID meet Stacey! Did you like her? And did she like you? Or are you just teasing? I can never tell."}, {"response": 98, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Jul 21, 1998 (06:26)", "body": "He's telling the truth, I was there. And they seemed to hit it off. The three of us met at Fados down on Fourth Street after dinner at Little Italy."}, {"response": 99, "author": "riette", "date": "Tue, Jul 21, 1998 (07:18)", "body": "That is great!!!"}, {"response": 100, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Tue, Jul 21, 1998 (08:35)", "body": "Yep, Terry chaperoned so us kids wouldn't get in trouble...let's see, Terry and Stacey came in for dinner, I cooked for them, they left and went to Fado's where I met them after work. After a couple of beers or so, went to another restaurant (Magnolia Cafe) and ate, Terry dropped us off at Stacey's car, she gave me a ride to mine, we talked for awhile, went home, took a nap, me the wife and kids met her at Kerbey Lane for breakfast..."}, {"response": 101, "author": "riette", "date": "Tue, Jul 21, 1998 (10:08)", "body": "That sounds nice. I think it must be very interesting meeting one of the spring people like that. I mean we talk to each other so often, I wonder if one would suddenly not know what to say anymore if confronted with the other face to face."}, {"response": 102, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Jul 21, 1998 (12:19)", "body": "So are you and Mike meeting in Manchester?"}, {"response": 103, "author": "riette", "date": "Tue, Jul 21, 1998 (13:08)", "body": "No, I'm afraid not. He's going to be too far South, and I can't take more than about 10 hours for journeying and meeting up. And anyway he is a working man now! But I'm sure we'll manage it next time I'm in London. Listen, a moment ago I wanted to respond to the bit about Seagal, but hit some button, and managed to go out of the net altogether. Now I'm back, but I can't remember the topic name anymore, so I'll just answer that question here. Yes, I did read the bit about him being elevated to tulku. I was somewhat taken aback, but he WILL be the coolest tulku alive!"}, {"response": 104, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Aug 11, 1998 (11:52)", "body": "Tonight is Jim O'Brien's vegetarian potluck. On Melridge, just above Barton Springs. A great event!"}, {"response": 105, "author": "riette", "date": "Tue, Aug 11, 1998 (13:12)", "body": "Will we see it on the spring cam?"}, {"response": 106, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Aug 11, 1998 (23:05)", "body": "It's tomorrow night. I went to a movie tonight. Maybe."}, {"response": 107, "author": "riette", "date": "Wed, Aug 12, 1998 (01:17)", "body": "You movie-man, you!"}, {"response": 108, "author": "wolf", "date": "Fri, Aug 14, 1998 (21:30)", "body": "maybe?"}, {"response": 109, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Aug 15, 1998 (22:03)", "body": "Nope, wasn't able to do any video."}, {"response": 110, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Mar  8, 1999 (14:01)", "body": "Bruce Sterling's parties are not to be missed! PARTY INVITATION. In totally informal conjunction with the annual South By SouthWest Multimedia Festival, my wife Nancy and I are throwing another Open House Party on the evening of March 16th, Tuesday, starting, say, 7:30 pm or so. If you're in Dead Media Project, please consider this your formal invitation to attend. Bring anybody you trust. There will be cold beer. And (even more astonishing and provocative) there will be cigarettes. If you've never been to my house before (once memorably described by TIME magazine as \"the leafy tranquillity of Sterling's well-appointed Austin, Texas home\"), send email and I'll ship you the directions and a phone number. Mind you, the SXSW Multimedia Party we threw last time was not half shabby. These digital-arts people are definitely a self-starting crowd. No Charades or Twister was required to break the ice. Quite a good time was had by all."}, {"response": 111, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Tue, Mar  9, 1999 (00:00)", "body": "I really, really wanna go to this!!!!!"}, {"response": 112, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Mar  9, 1999 (08:06)", "body": "It's at 3410 Cedar Street, near Guadalupe and W 33rd Street. The house with the big stone pillars, it's the most impressive house on the block."}, {"response": 113, "author": "aa9il", "date": "Tue, Mar  9, 1999 (21:04)", "body": "Sounds like a cool bash!"}, {"response": 114, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Mar 10, 1999 (08:39)", "body": "Tres cool, indeed. I hope to see at least wer there."}, {"response": 115, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Mar 11, 1999 (10:01)", "body": "Once more. ***************** PARTY INVITATION. ***************** In totally informal conjunction with the annual South By SouthWest Multimedia Festival, my wife Nancy and I are throwing another Open House Party on the evening of March 16th, Tuesday, starting, say, 7:30 pm or so. If you're on the Viridian List, please consider this your formal invitation to attend. Bring anybody you trust. There will be cold beer. And (even more astonishing and provocative) there will be cigarettes. If you've never been to my house before (once memorably described by TIME magazine as \"the leafy tranquillity of Sterling's well-appointed Austin, Texas home\"), send email and I'll ship you the directions and a phone number. Mind you, the SXSW Multimedia Party we threw last time was not half shabby. These digital-arts people are definitely a self-starting crowd. No Charades or Twister was required to break the ice, and a good time was had by all. Bruce Sterling (bruces@well.com) It's at 3410 Cedar Street, near Guadalupe and 33rd."}, {"response": 116, "author": "aschuth", "date": "Thu, Mar 11, 1999 (10:23)", "body": "Hey Terry, I don't have time to fly over - do you webcast that MAJOR event?"}, {"response": 117, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Mar 11, 1999 (13:54)", "body": "I would but Bruce doesn't like cameras."}, {"response": 118, "author": "wer", "date": "Sun, Mar 14, 1999 (00:27)", "body": "I have to f*****g work now!!!! How late will this thang go on?"}, {"response": 119, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Mar 14, 1999 (01:18)", "body": "Long time. Hey, we're doing the live webcast of Capzeyez as I write this. Call them up at 472-2225."}, {"response": 120, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Mar 14, 1999 (08:18)", "body": "Bruce Sterlings party and his palatial digs, don't miss it!"}, {"response": 121, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Mon, Mar 15, 1999 (00:16)", "body": "I'm trying!!! (not too miss it, that is...)"}, {"response": 122, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Mar 15, 1999 (09:33)", "body": "Dont' Doug Block at Alamo Draft House in half and hour."}, {"response": 123, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Mar 15, 1999 (10:55)", "body": "Correction, 5 pm tonight. I was a little early."}, {"response": 124, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Mar 17, 1999 (09:51)", "body": "Justin Hall comments on the party at Bruces last night: we wandered over somehow to bruce sterling's house - he'd invited the near-whole of south by southwest to his 1912/frank lloyd writey custom designed/build admirable family pad. respected but unread pat cadigan science fiction author i should know better, bruce sterling holding court in his office, showing off computer crime books, ru serius and his wonderful welcome-matt-flinging ladyfriend eve, demi-stars and the 13 year old dj, who may have put on eminem more than once, though it may have been carl. adam powell told me about fugazi with the most incredible fervent look in his eyes, as he is want to do describing a trip to eat a burrito. paul with recent videos of me gathered persistenly at http://www.spring.net/ threw out occasional questions, still in his rather large but not laden vest-of-many pockets. jon lebkowsky i've felt somehow has been most host-behind-the-scenes all along and he was there looking quite impish in eyebrows and friendly in his belly, smiled much and suggested i think seriously about repurposing my web ramblings into a sellable book. his tome on netpolitics should be rescued from academic press in time for a presidential-era publishing this november if possible i suggested. joey anuff of suck did the usual rib-tickling rundown of myself or whoever availed. the woman from the ACTlab here described the collaboratively written opera she'd organized and had just seen performed. never having done opera before she was prompted by sandy stone to do something new first and therein find the necessary knomwledge. bruce sterling's youngest daughter of maybe 3 was eating candy necklace beads that had been already separated from the string. i sat near her on the wooden stairs and tried mimicry to initiate play - she had none of it and steadily rolled away from my ovations of friendship, beginning a slow moan that threatened to become a cry. a guy who's name slips me and i'm too tired to find his card had long red hair and a longer attention span than i for the subject at hand between us - managing web site collections of links. another fellow, jeff? can't recall; he mentioned wanting to auction me off on ebay. joey said a famous VC had auctioned off an hour of his time there and i should try that too. of my party carl david and ariana were leaving after 10 minutes. they invited my departure as well but i could not stand to leave a nice group gathered here under a writerly umbrella for casual chatting in pleasant audible surroundings so i abandoned any party hopping for 90 minutes wandering happy at the sterlings. his office was lined with books, many his, many cyber, much eclectica. sterling has a quite old mac (fewer wiz bang - maybe more work), while his daughter of 3 has a powerful PC that he is sure to be kicked off of if she catches him on it when she has work to do. over his desk, much like howard, strikingly like howard, sterling had a large ganesha. at first he dodged acknowledging the significance, but he came to share a dream of a visitation by a three foot high rat in some clothes the day he cleaned and installed the large painted statue (rat being the messenger of ganesh and the title of a story by a fellow i did not note and do not recall). later i paused in the kitchen a moment to say thanks yous ands goods byes to him my host. i introduced myself and sterling mentioned my hair change. somehow origin came up and he mentioned that garriot was an astronaut's sun who had famous halloween parties every few years. there was a large hammock outside between the house and my ride. i jumped in, it was a broad sweep, many feet between the anchors. amidst my late-evening breeze riding sterling ran by and snatched up an attached rope to pull me to exciting heights cackling something resembling \"appropriate use\""}, {"response": 125, "author": "mikeg", "date": "Wed, Mar 17, 1999 (18:17)", "body": "sounds great, terry....wish i could have been there"}, {"response": 126, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Mon, Mar 27, 2000 (07:06)", "body": "And the complete blow by blow from film.com The Big Night It's a wrap at the Shrine Auditorium, and we give the show -- well, a solid B for effort. Things moved along snappily (although we're still not sure what Peter Coyote, giving his best impersonation of a headwaiter, was doing at that little desk), and the awards were spread out over a nice variety of films, reflecting the depth of movie offerings this year. American Beauty, as expected, won the big awards, but also well-represented were Boys Don't Cry, Topsy-Turvy, and The Matrix (which had a perfect four-for-four night). And Billy Crystal was at his relaxed best. But -- if you're going to remove the dance numbers, why replace them with interminable musical numbers and endless montages? And why bring out Isaac Hayes only to immediately cover him in smoke? On the fashion front, we liked Samuel L. Jackson's blue velvet jacket, Hilary Swank's goldish gown, and Cher's fabulously understated (for Cher) black velvet dress with a cross dangling at crotch level -- for which she apologized, saying that she had \"dressed like a grownup\" this year. Ah, well -- maybe next year. And, when last spotted, Annette Bening had still not gone into labour. All in all, a professional yet fairly uneventful evening without too many big surprises. (Blame it on the Wall Street Journal poll, which gave all the right answers.) And our favorite moment took place in the pre-show, at which Matt Stone and Trey Parker (of South Park, as if we have to tell you) unveiled their Oscar attire -- a Gwyneth Paltrow-ish pink spaghetti-strapped gown, and a Jennifer Lopez-y sheer green dress (accessorized by chest hair). Blame Canada, indeed. Just in case you missed it, here's the play-by-play as we called it; or click here for a complete list of winners. Complete List of Winners The Tally American Beauty: 5 The Matrix: 4 The Cider House Rules: 2 Topsy-Turvy: 2 All About My Mother: 1 Boys Don't Cry: 1 Girl, Interrupted: 1 Tarzan: 1 9:31: Clint Eastwood gives the Best Picture award to American Beauty. 9:27: Steven Spielberg gives the Best Director award to Sam Mendes for American Beauty. Here comes the semi-sweep? 9:20: Gwyneth Paltrow, with a bad case of bed head, gives the Best Actor award to Kevin Spacey, while Denzel Washington gallantly applauds. In his speech, he acknowledges the \"real beauty\" of American Beauty, and says he's proud to be an actor. And, for the record, says he's speechless and that he loves his mother. 9:07: Roberto Benigni runs around the stage for a while and says he'd like to be a dog, and then calms down sufficiently to present the Best Actress award to Hilary Swank for Boys Don't Cry. After smooching with hubby Chad Lowe, she gives a poised speech. 9:00: Mel Gibson presents the Best Original Screenplay award to Alan Ball, for American Beauty. He thanks, among other things, a plastic bag. 8:55: Kevin Spacey turns up to present the Best Adapted Screenplay award to John Irving for The Cider House Rules, providing us with the rare spectacle of seeing a bestselling novelist at the podium. He provides the first political moment so far, acknowledging the National Abortion Rights Action League. Go John! 8:51: Brad Pitt presents the Best Cinematography award to Conrad L. Hall for American Beauty. So, will this kick off the American Beauty sweep we kept hearing so much about? 8:32: Jack Nicholson, sporting a brush cut and a grim little mustache, gives a rambling intro to Warren Beatty, the recipient of this year's Irving G. Thalberg award. We're pleased to note that Warren's wife, Annette Bening, is still in the auditorium and not in the maternity ward. A nice standing O for Warren, who gives an equally rambling -- but very sweet -- acceptance speech. 8:28: Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd, bringing back unpleasant memories of Double Jeopardy, present the Film Editing award to Zach Staenberg of The Matrix, which is pulling off a nice little technical sweep. He reads his speech from a piece of paper, and is not particularly compelling. 8:22: Julianne Moore and Russell Crowe stroll out to present the Art Direction award to Rich Heinrichs and Peter Young for Sleepy Hollow. 8:15: Edward Norton shows a remarkable lack of enthusiasm for introducing the annual \"In Memorium\" tribute to those who have died, which includes Jim Varney, Robert Bresson, Hedy Lamarr, Garson Kanin, Madeline Kahn, and George C. Scott. 8:10: Charlize Theron and Keanu Reeves present the Best Original Score Oscar to John Corigliano for The Red Violin. He says he's speechless, and then makes a gracious speech. 8:05: Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz (who, coincidentally, have both starred in Pedro Almodovar films) turn up to present the Best Foreign Film award to . . . Pedro Almodovar, for All About My Mother. Cruz gets really excited and jumps around, then the three have a group hug. Almodovar whips out a big piece of paper and thanks a lot of people until the music starts playing. 7:45: A rather emotional Burt B"}, {"response": 127, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Mon, Mar 27, 2000 (07:08)", "body": "Everyone she knows except John Long!"}, {"response": 128, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Mon, May  1, 2000 (14:20)", "body": "Eeyore's is the major event in Austin for the entire year. And Bob Nagy was there to capture it Saturday. http://www.botany.utexas.edu/facstaff/stfpages/bnagy/Eeore's/index.html (really worth a look)"}, {"response": 129, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, May  1, 2000 (14:47)", "body": "Looks like a 60's love-in. Is there anyone there I might recognize?"}, {"response": 130, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Mon, May  1, 2000 (19:11)", "body": "Not me. Bob maybe. It's an incredible event, I have a tape of a couple of previous years that I'll play and the SpringCam, would that interest you?"}, {"response": 131, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, May  1, 2000 (19:16)", "body": "Sure! Are you on it?"}, {"response": 132, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Tue, May  2, 2000 (00:26)", "body": "I think I am, cause I gave the camera up at one point to some folks and they videotaped me. I'll try and dig it out in the next couple of days, possibly tomorrow morning. Remind me, ok?"}, {"response": 133, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Tue, May  2, 2000 (11:29)", "body": "I'll do it before I shut down for the day - around midnight your time or so..."}, {"response": 134, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Tue, May  2, 2000 (12:59)", "body": "I may not get it today, I've got to run out to the other house."}, {"response": 135, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Tue, May  2, 2000 (13:05)", "body": "That's okay...I'll just gently remind you from time to time until you tell me to cease and desist or you show it *grin* I'd be more than happy to watch you drink coffee in the hill country place you stopped. Fine-looking man, Terry! austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 23, "subject": "Train hopping", "response_count": 44, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Nov  4, 1997 (17:58)", "body": "What about train spotting? That too?"}, {"response": 2, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Nov  5, 1997 (10:46)", "body": "James, I assume you're in Austin? Had a group of friends in Austin that spent a summer hopping, but I think they've pretty much dispersed... or gotten legs shorn off by fast moving rail cars!"}, {"response": 3, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Nov  5, 1997 (11:12)", "body": "I wonder if we could quietly contact them as anonymous sources for his article, I have one friend I'm trying to track down about this."}, {"response": 4, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Nov  5, 1997 (11:20)", "body": "Hmm.. I'll see if I can figure out where they're living now."}, {"response": 5, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Nov  5, 1997 (14:25)", "body": "Great, I've got an email in to my other source."}, {"response": 6, "author": "travis5", "date": "Sat, Nov  8, 1997 (00:26)", "body": "Has anyone found somebody? Thanks"}, {"response": 7, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (12:17)", "body": "not yet."}, {"response": 8, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (13:28)", "body": "working on it still. Have you heard from Mickey?"}, {"response": 9, "author": "kb5yac", "date": "Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (21:31)", "body": "Greetings. I'm fairly familiar with trains and train watching. I've watched trains, listened to them on the radio, been to railfan conventions, and all that stuff. Unfortunately, about the only good thing about train hopping is that it's a good way to get killed or crippled. I don't want to come off as a stick in the mud, but it's really an awful idea. We probably have 3 or 4 unfortunate train hoppers a year killed or maimed each year in the Central Texas area. (and that's just the ones I hear about.) There are probably more minor injuries and major ones I haven't heard about. I even hear about the professional train crews getting hurt getting on or off the train occasionally. There's really no safe way to ride a train except in the engine. Even the caboose is not really very safe. That's part of the reason why you don't see cabooses much anymore. (I don't know how long these things should be, so I'll include more in a later message.)"}, {"response": 10, "author": "kb5yac", "date": "Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (22:08)", "body": "It was never very safe to hop trains, but it's got much worse now for several reasons. Train crewmembers very rarely ride rail cars when moving any more. Even then, they usually just hang on to the rear car when the train moves very slowly when switching. The \"safety appliances\" such as handrails walkways, etc have been reduced, removed or allowed to rust away. Old railcars were designed to be \"safely\" occupied by the train crew while in motion. Modern cars aren't. Modern cars often lack anywhere safe to sit or stand, and may even have holes in them where you can fall through down to the rails. Look at some of the \"stacked container\" type cars. There's no floor to them. If you look in where the container sits, you see the rails. Modern trains run faster than old trains and may make infrequent stops. You may find yourself unable to get off for many more miles than you wanted to. You can even die from hypothermia if it gets cold and/or wet. Modern trains are longer than older ones. There is a phenomenon called \"slack action\" that causes jerking motions as long trains start and stop. Many a crew member has been thrown from one side of a caboose to another by slack action when the train starts or stops or even encounters the top or bottom of a hill. We've had a lot of people lately killed by being sealed into boxcars. They can die from heat, lack of oxygen or even from chemical fumes. Sometimes rail cars have fumigating agents added to kill rats and mice in cars carrying grain. You also never know when some chemical carried previously in the car might cause fumes or oxygen deprivation in a closed car. You never know when an open boxcar may get sealed by a train crew or train motion. You should watch some trains in motion sometimes. The rocking motion of cars can be rather violent at times. A perfectly good looking car may start to rock violently at speed. You may be banged around for a very long time before the train stops or slows down enough to get off. You may also run into problems with the human element. Other trainhoppers, or even denizens of the seedy areas that the trains tend to run through may harm you. The railroad police or other police may arrest you (if you're lucky.) You can also find yourself stopped for a long time in the middle of nowhere. Sometimes a low-priority train might be stopped on a siding for days if times get crazy. (It's been crazy in the local area lately.)"}, {"response": 11, "author": "kb5yac", "date": "Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (22:26)", "body": "In cas you haven't guessed it yet, I'm opposed to any discussion of the joys or techniques of train hopping. I'm really afraid that any such discussions would encourage kids or even stupid adults into doing it. There are some newsgroups you might check out. There is alt.railroad, misc.transportation.rail.* and probably a few others. You'll probably get a lot of rude responses there if you ask about train hopping, but you'll definitely get more reasons not to do it. I really hope you decide not to do any train hopping. I REALLY hope you don't do anything that could encourage someone else to do it. If you do decide to do it, realize it's really dangerous, much more dangerous than most other \"adventurous\" things you might do. I hope you don't write any favorable articles. I think it's close to writing an article about the fun a teenager has running away from home and hitchiking across the country or using drugs. I get the impression you're involved in the newspaper area. I can probably find you a contact with a local railroad. I can pobably promise you they'll be extremely opposed to the idea, but they may have some information for you."}, {"response": 12, "author": "kb5yac", "date": "Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (22:34)", "body": "By the way, I'll be glad to discuss trains in general and train watching in particular. There are some local train nuts, museums, and historical societies. (actually, just try to shut me up once you get me started....)"}, {"response": 13, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Nov 11, 1997 (10:01)", "body": "Where do you find these train museums?"}, {"response": 14, "author": "travis5", "date": "Tue, Nov 11, 1997 (20:44)", "body": "To Mickey: Yes I'm writing a story about trainhopping. And yes, the piece will talk about the romantic/adventure aspects, as people who have train hopped have very positive opinions about their experience. However, most of the story is devoted to the dangers of trainhopping, and why no one should do it in this day and age. I already know and have included most of the warnings in your posts although some bits (like that longer modern trains mean more slack action) I didn't know, so thanks. I share your concern for no wanting to influence those who are impressionable, but I also cannot honestly portray sport trainhoppers as nothing more than crazy kids."}, {"response": 15, "author": "kb5yac", "date": "Tue, Nov 11, 1997 (23:12)", "body": "Re: Train Museums. I might have some minor details wrong, but.... There's a \"Pioneer and Railroad\" museum in Temple Near Avenue H and 31st street. It's near the railroad track in the old Santa Fe station. They have a steam engine on display. There is talk of putting a museum in the old Katy station just east of downtown, but I don't think anything has happened yet. There's a small \"museum\" and train layout in downtown New Braunfels in the old railroad station at San Antonio Street downtown at the railroad track just South of the town square. It's very small, but has some interesting stuff and a nice layout and a few cars and (I think) a small steam engine. In Smithville, there's a park with a small but very nice museum in the old station house along the railroad tracks downtown. There are a few cars and a caboose on display. In San Antonio, there is a Museum I haven't been into on Wetmore Road north of the airport. It has some cars, engines, etc. and I think it may have an actual working engine of some sort with a very short ride, but I'm not sure of the details. There's a Museum in Houston with a fairly large number of rail cars with railroad items in them. I forget the location, but I think it's East or Northeast. There's talk of moving it downtown. The Texas State Railroad runs from Palestine to Rusk. It has a running Steam engine ride. I think they have some sort of museum. I've seen the train, but not the park area. Of course, Austin has the hill country flier steam train running in various areas from Austin to Burnet. No museum, though. In Dennison, there is the Red River Railroad Museum just east of downtown on main street. (?) This is a nice, but fairly small museum. I think there are some train attractions in DFW, including the Tarantula railroad that does some sort of rides. There is some sort of train thing in Jefferson, TX, including (I think) steam train rides. A fair number of other towns have small museums or displays in old train stations. The San Antonio and Houston dinner trains are no more. There are a lot of interesting old stations in various states of restoration or decay in many cities around Texas. The I&GN station in San Antonio has been beautifully restored. The SP station in SA is nice, too. The Santa Fe station in Temple is nice and still used by amtrack."}, {"response": 16, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Nov 12, 1997 (12:39)", "body": "If you were in his shoes, Mick, where would you go to find the \"other side\" of this issue? Any ideas. Great stuff on museums. Do you know of train resources on the web?"}, {"response": 17, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, May  3, 1998 (03:47)", "body": "I see the Trainhopping article made it into print, even into the Austin360 website: He details the pro and con trainhopping pages on the web. One quote from a local trainhopper: \"I love freight riding so much and I love the culture so much and I have awe and respect for its history,\" said Bill Daniel (rail name: Bad Mouth), a 38-year-old trainhopper who hosted Funhouse Cinema at the Ritz Lounge. \"The fact that it's on the Internet and the fact that it's getting totally popular as the yuppie-bungee-jumping-sport breaks my heart.\" http://www.austin360.com/features/train/trainhop.htm"}, {"response": 18, "author": "sgtslaughter", "date": "Sat, Feb 12, 2000 (15:13)", "body": "Does this still post"}, {"response": 19, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sat, Feb 12, 2000 (21:53)", "body": "Looks like! Are you a train hopper?"}, {"response": 20, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Sun, Feb 13, 2000 (08:06)", "body": "Mickey McInnis suggested this topic, we're moving his site, http://www.tcares.org to the new server location."}, {"response": 21, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, Apr  3, 2000 (14:37)", "body": "It has been brought to my attention that there is renewed interest in train hopping and disappointmemt that no one has been posting. I will do anything requested of me to aid in the perpetuation of this topic and the memories it evokes. However, never having hopped a train myself, I need your help. If you lurk and never log in, I will never know who you are. My email works and I answer any I get. If you wish to remain anonymous and not login, I can post your comments second hand, as it were. But, you may login however you like and put \"none\" for email if you truly wish to remain anonymous.Other suggestions are most welcome. Please post something if you are interested. If 20 people who really want to see something here just lurk, then we shall all be the poorer for it. Gentlemen?!"}, {"response": 22, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Wed, Apr  5, 2000 (06:14)", "body": "Really, jump on!"}, {"response": 23, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Apr  9, 2000 (15:18)", "body": "Since no one else is posting here, and in the interest of stimulating conversation and musing on the art of train hopping, I will post \"stuff\" until someone who has actually done it posts. Train Hoppers Dictionary Bull Railroad security persons, usually driving white American trucks around the yard. Catch Out To hop or jump on a freight train. COFC/TOFC Container On Flat Car / Trailer On Flat Car. Consist What a train is made up of. Drag/Turn/Work Train A train doing local delivery and pickups. FRED/EOT Fucking Rear End Device / End Of Train device. A small blinking red light on the back of the last car of a train. Hotshot A train with high priority over other traffic. Piggyback A flat train car that holds trucks or containers. Power The engines powering the train. Reefer A refrigerated box car. Stack Train A train made up of mostly flat cars or well cars, loaded with standardardized shipping containers, sometimes \"double stacked\". Also known as intermodal freight. Unit A engine or locomotive. http://www.catalog.com/hop/misc/dict.html"}, {"response": 24, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Apr  9, 2000 (15:47)", "body": "National Hobo Association home page = http://www.hobo.org/ \"Our forebears were those unique Knights of the Open Road, the American Hoboes. From the Civil War right on up to today, these adventurous souls have been part of our national heritage. And here in the modern day, we still honor their same traditions. Many of us were hoboes in our past, some of us still are. Even more of us never rode a freight train at all but that\ufffds o.k.! Hoboing is a state of mind not a set behavior. \""}, {"response": 25, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Apr  9, 2000 (15:57)", "body": "http://www.hobo.org/whistles.html Interesting tales here of experienced on the rails. Until someone live posts, I'll have to be content with these. My favorite Train museum is the one in Sacramento, California. It is an interesting experience to walk under a huge locomotive. The experience is accompanied by a disquieting feeling of run-or-be-crushed... All of the people who staff the area are retired trainmen who tell wonderful stories and swap tales with those interested. I had to be hauled away by my son so we could make a dinner appointment."}, {"response": 26, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Apr  9, 2000 (16:14)", "body": "Spent an overnight at a local motel in Elko a few years ago travelling between Sacramento and Denver. Interesting town wiht fascinating geology all around it. NHA Chooses Elko, Nevada for Year 2000 Hobo Music & Poetry Festival July 28, 29 & 30 The National Hobo Association has selected the Fairgrounds at Elko, Nevada for the location of its Millennium Hobo Music and Poetry Festival. Dates for the Festival are July 28, 29 and 30, 2000! (It seems odd to type 2000 without a comma!) Elko is fast becoming a popular convention spot in the west with several hotels of all economic levels along with lots of shopping and RV facilities. Even a few nice Casinos. Elko is the home of the Annual Cowboy Poetry Festival that last year hosted some 20,000 visitors. It also a crew change point on the Union Pacific; Milepost 557. This year's NHA Festival should be biggest ever. We'll be promoting the event for the next nine months in all media and the Elko Chamber of Commerce will include the event in it's literature as well. The Festival will also include sponsorship and exhibits by the Northeast Nevada Railway Historical Society. An all star slate of folk/hobo musicians is planned and we intend to have twenty or so major performers along with open microphone time for all \"walk ins\". Look for some of America's real \"greats\" in the hobo music field at this year's event; Utah Phillips, Larry Penn, Smokestack Ross, Banjo Fred, Rick Palieri, Spider John Koerner, The Doll Ranchers, Haywire Brack, Luther the Jet, Jay Mazzarella, Liberty Justice, Luckenbach Al Grierson, Kuddie the Feather River Kid, Ron Miles, Buzz Potter, Pop Wagner, Bodie Wagner and Danville Dan. The fairgrounds will offer seating for 4,000 in the grandstand alone with unlimited open grassy areas available for camping. The various concession stands will offer food, cold drinks (beer, Night Train and pop). Latrines and dumpsters will be available. The dumpsters will not be used as restaurants. the entire Fairgrounds is well fenced with a secure entrance gate. The infield area where camping is available has electric power, showers and change rooms, and night lighting. There will be no curfews. The NHA will be in sole control of the Festival including security. Order Advance Tickets On-Line http://hobo.org/shop.cfm?GroupID=Events"}, {"response": 27, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Apr  9, 2000 (16:17)", "body": "Even more amazing and not just a bit of a come-on for the curious: http://www.amplifiedintelligence.com/TrainHoppingWatch.html Train Hopping Watch The purpose of this page is to provide resources for law enforcement, railroad police, and concerned citizens to enable them to better monitor internet coverage of this dangerous and illegal activity. Unauthorized use of this site by train hoppers looking for information is strictly forbidden! Unfortunately when you put information on the internet everyone can access it. Recent traffic on freight train hopper mailing lists indicates that freight train hoppers are making unauthorized use of this page, so this page has been given an additional mission. Now in addition to its main purpose it is also designed to lure unsuspecting freight train hopping thrill seekers to a location where they can hopefully learn a little about freight train hopping safety. I apologize to the concerned citizens who this material offend."}, {"response": 28, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Apr  9, 2000 (16:46)", "body": "A little querying inhouse has produced the fact that the resident male hopped trains in California in the late 1940's. I am trying to get stories out of him, but so far all I can gather is that he and his friends were loners who did not hang around other hobos because they were none (that they saw). I asked him what he ate and he said cheese and crackers. Does not sound like much of a diet for \"a couple of weeks\" worth of meals. They went from near Los Angeles to San Francisco via several trains and always in open boxcars (it was warm weather.) More as I probe his memory for details."}, {"response": 29, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Apr  9, 2000 (16:53)", "body": "In memory of his days riding the rails, and possibly because of them, herein, courtesy: http://www.deadtrainbums.com/Busted/Law.html California Law on Train Hopping This page contains links to california anti freight train hopping laws Union Pacific has a Zero tolerance policy towards FreightHopping so don't get caught or or you might get 30 days in the county jail. You can check out the California Laws for yourself click here to go to the top of the states pages or follow the links below to what I think are some of the more important ones California Penal Code 587 b 587b. Every person, who shall, without being thereunto authorized by the owner, lessee, person or corporation operating any railroad, enter into, climb upon, hold to, or in any manner attach himself to any locomotive, locomotive-engine tender, freight or passenger car upon such railroad, or any portion of any train thereon, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50), or by imprisonment not exceeding 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. California Penal Code section 369i 369i. (a) Any person who enters or remains upon the property of any railroad without the permission of the owner of the land, the owner's agent, or the person in lawful possession and whose entry, presence, or conduct upon the property interferes with, interrupts, or hinders, or which, if allowed to continue, would interfere with, interrupt, or hinder the safe and efficient operation of any locomotive, railway car, or train is guilty of a misdemeanor. As used in this subdivision, \"property of any railroad\" means any land owned, leased, or possessed by a railroad upon which is placed a railroad track and the land immediately adjacent thereto, to the distance of 20 feet on either side of the track, which is owned, leased, or possessed by a railroad. Californai Penal Code section 554 g 554. Any property, except that portion of such property to which the general public is accorded access, may be posted against trespassing and loitering in the manner provided in Section 554.1, and thereby become posted property subject to the provisions of this article applicable to posted property, if such property consists of, or is used, or is designed to be used, for any one or more of the following: (g) A railroad right-of-way, railroad bridge, railroad tunnel, railroad shop, railroad yard, or other railroad facility. I seem to remember that when I was arrested in oakland there was one more about refusing to leave when told to do so by an authorized representitive of the railroad. But I can't seem to be able to look it up right now. CALIFORNIA CODES PENAL CODE SECTION 217.1-219.3 18. Every person who unlawfully throws out a switch, removes a rail, or places any obstruction on any railroad with the intention of derailing any passenger, freight or other train, car or engine, or who unlawfully places any dynamite or other explosive material or any other obstruction upon or near the track of any railroad with the intention of blowing up or derailing any such train, car or engine, or who unlawfully sets fire to any railroad bridge or trestle, over which any such train, car or engine must pass with the intention of wrecking such train, car or engine, is guilty of a felony, and shall be punished by: imprisonment in the state prison for life without possibility of parole!!!! In California most rail road special agents are peace officers misc.transport.rail.americas #73495 (1 more) (1)+-(1) From: John Gillette \\-[1]--[2] + Date: Sun Jan 18 22:01:57 PST 1998 I don't know how they do it in your neck of the woods but in California, some (not all) RR \"bulls\" have completed \"POST\" (Peace Officer Standards and Training) and have full Peace Officer status and authority under California state law. In other words they can arrest you anywhere in the state for any violation of the law they observe like any other peace officer. Generally, they won't take any action off the property, likewise if they do anything that could get any other p.o. fired or sued, they'll get fired or sued. Now, if they do something really dumb, their (including the company) false arrest insurance will probably cover it. They'll probably then get fired and have to move to the boonies if they ever want to work in their desired career field again. Not a lot of motivation to do more than toss (smart, friendly, cooperative) tresspassers off the property. Then again if you do something stupid, you'll probably find out the hard way. Now read this part carefully before flaming. I AM TALKING ABOUT RR POLICE IN CALIFORNIA , I am not talking about all RR Police on all lines and/or the rent-a-cops that some lines also employ (BNSF on Cajon Pass). These guys aren't any smarter than rent-cops anywhere else. Those guys you need to be careful with because they sometimes think they are real cops and may try to be heavies. These guys have been known to try to "}, {"response": 30, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Apr  9, 2000 (17:17)", "body": "This page is full of hyperlinks which do not show the URL, so I suggest if it interests you, that you visit http://www.reed.edu:80/~dmorton/ Since some people sadly like pictures here's a railroad map where you can click for info (almost like TV). This is mainly your source for information on riding the rails in the Northwest. By the way, how dangerous is this? If not in the PNW try these: East Coast or Midwest If you're the armchair type, of if like me you're good at book-learning, you might want to check out these books. I've also written some general hoboing advice for the beginner click here . In Oregon you can check out Eugene or Klamath Falls. or heading east on the U.P. In Washington hit the waterfront for slackaction Seattle In California there's always LaLa Land! and Barstow (twice) Since I last edited this page all the railroads have merged so see their huge root maps: BNSF UP NS My favorite town's been screwed by corporate mergers: See what happened to PDX About me: sad sack I'd love to hear your hoboing experiences, so e-mail me dmorton@reed.edu You also might be interested in another hoboing site. Sadly the hobo times is out of print, (here's a discussion of their demise) but they are on the web or check out old copies at a library."}, {"response": 31, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Apr 16, 2000 (14:37)", "body": "Anyone care to add to this or shall I borrow otherpeople's experiences off the net and pretend they are mine? Only problem is, it is likely that you have discovered that I have a name and place of origin which probably means I have not had this experience. However, some of the most unforgettable people I have ever met have done this in their Past (distant and not so distant). Might I add you to the collection so the lurkers have something to read besides my posts? A real human being would be nice..."}, {"response": 32, "author": "wolf", "date": "Sun, Apr 16, 2000 (14:45)", "body": "i have no hopping stories to add. we have freight trains come through here quite regularly and while waiting for them to pass, i've peered into the open cars and wondered if anyone had hopped on. we are supposedly getting amtrak through here but don't know when."}, {"response": 33, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Apr 16, 2000 (15:15)", "body": "A lively discussion between hoppers and discouragers and \"old-timers\" http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/5346/east.html \"famous train hoppers include JohnDos Passos, Walt Whitman, Mark Twain, Upton Sinclair, Frank Capra, Clark Gable, John Fante, Bret Harte, and former U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas\" - (plus a few friends of mine ...) For the truly Out There rail fan: Combat Railfans Home Page http://members.home.com/claygill/history.html Gone are the days of what you are wearing on your back is the clothes options for the duration. Digital cameras, camcorders, scanners and cell phones have become popular options (necessities?!) Comments, please...!"}, {"response": 34, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Apr 16, 2000 (15:36)", "body": "Yo Wolf! Get your stuff together and take a ride. Then tell us about it. Watch the legs, though. They tend to get in the way and you lose one or both of them. Fingers are also expendable..."}, {"response": 35, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Apr 16, 2000 (15:38)", "body": "Not an activity recommended for future brain surgeons or gifted painters...*grin*"}, {"response": 36, "author": "sociolingo", "date": "Sat, May  6, 2000 (06:39)", "body": "Only just found my way back in here. I promised someone I would look! We don't have a culture of train hopping in the UK, so this all out of my experience, but i'm happy to learn. I rather fancy train hopping in India. On top of the carriage of course! I hope to try the Bamako to Dakar (Africa) train trip sometime, but that will definitely be inside."}, {"response": 37, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sat, May  6, 2000 (13:37)", "body": "If anyone is still lurking on this topic (We have to keep this from turning into females talking about what is must be like and that sort of stuff which will drive the real ones away...), what sorts of food do you live on? Everyone has heard of Hobo Stew, but what is really in it (or is that part of the charm - not knowing?!) Where do you \"collect\" your ingredients? Does it require your getting off the train to cook whatever the food is for that meal? How much food poisoning is happening in these places?"}, {"response": 38, "author": "ccrkid", "date": "Fri, May 12, 2000 (14:18)", "body": "Ok, I've been riding for 5 years now, not on the weekend' not for the summer, it's what I do. I have ridden more than 30.000 of North American rails and have never tasted hobo/mulligan stew not even at the Hobo convention. Many myths about the American hobo have been embelished through groups like the N.H.A. who like to point fingers at people like me and my generation to make themselves look better. They say there are no \"real\" hoboes left in the world but where do they draw that line. The N.H.A. would like you to believe the American hobo could do no wrong, that they were forced into a life of wandering in search of backbreaking labor at slave wages but where are the stories of the whiskey soaked buffoons ever so present through out rail riding history. They are left out because they don't live up to the sdugar coated standard they created. I think our short lived history is as rich and interesting as that of the \"hobo\" C.C.R. page Black Metal Ryan's Page"}, {"response": 39, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, May 12, 2000 (14:46)", "body": "Aloha DY (or what do you prefer to be called??!) Mahalo for the view of the other side of the coin. Fascinating stuff for someone like me watching enviously from the sidelines. Also interesting - but, somehow, not so surprising - that an organization which spends so much time in self-promotion has to do so at someone else's expense. They lose their objectivity and my readership by so doing. Thanks for your insights. Might we entice you to tell a few stories? There are others out there remembering and just waiting for a real train-hopper to kick-start their memories."}, {"response": 40, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, May 12, 2000 (15:11)", "body": "C.C.R.'s page is awesome and love the boxcar wallpaper effect on the photo pages on Black Metal Ryan's. check them out!"}, {"response": 41, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Wed, May 24, 2000 (23:21)", "body": "ccrkid (DY?!), I noted your valid statement, \"I think our short lived history is as rich and interesting as that of the \"hobo\" \" I am sure it is but there is no way ever that we are going to learn what this history is unless you help me learn by posting more. It is not something I can do myself. There are no railroads in my state. Real adventures are always more stirring and poignant and frightning then the made up sugar-coated ones put out like PR releases by the NHA. Please post some more. I am interested and would like to understand and share."}, {"response": 42, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Wed, May 24, 2000 (23:24)", "body": "I am also curious where you got food and water (to drink - won't ask about the other uses of water)...You see, I really am interested and care about you and your fellow travellers..."}, {"response": 43, "author": "drakeyodel", "date": "Sat, Jun 17, 2000 (21:17)", "body": "I haven't had access to the internet in a while so: First let me ask, what were your implications in your statement \"I won't ask about the other uses of water\"? C.C.R. is a band of travelling persons between the ages of 17 and 33, we are much more tight knit than most other groups. I'd like to think we represent a more resourceful, self sufficient faction of American rail riders. We \"fly signs\" ie. will work for food etc. We also do returns which means that we steal retail items and return them for in store credit or cash back on occasion. Beyond that there are hundreds of other ways to make money, like working harvests, day labor and doing medical studies. On trains we always fill up 2 liter bottles or milk jugs at gas stations. I will post more soon. I appreciate the fact that this medium exists, and will encourage more of my friends to contribute. thanks"}, {"response": 44, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sat, Jun 17, 2000 (23:19)", "body": "Welcome back and Aloha, You answered my questions well, and my allusions to other uses of water was a woman's question. It is something we think of as part of one of the XX in our chromosomes, I guess. Where do you bathe? That was the question, and I know it can be done on a male easier in a sink than a female. Just asking and if you don't want to answer it, that is ok, too. I am delighted that there is an autonomous group so bonded and independent still existing in the USA. I was afraid all of that had been obliterated from our collective memories and relegated to folklore status. Please return and tell us more. I know of a few very successful people who did train hopping to see the USA before they tied down with careers and families. Please, also encourage your friends to come forward also - this is your topic. I am just your interested and entusiastic cheerleader! austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 24, "subject": "Barton Springs", "response_count": 8, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Nov  8, 1997 (08:40)", "body": "Did you know that Barton Springs is the fourth largest spring in Texas? It's behind Comal, San Marcos, and San Felipe springs. It was called Zilker Springs in the past. Issuing through a fault in the Edwards and associated limestones, they are a chain of large artesian springs extending from Del Rio to Belton in the Balcones fault zone. An old commanche indian trail from Bandera county to Nacogdoches (can you say that, dare you!) passed Barton Springs. They were a popular gathering place for Tonkawa, Apache, and Commanche indians and for their ancestors for thousands of years before that. Three Spanish missions were located at the springs from 1730 to 1731. In 1839 the five commissioners named to select a site for the capital of Texas described the springs as \"perhaps the greatest and the most convenitient water power to found in the Republic\" In 1837 William Barton settled at the springs naming two of them for his daughters. A gristmill was built. (to be continued)"}, {"response": 2, "author": "legaffe", "date": "Sat, Nov  8, 1997 (17:50)", "body": "Really, tell us more!"}, {"response": 3, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Nov  8, 1997 (18:43)", "body": "I'll be posting more!"}, {"response": 4, "author": "aschuth", "date": "Tue, May 11, 1999 (09:25)", "body": "Well, guess you never got around to do it. What kind of water is that? Fresh sweet water? In my area, we have a lot of salty and even sulfuric springs, some are even really warm, some are cold. Definitely mineral waters! (I think I posted more on this somewhere else, only forgot where...)"}, {"response": 5, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, May 11, 1999 (15:25)", "body": "Fresh and very sweet."}, {"response": 6, "author": "aschuth", "date": "Tue, May 18, 1999 (11:17)", "body": "Does Austin area have any salty or other mineral springs?"}, {"response": 7, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Tue, May 18, 1999 (19:28)", "body": "not exactly..."}, {"response": 8, "author": "aschuth", "date": "Thu, Jun 10, 1999 (10:51)", "body": "...? austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 25, "subject": "Austin's homeless award-winning author", "response_count": 14, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "silly", "date": "Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (00:29)", "body": "Lars Eighner's home page."}, {"response": 2, "author": "CotC", "date": "Sat, Nov 15, 1997 (15:14)", "body": "Lars is also (or at least used to be) the moderator of alt.sex.masturbation."}, {"response": 3, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Nov 16, 1997 (22:25)", "body": "He made a major spread in the Austin Un-American Slantsman. Good story! Apparently a UT Prof or someone put him up in their house. I was going to track him down and see if was interested in my homeless person cottage but I see he's covered."}, {"response": 5, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Nov 17, 1997 (10:08)", "body": "Hey WER, we got a guest room! Feel like a change in latitude (to go with your change in attitude)?"}, {"response": 7, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Nov 17, 1997 (10:31)", "body": "\"Normal\" doesn't sound fun."}, {"response": 9, "author": "CotC", "date": "Tue, Nov 18, 1997 (10:29)", "body": "Don't go \"Normal\" on me now, cowboy... I don't need another uproarious, calamitous (sp?) whack upside my big, round head."}, {"response": 10, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, Nov 18, 1997 (11:16)", "body": "Thomas, is your head THAT big and round, or are you exaggerating. AND, since it sounds like you and WER are on more than a virtual basis, whaddya say to giving him a big whack upside his own round head?!!? Sounds like he needs a beer and a new perspective -- you game?"}, {"response": 11, "author": "CotC", "date": "Tue, Nov 18, 1997 (14:34)", "body": "To itemize: 1. Yes. In the fifth grade my nickname was \"Watermelon Head.\" 2. Thus, no. 3. Yes, WER and I are. 4. Do it all the time... I just get black (and a few gray), curly hairs stuck all over my fist. 5. Yes, he does, but you're gonna have to help me. Do you know of any local sources for unflavored Lambics? Or when the next batch of Sam Adams Triple Bock's gonna be available? 6. Yes, I am. Oh, sorry, I thought you said \"gamy.\""}, {"response": 12, "author": "silly", "date": "Tue, Nov 18, 1997 (21:57)", "body": "Rev. Thomas, alt.* groups are unmoderated. A group of Austin writers told Associated Press they intend to organize a rescue fund for Lars. I need the e-mail address of one of these writers. Or they can contact me at: . Thanks."}, {"response": 13, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Nov 19, 1997 (09:35)", "body": "They're welcome to a website/discussion group on the Spring for this purpose."}, {"response": 14, "author": "CotC", "date": "Wed, Nov 19, 1997 (09:54)", "body": "OK, then, I guess he musta' been the keeper of the FAQ thereof... or something."}, {"response": 15, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Nov 19, 1997 (10:58)", "body": "Oops! I confused unmoderated with use moderation."}, {"response": 16, "author": "CotC", "date": "Wed, Nov 19, 1997 (15:59)", "body": "Or immodesty?"}, {"response": 17, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Nov 20, 1997 (10:23)", "body": "Eh. Six of one, half dozen of the other! austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 26, "subject": "Silicon Hills vs. Silicon Valley", "response_count": 3, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Dec 29, 1997 (13:50)", "body": "From ronks@well.com: Today's NY Times has a full-page summary of the demographics of Silicon Valley, which they define as \"a 1,500-square mile region that embraces Santa Clara County and parts of Santa Cruz ... San Mateo and Alameda counties.\" They even have a map showing among other things where Dennis Barnhart rolled his Ferrari the day his Eagle Computer company went public in 1983. I think some of their claims are wrong, like saying the Winchester, named after the rifle, was \"the first computer hard disk drive\", but it's a fun read. Some figures: The Valley got 30% of US venture capital in 1997: $2.7B of $9.1 billion. Most of it went to software companies (40.5%), then communications (23%), biotech (14%), computers (12%), and semiconductors (6%). Employment there is up 120,000 in four years, to 1.138 million jobs. In 1995-1996, 9000 jobs were added in \"software\" but 22,100 in \"professional services\"; possibly shrinks and outcall masseuses for stressed geeks, who make $62,800 a year compared to the US employee average of $27,800 but have to shell out $272K for a house compared to the US average of $123K. The \"average daily hours lost by drivers in freeway delays in Santa Clara County\" was 20,500 in 1996, up from 8,800 in 1994, while the commercial vacancy rate went down to 5% from 13% in that time."}, {"response": 2, "author": "ariana", "date": "Thu, Jan  1, 1998 (10:14)", "body": "Happy New Year! I have recently returned to the Central Texas Area, and I'm networking for a job in the high-tech field. I'd appreciate receiving information about high tech job possibilities in the Austin, San Marcos & Wimberley areas. My New Year's resolution is to focus on career and find my niche in the Central Texas job market, and your help would be a welcome and valuable addition to that process. Warm regards, Ariana ======================================== Ariana Vincent Post Office Box 1705 Wimberley, Texas 78676 Telephone: (512) 847-1408 E-Mail: ariana@wimberley-tx.com CAREER OBJECTIVES: Technical Writer Technical Production Assistant Technical Copy Editor EDUCATION 1988 - 1989 Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas Graduate studies, psychology 1985 - 1986 John F. Kennedy University, Orinda, California Graduate studies, psychology 1975 - 1980 The University of Texas, Austin, Texas, B. A. & B.F. A. (Major: Fine Art, Minor: Psychology) SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE 1996 - 1997 Laure-Conan School and Durocher School - Quebec - French language courses 1990 Austin Writers\ufffd League, Austin, Texas - Seminars for Authors and Journalists 1992 Austin Community College, Austin, Texas - Seminars for Technical Writers EXPERIENCE Optimum Translations, Inc., New Brunswick Technical Copy Editor, 1997 Municipality of St-Ambroise, Quebec Teacher (English as a Second Language), 1996 Ariana Vincent, Photographer Professional Photographer, (contractual), 1980 - Present Whitehurst, Harkness & Watson, Austin, Texas Legal Secretary, 1991 - 1993 Griggs & Harrison, Attorneys, Austin, Texas Legal Secretary, 1990 Ticor Title Insurance Company, San Francisco, California Administrative Secretary 1988 - 1989 LEGAL SECRETARY & ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY Provided administrative support for attorneys and executives and utilized a wide variety of word processing systems including IBM and Macintosh. Interacted with attorneys, clients, doctors, and court personnel. Scheduled meetings & conferences. Trained and supervised other employees. (1988 - 1993) TEACHER (ESL) Teacher of English as a Second Language in Quebec Founder and Administrator of Le Centre de Langue Anglais (1996 - 1997) PHOTOGRAPHER Photographic specialization include photographs of conferences, workshops and sports events, portraits, weddings, landscapes, works of art, photography for cinematographers, photojournalism. Experience as a free-lance photographer, photojournalist, darkroom technician, and as an assistant to a photohistorian. (1980 to Present) Photographs Published Inside Iowa State University, Austin American Statesman, Daily Texan, Arriba, Para La Gente, Austin Skiers, Images, and State of the Arts, The Ford Foundation Brochure of the School of Art of the University of Texas at Austin, Southwest Athletics, Networking Magazine, and Inside Texas Running EXHIBITIONS 50th Exhibition of Photography of the Club Photo JAK, Quebec 30th Annual Exhibition of the Club Photo Chicoutimi, Quebec Texas Photographic Society Exhibition, Wunderlich Gallery, Austin Personal Retrospective, The Purple Plum, Austin Sacred Sites and Sanctuaries, Martin Brothers, Austin Hot Air Balloons - Austin to Albuquerque, Wylie's, Austin Waterscapes, Whole Foods, Austin Ariana\ufffds Madonnas, Cafezino, Austin University Art Students Exhibition, Huntington Gallery, Austin San Antonio Is..., The Witte Museum, San Antonio Third Sunday Show, Allen St. Gallery, Dallas An Exhibition of Friends, Bois d'Arc Gallery, Austin First Annual Color Photography Exhibit, North Texas University, Denton Austin Contemporary Artists Exhibition, St. Edward's University, Austin The Faces of France, University of Texas, Austin WRITER Articles have been published in the ASMP News, the American Society of Media Photographers Journal, The Contact Sheet, and the Journal of the Texas Photographic Society (1977 - present) TECHNICAL COPY EDITOR Hispanic Magazine, Austin, Texas Journal, The Autobiography of Dennis Hill, by Dennis Hill, Austin, Texas John F. Kennedy University Course Catalogue (First Edition), California Flying Boy, Healing the Wounded Man by John Lee, Austin, Texas Agatha Christie Trivia Book by Kathleen Kaska, Austin, Texas Formation and Development Organization, Inc. (FDO), Quebec Optimum Translation, Inc., Fredericton, New Brunswick (editing of technical, scientific, and educational documents) (1985 - present)"}, {"response": 3, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Jul 28, 1999 (09:33)", "body": "It's Official: Silicon Valley Overpriced A report by consultants A T Kearney for a sort of Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce called Joint Venture is available at . It says the very success of Valley firms is fostering growth in seven other areas: San Francisco, LA, Seattle, Austin (Texas, not Powers), Boston, New York, and even Washington DC. The Valley itself is said to suffer from an acute shortage of skilled people (~160,000, a third of the regional demand) plus a deteriorating quality of life and rapidly rising home prices. Another determinant sited is that outside of hardware manufacturing, much of the work can be done just about anywhere with electricity and a phone link. - ronks@well.com austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 27, "subject": "Can someone put us up?", "response_count": 4, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Jan 26, 1998 (11:01)", "body": "Email sent."}, {"response": 2, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Jan 26, 1998 (17:18)", "body": "and Paul is certainly capable of helping you get the true flavor of Austin! Good luck at the slam Crystal, if we were still local, you'd be more than welcome. But Denver might be a helluva commute in the morning!"}, {"response": 3, "author": "aschuth", "date": "Thu, Jun 10, 1999 (10:57)", "body": "Did they ever come over, Terry?"}, {"response": 4, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Jun 10, 1999 (18:54)", "body": "Nope. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 28, "subject": "air Austin", "response_count": 11, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, May 16, 1998 (11:55)", "body": "Austin is *smokin'*! Literally. Smoke clogs the air form fires burning away in Mexico. The worsening smoke has triggered a statewide health alert. And Mexico has belatedly accepted US aid to put out the fires. They're sending a US team to \"assess\" the best way to fight the fires. Translated, that means another week of delays. Hire me as an \"expert\". I would tell them to send planes with water and lots of firefighters. Meanwhile, Texas officials pronounced Austin the worst spot in Texas on Friday afternoon. But they added that the situation is dynamic, \"changing literally by the hour,'' according to state environmental chief Barry McBee. \"We have seen conditions change from the highest incidences of smoke in the (Rio Grande) Valley now to the highest . . . here in the Austin area,'' said McBee, chairman of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. Mexican Embassy spokesman Jose Antonio Zabalgoitia. \"We are not to blame because of the direction the wind blows.'' But they are to blame for waiting a week before asking for aid. And the US and Texas to blame for waiting another week while they do a \"study\". Step outside in Austin that study that."}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, May 16, 1998 (18:31)", "body": "TRANSLATION FROM THE SPANISH BY MARIA ELENA HOPE, FOR NUEVO AMANECEER PRESS-USA/MEXICO La Jornada, May 13, 1998 Without precedent, the proliferation of fires in the area of conflict Hermann Bellinghausen, envoy, Altamirano, Chiapas, May 12. \"Fiiire, fiiire\" voice the men of the communities calling each other to take up machetes, shovels and pails; the hill is on fire. An epidemic of fires, beyond all precedent, is sweeping away the forests as well as the vegetable plots, the coffee plantations, the milpas and animals of the communities. Mostly they seem provoked. They start at places where no one burns for agriculture. They destroys forests that no one dared cut down, that were part of the communities' patromony. They do not respect ditches nor protections, because the hands that fire them do not rest, they are ubiquitous, invisible, unpunished, they have bared the surface. To see each other's faces; so that no one can hide. Never before a layer of smoke had covered such a large extension of the Chiapas territory. The peasants are astounded, indignant, sad and worried. Although government officials are trying all kinds of somersaults to blame the peasants (see the case of the coffee plantations set on fire in Taniperlas), they are accusations no one believes. In the Altamirano canada there are places where, at noon, one cannot distinguish another person two meters away, as it happens in the communities 10 de Abril and San Miguel Chiptic. But there is worse: the Sierra of Corralon is ablaze, from Morelia to La Garrucha at the canada of Patihuitz. Smoke shoots up from everywhere. Officially, up to now there are 46 thousand hectares burnt down in Chiapas. Also officially, at this moment 35 fires are being fought against. The largest at the selva and frontier regions. In the area of the Montebello lakes, between La Trinitaria and La Independencia, three thousand hectares are burning, and one thgousand two hundred at the Taniperla ejido. Between Pueblo Nuevo and Sitala, at Tila, in the northern region, the Capalna hill is ablaze. The fires have affected the Palenque National Park and large forested areas at Las Margaritas, Chanal and Comitan. At the El Bosque and Bochil, between Los Altos and the North, fires spring up when it is less expected. And in Chenalho. These are not the traditional burnings of the agricultural cycle, it is not that the peasants have become more careless nor that they harbor evil intentions. For the communities, the fires are an omen of hunger. Putting aside the great fires of Copainala and Cintalapa, and the fires that can be associated with urban speculation, as in Ocozocuautla, the largest concentration of fires coincides with the \"conflict zone\", that is, where the indigenous population lives, where there exist autonomous municipalities, where the EZLN and their suupporting bases move; hundreds of resisting communities. Although there are no existing proofs (which is typical) the incendiary proliferation in zones of conflict is \"normal\" during contra-insurgency campaigns. It has been seen in Central America, in Vietnam and in Cambodia; it can be seen in Colombia and Indonesia. Why should it not be seen in Chiapas, if the mannuals are the same? And besides, there are so many fires in the Republic, there's no reason why a few more should be noticed. The moors of tomorrow The roads that lead to Morelia, to Belisario Dominguez, to the mountains, show their desolation. The inhabitants of Morelia speak with sadness of the scenery lost. Coughing, injected conjunctivitis, children's runny noses, lung pains, spitting, hurting noses. The permanent smell of bonfire on the clothes. \"The blaze appears as distributed\" says a peasant. \"below the trees and in bonfires near the coffee plantations. Everything is dry and as soon as the wind blows it sets all evenly afire\". \"People from here it is not\"', he says,\"how can it be. But who does it, we don't know.\". At the environs of La Laguna, near Altamirano, there are almost no forests. At La Laguna a new air strip of the armed forces is being set up, that the peasants fear can be turned into an air base. At the autonomous municipality 17 de Noviembre, many recently founded towns (\"New Population Centers\") are being affected by the absurd burnings. When the smoke disperses, the moors will remain. And if the rains, as it is feared, are delayed, the moors will last. __________________________________________________ Translated from Spanish by Maria Elena Hope ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ NUEVO AMANECER PRESS- N.A.P. _________________________________ Registered as a Non Profit Corporation in USA,N.A.P. translates and distributes information in support of human rights in Mexico. Advisory team: Mexico. General Director:Roger Maldonado-Mexico Darrin Wood: Director NAP-Spain office. Susana Saravia: Coordinator NAP: Mexico/USA/Spain Our web page in spanish: http://www.nap.cuhm.mx/nap0.htm"}, {"response": 3, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, May 20, 1998 (07:47)", "body": "We're still experiencing smoky conditions, you can see the sun clearly outlined in the smoky sky hours earlier that you would see it as it would be on the horizon. Wow, what a garbled sentence. Let me try again. You can see the sun's disk clearly many hours before sunset. The US government is still \"studying\" the situation. Time to put some guys in planes with water and wrap up the study, we're choking on this stuff!"}, {"response": 4, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, May 20, 1998 (18:36)", "body": "what is the stuff??? (best guess?)"}, {"response": 5, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, May 24, 1998 (00:07)", "body": "Mostly smoke containing who knows what pesticides, etc."}, {"response": 6, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Aug 26, 1998 (14:54)", "body": "check out http:\\\\www.scorecard.org kinda scary depending on your zip code"}, {"response": 7, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Wed, Aug 26, 1998 (15:15)", "body": "http://www.scorecard.org (your slashes running the wrong way...)"}, {"response": 8, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Aug 26, 1998 (15:22)", "body": "I prefer them that way! (thanks, I am a dweeb!)"}, {"response": 9, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Fri, Dec 18, 1998 (00:00)", "body": "You're welcome... (even if it is December now...)"}, {"response": 10, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Apr 22, 1999 (13:05)", "body": ""}, {"response": 11, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Apr 22, 1999 (13:08)", "body": "(previous response scribbled...) \"Three out of every four Americans want strong clean air.\" --Max Baucus, Montana state representative austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 29, "subject": "Austin and Central Texas places and things to do", "response_count": 95, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Aug 11, 1998 (12:52)", "body": "By request of Riette!"}, {"response": 2, "author": "riette", "date": "Tue, Aug 11, 1998 (13:57)", "body": "Thank you, Terry. So, let's start with the Hill Country. How accessible is it, and are there hotels in the area which one can use to sleep in? Because I don't do that camping thing. And do you have a photo to show me?"}, {"response": 3, "author": "autumn", "date": "Tue, Aug 11, 1998 (17:12)", "body": "We are mulling over a vacation to visit family in Dallas next year, and from there, San Antonio, and who knows where else. I'm looking for some inspiration!"}, {"response": 4, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Aug 12, 1998 (00:34)", "body": "http://www.texashillcountry.com has a bunch of links to towns and places to stay. But I'll ask around too."}, {"response": 5, "author": "riette", "date": "Wed, Aug 12, 1998 (01:37)", "body": "Thanks, Terry - I'll check it out tonight."}, {"response": 6, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Aug 13, 1998 (23:17)", "body": "Eat at Little Italy..... Try the Tiramisu....."}, {"response": 7, "author": "riette", "date": "Fri, Aug 14, 1998 (02:08)", "body": "If it is within travelling range, I will very defenitely go eat at Little Italy! Is that YOUR Little Italy? Because I won't eat at a Little Italy where I can't get the best cook."}, {"response": 8, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Aug 14, 1998 (09:50)", "body": "A good tiramisu recipe in the paper a day or two ago, didja see it wer?"}, {"response": 9, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Fri, Aug 14, 1998 (11:46)", "body": "good? I saw..."}, {"response": 10, "author": "riette", "date": "Fri, Aug 14, 1998 (12:25)", "body": "Oh dear - a good friendship can go to bits over tiramisu recipes - do I get to play referee?"}, {"response": 11, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Aug 15, 1998 (23:04)", "body": "Well, I'll let wer win, because that was purely a subjective judgement on my part. Since I didn't try making it!"}, {"response": 12, "author": "riette", "date": "Sun, Aug 16, 1998 (01:47)", "body": "Oh, damn. And I so wanted to by hypocritical and pretend I'm the world's best diplomat. I've always wondered what that would feel like."}, {"response": 13, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Aug 16, 1998 (18:43)", "body": "wer rules in the world a tiramisu!"}, {"response": 14, "author": "riette", "date": "Mon, Aug 17, 1998 (01:35)", "body": "And what do his subjects look/taste like? WHAT are his subjects?"}, {"response": 15, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Wed, Aug 19, 1998 (18:55)", "body": "hehe..."}, {"response": 16, "author": "riette", "date": "Thu, Aug 20, 1998 (01:59)", "body": "King, oh King, where do ye live?"}, {"response": 17, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Aug 20, 1998 (17:38)", "body": "Austin... near Airport and Lamar..."}, {"response": 18, "author": "riette", "date": "Fri, Aug 21, 1998 (02:17)", "body": "You're a Texan too?!?!?!"}, {"response": 19, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Fri, Aug 21, 1998 (03:42)", "body": "NO, but I do happen to live here..."}, {"response": 20, "author": "riette", "date": "Fri, Aug 21, 1998 (05:09)", "body": "And what are you?"}, {"response": 21, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Fri, Aug 21, 1998 (13:58)", "body": "a hillbilly... (born in Kentucky)"}, {"response": 22, "author": "riette", "date": "Fri, Aug 21, 1998 (14:02)", "body": "At heart as well? What are hillbillies like? What are they known for? Like the Swiss are known for their cheese, and the Afrikaners for their racism, for example."}, {"response": 23, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Aug 26, 1998 (10:27)", "body": "Kentucky... known for its bluegrass..."}, {"response": 24, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Wed, Aug 26, 1998 (11:27)", "body": "hillbillys...known for moonshine and inbreeding... Kentucky...also known for its horses..."}, {"response": 25, "author": "riette", "date": "Wed, Aug 26, 1998 (12:26)", "body": "At least you don't look too inbred to me, Wer."}, {"response": 26, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Wed, Aug 26, 1998 (12:59)", "body": "a compliment, I presume?"}, {"response": 27, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Aug 26, 1998 (13:49)", "body": "Hmmm... dunno. Sometimes I find duplicate extremities appealing."}, {"response": 28, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Wed, Aug 26, 1998 (14:21)", "body": "conceptually or from experience?"}, {"response": 29, "author": "riette", "date": "Wed, Aug 26, 1998 (14:25)", "body": "What, she's got three?!?!"}, {"response": 30, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Wed, Aug 26, 1998 (14:28)", "body": "unfortunately, I don't know..."}, {"response": 31, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Aug 26, 1998 (15:42)", "body": "three very striking visual images..."}, {"response": 32, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Wed, Aug 26, 1998 (15:46)", "body": "since you've got so many, are you gonna share?"}, {"response": 33, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Aug 26, 1998 (15:51)", "body": "well, they're kinda busy right now, playing with each other. Perhaps when they're done..."}, {"response": 34, "author": "riette", "date": "Thu, Aug 27, 1998 (02:13)", "body": "ha-ha!!!!"}, {"response": 35, "author": "mikeg", "date": "Wed, Oct 28, 1998 (05:59)", "body": "Are there any freefall training centres in/around Austin? I would like to take my AFF freefall course next year some time, and it's much cheaper to do it in the US than here - any offers?"}, {"response": 36, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Oct 28, 1998 (08:24)", "body": "Kristen would know about this."}, {"response": 37, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Oct 28, 1998 (08:34)", "body": "email kristen@spring.net"}, {"response": 38, "author": "osceola", "date": "Mon, Jan 25, 1999 (15:04)", "body": "I'm going to the world's greatest Super Bowl party next Sunday. This is an annual feast. In fact, the game is secondary, perhaps even tertiary, to the party. The Super Bowl is just a reason for a big blowout (or, as the host says, \"Once a year the village comes together for a feast.\") Everyone contributes something, and the food is damn incredible. Last year we had salmon and mussels, shrimp diablo, oysters -- and that was just appetizers. There's three or four BBQ pits going. The volunteer pit master made turkey stuffed with crawfish etouffe (sp?). And, of course, brisket. And lamb chops, Elgin sausage, etc. etc. I was so full I didn't eat the next day. The guy who made the salmon and mussel appetizer is doing pickled beef tongue this year. Never had that before."}, {"response": 39, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Jan 25, 1999 (15:44)", "body": "Sounds awesome, dude. Is this in your neighborhood?"}, {"response": 40, "author": "osceola", "date": "Mon, Jan 25, 1999 (16:34)", "body": "No, it's in North Austin, off Burnet Rd."}, {"response": 41, "author": "osceola", "date": "Mon, Jan 25, 1999 (16:36)", "body": "I am volunteering for oyster shucking because Texans don't know how to do it right. They need a Florida boy to show 'em how."}, {"response": 42, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Jan 25, 1999 (17:57)", "body": "That's up in my 'hood!"}, {"response": 43, "author": "mikeg", "date": "Mon, Jan 25, 1999 (19:32)", "body": "sounds great! That's what I love about Americans...big parties that everyone goes to!"}, {"response": 44, "author": "autumn", "date": "Wed, Jan 27, 1999 (22:24)", "body": "Oysters? You're making me drool, George...pass the cocktail sauce..."}, {"response": 45, "author": "osceola", "date": "Thu, Jan 28, 1999 (13:19)", "body": "I'm a drool topic? I'm flattered."}, {"response": 46, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Jan 28, 1999 (20:33)", "body": "ok, everyone... quit firthing and start klosing!"}, {"response": 47, "author": "osceola", "date": "Fri, Jan 29, 1999 (10:02)", "body": "The party host probably won't like this, but if you're in Austin Super Bowl Sunday, here's directions: I don't know the street address, but it's on Shoalwood, which is a few streets west of Burnet. The house is between Hancock and Koenig, one of those blocks. Can't miss it, you'll see a giant bbq pit in the driveway."}, {"response": 48, "author": "osceola", "date": "Fri, Jan 29, 1999 (10:03)", "body": "Colin Firth is NOT invited."}, {"response": 49, "author": "jgross", "date": "Sat, Jan 30, 1999 (00:53)", "body": "Autumn and Livia Giuggioli will be there now that they have directions. The couple will arrive together promptly when they get there. Meg Tilly will follow them by 5 or 10 minutes. Livia is Colin's wife. He won't be there. Meg is the mother of his 7-year-old son. I received all this info secondhand from Tahja, who got it from Rafikki."}, {"response": 50, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sat, Jan 30, 1999 (03:24)", "body": "neither of which will be there for fear of being eaten..."}, {"response": 51, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Jan 30, 1999 (04:02)", "body": "His 7 year old son is lepleps uncle."}, {"response": 52, "author": "autumn", "date": "Thu, Feb  7, 2036 (01:59)", "body": "I'll be there--I wouldn't miss a catfight between Meg and Livia for anything! (meowwwww!)"}, {"response": 53, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Feb  7, 2036 (06:13)", "body": "Tahja's apologized last night to you all for being a gossiper. She knows impressions are important and rarely acts in such a manner. Rafikki, of course, is a different story. She LOVES the dirt... and makes no excuses for littering it about."}, {"response": 54, "author": "jgross", "date": "Wed, Feb  3, 1999 (18:42)", "body": "Rafikki had an implant inserted in Meg's butt. It gives off a GIS location signal. I really don't know what she had done to Livia. Autumn has no worries. And that's what I like about Autumn. But Raf has a contract now with Motorola to develop Jini devices. For a cat, umm, she might as well be a human cat."}, {"response": 55, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Wed, Feb  3, 1999 (19:01)", "body": "shouldn't we all?"}, {"response": 56, "author": "jgross", "date": "Wed, Feb  3, 1999 (19:29)", "body": "I'm sorry, I did forget to mention that Meg's butt implant was inserted on the side of her left cheek. This allows for the convenience of much more comfortability. It's just like Rafikki to ensure that such thoughtfulness be carried out. Meg still doesn't know, because it was all done in the most clandestine way. (Raf had them use vapor drugs, etc., and other stuff she sees all the time on TV....which she wears on her right back paw's wrist....another of her inventions)"}, {"response": 57, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Feb  4, 1999 (09:52)", "body": "Actually Rafikki and I had a heart to heart yesterday afternoon (whilst she was keeping my toes warm cause I been under the sick blanket with a fluish kinda thingy for a couple of days). She regrets the fact that she's used her skills in such inappropriate ways and wants to be absolved of all wrong doing. I explained to her that once you have a reputation, it's a long road to changing it but it can be done. She wishes I had no worries like Autumn 'cause then her life would be worry free by default (or so she thinks - she still can't clean her own litter box). While we were sharing regrets, I said I regretted the fact that I'd never taken them to Austin. Perhaps under the careful guidance of Jah, Rafikki would have a higher self-efficacy level and not feel compelled to attract attention by implanting things in other people's butts."}, {"response": 58, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Feb  4, 1999 (18:09)", "body": "not to mention the whole television thing..."}, {"response": 59, "author": "aa9il", "date": "Sun, Feb 21, 1999 (22:34)", "body": "Hey, isnt it gonna be SXSW time soon? Are yall ready for the hordes? Mike aka cosmo"}, {"response": 60, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sun, Feb 21, 1999 (23:24)", "body": "you would be correct, sir!"}, {"response": 61, "author": "osceola", "date": "Mon, Feb 22, 1999 (13:21)", "body": "The only SXSW thing I went to last year was the free concert in Waterloo Park. Jimmie Vaughan and Jr. Brown. Great show. Great vibe. Good old fashioned Austin came out of the woodwork for that one. So far, I haven't heard if they'll do a freebie this year. I hope they do."}, {"response": 62, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, Feb 23, 1999 (12:33)", "body": "don't they still do the freebies on the stages in the intersections???"}, {"response": 63, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Feb  7, 2036 (02:17)", "body": "(do I wanna ask before I back up and see what we're talking about?)"}, {"response": 64, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Feb  7, 2036 (02:57)", "body": "*laugh* you might be disappointed if you do"}, {"response": 65, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Feb  7, 2036 (03:00)", "body": "oh, so just another day..."}, {"response": 66, "author": "autumn", "date": "Wed, Feb 24, 1999 (19:05)", "body": "SXSW? Please define."}, {"response": 67, "author": "osceola", "date": "Wed, Feb 24, 1999 (19:54)", "body": "It's the country's biggest music conference. For a week, bands from all over the world play in clubs all over town. It started out as an idea to invite the music industry to Austin to introduce them to unsigned bands. Now it's a combination of unsigned talent and bands sent there by the record co. to plug the album. I first heard of it when the guy who booked student union entertainment at FSU went to check out the college-band talent. Also, a guy I know in Texas Instruments (the band, not the company) said they found a booking agent by playing SXSW. The music is cool, but the city becomes a madhouse for one week. It's held the same week that the state high school basketball tournament is held here, so it's really crowded."}, {"response": 68, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Feb 25, 1999 (12:59)", "body": "pronounced \"south by southwest\" ergo the acronym. Used to be a rockin' good time a week full of great new talent and lotsa mingling... prices have skyrocketed for a week long pass and they are bringing in well known talent more (as opposed to the fresh new talent) Bit of a CF for the whole city unless you're in the fray!"}, {"response": 69, "author": "osceola", "date": "Thu, Feb 25, 1999 (13:08)", "body": "Last year I got a free pass :-) It was part of that groovy \"old Austin\" karma at the free Jimmie Vaughan show in the park. Someone I barely know who's a year-round SXSW staffer saw me in the crowd and gave me one. It was Saturday night, so no one was buying them any more and they had some left over."}, {"response": 70, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Feb 25, 1999 (14:34)", "body": "wow! well worth the money I'm sure! :-)"}, {"response": 71, "author": "osceola", "date": "Thu, Feb 25, 1999 (15:52)", "body": "WOO-HOO!! TWO free shows in Waterloo Park this year! Friday (3-19) -- Joe Ely 7p.m. Opening act TBA (Maybe Colin Firth?;-)) Sat. (3/20) -- Starts at 4:30. The Damnations (good local band just released their first album nationwide and got a big write up in People mag, the one with Chelsea Clinton on the cover), Spoon, The Gourds (both local bands), and Guided By Voices (from Dayton, Ohio). And if you sit by the edge of the park by the sidewalk, you can bring your own cooler and not have to pay the rip-off beer prices inside the park. See ya!"}, {"response": 72, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Feb 25, 1999 (16:27)", "body": "Have a blast!!"}, {"response": 73, "author": "autumn", "date": "Fri, Feb 26, 1999 (22:50)", "body": "Can you count on it being warm for those concerts? I can't imagine going to an outdoor anything here in March!"}, {"response": 74, "author": "stacey", "date": "Fri, Feb 26, 1999 (22:53)", "body": "yes you can!"}, {"response": 75, "author": "aa9il", "date": "Tue, Mar  2, 1999 (21:42)", "body": "Hot Dawg! Man, all this SXSW talk makes me wish I bought some air line tickets for the thing. I guess I could of booked a room when I was 'stranded' in Austin during the big Chicago blizzard of 98/99..... The last show I made was a couple of years ago - I do remember seeing 'Laika & the Cosmonauts' at Maggie's and Brave Combo at La Zona Rosa - also got to see Cake too which was a cool show. From what I recall, it was a mob scene.... Reaching back to the far reaches of my memory, I remember SXSW back in '88 and '89 when it was a bit smaller... :) There were free shows in the parking lot behind Mad Dogs and lots of fun bands all over the place. Saw Brave Combo and Ten Hands back then come to think of it. It was me, my roomie John, Paul, my YL, and other friends just zipping all over the place trying to catch shows. We would call our answering machine and post new messages as to what shows we were going to so any friends dialing in could meet us. What a blast! Mike aka cosmo"}, {"response": 76, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Mar  3, 1999 (11:14)", "body": "HEY! Did ya celebrate in style yesterday???? Texas Independence, no?"}, {"response": 77, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Wed, Mar  3, 1999 (17:51)", "body": "HEY! No, not really... Yes"}, {"response": 78, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Apr 19, 1999 (19:55)", "body": "I'm making the pilgrammage to Houston again this year... I'll see what I can do about a stop into Springville! Or if any of you wanna drive up to Houston and go out for a beer... (*frown* i didn't think so...)"}, {"response": 79, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Sep 15, 1999 (10:38)", "body": "* PLEASE FORWARD THIS INVITATION ANYWHERE IT IS APPROPRIATE * ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cybercity information online: THE AUSTIN TELE-COMMUNITY GATHERS AGAIN! * * * * * * * * * * \"CYBER CITY\" Social - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1999 5:30 - 7:30 pm - La Zona Rosa, 4th & Colorado Relax after work with the people and groups of Austin's TeleCommunity, visit with local Internet-focused nonprofit Clubs, Groups and Organizations, [or just unwind with a beverage; maybe pick up a prize or classy T-shirt] * * * * * * * * * * - Austin has the country's most vibrant and exciting Online Community. - So many of us hang out online but can't make face time... So let's all get together, unwind and put names to faces. And, with luck, you may win free door prizes and CyberCity T-shirts! Members of Austin's various telecommunity non-profit service groups are getting together to build better communications with each other and with interested individuals in the community. Everyone is invited to attend this informal social celebration: Internet people and groups coming together in person and to share with other online Austinites what we're about, and how they might join in. No commercial motives or agenda... just the local telecommunity all visiting together. Hosts: Metropolitan Austin Interactive Network (MAIN) Austin Area Multimedia Alliance (AAMA) Electronic Frontiers - Texas Austin Free-Net Sponsors: Austin 360 (Cox Media) Whole Foods Market Netpliance Frog Design Texas Community Resource Center Project (TCRC) INVITATION TO GROUPS - Every local non-profit Internet-related group is urged to participate. This will be a great (free) chance to tell folks about your activities and how they might become members. Plus you can visit with other groups, maybe even consider inter-group cooperation. So Please: get your group into the gathering... no cost, no obligation. All you need do is let us know and we'll save you a space. You can bring brochures if you want. Also membership applications and a sign. And Please Post this invitation on your website and mailing lists. The CyberCity event should be a great chance for building our telecommunity. GROUPS PARTICIPATING in the 1997 or 1998 Cyber City Celebrations [please make sure your organization is on the list] Austin Area Multimedia Alliance (AAMA) Austin Cypherpunks Austin Free-Net Austin Forum for Object Oriented Technology (AFOOT) Austin JUG (JAVA User's Group) Austin Linux Group Austin Software Council Austin Women In Computing (AWIC) Capitol Area Central Texas Unix Society (CACTUS) Capitol Macintosh Users (CapMac) Central Texas LAN Association (CTLA) The Cyberopera Electronic Frontiers - Texas Her Domain Impact Online \"Inside the Internet\" - KOOP Radio, 91.7 FM International Interactive Communications Society (IICS) International Television Association (ITVA) Internet Developers Exchange of Austin (I.D.E.A.) Metropolitan Austin Interactive Network (MAIN) Texas Commission on the Arts Texas Community Resource Center (TCRC) Internet Project Texas Environmental Center Texas Internet Service Providers Association (TISPA) Texas ISDN Users Group (TIUG) Texas MultiMedia Program, Office of the Governor Texas Rural Communities, Inc. Texas Telecommunications Policy Institute - UT/Austin 21st Century Project, LBJ School of Public Affairs - UT * * * * * * * * * * TIME & PLACE: Friday, September 24th, 1999 - 5:30 - 7:30 La Zona Rosa, 4th & Colorado Street TO ADD YOUR GROUP: email Gene Crick, gcrick@main.org EVENT UPDATES: check http://www.main.org/cybercity EVENT COORDINATORS: jon lebkowsky , marsha lebkowsky"}, {"response": 80, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Sep 24, 1999 (10:02)", "body": "Cybercity information online: THE AUSTIN TELE-COMMUNITY GATHERS AGAIN! * * * * * * * * * * \"CYBER CITY\" Social - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1999 5:30 - 7:30 pm - La Zona Rosa, 4th & Colorado That's tonight folks! Coem on down if you're in Austin."}, {"response": 81, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Tue, Sep 19, 2000 (09:51)", "body": "Waterloo In Store Performances (More info) Date: 9/5 - 12/31 Time: 5 p.m. Venue: Waterloo Records Area: Downtown Cost: Free Contact: waterloo@eden.com or (512) 474-2500 Drink free Saint Arnold beer and be part of an intimate audience to some of the best local and touring bands. September 14 - The Groobees September 18 - Melissa Ferrick September 19 - Fastball September 21 - Emmylou Harris (7:30pm) September 22 - Barbara Lynn w/ the Antone's House Band September 26 - Meat Puppets September 28 - Beaver Nelson October 5 - Omar & The Howlers October 13 - The Gourds October 24 - Eric Johnson Autograph signing to follow; no flash photography; recording devices prohibited."}, {"response": 82, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Thu, Oct 19, 2000 (09:28)", "body": "From msn citysearch: Only in a southern clime could there be movies under the stars well into fall. And only in Austin could those movies be preceded by an hour of the pure, live Texas sounds of The Bellfuries, Ted Roddy, Michael Fracasso and others. In the parking lot shared by the San Jose Motel and Jo's, every Thursday night until Thanksgiving, your favorite bands pick their favorite movies, and it's free. The music starts at 8pm on the sidewalk on S. Congress Avenue. It's bring-your-own lawn chairs if you sit in the parking lot. Or belly up to the coffee bar and sip a hot chocolate or a cold beer. At 9pm it's movie time as attentions are drawn to the screen tacked up on the back wall of the cafe. It's a small screen, but it's a very cool scene, and the views of the city, street and the people are just as enticing as the movie itself. This is the kind of scene that makes you glad to be living in Austin. The weather, the music and the setting make a perfect climate."}, {"response": 83, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Oct 19, 2000 (15:37)", "body": "Oooh, and all I have is a live volcano..."}, {"response": 84, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Oct 19, 2000 (16:43)", "body": "Austin360.com e-Lert!: October 20 - October 22 Hair-raising weekend What a way to spend Saturday -- the classic standby Citywide Garage Sale is worth at least a couple of hours and be sure and shave out some time for the Hairy Man Festival! Plus movies, exhibits and health-conscious happenings. It sure is good to live in Central Texas. NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Thursday Oct. 20 - Tuesday, Oct. 31 -- Keep yourself and area women safe and healthy by learning and helping all you can during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Stay hale and hearty Saturday, Oct. 21 to Sunday, Oct. 22 -- Find bargain buys and affordable antiques at the Citywide Garage Sale. Grab your cash Saturday, Oct. 21 -- It's almost time to pul out thew winter furs, so what better time to see the natural insulation carried year round by particpants in the Hairy Man Festival. Bring a comb NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Browse through photographs from Texas' Death Row \ufffd Community: Find out what Green Party platform is all about at 'Green Party Views 101' \ufffd Kids: Transport your wee ones back in time at the Plantersville Renaissance Festival \ufffd Movies: 'Pay It Forward,' 'Bedazzled,' and others hit Austin theaters Friday \ufffd Music: Like it funky? Tunji at the Mercury. A little country? Wanda Jackson at the Continental \ufffd Recreation: Ride out those cowboy dreams on The Outlaw Trail 100 \ufffd Restaurants: With the moon in your eye, find the best pizza pie \ufffd Sports: The only way to see the Longhorns pound on Mizzou is to go to the game. It won't be on TV \ufffd Travel: Take a day trip to the Old World of Fredericksburg"}, {"response": 85, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Thu, Nov 30, 2000 (14:55)", "body": "COMMUNITY NETWORK CONFERENCE December 11-12, 2000 (CTC; NTIA workshops - Dec. 10) Omni Southpark, Austin, Texas You are invited to the 3rd Annual Community Network Conference at the Omni Southpark Hotel in Austin, Texas. This is the year's key gathering for everyone interested in using telecommunications technology for community development. The agenda includes the latest information on community network programs and resources, as well as details of grants coming from the US Department of Commerce, Department of Education, Texas Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund and others. Workshops for community leaders offer expert advice for success and survival of community network technology projects. Pre-conference events begin Sunday afternoon, December 10 Conference presentations are Monday and Tuesday, December 11 and 12. Sunday, December 10 - Pre-conference events: (10:30) - Community Technology Center workshop. National CTC.net organization gives a complete overview of creating and sustaining successful community tech centers. (1-5pm) - NTIA national workshop on Technology Opportunities Program (TOP) grants coming in January. TOP program officers will describe 2001 program and give interactive guidance on successfully applying for an expected $45 million in grants. (5:30-7:30 pm) - \"Cybercity Social\" reception. The Metropolitan Austin Interactive Network www.main.org and the City of Austin Office of Telecommunications and Regulatory Affairs invites you to meet friends and colleagues at the annual Cybercity Social gathering. Monday and Tuesday, December 11-12 - General Conference Program: Details and preliminary agenda are online at http://www.tcrc.net/conference . This Community Network Conference emphasizes practicality as well as possibilities, discussing today's real telecom choices for community social and economic development. . We feel this year's program will be the most valuable and complete offering of community network technology information we have ever presented. Examples include Association for Community Networking \"CN success\" program tracks, Community Technology workshops from CTC Net, and extensive Rural Connectivity content, combined with announcements and assistance for CN tools, grants and resources. We look forward to seeing you in December. Gene Crick TeleCommunity Resource Center http:/www.tcrc.net/conference gcrick@main.org 512/919-7590 fax 919-7591"}, {"response": 86, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Fri, Dec  1, 2000 (08:08)", "body": "This has been a great event in past years. And free t shirts!"}, {"response": 87, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, May  2, 2001 (06:57)", "body": "Missed Eeyores last weekend, was in San Fran."}, {"response": 88, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Jul 22, 2001 (17:07)", "body": "Reply to: lynda@tammadge.com Date: Fri Jul 20th 09:05 We are looking for men, 21 to 29 who drink imported and microbrewed beers to participate in a paid research study. The study will last 2 hours and we will pay you $60 for your time and opinions. Call 474-1005 on Friday from 9:00AM to 9:00PM, on Saturday from 10:00AM to 2:00PM or Sunday from 5:00PM to 9:00PM to see if you qualify. Other ways to contact poster: Call 474-1005 on Friday from 9:00AM to 9:00PM, on Saturday from 10:00AM to 2:00PM or Sunday from 5:00PM to 9:00PM to see if you qualify. it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests this is in or around Tammadge Market Research"}, {"response": 89, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Jul 24, 2001 (10:59)", "body": "Saturday 28 July 2001 2pm to 4pm Artist's Coalition of Taylor Howard Theatre 308 N. Main St. Taylor, TX -- 76574 512-365-5845 A mid-day gig, in a historic theater in Taylor (upstairs). Any and all are invited to come on our and see us. Door is $5.00 More info (and more sound samples later this week) on our website: www.casamar.net"}, {"response": 90, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Aug 20, 2001 (09:53)", "body": "PRESS RELEASE SEPTEMBER 4TH MOVIE MIDWIFING SCRIPT MAKES QUARTERFINALS IN 2001 NICHOLL FELLOWSHIP CONTEST (Austin, Texas) Mark your calendar! The 2001 Movie Midwifing Series begins in only two weeks with an unstaged reading of Journeyman, by Austinite Sean Bridges! We^\ufffdre delighted to congratulate Sean on also placing in the quarterfinals of the 2001 Nicholl Fellowship Competition with Journeyman (the script placed in the top 285 scripts out of 5500 submissions, and is still in the running to advance)! Come on down to the Hideout Tuesday evening, September 4th, and see what all the fuss is about with this time-travel drama! In addition, if you liked Kat Candler^\ufffds award-winning feature, cicadas (Winner of the Audience Award at the 2000 Austin Film Festival), come check out an excerpt from her current documentary project, future of america, also featured on September 4th. \"Movie Midwifing: A Series of New Screenplay Readings & Short Films\" takes place Tuesday evenings, September 4, 11, 18, and 25th at the Hideout Theatre & Cafe at 617 Congress Avenue in Austin. Social hour (new this year!) begins at 6:30 p.m. Screenings begin at 7:30 p.m. and screenplay readings begin at 7:45 p.m. Admission is $6 at the door. The line-up for the rest of the 2001 Movie Midwifing Series is: September 11 - Contact Sports a lesbian romantic comedy by Houston writers Sharon Ferranti and Lauren Johnson. September 18 - Deep Blue a romantic drama by Austin writer Gayle Leslie. September 25 - Hollywoodland a comedic by Austin writer Gayle Leslie. September 25 - Hollywoodland a comedic fantasy by Austin writer Greg Murphy. Short films to be screened during the series include, in series order: Ladies Nite an excerpt of a new documentary on male strippers by Austinites Christine Irons and Andrea Tucker. Texas 42 a romantic fable by Austinite Tasca Shadix (screenwriter of The Book of Stars, starring Mary Stewart Masterson and Jena Malone, and writer-director of the upcoming feature film Preacher^\ufffds Daughter). Reign of Sanchez an action movie spoof by Austinite Baker Galloway. After each reading, the audience and cast are invited to share their feedback with the writer in a short, moderated discussion. Audience feedback is also solicited for the filmmaker whose work was shown. Sponsors of the series include the Austin Film Festival, the City of Austin under the auspices of the Austin Arts Commission and by the Texas Commission on the Arts, CC Digital Video & Audio, The Public Domain, and the Writers League of Texas. For more information, contact Lorie Marsh at 512-443-8229 or email info@moviemidwifing.com."}, {"response": 91, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Sep  4, 2001 (16:56)", "body": "A Billion seconds of UNIX and a GeekAustin party! posted by LinearB on Saturday August 11, @04:44PM So, the billionth second of the Unix epoch is coming up in a couple of weeks. What's that, you ask? Unix, internally, keeps track of time as a really big integer number representing the number of seconds since 12am on Jan. 1, 1970. Why? Well, Unix was being born around then. And, why not? Makes about as much sense as basing a year system around the birth of a random, long dead jewish carpenter... So, when is the billionth second since midnight about thirty one years ago? It's Sat Sep 8 20:46:40 2001. And GeekAustin is throwing it's first party. GeekAustin Billionth Second Bash Sat Sep 8, 6:00 at Opal Divine's Freehouse 700 West 6th St. Austin, Texas 78701 There will be free food, courtesy of LinearB and co., if you get there early enough. haha. We don't want your money. We don't want your resume. We just want you to come drink with us...in a refreshing recruiter-free environment. Read more for the technical analysis, courtesy of Orion: So how do you see the Billionth Unix Second for yourself? Perl to the rescue. The \"localtime()\" function takes a time in unix epoch format (a big integer) and prints out the time that number represents in your current locality. Here's a perl one-liner to pretty print this: orion@entropy:~$ perl -e \"print localtime(1000000000) . \\\"\\n\\\"\" Sat Sep 8 20:46:40 2001 Interesting side effect of this is that"}, {"response": 92, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Jan  5, 2002 (22:15)", "body": "http://www.geocities.com/tofogaus/TTT/austininfo.html Restaurants Name Address Pricing/Comments Downtown Austin area Amy's Ice Cream 1012 W. 6th Street Baby Acapulco's 1628 Barton Springs Rd Mexican Castle Hill Cafe 1101 W. 5th St. Menu changes weekly. They do not accept reservations(except for parties of 6 or more) or seat incomplete parties. You should get there right when the doors open for lunch/dinner so you won't have to wait in line. For those on a budget, the lunches are less expensive than dinner and just as good of food. Carmelo's 504 E. 5th St. Italian-expensive Chez Nous 510 Neches French Chuy's 1728 Barton Springs a couple more further North in Austin Cisco's Mexican 1511 E. 6th St. -east side of IH35 great migas/huevos rancheros, eat here for breakfast! Eastside Cafe 2113 Manor Rd Evita's Botanitas Mexican 6400 S. 1st St. Guero's 1412 S. Congress Ave. good mexican-politicians and musicians are seen here..Lucinda Williams was here during SXSW Hut's Hamburger 807 W. 6th The Best Texas-size Onion Rings! Ironworks BBQ 100 Red River Jalisco Mexican Rest/Bar 414 Barton Springs Rd Jean-Luc's French Bistro 705 Colorado French Jeffrey's 1204 West Lynn First Lady Laura Bush eats here. Katz's-NY Deli 618 W. 6th St. New York style food--good place Kerbey Lane Cafe 3704 Kerbey Lane & 12602 Reasearch Blvd. Longhorn Lodge Bar&Grill 501 E. 6th St. Matt's El Rancho 2613 S. Lamar Blvd Mexican Manuel's 310 Congress Mexican Magnolia Cafe 2304 Lake Austin Blvd & 1920 S. Congress Ave. Mars 1610 San Antonio St. Ethnic-Indian, Thai,Greek,etc. Mother's Cafe & Garden 4215 Duval Street vegetarian Salt Lick BBQ 18003 FM1826-Driftwood,TX Sweetish Hill Bakery 1120 W. 6th Street Shady Grove 1624 Barton Springs Taco XPress 2529 S. Lamar great funky place, cheap, & local musicians eat here alot. Threadgills 301 W. Riverside Dr. have live music sometimes during the week The Clay Pit 1601 Guadalupe Indian-good place for groups Trudy's 409 W. 30th St & 4141 S. Capital of Tx. Hwy West Lynn Cafe 1110 West Lynn St vegetarian food only North Austin area Cool River Cafe 4001 Parmer Lane Dave&Buster's 9333 Research Blvd sort of a chain, but good food and a big games/video area. Good place to go to get out of the heat! Fonda San Miguel 2330 W. North Loop Blvd reservations recommended North by Northwest Rest/Brewery 10010 N. Capital of Texas Hwy a bit expensive, but good West/Towards Lake Travis Bellagio Italian 6507 Jester Blvd. Carlos 'N' Charlies 5973 Hi Line Road have live music on Thurs&Fri./food was good; sits on Lake Travis Flores Mexican 1310 S Ranch Road 620-near Lake Travis Hill Country Pasta House 3519 Ranch Road 620 North (Lake Travis area) Hudson's-on-the-Bend 3509 FM 620 North Wild game/great food, but very expensive to eat here!! Oasis 6550 Comanche Trail-off of FM 620 on the Lake Food is better than it used to be, great views/drinks! Miscellaneous Thundercloud Subs All Over Austin Pubs/Clubs Name Address Comments Cedar Street Courtyard 208 W. 4th St. Copper Tank Brewing Co. 504 Trinity St pool tables, dance floor, home-brewed beer B.D. Riley's Irish Pub 204 E. 6th Street This pub was built in Ireland, shipped to the US and unpacked and assembled in Austin. Good food/Guiness Ice Cream Fado's Irish Pub 214 W. 4th St. Maggie Mae's 6th St. roof top deck Momo's 618 W. 6th St. (above Katz's Deli) Opal Divine's Freehouse 700 W. 6th St Nice 2-story place, outdoor balcony and back patio is surrounded by trees. Nice place to go in the heat of the evening. Waterloo Brewing Co. 401 Guadalupe (4th St. and Guadalupe) home-brewed beer, upstairs game area, roof top deck Antone's 213 W. 5th St.(corner of 5th & Lavaca) Blues music Broken Spoke 3201 S. Lamar Club DeVille 900 Red River St. Continental Club 1315 S. Congress Ego's 510 S. Congress plays a bit of everything-pool hall and music lounge Empanada Parlour 709 E. 6th St. restaurant/bar/live music Esther's Follies 525 E. 6th St. - near Red River Must see, this is such a fun comedy place. Thursday, Friday, & Saturday shows. La Zona Rosa 612 W. 4th Street Mercury Room 214 E. 6th St. Red Eyed Fly 715 Red River St. The Backyard Hwy71. West @ 620 Note: Lucinda Williams is playing here August 11! Same night as TOFOG. Scholz Gardens 1607 San Jacinto Blvd outdoor beer garden/music--German food Speakeasy 412 Congress Ave. Nice rooftop deck Stubbs BBQue 801 Red River St. Museums Name Address Comments Austin Museum of Art 823 Congress Ave. Bob Bullock Texas History Museum--IMAX 1800 N. Congress AVe at the intersection of Martin Luther King Blvd. $5 entrance fee-see website for map and parking info French Legation Museum 802 San Marcos St. tours 1-4 pm LBJ Library/Museum 2313 Red River St. Theatres Name Address Comments Alamo Drafthouse 409 Colorado 512-867-1839 Paramount Theatre 713 Congress Ave. Zachary Scott Theatre 1510 Toomey Road, off South Lamar near the Riverside Drive intersection Zilker Hillside Theatre located in Zilker Park in downtown Austin, across the parking lot from Barton Spring"}, {"response": 93, "author": "wer", "date": "Fri, Apr 11, 2003 (09:16)", "body": "Make the Whole World a Library Celebrate the Anniversary of bookcrossing.com On April 17th, 2003, join Austin area residents at Quack's on 411 E. 43rd St to celebrate the anniversary of web site bookcrossing.com. The concept behind the site is that you take a book you've read, register it at the site, put an identifying label on the book, then leave the book in a public place for someone else to find and enjoy. To celebrate this anniversary, Austin BookCrossers will have many books available for you to take home with you and enjoy...for FREE! We only ask that if you take a book, you visit the bookcrossing.com web site to let us know what you think of the book and whether you've released it into the wild again. We love to see the journey of each little message in a bottle! If you have a book you'd like to release at the event, bring it by and we'll tag it with a label. Better yet, sign up at http://bookcrossing.com/referral/AustinBXers before you come and tag it yourself so you can track its journey all over the world! When: Thursday, April 17th, 10:30 am - 8:30 pm Where: Quack's, 411 E. 43rd St What: Free books! Why: Because shared books are happy books For more information about this event, visit http://www.bookcrossing.com/mybookshelf/AustinBXers or contact Nicole at nicole@nicole2112.com. Sincerely, Nicole2112 ( http://www.bookcrossing.com/mybookshelf/Nicole2112 )"}, {"response": 94, "author": "pmnh", "date": "Mon, Apr 14, 2003 (20:56)", "body": "sounds like a cool event (and quacks is a great place)... but... are you wer... or nicole... or- gulp- both?!?!?!?!?!"}, {"response": 95, "author": "admin", "date": "Thu, Feb 12, 2004 (13:02)", "body": "And the answer is. Envelope please. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 3, "subject": "growth and the environment", "response_count": 22, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Tue, Apr  8, 1997 (14:55)", "body": "I could hardly bear to read the papers in Austin for all the raping of Barton Springs that was going on while I was there--worse things happen here in Dallas, but for some reason it means more when it happens to my beloved Austin. I have to shut my eyes driving into town from I35 (good thing I'm not usually the driver!) because all those apartments where there once were fields just tears me in two. And that straightening out 2222--what's up with that? make it a straight shot for the drunken boaters? I say let them take themselves out of the gene pool!!! Seriously, the growth is cancerous, but like you say, necessary in some ways. Just wish it weren't so violent (Barton Spgs, I mean)."}, {"response": 2, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Wed, Apr  9, 1997 (13:51)", "body": "I'm writing too many responses I know, but on the way home from work I was so assaulted by the ugliness of Dallas building I had to write again: There was an empty lot behind where I live, which a developer purchased. I happened to be home the afternoon they bulldozed the trees--in all my reading about tree-hugging environmentalists (the ones in England who set up house in the treetops to prevent their destruction) I never got the full visceral impact of trees being uprooted via huge caterpillar machin s. I could hardly breathe and finally had to leave my house so as not to witness any more violence--I hate to be hyperbolic, but it really looked like a rape. And on my drive home yesterday, I saw this other place where they've knocked down all these great wood frame homes over about a 3 X 4 block area...and you know it never even occurred to me they would do the same to the trees. I'm just that oblivious to man's inhumanity to Mother Earth. These enormous, 30-year-old oaks and elms were felled, roots pointing skyward and I'm going to have to stop here because I'm too upset to go on. But that's where I am right now. More people, more scars upon the land (a quote from my John Denver days)."}, {"response": 3, "author": "TIM", "date": "Wed, Nov 11, 1998 (12:54)", "body": "We really need to get together and come up with a plan for continued growth. If we don't, something is sure to blindside us, and then it'll be too late."}, {"response": 4, "author": "jgross", "date": "Fri, Nov 13, 1998 (01:44)", "body": "If the Austin community is what is meant by \"we\", maybe we've already come up with a plan for continued growth. So what is it, if we have? Or how do we find out something like that? And how do you (anyone reading this) feel about grassroots change? And how do you get involved, if you have the motivation? How do you make it be not a waste of time or fortitude or naivete or heart?"}, {"response": 5, "author": "TIM", "date": "Sun, Nov 15, 1998 (11:14)", "body": "All good questions. I wish I had the answers to them. I believe in grassroots change. I personally believe that, all the green areas within the city limits should not be developed. I also believe that private cars should be banned in the area between Cameron/Dessau rd and Mopac, between Parmer and Ben White. I feel that this would do wonders for our air quality. not to mention saving a couple of lives each year. It is a fact of life that the drivers of Austin lack the skill and intelligence to adequately perate motor vehicles in a congested city environment. I attribute this to the influx of Californians in the mid eighties, since most Texans have common sense in abundance."}, {"response": 6, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Nov 16, 1998 (15:49)", "body": "I hate hearing negative growth attributed to a particular group of people especially a grouping so vague and non-binding in some cases as what state people hail from. As a Texan living in Colorado (and loving it!) the stereotyping is insane and predominatly false. I am sure I get your drift however, there are certainly numerous Californians with common sense who also abhor city growth and overpopulation as much as you or I. (not usually this bitchy, just a nerve there!)"}, {"response": 7, "author": "TIM", "date": "Mon, Nov 16, 1998 (21:15)", "body": "When was the last time you were In San Diego, LA, Bakersfield, Fresno, Sacramento, Truckee, Susanville, San Francisco, Barstow, Squaw Valley? Yes, there are people, in California, that have common sense, but, for the most part, these people live north of Sacramento, and they have real roots. They don't pack up and leave to live somewhere else. The great majority of Californians that leave the state, come from one of the mentioned cities, They have a way of looking at things that is completely foreign to a ybody else. And the attitudes that are prevalent among these people, were not present in Texas prior to the great influx of Californians in the early eighties."}, {"response": 8, "author": "TIM", "date": "Mon, Nov 16, 1998 (21:19)", "body": "And God help us if the people coming here, right now, from Boston, ever start driving like they do in Boston."}, {"response": 9, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, Nov 17, 1998 (10:25)", "body": "I LOVE SAN DIEGO (was there 11 months ago) San Francisco (there a year and a half ago) never in the other places. as far as I could tell, the people who were most 'foreign' to me were the ones that had completely embraced the lifestyle of the aforementioned cities and they certainly weren't looking to go anywhere else. THe people that I know hailing from California most recently have also had 'roots' in several other states. They are bringing in a wealth of different viewpoints, some of which I agree with and some of which I don't agree with. I still believe it is unfair (and ignorant) to blame negative social growth and development on a particular group of people. Many changes are subtle and certainly the types of changes are vastly different. Are we talking about traffic, or building growth, or same sex marriage or saving the springs??? All of these are relatively new ideas (last fifty years) and certainly one group can not take all the blame nor credit for any of these ideas. Especially not one group bound only by physical location at one time or another. (ramble, ramble, ramble)"}, {"response": 10, "author": "jgross", "date": "Tue, Nov 17, 1998 (11:56)", "body": "I came from Namibia, California, which is south of Sacramento, and I still drive on the left side of the road. The interstate gets tricky around 5:00 p.m. I like it, cuz I get to meet my fellow drivers that way. They stick their heads out and talk to me. They're really nice, and they've helped me feel more at home here in Austin. It's incredible how different their points of view are from my own, but I like how willing they are to share. I just regret we don't have more time to talk. Havin' only one regret isn't very many, though---cool, huh....?"}, {"response": 11, "author": "TIM", "date": "Tue, Nov 17, 1998 (12:17)", "body": "Actually I was talking about attitude more than anything else. Early on Saturday Nov. 7th, I was bringing a fully loaded 18 wheeler up from San Antonio. It was raining pretty hard, and traffic was light. It was 330 AM. I had to move over into the center lane, just after passing the Slaughter Lane exit. I was going 55, which is the night speed limit for large trucks in Texas. There was a car coming up fast in that lane, but he was half a mile behind me when I started over. He completely ignored my signal, nd nearly hit the rear of my trailer. Then, he zoomed around me, cut in front of me, and slammed on his brakes. There was no way I could stop. At that speed, fully loaded, on wet pavement, it takes me one and a half miles to stop. He was driving a Toyota Paseo. not a very big car. Luckily, he had an attack of common sense, and right after hitting his brakes, he took off. I was so close to him, that I could only see half his car. the nose of the truck hid the rest. I would estimate, I was within two inche of his bumper. Throughout this time the left lane was completely open. If he had not gassed on it. I'd have spread him across the interstate like jelly on toast. With him that close, I could not avoid him on wet pavement. This is the kind of idiocy that is common to California, and wasn't common here until the late Eighties."}, {"response": 12, "author": "TIM", "date": "Tue, Nov 17, 1998 (12:26)", "body": "When an eighteen wheeler is fully loaded, it weighs 40 tons. The easiest way to get a feel for this is: When a car broadsides the locomotive of a moving train, the train scatters pieces of car for a ways down the track. When a loaded eighteen wheeler hits the locomotive of a moving train, it derails the entire train."}, {"response": 13, "author": "TIM", "date": "Tue, Nov 17, 1998 (12:35)", "body": "Definition of Californian: a person that spent the majority of their childhood in California, or One that has lived there for 15 years or more. At least that is what I mean when I say Californian."}, {"response": 14, "author": "TIM", "date": "Tue, Nov 17, 1998 (12:55)", "body": "I apologize for thinking that you knew nothing of California. I spent 3 years there in the army, mostly TDY. I do not think of the local inhabitants of California (southern) as US citizens. Some of them I'm not even sure are human. Most people who were in the army with me feel the same way. I could go on and on about the stupid laws, eccentric petty functionaries, etc. It would be a great place to live if we could drop a couple of neutron bombs and sanitize it first. I am not normally a prejudiced person, I am, however, extremely prejudiced against Californians."}, {"response": 15, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, Nov 17, 1998 (15:11)", "body": "i tend to be prejudice against people who overgeneralize. (glad the wet pavement incident didn't turn catastrophic, are you betting he was from CA?) *smile*"}, {"response": 16, "author": "TIM", "date": "Tue, Nov 17, 1998 (18:06)", "body": "I think that I'm getting too predictable on this."}, {"response": 17, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, Nov 17, 1998 (18:14)", "body": "time to eat the food in the proverbial food fight, eh?"}, {"response": 18, "author": "TIM", "date": "Tue, Nov 17, 1998 (20:23)", "body": "Yup. Sometimes you have no choice. I think I'll check out that site and see what they are throwing now."}, {"response": 19, "author": "tami", "date": "Mon, Nov 23, 1998 (12:17)", "body": "Why do all the conversations here keep returning to food?"}, {"response": 20, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Tue, Dec 15, 1998 (00:48)", "body": "Tami: Food's a socially acceptable form of sensual instant gratification, is my guess... (I'm prejudiced against stupid people...)"}, {"response": 21, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Fri, Mar  2, 2001 (11:07)", "body": "HerHere's a fine insightful piece by Lindsey Eck, a writer, composer, musician who lives in Central Texas. http://eserver.org/bs/50/eck.html An excerpt: \"Historically, economic boom times bring florescence in music and the arts, whether in the Florence of the Medici, Habsburg Vienna, or the France of Louis XIV. Everywhere, that is, other than fin-de-si\ufffdcle America, where our uniquely philistine upper class seems to prefer the uniformity of the subdivision to the chaos of bohemia. The upper classes' loyalty to the bourgeois ethic of the party of Jesse Helms and high-tech prosperity has meant lowlife for artists and musicians priced out of living, studio, and rehearsal space from the Big Dig to the Golden Gate. In an irony now so familiar as to be reflexive, young professionals lured by the charm of a boho district wind up crowding out the very nonconformists who gave the neighborhood its character. Apologists for \"development\" (often mere construction) like to shrug the process off as the result of the invisible hand of the marketplace. But sometimes the hand is all too visible, as newer, conservative residents use zoning and noise restrictions, enforced by eighborhood associations or sympathetic police, to harass artists and other nonconformists, perhaps driven by an inchoate fear of what is different. read the rest at http://eserver.org/bs/50/eck.html"}, {"response": 22, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Apr 30, 2001 (06:44)", "body": "The guy can write very well, and at length! Wish he would join us here. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 30, "subject": "Tech Ranch", "response_count": 5, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Aug 28, 1998 (08:40)", "body": "From the website: Why you can't find Tech Ranch on KUT Tech Ranch Testimonials. For fans of public radio--and of Tech Ranch as it appeared on public radio--this is a sad story. Fortunately, the story has a happy ending. The story begins in the late spring of this year. Springtime being the proper breeding ground for all things fresh and promising, Bazzirk gave birth to a fresh and promising idea. We would produce a radio program that would give a voice to the local technology community. The show would be issues-oriented. It would be light in tone. It would be of interest to anybody and everybody who lives a tech-focused life in our tech-crazed town, from the casual web-surfer to the CEO. To have credibility, the show would have to be scrupulously objective. It would be open to all. The primary criterion for stories would be that they be informative and entertaining in subject matter and in delivery. Bazzirk clients would have no more access to exposure on the program than any other entities in the business of technology."}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Aug 28, 1998 (08:40)", "body": "And continuing . . . To carry out this charter, we set up Tech Ranch as an independent business unit of Bazzirk, with an organizational structure that functioned separately from Bazzirk marketing services. We consciously emulated the venerable journalistic model that divides editorial from sales. For the Tech Ranch staffers, this came naturally. Our Tech Ranch producer and our lone staff reporter both have degrees in journalism and solid newspaper experience. Our Tech Ranch executive producer has a background in reporting on radio and television. Someday, we hoped and dreamed that spring, the show might grow into broadcast syndication and be able to carry its own weight as a profit center for our company. In the meantime, it would be a labor of love. We thought public radio, and KUT in particular, would be the perfect vehicle for the show. We invited the management of the station to a meeting to hear our ideas. They loved the idea! They were already planning to introduce a local news segment on the station, and they saw Tech Ranch as an ideal first element of that local coverage. They saw all sorts of advantages for KUT and for The University of Texas in new connections with Austin's flourishing technology community. We happily developed demos and played them for the KUT staff. We incorporated their suggestions into the show. And, at 8:10 in the morning on June 1, 1998, we broadcast the first Tech Ranch program on KUT."}, {"response": 3, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Aug 28, 1998 (08:41)", "body": "And still more . . . Early response was overwhelmingly--even gushingly--positive. We heard from people at all levels of technology companies of all sizes. We heard from members of the University community. And we heard from the proverbial man and woman on the street. The show was an unqualified hit. KUT's management was delighted. The powers-that-be at The University were delighted. The station began receiving unsolicited inquiries about underwriting opportunities for the show. National exposure on NPR was under discussion. The sky was the limit. Then came a troubling cloud. Inexplicably, KUT management was suddenly bombarded with e-mail attacking the show. It turned out all the mail was coming from two people. Both of them had once worked at Bazzirk, had left, together, in unhappy circumstances, and now worked, together, at a competing advertising agency. The mail threatened complaints to the FCC and to NPR. Why? Because KUT had entered into a nasty, dirty partnership with a card-carrying profit-making business enterprise. Bazzirk, that evil empire, was obviously using Tech Ranch to further its own ends. When KUT did not immediately yank the show from the air in response to these complaints (feedback from listeners was running fifty-to-one positive at this point), the complaintants escalated their attack by bringing in the media. Playing loosely with the truth, they called reporters and blew the whistle on the nasty partnership between public radio and private enterprise. One reporter, or, more accurately, one columnist--the media critic at the Austin American-Statesman--took the bait. This columnist pontificated in print that KUT should do the right thing and separate its good name from that of the high tech marketing firm that was producing its new hit program. Meanwhile, balanced, professional coverage of the situation appeared in the pages of the Austin Business Journal, and various Letters to the Editor were launched by both sides."}, {"response": 4, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Aug 28, 1998 (08:42)", "body": "But it gets better . . . The critical Statesman column seemed to turn the tables for KUT station management. Showing remarkably little backbone considering the benefits Tech Ranch had brought and was still bringing to the station, KUT made the decision to cancel the show. \"Perception\" was the only reason offered. Was there any real, FCC-like, legal question? If so, nobody could say what it was. KUT's station manager did talk to his FCC attorney, and was later quoted in the newspaper, by the aforementioned columnist, as saying that there was \"no legal issue.\" The \"perception\" word was used again in explanation. No matter that no one could demonstrate that the show was in any way biased in favor of Bazzirk clients, or in favor of anyone else, for that matter. No matter that the show was clearly focused on issues and on ways technology affects people's lives, rather than on products for sale. No matter that the show had generated a devoted audience almost overnight (the lifespan of the show on KUT was just three months), and was a clear money-maker for a station that always needs money. No matter that the technology community loved the show and didn't mind saying so. No matter. Despite all this, we have no bone to pick with public radio. Truth to tell, we love it. We tried putting time, talent, money, and energy into making our own contribution to it and things didn't work out. KUT brought our baby to the airwaves, and we're grateful for that. Now we're moving on. End of sad story. And beginning of happy ending. Tech Ranch will soon resurface on a popular commercial station in the Austin market. Watch the Tech Ranch page for details. We are in the process of re-formatting the show for commercial syndication, and have interest from several national syndicators and from individual radio stations. We are also at work on a long-form (two hours or more) version of the program for internet broadcast on a heavily-promoted broadcast web site that will premier this fall. We are particularly excited about the web broadcast, as it will allow us to examine the technology issues that interest us in much greater detail. For those who have followed and supported the show on KUT, we offer our sincere thanks. We invite you to stick with us as we make the transition to commercial stations and to web broadcasting. See you on the radio. (end quote from http://www.bazzirk.com/tech/why.html )"}, {"response": 5, "author": "jgross", "date": "Fri, Aug 28, 1998 (22:51)", "body": "It's very interesting that the reason given was one word (perception). And that it sounds like an unwillingness to say what their meaning was, their contextual meaning was, for that word. Therefore, their worries and fears could not be gone into and discussed. It's very difficult to talk about stuff that difficult to talk about. So people shift into avoidance behavior. Very defensive routines going on there that are so hard to loosen up. Result: injustice. Another result: anti-learning. Even if there is learning, and the delving into the reasoning for the perception, and even if there is a good healthy exchange among those concerned with the issue, it of course can turn out that the show would be dropped. But at least some democracy can occur. Some maturity. Some discourse. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 31, "subject": "Weather", "response_count": 42, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Oct 17, 1998 (18:24)", "body": "Major rainy day in Austin and surrounds. It seems there are two major tropical storms pushing water up here and a cold front making it linger over our metro area. Not up to the Great Memorial Day Flood of '81 proportions, but there are lots of flooded streets and streams. And the outlook is not good right now. Onion Creek is the highest it's ever been and expected to rise another 2 to 3 feet tonight. The Colorado River is rising, albeit slowly. 40 to 41 feet projected for the Colorado River near Bastrop and the worst flood on record is 37'."}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Oct 18, 1998 (02:48)", "body": "I awaken at 2:30 to the steady sound of rain. It's pouring relentlessly and there's nothing on the tube right now. Occasionally a lightning flash punctuates the night, lighting up the pool of water in my back yard and the overflowing swimming pool. San Antonio is getting hit hard too. This central Texas area is the hardest hit in the USA right now. We'll see what they say when the weather teams come back on the air in the morning."}, {"response": 3, "author": "osceola", "date": "Mon, Oct 19, 1998 (12:50)", "body": "Got a leak in my bedroom ceiling. Slept while the rain blew in through the open window Friday night, so my carpet and desk were soaked. Carpet still hasn't dried out. Plus, I need to get some repairs done on my vacant apartment before the new tenants move in, but this rain is just complicating everything. The carpet cleaners came Saturday and parked on my lawn in order to get close to the apartment. When they left, their tires left two giant troughs on the lawn - really tore it up. They suck. Good price, though. Did a good job, too, except for what they did to my lawn."}, {"response": 4, "author": "jgross", "date": "Mon, Oct 19, 1998 (17:33)", "body": "Why is it so wet outside? I can't understand it. Everywhere I walk, it's just plain wet. I've noticed some raindrops, too, falling out of the Austin sky. It's a good thing we have the sky. Boating has been very good from store to store. Venice, it's been fun visiting you for a spell."}, {"response": 5, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Oct 19, 1998 (18:04)", "body": "Still raining lightly. The house in Cedar Creek is shut off from the world by an overflowing low water crossing. Mahalene is taking it in stride, and so is Deanna."}, {"response": 6, "author": "jgross", "date": "Tue, Oct 20, 1998 (02:58)", "body": "thanks to huge supply of Budweiser in fridge"}, {"response": 7, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, Oct 20, 1998 (19:37)", "body": "Spoke with my parents who reside in San Antonio (and Houston -- long story, I'll share it later -- parents can be strange) No work. No play. Leon Creek flows right behind their backyard usually, now it's IN their backyard. Lotsa people are dead. Lots and LOTS of people have nothing left of their belongings. Hope you are all safe and dry (and not contemplating an attempt to cross the low water crossings)"}, {"response": 8, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Oct 20, 1998 (20:38)", "body": "A day of respite today, the Colorado's still at an all time high and just getting ready to peak around Lagrange."}, {"response": 9, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, Nov 10, 1998 (08:47)", "body": "SNOW, SNOW, SNOW, SNOW, SNOW AND SUNSHINE, SUNSHINE, SUNSHINE, SUNSHINE, SUNSHINE \u001b[1~(a favorite combination!)"}, {"response": 10, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Nov 10, 1998 (09:17)", "body": "Wow, speaking of sunshine."}, {"response": 11, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Nov 12, 1998 (08:58)", "body": "if'n that was a compliment, I thank you. A very CRAZY three weeks has finally passed and I have many things to go on about (when my fingers feel strong!) Still SUNNY a bit chilly but the highs will hit 50+ today!"}, {"response": 12, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Nov 12, 1998 (10:27)", "body": "Rainy day here in Austin, and tomorrow slated to be another wet on. Compliment? Yes! And the weekend is supposed to be sunny again."}, {"response": 13, "author": "TIM", "date": "Sun, Nov 15, 1998 (10:27)", "body": "It may be sunny somewhere, but not this weekend in Austin. It's still rainy and wet outside."}, {"response": 14, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Nov 16, 1998 (14:56)", "body": "sunny sunny sunny here and 70 degrees in mid November!!!"}, {"response": 15, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Nov 16, 1998 (15:32)", "body": "About the same here. 69. And sunny."}, {"response": 16, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Dec  9, 1998 (12:07)", "body": "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! Big cold front last Saturday afternoon with big fluffy white flakes. Now it is about as cold as it ever gets in this part of Colorado -- 19 degrees! (But it's a dry cold??) Lotsa blowy white stuff, AKA 'powder' I prefer the big fluffy white flakes."}, {"response": 17, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Dec  9, 1998 (14:03)", "body": "It's cool here. I wouldn't call it cold. Some would. Having the heater on is overkill."}, {"response": 18, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Dec 10, 1998 (13:32)", "body": "warm and sunny today six inches of snow quickly melting away..."}, {"response": 19, "author": "PT", "date": "Thu, Dec 10, 1998 (17:00)", "body": "That's Denver for you. Tomorrow could be 90 and sunny or 15 and a blizzard. Flip a coin. Never a dull moment."}, {"response": 20, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Dec 10, 1998 (17:46)", "body": "certainly won't be 90 but sunny is par for the course here!"}, {"response": 21, "author": "stacey", "date": "Fri, Feb 26, 1999 (16:10)", "body": "okay... got to brag about the weather... 70 degrees, sunny ghee-orgeous! Autumn... how's the snow tunnel coming? Ree-head... refraining from making loud noises I hope! (btw, how close are you to the avalanche goings-on?)"}, {"response": 22, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sun, Jun 13, 1999 (15:23)", "body": "\"Under the anti-social capitalist, the great mass of the people are victims of every kind of weather freak...the heat parches them and saps their energy and health. Only in the Soviet Union, where there is Socialism, are the rest, leisure and living conditions of the people full provided for--these rights are written into the Stalin Constitution.\" from the Soviet-American paper The Daily Worker, 1940"}, {"response": 23, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, Jun 15, 1999 (14:06)", "body": "weather in Moab was HOT HOT HOT! woo woo!"}, {"response": 24, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Tue, Jun 15, 1999 (14:25)", "body": "\"Little change in rain, and no chance of temperature.\" --Rick Jeffries, weather forecaster for KTKT, Tuscon, Arizona"}, {"response": 25, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Sep 22, 1999 (11:48)", "body": "looks like a chilly day in Austin..."}, {"response": 26, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Wed, Sep 22, 1999 (16:34)", "body": "Sounds like Hawaiian weather - at least, Hilo...I note that it is up to 81\ufffd (27.2C) now. That is very nice weather...I wonder hot long it will last."}, {"response": 27, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Sep 22, 1999 (17:41)", "body": "It's a perfect day in Austin. Comfortable as can be."}, {"response": 28, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Wed, Sep 22, 1999 (17:45)", "body": "That is what Hilo is like...it is 83 there 81 here today. The difference is our humidity is 65% and yours is 19%. We don't spend a lot on moisturizers here...!"}, {"response": 29, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Sep 22, 1999 (18:42)", "body": "May be a record cold night tonight."}, {"response": 30, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Wed, Sep 22, 1999 (18:55)", "body": "My weather program says in the low 50's in the city to upper 40's in the suburbs. Guess that means Barton Springs?! Get out a few extra blankets...sounds like lovely sleeping weather!"}, {"response": 31, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Wed, Sep 22, 1999 (18:56)", "body": "Our low is scheduled to be in the upper 60's tonight."}, {"response": 32, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Sep 23, 1999 (16:28)", "body": "80's here and SUNNY!!!"}, {"response": 33, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Sep 23, 1999 (18:45)", "body": "Here, too. Must be that time of year!"}, {"response": 34, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sat, Dec  4, 1999 (21:41)", "body": "Forecast For Austin, Tx 400 Pm Cst Sat Dec 4 1999 .Tonight...Partly Cloudy And Colder. Low In The Upper 30S To Lower 40S. Northwest Wind 10 To 15 Mph. .Sunday...Partly Cloudy...Windy And Cool. High Near 60. Northwest Wind 15 To 25 Mph. .Sunday Night...Mostly Clear And Cold With A Freeze. Low In The Low 30S...With Upper 20S In Protected Valleys. .Monday...Mostly Sunny. High In The Low And Mid 60S. .Extended Forecast... .Monday Night...Mostly Clear And Cold. Low In The Upper 30S...With Low 30S In Protected Valleys. .Tuesday...Partly Cloudy. Low In The Upper 30S...With Low 30S In Protected Valleys. High In The Upper 60S. .Wednesday...Increasing Clouds Becoming Cloudy. Low In The 40S. High Near 70. .Thursday...Mostly Cloudy With A Chance Of Showers And Thunderstorms Turning Partly Cloudy Late. Breezy And Cool. Low In The 40S. High In The 60S. Special weather statement 305 Pm Cst Sat Dec 4 1999 ...Colder Weather Coming To The Hill Country And South Central Texas... In Wake Of A Cold Front...Colder Weather Will Move Over The Texas Hill Country And South Central Texas Tonight Through Sunday Night. For Tonight...Lows Are Forecast In The 30S Over The Hill Country To Upper 30S And Low 40S Over South Central Texas. Sundays High Temperatures Are Expected In The 50S Over The Hill Country To Lower 60S Over South Central Texas. After A Cool Day Sunday...Clear Skies And Cold Temperatures Are Expected Sunday Night And Monday Morning...With A Freeze Expected From The Hill Country To Parts Of South Central Texas. Lows For Sunday Night Are Expected To Be In The 20S Over The Hill Country And Protected Valleys Of Central Texas To Near 30 To Lower 30S Over South Central Texas. Precautions Should Be Taken To Protect Tender Vegetation And Plants...Exposed Pipes...Automotive Radiators And Pets Over The Northern Hill Country Tonight And Over The Hill Country And South Central Texas Sunday Night."}, {"response": 35, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Dec  5, 1999 (14:09)", "body": "We're bringing the plants in. We've got to anyway, to be out of the way of the septic system installers tomorrow."}, {"response": 36, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Dec  5, 1999 (17:06)", "body": "So you can all keep track of your weather without going into Geo (I know it sounds forbidding, but there is good stuff in there...and it is not contageous!) Weather Maps For Austin and vicinity http://weather.netscape.com/wxlbsimages/doppler/aus/aus_radar_full.jpeg http://weather.netscape.com/wxlbsimages/satellite/southcentral/southcentral_full.gif"}, {"response": 37, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Dec  5, 1999 (17:08)", "body": "Better yet:"}, {"response": 38, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Dec  5, 1999 (17:11)", "body": "These maps update automatically so you can come back and check them and have them be current any time you download them here. Sceptic systems have to be blasted into the lava here - do yours require that sort of excavation? All of the neighbors are warned about their houses shaking and their stemware shattering just before they do so...!"}, {"response": 39, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Dec  6, 1999 (08:42)", "body": "Brrrr! It got down to 20 degrees out at Bergstrom International last night. Frozen garden hose this morning! First one of the season."}, {"response": 40, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, Dec  6, 1999 (11:01)", "body": "Wow! It does get cold enough to snow in Austin. I am deflinitely Jealous! It must feel very seasonal about now."}, {"response": 41, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Dec  6, 1999 (12:48)", "body": "But it doesn't snow there... and the cold is a fairly humid cold so a Texas 20 degrees feels a helluva lot like a Colorado 0 degrees..."}, {"response": 42, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, Dec  6, 1999 (13:14)", "body": "Dry cold is like Dry Heat? Better, somehow? That must be why they have a windchill factor (I put that on Geo 14 linked to News 32)...there should be a humidity factor map as well - or the Rheumatism factor! SO cold and so miserably damp but no snow to show for it?! Incredible. I am all symapthy! austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 32, "subject": "Drippin'", "response_count": 0, "posts": []}, {"num": 33, "subject": "Gregory Kallenberg - XL columnist", "response_count": 44, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Jan 20, 1999 (06:57)", "body": "A good place to catch up on Gregory's stuff (so you can comment on it here!) is: http://austin360.com/tech/browser/archives.htm Here are some of the columns: 07browser.htm\">Orwell's Big Brother comes home to find a digital roost 01/07/99 Weirdest of the Web: My favorite freaky sites 12/31/98 Coolest companies send out their URL-tide greetings 12/24/98 Dear Santa: I want to be king of my own domain 12/17/98 Proud to be the spokesnerd for the Geek Generation 12/10/98 Holiday shopping a cinch on the Net 12/3/98 Talk about your childhood wishes: a Digital Anvil tour! 11/26/98 No pocket protectors here, but tech age has redefined 'geek' 11/19/98 Tech-set can surf for spirits at Reuben's Emporium 11/12/98 A father, a son and the struggle to be the answer guy 11/05/98 Oh, the humanity: iMac's simplicity makes it more like us 10/22/98 GimpBox is filled with dark humor of Whitney Ayres 10/08/98 Human Code adapts Hollywood strategy to CD-ROM biz 10/08/98 Internet mob thinks hanging's too good for the president 9/24/98 Hello, my name is (your name here), and I'm a net addict 9/10/98 The rise of the 'estronet' 9/3/98 Torch passes to a digital gereration 8/20/98 Ransom seeking online center 8/13/98 Let (cyber) freedom ring 8/9/98 Linux takes aim at crashing giant windows 7/30/98 Come on and take a freedrive 7/23/98 Entering a new age of advertising 7/16/98 Internet tall tales start young 7/9/98 Online biz: It's your baby, baby 7/2/98 A designing woman of the web 6/25/98 I'm in a death match 6/11/98 Neverending quest for speed 6/4/98 The future of trading cards 5/28/98 The sound of satisfied gamers 5/21/98 The time is ripe for Olivedesign's organic approach 5/14/98 Your home could be a sweatshop 5/7/98 Go outside now! 4/30/98 Computer! Camera! Action! 4/23/98 Web sites made easy: part one 4/16/98 Going wireless on the 'net 4/9/98 E'Zines evolving not dying 4/2/98 Kind strangers and computers 3/26/98 Interactive festival cut its teeth 3/19/98 Interact on the cheap at SXSW 3/5/98 Survival of the fittest providers 2/26/98 Caught in the cheating 'net 2/19/98 Cyberlove gone bad 2/12/98 The power of the meme 2/5/98 CASA has a dream 1/29/98 Now entering the lightning modem age 1/22/98 'Dwango Bob' blazes gaming cybertrail 1/15/98 SXSW Interactive Festival revamps goals for '98 1/8/98"}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Jan 21, 1999 (07:54)", "body": "Today's Kallenberg \"Upfront: Browser\" mentions www.Spring.net - \"It seems a lot of fans of this tres cool Austin site missed my call for the 2nd annual Golden Pebble Awards (best local sites). They are up in arms they weren't included. Well, guys, here's spring.net for all to click upon and bookmark. I hope you're happy.\" Does that picture of Kallenberg remind you of Kramer just a little bit? Hey, we're happy!"}, {"response": 3, "author": "ratthing", "date": "Thu, Jan 21, 1999 (18:00)", "body": "that's good. makes me double glad i sent that letter."}, {"response": 4, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Fri, Jan 22, 1999 (00:02)", "body": "me, too...all of us who e-mailed him should send him a thank you, as well..."}, {"response": 5, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Fri, Jan 22, 1999 (00:03)", "body": "(and another invitation to be a regular participant, as well...)"}, {"response": 6, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Jan 22, 1999 (06:23)", "body": "Great idea, please email Gregory and thank him. mailto://gkallenberg@statesman.com"}, {"response": 7, "author": "osceola", "date": "Fri, Jan 22, 1999 (10:35)", "body": "Has it occured to anyone here that the line \"I hope you're happy\" was a polite way of saying \"Quit bugging me\"? If he wanted to be a regular here, he would have been by now, don't you think?"}, {"response": 8, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Fri, Jan 22, 1999 (23:48)", "body": "maybe..."}, {"response": 9, "author": "ratthing", "date": "Sat, Jan 23, 1999 (10:55)", "body": "after re-reading that line, i have to agree. it did seem like kind of a nasty letter."}, {"response": 10, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Jan 23, 1999 (11:14)", "body": "I have exchanged a couple of real nice emails from him since then. He seems very friendly. I turned him on to Fritz Blau, the Motorblade postering guy who cruise around town to the various bulletin boards on his rollerblades. Good feature article material. This is the third time the Spring has made XL. Media Mention Score: XL 3 Chron 0 KXAN 3 Too bad we're so civilized, or we could get some *negative* publicity! The best kind! (heh)"}, {"response": 11, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sat, Jan 23, 1999 (11:18)", "body": "You want some negative publicity? Really? hmmm..."}, {"response": 12, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Jan 23, 1999 (14:01)", "body": "Just kidding!"}, {"response": 13, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sat, Jan 23, 1999 (14:44)", "body": "aw, shucks..."}, {"response": 14, "author": "osceola", "date": "Mon, Jan 25, 1999 (13:52)", "body": "Maybe we should start a conference about shooting the president. That always gets publicity. (If the Secret Service monitors this site -- hey, just kidding! ;-)"}, {"response": 15, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Jan 25, 1999 (14:44)", "body": "Not *that* controversial."}, {"response": 16, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Mon, Jan 25, 1999 (22:10)", "body": "You is definately my kinda guy, George!"}, {"response": 17, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Jan 29, 1999 (09:25)", "body": "Gregory has the next Matt Drudge emerging from the Austin scene. I read this today in the Browser column: But how does he get to be a magnate? Barb should set up a Web page. While there are a lot of sites capturing the Austin scene, his easygoing style and Austin roots make his voice perfect. His voice, through his Web page, could be the one people log on to in order to see the goings-on of Austin, a veritable Harry Knowles for the city. From there, he could take his site and make it a portal site like Excite. The users could see what the Catfish sees every morning when they turn on their computers (\"You've got catfish!\"). From there, maybe an E-commerce site like Unmall.com. Sell Catfish T-shirts and signed photos. Then an IPO, then Roger Barb and his \"Blues Across Texas\" will be synonymous with Yahoo! and Amazon. He'll be huge. Roger Barb's only connection to the net now is an email account where he sends an immensely popular column to Germany or somewhere. I say, let's give this guy a web page and help him out. I don't want to slow down the next Internet superstar. Hey, and there's all those IPO possibiblities."}, {"response": 18, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Jan 29, 1999 (09:35)", "body": "See my note on this in the porch conference. Under folks we'd like to invite here and give webpages."}, {"response": 19, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Jun 13, 1999 (09:10)", "body": "April 22, 1999 was Gregory's last column. As the Editor's note says: Editor's note: Today marks Browser's final appearance in XLent. Writer Gregory Kallenberg is taking his high-tech focused stories on the road, so look for them all over the paper and especially in the Life & Arts Section. Some quotes from his last column: What would happen if technology ended today? Your ATM card didn't work and neither did your computer. You woke up and the digital watch you got for Christmas was blank, and the VCR wouldn't play any of your Disney tapes. I'm not talking about a glitch like Y2K -- wherein technology hiccups and then all is better. I'm talking about a total shutdown. Someone, somewhere throws a big switch, and the whirring engine of technology moans to a stop. \"I've been thinking about if there was no electricity,\" said Bob Atchison, a local Web design guru and owner of PallasArt Web Design. \"You know, databases would basically disappear. If they disappeared, there would be nothing left to represent our culture. It's not like we put anything on paper anymore. If technology disappeared, our (modern) culture could disappear in a few seconds.\" Certainly, things would be less bright. The glow of monitors and the buzz of fluorescent lights would be gone. Forget about television as a beacon to eat by. There would only be a dimmer, natural light to help us on our way during waking hours and the tribal Halloween orange of fire to illuminate our homes at night. \"Wow! If technology went away, I'd have to go back to reading books and the newspaper,\" said Hugh Forrest, event director of South by Southwest Interactive. \"At least for me, the world would be a better place. I've become a total product of the Web -- a click-through-short-attention-span-everything's-connected-so-I-look-at-nothing-for-very-long kind of guy.\" What would we do if our loss of technology took away our entertainment? Televisions would become furniture, and CD-ROM games could become weapons in hunting. Other things would change, too. \"Collecting data\" would mean sniffing the wind or listening to the ground. \"Processing\" would be what you do to deer and rabbits to make them dinner. \"Monitor\" would return to being a verb rather than a noun. \"What would it be like without technology?\" mused Jen Scoville, editor of RX.com, an online health magazine and pharmacy site. \"It would probably be terrifying. But then, everyone would take a breather and the information glut would end. For one thing, it would definitely free our brains up for some old-fashioned thinking.\" \"There would be definite chaos and havoc,\" said Doreen Lorenzo, president of digital media at Frogdesign. \"My children are so tech-driven, you'd have to go through a generation before everyone would calm down. We would be less informed, but is that a good thing?\" Would people aimlessly roam the streets, distraught from their loss of e-mail? At least the annoying person in the restaurant booth behind you wouldn't be able to whip out his cell phone and tell his friend what he's just ordered. Curly faxes would go the way of the dinosaur. Would violence ensue if we couldn't check our voicemail pagers? Or would there be peace and calm? Would we all again sit down at the table together? We'd have to actually meet face-to-face and spend precious minutes chit-chatting before getting to the point. Telling stories (which are too long and complicated to put into e-mail) would come back into fashion. Longer, more leisurely lunches would cease to be interrupted by ringing phones and buzzing pagers. You know, it doesn't sound like such a bad place to me. Maybe we should look for the switch."}, {"response": 20, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sun, Jun 13, 1999 (09:22)", "body": "maybe so..."}, {"response": 21, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Jun 13, 1999 (09:46)", "body": "src=\"www.austin360.com/entertainment/xl/columns/browser/browserhead.jpg\">"}, {"response": 22, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, Jun 15, 1999 (15:53)", "body": "IMG..."}, {"response": 23, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Jun 17, 1999 (09:49)", "body": "He's missing in action. Gregory Kallenberg. I can't let this go unnoticed. He was the Spring's best supporter in the Austin Journalistic community along with Larry Brill of KXAN TV. What a loss to the community! No more Browser column in XL. Gregory, I hope you're having fun."}, {"response": 24, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Jun 17, 1999 (18:25)", "body": "yep, it's a sad and terrible thing..."}, {"response": 25, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Jun 18, 1999 (10:40)", "body": "I tried to email him today, in hopes he has forwarding set up. Last time I saw him was at the Whole Foods reception for Doug Block at SXSW."}, {"response": 26, "author": "JASPER", "date": "Tue, Aug 10, 1999 (19:50)", "body": "I also heard Kallenberg was working on a new high-tech section of the Austin Statesman. Good for him. But, I still miss the Browser Column in XL. Here's the mindset of corporate journalism: Hmmm. We have a column about the Internet and no other Austin newspaper is covering the Internet. Gregory Kallenberg seems to be getting more and more popular with the readers. Guess we better pull the Browser Column. We don't want anyone becoming bigger than the paper. Besides, the Internet is eventually going to put us out of business."}, {"response": 27, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Aug 11, 1999 (10:10)", "body": "That's a a mindset to behold, your snakeskin in action. I like Gregory, I met him on a couple of occasions and he was very friendly to us and wanted to see this community make it. I hope he is able to have some impact in his new gig."}, {"response": 28, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Mon, May 15, 2000 (08:58)", "body": "Trudy's Texas Star off the Drag is one of my favorite \"comfort\" places in Austin, the migas are great, the coffee is wonderful and I sometimes run in to a friend or old acquaintance. Sometimes recognition is delayed. I noticed a young couple come in and sit next to us at a table, a curley black haired guy and his extraordinarily good looking wife with long blonde hair and their baby. After a bit, I realized it was Gregory. It was just a slightly different context than the usual cocktail-dotcom party where I meet up with him. I think the last time I saw him was the the premiere of Dough Block's movie about the Internet, Home Page. So we talked and it turns out he's left the old Snakeskin' for the halls of dotcom academe, http://www.notharvard.com . Being such a luminous, high profile journalist, Gregory had his pick from dozens of local Internet startups, and it says a lot for notharvard that he chose this one to be a content producer. Mystery solved about the dissappearance of this great Austin cyberjournalist."}, {"response": 29, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, May 15, 2000 (11:06)", "body": "Any idea what has happened with Mike Jasper? Excellent news about Gregory Kallenberg."}, {"response": 30, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Mon, May 15, 2000 (12:45)", "body": "No idea about Mike, maybe I'll bump in to him sometime! I would love to see Mie around here again."}, {"response": 31, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, May 15, 2000 (14:32)", "body": "Did you note that Mike (aa9il) has created a new Topic in Geo which promises to be fascinating but is gonna take some studying on my part. Seems I have to put some interesting questions on before he posts, which means I have to sound interested in the projects his is interested in without seeming to pry into his personal life - not always an easy thing to do...! Please check it - topic 35. He is erecting a radio telescope in his back yard. That is MY kinda guy!"}, {"response": 32, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Mon, May 15, 2000 (20:45)", "body": "Awesome, a radio telescope in his back yard! That's the real SETI at home."}, {"response": 33, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, May 15, 2000 (21:11)", "body": "Indeed - so check out Geo 35 - it's Mike's and he does not post unless there are questions for him to answer or comment on."}, {"response": 34, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Tue, May 16, 2000 (13:37)", "body": "Will do."}, {"response": 35, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Tue, May 16, 2000 (14:15)", "body": "Thanks - I see that you did. Now, where is our esteemed Radio Free Cosmo?"}, {"response": 36, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Thu, May 18, 2000 (08:31)", "body": "No clue, somewhere in Illinois. Maybe he went to Dayton for the big hamfest."}, {"response": 37, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, May 18, 2000 (11:09)", "body": "Illinois, I knew... Perhaps he got involved in his back yard projects or is DXpeditioning?!"}, {"response": 38, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Thu, May 18, 2000 (21:20)", "body": "Perhaps. It's time to do lunch with Greogory."}, {"response": 39, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, May 19, 2000 (20:31)", "body": "Bon Apetite!"}, {"response": 40, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, May 20, 2000 (21:02)", "body": "Thanks and speaking of bon appetit, be sure to cruise over to the restaurant conference and check out this years \"Best of Austin\" eateries and restaurants, as yours truly takes shots at the Austin Chronicle Reader's and Critics Poll."}, {"response": 41, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sat, May 20, 2000 (23:23)", "body": "Terry, you sly dog, you are hilarious over there in Restaruant conference. I really like this new and spunky Terry. I though you were ministerial material till I read your posts today. It was worth the effort involved in answering your comments. Please come out to play more! You are most enchanting!"}, {"response": 42, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sat, May 20, 2000 (23:26)", "body": "How could I have misspelled Bon app\ufffdtit so incorrectly! Auwe!"}, {"response": 43, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Sun, May 21, 2000 (08:08)", "body": "You mean you're ready for more digs at Austin's restaurant scene and the Chronicle?"}, {"response": 44, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, May 22, 2000 (15:57)", "body": "Yup! Looks like we have been at it rather royally. You are very funny in that conference. I think we should keep you there! austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 34, "subject": "Dean Truitt's <A HREF=\"http://www.capzeyez.com\">http://www.capzeyez.com</A> music talk show which we webcast", "response_count": 20, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Feb 15, 1999 (12:14)", "body": "The website for this is: http://www.spring.net/capzeyez"}, {"response": 2, "author": "DaveSpice", "date": "Mon, Feb 15, 1999 (15:07)", "body": "It's really cool to beon The Spring - everyone be sure to tune in via the Spring or on Austin Cable Access ch 10 and tell us what you wanna see! We thrive off requests! You canpost here as well, and we will check in from time to time. Feel open to discuss ANY musical format here, as we probably know something about it. If not, we'll make it up! :) Anyhow - \"keep tha flava\" dave"}, {"response": 3, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Feb 15, 1999 (18:06)", "body": "How did your show get started and can you fill us in on a little of the history? What is your musical affiliation? What band(s)? etc."}, {"response": 4, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Mar  4, 1999 (06:44)", "body": "Hey, guess who's co hosting Capzeyez this week. Give up? Why me and Bob Nagy, of course. He'll be Garth and I'll be Wayne. Excellleent! Excelllent! Schweee! I hope we can match up with the intellectual level of the call ins, the phones get pretty heady at times. Not!!! Schweeee!!! Anyway, tune in, call in and rock out. We're gonna head down to Northwest Av Sat night and look for a coupla guys drinking beer out in front of the station (Dean and Dave). This show's been on a long time! I just discovered it, but then, I just moved back to Austin and got cable. Bob's an amazing guy as you'll find out Saturday night/Sunday morning. Really this show's a Sunday morning show, though I keep saying Saturday night. I guess I'll have to tape Saturday Night Live this week. Dawood will be manning the webcam operation and keeping it going while I'm co-hosting."}, {"response": 5, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Mar  4, 1999 (16:05)", "body": "okay then!"}, {"response": 6, "author": "autumn", "date": "Thu, Mar  4, 1999 (20:59)", "body": "Party on, Terry!"}, {"response": 7, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Mar  9, 1999 (08:13)", "body": "In case you missed it, it's running on the webcam this week, Bob and I co hosted the Capzeyez show this week. It was funny! We got called \"three generations of Austin slackers\" and \"Ben and Jerry\" and propositioned more than once. Bob brought his slide whistle and I brought some Spring videos of the Austin scene. Check it out on http://www.spring.net or http://www.spring.net/capzeyez . It was fun seeing Dave work the control rooom, at one point, the Cheriln Fielding (the opening act) broke her guitar string so he had to move fast to get another music video running. Our chance to be Wayne and Garth!"}, {"response": 8, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, Mar  9, 1999 (11:21)", "body": "sorry I missed it... I'll spend some time watching the webcam feed!"}, {"response": 9, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Mar 10, 1999 (10:08)", "body": "Yep, it's going now. I think it's pretty funny. Of course, I'm biased."}, {"response": 10, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Mar 10, 1999 (13:11)", "body": "Paul! This is AWESOME! The slides aren't really going along with the audio now ( you're talking about video and a caller just called up to say \"you suck\" - the audio is HILARIOUS!!!!!! You guys were hysterical with her! I can't see the groovy video though!! Man! I'm so psyched hearing a familiar voice over my computer... wish I could see the pics!! The girl who fists her mouth... man... you guys are a trip! And your callers are freaks!!! what fun!!! who's playing the flute/whistle!!! this is a trip!"}, {"response": 11, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Mar 10, 1999 (13:14)", "body": "uhhh... and my vocabulary is really much larger than this... usually!"}, {"response": 12, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Mar 10, 1999 (13:42)", "body": "That's Bob playing the flute whistle. The pictures should change if you hit your refresh button every 30 seconds."}, {"response": 13, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Mar 10, 1999 (15:51)", "body": "they didn't!!!!! but I really enjoyed the audio!"}, {"response": 14, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Wed, Mar 10, 1999 (22:58)", "body": "clear your cache between each re-fresh..."}, {"response": 15, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Mar 11, 1999 (07:38)", "body": "What browser are you using, Stace?"}, {"response": 16, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Mar 11, 1999 (12:12)", "body": "Netscape 4"}, {"response": 17, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Mar 11, 1999 (13:55)", "body": "Hmmm, I don't use that, I wonder if there's a setting that turns off refresh?"}, {"response": 18, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Mar 11, 1999 (14:42)", "body": "well... you'd think it'd be bypassed with me clicking refresh every 15 secs!"}, {"response": 19, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Mar 11, 1999 (15:36)", "body": "good point... (or, you could try turning the cache off...)"}, {"response": 20, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Mar 11, 1999 (15:44)", "body": "hmmm... austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 35, "subject": "Mike Jasper's Column out...", "response_count": 75, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Feb 25, 1999 (17:46)", "body": "Hi -- This week's column is about my dog, Spike. I wrote it cause I don't have nice dog photos like other Web sites. Anyway, you can find it at the usual place, http://www.mikejasper.com Hope you like it, Jasper (not to be confused with Jasper, Texas. Ever.)"}, {"response": 2, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Mar 11, 1999 (16:12)", "body": "Yo! -- It's Rapmaster Jasper talkin' at you, okay? I've got 500 people on my mailing list now. You know what that means? 200 of you are lyin' ass pussies. So here's your opportunity. You want out, let me know. Cause this ain't majordomo talkin' at you. This is Major Mojo. Dig? Come clean. Come clean... Today's column is about Bad Circumcisions. Ugly. You can find it at: http://www.mikejasper.com/ Mike Jasper"}, {"response": 3, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Mar 11, 1999 (16:23)", "body": "ugh."}, {"response": 4, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Mar 11, 1999 (16:30)", "body": "yep, but somehow we all feel the need to share..."}, {"response": 5, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Mar 11, 1999 (16:40)", "body": "a support group?"}, {"response": 6, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Mar 11, 1999 (17:08)", "body": "hmmm..."}, {"response": 7, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Wed, Mar 17, 1999 (23:06)", "body": "Hi -- Got a special St. Patrick's Day column for you. How special? It's about Zimbabwe. Just kidding. It's called \"Ireland is the Mexico of Europe\" and you can find it at: http://www.mikejasper.com Don't drink the green beer, Mike Jasper"}, {"response": 8, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Fri, Apr  2, 1999 (13:31)", "body": "Hello Internet Web Buddy! Yes, you can use an obscure part of the U.S. Constitution and become a JOURNALIST LIKE WALTER WINCHELL!!! Imagine the friends, the money, the parties. How can I do this you ask? Easy. Just follow my system and YOU CAN'T FAIL!!! You can find my guaranteed system \"How To Be A Journalist in 30 Days or Less\" at http://www.mikejasper.com/ Mike Jasper Happy muckraking!"}, {"response": 9, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Fri, Apr 30, 1999 (00:43)", "body": "Hi, Well I wrote about Easter and Jesus (pronounced Hey Zeus) this week. Am I on a roll or what? So far... no injuries. Try http://mikejasper.com If you're keeping score, I moved my counter to the bottom of the Archives (More Columns) page. What else. Only got one hate mail last week. Amazing. That's all, Mike Jasper"}, {"response": 10, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Fri, May  7, 1999 (01:42)", "body": "Hey -- We had elections over the weekend in Austin, so it jarred my political memory. Hope this column isn't too homer. Everyone should click on the Link of the Day to the Mayor's home page, just so we can confuse them. \"What's with these clickthroughs from mikejasper.com?\" http://mikejasper.com/ Later, Mike Jasper"}, {"response": 11, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Fri, May 14, 1999 (15:11)", "body": "Hi -- I know, I'm late. I hate that. It's not fair to those on the East Coast. What can I say? I used to have it all together. Then it got wet and fell apart. This week's column is a catchall. You'll see. http://mikejasper.com/ I'll get better, I swear. Mike Jasper"}, {"response": 12, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, May 20, 1999 (18:19)", "body": "Hi - Column's out at http://mikejasper.com/ IF YOU WANT TO HEAR ONE OF MY SONGS, READ ON __________________________________ Many of you have asked me about the music I do. Well, here's your chance to find out. You can hear me in either RealPlayer or MP3 version at http://www.mp3.com/mikejasper . I also posted it as a link of the day, but since you're on my list you get the inside scoop. Wow! If you don't know about mp3 or realplayer, the mp3.com site will tell you everything you need to know -- how to download music files, how to get a free application to play them on, etc. It's all free, you know. If you really want to hear how I sound, download the MP3. The sound quality is great. If you're just mildly curious, try the instant play. It's quicker, but the sound quality sucks. There. I've done it. And you can thank Tim from New Zealand for nagging me on almost a weekly basis. By the way, I've got two songs posted there. I recommend Ten Years From Now, if you only have time to hear one. Enough said. Back to the column. It's about names. All names. Except Dick and Peter. Mike Jasper"}, {"response": 13, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Wed, Jun 16, 1999 (23:57)", "body": "Greetings and salutations -- My brother got married so I wrote about it. Actually, it's a two-parter. Maybe a three-parter. We'll see. Grisly. You can find it at http://mikejasper.com/ Hope it's not too family-oriented. Mike Jasper"}, {"response": 14, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sat, Jun 26, 1999 (13:59)", "body": "Hi -- This week's column is a continuation of last week's column called \"Bacehlor parties suck. \" It's a little more brutal. Also, I got chosen for Fierce.com's pick of the day. Groovy, baby. http://mikejasper.com/ Talk to you soon, Mike Jasper"}, {"response": 15, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Jun 26, 1999 (22:21)", "body": "Bachelor partys suck? If they're like the bachelorette meetings on 'Sex in the City' they could be fun. But guys don't talk about stuff like that as much, do they?"}, {"response": 16, "author": "stacey", "date": "Sun, Jun 27, 1999 (13:05)", "body": "how should I know?"}, {"response": 17, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sun, Jun 27, 1999 (13:27)", "body": "your secret life is showing again, Stace..."}, {"response": 18, "author": "stacey", "date": "Sun, Jun 27, 1999 (20:33)", "body": "which one??"}, {"response": 19, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sun, Jun 27, 1999 (23:48)", "body": "if I was any more specific, it wouldn't be secret anymore, would it?"}, {"response": 20, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Jun 28, 1999 (08:56)", "body": "if you know, it's not very secret anyway..."}, {"response": 21, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Mon, Jun 28, 1999 (22:54)", "body": "so you're saying we're not close?"}, {"response": 22, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, Jun 29, 1999 (12:52)", "body": "I'm saying it wouldn't matter HOW close we were... if someone else knows... it's not a secret!"}, {"response": 23, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Feb  7, 2036 (07:05)", "body": "secrets are only known by one person? THAT does explain some of my difficulties..."}, {"response": 24, "author": "aschuth", "date": "Thu, Feb  7, 2036 (12:16)", "body": "...not that it was a secret!"}, {"response": 25, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Jun 30, 1999 (11:06)", "body": "yeah... secrets... one person privileged information... a couple people... little known fact... a select group of people common knowledge... well... common"}, {"response": 26, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Jun 30, 1999 (11:06)", "body": "how'd ya like my backpeddling?"}, {"response": 27, "author": "aschuth", "date": "Thu, Jul  1, 1999 (12:18)", "body": "Hey, I wanna be common people! Don't tell me no little known facts, etc.! Don't privilege me! Keep me ignorant & blissful! Oh. Sorry. You weren't talking to me? (Nice pedals, tho!)"}, {"response": 28, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sat, Jul 10, 1999 (02:39)", "body": "Hi -- I know, I'm late. It's all about Soccer, the All-American sport. Right. http://mikejasper.com/ Have a good weekend, Mike Jasper"}, {"response": 29, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sat, Jul 17, 1999 (10:08)", "body": "Hi -- This week I write about Title 9 and tell you what's really behind the push in women's sports. http://mikejasper.com It's a fine thing. Mike Jasper"}, {"response": 30, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Jul 18, 1999 (21:58)", "body": "I put up my Brandi Chastain poster on the bulletin board. US Womens soccer rocks and they're all awesome! Looks like Kim Sobrero is coming to Austin at a UT soccer coach."}, {"response": 31, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Tue, Jul 27, 1999 (03:43)", "body": "Hi -- I'm so evil. The Kennedys won't like this column. But at least I'm on time. http://mikejasper.com/ Cheers, Mike Jasper"}, {"response": 32, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Jul 27, 1999 (10:57)", "body": "Well, he's found the cure for the \"kennedy curse\" anyway. I won't give it away."}, {"response": 33, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Jul 29, 1999 (12:13)", "body": "'Sup -- This week's column is kind of a catch-all of current events. But it starts out with my animosity for AOL. http://mikejasper.com/ As Miguel would say... Cheers, Mike Jasper"}, {"response": 34, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Fri, Aug  6, 1999 (02:07)", "body": "Hey --- I'm late. This week's column is about wrestlers and serial killers. Which makes me a lot like A&E. You can find it at http://mikejasper.com/ Have a good weekend, Mike Jasper"}, {"response": 35, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Tue, Aug 10, 1999 (15:50)", "body": "and I got this email from Mike today... Wer -- Haven't been to PlanetClick for awhile, so I was surprised to see your kind review of my site. Thanks. I went to yours and thought, wait a minute... this looks familiar. Then I saw the quote from Gregory Kallenberg and realized I had been there before. Cool concept. (BTW, whatever happened to Kallenberg? I miss his column.) Here's a site you might like. It's a graphic artist in Austin who makes a cartoon called Crikey Kid Snoop using Flash technology. Moving animation and sound. Amazing stuff. I found him when he was listed as one of Kallenberg's Golden Pebbles. http://www.crikeykidsnoop.com/ Anyway, thanks again for the review. Jasper Mike Jasper's ConstantCommentary\ufffd http://www.mikejasper.com/"}, {"response": 36, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Aug 10, 1999 (17:24)", "body": "Kallenberg's been kicked upstairs at the Snakeksin. He's in charge of some new high tech section they're going to launch. So he's not trekking though India like we thought."}, {"response": 37, "author": "JASPER", "date": "Tue, Aug 10, 1999 (19:21)", "body": "This is so strange. I had no idea."}, {"response": 38, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Tue, Aug 10, 1999 (20:11)", "body": "some of us still don't...and thanks for posting, Mike! Welcome!"}, {"response": 39, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Tue, Aug 10, 1999 (20:58)", "body": "I just spent an interesting hour or so reading Mike Jasper's archived columns. Now I am knowledgable on stuff I can never use in polite conversation at a dinner party - unless it gets really ugly and boring. Then I'm gonna quote him and let everybody know what I learned this afternoon in Hawaii. That should awaken some of the stuffy Academics! Hey, they might even use his material in their courses. World fame and acclaimation await - and all because Mike Jasper came to The Spring and actually posted a comment. Welcome...and Aloha!"}, {"response": 40, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Tue, Aug 10, 1999 (22:17)", "body": "There you go, Mike, a world class endorsement!!!"}, {"response": 41, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Aug 12, 1999 (08:20)", "body": "Say hey -- This week's column focuses on mammarian mastication. Maybe. Really, I'm not sure. But maybe. Still, it's worth a read if you're goofing off from work. http://mikejasper.com/ Ciao, Mike Jasper Extra credit: If you've got the time, go to http://www.humorlinks.com/ and rate my column. (Hint: give it a ten.) I'm sick and tired of being rated behind \"Fart jokes of the Web\" or some such site. Thanks."}, {"response": 42, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Aug 12, 1999 (08:57)", "body": "this one applies to the restaurant industry as well, more or less... and be sure to read about Kansas not teaching evolution..."}, {"response": 43, "author": "JASPER", "date": "Thu, Aug 12, 1999 (12:16)", "body": "Boy, wer, you're quick. Yeah, I guess this is a food-oriented column. Aloha, Marcia!"}, {"response": 44, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Aug 12, 1999 (12:21)", "body": "Sorry, Mike...but now I know you'll be back so I'll turn the announcements over to you!"}, {"response": 45, "author": "aschuth", "date": "Thu, Aug 12, 1999 (12:22)", "body": "Hi Mike, where's the food?"}, {"response": 46, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Aug 12, 1999 (12:29)", "body": "*smile* it's at http://mikejasper.com/"}, {"response": 47, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Aug 18, 1999 (13:22)", "body": "hey you guys! Alexander... I think WER's doing it again... masquarading... as Mike Jasper! But since you and WER are really the same person I suppose I should take this up with you! (good to 'see' you two...) And apologies to JASPER... disregard the idle blabber as exactly that if you will... *grin*"}, {"response": 48, "author": "JASPER", "date": "Sun, Aug 22, 1999 (13:14)", "body": "Got a new column out, guys. It's about the evil, dreaded telemarketers. Who doesn't hate them, right? You can find it at the usual place, http://mikejasper.com/ Wer Pretending to be Mike Jasper again."}, {"response": 49, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Aug 22, 1999 (13:31)", "body": "Aloha Mike (aka Wer)...that was good stuff (taking copious notes for the next call), but you out did yourself on the Hang up rudely suggestion. I did that, and the lady was so indignant, she phoned back and got my SO. She chewed his ear off about wanting to teach me to be more polite (when she can't understand anything about the word \"NO!\"?) Of course, he hung up on her too. Is some sort of a sadistic streak also necessary for this job, too? (Sorry, but it would be a major expense to call your number fr m Hawaii - I'll have to take your word on it...*sigh*)"}, {"response": 50, "author": "JASPER", "date": "Fri, Aug 27, 1999 (11:41)", "body": "Mike Jasper's column out. It's called \"Why the right don't write.\" You can find, as usual, at http://www.mikejaper.com Aloha"}, {"response": 51, "author": "JASPER", "date": "Fri, Aug 27, 1999 (11:41)", "body": "Mike Jasper's column out. It's called \"Why the right don't write.\" You can find it, as usual, at http://www.mikejaper.com Aloha"}, {"response": 52, "author": "JASPER", "date": "Fri, Aug 27, 1999 (11:43)", "body": "Shit! I wrote my URL wrong and posted twice. I'm nuts. Here's the right one: http://www.mikejasper.com"}, {"response": 53, "author": "stacey", "date": "Fri, Aug 27, 1999 (11:53)", "body": "ahhh... another mere mortal brought down by sticky keys and brain farts!"}, {"response": 54, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Aug 27, 1999 (12:08)", "body": "How reassuring that the truly gifted are afflicted by the same things as the rest of us. Cheer up Mike, it just takes a lot of caffeine and a good pair of glasses and (heaven forbid) proof-reading before you hit the submit button. However, I have done all three, and it still is befouled by cuber-gremlins who reassemble your posts as they come from various satellites into misspelled words and jumbled syntax. Not your fault!!! Happy weekend! Aloha *smile*"}, {"response": 55, "author": "JASPER", "date": "Fri, Sep 10, 1999 (07:11)", "body": "This week's column is called \"Number 9, number 9, number 9.\" It's about how we all died during the 9/9/99 computer bug. And last week's column, which I forgot to post, was called \"Don't call me stewardess.\" It's about how well-educated, gorgeous women with the confidence of corportate CEOs have been replaced with chubby boys called flight attendants. http://mikejasper.com On an unrelated note, I'm now writing for the Austin Chronicle. You can read my cumbersome articles about Austin politics at http://www.auschron.com and hit the Politics link. This week's story is called \"Making Waves\" and chronicles cellular tower construction and the people who love/hate it."}, {"response": 56, "author": "JASPER", "date": "Fri, Sep 10, 1999 (07:13)", "body": "Marcia -- How is it that a woman from Hawaii comes to visit a chat room about an obscure writer from Austin, Texas? I realize I may not want to hear the answer (just slumming), but I am curious."}, {"response": 57, "author": "JASPER", "date": "Fri, Sep 10, 1999 (07:15)", "body": "This chat room reminds me of one of those out-of-the-way saloons, where you peek your head in only to find one person at the bar and the bartender on break. But I'll drink here."}, {"response": 58, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Sep 10, 1999 (08:11)", "body": "There are lots of those cellular towers around Austin, there's even one dwarfing the once splendorous Garfield tower. A lonely icon of the East Austin landscape no more. And we got through 9/9/99 alive! Pinch yourself to make sure. We're not some wild and wooly chatroom, we're and edgy and cool community with confernces (wink, wink)."}, {"response": 59, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sat, Sep 11, 1999 (01:07)", "body": "Aloha Mike! Indeed we are Conferences, as Terry has said, and if you want to see what I am really doing here check out my conference http://www.spring.net/yapp-bin/restricted/browse/geo/all/ The vulcanism topic should be interesting. Good gra[hics in there, too. Keepung it as informative as possible with self-updating weather maps in Geo 14. As for the \"Obscure writer from Texas,\" one evening I was forwarded a letter from you to a gentleman from here who had contacted you. I was so impressed that I not only read your column for that week, but went into your archives, and you are now a bookmark folder in Netscape for me. As is that guy who underwent some rather unusual reversing surgery and noted the progress in intimate photos. Who says the Internet is not educational?! It is good to see you here! Terry, would you agree we have the most diverse and intelligent membership anywhere in a vc? I am sure it is so - otherwise I would not have wasted my time here...it has always been a home for me and all the members, friends."}, {"response": 60, "author": "JASPER", "date": "Wed, Sep 22, 1999 (03:33)", "body": "When I compared this chatroom (conference) to an empty bar, I didn't mean The Spring, I meant the \"Mike Jasper's column out...\" conference. It's just strange to have a chat room (conference) with my name on it. Marcia \ufffd Guess I must have written a nice letter once in my life. I just posted \"Ass Oscar,\" which is an advice column written by a man with a tenuous grasp on the English language. Some people love it, some hate it. I think it's just a joke. I've seen everyone from Steve Martin to Billy Crystal do the foreign accent thing, and I've seen many satirical advice columns. But I've never seen an advice column written by a character with a foreign accent, so I went for it. Thing is: I shouldn't be getting all the hate mail I'm getting for it. I also shouldn't be getting all the praise I'm getting for it (it's running 50-50, with another 10 percent who believe Oscar is a real person). It's just one simple joke. Anyway, you can see Oscar at http://www.mikejasper.com/ or http://www.mikejasper.com/oscar.htm (if you're late). Here's some good news : just registered http://www.constantcommentary.com , so maybe we don't have to see my damn name as often."}, {"response": 61, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Sep 22, 1999 (07:32)", "body": "You beat the tea company to the name! Good name! And very descriptive of what you do, what's the content going to be, the same as on the old site? Or are they going to be separate?"}, {"response": 62, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Sep 23, 1999 (18:57)", "body": "So, Mike...you came to see my conference. Thanks for that. Did it really leave you speechless? That bad...or that boring?! I am happy you took the time to check it out. Mahalo! (off to read his latest)"}, {"response": 63, "author": "JASPER", "date": "Thu, Oct 14, 1999 (06:21)", "body": "Got another column out. It's about golf. Sort of. The name http://www.constantcommentary.com leads to my usual site, I just wanted to nail down the name. And yes, Marcia, your weather conference is quite impressive. Great Graphics!"}, {"response": 64, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Oct 14, 1999 (11:26)", "body": "Thanks for visiting, Mike. More good stuff in there now - plus a new one where you can tell me what you want to see...and what you think I should be doing (constructively, of course!) Nice to see a new column from you - I shall be reading it directly. Aloha!"}, {"response": 65, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Oct 17, 1999 (01:47)", "body": "So Mike pilfered Wilt Chamberlain's phone number from his bosses rolodex, and the incredible events that ensued, this is one of Jasper's best works. Good going Mike."}, {"response": 66, "author": "JASPER", "date": "Thu, Nov  4, 1999 (18:04)", "body": "Paul Terry -- Thanks for the props on my Wilt Chamberlain column. All true, although I probably exaggerated the LAPD officer a bit. Yes, he conducted an illegal search, but I doubt I got his quotes right. This week's column is on Matthew McConaughey's arrest for nude bongo playing. Definitely worth a look if you're an Austinite. At least give me credit for spelling McConaughey's name right. http://www.constantcommentary.com"}, {"response": 67, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Nov  4, 1999 (18:18)", "body": "Or a wannabe Austinite... Thanks Mike! Aloha *hugs*"}, {"response": 68, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Nov  4, 1999 (18:57)", "body": "Well, Mike, I just finished reading your essay on the pleasures of living in the uncontrolled police State of Texas. Terry and I went on for some postings when this first happened. Unbelievable! What's next? No nude singing in the shower? We are all to wear our speedos and thongs into the tiled privacy of that chamber just in case someone does not care for our selections?! My sympathies...! (Hawaii is always an option...)"}, {"response": 69, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Nov  4, 1999 (22:36)", "body": "Helluva good column Mike, and I couldn't agree more, leave our priceless, bongo playing nude national movie star treasure the fuck alone you Austin zealot cops!"}, {"response": 70, "author": "stacey", "date": "Fri, Nov 12, 1999 (09:24)", "body": "Pulled up the URL but the column topic has long since changed. Thanks for sharing a piece of Ray with us Mike... and thanks for stirring some emotion... sounds like Ray DID have a good life... one with such vices can't be all bad... ... and warm thoughts to those who were close to him..."}, {"response": 71, "author": "cfadm", "date": "Fri, Nov 12, 1999 (09:45)", "body": "for the McConaughey column, click on the more columns link at the bottom before the adds...it'll be the first one listed..."}, {"response": 72, "author": "cfadm", "date": "Fri, Nov 12, 1999 (09:46)", "body": "precisely, it is at http://www.mikejasper.com/constantcommentary/column76.htm"}, {"response": 73, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Nov 12, 1999 (11:46)", "body": "And our bongo playing, nude movie star got off with a $50 fine (he didn't even deserve that). Case closed. Unless they decide to bust in on Sandra Bullock's New Years Eve party (a bongo conspiracy?)."}, {"response": 74, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Wed, Jan 12, 2000 (23:23)", "body": "Have we been deserted by Mike Jasper or was he not Y2K -proof? Auwe!"}, {"response": 75, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Wed, Jan 12, 2000 (23:25)", "body": "Or is it my turn to take over this site?! austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 36, "subject": "Austin Bergstrom International Airport", "response_count": 5, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Apr 26, 1999 (09:56)", "body": "is the airport in full swing or are they going to use both during the transition?"}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Apr 27, 1999 (16:16)", "body": "They're going to turn off the old one and turn on the new one on the same day. I went on the tour and the new airport is a dream design, easy access to everything and it's on the way out to Cedar Creek. They have a BookPeople store and several other restaurants you don't usually see in airports, they're trying to give it a local flavor. There will be lots of live music playing there I hear. It's as low stress as an airport can get."}, {"response": 3, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, Apr 27, 1999 (17:05)", "body": "when do they \"turn it on\"?"}, {"response": 4, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Apr 28, 1999 (08:50)", "body": "I'm not sure, it was going to be this coming week, but I think they've dropped it back 2-3 weeks."}, {"response": 5, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Apr 28, 1999 (09:23)", "body": "bummer. I got Brandon all excited that it'd be open when he flew in on Saturday! (I on the otherhand, will be flying into Intergalatic! At least crawfish are in season!) austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 37, "subject": "The new Central Market", "response_count": 10, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Apr 25, 1999 (12:59)", "body": "Hey Gretchen, I haven't been there yet, but I read the articles about it and it sounds like folks are swamping it. Does it have any of the ambience of the Central Market on N Lamar. They have a great outdoor area there."}, {"response": 2, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Apr 26, 1999 (09:57)", "body": "where is the new one??? (I'm sad... B's going to Austin while I'm in Houston... okay, not sad JEALOUS!"}, {"response": 3, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Apr 27, 1999 (16:19)", "body": "It's on Ben White in an old shopping center, the name slips my mind right now, it's the shopping center where they used to have the movie theater with the rocking chairs. The one I wish hadn't closed. I still haven't been there because I'm such a north austinite these days. Kelso wrote a funny column about the opening, it became such a major event (non-event?)"}, {"response": 4, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, Apr 27, 1999 (17:06)", "body": "Ben White and I-35 area?"}, {"response": 5, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Apr 28, 1999 (08:54)", "body": "a coupla miles from there I would guess. From Kelso's column: We who live in South Austin are glad the new Central Market Del Sur, or if you prefer, H-E-Bubba, has finally opened in our part of town. It seems like we've been waiting forever so we can play cow chip toss with those enormous portobello mushrooms in the massive produce section. When I went by Wednesday for the grand opening, the parking lot was so full that the place looked like Six Flags Over Rutabagas. \"Geez, I didn't realize how many people in South Austin have never seen a banana,\" I thought to myself. It's a beautiful store, but there's room for improvement. It doesn't have everything a good old boy needs. H-E-Bubba has a rack loaded with tiny glass bottles full of what the sign calls \"essential oils\" -- among them patchouli, geranium and tea tree. Swell, but where's the Pennzoil? Still, you'll find some south-of-the-river touches. The beer section carries about 350 beers. The supermarket where I usually shop has 350 beers, but 349 of them are Bud Light. Just kidding. H-E-Bubba carries about 350 kinds of beer -- some of them local. \"For the record, they're going to have Pearl and Lone Star longneck bottles,\" said Russell Patterson, of Capitol Beverage, speaking of a couple of old-timey Texas beers that you won't usually find under the same roof with fiddlehead ferns. \"We had some special requests from South Austinites.\" Still, H-E-Bubba could do more to cater to its South Austin clientele. How come they haven't set up a keg near the checkout line? \"Over by the bulk stuff, this guy was looking at the jelly beans, and he was saying, `Hey, man, this is South Austin. You ought to have bulk snuff,' \" said a guy who identified himself as Kirk. He works at the meat counter. It's true Central Market doesn't carry bulk Skoal or beef jerky. But not all the food is organic. Take your bulk \"squiggle worms\" -- brightly colored, gummy, slug-shaped items that get into your fillings and refuse to leave. Sure, H-E-Bubba sells some groceries I don't see myself buying. If you ever see me purchasing a bag of \"Zen Party Mix,\" you have my permission to shoot me. And I don't expect to load up on the previously frozen octopus, yogurt pretzels, or even the fresh pumpkin tortellini. Pumpkin tortellini. That sounds like the name of a topless dancer more than something you'd jot down on your grocery list, doesn't it? \"OK, everybody, put your hands together for Pumpkin Tortellini.\" And you could say the same thing for the \"pixie tangerines\" over in produce. On the other hand, the new Central Market has some down-to-earth goods I didn't expect to see -- such as bacon and Meyer's sausage. And if you want beef jerky, you can go next door to Cavender's Boot City. They've got a big display case full of it up front by the cash register. And, this from an April 8 news story in the AAS: Rose Cutsinger was the first to enter. The South Austinite arrived in the parking lot of the hottest, most happening spot in South Austin at 7:05 a.m. Wednesday to ensure her place in grocery history. \"We've been waiting so long for this wonderful store to open, and I wanted to be the first in line. I'm looking forward to fresh food and vegetables every day.\" By 9:30 a.m., 30 minutes after the ribbon was snipped to open the new Central Market at the busy intersection of South Lamar and Ben White boulevards, she had been joined by more than 1,000 foodophiles. Only in Austin would aged Parmesan and citrus fruit inspire such fanaticism. Traffic was bottlenecked. Cars circled the overflowing parking lot. \"This is preparing us for Y2K,\" quipped one woman in line. The long-awaited, oft-delayed opening of the city's second Central Market -- recognized nationally as a cutting-edge supermarket for the quality and sheer quantity of its products -- was an event unto itself. \"Welcome to South Austin,\" Sally Hahn quipped to employee John Campbell, who was at the front door shaking hands like a politician as the elbow-to-elbow crowd baby-stepped its way into the 70,000-square-foot store. \"This is going to give our neighborhood a real boost,\" said Hahn, who lives less than a mile away. \"This shopping center had really gone down. . . . Now, South Austin is a happening place. We'll show people that Bubba likes to shop at Central Market, too.\" Shoppers creeping along were overwhelmed by the variety of food choices, from fiddlehead ferns to salt-water-boiled Dungeness crab. Cutsinger, who had walked around the corner from her apartment complex, was beside herself. But 45 minutes after the store opened, she had only a carton of milk in her basket. \"I've been talking too much,\" she said. Central Market appeased its shoppers with 1,000 free T-shirts, which went in minutes. There were food samples in every department: brioche, a rich, textured bread from France; hibiscus herbal tea from Egypt; seafood cakes; Pederson's Canadian bacon; venison sausage. Jennifer McNeely, the manager of the Healthy Living section, had "}, {"response": 6, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Apr 28, 1999 (09:37)", "body": "aaahhh 78704 - It's not just a zip code. It's a way of life!"}, {"response": 7, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Fri, Apr 30, 1999 (00:50)", "body": "a belated welcome, Gretchen! the wife's been (on opening day) but she prefers the original"}, {"response": 8, "author": "osceola", "date": "Fri, May 14, 1999 (13:36)", "body": "It's at Ben White and Lamar (I can walk to it). The Westgate Theater was torn down but will be rebuilt. That's not the theater with the rocking chairs -- you probably mean the Southwood on Ben White (just 2 blocks from my house, what a drag to lose it), which has been converted into a laser tag arcade. The new Central Mkt's OK and I'm sure will get better. Those places are best for specialty shopping, not really your weekly grocery run."}, {"response": 9, "author": "stacey", "date": "Fri, May 14, 1999 (16:31)", "body": "unless you're independently wealthy..."}, {"response": 10, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, May 14, 1999 (18:16)", "body": ". . . like Stacey (just kidding). Yeah, I had this place mislocated at that shopping center with the rocking chairs, guess you can tell I've been remiss in my expeditions to South Austin. I ought to go there from time to time for old times sake. Being up North and working and living North, my old stomping grounds seems worlds away. How does it compare to Central Market Central George? Have you been to both? austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 38, "subject": "invasion of Austin access producers", "response_count": 17, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "stacey", "date": "Fri, May 21, 1999 (18:29)", "body": "woo woo!"}, {"response": 2, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Fri, May 21, 1999 (22:13)", "body": "now, we're talking...got a contact in North Carolina that I can probably get to send me tapes of his show to air as well..."}, {"response": 3, "author": "PonderAa1", "date": "Mon, Jun 21, 1999 (22:36)", "body": "I can't seem to activate the real audio for tvshows.com. Is frustrating because I really want to watch. Look Out Internet! Austin is Coming Through!"}, {"response": 4, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Jun 21, 1999 (23:38)", "body": "If you're in Austin and having realaudio problems call Tami at 699-7175. Occasionally the raserver needs a jumpstart. And today we've been doing a lot of server maintenance. What version of the realaudio player are you using?"}, {"response": 5, "author": "xPTCx", "date": "Tue, Jun 22, 1999 (00:11)", "body": "G2"}, {"response": 6, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Jun 22, 1999 (11:04)", "body": "It's running now. And the schedule, which is continually under revision, is at http://www.tvshows.com which is the main source for information onthe tv shows taht we run. Saturday we'll doa do a special event. The ACAC Awards presentations for the best shows on their network. Yours truly will be there as one of the judges."}, {"response": 7, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Jun 22, 1999 (11:06)", "body": "Saturday afternoon from noon till 3 pm on channel 10 is the schedule for the Awards Ceremony."}, {"response": 8, "author": "aschuth", "date": "Tue, Jun 22, 1999 (12:06)", "body": "Congrats, Terry! Now all we need is some *F A T* bandwidth, and marketing to lure 'em and haul 'em in... in bulks!"}, {"response": 9, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, May 12, 2000 (16:38)", "body": "Maybe Terry Liberty Parker will post something here since I showed it to him today on NetMeeting."}, {"response": 10, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, May 12, 2000 (16:49)", "body": "Where might you expect him to post?"}, {"response": 11, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Sat, May 13, 2000 (08:20)", "body": "Here, since he's an Austin Access producer and he gave me a NetMeeting call yesterday. I learned that you can use Microsofts little ICQlike app to kick off a NetMeeting session."}, {"response": 12, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sat, May 13, 2000 (12:23)", "body": "Fantastic! Now, tell me where you are posting in NetMeeting and I'll join you!"}, {"response": 13, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sat, May 13, 2000 (12:31)", "body": "Oh...Guess it is here. Waiting..."}, {"response": 14, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Mon, May 15, 2000 (08:44)", "body": "So you have it installed?"}, {"response": 15, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, May 15, 2000 (11:01)", "body": "Will have in about 2 hours. Please check you Spring.net email...there is something important in there regarding an Inner soul."}, {"response": 16, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Mon, May 15, 2000 (12:45)", "body": "I will check it, thanks."}, {"response": 17, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, May 15, 2000 (17:51)", "body": "Please be careful of what you say after you have read everything. She is very vulnerable right now...(I know you will be, but just had to say it for my own comfort...) austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 39, "subject": "what songs i enjoy writing:", "response_count": 2, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Jul 15, 1999 (12:47)", "body": "so you perform your own songs or do you let others perform them?"}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Jul 15, 1999 (18:04)", "body": "This topic really belongs in the music conference. That's ok, Caryn, you're new! But in the future, it's better to add responses to already existing topics rather than create new ones! I can help you with this if you like. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 4, "subject": "slacker", "response_count": 34, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Tue, Apr  8, 1997 (14:00)", "body": "THAT'S ME!!! The biggest attraction in Austin is that you CAN just float along. People live there for ten years and it's like a day. Dallas is eating at my soul: you have to accomplish, produce, make tons of money and spend it...consume produce consume produce. I MISS AUSTIN!! (My mantra since hitting The Spring) I just want to relax! I'm the prime minister of the Shiftless Workshy Slackers Club, and I'm proud to say I was recently crowned The Laziest Woman In the World. Wheee! Slack On!"}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Apr  8, 1997 (22:42)", "body": "Slack on Aubrey!"}, {"response": 3, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Thu, Apr 10, 1997 (13:42)", "body": "So now I'm in peals of laughter and my co-workers think I'm even more of a nutty nutty nut-case than before! It's a good thing my boss is President Emeritus of the SWSC, otherwise I'd be in beeg trouble, spending so much time quaffing deep of the cup of life at The Spring! (he got tenure 20 yrs ago and has done nothing but play video poker--tho not, thank god, video STRIP poker--since) If I were in a real Dallas job, I'd be in jail for pulling out an uzi by now. I quit my residency, refused a second p st-doc, and now I want to do a clinical research job usually performed by nurses (I'm an MD)(obviously, from the residency comment)--can you say UNDERACHEIVER?!@?! But I'm not bitter, no, and you gotta believe my folks are proud and happy they supported me all the way through 24 years of schooling for this!"}, {"response": 4, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Thu, Apr 10, 1997 (13:49)", "body": "I belong to an Utne salon full of semi-slackers, so it's cool. We hang. It's kind of funny when we get into it with the one or two non-slackers, tho--they can't seem to grasp the concept that we don't WANT to rush our lives away. Have you ever noticed that time passes slower the less you do? I used to just lie on my bed in Austin--I lived in a converted 4-plex in Tarrytown; my apt was constructed in large part from the 2nd story screened-in porch, so I had great wraparound panoramic tree-house windows -and look at the tree branches swaying. Oh, no, seriously no drugs--I'm truly the only teetotaling nonsmoking non druggie who has this much fun! So that's really how I think of Austin: lying on my futon with a cool breeze blowing, listening to KUT and letting my mind float."}, {"response": 5, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Apr 10, 1997 (20:41)", "body": "I like that last image. I'm going up in the observatory in my house and open the windows later (all 12 of them) and catch one of those fine Austin breezes. Tell those folks at Utne to come on by for a visit. We'd love to pump things up more here. I just got off the phone to Ted Kircher, running for Mayor. I told him to get on Sammy and Bob's show right away. They'll love him with his stand on Capital Metro and Light Rail, the host issues now. MOre on this in politics conf. later."}, {"response": 6, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Nov 24, 1998 (06:24)", "body": "\"There's a couple of other places I like. A few cities. I like London and Paris and Austin, Texas.\" -- Jerry Seinfeld"}, {"response": 7, "author": "TIM", "date": "Tue, Nov 24, 1998 (10:23)", "body": "I wonder if he meant: London, Texas; Paris, Texas; and Austin, Texas;"}, {"response": 8, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Tue, Nov 24, 1998 (10:23)", "body": "Excellent point."}, {"response": 9, "author": "aschuth", "date": "Fri, Apr 16, 1999 (13:43)", "body": "Anybody seen the movie \"Paris, Texas\" ? Hard to explain, but somehow reminded me for years of happier days..."}, {"response": 10, "author": "aa9il", "date": "Tue, Apr 20, 1999 (21:16)", "body": "Never saw Paris Tx but seeing a new post on this thread has reminded me to rewatch Slacker and the Robot Group tapes. Mike aka Cosmo"}, {"response": 11, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Apr 23, 1999 (20:34)", "body": "Have you been to the Robot Groups new HQ out on S Congress?"}, {"response": 12, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Fri, Apr 23, 1999 (23:58)", "body": "nope...and you?"}, {"response": 13, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Apr 24, 1999 (13:24)", "body": "Not yet, Mel's been trying to get me to go to one of the meetings. It's a pretty well equipped robot workshop."}, {"response": 14, "author": "aa9il", "date": "Tue, Apr 27, 1999 (19:46)", "body": "Hey there Where is the new HQ? When are the meetings? I heard the Robot Group reformed from Paco @ FringeWare. Still remember going to Discovery Hall back in the late 80's - never ran into the Robot Group per se but did sit in on the computer groups attempts to get a DEC up and running. Mike aka cosmo"}, {"response": 15, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Apr 28, 1999 (08:49)", "body": "It's out on S Congress and I'm not sure what days, but they have workshops two evenings each week. No more Teds Greek. They order out now."}, {"response": 16, "author": "aa9il", "date": "Thu, Jan  6, 2000 (20:51)", "body": "Hey yall Well, thought Id make a post to this page in the new century... Rereading the old posts reminds me of distant summer days and the desire to go back. Ride the bike to Zilker or goof off in the green belt. Just need to work the logistics out. Just slacking away in the Windy City.... Mike aka Cosmo"}, {"response": 17, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Jan  6, 2000 (21:18)", "body": "Y'all just need to check out the Polynesian paralysis which inflicts the local folks in Hawaii. No Paris here, but we have palm trees set just far enough apart to string a hammock and close enough to the house to yell for a cold beer. Does that qualify?"}, {"response": 18, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Jan  9, 2000 (08:17)", "body": "Y'all Hawaian's can slack wif the best of um!"}, {"response": 19, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Jan  9, 2000 (14:26)", "body": "Some have refined their technique of having beer and food reachable without moving from the Hammock that when they fly interisland, they have to purchase two seats to be able to sit down! I have seen it with my very eyes! Yup! some o' us be worl'- class slackers!"}, {"response": 20, "author": "aa9il", "date": "Sun, Jul  9, 2000 (23:14)", "body": "Oy, gotta get those logistics sorted but I spend so much time goofing off that I cant seem to get to the logistics. That and multiple interests distracting me in various directions. oh well still slacking in Chi town....."}, {"response": 21, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, Jul 10, 2000 (00:29)", "body": "MikeMikeMike... I was worried about you dashing across the pond, herniating over a boatanchor then winding coils with more loops than the population of China... Now I find you are doing some first class slackin' Cross you off my worry list! *whew*"}, {"response": 22, "author": "aa9il", "date": "Mon, Jul 10, 2000 (19:42)", "body": "No need to worry - always been a slacker at heart even if my actions prove otherwise (curently typing while watching data packet streams zip across the laptop which is precariously balanced on the couch -trying to make heads or tails over the cryptic message structure....) Even from back in my Austin daze, tried to balance between being a techno goof (and not the 120bpm techno in this case) and still pay the rent. I sometimes ponder becoming a Zen Lunatic (per Keroac's Dharma Bums) but am way to engrossed in science and engineering. One thing I do notice in the silly work-a-day world is that there is a lot of technical work being done strictly for the $$. Does not seem like that work is very fun because its WORK and not technical play. One day I might figure out that balance - until then, I keep making small incremental steps towards understanding and not understanding and accepting."}, {"response": 23, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, Jul 10, 2000 (20:04)", "body": "Getting paid for doing what you love to do and would do anyway is the secret. Not too many doing that anymore, it seems. If you do figure out that balance, you can make millions explaining to others how you did it - but that would be WORK! Imagining you watching streaming packet bursts. good luck. The racket over SW is terrible. Hope it is good stuff they are sending (usually \"me and my house and the dog\" kinda pix as I remember.) Nah, not a Dharma Bum or a Zen anything. Your mind is far too active and needs better outlets than that. Keep up the slacking and the hunt for \"The Balance.\""}, {"response": 24, "author": "aa9il", "date": "Wed, Jul 26, 2000 (19:59)", "body": "Balance in chaos I wonder sometimes if that is just the default mode and go with it. After a crazy assed cross country drive between Austin to Dallas and back again, I get a bit perplexed - the whole place has really changed.... The drive started out simple enuf listening to Wagner then moving on to early 80's era Rush then finally to industrial sledgehammer pounding KMFDM Watching clouds of bats take flight from the Congress river bridge and wandering around the UT campus at night to then catch 8 1/2 Souvenirs at the Cactus Cafe. More driving still with philosophical banter, visits, more driving then ending up back here. Another good time to observe and then get back to all the techie projects waiting in the wings. Mike"}, {"response": 25, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Wed, Jul 26, 2000 (22:34)", "body": "Wow, Mike... Amazing how eclectic your tastes in music are! You are a not a bad writer, either. It must be all that atmosphere they have in Texas that makes one turn philosophical... I love the Wagner stuff..."}, {"response": 26, "author": "aa9il", "date": "Thu, Jul 27, 2000 (19:03)", "body": "Yea, my music tastes jump around quite a bit. Going thru the records and CD's of my past kinda outline phases and moods - mostly top 40 rock during high school then various shades of 60's psychedelia and experimental space rock as well as art-concept prog rock bands during college years. Then indie, folkie, Reggae, and punk/industrial during the Austin phase, then college radio, weird electronic ambient and 120+ bpm techno up to now. All this with smatherings of the previous musical objects thrown in as the CD player dictates. NOW, you know why I keep wanting to start up a pirate station! Been going through my pondering phase as of late which explains the ramblings but am getting re-focused back to the electronic projects which provide the anchor. de Mike p.s. the CA trip sounded way cool"}, {"response": 27, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Jul 27, 2000 (21:12)", "body": "Slacker, California style: Head for the High Sierra. Grazing at the local eateries on the way yielded BBQ of unexcelled flavor and tenderness and cost (very reasonable). Snow stilll beneath the enormous trees... viewed from the back seat of a Ford Probe with the snacks at my command. The entire trip was awesome...and way KEWL (as the natives here say."}, {"response": 28, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Fri, Jul 28, 2000 (04:33)", "body": "I had a great time years ago on my visit to Grass Valley and Nevada City in the California Sierras. It's a great place to go hiking and exploring and there are a lot of attractions in these little towns."}, {"response": 29, "author": "aa9il", "date": "Fri, Jul 28, 2000 (22:22)", "body": "Never made it up to far northern California - did get to tool around Marin county several times and admire the redwoods there. Big thrill also was down south in Silly Valley - drove around Stanford and got to drive over SLAC and see the big SETI dish. geek out de Mike"}, {"response": 30, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Jul 28, 2000 (23:44)", "body": "Awesome, Mike! Love that SETI software... Never got to Berkeley but I have been to Greenbank (W.Va.) and Jodrell Bank (Manchester, England) Didja got to Muir Woods? Had a really neat experience there I should post in Geo..."}, {"response": 31, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Sat, Jul 29, 2000 (06:03)", "body": "Summerfest today! I'm on my way. http://www.repeater.org I've been to Muir Woods and to the nearby Zen Center. And Mt. Tam."}, {"response": 32, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sat, Jul 29, 2000 (22:26)", "body": "Enjoy! Been up Mr Daiblo, too. No Zen center..."}, {"response": 33, "author": "aa9il", "date": "Wed, Aug  9, 2000 (19:16)", "body": "Got to drive around Mt. Tam - I was in the passenger seat and all I could remember was looking down past the railing at Redwoods where you could not see where the trunk ended. More thrilling than any roller coaster. Also went to Stinson beach to touch the Pacific."}, {"response": 34, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Wed, Aug  9, 2000 (23:52)", "body": "Ah! Went to Half Moon Bay to touch Sir Walter Drake's water. Well, at least the same pacific he touched. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 40, "subject": "Crikey Kid Snoop", "response_count": 2, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Fri, Aug 13, 1999 (23:17)", "body": ""}, {"response": 2, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Fri, Aug 13, 1999 (23:17)", "body": "A funeral for a friend reveals a distasteful secret when Crikey and his babysitter Corvette plunge into the mystery of \"A Tomb Uncommon\", now showing on the 'net at http://www.crikeykidsnoop.com/ I incorporated some site redesign; in order to see the latest cartoon, you should click on the \"New Stuff\" button----the \"Crime Vault\" is solely for archived adventures. Enjoy wayres@crikeykidsnoop.com austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 41, "subject": "Austin News", "response_count": 205, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Oct  7, 1999 (13:51)", "body": "The Yogurt Shop murders have finally been solved. This has tied this community up in knots for years. Eight days after four teen-age girls were killed in a 1991 yogurt shop robbery, Austin police arrested a teen-ager with a revolver at Northcross Mall. He told investigators he had loaned the .22-caliber revolver to a friend who had used it in the yogurt shop slayings. Almost eight years later, Austin police on Wednesday arrested and charged four men with capital murder, including the two teen-agers they had questioned long ago and dismissed as lying about the city's most notorious unsolved killings. Three of the accused were McCallum High School students, and the fourth, who had attended several Austin schools, was not enrolled in Austin public schools at the time of the killings. All are high school dropouts. They've worked a variety of jobs, mostly as mechanics or maintenance workers or, in one case, as manager of a McDonald's restaurant. At a midafternoon news conference, Police Chief Stan Knee gave a spare outline of the arrests, and police would say nothing else. But a sworn police statement for the arrest warrant tells how police believe four teen-agers -- 15 to 17 years old in 1991 -- plotted to rob the I Can't Believe It's Yogurt store on West Anderson Lane and then shot the four girls before setting the shop on fire. From http://www.austin360.com"}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Oct  7, 1999 (13:56)", "body": "align=\"left\">"}, {"response": 3, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Oct  7, 1999 (16:55)", "body": "wow. I had just been in Austin for a few months when those murders happened... oddly enough I'd put all that outta my head... remembering the grief and anger in the AUstin community though kinda reminds me (a LOT) of what has been going on here since Columbine... the frustration was deeper in Austin though... no killers were named... we were kinda nervous to go out... everyone wondered had they been raped, did they know their killers, was it drug related or a drug deal gone bad... I'm relieved they've found the perpetrators... after reading all their bios I feel sad that some of these guys had gotten their lives back together... too late of course to lead a happy successful life... and their unsuspecting wives... how truly frightening for them... Thanks Paul for the heads up..."}, {"response": 4, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Oct  7, 1999 (17:13)", "body": "Yeah, there's a collective big sigh or relief here in Austin, the uneasiness of not knowing all these years has ended."}, {"response": 5, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Oct 25, 1999 (23:21)", "body": "src=\" http://austin360.com/sports/hookem/gameday/99/nebraska/utneb2.jpg\" > \"Texas cheerleaders and Matthew McConaughey cheer on as #81 Mike Jones runs into the end zone for a touchdown as #83 Kyle Vanden Bosch tries to stop him in the fourth quarter of play at Royal-Memorial Stadium.\" In Austin news today, actor Matthew McConaughey was arrested in his home and taken to the downtown jail. He spent the night in jail. Seems there was \"loud noise\" and when the cops got there he was naked and playing a bongo drum. Coincidentally, he's on the front page of the Austin paper shown cheering the winning touchdown. The picture above, he's between the two cheerleaders. Alex Jones and others on our tvshow website have been talking about the heavy handedness of the Austin police. Now, Joe Turner, noted criminal lawyer, will defend Matthew of these charges of excessive force. Also found at the scene or Matthew's Tarrytown home, a bong and some pot. He wasn't charged with this."}, {"response": 6, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, Oct 25, 1999 (23:41)", "body": "Oh My! At least my summation on who it was NOT was correct in your sports topic. Pretty nasty business if one is not allowed to be naked and playing one's bongo drums in the privacy of one's own home...! Is this a law in Texas? (Is there a Tarrytown in Texas, too? I only know of the one in New York!)"}, {"response": 7, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Oct 26, 1999 (13:59)", "body": "Tarrytown is an older, nice Austin neighborhood. The lady judge said what the cops did, bust into his home, was illegal. So they're trying him on \"resisting transportation\". He wouldn't have been resisting transportation if they'd left him alone like they should have. All the neighbors interviewed on the news were saying what a nice guy he was, how he watered their grass when they were away, etc. He gave the press a big \"hookem\" sign at the release."}, {"response": 8, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Tue, Oct 26, 1999 (16:57)", "body": "How unfortunate this all is...and I hope justice is served. He cannot but have helped his cause by using the Hookem sign *grin*. Thanks for the location of the second Tarrytown of which I am aware...if figured to be a \"better\" neighborhood...!"}, {"response": 9, "author": "mrchips", "date": "Tue, Oct 26, 1999 (17:16)", "body": "Obviously this happened at night, when there are reasonable noise concerns. The cops should have knocked on his door, giving him an opportunity to put some shorts on, and told him there were complaints about the noise and to please stop playing the bongos until a reasonable hour. Then, if that didn't work. But the young, naked movie star partying at night with bongos in an old money neighborhood. Sure makes good fodder for the gossip mill. Resisting transportation? If the entry was illegal, all charg s should be dropped. I'm sure he'll have a good enough lawyer."}, {"response": 10, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Oct 26, 1999 (18:19)", "body": "He's got the best lawyer you can get in Austin. The cops apparently knocked but there was no answer and then they circled the place and spotted a bong on a table and decided to enter. Matthew yelled at them to leave but they arrested him. I guess he gave one of the arresting officers a body slam, but hey, he was at the UT game earlier that day. The Judge said they had no business entering his place without a warrant. This probably happens a lot but we don't hear about it, in this case, it happened to one of Austin's biggest movie stars."}, {"response": 11, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Tue, Oct 26, 1999 (22:40)", "body": "Unfortunately, I am sure it happens a lot - all over the world - and far worse than that...but that does not make it any less repugnant that they did an unlawful search and seizure...!"}, {"response": 12, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Dec  2, 1999 (20:56)", "body": "I subscribed to Austin 360 and got the holiday rundown on the goodies available for your spare hours: Wanna go to the game? \"I will straight trade two upper level Big 12 Championship tickets for two decent seats to the Texas/Arizona basketball game this Saturday night.\" -- says Tommer. Sell, buy or trade your tickets here. Amid the fun, holidays can bring over-eating and depression. Use Austin 360's Health Tools to help fight flab and Seasonal Affective Disorder. Look after yourself Join us and Talk City for the most interesting celebrity and special interest chats. Among this week's offerings are: * Thurs., 12/2 - Chef Nick Stellino * Fri., 12/3 - Vanity Fair's Dominick Dunne * Mon., 12/6 - Santa Claus visits! Exprience a slightly different spirit of Christmas as the UT Ballet Folklorico brings the traditional Mexican 'Posada' to Austin. \ufffd UT Ballet Folklorico \ufffd Get your group online WEEKEND WEATHER The rain gods seem to be smiling, but will Central Texas get enough much-needed moisture?. Check the KVUE 24 five-day forecast on Austin360.com. FOLLOW THE STARS TO THE PERFECT GIFT Get some guidance on gift giving from the signs of the zodiac. You'll love this unique approach to holiday shopping. ---------- *SPOTLIGHT* Charitygift.com Local Internet startup Charitygift.com is up and running just in time for the giving season. Make a donation to charity in a friends' name, design a Christmas card for them, and let them pick which charity your donation goes to -- all online. http://www.Charitygift.com ----------"}, {"response": 13, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Dec  2, 1999 (21:01)", "body": "Wow, thanks for posting that! Full of suggestions for activities."}, {"response": 14, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Dec  2, 1999 (21:06)", "body": "I can post it with the hotlinks intact if you would like - but they are all on the website. The eLert they emailed to me just has them as items which do not copy."}, {"response": 15, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Dec  2, 1999 (21:09)", "body": "don't know how that happened again, but I did not do it. (oh ,yes I did accidentally....sigh) That little sentence is NOT a link..."}, {"response": 16, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Dec  4, 1999 (12:55)", "body": "Sure keep the hotlinks live. They'll be live if they have http:// automatically."}, {"response": 17, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sat, Dec  4, 1999 (19:04)", "body": "unfortunately, they were of the \"a href\" sort with <> around them and that is how I ended up with the problems in post 15. I can go back and hunt all of them and rewrite them...or leave it to others to look around the website. Loads of links and other goodies are there: Austin360"}, {"response": 18, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Dec  6, 1999 (14:49)", "body": "You can copy source in a case like that."}, {"response": 19, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, Dec  6, 1999 (17:21)", "body": "e-Lert! from Austin360.com \"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas... ...everywhere you go.\" Okay, maybe its tough to get in the Christmas spirit when you're still running your AC and wearing shorts and a t-shirt. And \"chestnuts roasting on an open fire\" might earn you a citation from Travis County where the burn ban still is in effect. So Austin360 e-Lert! is here with some weekend highlights to help you get in the holiday mood. NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Friday, December 3, 1999 -- Get on the right track for the festive season with a magical steam train ride through the Hill Country. All aboard for the 'Tour of Lights' Saturday, December 4, 1999 -- Root for the Longhorn football squad as it looks to make it four in a row over the Cornhuskers in the Big 12 Championship game in San Antonio. Hook 'em! Sunday, December 5, 1999 -- Join thousands of your neighbors for an Austin holiday tradition, as the city lights the Zilker Park Christmas Tree. Flick the switch http://www.austin360.com/custom/holidays/trailoflights.html NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: http://www.austin360.com/entertainment/ \ufffd Sports: Big time hoops! The No. 9 Longhorns welcome No. 4 Arizona \ufffd Arts: Step out on the dance floor at Saturday's swanky Holiday Salsa Affair \ufffd Music: Mix with the folks from the Electronic Music Organization Saturday \ufffd Movies: 'Man of the Century' is a refreshing new comedy. Find out where it's showing in town \ufffd Dining: Got a hankering for good sushi? Kyoto could be worth the wait http://austin360.com/entertainment/dining/reviews/kyoto.htm \ufffd Travel: Day-trip to Georgetown for the 'It's a Wonderful Life' Christmas Stroll \ufffd Recreation: Ride the trails. Check out the Austin greenbelt biking scene http://austin360.com/recreation/features/bikingindex.html \ufffd Community: Hit the Austin Christmas Market and Bazaar this Sunday HOLIDAY SHOPPING? You've come to the right place!! Don't worry about parking or waiting in line. You can do your comparison shopping online. With a few clicks, you'll be done with your holiday shopping - and have more time to enjoy the holidays!! http://www.austin360.com/shared/shopping/ Heading to San Antonio for the big game? Wear Orange! http://www.cfistores.com/Scripts/ndISAPI.dll/GoBig12/pgGoBig12 GET CONNECTED Wanna go to the game? \"I will straight trade two upper level Big 12 Championship tickets for two decent seats to the Texas/Arizona basketball game this Saturday night.\" -- says Tommer. Sell, buy or trade your tickets here. http://www.austin360.com/sports/big12/ticket1.html Amid the fun, holidays can bring over-eating and depression. Use Austin 360's Health Tools to help fight flab and Seasonal Affective Disorder. http://austin360.com/shared/health/tools/ Join us and Talk City for the most interesting celebrity and special interest chats. Among this week's offerings are: * Thurs., 12/2 - Chef Nick Stellino * Fri., 12/3 - Vanity Fair's Dominick Dunne * Mon., 12/6 - Santa Claus visits! http://www.austin360.com/shared/community/chat/stars.html/ Exprience a slightly different spirit of Christmas as the UT Ballet Folklorico brings the traditional Mexican 'Posada' to Austin. \ufffd UT Ballet Folklorico http://www.austin360.com/community/groups/utbf/index.html \ufffd Get your group online http://www.austin360.com/community/join/ If you've got any questions or suggestions, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback WEEKEND WEATHER The rain gods seem to be smiling, but will Central Texas get enough much-needed moisture?. Check the KVUE 24 five-day forecast on Austin360.com. Weather http://austin360.com/news/1metro/1999/12/02rain.html FOLLOW THE STARS TO THE PERFECT GIFT Get some guidance on gift giving from the signs of the zodiac. You'll love this unique approach to holiday shopping. Shop by Astrological Sign http://www.austin360.com/shared/horoscopes/giftguide.html ---------- *SPOTLIGHT* Charitygift.com Local Internet startup Charitygift.com is up and running just in time for the giving season. Make a donation to charity in a friends' name, design a Christmas card for them, and let them pick which charity your donation goes to -- all online. http://www.charitygift.com ----------"}, {"response": 20, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Dec  9, 1999 (18:28)", "body": ""}, {"response": 21, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Dec  9, 1999 (18:31)", "body": "More from e-Lert and Austin 360 with \"a href\" links so check the links in the last e-Lert as many of them are the same - or go to http://austin360.com/ Holiday Greetings from Austin360.com The Zilker Tree is lit, the Trail of Lights is opening, and the Miracle on 37th Street neighborhood is in full swing -- the holiday season in Austin is officially opened. Santa's checking his Austin list, he's sorting it twice, doing a database search for who's naughty or nice. Santa Clause is .com-ing to town. NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Friday, December 10, 1999 -- Take a fast-paced trip through the life and times of December's most famous birthday boy, as 'Jesus Christ Superstar' explodes onto stage. Light the fuse Saturday, December 11, 1999 -- Enjoy a Heart of Texas Christmas as this men's chorus ushers in the festive season with an evening of song. Prick up your ears Sunday, December 12, 1999 -- Take a saunter with fellow Austinites down the Zilker Park Trail of Lights. Hit the Trail NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Sports: Hit the hardcourts! The 'Horns try to hit the winning track against San Diego, Saturday \ufffd Arts: Enjoy perhaps the world's best-known ballet as Ballet Austin presents 'The Nutcracker' \ufffd Music: Open your ears Sunday to the mellow tones of Turtle Creek Chorale \ufffd Movies: 'The Green Mile' is a worthy Oscar contender. Find out why, and where it's showing in town \ufffd Dining: Discover what's surprisingly good about Caf\ufffd Josie \ufffd Travel: Come closer to inner peace with a visit to the awesome Guadalupe Mountains \ufffd Recreation: Makin' a list? Mike Leggett has a great Christmas shopping guide for the outdoorsy \ufffd Community: Take the kids for a pancake breakfast with Santa PARKING HASSLES? It's not an issue if you shop here!! You'll find great selections of brand names at terrific prices! With a few clicks you can finish all your holiday shopping - and have time to enjoy all the fun!! Shopping Are you turning your attention from UT Football to UT Basketball? You still need to wear your orange! UT Merchandise GET CONNECTED Signs of change. \"'Sprawl' is not a disease that causes 'farmers' to awaken one morning to find Milburn homes in their pasture!\" -- says Rong. Tell us what you think about Austin's rapid growth. Join the debate Whether you're planning a trip across town or a Christmas trip across the country, use Austin 360's Map It to get there faster and safer. Map your route Join us and Talk City for the most interesting celebrity and special interest chats. Among this week's offerings are: * Thurs., 12/9 - Jaguar's Wide Receiver Jimmy Smith * All month long 12/10 & 11 - Santa Claus visits! * Wed., 12/15 - David Krumholtz from the movie \"Liberty Heights\" People & Chat Local computer graphics professionals can get support, education, networking and freelancing information from Austin Corel Professionals. \ufffd Austin Corel Professionals \ufffd Get your professional group online"}, {"response": 22, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Dec 10, 1999 (03:24)", "body": "Trackmeets and Trails of Light."}, {"response": 23, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Dec 10, 1999 (04:29)", "body": "Sounds like the Olympic Torch relay or some permutation of same...or are they two different events?!"}, {"response": 24, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Dec 10, 1999 (13:00)", "body": "I just noticed these two events from the stuff you posted from 360."}, {"response": 25, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Dec 10, 1999 (18:44)", "body": "It all sounds so festive - I guess that is what I miss the most living here. I'll just hole up and hope to survive the holidays for another year without family or those I truly care about..."}, {"response": 26, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Dec 13, 1999 (20:44)", "body": "There has to be tons of things to do in Hawaii, if I was there I think I'd be dazzled, imagine you've just arrived in town and go from there."}, {"response": 27, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, Dec 13, 1999 (21:44)", "body": "There are plenty of really nice students here from far-flung places in the same lonely position, so I think I shall throw a party and feed them. One must never be alone for the holidays. Maybe I can convince some of them to go hiking with me on New Year's Day...Kilauea caldera is pretty empty and very peaceful and fascinating no matter the weather or time of the year. Thanks, Terry! Not exactly what you chose, but I think this will do just fine. *hugs*"}, {"response": 28, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Dec 15, 1999 (02:29)", "body": "Good for you Marcia. My son Shey is here this week from California and we're jamming around town having a ball. Push your limits Marcia, you'll find good friends and good times."}, {"response": 29, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Wed, Dec 15, 1999 (02:48)", "body": "I think his coach was here for the Big Island Invitational - I heard our AD telling someone else that the man who had just left was the coach at Sonoma State...! Loads of fun folks here - and I plan to corral as many as I can fit into the house! Why vegetate when good things are out there just waiting for someone to do them?!"}, {"response": 30, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Dec 15, 1999 (06:25)", "body": "Absolutely, couldn't agree more. Did you see the new folks that showed up today?"}, {"response": 31, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Wed, Dec 15, 1999 (18:40)", "body": "Not yet...(still looking for where I might find them...)It's finals week here so a lot of the local kids will be departing, west coast parents will be coming over to spend the holidays with their kids, and I get the rest from all over the world. I just might let they bring their national specialty to add to my traditional turkey feast...! We will surely have an eclectic menu!"}, {"response": 32, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Wed, Dec 15, 1999 (18:43)", "body": "Oh, and the Coconut Coast Classic teams do not show up for another week: Ashland, Truman State, North Dakota, Nebraska-Omaha and UHHilo (a much smaller tournament but has fans who are just as rabid as Cincinnati's are!)"}, {"response": 33, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Dec 16, 1999 (19:38)", "body": "I'm going to possibly check out the Armadillo Christmas Fair again this year."}, {"response": 34, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Dec 16, 1999 (20:06)", "body": "They have ethnic fairs of all sorts in Hilo, but none I can recall for animals. OK, I can't even begin to guess what an Armadillo Christmas Fair entails. Please report back!"}, {"response": 35, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Dec 16, 1999 (20:31)", "body": "http://www.austin360.com/index.html e-Lert! from Austin360.com Counting down to Christmas on Austin360.com Father Christmas has been spotted buying more printer paper, so it looks like his list is in its final stages. But you still have time to do some last-minute shopping, hit the Trail of Lights or find a local church in which to celebrate the season's meaning. NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Friday, December 17, 1999 -- Now's your chance to experience one of the world's most popular ballets as Ballet Austin presents \"The Nutcracker\". Get more information Saturday, December 18, 1999 -- Ever heard of Wofford College? Well, us either...but they did beat Clemson earlier this year. The Longhorns meet them at the Erwin Center at 1 p.m. Horns hoops Sunday, December 19, 1999 -- Tired of singing carols in the shower? Well, get yourself and some friends down to the 11th Annual Sing-It-Yourself Messiah and belt carols out for all Austin to hear. Sing it loud NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Whoop it up with the juggling, whipcracking, balloon-eating Flaming Idiots \ufffd Music: Jam with The Misfits, GWAR and the Derailers \ufffd Movies: 'Bicentennial Man' aims for the heart this holiday season. Find out where it's showing in town \ufffd Dining: Get the real scoop on why Dan McKluskey's steaks are so great \ufffd Travel: San Antonio has just the zoo for you \ufffd Recreation: Outdoorsy folks on the shopping list? Mike Leggett to the rescue \ufffd Community: Join your Austin neighbors at the city's spectacular Trail of Lights RUNNING OUT OF TIME? There are only nine shopping days left before Christmas!! You had better get in gear! With just a few clicks, you can finish all your holiday shopping! Let the clicking begin.... Shopping Chocolate-dipped strawberries. Texas Granite bookends. Ice cream gift certificates. Longhorns blankets. Fishing lure art. Dr. Seuss. Send friends and family gifts from local businesses. There's even free hand-delivery available. Send a gift that screams 'Austin!' GET CONNECTED Movies of the '90s. \"ED WOOD. A terrific little movie about the infamous B-movie director. One of my favorites of all time.\" -- says frits. Be a critic and put in your two cents. What movie tops your favorites list? Getting the abode decorated for the season? Need some ideas for the chronic home improver in your house? Want to make sure your pipes survive the chill? Check in with Austin 360's Home Improvement for gift ideas and how-tos. Home Improvement Join us and Talk City for the most interesting celebrity and special interest chats. Among this week's offerings are: * Thurs., 12/16 - Author David Bach on his book \"Smart Women Finish Rich\" * Thurs., 12/16 - Joan Lunden * Mon., 12/20 - Meet Mr. Food People & Chat It's a small world after all. Make new friends from around the world with members from the Friendship Force of Austin \ufffd Go global \ufffd Get your cultural group online If you've got complaints about your standing on the naughty or nice list, please take them up with Santa. If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback Copyright 1999 Cox Interactive Media. WEEKEND WEATHER It's beginning to feel a bit like winter -- for once cooler weather abounds. Check the KVUE 24 five-day forecast on Austin360.com. Weather POP SOME CORN AND SETTLE IN! There's nothing like a good holiday TV special to get you in the spirit of the season. Find out when your favorite classics will return and what's new this year. Holiday TV Planner ---------- *SPOTLIGHT* Buy local Amy's Ice Cream, Dr. Chocolate, Bark 'n' Purr, the Continental Club, Chuy's, Sabia Botanicals, Alamo Drafthouse, Art on 5th, the University Co-Op and many more local businesses are ready to deliver gifts to the doors or desks of your friends and family. Get shopping ----------"}, {"response": 36, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Dec 16, 1999 (21:39)", "body": "oooh! I miss Amy's... mexican vanilla w/ peanut butter cup..."}, {"response": 37, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Dec 17, 1999 (14:41)", "body": "Every year I go to the Armadillo Christmas Fair and there's one show stopper booth. Two years ago it was the rubber ties. Last year, no show stopper. This year, it's gotta be the metal sculpture from Wisconsin. These moving, gyrating works made out of parts from engine blocks and electrical parts from cars are breathtaking. There's a guy on a harley, a chain of basketball players collaborating on a dunk, incredible robots. it was awesome. I may have to go back and get another look and get the guys card. Someone said \"ooo, don't touch it\" to her kid and the guy from Wisconsin said, \"Go ahead, see the sign that says 'please touch', I have a policy, if you touch it and it breaks, I've done something wrong.\" I really can't describe these. I just might have to go back and see if he has a website with pictures. I might have to go against all my instincts and buy one."}, {"response": 38, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Dec 17, 1999 (19:42)", "body": "How neat! I have a small baseball player made of out screws nuts and small hardware then chromed - really cute. I think you just might need to get a small whatzit for the corner of your room... How many rubber ties are in your collection?"}, {"response": 39, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Dec 19, 1999 (16:31)", "body": "Just one! But it's cool. And I still haven't made it back to the Armadillo."}, {"response": 40, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Dec 19, 1999 (20:00)", "body": "How do you tie it? (I know - very carefully!) or is it a clip-on? Guess it would have to be... Don't think I have ever seen a bungee tie!"}, {"response": 41, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, Dec 20, 1999 (00:41)", "body": "You guys are gonna freeze your buns off: Forecast For Austin, Tx 400 Pm Cst Sun Dec 19 1999 .Tonight...Fair This Evening...Then Becoming Cloudy...Windy And Colder. A 20 Percent Chance Of Rain Toward Morning. Lows In The Upper 30S To Near 40. Southerly Winds 5 To 10 Mph...Becoming North 15 To 25 Mph Around Midnight. .Monday...Cloudy...Windy And Much Colder With A 20 Percent Chance Of Rain Or Sleet Mainly In The Morning. Partial Clearing Late Afternoon. Temperatures Holding In The 30S. North Wind 20 To 30 Mph. .Monday Night...Clearing And Very Cold. Lows Around 20 To 25. .Tuesday...Mostly Sunny. Highs In The Mid And Upper 40S. .Extended Forecast... .Tuesday Night...Mostly Clear And Very Cold. Lows Around 20. .Wednesday...Partly Cloudy. Highs In The Upper 40S To Near 50. .Thursday And Friday...Partly Cloudy. Lows In The 20S. Highs In The 50S. Special weather statement 300 Pm Cst Sun Dec 19 1999 ...Colder Weather Coming Tonight And Monday... A Cold Front Will Move Over The Hill Country And South Central Texas Tonight. Temperatures Will Slowly Fall Into The 30S By Monday Morning And Remaining In The 30S To Lower 40S Throughout The Day. Northerly Winds Will Prevail At 15 To 30 Mph And Gusty. There Is A Slight Chance Of Rain Developing Early Monday Morning And Continuing Through Most Of The Day. Portions Of The Texas Hill Country And South Central Texas May Have Rain Mixed With Sleet. Driving Conditions Will Be Difficult And Motorists Are Urged To Use Caution. Although The Sleet Will Be Light In Some Locations...Only Light Accumulations Are Possible...It Only Takes A Small Amount To Make Bridges...Streets...Highways And Walkways Extremely Slick And Hazardous. With Winds In The 15 To 30 Mph Range...Wind Chills Will Be In The Single Digits...So Dress Warmly. Protection To Plants...Pipes...Pets And Vehicles Is Advised Before The Colder Weather Comes Late Tonight And Monday. Stay Tuned To Noaa Weather Radio Stations...Cable Local Tv And Radio Stations For Additional Statements."}, {"response": 42, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Dec 20, 1999 (14:47)", "body": "Woo, chilly willy!"}, {"response": 43, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, Dec 20, 1999 (20:25)", "body": "Get out the wooly clothes and long-handled underwear...Gonna be a frigid night!"}, {"response": 44, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Dec 20, 1999 (21:39)", "body": "better yet... find a snuggle buddy!"}, {"response": 45, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, Dec 20, 1999 (22:15)", "body": "There you go! Hibernate with warm body of choice...my kinda winter wonderland!"}, {"response": 46, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Dec 21, 1999 (14:49)", "body": "The cold front is hitting us for real today. The other day was just a false alarm."}, {"response": 47, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, Dec 21, 1999 (16:27)", "body": "We arrive tonight... should I bother to bring shorts???"}, {"response": 48, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Dec 21, 1999 (16:34)", "body": "Yep. Bring those shorts if want to use my guest pass at the Q and there may be a warm front for Christmas. Will you call me please when you arrive?"}, {"response": 49, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, Dec 21, 1999 (20:38)", "body": "still the 512-303-3000 number? I'll call you from SA... I'm not sure we'll make it up to Austin... but if we do we'll definitely do the beer or coffee thing... Heard from WER lately?"}, {"response": 50, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Dec 22, 1999 (15:31)", "body": "I talked to wer yesterday and he's working a grueling schedule at Lil Italy, grueling 16 hour days without many breaks. I did get his schedule so I could schedule some time with him, he's been the workhorse and driving force behind spring.net for so long, we owe him a heavy debt of gratitude. He's really come a long way in his understanding and capabilities in web authoring and in Yapp programming."}, {"response": 51, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Dec 22, 1999 (15:33)", "body": "Call me at: 302-4000 Austin 303-4000 Cedar Creek 278-8065 Cedar Creek 699-4000 cellphone 838-4615 office Leave a message with your SA contact number, hope you make it up to Austin, I'd love to meet you guys for coffee."}, {"response": 52, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Dec 23, 1999 (18:21)", "body": "e-Lert! from Austin360.com Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Austin360.com \"I'm dreaming of a white Christmas...\" Well, according to the KVUE five day forecast, it looks like Perry really was dreaming - and he sure didn't live in Austin. Christmas Day is just about upon us with last minute shopping, travelling to see your friends and family, baking goodies, and wrapping the last of the presents. Have a Merry Christmas, and if you are still around town, here is our list of holiday weekend highlights to help you enjoy the season. NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Friday, December 24 -- Fire and Bowling Pins. The Flaming Idiots have been called \"one of the most brilliant juggling teams in America.\" Get more information Saturday, December 25 -- One ticked-off elf. Catch \"The Santaland Diaries\" featuring Martin Burke for an evening of merrily subversive holiday tales guaranteed to delight. Get the low-down Sunday, December 26 -- Ice Bats and Mud Bugs. The Expo center hosts another evening of ice hockey involving oddly-named teams. Drop the puck! NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Celebrate Kwanzaa with gospel, blues, jazz, rap and poetry at the Doris Miller Auditorium \ufffd Music: Celebrate Christmas with Dale Watson's holiday show at the Continental Club \ufffd Movies: 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' is not only creepy, but entertaining. Find out where it's showing in town \ufffd Dining: See why the Driskill Grill is 'poised for greatness' \ufffd Travel: Twenty lavish locales to ring in the New Year \ufffd Recreation: Map out your holiday trip \ufffd Community: Help your less fortunate neighbors by giving to Blue Santa GOT IT ORDERED? Even if you don't have the perfect gift in hand, you can say it's ordered and on it's way! Cover your bases with just a few clicks! Click away!! Shopping Chocolate-dipped strawberries. Texas Granite bookends. Ice cream gift certificates. Longhorns blankets. Fishing lure art. Dr. Seuss. Send friends and family gifts from local businesses. There's even free hand-delivery available. Send a gift that screams 'Austin!' GET CONNECTED Chan the man? \"I guarantee you there are 20 other teams that wish their coaches had gotten their team to the place Chan Gailey has his right now.\" -- says shanegot. Gripe, critique or cheer them, it's the Cowboys. Should Gailey stay or go? Getting the abode decorated for the season? Need some ideas for the chronic home improver in your house? Want to make sure your pipes survive the chill? Check in with Austin 360's Home Improvement for gift ideas and how-tos. Home Improvement Join us and Talk City for the most interesting celebrity and special interest chats. Among this week's offerings is: * Throughout December -- visit Santa's Workshop! People & Chat Make contact with your university's alumni group in Austin. Or you can get your group on-line. \ufffd Get your group online \ufffd Austin Rice Alumni \ufffd Capital of Texas Nebraskans \ufffd LSU Alumni Association - Austin \ufffd More alumni groups If you've got complaints about your standing on the naughty or nice list, please take them up with Santa. If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback Happy Holidays! Copyright 1999 Cox Interactive Media. WEEKEND WEATHER Dreaming of a cool Christmas? Check the KVUE 24 five-day forecast on Austin360.com. Weather TOO POOPED TO SHOP? Need an escape from the holiday rush? There's no better place to hide than a dark movie theater. But be sure to scope out the best flicks of the season before you blow your last 7 bucks! Holiday Movie Guide ---------- *SPOTLIGHT* Local Gifts Amy's Ice Cream, Dr. Chocolate, Bark 'n' Purr, the Continental Club, Chuy's, Sabia Botanicals, Alamo Drafthouse, Art on 5th, the University Co-Op and many more local businesses are ready to deliver gifts to the doors or desks of your friends and family - Thursday, 12/23 is last day to order. Get shopping"}, {"response": 53, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Dec 29, 1999 (16:58)", "body": "by the 22nd I was already in San Antonio... with your wrong phone# we didn't make it up to Austin anyway... just a week of some intense family time... Give WER a hug for me... two years ago right around today-ish we all met at Little Italy... how quickly time passes..."}, {"response": 54, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Dec 30, 1999 (15:33)", "body": "All my phone numbers end in 4000 And begin with either 302, 303 or 699."}, {"response": 55, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Dec 31, 1999 (02:36)", "body": "Y'll gonna have to wait till I am webbing before I can post Austin happenings herer. Doesn't want to copy and paste! But you can read it for this weekend at http://www.Austin360.com"}, {"response": 56, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Dec 31, 1999 (15:30)", "body": "A2K's going to be happening tonight, the big celebration on Sixth Street. It's 9:30 am, so we're about 14 1/2 hours away and counting. We'll see if our server makes it, my backup plan will be to reset the year to 1976 if the old www machine can't count to the year 2000. I'm not too worried about access, it's a real new machine."}, {"response": 57, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Dec 31, 1999 (17:56)", "body": "Have a good one, Terry. All of our stuff is new (thanks to the burglars) so we comply. I devoutly hope that I will join the rest in Spring via the web. I found an updating gif of the sun. It is the actual image of the sun and you can see the sunspots. That is most surely of interest to hams and other users of the ionosphere. but, I cannot post it until I get on the web. Since you do not go into Geo at all, shall I post it somewhere you can see it? Suggestions?"}, {"response": 58, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Dec 31, 1999 (18:15)", "body": "(I heard it was 1972 which replicates 1999 - but better get it done before midnight!"}, {"response": 59, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Dec 31, 1999 (20:04)", "body": "e-Lert! from Austin360.com Party of the century There's not much going on around Austin this weekend -- it might be a good weekend to just stay indoors, read a book, and catch up on your knitting. Of course, there is that little once-in-a-lifetime New Year's Eve Millennium celebration that takes over all of downtown Austin with free music and a giant laser light show as we countdown to Year 2K. Other than A2K, the dozens of other New Year's Eve events, the Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl, there's really not much going on. Enjoy your knitting. NEED WEEKEND PLANS? New Year's Eve -- You may have heard about this. There is a little shindig going on downtown called A2K, it's free and the fabulous music line-up includes Shawn Colvin, Robert Earl Keen and Lyle Lovett. Official information There are plenty of other Y2K happenings in the A-town and around Central Texas. Several shows are dropping by the way-side so call before you make your plans! Our listing for New Years Saturday, January 1 -- Try to get some sleep before 10:00 a.m. The Longhorns take on the Arkansas Piggies at the Cotton Bowl in Big D. Hook'em Horns! NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: New Year's at Zachary Scott Theatre is a dramatic extravaganza \ufffd Music: A2K not for you? Check out the millennium parties at other clubs in town \ufffd Movies: See for yourself why 'American Beauty' tops critics' lists \ufffd Sports: The Longhorns welcome the Houston Cougars to the Erwin Center on Sunday \ufffd Dining: The Granite offers 'delectable desserts to die for' \ufffd Travel: Get Outta Town! Austin to Boston for $239 or San Diego for $178 \ufffd Recreation: Map out your holiday trip \ufffd Community: Start the year off with Sunday's A2K Community Unity Fun day TIME TO BUY FOR \"YOU\"! Pamper yourself by buying some great New Year's treats. Visit our shopping channel to purchase all the things you wished your loved ones had given you. Shopping Gift certificates from Amy's Ice Creams, the Continental Club, Bark-n-Purr, the Alamo Draft House, Chuys, and more - give the gift of Austin. Click here to purchase online. GET CONNECTED Get your motor running. \"If anyone is interested in joining the Iron Butt or just ride somewhere, please post back. I ride a BMW K1100RS.\" -- says Irnbtt. Love motorcycles? Share your passion with other Austin bike enthusiasts. Hop into the Bike Bar Get the goods on this massive New Year's weekend with Austin 360's complete guide to the parties, possibilities and more. New Year's Austin Join us and Talk City for the most interesting celebrity and special interest chats. Among this week's offerings is: * Now through Jan. 2nd - Celebrate 2000 People & Chat Make a difference in an local student's life -- join the VICTORY Tutorial Program and tutor children at Austin Public Libraries. \ufffd VICTORY Tutorial Program \ufffd Educational Groups \ufffd More Volunteer Opportunities If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback If you want to be removed from this list, or want to make changes to you profile, such as upgrading from the text version to the html (with graphics) version of e-Lert!, click here: Edit your profile Happy New Years! Copyright 1999 Cox Interactive Media. WEEKEND WEATHER Hot or cold? Begin your New Year in the know and check the KVUE 24 five-day forecast on Austin360.com. Weather BEST OF THE CENTURY The last 100 years have been filled with exceptional people and innovations. Cast your vote in a variety of categories of who and what is tops in your opinion. Vote for the Best ---------- *SPOTLIGHT* Local Gifts Amy's Ice Cream, Dr. Chocolate, Bark 'n' Purr, the Continental Club, Chuy's, Sabia Botanicals, Alamo Drafthouse, Art on 5th, the University Co-Op and many more local businesses are ready to deliver gifts to the doors or desks of your friends and family. Get shopping ----------"}, {"response": 60, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Jan  3, 2000 (17:17)", "body": "I missed the giant a2k party but I had a nice time and 4 other more intimate affairs, winding up at Bob Nagy's out in Webberville for a nice New Years eve around the campfire and we got to see Bob's pix from Thailand. And I caught the Longhorn disaster the next morning. No one seemed to care about this game. So this is what life in the year 2000 is all about! I do feel like I'm doing some refocusing. Sharpening up some rough edges. Maybe I'll get this nameserver mess straightened out and complete the migration."}, {"response": 61, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, Jan  3, 2000 (18:47)", "body": "The game was forgetable and I cared about the game, but I was not playing in it...! Our party consisted of cough medicine and soup and tv. Perhaps I shall reinvent myself and change the old guard into something with which I really have something in common. Happy New Year, Terry!"}, {"response": 62, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, Jan  3, 2000 (18:51)", "body": "Anything I can do to help you refocus and get this nameserver mess atraightened out, I will be most happy to do. I am not a natural telnetter. I am far too wordy...*sigh*"}, {"response": 63, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Jan  5, 2000 (17:25)", "body": "The CEO of Digihost called me this morning and apologized, our nameservers are back, or will be back as soon as the changes propagate through the Internet. No domain name changes are instantaneous, they have to be accepted by myriads of hosts all over the net. Things should be back to normal by Friday at the latest. Let me know if anyone has trouble accessing www.spring.net. I'm thinking of changing our name to either austen.com or springfolks.com and making that the main conferencing area. How do folks feel about this name change. Of course, you could still use spring.net to access the conferences, but austen or springfolks would be the main entryway. There's also the name wholetech.com that I'm kicking around. We're going to move ahead with the new hosts, but more slowly and deliberately and we'll run parallel for a while till we finally pull the plug on ddc and move our servers out of their facility."}, {"response": 64, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Jan  6, 2000 (00:00)", "body": "There has only been one problem today that I am aware of. A lady in Toronto is having difficulties connecting. She has forgotten her login and password so I gave her the URL for new user and she got the 404 message. Same with main. I am still working on it with her. (Maybe it is Montreal she is from, but it definitely in Canada!)"}, {"response": 65, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Jan  6, 2000 (18:51)", "body": "Then there is this morning. I am back to telnetting even though the numerical ip's work. Ladies in Springfolks are having anxiety attacks, but I shall reassure then that they are in good hands."}, {"response": 66, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Jan  6, 2000 (22:32)", "body": "e-Lert! from Austin360.com What a Party! The millennium hoopla is over for now, but what a great party it was as over 200,000 revelers celebrated the new year on Congress Avenue partying like it was...no, we won't even say it. Re-live the A2K celebration by reading your neighbors' comments about the party, viewing slideshows, and experiencing the wrap-up on Austin's biggest party ever: Austin 360 Millennium Coverage Now it's time to hit the hike and bike trail, burn off some of those excess holiday calories, and get back to the usual exciting Austin weekends. Here's our weekly list of Austin weekend favorites. NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Friday through Sunday -- The Austin Home & Garden Show will have plenty of ideas and exhibits to help you remodel, redecorate and landscape. An 1100-square-foot 'cabin' will be on display. Whatever your style, your re-decorating juices will be flowing. Get inspired Friday and Saturday -- The Megabuck Bull Riding Championships are kicking at the Travis County Expo Center. More than 50 cowpokes compete against themselves, the clock and the big beasts. No bull! Saturday, January 8 -- Grab a cup of coffee and marvel at a unique performance by a dog and his man. \"Circus Chicken Dog\" also features a talking parrot, storytelling, frisbees and juggling. Catch it at Ruta Maya at 10:30 a.m. Woof, Woof, Cluck! NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Move beyond mainstream: \"Transcending Limits\" at Jones Center for Contemporary Art \ufffd Music: Hey Baby! Ted Roddy's Graceland Revue is at the Continental Club. See who else is playing \ufffd Movies: Tom Cruise as a sexy male chauvinist? See it only in P.T. Anderson's 'Magnolia' \ufffd Sports: The Cowboys limp into the playoffs vs. the Vikings \ufffd Dining: Suzi's China Grill serves great food that 'keeps packing them in' \ufffd Travel: Explore Europe: Find flights from Austin to Venice, Barcelona or Zurich for $359 \ufffd Recreation: It's time to start getting ready for the Cap 10K \ufffd Community: Rev up your engines! Head over to the Palmer Auditorium Car Show GAME FOR WINDOW SHOPPING? Click through our selection of shops and find the perfect thing for you or a friend! We've got Deals & Steals, Brand Names, Auctions and Coupons. Browse from the comfort of your home! Shopping The ultimate natural body-care gift basket from Sabia Botanicals - $75. Free hand-delivery to any Austin address. Click here to purchase online. GET CONNECTED Future star athletes. \"Westlake Girl's B-ball -- congrats to the Lady Chaps in their victory over Cleburne to win the championship game in their own tourney.\" -- says MandyH . Tell us how your favorite high school team is doing. Cheer them on at 360 The holidays are over and time is a bit slower. Make some home improvements with some tips from Austin 360. Austin 360 Home Improvement Join us and Talk City for the most interesting celebrity and special interest chats. Among this week's offerings is: * This Saturday night chat with the members of \"Freaks & Geeks\" * If freaks aren't your speed how 'bout the new NBC game show \"Twenty One?\" * Join Web career expert Sacha Cohen next Tuesday. People & Chat Looking to make wholesome strides in 2000? Let the Austin Herb Society show you how herbs compliment your health. \ufffd The Austin Herb Society \ufffd Health & Environmental Groups Copyright 2000 Cox Interactive Media. WEEKEND WEATHER The long arm of winter has finally found us - find out just how cold it's going to be and check the KVUE 24 five-day forecast on Austin360.com. Weather THE ROAD TO SUPER BOWL XXXIV Before you join in the office pool, take a moment to shore up your picks. Reflect on the 1999 season, consult with other fans, and cast your vote for the greatest Super Bowl moments of all time. Super Bowl 2000 ---------- *SPOTLIGHT* Get healthy We've got tips and tools to help you keep those New Year's resolutions. Find a local gym, work off those love handles, and use our fast food calorie counters. Get in shape ----------"}, {"response": 67, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Jan  7, 2000 (00:40)", "body": "Does anyone need me to post these E-lerts for Austin here? If not, I shall save Terry some space. If so, I'd be happy to continue to do so. Just let me know..."}, {"response": 68, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Jan  9, 2000 (14:18)", "body": "No, I love them, perhaps you could cut out some stuff and just post the highlights, a bit of editing perhaps!"}, {"response": 69, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Jan  9, 2000 (14:59)", "body": "Actually, they're good just like they are. I'm going to check out that Home and Garden Show today. Thanks for the tip!"}, {"response": 70, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Jan  9, 2000 (20:20)", "body": "Only the one I posted in Telnet got through with all the junk attached. I do usually edit out the extraneous material which comes with these posts. I am delighted to continue to post them. It makes me feel like I am getting to know Austin better, and that is very good, indeed."}, {"response": 71, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Jan 10, 2000 (02:12)", "body": "Hey, really."}, {"response": 72, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Jan 13, 2000 (17:46)", "body": "e-Lert! from Austin360.com Austin Weekend Highlights The Austin 360.com e-Lert! is here with our picks of the best events going on around Austin. From the opening of Austin Lyric Opera's \"Candide,\" to the Longhorn hoopsters hosting the Oklahoma Sooners at the Erwin Center, to tributes to Martin Luther King Jr., this weekend offers a wide variety of entertaining and engaging events. NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Friday, January 14 -- The Generals finally gave up, but the Nationals will be the Harlem Globe Trotters victims when the clown-princes of the hardcourt make it to the Erwin Center on Friday. They shoot, they score Saturday, January 15 -- If the call of the wild and the open road are loud in your ears, you owe it to yourself to check out the Austin RV Show. Answer the call Sunday, January 16 -- Honor Martin Luther King Jr. as Austin churches from both sides of I-35 join for prayer, fellowship and celebration. Join the celebration NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Let yourself be dazzled by the Austin Lyric Opera's 'Candide' \ufffd Music: Catch 2 Muses and other local acts at the Live Oak Coffeehouse benefit concert \ufffd Movies: 'Girl, Interrupted' puts Winona Ryder in a mental institution. Get local showtimes \ufffd Sports: Saturday, the Longhorns host the No. 16 Sooners at the Erwin Center \ufffd Dining: Shed tears of joy when you treat your tummy at the Onion Creek Grille \ufffd Travel: Explore West Texas this weekend with a drive along Highway 67 \ufffd Recreation: You got a hobbie? Find others like you in our recreation community \ufffd Community: Nature calls tree lovers to Wild Basin's Family Trails Days WANT TO BUY TICKETS? Whether you want to go to a hip concert, see your favorite sporting team or take a vacation, check out the current selection. You may see something you hadn't even thought about. Let your mouse do the walking!! Tickets GET CONNECTED Finger lickin' good! \"This place is fabulous! Service was attentive, helpful (he suggested the second dish) and friendly.\" -- says amysue about Thai Garden. Be a food critic and tell us about Austin's best and worst restaurants. Chew things over Work off the holiday love handles by checking out our tips for improving your home, sweet home. Hitch up your tool belt Join us and Talk City for the most interesting celebrity and special interest chats. Among this week's offerings is: * Friday night meet Washington Post's Karl Evanz * The 2000 presidential race starts in Iowa and we'll be there chatting * Country star Jessica Andrews chats Monday People & Chat Looking for an alternative to educate your children? The Austin Area Homeschoolers can help you explore your options. \ufffd The Austin Area Homeschoolers \ufffd More Educational Groups If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback Copyright 2000 Cox Interactive Media. WEEKEND WEATHER SNOW! ... is not in the forecast. To find out what is, check the KVUE 24 five-day forecast on Austin360.com. Weather NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS: 2000 Whether you've resolved to stop smoking, get off your duff and exercise, or just be happier in 2000; we've got some tips to keep you on track and great ideas for those focused on fitness. Keeping Resolutions Getting in Shape ----------"}, {"response": 73, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Jan 20, 2000 (18:51)", "body": "e-Lert! from Austin360.com Austin Highlights Austin variety is at its finest this weekend -- the Flatlanders reunite at the Cactus Cafe, Austinites begin training for the Capitol 10k and FronteraFest takes to the stage. It's a great time for music, movies, dining out and more, with Austin360.com's e-Lert! bringing you the highlights. P.S. Don't miss tonight's Lunar Eclipse. NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Friday, January 21 -- Get in touch with Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision as James Earl Jones gives a keynote speech in this week of celebration for the Rev. King's life. Free your mind Saturday, January 22 -- Experience the original vampire film, \"Nosferatu\", with live orchestral accompaniment at the Paramount. Embrace the night Sunday, January 23 -- Hunt for your favorite childhood book or pick up a copy of an ancient world map at the Austin Book and Paper Show. Turn back the covers NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Fill your days with FronteraFest 2000 drama \ufffd Music: Witness the Cactus Cafe reunion of the Flatlanders \ufffd Movies: 'Angela's Ashes' puts a face to poverty during the '40s. Get local showtimes \ufffd Sports: Be there in spirit Saturday as the Horns battle the Red Raiders \ufffd Dining: The buzz is out on Austin's Tocai ... and it's better than ever \ufffd Travel: Long to see soaring cliffs and high peaks? Plan a trip to the Guadalupe Mountains \ufffd Recreation: Get in training for this year's Capitol 10k \ufffd Community: Feel the rhythm of Rio at the Capoeira Angola Workshop CAN YOU SAY SHOP? Options abound! Check out computers, software, books, music, movies, games or whatever suits your fancy. You might even find a coupon you need! Start clicking and shop away! Shopping Get all the gear you need to bike the Greenbelt in style. Click for the best deals on the Internet. GET CONNECTED Light rail or not? \"Bottom line -- clean house on the board of Cap Metro -- fire Rae and return the $60 million to the taxpayers of Central Texas\" -- says Vic Vreeland. Feeling the traffic blues? Tell us about it. Verbalize your road rage Get a head start on your taxes. Download forms, check out the latest software and talk about your tax trials and tribulations with fellow Austinites. Get help Join us and Talk City for the most interesting celebrity and special interest chats. Among this week's offerings is: * Chat about your pets 24 hours a day! * Meet Bruce Campbell, actor in \"Menno's Mind\" * Learn about astronomy with the daily Cosmos chat People & Chat Love the skirl of the bagpipes? Join the Capitol City Highlanders band or let them teach you how to play. \ufffd Capitol City Highlanders \ufffd More Music Groups WEEKEND WEATHER See how slight Austin's chance of rain really is. Check the KVUE 24 five-day forecast on Austin360.com. Weather TIME TO PLAN A GETAWAY It's hard to get through the rest of winter without something to look forward to. Why not plan a fun trip? Our travel channel offers all the resources you'll need to plan the perfect getaway. Travel Central ---------- *SPOTLIGHT* Portland, Oregon Fly to Portland for only $148 RT. Visit our weekly summary of Internet airfare specials from Austin. Internet Airfare Summary ----------"}, {"response": 74, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Jan 21, 2000 (15:00)", "body": "Don't forget Sunday's basketball game, Austin's Pro team the Cyclones is playing with Kris Clack."}, {"response": 75, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Jan 21, 2000 (19:23)", "body": "Good point...wonder why they did not report it?!"}, {"response": 76, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Jan 22, 2000 (23:22)", "body": "It was on the sports pages, Clack, or is it Klack?, was an athletic UT standout and is a good NBA prospect. He was once a MacDonalds All American in high school. The Celtics have an option on him."}, {"response": 77, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Jan 23, 2000 (03:04)", "body": "It must be terrific to have a great team to root for in your town. Alas, ours is not. They are nice, polite, etc but they are not a NCAA Division I team despite the fondest wishes of our Athletic Director."}, {"response": 78, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Feb  2, 2000 (18:44)", "body": "But they could probably still kick the pants of our Nuggets..."}, {"response": 79, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Thu, Feb  3, 2000 (14:22)", "body": "I missed that Cyclones game, a little football game called the Superbowl was on and I struggled though it for another year of agonizing that I once owned the name superbowl.com and let it go. But there's another clyclone game Feb 5 here agagainst San Marcos."}, {"response": 80, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Feb  3, 2000 (19:26)", "body": "Oh no! Terry! This is gonna haunt you as long as there is a Superbowl. My sympathies!"}, {"response": 81, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Feb  3, 2000 (20:41)", "body": "e-Lert! from Austin360.com Austin Weekend Highlights It's shaping up to be a beautiful Austin weekend and Austin 360 is here with our list of recommended activities. There are lots of exciting things going on around town, including three Ice Bats games at the Bat Cave (Travis County Expo) this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Ice Bat Schedule And speaking of Bats, do you know how fast the Congress Avenue Bridge Bats can fly? 50 mph? 60 mph? 70 mph? 80 mph? Take the TAT Test: Truly Austin Trivia NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Friday, February 4 -- Let a little Latin jazz into your life as you sip on a mocha at Cafe Mundi. Kick back and relax Saturday, January 5 -- Support the UT hoops team, TV remote in hand, as they take on the UMass Minutemen. Finger on the clicker Sunday, January 6 -- Get your feet slapping the pavement in the 3M Half Marathon. Start huffing and puffing NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Try on a few styles, moods and media at UT's annual art exhibition \ufffd Music: Clamor for the last few tickets to the Pretenders and Gay Dad \ufffd Movies: Discover who dies this time around in 'Scream 3.' Get local showtimes \ufffd Sports: Check out pictures and video of your favorite NASCAR drivers and cars \ufffd Dining: If it weren't for a few niggles, eating at Mars could be out of this world \ufffd Travel: Find South Texas flavor in Kingsville, just a four-hour road trip away \ufffd Recreation: Don't run afoul of the law on Lake Travis. Check the new regulations \ufffd Community: Hi-ho! Hi-ho! To summer camp search we go! FLOWERS ARE ALWAYS GOOD!! Say how much you care with a beautiful bouquet! We have some great options for Valentine's gifts. With a few clicks, you can take care of your entire list! Shopping Valentines Day is just around the corner. You can have chocolate-covered strawberries from Dr. Chocolate hand delivered for free. Order online today! Chocolate covered strawberries. GET CONNECTED Mack knows football. \"At the least it gave me some reassurance that Mack and his staff have a definite understanding of what's required of them in this off-season\" -- says \"Scipio Tex\" about Mack's press conference comments. What do you think of UT's new recruits? Discussing your body with a doctor often can be difficult. If you're a woman, find out the answers to 10 questions you may hate to ask. Educate yourself Join us and Talk City for the most interesting celebrity and special interest chats. Among this week's offerings are: * Meet \"Zoe\" star Selma Blair * Chat with the stars of \"Passions\" * Meet former Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart People & Chat Happy New Year! Celebrate the Year of the Dragon, with Chinese Society of Austin and Asian Chamber of Commerce events. \ufffd Chinese Society of Austin * Asian Chamber of Commerce If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback"}, {"response": 82, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Feb 10, 2000 (18:44)", "body": "e-Lert! from Austin360.com Austin Valentines This is the last weekend before Valentines' Day, so make your plans to treat your someone special to someplace special. Austin360.com has dozens of reviews of the best restaurants in town, including Austinite picks of the best romantic restaurants. Find the perfect romantic spot. Truly Austin The Texas Hill Country is big, really big, but just how big is it? Test your local knowledge NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Friday, February 11 -- Live la vida loca at Austin's Carnaval Brasileiro. Prepare to party Saturday, February 12 -- The Longhorn baseball team hosts Sam Houston for the second of three games this weekend. Batter up! Sunday, February 13 -- Join the Smashing Pumpkins for their record signing at Waterloo Records. Grab a pen Monday, VALENTINE'S DAY! -- Not-quite-too-late gift ideas and our Cupid Contest results. Oui, je t'aime NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Examine 'El Ojo Fino,' photographs by great women of Mexico, opening Saturday \ufffd Music: Catch 47 Indians, Bob Meyer, Tony Campise and more at Sullivan's \ufffd Movies: Frolic on 'The Beach' with Leonardo DiCaprio. Get local showtimes \ufffd Sports: UT will take the Tigers by the tails Saturday. Follow the game online \ufffd Dining: Musashino Sushi Dokoro is learning the trouble with success \ufffd Travel: Plan a trip to Big Bend before the height of the tourist season \ufffd Recreation: The cold snap is over. It's time to train for the Cap 10K \ufffd Community: Searching for spirituality? Check out dozens of Central Texas houses of worship GIVE YOUR HEART AWAY... ...a chocolate heart that is. Whether it's a cookbook, gift basket or a box, chocolate is a great idea for Valentine's Day. Select the perfect option and melt the heart of your sweetie!! Shopping Sweets for your Sweetie? You can have chocolate-covered strawberries from Austin's own \"Dr. Chocolate\" with free hand delivery. Order online today! Chocolate-covered strawberries. GET CONNECTED Wanted: allergy advice. \"What ... are you taking? I've been on antibotics, all sorts of allergy medicine and nasal inhalors for the past 2 years and nothing seems to get rid of (them),\" -- says \"delayne\" about her allergies. How do you deal with the sneezin' season? Got a tax question? Ask our IRS expert for help. Talking with the tax man Join us and Talk City for the most interesting celebrity and special interest chats. Among this week's offerings are: * Meet Dr. John Gray, author of \"Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus.\" * Meet author Douglas Coupland * Get makeup tips from Scarlett! People & Chat Love is in the air! Celebrate Valentine's Day with the Way Off Broadway Community Players' \"Crimes of the Heart.\" \ufffd Bare your heart If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback"}, {"response": 83, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Feb 17, 2000 (21:48)", "body": "e-Lert! from Austin360.com Weekend Highlights A rugby scrum, a big bird, a yellow submarine - just a few of the things you could see around Austin this weekend. Here is Austin360.com's list of featured favorite entertainment events. Truly Austin Awash in water Austin is not, but what's the average yearly rainfall for the state's capital city? Test your local knowledge NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Friday, February 18 -- Spend time with your toddler at storytime and listen to 'My Little Sister Ate One Hare'. Once upon a time ... Saturday, February 19 -- Prick up your ears for the crack of the bat at the Texas Invitational softball tournament. Swing, batter, batter, batter Sunday, February 20 -- Plunge into the depths of Beatlemania as the Alamo Drafthouse screens 'Yellow Submarine'. Dive! Dive! Dive! NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: It's worth the drive to San Antonio's Inter-American Bookfair & Literary Festival \ufffd Music: Sons of Hercules, Belmont Playboys, Bellfuries hit the Continental Club Saturday \ufffd Movies: If you turn out the lights, the party's over. Catch sci-fi thriller 'Pitch Black' in local theaters \ufffd Sports: Join the scrum of the earth as the Austin Huns Rugby Club battles Woodlands \ufffd Dining: 'Zoot' alors! Enjoy dinner at a Bistro full of new ideas, established care and quality \ufffd Travel: Celebrate Marriage of the Port weekend at a world-class College Station winery \ufffd Recreation: Experience ancient Chinese Kung Fu at Sunday's Shaolin-Do tournament \ufffd Community: Set camp with Big Bird, Snuffy and Elmo WANT TO BROWSE? Nothing pops into your head as a must have? Cruise through our recommended items - it just may jog your memory of something you totally forgot about! Get that gift for an upcoming birthday or anniversary early! Shopping GET CONNECTED Boom or bust? \"I think we should remember our Smart Growth pledge and hold to it! We need to stop sprawl NOW.\" -- says \"Bufason\" about Austin's expansion. What's your take on area development? Get ready for spring. Find Austin's finest health clubs and gyms. Get fit! Join us and Talk City for the most interesting celebrity and special interest chats. Among this week's offerings are: * Superstar Brandy chats * \"Red Shoe Diaries\" director Zalman King * Grammy Awards chats! People & Chat Kick up your heels with clogging lessons from the Clickety Cloggers of Austin. You're bound to have a stompin' good time. \ufffd Get to cloggin' If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback Copyright 2000 Cox Interactive Media. WEEKEND WEATHER Chance of some rain, then it's back to the sun and shine. Check the KVUE 24 five-day forecast on Austin360.com. Weather"}, {"response": 84, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Fri, Feb 18, 2000 (13:19)", "body": "Nothing stands out, really."}, {"response": 85, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Feb 18, 2000 (19:22)", "body": "Nothing but the Rugby..."}, {"response": 86, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Feb 24, 2000 (19:43)", "body": "e-Lert! from Austin360.com We love weekends like this one ... chock full of fun happenings around town. Want to take your dog for a walk? How about in the biggest dog walk in the world? Austin's going for the record again this year. Want to get outta town and cut loose a little? Try Mardi Gras in Galveston. These and other events join our list of top Austin entertainment picks, February 24 -- March 1, but be sure to check our calendar for more fun besides. Check today's events calendar NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Friday, February 25 -- Bleeding to death isn't much fun. The Blood and Tissue Center of Central Texas is in dire need of blood, but you can help. Roll up your sleeve Saturday, February 26 -- The Texas A&M Aggies come to town for one of the Longhorns' last home games this season. Poor Aggies? Sunday, February 27 -- Spend a day with the kids at the Austin Stamp Show. First class all the way! NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Drumming, dancing and singing at \"Sister Moses: The Story of Harriet Tubman\" \ufffd Music: Catch the Texas Swamp Pop and Blues Divas \ufffd Movies: Live life Las Vegas style with Ben Affleck in 'Reindeer Games'. Find local showtimes \ufffd Sports: High school hoops playoffs are happening all over \ufffd Dining: Craving fine food? Round Rock's 'Main Street Grill' could be the place for you \ufffd Travel: Enjoy Mardi Gras Texas-style in Galveston, Friday through March 7 \ufffd Recreation: It's time to Bowl for Kids' sake at Highland Lanes \ufffd Community: Go for the world record Saturday at the Mighty Texas Dog Walk SHORT ON COMPUTER GADGETS? Before you buy a new toy, scan our product reviews. They will give you buying tips, user reviews, ratings and the \"right choice\" recommendation. It's a whole new way to shop! Shopping The race is on. The registration is online. Register online for the Capitol 10,000. GET CONNECTED Pass or fail? \"I for one think we have new leadership that actually might change the dysfunctionality of the district over the next few years.\" -- says \"Dynamom\" about AISD. You grade AISD What's in Goliad? Where's the Messina Hof Winery? Find out with a day trip to explore Central Texas. Take a Texas trip Join us and Talk City for the most interesting celebrity and special interest chats. Among this week's offerings are: * actor and writer Danny Hoch * Paddy Moloney of The Chieftains * blues guitarist Jonny Lang People & Chat Get your vocal chords a good workout .Join the Austin Chord Rangers or just sit back and enjoy the harmonies of this a cappella men's chorus. \ufffd Sing along If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback Copyright 2000 Cox Interactive Media. WEEKEND WEATHER A little rain may start things off, but the sun and heat are close behind. Check the KVUE 24 five-day forecast on Austin360.com."}, {"response": 87, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Fri, Feb 25, 2000 (15:52)", "body": "I'll be checking out the concert at Antones tonight. The UT Kansas game is the last big basketball event. Still haven't made it to a Cyclones game, they're Austin's under-reported, stealth pro team."}, {"response": 88, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Feb 25, 2000 (18:19)", "body": "I thought it was the TAMU - UT game which was the big one...but I guess TAMU is not in the top 25 this year (like Penn State *sigh* ). Good luck, and have fun in the mosh pit!"}, {"response": 89, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Mon, Feb 28, 2000 (02:25)", "body": "Great Wailers concert, I put it out live on the website last night via remote feed, anyone catch it?"}, {"response": 90, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, Feb 28, 2000 (02:40)", "body": "I tried and tried and I could not get any picture or sound. \"Turn of the Screw\" is coming in just fine - but nothing of the wailers...Waaaaaa!"}, {"response": 91, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Mon, Feb 28, 2000 (04:08)", "body": "That's ok, I made a live tape, when do you want to see it?"}, {"response": 92, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Mon, Feb 28, 2000 (04:56)", "body": "How about right now?"}, {"response": 93, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Mon, Feb 28, 2000 (05:21)", "body": "Charming Wimberly."}, {"response": 94, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, Feb 28, 2000 (18:34)", "body": "I really liked the trip to Wimberly. It is charming and reminds me of the gingerbread work on the Parker ranch houses on this Island. Thanks for such a neat trip, and special thanks for being up close and personal. That was a real treat! (Does Texas have all of the good-looking men??? (Btw, you need to rewind your tape!)"}, {"response": 95, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Wed, Mar  1, 2000 (15:03)", "body": "OK I'll rewind it now."}, {"response": 96, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Wed, Mar  1, 2000 (15:09)", "body": "Now it's playing and can be accessed via the movie link at http://www.spring.net ."}, {"response": 97, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Wed, Mar  1, 2000 (17:31)", "body": "Thanks Terry!"}, {"response": 98, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Wed, Mar  1, 2000 (17:34)", "body": "I shoulda checked first. Needs to be checked - same noise but can see the video (they are reading the play again.)"}, {"response": 99, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Mar  2, 2000 (20:01)", "body": "e-Lert! from Austin360.com Friday 3rd through Tuesday 7th Austin Native? -- a rare bird indeed who can say that they were born and raised in Austin, Texas. With the steady stream of invaders, er, newcomers to Austin, it may be hard for some to understand what all the \"Texas Independence Day\" fuss is about. But the dozens of events associated with Texas Independence Day give transplants a unique opportunity to throw themselves into the history and culture of their new town and new state. NEED WEEKEND PLANS? -- Son of a gun, you'll have big fun at Austin's Mardi Gras shindigs. Laissez les bon temps rouler Friday 3rd through Sunday 5th -- Get your thumbs green at the Spring Home and Garden Show. Plant the seeds of creativity Sunday, February 5 -- Hone your parenting skills with a free workshop on child/parent power struggles. Start taking notes NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: See \"A\ufffdda,\" Verdi's fantastic Egyptian opera, at Bass Concert Hall \ufffd Music: Play Bingo with El Orbits at the Continental Club \ufffd Movies: Madonna tries a new approach to family in 'The Next Best Thing'. Find local showtimes \ufffd Sports: Texas tries to head out in style at lowly K-State, in men's hoops. \ufffd Dining: Louie's 106 offers fare from the good to the great \ufffd Travel: Fly away cheap: Big Apple for $159, L.A. for $168 \ufffd Recreation: Catch the fun at the Open Bass Tournament on Lake Belton \ufffd Community: Mmm, mmm, delicious! Get down to the crawfish boil and concert on 6th Street BUY LOCAL!! Browse \"local sales\" in your neighborhood. From music, to tires, clothes and CD players....it's a great place to find what you need. Shopping The race is on. The registration is online. Register online for the Capitol 10,000. GET CONNECTED Musical haven? \"$75 per wristband is a great way to cash in on this whole experience. For the people throwing the party, that is.\" -- says \"SheRa\" about the upcoming SXSW music festival. Strike your chord Got a remodeling job? Not looking forward to soliciting bids? Make it easy and do it online with pre-approved contractors on ImproveNet. Contact a contractor Join us and Talk City for the most interesting celebrity and special interest chats. Among this week's offerings are: * Jean Paul Gaultier * Country music legend Willie Nelson * actress Lisa Rinna People & Chat Get your vocal chords a good workout .Join the Austin Chord Rangers or just sit back and enjoy the harmonies of this a cappella men's chorus. \ufffd Sing along If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback"}, {"response": 100, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Fri, Mar  3, 2000 (13:01)", "body": "I will be building a ten room additon on the cottage this weekend. My new roommate / friend William from Champaign Urbana IL and I may go see a Cyclones game, and possibly Nia dance this afternoon. The Spring Home and Garden Show sounds good."}, {"response": 101, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Mar  3, 2000 (19:58)", "body": "Terry...when do you sleep?! 10 rooms over the weekend? How about a picture of this edifice that Terry built? Or was it that wood experior house on Your tour video with the two-storey flat back? (Poor description, but that came as quickly to mind as anything...)"}, {"response": 102, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Mar  3, 2000 (20:01)", "body": "At the home and garden show last year I won a shovel (with which I shovel the stuff into Geo...*grin*) Ours is this weekend again, as well. It is a great place to get ideas."}, {"response": 103, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Sat, Mar  4, 2000 (09:31)", "body": "http://www.spring.net/directions or http://www.spring.net will show you the old stuff."}, {"response": 104, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sat, Mar  4, 2000 (18:06)", "body": "Ok, the Cedar Creek house was the one you showed briefly in the video containing your trip to Wimberley and the Raggae concert...I am becoming familiar with more of Austin. It is not at all the way I had pictured it. It seems to be very nice though there is not much grass around or amny plants with big leaves like we have...but, then, you do not get upwards of 200\" of rain per year!"}, {"response": 105, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Sat, Mar  4, 2000 (21:31)", "body": "It's pretty green around these parts, and lotsa trees."}, {"response": 106, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sat, Mar  4, 2000 (21:48)", "body": "I expected to see a lot of pale brown 'dirt' whisking around in the breezes and an occasional miserablly stunted tree. I absolutely go bonkers over trees. The one I planted when David was a baby is now at least 30 feet tall and unbrellas all over the lawn - and blooms, too. I am delighted that you have trees! What kind are they? All cottonwoods?"}, {"response": 107, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Tue, Mar  7, 2000 (03:09)", "body": "Clear Channel to sell 72 radio stations to do deal SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - America's largest radio operator, Clear Channel Communications, Inc., said Monday it has agreed to sell off 72 stations in 27 markets in conjunction with its pending merger with AMFM, Inc. The proposed divestitures, which are subject to regulatory approval and also contingent on the closing of the AMFM merger, involve other major radio operators, including Cox Radio Inc., Infinity Broadcasting and Hispanic Broadcasting Corp. The announcement comes a week after Clear Channel said it plans to acquire sports and entertainment promoter SFX Entertainment Inc. for some $2.8 billion. After the AMFM merger is completed this year, Clear Channel, with revenues of $2.68 billion last year, will operate around 874 adio and 19 television stations in the United States. It also has equity interests in over 240 radio stations internationally. Clear Channel also operates more than 550,000 outdoor advertising displays, including billboards, street furniture and transit panels across the world. Clear Channel had no immediate comment on the radio divestitures, but several of the purchasing companies did. Infinity Broadcasting, a subsidiary of CBS Corp. said it will acquire 18 stations in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Denver, Orlando, Phoenix, San Diego and Greensboro, N.C. from Clear Channel for approximately $1.4 billion. ``This acquisition is consistent with Infinity's strategy of acquiring radio and outdoor properties in the nation's largest revenue markets,'' said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mel Karmazin. ``It expands the company's presence into five new top 50 markets while increasing our position in the communities Infinity Radio already serves.'' Atlanta-based Cox Radio said it will acquire three FM stations serving Houston and three FM stations and one AM station serving Richmond, Va. for a total of $380 million in cash. Cox President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Neil said: ''We are extremely excited about the growth opportunities these acquisitions bring to Cox Radio and our shareholders. Houston and Richmond are both fast growing markets with attractive demographics.'' In Dallas, Hispanic Broadcasting said it will acquire three Spanish-language FM stations in Denver, Phoenix and Austin, Texas for approximately $127 million in cash."}, {"response": 108, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Mar 10, 2000 (18:17)", "body": "e-Lert! from Austin360.com SXSW Live Music Capital of the World? Austin, Texas? At one time that claim to fame seemed so hollow and pretentious of us. But not anymore. In the coming weeks Austin steps onto the stage, and lights up the night with a parade of bands from all over the world, offering a great chance to truly immerse yourself in live music - or in film, or in interactive - the SXSW Interactive Festival and SXSW Film Festival converge on the town as well. Who are the must-see bands? What films should be on your list? What great speakers come to the Interactive Festival? Be sure to check Austin360.com's guide to the festivities before heading out. Austin360.com SXSW 2000 Guide NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Friday, March 10 -- Join throngs of high schoolers as they cheer their baskebtall teams at the UIL state championships. Saturday, March 11 -- Saddle up for the Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo as it kicks off with live music, carnival rides and lots of BBQ Pull on your ropers Sunday, March 12 -- Let your imagination soar as the Zilker Park Kite Fest fills the sky over the park with color and the giggles of children. Up, up and away! NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Learn about African-American culture through 'The Colored Museum' \ufffd Music: Commemorate the 250th anniversary of Bach's death \ufffd Movies: Get your tush-warmer ready, there's plenty to see at SXSW's Film Fest \ufffd Sports: Join the Texas Longhorn men at the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City \ufffd Dining: Find out why the new upscale version of 'The Iron Cactus' is good, but could be better \ufffd Travel: Heading to San Antonio for the weekend? Find out what's going on there \ufffd Recreation: Lunker-mania is catching on big in West Texas \ufffd Community: Watch your weekend blossom at the Wildflower Days' Artisan Festival CHEERS! Toast to St. Paddy's Day with an Irish charm! Learn about their unique traditions and social customs. Be ready for the big holiday!! Shopping GET CONNECTED Spread your wings. \"I know I'm starting to sound like an evangelist for Southwest Airlines, but here's yet ANOTHER awesome sale they've got going...available only via Internet.\" -- says 360 travel guru \"melissa360\". Check out the deal Post your own travel tips The ol' computer getting a little slow? Looking for more memory or a new machine? Find what you need with the Austin Computers Directory. Seek and compute Join us and Talk City for the most interesting celebrity and special interest chats. Among this week's offerings are: * The Soap Opera Awards live chat! * Actress Rachael Leigh Cook * Gene Simmons of KISS! People & Chat What's going on in the Austin area that could impact your life? Find out when you meet local newsmakers at the Metropolitan Breakfast Club meetings. \ufffd Get the scoop"}, {"response": 109, "author": "aschuth", "date": "Sun, Mar 12, 2000 (21:48)", "body": "Yeah yeah, y'all be quiet about that stuff, I still can't afford tickets for the editors to come to SXSW. And it starts getting on my nerve...! There are so many label folks from even tiny places over here popping over to check for talent, and so much talent from here checking for distribution there. And a certain private party I'd like to attend... Darn. Gotta start doing the lottery ticket thang."}, {"response": 110, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, Mar 13, 2000 (00:02)", "body": "*sigh*...me, too! This would be a perfect business deductions. However, one needs the where-with-all to find the trip in the first place...*sigh*"}, {"response": 111, "author": "aschuth", "date": "Tue, Mar 14, 2000 (19:18)", "body": "Well, here's nothing to deduct from. We better strike gold soon."}, {"response": 112, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Tue, Mar 14, 2000 (19:42)", "body": "Know that problem! I wish that for you, as well. You have certainly have paid you dues and put in the time."}, {"response": 113, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Mar 16, 2000 (23:03)", "body": "e-Lert! from Austin360.com SXSW, March Madness, St. Patrick's Day There are so many great things going on this weekend, its hard to know where to begin. SXSW Interactive is done, but the Film Festival and Music Festival are in full gear. Check our complete guide to the fun: SXSW 2000 Guide The Longhorns have advanced to the second round of the NCAA tourney with a 77-61 win over Indiana State. Log onto to keep tabs on both the Men's and the Women's team progress. NCAA Basketball TournamentGuide When and where is the best St. Patrick's Day Party on Friday? Which grocery store has the best price on Guiness? Check our guide to how to best enjoy St. Patrick's Day. St. Patrick's Day Guide NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Friday, March 17 -- When it comes to free concerts SXSW does it right. Rock legend Patti Smith live and free. This is not a joke. We're serious Saturday and Sunday, March 18 & 19 -- SXSW hub-bub got you needing some relaxation? Just wander down to the shores of Town Lake for the annual Heart of Texas Regatta. Stroke! Stroke! Stroke! Saturday and Sunday, March 18 & 19 -- Another weekend of good ol' rodeo fun at the 2000 Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo. Giddeyup! NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Enjoy a multimedia performance of original musical works \ufffd Music: No wristband needed: King Soul, Rocket 69, Pat Griffin, SXSCongress \ufffd Movies: Julia Robert's \"Erin Brockovich,\" leads the new films opening in Austin. Check showtimes \ufffd Sports: Keep up with the Longhorn men and women in the NCAA hoops tournament \ufffd Dining: Rate South First's Tex-Mex restaurants \ufffd Travel: Hit the beach at South Padre for $78 or Corpus Christi for $80 \ufffd Recreation: Learn to climb a rock or camp out at the REI Scout/Outdoor Jam \ufffd Community: Sign up for the Cap 10k FLOWERS FOR ST. PATRICK'S DAY? Oh, yeah, we've got them! Send an unexpected greeting that won't deflate your wallet. You'll light up those Irish eyes!! Shopping GET CONNECTED Tax Q&A. \"Married filing separate has the possibility of higher tax rates\" -- says TAXMAN Get your questions answered Find the best contractor for your larger home improvement projects. Get quotes Join us and Talk City for the most interesting celebrity and special interest chats. Among this week's offerings are: * Bernese Mountain Dog owners chat! * psychic Mary Beth Wrenn * Marian Wright Edelman of the Children's Defense Fund People & Chat It's a small world, so give peace a chance. Make new friends from around the world by joining The Friendship Force of Austin. \ufffd Reach out If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback Enjoy the fun weekend! Copyright 2000 Cox Interactive Media. WEEKEND WEATHER Hot, cold, rain, fog, sun. Plan for them all this weekend; check the KVUE 24 five-day forecast on Austin360.com. Weather MARCH MADNESS Embark on the road to the NCAA Final Four with complete coverage of the men's and women's tournaments. Look back on regular season stats, brush up on the competition with game previews, and debate your team's shot at the title with other fans. Men's Tournament Women's Tournament ---------- *SPOTLIGHT* Truly Austin Trivia How much is Southwestern Bell going to start charging for 1411 calls? Test your local knowledge"}, {"response": 114, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Tue, Mar 21, 2000 (02:36)", "body": ""}, {"response": 115, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Tue, Mar 21, 2000 (02:38)", "body": "Music's new and old win out at SXSW festival AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Peering out at a packed crowd at the club La Zona Rosa over the weekend, Tom Gray of the British band Gomez issued a challenge to attendees of the annual South By Southwest music conference and festival. ``Now it's time to decide whether this is a music conference or whether you just ... love music,'' Gray said. ``You don't need to confer to work that out, do you?'' Put 7,000 musicians and record moguls in town together, and a conference is more than likely to break out. But besides the usual schmoozing and club-hopping, this year's SXSW celebrated renewed opportunities for independent music-making in an industry reshaped in recent years by corporate consolidation as well as the rise of MP3 and other Internet technologies. ``We've got a corporate climate out there that can't help but create opportunities,'' said Steve Earle, the maverick singer-songwriter who delivered this year's keynote address. ''It's gonna be easier for a smaller, more maneuverable entity to get involved in music on the Internet and a lot of other things. Big, cumbersome corporations move slowly. That's, to independent operators, an advantage.'' One had only to walk through the SXSW trade show to glimpse the ``dot-com mania'' sweeping the music scene. No less than 40 exhibitors, representing Web sites, online services and music download facilities, hawked their wares to festival attendees. Panel discussions took on topics ranging from ``DIY Digital Style'' and ``Hard Realities of Web Marketing'' to Internet radio, Web site design and online legal issues. ``The possibilities are endless as far as the promotion of music,'' said Kevin Kareth, a director of emusic.com, an Internet site with a catalog of 70,000 songs available for downloading. ``It makes it easier for a band to get out there. It's not going make it easy to be rock stars, but it makes it easier for five guys to put together a band and launch a business.'' With nearly 1,000 acts playing live before the event wrapped Sunday night, SXSW also championed making music the old-fashioned way. For five days, music was everywhere in Austin, beginning with bands playing for arrivals at the airport and continuing through SXSW evening showcases, after-hours parties and unofficial events at the festival's periphery. In fact, the hottest gig of all may have been a launch party for the new music magazine, Revolver, which drew controversy after booking a non-SXSW band, Guided By Voices, which delivered one of the week's best (and longest) shows. Out on the streets, established performers such as Mary Lou Lord (who braved a chilling rain storm) and the Continental Drifters busked for passers-by in addition to playing their own festival gigs. Even rock veteran Neil Young gave up a day off from the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young tour to visit Austin and introduce his new concert film, ``Silver & Gold,'' which will be released April 25 on DVD. ``I like Austin,'' Young said before the screening. ``It's a music town.'' He even ventured out to catch SXSW favorite Jimmie Dale Gilmore's set, however, rumors to the contrary, did not perform at all himself. What set this year's event apart from previous editions was that no one act or musical style stood out as a must-see attraction; that made the festival a more open affair, and a number of veterans filled the breach with strong performances. Patti Smith, priming the world for her new album, ``Gung Ho,'' rocked an intimate private party for her record knocking over cocktail tables as she sang her cover of Them's ''Gloria'' then knocked out a crowd of about 6,000 the next evening during a free show at Austin's Waterloo Park. Other high-profile gigs included performances by Earle, former Led Zeppelin member John Paul Jones, the regrouped Meat Puppets, hip-hoppers Cypress Hill, country legend Ray Price and country rock group Whiskeytown. But some of music's potential next-big-things surfaced as well. Shelby Lynne, the country singer receiving rave reviews for her soulful new album, ``I Am Shelby Lynne,'' won even more friends with her SXSW performances. Marah, a roosty, loose-limbed outfit from Philadelphia that records for Earle's E-Squared label, turned in a buzz-generating performance, and country singer Ed Burleson established himself as a fresh force in a traditional form. Swedish hard rockers Backyard Babies and the Nomads gave the festival some crunch, while Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise, a group fronted by a former street singer from Detroit, offered several impressive displays of its gritty soul-rock blend. And the trippy, groove-laden concert given by Gomez was a killer that ranked among the best SXSW sets ever. There also was an abundance of the special collaborations that give the festival its flavor. The Jayhawks backed former Byrds leader Roger McGuinn at a private party, and he returned the favor that evening by playing with the Minneapolis group onstage during its "}, {"response": 116, "author": "aschuth", "date": "Tue, Mar 21, 2000 (20:57)", "body": "Mary Lou Lord supposedly is very good. Short feature in superstar 1/2000, though she doesn't have distribution in Germany... And Gomez are pretty decent, too."}, {"response": 117, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Tue, Mar 21, 2000 (21:25)", "body": "I was hoping you'd see the above post...I know you'd love to be in Austin for this event - even Reuters is covering it. Even this Beethoven-lover would like to be there - especially if we could team up with some gentlemen from the Spring... Sounds terrific! ...and Way Cool..."}, {"response": 118, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Mar 23, 2000 (19:47)", "body": "e-Lert! from Austin360.com Post SXSW Recovery Recovered from the fun yet? SXSW is gone, St. Patricks is over, but now it's time for more March Madness and the Oscars. What team will win the NCAA South Regional here in Austin this weekend? Scout the South If you are going to enjoy watching the Oscars, you better get out there and do your research. Click for new movies Which movie will win Best Picture? According to our poll, \"Cider House Rules\" and \"The Sixth Sense\" are in a dead heat. Cast your vote NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Friday, March 24 - Sunday 26 -- Get up close with the newest vehicles local car dealers have to offer at the Austin Auto Show. Kick the tires Saturday, March 25 -- Hear great music for a great cause at Cancer Jam 2000. Kick it for the cause Saturday, March 25 - Sunday 26 -- Take the family out to watch UT baseball, softball or tennis. Get sporty NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Dance your Sunday away at Zilker Park \ufffd Music: It's a Nasty Saturday night at The Fuzz Club \ufffd Movies: \"Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai,\" leads the new films opening in Austin. Check showtimes \ufffd Sports: Update your NCAA hoops bracket and keep up with the South Regional at the Erwin Center \ufffd Dining: Enjoy a taste of India at the Clay Pit \ufffd Travel: Fly from Austin to Washington, D.C. for $158 or Sacramento for $169 \ufffd Recreation: Run, eat and cake walk at the CampFire Fun Run/FUNFEST \ufffd Community: Experience family fun at the Wildflower Days Children's Festival PLANNING YOUR SUMMER VACATION? Check our \"Recommended Items\" for some nifty travel accessories. From cosmetic bags and shaving kits, to locks and alarms, you're sure to find something to lessen your stress! Packing is a breeze and you can enjoy your trip!! Shopping GET CONNECTED Non-prescription sales tax: \"The only difference with the tax, is that the state doesn't get as much money off of someone elses 'promiscuity'\".\" -- says kitte108 What do you think? Learn 15 ways to save money on gas. Begin pumping Join us and Talk City for the most interesting celebrity and special interest chats. Among this week's offerings are: * \"Whatever It Takes\" star Shane West * Donny Osmond chats * Mona Golabek, creator and host of \"The Romantic Hours\" People & Chat There are plenty of Owls in town, so why not join the Austin Rice Alumni for happy hour. \ufffd Go Owls! \ufffd Get your alumni group online If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback Copyright 2000 Cox Interactive Media."}, {"response": 119, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Mar 24, 2000 (01:23)", "body": "Tax-Free Condoms Rub Conservatives Wrong Way AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A tax cut signed by Texas Gov. George W. Bush has rubbed social conservatives the wrong way because it exempts condoms from the state sales tax. The conservatives say the tax break, part of a larger package of tax cuts the Republican presidential hopeful approved last year which takes effect on April 1, would encourage sexual promiscuity in young people instead of the pre-marital abstinence they believe should be taught. ``It's promoting promiscuity,'' Cathie Adams, president of the Texas Eagle Forum, a conservative group, told the Dallas Morning News. ``It's giving young people a confused message. At home they are learning one thing and our tax code is teaching them something different.'' Bush, who draws strong support from social conservatives, has endorsed the idea of teaching sexual abstinence to young people even though he admits he was ``young and irresponsible'' in his youth. He has also made tax cuts a cornerstone of his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, saying he has a record of cutting taxes in Texas. Bush spokeswoman Linda Edwards said on Tuesday the governor did not want condoms included in the tax cut bill, which eliminated sales taxes for nonprescription medical products, but signed it the way the Texas Legislature wrote it. The law exempts from the 6.25 percent tax any item that has a ``National Drug Code'' issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. ``Bush did not propose that condoms be exempt from the state sales tax, but this is still a very good tax cut. It saves the people of Texas $161 million a year,'' she told Reuters."}, {"response": 120, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Mar 24, 2000 (23:54)", "body": "Former Dallas Cowboy Scores Big in Texas Lottery AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - In the game of life, former Dallas Cowboy Thomas ``Hollywood'' Henderson has apparently scored a touchdown by winning the $28 million Texas lottery, officials said on Friday. The former All-Pro linebacker who served 28 months in jail in the 1980s for using crack cocaine had been preliminarily confirmed as the winner of Wednesday's drawing, lottery spokesman Keith Elkins said. ``Hollywood called this morning and his ticket has passed the preliminary inquiry. He has said he will be seeking legal and financial advice before coming in (to cash in the winning ticket),'' said Elkins. The ticket would not be confirmed as the winner until Henderson presented it to the lottery commission, he said. Henderson has six months to cash it in. Henderson told the Austin American-Statesman that he bought $100 worth of lottery tickets at an Austin drugstore on Wednesday. The winning ticket had the numbers 5-8-17-35-38-41. Henderson, 46, who played with Dallas from 1975 to 1979, said he already had plenty of money and would use the lottery winnings to help underprivileged children. In recent years, he has devoted his time to drug counseling and community service in predominantly black Austin neighborhoods. ``I have worked hard and lived a good life and amassed money of my own. This is just more money,'' he said. ``Nothing will change except that I will be able to do more of the work I think is important for the underprivileged youth of East Austin,'' Henderson said."}, {"response": 121, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Mon, Mar 27, 2000 (06:06)", "body": "It will mean more rec centers and stuff for the kids in East Austin. It's kind of cool Hollywood got it."}, {"response": 122, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, Mar 27, 2000 (22:29)", "body": "I think so! Apparently he learned the hard way and succeeded anyway. It is a win-win situation, especially for the kids!"}, {"response": 123, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Mar 30, 2000 (21:37)", "body": ""}, {"response": 124, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Mar 30, 2000 (21:40)", "body": "e-Lert! from Austin360.com Running Time Spring forward this weekend. Don't forget to advance your clocks an hour on Saturday night. And then move yourself forward another 6.2 miles in the 23rd Annual Austin American-Statesman Capitol 10,000. More than 15,000 of your Austin neighbors are expected to take part in the race -- the largest of its kind in Texas. For your complete guide to the weekends' festivities, including where to register Thursday through Saturday, check out the official Capitol 10,000 Web site. capitol10k.austin360.com When Pigs Fly -- You can beef up before the big race at Spamarama, from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Austin Music Hall. Insert your favorite pig joke here NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Friday, March 31 - Sunday, April 2 -- Find ideas, gadgets and advice for making your home and garden the best they can be. Home & Garden Show Friday, March 31 - Sunday, April 2 -- Join the Munchkins as they set Dorothy off down an icy yellow brick road at 'The Wizard of Oz on Ice'. Click your heels together Saturday, March 31 -- Spring football winds down in a big way with the Orange and White scrimmage and Jamboree. Hook'em! NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Watch the moon come up over 'Sunset Boulevard' this weekend \ufffd Music: Dip into the Christian music arena with Clay Crosse's Friday night gig \ufffd Movies: Jimmy Smits' \"Price of Glory,\" leads the new films opening in Austin. Check showtimes \ufffd Sports: UT tennis teams have a full weekend of matches \ufffd Dining: Empanada Parlour offers superbly unique, tasty eating experience \ufffd Travel: Escape to Paris for $398. But hurry, this Wednesday Web Fare expires Friday \ufffd Recreation: Fish the clear streams of the Texas Hill Country \ufffd Community: Honor American hero, Cesar Chavez, then rally to be counted for the U.S. Census GET READY FOR EASTER!! Our Easter Collection provides all sorts of goodies for your Easter baskets. Check our \"Recommended Items\" and shop away. Chocolate is key! Shopping GET CONNECTED Austin Schools: pass or fail?: \"It seems quite a lot of decisions are made without being thought through or including personnel actually familiar with the district in the decision making process.\".\" -- says Dynamom How do you grade AISD? It feels like summer's upon us. Get out the bike and hit the trails! Central Texas Biking Guide Join us and Talk City for the most interesting celebrity and special interest chats. Among this week's offerings are: * Psychic Mary Beth Wrenn * Dream Landscapes * Trailer Park Tea Time People & Chat Check mate. Hone the tactical bits of your brain with the Austin Chess Enterprises (A.C.E.) Chess Club. \ufffd Make your move If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback Copyright 2000 Cox Interactive Media. WEEKEND WEATHER Looks like rain and some fine temperatures own the weekend; check the KVUE 24 five-day forecast on Austin360.com. Weather Tornado Watch 2000 *SPOTLIGHT* Truly Austin Trivia OK, so this isn't strictly an Austin question, but how much does a dugout level ticket cost at the new Enron Stadium? $28? $27, $29, $26? Test your local knowledge Virtually tour the new Enron Stadium."}, {"response": 125, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Apr  6, 2000 (19:13)", "body": "Austin360.com e-Lert! - April 6 - April 12 Does it ever slow down around here? That was the question a recent Austin newcomer asked of us this week. Springtime in Austin is bustling with fun - as events are held before the summer heat kicks in. This weekend alone features something for everyone: Texas Relays, Wine and Food Festival, Austin Fine Arts Festival (formerly the Laguna Gloria \"Fiesta\"), Lance Armstrong's Ride for the Roses, Old Settler's Music Festival, and Austin Paddlefest 2000. When it comes to fun, no, Austin does not slow down. NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Through Saturday, April 8 -- The Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays feature the fastest man on two legs and a bevy of track and field standouts from all over Texas, and beyond.. Churnin' and burnin' Thursday, April 6 - Sunday, April 9 -- Revel in local cuisine and 'grape juice' as the Texas Hill Country Wine and Food Festival sweeps into town. Wine and dine Friday, April 7 - Sunday, April 9 -- Let life blur past you in a whir of wheels as you soak up the high-paced atmosphere of Lance Armstrong's Ride for the Roses. Ride, sally, ride NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Party arty downtown all weekend at The Austin Fine Arts Festival, formerly Fiesta \ufffd Music: Bluegrass, roots and folk abound at the Old Settler's Music Festival \ufffd Movies: David Duchovny's 'Return to Me' leads the new films opening in Austin. Check showtimes \ufffd Sports: See scrums and hookers at the 32nd Annual Austin Rugby Tournament \ufffd Dining: Hudson's on the Bend's got game. So get down there and eat it. \ufffd Travel: Find out why two million people a year trek to Zion Canyon in Utah \ufffd Recreation: Test drive canoes and kayaks Saturday at Austin Paddlefest 2000 \ufffd Community: Run for the American Cancer Society at the Relay for Life DINNER PARTY? Why not!! Whether it's just for cocktails or a five course dinner, ideas abound. Check in the \"Recommended Items\" and let Martha Stewart help you plan. Bon appetit! Shopping GET CONNECTED Austin Schools: pass or fail?: \"It seems quite a lot of decisions are made without being thought through or including personnel actually familiar with the district in the decision making process.\".\" -- says Dynamom How do you grade AISD? Buying a new car? Get terrififc consumer advice on the best new vehicles around. Kick the tires Join us and Talk City to chat with interesting celebrities and special guests. Among this selections this week are: * Dave the Movie Guy * Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. * The Psychic Love Doctor People & Chat Check mate. Hone the tactical bits of your brain with the Austin Chess Enterprises (A.C.E.) Chess Club. \ufffd Make your move Copyright 2000 Cox Interactive Media. WEEKEND WEATHER Breezy and sunny or sunny and breezy? Check the KVUE 24 five-day forecast on Austin360.com. Weather Tornado Watch 2000 TAX HUMOR...AND MORE! As the tax deadline approaches, it's time to have a few laughs on the IRS. Chuckle at stupid taxpayer tricks, get free advice from the taxman or download the forms you need now. Tax Fun!"}, {"response": 126, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Apr 13, 2000 (19:04)", "body": "April 13, 2000 e-Lert! from Austin360.com Less-Taxing Weekend Take it (1040) easy this weekend. A little music, a little baseball - it's clear to deduct that this weekend will be an entertainment windfall. \"Unplugged at the Grove\" is a great way to begin the weekend unwind a little early - the first show is tonight and we've got your official website of the whole 22-week Unplugged calendar. And, if you miss the show, you can log on live tonight starting at 8:00 PM, or anytime after Friday at noon, to watch the webcast of the live music. Tonight features the Bob Schneider Group. Plug In To Unplugged. NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Through Saturday, April 15 -- The Latino Comedy Project strikes out to avoid the future in \"Time Bandidos\" their latest full-length send-up. Back to the future Saturday April 15 - Sunday, April 16 -- Get some Jah at the Bob Marley fest on the shores of Town Lake this weekend and help support those less fortunate. Stir it up Sunday, April 16 -- The Round Rock Express finally open up Dell Diamond in the first home game ever for the Round Rock Express. All aboard! NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Austin International Poetry Festival is in its eighth stanza \ufffd Music: Got the blues? Koko Taylor, Lou Ann Barton and Sued Shoes Blues can cure you \ufffd Movies: Get a double dose of Sandy with weekend movies \"28 Days\" and \"Gun Shy\" \ufffd Sports: The Aggies come to Austin to take on the Longhorn tennis squad \ufffd Dining: Guzzle Cajun to your heart's content at Gumbo's \ufffd Travel: Find out why two million people a year trek to Zion Canyon in Utah \ufffd Recreation: Get your buns in gear! Schlotsky's annual 5K road race hits the streets \ufffd Community: Kick up your heels for kids' sake SHOP IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD! Find all kinds of deals unique to your area. Our \"local sales\" offers an ala carte menu of options. Shop away!! Shopping GET CONNECTED Last chance: \"How do I avoid being taxed 2x when I cash out? \".\" -- Robi asked our tax expert about multiple mutual funds. TAXMAN's response Get some advice Austin summers can be taxing on your prized auto. Find a local professional and get a tune-up. Austin 360 Autos Switchboard Join us and Talk City to chat with interesting celebrities and special guests. Among the selections this week are: * Singer, songwriter Pat McGee * Dr. Demento! * Robert Pinsky, United States Poet Laureate People & Chat Moooove over Bevo, there's a new steer in town. If you're a cattle fan, then meet The South Texas Longhorn Association -- livestock enthusiasts. \ufffd Join the herd If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback Copyright 2000 Cox Interactive Media. WEEKEND WEATHER Adios to the rain! Get ready for a warm and sunny weekend. Check the KVUE 24 five-day forecast on Austin360.com. Weather Tornado Watch 2000 DISNEY, HERE I COME! Now that you've emptied your pockets for Uncle Sam, there's no better time to strike it rich! Check with us every week for the latest lottery results, consult the stars on your chances of winning, and tell us what you'd do with the dough. Show Me the Money! ---------- *SPOTLIGHT* SanAntonio360.com Have you visited our new sister site, SanAntonio360.com? If you enjoy Austin360.com, be sure to check SanAntonio360.com for what's going on all around the Alamo City. SA360.com Guides to SanAntonio ----------"}, {"response": 127, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Apr 20, 2000 (18:04)", "body": "e-Lert! from Austin360.com Hoppin' Weekend Ditch the business suit and jump into a bunny suit -- Easter weekend is here. If you're looking to explore Austin's religious diversity, check out the Austin360.com Guide to: Houses of Worship Or if you'd rather explore a killer taco, check out the SanAntonio360.com Guide to Fiesta -- which starts in the Alamo City this weekend. SanAntonio360.com Guide to Fiesta Or check out some of Austin's great events below. NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Saturday April 22 -- Spend a day with the wee ones at the Kids Fest in Zilker Park. Hurry, mommy and daddy! Saturday, April 22 -- The Big 12-leading Texas baseball team plays host to the second-place Baylor Bears. ... Set 'em down Sunday, April 23 -- Cuddle up with the kids for a bilingual storytime. Once upon a time... All weekend -- Celebrate Easter with the ones you love. Calvary Chapel Easter Celebration Community Easter Celebration with Caedmon's Call Find a House of Worship NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Don't wait until the 11th hour to see Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' \ufffd Music: Bush, Moby, Beenie Man and Tina Turner hit town \ufffd Movies: Matthew McConaughey's 'U-571', is just one of the movies opening Friday \ufffd Sports: Join the Round Rock Express for a weekend series against the Midland Rockhounds \ufffd Dining: Discuss the finer points of Austin cuisine with fellow food fans \ufffd Travel: Hit the Hill Country for wonderful winery tours \ufffd Recreation: Flex your glutes for a good cause at the Tooth Fairy 5K fun run and race \ufffd Community: Hop on over to the Kid's Fest Easter egg hunt NEED A GOOD BOOK? We have a plethora of choices for you....from mystery and suspense to sex and romance. Curl up with that novel you've been dying to read!! Relax... Shopping GET CONNECTED Bumper-2-bumper blues: \"... this community has ALWAYS been behind the growth pace of the local traffic. I have always found that if I leave early or late to avoid the 8:00 and 5:00 traffic congestion, there is no congestion.\" -- says JohnLD on Austin traffic. What's your traffic gripe? Work out the best course of action for your stock portfolio. Begin your calculations Join us and Talk City to chat with celebrities. Among this week's special guests are: * Joyce Carol Oates * Roseanne Barr * Blair Underwood People & Chat Eat your heart out, Holmes. Ever thought of writing a mystery? Then buddy up to the Heart of Texas Sisters in Crime for support. Spies-R-Them. Get your writing group online If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback Happy Easter! Copyright 2000 Cox Interactive Media. WEEKEND WEATHER Sunny, cloudy, sunny, cloudy, sunny, cloudy. But this is Texas, so best check the KVUE 24 five-day forecast on Austin360.com. Weather Tornado Watch 2000 ALL WORK AND NO PLAY... Get in touch with your inner child with our collection of fun and wacky games. Everything you need to play online - plus free demos and downloads. Let the games begin! ---------- *SPOTLIGHT* Unplugged at the Grove Did you miss last week's show? Check out the webcast replay of Bob Schneider, or see who's playing this week. Plug In To Unplugged."}, {"response": 128, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Thu, Apr 20, 2000 (18:09)", "body": "And Matthew himself will be at the premiere. I'm going to a play about Bucky Fuller Sat night."}, {"response": 129, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Apr 20, 2000 (18:12)", "body": "Bucky-Ball time for Terry! Enjoy and report back. Sounds fascinating! Ever think of building a structure using his method? There are several homes here like that and inside it is lovely but a little like living inside an egg."}, {"response": 130, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Apr 20, 2000 (18:14)", "body": "The Matthew? Wow! Going to see the movie? ...or Matthew?"}, {"response": 131, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Apr 20, 2000 (18:38)", "body": "\".... and on the 874th day there was road.\" --Sign on business across the street from St. Edward's University in Austin after more than two years of street construction."}, {"response": 132, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Fri, Apr 21, 2000 (04:16)", "body": "Maybe both."}, {"response": 133, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sat, Apr 22, 2000 (00:05)", "body": "Go for it! I'm gonna go back to watch us get beaten to a plup by Fresno State. We lost 15-3...!"}, {"response": 134, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Sat, Apr 22, 2000 (00:23)", "body": "Sound like a volleyball game score."}, {"response": 135, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sat, Apr 22, 2000 (01:01)", "body": "Or football...sad! We used 5 pitchers, each one worse than the last...*sigh* It will be a pretty night for baseball, though, and with John doing the calling, it is gonna be fun in any case. I got state-wide recognition when he thanked me by name for being his \"unofficial spotter.\" The man is amazing!"}, {"response": 136, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Sat, Apr 22, 2000 (03:20)", "body": "I noticed the Texas Tower was glowing orange tonight, must mean a win!"}, {"response": 137, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sat, Apr 22, 2000 (17:44)", "body": "We lost by less last night 8-3 but it was less exciting than the presious day's was. Today we play in Kona so I will just listen to it. John used your \"Voleyball Score\" comment in his opening remarks (I had sent them on to him)."}, {"response": 138, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sat, Apr 22, 2000 (21:01)", "body": "Make that score 8-0 last night...ouch!"}, {"response": 139, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Sat, Apr 22, 2000 (21:18)", "body": "Any theories on the Orange glow the other night?"}, {"response": 140, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sat, Apr 22, 2000 (23:57)", "body": "I looked back through the posts to see to what it might have referred. Texas Day was longer ago than that, and it is not Nov 22nd. Did the Rangers finally win a game? (But, they are in Arlington...) Anything to do with the Cowboys? Gimme a hint..."}, {"response": 141, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Apr 23, 2000 (02:37)", "body": "WE WON!!! The UHHilo Vulcans beat Fresno State 5-4 in the 11th inning. Yay!!!"}, {"response": 142, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Sun, Apr 23, 2000 (07:35)", "body": "Hint: Ut Tower = Texas Longhorns Hint 2: baseball maybe"}, {"response": 143, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Apr 23, 2000 (16:51)", "body": "I knew that...but why are they illuminating a building in Dallas for a victory in Austin? Or is this \"Texas Tower\" not the Texas Book Repository, which is what is confusing me?! You guys own first place in the national ranking of collegiate baseball. We are at the bottom of the WAC...*sigh* Congratulations!"}, {"response": 144, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Sun, Apr 23, 2000 (19:46)", "body": "No, the Texas Tower is at the UT campus. Remember the Whitman shooting spree years ago? Same Tower. UT is first place in baseball, you're kidding?"}, {"response": 145, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Apr 23, 2000 (21:46)", "body": "I'll post the standings in college baseball - they are in the top 10 if not the top 5 (if not number 1)... Theu are red hot and we know since we just played in Texas against Rice and TCU and lost most of the games. They were in Hilo for the away series in April and it was so lovely! Never saw so many tall, handsome Texans all at once. And, as far as I am concerned, Rice has the nicest fans and players of any school we have ever played."}, {"response": 146, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Apr 23, 2000 (21:47)", "body": "[Yup - remember now about the Texas Tower sniper...] off to post the baseball standings..."}, {"response": 147, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Sun, Apr 23, 2000 (23:32)", "body": "I'm going to austin360 now to see. Let's see. Ooops, if we're number one it may not last. AUSTIN -- Mike Huggins and Jace Brewer each drove in three runs to lead Baylor to an 11-8 victory over Texas Sunday. Brewer drove in all three runs with a double in a four-run seventh inning. He was 2-for-4 and scored two runs. Huggins finished 3-for-6, including a double. Justin Taylor (4-0) allowed one unearned run on two hits in four innings of relief. Starter Josh Scott allowed four runs--one unearned--on six hits in four innings. Texas starter Ryan France (3-4) allowed five runs, including four earned, on five hits in 3 1-3 innings. He struck out three and walked three. Todd West was 2-for-3 and drove in a run for Texas. Steve Dorneman was 3-for-4, including a double, for Baylor."}, {"response": 148, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Apr 23, 2000 (23:48)", "body": "Nope - I posted in Sports, but you were 3rd last week and 5th this week. John said we did not win the game against Fresno State - they just didn't play their usual game and gave it to us. *sigh* He was there calling the game and I was listening on the radio, so he should know."}, {"response": 149, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Apr 23, 2000 (23:50)", "body": "(ah...Baylor! Yes, I read of that win which was such a big deal, but did not know how good Baylor was...)"}, {"response": 150, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Apr 27, 2000 (20:16)", "body": "e-Lert! from Austin360.com Hee Haw One weekend it's bunnies, the next it's donkeys. Eeyore's Birthday is here this weekend - one of those uniquely Austin celebrations that remind us of Austin's slacker/hippie roots. More dogs than cell phones, less clothing than Barton Springs, and more music and food than you can shake a bongo drum at - this is one event where you can throw yourself into the legendary lifestyle of what Austin once was. See our guide to the festivities, including slideshows and videos of last year's celebration: Eeyore's Birthday. NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Friday, April 29 -- Wildflower Days continue with the Ethnobotany Festival: Plants & People in Communities Flower fun! Saturday, April 29 -- This one's for the ladies -- this golf tourney, that is. Tee up for charity Sunday, April 30 -- Volunteer for the 10K race for the human race. Ready to sweat? NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Get a glimpse of Jersey street life in \"Fruits and Vegetables\" at the Vortex \ufffd Music: Buddy and Julie Miller have a homecoming at Continental Club \ufffd Movies: Travel back in time with 'The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas', just one of the movies opening Friday \ufffd Sports: The Longhorns and Aggies baseball squads play Friday at the Disch! \ufffd Dining: Discuss the finer points of Austin cuisine with fellow food fans \ufffd Travel: Plan a last-second road trip to the New Orleans Jazz Fest 2000 \ufffd Recreation: Find others that share your interest in one of our hobbie groups \ufffd Community: Figure-eight your way to the 'Wheels for Wheels' benefit OUT OF SHAPE? Get ideas on what you need to do to get fit. Buy a magazine or two with ideas! Look under our \"Recommended Items.\" You'll be ready for swimsuit season! Shopping GET CONNECTED Trading bongos for torpedos? \"Excellent movie!! Well worth seeing, even if you're not into war movies...and Matthew is HOT, and his acting aint bad either!\"\" -- says amylu110 of McConaughey's 'U-571' You be the critic 'T'is the season to be building, so find an approved professional to put the finishing touches on your home. ImproveNet on 360 Join us and Talk City to chat with celebrities. Among this week's special guests are: * Enrico Colantoni of \"Galaxy Quest\" * \"Passions\" star Jesse Metcalf * NBA Insider Chris Monter People & Chat What's under the kilt? Get the skinny on Scottish music at Capitol City Highlanders bagpipe performance, or become part of the band! Hum along Get your band online If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback Copyright 2000 Cox Interactive Media. WEEKEND WEATHER The temps continue to climb as May approaches. Check how high the mercury will rise this weekend, with the KVUE 24 five-day forecast on Austin360.com. Weather Tornado Watch 2000 AUTO RACING 2000 Take our auto racing pages for a spin! Get driver stats and profiles, series schedules and standings, and the latest racing headlines. Plus buy tickets to an upcoming race or find that perfect gift for a racing fan. Racing 2000 ---------- *SPOTLIGHT* Fiesta - San Antonio If you are heading to San Antonio to enjoy Fiesta, be sure to check out SanAntonio360.com for the lowdown on the hoe-down. SanAntonio360.com Fiesta"}, {"response": 151, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Thu, Apr 27, 2000 (21:00)", "body": "The pool is edging up toward 80 degrees."}, {"response": 152, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Apr 27, 2000 (21:12)", "body": "Bathwater at that temp. Too much warmer and it no longer is refreshing! Summer begins early in Central Texas, I guess. Shall I send some fragrant tradewinds to go with your pool?"}, {"response": 153, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Fri, Apr 28, 2000 (01:16)", "body": "It'll get to around 84 at the peak of summer. I just was in the water. I have the computer hooked up by the pool. Actually, I rigged up an Aten device which goes to a KVM switch which lets me switch between a half a dozen systems, including the old www.spring.net, access.spring.net, barton.spring.net and four Win type systems that I'm building. Aren't I always building computers? I can punch in whichever system I want to be on with a few keystrokes. It's twilight time right now. I've got the pool lights on. The temperature outside is perfect. And the insects and birds are giving the city sounds some competition. I'm getting ready for DSL, which will let us put our old servers back on line. It should take about 30 days to get DSL."}, {"response": 154, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Apr 28, 2000 (01:57)", "body": "No spare parts lie around unused very long in your place! It is fun to do that and you can solder circles around anyone else, anyway. (You had to be able to do that in the \"old days\" to get your ticket...) I am delighted more than I can say that you have Barton Springs back. I remember clearly the sad day you took it down and stashed it in your garage. You sounded like you had lost a child, as you so well equated it. Time for the Paganizing ceremonies yet? We did that for our sailboats each new season."}, {"response": 155, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Fri, Apr 28, 2000 (02:38)", "body": "We're about 30 days away, minimum, for putting these boxes back on the net with dedicated ip addresses."}, {"response": 156, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Apr 28, 2000 (02:41)", "body": "The rebirth! Party time!!!"}, {"response": 157, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Fri, Apr 28, 2000 (12:26)", "body": "Don't break out the balloons and party hats just yet, I'm going to have to try and get Jacob Leveridge to help with some of the dns setup, or maybe if Peter's in town."}, {"response": 158, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Apr 28, 2000 (17:35)", "body": "Ok. I'll be patient, but I have some stashed just in case you have a sudden break-through or need some cheering up. Do we need an excuse for a party?!"}, {"response": 159, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Sun, Apr 30, 2000 (15:57)", "body": "Matthew McConaughey in a eonline interview regarding the bongo thing: There's a rumor going around the hotel that earlier today you were wearing a T-shirt that said \"I'd rather be playing bongos naked.\" No, no. It's already turned into a myth. It says, \"What part of naked bongos don't you understand?\" A friend of mine made it for me. It's good. I liked it when I read it. So, you seem to have a sense of humor about the whole thing. It's not a joke at all, and it wasn't at the time. But do I have a sense of humor about it? Yeah. I get asked if it is regrettable. No, I didn't think I did anything wrong. What did I learn from it? Shut the back window. Everyone said I shouldn't have been playing loud enough to wake somebody up. No. I should have shut the window. Could [my neighbors] have gone about it in another way? Yeah. But you know what? Maybe they didn't want to get out of bed, so they weren't wrong."}, {"response": 160, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sun, Apr 30, 2000 (20:03)", "body": "He is wiser than I gave him credit for, previously. Life goes on - get on with it! Still do not know why they had to storm his house, but apparently that is the way they do things nowadays...look at Miami!"}, {"response": 161, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Mon, May  1, 2000 (13:21)", "body": "Well his sub movie made $12 mil last weekend, number one on the charts. It's a good movie I hear."}, {"response": 162, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, May  4, 2000 (22:15)", "body": "e-Lert! from Austin360.com GOTV - Get Out The Vote Even a local election can be entertaining in Austin. This weekend Austinites go to the polls to elect a mayor, three additional City Council Members, and new representatives to the school board. Five minutes on our election package will make you a more informed voter. May 6, 2000 Election Would you ever vote for Leslie? Who's playing at the Shady Grove tonight? Austin360.com is the official website of \"Unplugged at the Grove.\" Plug In To Unplugged NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Friday, May 5 -- Cinco de Mayo festivities are breaking out all over Austin with food, dancing and music. Viva Mexico! Saturday, May 6 -- Artsy, craftsy, funsy. The Old Pecan Street Festival is gearing up for another weekend of knick-knack hunting. Ye olde Pecan Sunday, May 7 -- It's the last homestand of 2000 for the University of Texas baseball team during the regular season.Hook'em NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Forget the \"Love Bug\" virus. Get your \"Love Letters\" onstage at the Paramount \ufffd Music: Elliott Smith, Staind and Indigenous pass through town \ufffd Movies: Roman tigers or sub-Saharan lions? \"Gladiator,\" \"I Dreamed of Africa,\" more opening Friday \ufffd Sports: Tulsa comes to Round Rock for a weekend series with the Express \ufffd Dining: Let City Grill prove its passion -- and don't forget your coupons! \ufffd Travel: Rough it at one of Texas' top 50 state parks \ufffd Recreation: Bird watch the more than 340 migratory species flying through Texas \ufffd Community: Rescue a cute pooch or kitten at Pet Adoptathon 2000 A TRIBUTE TO HER Mother's Day is right around the corner. Remember the soft kisses for your booboos, the words of encouragement on a bad day? Our extensive Mother's Day guide offers everything you need to pamper her and show your appreciation. Let her know she is the best. Gifts for Mom GET CONNECTED A tradition on trail. \"Let's allow the wide-open opportunity for more students to die because short-sighted college administrators are afraid to offend cash-supplying alums and students\" -- says Kenwritez of A&M bonfire findings Do you think it should continue? 'T'is the season to be building, so find an approved professional to put the finishing touches on your home. ImproveNet on 360 Join us and Talk City to chat with celebrities. Among this week's special guests are: * Ringo Starr * Drs. Richard and Rachael Heller * Gardening expert John Fech People & Chat It's a small world after all. Make new friends from around the world with members of The Friendship Force of Austin.Go international If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback Get out and vote! Copyright 2000 Cox Interactive Media. WEEKEND WEATHER Looks like the rain is taking the weekend off. Keep up with lake levels and pollen counts so you can enjoy the fun! Weather Tornado Watch 2000 EIGHT GREAT ROADSTERS Get caught in a web of fun with the new Toyota MR2 Spyder and seven other great roadsters. Drop the top and let the sun shine in as you explore specs, pics and more of these awesome machines! Vroooom! ---------- *SPOTLIGHT* SanAntonio360.com If you are heading to San Antonio this weekend, be sure to check out our sister-site - SanAntonio360.com. SanAntonio360.com"}, {"response": 163, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, May  5, 2000 (20:52)", "body": "May 5, 2000 TFTD-L@TAMU.EDU May 6th is one of the Uniform Election Days in Texas. This means that tomorrow there will be many city and school elections in the state. tftd requests that you cast an INFORMED vote tomorrow or whenever it is election time for your community. Also tftd has determined a general rule. If there are seven propositions on the ballot one should vote for the first five and against the last two. Disclaimer: This general rule is based on one set of observations at a single location."}, {"response": 164, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, May  9, 2000 (21:02)", "body": "local Austin news... I'll be in town May 15-19... wanna grab a veggie burger? Business 8am-6pm kinda thing but I should have a few nights of free time."}, {"response": 165, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Wed, May 10, 2000 (01:34)", "body": "Sure, sounds great! Email me a contact number for you when you're in town, where are you staying?"}, {"response": 166, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, May 10, 2000 (15:51)", "body": "Hampton Inn off of West Braker."}, {"response": 167, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Thu, May 11, 2000 (03:04)", "body": "That's just a few miles from the Quail house, bring your swim gear becvause the water's fine! And you're welcome to use the computers in the house to access the Spring/Internet/email whatever. Looking forward to seeing you again. My 'scope says \" Life just got better when you hear that a certain person is back in town.\""}, {"response": 168, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, May 11, 2000 (13:20)", "body": "*grin* Thanks Paul. I've got the swimsuit packed!"}, {"response": 169, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, May 11, 2000 (18:03)", "body": "e-Lert! from Austin360.com Be nice to your mom You owe it to your mother to be nice to her this weekend. Just think of all the pain and suffering you've put her through (or was that your stinky little brother?). We've got the scoop on events around town that will show your mom just how much she means to you. Mother's Day doings Who's playing at the Shady Grove tonight? Austin360.com is the official website of \"Unplugged at the Grove.\" Plug In To Unplugged NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Friday, May 12-Sunday, May 14 -- This musical version of 'A Clockwork Orange' takes center stage this weekened. Come along, fellow droogs Saturday, May 13 -- You don't have to be a NASA engineer to learn how to build and launch your own backyard rocket. Up, up and away Saturday, May 13-Sunday, May 14 -- The Sam Houston State Bearkats sneak into town for one last series against Texas. Hook'em NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Name that art! You could take home a free masterpiece \ufffd Music: Cure those blues at the Antone's Blues Festival \ufffd Movies: \"Time Code\"'s Salma Hayek heats up the screen in Friday's new movie line-up \ufffd Sports: Fast times and fleet feet are in town at the UIL state track meet \ufffd Dining: A Chinatown by any other name still serves good food \ufffd Travel: Do up Dallas family-style this Mother's Day Weekend \ufffd Recreation: Get your bike blessed and help support the Pediatric AIDS League \ufffd Community: Blow out the candles, read and celebrate 25 years of RIF STARLIGHT STARBRIGHT When the humdrum of city life is biting at your nerves, take a weekend and hit the trail. Camp in comfort after checking out our buyer's guide for the best camping gear to fit your needs. Find a tent. GET CONNECTED Failing board? \"Caring just gets in the way of all the cool-hearted, short-sighted decisions that are a tradition for the School Board\" -- says mthr of AISD What do you think? Bring in the birds, plant the roses and build a pond. Check out Austin 360's Home Improvement tips. Home Improvement on 360 Join us and Talk City to chat with celebrities. Among this week's special guests are: * Majandra Delfino * Marilyn Chambers * Barry Williams (Greg Brady) People & Chat Have a preschooler at home? Get information and support at Central Austin Preschool Mother's Club meetings. Join the club Get your group online If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback Happy Mother's Day! Copyright 2000 Cox Interactive Media. WEEKEND WEATHER Rain may come down, but the temperatures aren't going anywhere but up. Check the KVUE forecast. Weather MISSION POSSIBLE Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find what movies will tickle your fancy this month. A warning though -- this message could lead to buttery fingers and tasty treats! See the future. ---------- *SPOTLIGHT* SanAntonio360.com If you are heading to San Antonio this weekend, be sure to check out our sister-site - SanAntonio360.com. SanAntonio360.com"}, {"response": 170, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, May 18, 2000 (18:52)", "body": "Austin360.com e-Lert! - May 18 - May 24 Heating Up As we bear down on 100-degrees here in mid-May, it's time to start looking indoors for entertainment in Austin. Austin360.com is here with some cool entertainment recommendations. Summer Concerts Austin360.com is the official website of \"Unplugged at the Grove\". See who's playing tonight, view the photo galleries, relive previous shows via the archived webcasts, or even watch tonight's show live starting at 8:00 PM tonight! Plug In To Unplugged NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Friday, May 19 -- Kids love 'em, dads want 'em. Monster trucks aren't all steel and testosterone....there's big giant tires too! Not manly enough? There will be WWF superstars too. Friday, Friday, Friday Saturday, May 20 -- UT alum Bill Moyers will speak to the University of Texas graduating senior class of 7,300. Move the tassle Sunday, May 21 -- Kid's Day at the Dell Diamond has the Express welcoming the Arizona Diamondback's rahabbing Matt Williams and the El Paso Diablos. Batter up NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: See (and hear) \"Liberated Voices,\" post-apartheid South African art at AMA \ufffd Music: Your favorite Austin bands croon TV theme songs at Hole in the Wall's \"TV Hoot Night\" \ufffd Movies: The kids will love \"Dinosaur,\" leading the charge into Austin theaters this weekend \ufffd Sports: It's simple: Hit a hole-in-one, win a million bucks and benefit Children's Hospital of Austin \ufffd Dining: Find out who has the hottest tamales on South First Street \ufffd Travel: Plan your weekend or Memorial Day road trip to a Texas hot spot \ufffd Recreation: Work off the Wiener Schnitzel at the Deutschen Pfest 5K fun run and walk \ufffd Community: Go batty! Bring the family out for Saturday's \"Free-Tail Free-For-All\" bat watching party BUY A BIKE Launch a lifetime of fun for your children with their very own bicycle. Our buyer's guide offers all the guidance you'll need to find just the right bike for your young ones or yourself! Get up to speed. GET CONNECTED Whoah! How much? \"These continued rent hikes are obscene.The apartment industry ought to ashamed of themselves. Bloodsuckers - the whole lot of them!!\" -- says Rick of Austin rents. Has it effected you? Bring in the birds, plant the roses and build a pond. Check out Austin 360's Home Improvement tips. Home Improvement on 360 Join us and Talk City to chat with celebrities. Among this week's super chats are: * Rookie of the Year Tony Stewart * Say farewell to Andy Richter * SBA Head Aida Alvarez People & Chat Get a bit of culture in your life. Visit some of the scheduled 'Women & Their Work' exhibits during the month of May . Women & Their Work If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback"}, {"response": 171, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, May 25, 2000 (18:30)", "body": "Austin360.com e-Lert! - May 18 - May 24 Heating Up As we bear down on 100-degrees here in mid-May, it's time to start looking indoors for entertainment in Austin. Austin360.com is here with some cool entertainment recommendations. Summer Concerts Austin360.com is the official website of \"Unplugged at the Grove\". See who's playing tonight, view the photo galleries, relive previous shows via the archived webcasts, or even watch tonight's show live starting at 8:00 PM tonight! NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Friday, May 26 -- Head on out to Kerrville for Folk Festival 2000. Unroll your sleeping bag Saturday, May 27 -- Learn how to turn your garden into a wildlife haven. Dig in Friday through Sunday -- Sign up for a weekend of culinary nirvana. Get stuffed! NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Guess whodunnit while you dine at Dave & Buster's Saturday \ufffd Music: N'Sync, Rev. Horton Heat, Herbie Hancock and more \ufffd Movies: Tom Cruise, Jackie Chan lead the action-packed barrage at local theaters \ufffd Sports: Root for the home team as the Round Rock Express hosts the San Antonio Missions \ufffd Dining: Plan a last-second holiday picnic or dinner party on a shoestring \ufffd Travel: The season is peachy for a Memorial Day road trip to Fredericksburg \ufffd Recreation: Cool off underground at these Central Texas caves and caverns \ufffd Community: Take the kids to learn about clouds, wind & weather at the Wildflower Center No Ties for Dad Find nifty tidbits to pay homage to your father. If tradition mandates a tie, we've got that, too. Let him know he's the best. GET CONNECTED \"I had a chance to see the sequel to MI-1. It should be titled 'Mission Improbable'\" -- says dp4hire of Mission: Impossible II. What do you reckon? When those tax appraisals hit, so did tax-bill shock. Find out how to protest and search your area's appraisal rates. Austin appraisals Join us and Talk City to chat with celebrities. Among this week's super chats are: * Redbook Food Editor, Tamara Holt * \"Passions\" star Julian Crane * Rock Trio Samantha-7 People & Chat Get a bit of culture in your life. Visit some of the scheduled 'Women & Their Work' exhibits during the month of May . Women & Their Work If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback Copyright 2000 Cox Interactive Media. WEEKEND WEATHER There's a slight chance of rain, but mainly the temps are going sky high. Check the KVUE forecast."}, {"response": 172, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, May 25, 2000 (18:31)", "body": "The above e-lert just arrived and it is already outdated. Sheesh! I thought EVERYTHING was bigger and better in Austin...*sigh*"}, {"response": 173, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Jun  1, 2000 (22:45)", "body": "Austin360.com e-Lert! - June 1 - June 6 It's Already June? We're into the heat of it now, and the 'Horns are in the heat of the season, with the NCAA super regional series at Disch-Falk Field. For your primer on the NCAA Baseball Tournament, click on our guide to the College World Series. Austin360's College World Series Guide. Or if its too hot at \"the Disch\" for you, plunge into some cool Central Texas waters in your new swimwear. Swimsuits and Shamu. NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Friday, June 2 -- Legendary jazz star Nancy Wilson will be swinging at the Paramount. Women in Jazz Saturday, June 3 -- The Men's Garden Club of Austin hosts the Summer Flower and Vegetable show at Zilker. It's man's man's man's world Sunday, June 4 -- Free music by Los Romanceros and Van Wilks in the great outdoors at Zilker Park. Spread out the picnic blanket NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: \"Islands of Order: A Decade of Collection\" at the Harry Ransom Center \ufffd Music: Waterloo Park is getting swampy at the Bayou Boogie \ufffd Movies: Heather Graham is \"Committed\" at the box office this week \ufffd Sports: Longhorns baseball plays Penn State at the sold out Disch-Falk field \ufffd Dining: Find a place to do lunch on the cheap \ufffd Travel: Lose your stomach at the best amusement parks in Texas \ufffd Recreation: Spoil a good walk at one of Central Texas' golf courses \ufffd Community: Tool around Austin and find over 250 murals Protect Your Hide! Our buyer's guide offers a selection of products to block harmful effects of the sun and keep your skin looking healthy and young. Don't risk a sunburn. GET CONNECTED On yogurt shop murders: \" I agree, innocent until proven guilty. Let's get on with the trials..my biggest complaint, people spouting 'facts' and seldom getting them straight.\" -- Phoenix . Share your thoughts You drive it. You hate it. Find out what's going to happen at the plans for the I-35/Ben White interchange. Spaghetti bowl Join us and Talk City to chat with celebrities. Among this week's super chats are: * \"Shanghai Noon\" director Tom Dey * Rockers BBMak * \"Silver Screams\" movie chat People & Chat Summer is here so why not stay cool and get in shape with Austin Aquatics master swim team? Stroke! Stroke!"}, {"response": 174, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Jun  9, 2000 (03:55)", "body": "\ufffde-Lert! from Austin360.com Summertime Fun Austin summertime fun -- find out what time that pool opens, how to get to a Central Texas amusement park, or when the movie starts -- all on the Austin360.com Summer Guide. Austin360's Summer Guide Summer Swimsuit Slideshow NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Today through Friday, June 9 -- Texas' top baseball teams are in Austin and Round Rock for the UIL tournament. Put me in coach Friday, through Thursday, June 15 -- You don't have to risk your neck for your brother man to join in Austin ShaftWeek. Shut Yo' Mouth! Friday through Sunday, June 11 -- Satisfy your motorcycle cravings at the Republic of Texas Biker Rally. Hogs, rice-burners, beemers and more will descend on 6th Street and the Austin area for music, rides and refreshments. Rev it up! NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Glimpse South African art at 'Liberated Voices' \ufffd Music: 3 Balls of Fire, Pop Gun, Taboo playing this weekend \ufffd Movies: 'Gone in 60 Seconds' screeches into Austin this weekend \ufffd Sports: Keep score while the 'Horns World Series drive is taking off in Omaha \ufffd Dining: Find a Texas wine for any occasion \ufffd Travel: Fly to Toronto and back from Austin for $215 \ufffd Recreation: Find a place to take a dip and beat the heat in Central Texas \ufffd Community: Join with Literacy Austin to help local residents learn to read A Tribute to Dad He held your hand and guided you along the way. Now use our Father's Day shopping guide to hand him something that will show him how much you care. Shop for Dad. GET CONNECTED On movies: \"The few laughs that I did get from what was on the screen was so few and far between as not to count...This Trip is a bad one. \" -- says FletchMan about \"Road Trip\". Share your thoughts Are you wheezin, sneezin' and praying for a break from the sinus torture? Heal thyself. Allergy, away! Join us and Talk City to chat with celebrities. Among this week's super chats are: \ufffd David Ledbetter \ufffd Garcelle Beauvais \ufffd Dr. Sharon Boyse People & Chat Here's to your health. Let the Austin Herb Society help you find the herbs that complement your lifestyle. Austin Herb Society Copyright 2000 Cox Interactive Media."}, {"response": 175, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Jun 15, 2000 (20:13)", "body": "Summer in Austin How about some groovy tunes under the big oaks at the Shady Grove? Or an October hunt in the middle of June at the Paramount? Maybe a refreshing dip into the icy waters of Barton Springs? Austin360.com is here with some cool ideas to beat the heat this summer weekend. Austin360's Summer Guide Hunt for Red October at the Paramount Unplugged at the Grove NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Thursday June 15 through Saturday, June 17 -- The first half of the first season is almost up, get out to Dell Diamond for the Express vs. the Arkansas Travelers Thirsty Thursday and Fireworks Friday Thursday through Sunday, June 18 -- The Greatest Show on Earth, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus makes its stop in River City. To the Egress Saturday June 17 & Sunday, June 18 -- Tour one of Austin's great neighborhoods during the Hyde Park Neighborhood Association Historic Homes Tour. Old time Austin NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Exhibit: 'Islands of Order: A Decade of Collection' \ufffd Music: Where's Willie? Ctach up with Mr. Nelson as he tours Europe \ufffd Movies: 'Shaft,' struts into Austin theaters this weekend. Dig it? \ufffd Sports: Rugby teams from all over our region are here for \"Bloodfest\" \ufffd Restaurants: Follow the Tex-Mex mile, South First's bevy of border-state fare \ufffd Travel: Head to Fredericksburg for a perfect day of peach-picking \ufffd Recreation: Get your sprockets in gear and learn to take care of your bike \ufffd Community: Give a hoot. Join the Town Lake Clean Up efforts Sex in the City Get the entire first season -- 12 episodes of the award-winning HBO comedy series on two DVDs that takes an outrageous look at dating, mating and relating in New York City. Buy it now. GET CONNECTED Waving debate: \"I don't ask any one to give up or hide their Heritage, so why am I being asked to hide mine? \" -- says susan_f_32221 about the Confederate flag. Share your thoughts Get outside and explore one of Texas' top 50 best state parks. Into the brush Join us and Talk City to chat with celebrities. Among this week's super chats are: \ufffd Music editor Michelle Lee \ufffd Rock group Neve \ufffd Dr. Adam Cotsen of \"Sex and the City\" People & Chat Looking to get your kids into sports? Let the University Hills Optimist Club direct you in the right direction. Go team! If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback"}, {"response": 176, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Jun 22, 2000 (22:11)", "body": "Austin360.com e-Lert! - June 22 - June 28 \ufffd Music in the Park \"Summerfest\" this Sunday in Waterloo Park features 13 different local and national acts performing from 11:15 in the morning until 10:00 at night. Tickets at the gate are $15, but you can pick up $10 advance tickets at Star Tickets or at Hooters - so you've got that going for you. Proceeds benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Summerfest is #2 on the Austin360.com Ten Around Town. What's #1? Who's playing at Summer Fest? Visit SanAntonio360.com if you are looking for a fun day-trip this weekend. SanAntonio360.com NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Starting Friday, June 23 -- Send up the silent film era with the production of \"Merton of the Movies.\" Acting! Saturday, June 24 -- Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly, two of the best in one of Hitch's best, \"Rear Window.\" It's playing at the revamped Paramount. Good evening Sunday, June 25th -- Summerfest will be rocking Waterloo Park downtown with the Toadies, Pushmonkey and Monte Montgomery Rockin' the Park NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Exprience African-American culture at the Expo Center \ufffd Music: Where's Willie? Join Willie Nelson each day on his European tour \ufffd Movies: See the two sides of Jim Carey in \"Me, Myself & Irene,' opening Friday \ufffd Sports: Hop aboard the Round Rock Express this weekend \ufffd Restaurants: Craving calamari? Manic for marinara? Get it here \ufffd Travel: Austin to Chicago for $181; Dallas to Portland for $158 \ufffd Recreation: Learn how to avoid falling victim to heat-related illnesses \ufffd Community: Pet lovers unite. Adopt one of 50 cats at Kitten Fest. Connect with Music Sin\ufffdad O'Connor is back after a six year hiatus with Faith and Courage, an expressive collection of songs that traverse the human experience, touching on such universals as love and lust, respect and responsibility, strength and spirit. GET CONNECTED Are you ready for some football? \"Even considering Washingtons two first round picks, I think Tampa Bay won. I wouldn't be surprised to see them in the Superbowl this year. \" -- says shanegot. Catch the pre-season football fever Stop the spam! Learn how to reduce the clutter in your mailboxes, both online and off. Block it Join us and Talk City to chat with celebrities. Among this week's super chats are: \ufffd Dr. Patrick Woods on Liver Disease \ufffd World Class Scientists! \ufffd All is revealed by Psychic Mary Beth People & Chat Calling all Owls! Join the Austin Rice Alumni for happy hour or a good read. Owls in Austin Get your alumni group online If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback"}, {"response": 177, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Jun 29, 2000 (19:11)", "body": "Fourth of July in Austin Ever since thomas.jefferson@usa.com sent that \"Important - Please Read ASAP!\" e-mail over to king.george@uk.com with the \"seeya.doc\" attachment, the world has never been the same. Austin is a wonderful place to celebrate our great nations' Declaration of Independence (seeya.doc) just the way our forefathers envisioned it - by blowing up fireworks, eatin' barbeque and watching Wimbledon on TV. Austin360.com is here with your guide to the weekend's festivities. Fourth of July Guide The right to vote -- what's your favorite part of Fourth of July? Austinites currently have \"Beer\" beating out \"Fireworks\" by two votes?!?!? Vote for your favorite part of the Fourth of July tradition. NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Friday, June 30 through July 4 -- It's Independence Day weekend. Use our comprehensive July Fourth events guide to plan your celebrations Celebrate! Beginning Friday, June 30 -- It's a great weekend for family films, with 'The Sound of Music', 'Chicken Run' and dozens more movies playing in town. To the theater! Friday, June 30 through July 4 -- Music from The Gourds, Willie Nelson, Guy Forsyth and hundreds more bands. Hit the clubs NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: The Last weekend to see Rivera's \"The Tortilla Maker\" \ufffd Music: Jack Ingram, RB Morris, Damon Bramblett live at the Continental Club \ufffd Movies: Testostarone over doze with 'The Patriot' and 'The Perfect Storm' opening Friday \ufffd Sports: Enjoy the fireworks on the field and in the air at the Dell Diamond \ufffd Restaurants: A wee bit of the Emerald Isle for Austin diners \ufffd Travel: Austin to Nashville for for $198; Dallas to Orange County for $208 \ufffd Recreation: Find local spots to drop a tube into a cool river \ufffd Community: Seeking: Thoughtful, generous, single volunteers Star Wars Action! Return to a galaxy far, far away and see how the saga began with the first episode: The Phantom Menace. Buy the video and delve into a time when the Jedi Knights are the guardians of peace in a turbulent galaxy and a young Queen fights to save her people. In the shadows lurks an evil force waiting for the right moment to strike. Discover the Force. GET CONNECTED Are you ready for some football? \"I love Tien Hong on Burnet -- we order out from there quite frequently, and it has always been outstanding ... They have a very extensive menu and reasonable prices.\" -- says mamaross22 of the local eatery. You be the food critic Looking for some new wheels or do yours need some help? Look no further. Autos 360 Join us and Talk City to chat with celebrities. Among this week's super chats are: \ufffd The Daytime Diva dishes Soap trivia \ufffd A $27 million jackpot winner talks \ufffd All is revealed by Psychic Mary Beth People & Chat 1-2-3 and 4. Let the Austin Tango Connection teach you a thing or two about dancing. If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback"}, {"response": 178, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Fri, Jun 30, 2000 (15:01)", "body": "I'd rather be at Ragweed, but I'm stuck in Austin due to rental business. The first of the month is always a harried time and a bad time for trips."}, {"response": 179, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Jun 30, 2000 (20:46)", "body": "I just need some coole people to hang with...do not care where! I am B O R E D."}, {"response": 180, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Sat, Jul  1, 2000 (12:27)", "body": "Don't worry, hang with us, we will PUMP YOU UP!"}, {"response": 181, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sat, Jul  1, 2000 (18:13)", "body": "Here I be! Hunting up goodies on Google.com to entertain me and maybe readers of Spring. Gotta get those train-hoppers back into action when they are next at a cyber cafe. That was fun!"}, {"response": 182, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Sat, Jul  1, 2000 (21:08)", "body": "Really, god speed to our train hoppin' buds."}, {"response": 183, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Sat, Jul  1, 2000 (21:38)", "body": "Yup, I am concerned about them when they do not get in touch now and then..."}, {"response": 184, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Jul  6, 2000 (20:43)", "body": "e-Lert! from Austin360.com - July 6, 2000 Time for a little R&R It's hard to believe it's almost the weekend again. Maybe we should lobby to have Tuesday off every week! With the heat building and water shortage worsening, this weekend might be a good time to check out our energy- and water-saving guides: \ufffd Slash your energy bill \ufffd Save cash on gas \ufffd Conserve water & save money Or get out & about at one of the following superb Austin-area events. Have a terrific weekend! NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Thursday, July 6 through July 7 -- The playoff-bound Round Rock Express battle the Midland RockHounds at the Dell Diamond. Play ball! Beginning Friday, June 30 -- You know it's summer when the Zilker Hillside is alive with their series of free shows. West Side Story starts Friday. Bring a blanket Saturday, July 8 and Sunday, July 9 -- Shop and swap your Chatty Cathy, baseball cards, or anything else at the Austin Collectors Exposition at the Crockett Center. Dust it off! NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Celebrity dolls, comics and kitsch at the Austin Collectors Exposition \ufffd Music: Metal head? Metallica, Korn and more moshers are playing just up the Interstate \ufffd Movies: 'Disney's The Kid', 'Scary Movie', others open Friday in local theaters \ufffd Sports: Get in the water for a good cause at Swimathon 2000 \ufffd Restaurants: How fresh is fresh? The Eastside Cafe seems to know the answer \ufffd Travel: Find screams and thrills at Central Texas amusement parks \ufffd Recreation: Use our Water Sports Guide to hit the lakes in a rental boat, canoe or watercraft \ufffd Community: Discover how SWE unites women engineers"}, {"response": 185, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Jul 14, 2000 (06:26)", "body": "Austin360.com e-Lert!: July 14 - July 16 Some like it hot Triple-digit days are here again, so make sure you're prepared when you hit the lakes, outdoor concerts or the hike & bike trails. Beat the heat If you're game, you can cool off in a number of ways: \ufffd Rent a boat or personal watercraft \ufffd Hit area lakes \ufffd Find a swimming pool \ufffd Go tubing Have a terrific weekend! NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Friday, July 14 -- Meet the Austin team which hopes to win this year's Discovery Channel EcoChallenge in Borneo. Live music, food and more await you -- free! Lend your support Friday, July 14 to Saturday, July 15 -- Help keep your city beautiful by volunteering for the Austin Watershed Vegetation Restoration Project. Do your part Saturday, July 15 -- Friends, Romans, countrymen, buy me a beer! Taste dozens of local brews at this year's Texas Beer Tasting. Bottoms up! NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Jet your way to Zilker Park for a free, futuristic 'West Side Story' \ufffd Music: The North Mississippi Allstars transform the Continental Club into a rollicking backwoods blues joint \ufffd Movies: 'X-Men' mutate in Austin theaters Friday \ufffd Sports: Swimathon 2000 raises money for the Austin State School on Saturday \ufffd Restaurants: Carnivore cravings? Find out what you'll find at Sullivan's \ufffd Travel: Be a tourist in Austin, on foot or via duck \ufffd Recreation: Lazy days are here to stay - take a tube ride down the Guad or Gruene River \ufffd Community: The AAU Championships-bound Austin Braves are having a garage sale to raise funds If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback"}, {"response": 186, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Fri, Jul 14, 2000 (22:50)", "body": "Hmm wonder what the Ecochallenge is all about and where this event is going to be, being Friday night and all."}, {"response": 187, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Jul 20, 2000 (19:30)", "body": "Austin360.com e-Lert!: July 14 - July 16 Dry times ahead Plan on watering your garden this weekend? Austin and some surrounding cities are under mandatory water restrictions, so you'd better check it's your day to water. \ufffd Austin watering schedule \ufffd Avoid a $2,000 fine \ufffd Water-saving tips \ufffd Water-saving incentives \ufffd Share your water-saving tips Have a terrific weekend! NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Saturday, July 22 & Sunday, July 23 -- A car and truck show for the guys and a bridal show for the gals. It's all in the planning, folks. His and Hers Thursday, July 20 through Saturday, July 22 -- Elgin's Western Days will bring out the Cowboy and carnivore in everyone. Get along, little doggies! Friday, July 21 and Saturday, July 22 -- Get some culture, it's good for you. Dance, art shows, Buddhist celebrations and more. Art. It does a body good NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Bask in the warmth of dance and song from Austin's different cultures \ufffd Music: Get your groove on with Patti Smith, Soulhat or Tom Russell \ufffd Movies: Teen flicks 'Loser', 'The In Crowd', open in Austin theaters Friday \ufffd Sports: Root for Lance Armstrong as he battles for victory in the Tour de France \ufffd Restaurants: Caffeine is life! So don't waste your life in naff coffee shops. Find a good 'un near you \ufffd Travel: Cool off in Chicago for $149 roundtrip from Austin \ufffd Recreation: Lazy days are here to stay -- take a tube ride down the Guad or Gruene Rivers \ufffd Community: Something old, new, blue -- all at the Fine Gift Charity Bizaar"}, {"response": 188, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Aug  3, 2000 (18:49)", "body": "Austin360.com e-Lert!: August 3 - August 6 Tax Holiday weekend! I-35's going to be a complete disaster, but don't let that slow down your fun! Austin 360 will guide you through the highways and the buy-ways. \ufffd What's for sale, what's not \ufffd Get the most out of the sales tax holiday weekend \ufffd Find out what's on sale at local stores Have a terrific weekend! NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Saturday, Aug. 5 -- Take the kids for a day full of family fun at the Millenium Center. Load up the minivan Saturday, Aug. 5 -- Help a neighbor pay for their liver transplant. Lend a hand Sunday, Aug. 6 -- Delve into the intricaces of a new culture during India Month. Expand your horizons NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Watch the Well Hung Jury break a non-existant world record for longest monologue \ufffd Music: Bring out your Dead! The Jerry Garcia fest has Deadheads flocking to the lake \ufffd Movies: 'Hollow Man,' and 'Coyote Ugly,' 'Space Cowboys' open in Austin theaters Friday \ufffd Sports: Those San Antonio Missions battle the Express at Dell Diamond \ufffd Restaurants: Re-re-born, the Granite Cafe is still serving \ufffd Travel: Take your pick, Chicago, L.A. or Phoenix for less than $200 from Austin by air \ufffd Recreation: Watercraft-less in Austin? Find out where to rent boats, jet skis and canoes \ufffd Community: Lonely? Adopt a pet this weekend If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback"}, {"response": 189, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Aug 10, 2000 (19:04)", "body": "Austin360.com e-Lert!: August 10 - August 13 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Multipart/Mixed; boundary=\"--Next_Part(6610_Thu_Aug_10_14:38:35_2000)--\" X-UIDL: gX+\"!I`i\"!Q5l\"!J(P!! e-Lert! from Austin360.com Festival of films Life is a film festival in Austin. In the pool, at the restaurant, the art house, the multi-plex or the Paramount, the oppurtunities are endless. This weekend's 'Reel Women Presents Real Stories' festival features the strong and diverse works of female documentary filmmakers. \ufffd Deep Eddy Pool: The Road to El Dorado \ufffd Paramount: 'Willy Wonka' and 'My Fair Lady' \ufffd Theaters: The Replacements, American Pimp and more Have a terrific weekend! NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Saturday, Aug. 12 -- Latino Comedy Project's Fiesta returns to the Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress Ave., with local and national comic sensations. Estamos felizes Friday August 11 - Oct. 14 -- 'To Whom Was This Sacrifice Useful?' an exhibit on The Texas Revolution and the Narrative of Jos\ufffd Enrique de la Pe\ufffda, including historical documents, maps, and photographs. Remembering the Alamo Friday August 11 - Sunday, Aug. 13 -- Marble Falls welcomes big-time drag boat racers to the friendly waters of Lake LBJ for Lakefest. Vroom! Vroom! NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Guest Conductor Jeff Tyzik will direct the Austin Symphony Orchestra in a free concert at the Capitol \ufffd Music: America's musical sweethearts, the Dixie Chicks, head this way Saturday \ufffd Movies: Wanna land a TV or silver screen role? Chek out the latest casting call news for local auditions \ufffd Sports: The Round Rock Express hosts the Diablos this weekend at Dell Diamond \ufffd Restaurants: Pop in for a quick caffeine-charged lunch at Bouldin Creek Coffee House \ufffd Travel: Take off! Toronto for only $216 in our web-fare round-up \ufffd Recreation: Find a golf course you haven't played in our Central Texas Golf Guide \ufffd Community: Dine and wine for a a good cause during the Fourth Annual SIMS Supper benefit If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback"}, {"response": 190, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Aug 17, 2000 (17:38)", "body": "Austin360.com e-Lert!: August 17 - August 20 e-Lert! from Austin360.com Make it a hill country weekend Now's the time to rediscover Austin's stately neighboring beauty. Hit the road and take the Hill Country Harvest Wine Trail through newly picked vineyards, to wineries filled with the smells of new wine and the excitement of the harvest season. Make it a weekend and top off your day with a visit to a local Bed and Breakfast. \ufffd Map your route \ufffd Visit Fredericksburg \ufffd Find a local Bed and Breakfast NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Saturday, Aug. 19 and Sunday, Aug. 20 -- Get your tonsils ready, the Austin Fiery Foods Show featuring around 1,000 spicey delectables lights up the Palmer. Burnin' down the house Friday, Aug. 18 and Saturday, Aug. 19 -- More evidence that Gen Xers are getting old, 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' is playing at the Paramount. I'm so wasted Thursday, Aug. 17 through Sep 7 -- The Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival is kicking off this weekend. Hit the opening festivities. aGLIFF NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Places of Peace and Power: The Sacred Site Slide Show of Martin Gray \ufffd Music: Antone's will be hipping and hopping with the Jungle Brothers \ufffd Movies: 'Godzilla 2000,' 'Original Kings of Comedy,' others open Friday \ufffd Sports: Join up with the Austin Tri-Cyclist Couple's Triathlon benefiting the American Diabetes Association \ufffd Restaurants: The Chinese restaurant where Chinese people eat? Sea Dragon \ufffd Travel: Fly to L.A., Salt Lake City and St. Louie on the cheap \ufffd Recreation: Find your way to the closest swimming hole and cool off \ufffd Community: Be good to your best friend. Visit the EmanciPet Free Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinic If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback"}, {"response": 191, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Aug 24, 2000 (20:22)", "body": "Austin360.com e-Lert!: August 24 - August 27 Music for every drummer's beat You'll find tunes to satisfy everyone's musical appetite this weekend in Austin. Sting comes to the Erwin Center on Saturday night while the Gipsy Kings grace The Backyard. Meanwhile, the Continental Club has The Hollisters and Eleven Hundred Springs, and the Mercury presents Superjane DJ's, with Heather, Colette, Dayhota, Electric Indigo and Lady D. As you head out, find a great place to eat, then have a cuppa joe while you give those barking dogs a rest before you head home. \ufffd Check out the other best bets \ufffd Listen to some local bands \ufffd See what they look like NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Friday, Aug. 15 -- Make way for the Buzztopia tour is coming to Austin, featuring the Jazz Mandolin Project and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Swingin' at Stubbs Sunday, Aug. 27 -- Texas Home and Garden Show will fill the Austin Convention Center with a \"living magazine\" of home and garden products and services. Good things Friday, Aug 25 through Sept. 7 -- We mean it this time, the Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival kicks off this weekend. aGLIFF NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Hitch is all over the screen this weekend at the Paramount \ufffd Music: What's tops in Austin? Check Waterloo's Top 50 \ufffd Movies: Quentin Tarantino is back in Austin with QT Quatro \ufffd Sports: Thursday night's alright for fighting at the Texas Title Fight \ufffd Restaurants: If you are going to be waiting anyway, might as well make it Vespaio \ufffd Travel: Your vacation photos could win you a 14-day trek for two in Nepal's Himalayas to Gokyo Lakes \ufffd Recreation: Tube the San Marcos, Guadalupe or Gruene rivers \ufffd Community: Learn all about bamboo and even make earings at the Texas Bamboo Fest If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback"}, {"response": 192, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Thu, Aug 24, 2000 (23:02)", "body": "I'll definitely be heading to the H&G Show Friday night. Woo, woo, what a night on the town!"}, {"response": 193, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Aug 25, 2000 (00:30)", "body": "Sounds fantastic. Report back when you come back to earth!"}, {"response": 194, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Sep  1, 2000 (02:58)", "body": "Austin360.com e-Lert!: August 31 - September 3 Labor Day plans, we got 'em The last blast of the summer is here. Whether you are headed to the beach, down the Guadalupe or South to San Antonio, we can help plan your way. Even if you're staying at home we can help your barbecue go beyond the usual burgers and dogs .... not that there's anything wrong with them. \ufffd Plan it! \ufffd Beach it! \ufffd Tube it! \ufffd Grill it! \ufffd Whatever it! NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Saturday, Sept. 2 - Sunday, Sept. 3 -- It's jazz, it's Zilker and it's free. Sounds like the Zilker Jazz festival is back for its 20th annual event. Take a blanket Thursday, Aug. 31 - Tuesday, Sept. 5 -- The students are back at UT, and the bands are kicking it into gear. We'll help you keep track of who's playing where. Get out Sunday, Sept. 3 -- Shake your salsa thang to saucy acts while enjoying spicy food at Waterloo Park It's hot! NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Fall 2000 show opens at the Museum of Fine Arts \ufffd Music: Catch the 70's musical that is sans Donna Summer, '8-TRACKS (no disco)' \ufffd Movies: aGLIFF rolls on at venues all over town \ufffd Sports: Friday night football is taking off this week \ufffd Restaurants: It's only taken three months for Aquarelle to stand out in Austin \ufffd Travel: You still haven't seen San Antonio? \ufffd Recreation: Time to go skinny dipping! Splash Day at Hippy Hollow! \ufffd Community: Learn about the wild orchids of Texas with Joe Liggio at the Wildflower Center (unfortunately it is all in hyperlinks which does not translate to Yapp. Please check their home page for more information on the above events)"}, {"response": 195, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Fri, Sep  1, 2000 (14:31)", "body": "Aquarelle? Never heard of it. The Salsa and Jazz events sound cool."}, {"response": 196, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Sep  7, 2000 (18:30)", "body": "...cool...or depending the ignition point of the salsa and the kind of jazz... Austin360.com e-Lert!: September 7 - 10 Cooooool! You lived through it -- the hottest day ever in Austin! Now, get out of that air-conditioned cocoon and celebrate life by browsing the expo dedicated to improving self, grabbing a healthy and tasty meal, or getting a funny bone check up from Nurse Betty. So much to do. So little time. So get going! NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Thursday, Sept. 7 - Sunday, Sept. 10 -- Fancy a romantic meal out this weekend? Then let our brand new & much improved Restaurant Guide help you find the ideal eatery Take your pick Friday, Sept. 8 - Sunday, Sept. 10 -- The weekend has rain and cooler weather in the forecast. Seize the opportunity and take your wee ones to a water park. Make a splash! Sunday, Sept. 10 -- Soak up the splendor of a close encounter with Cypress Hill, Everlast, Weezer, Kottonmouth Kings, Nixons, Wheatus & more. Kick it! NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Dig inside the presidency with 'TIME and the Presidency' at the LBJ Library & Musuem \ufffd Music: KRS One and MC Overlord crank up for Antone's Saturday \ufffd Movies: Renee Zellweger's 'Nurse Betty,' opens in Austin \ufffd Sports: UT battles at home against the Ragin' Cajuns Saturday. But getting to the game could be tricky \ufffd Restaurants: Cut out the junk but hold onto the flavor at East Austin's Mr. Natural \ufffd Travel: Oh, Canada! Head north from Austin for $216 round trip \ufffd Recreation: Use our handy Golf Guide to hit the greens before they go brown \ufffd Community: Head to the Self-Transformation Expo 2000"}, {"response": 197, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Sep 14, 2000 (18:44)", "body": "Austin360.com e-Lert!: September 14 - 17 Thursday, Sept. 14 - Sunday, Sept. 17 -- Celebrate Mexico's independence from Spain at Diez y Seis de Septiembre. Viva Mexico! Thursday, Sept. 14 - Sunday, Sept. 17 -- The Austin Shakespeare Festival continues it's run of free shows, this weekend Julius Caeser takes the stage. Et tu, Brute'? Friday, Sept. 15 - Saturday, Sept. 16 -- Gird your tongue and head South to San Marcos for the official Texas State Men's Chili Cookoff, Chilympiad 2000. Robert Earl Keen performs Saturday night. No beans NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: The Museum of Fine Arts features woodcut prints and acrylic paintings by Lori Baugh \ufffd Music: Discover our town's blossoming jazz scene at the Austin Jazz and Arts Festival \ufffd Movies: 'Duets,' 'Bait, and 'Aimee & Jaguar' open Friday in Austin \ufffd Sports: The Longhorns take on the pass happy Cardinal out in Palo Alto. Get prepped on Austin 360 \ufffd Restaurants: Find a great new spot or vote for an old favorite in our new Restaurant Guide \ufffd Travel: Buzz off to Las Vegas, Long Island or Toronto for around $200 from Austin \ufffd Recreation: This weekend could actually be fairly cool, so hit a trail! \ufffd Community: Get your running shoes on and join the Teddy Bear Picnic & 5K Run"}, {"response": 198, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Sep 29, 2000 (03:00)", "body": "Austin360.com e-Lert!: September 28 - October 1 Perfection Personified It's one of those weekends that define Austin. A stroll down Sixth, swinging to live blues, and the celebration of nature. Great weather, lots to do, and Austin 360 to help you do it. The Mind Over Money Festival is one good bet with over 100 performances at various venues throughout the city. MoM Fest NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Friday, Sept. 29 -- The B.B. King Blues Festival 2000 will be rockin' Auditorium Shores this Friday night with Buddy Guy, Susan Tedeschi, and Corey Harris. Lucille! Saturday, Sept. 30 and Sunday Oct. 1 -- The Old Pecan Street art festival will be hopping along Sixth Street with arts and crafts, music, food and fun. Get out your Christmas list Saturday, Sept. 30 and Sunday Oct. 1 -- The Texas Wildlife Expo features a variety of hands-on activities, many designed for youngsters. Activities include shooting sports, fishing, rock climbing, birding, mountain biking, game calling, wild game cooking, fly fishing, and kayaking. It's free! NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Beckett's classic 'Waiting for Godot' plays the Hogg Auditorium \ufffd Music: New Bohemians and Kelly Willis headline Make A Wish Foundation benefit \ufffd Movies: 'Girl Fight,' and 'Remember the Titans' open Friday in Austin \ufffd Sports: Ricky Williams' jersey retired as OSU visits DKR \ufffd Restaurants: Jonesin' for a taco? Find a taqueria near you \ufffd Travel: Fly from Austin to any Southwest or America West destination for $198 or less \ufffd Recreation: Put your foot down for Downtown Classic 10K \ufffd Community: Join in the 15th Annual Driftwood Heritage Day festivities If you have any questions or suggestions about the e-Lert!, let us know: Austin 360 Feedback If you want to make changes to you profile, such as upgrading from the text version to the html (with graphics) version of e-Lert!, click here: Edit your profile Copyright 2000 Cox Interactive Media. WEEKEND WEATHER The weather warms up a little, but it's still cooooolll. Check our local forecast. Eat, drink and be savvy! Join the Austin360.com Supper Club, powered by Yclip, and save up to 20 percent at the popular restaurants and bars on our menu. To learn more and to register, go to... http://supperclub.austin360.com . In San Antonio Win tickets to hear Creed in concert with Collective Soul at the Alamodome on Oct. 5."}, {"response": 199, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Oct 27, 2000 (18:52)", "body": "Austin360.com e-Lert!: October 27 - October 31 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Multipart/Mixed; boundary=\"--Next_Part(25993_Thu_Oct_26_13:50:31_2000)--\" X-UIDL: k2~!!aC*!!,-(#!W+T\"! e-Lert! from Austin360.com Jason and Freddie Would Ge Proud It's that warm, fuzzy feeling you get when you eat too many of those candy corn things. The satisfaction you get from putting the fear of God into your next door neighbor's kids. It's Halloween and Austin 360 has the best guide in town. Plus this weekend has great music, charity runs and a slew more terrific events besides. Start your weekend here. Talk about football See a movie Sniff out a good airfare NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Friday Oct. 27 - Tuesday, Oct. 31 -- Creak, wail, screeeeechhhh, rattle, moan! Scare the pants off yourself and the family with an Austin-area Halloween happening. Ba-ba-booooooo! Saturday, Oct. 28 and Sunday, Oct. 29 -- Do the Pink Floyd thing and run, run, run, run ... for a good cause. On your marks Saturday, Oct. 21 -- Music. Sweet music. Fill your head with melodies from the best as Tina Turner, Junior Brown and Bo Diddley make separate appearances this weekend. Let the beats control your body NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: \"The Return of Nate's Mojo\" is a collection of multi-dimensional experiments on and with canvas and oil paint \ufffd Community: Help keep Austin beautiful. Take part in the Walnut Creek Trail Restoration day \ufffd Kids: 13th Annual Hogeye Festival offers greased pig chases, cow patty bingo and pony rides \ufffd Movies: 'The Yards,' 'Lucky Numbers,' and others hit Austin theaters Friday \ufffd Music: Catch Karl Denson and Critter's Bugging at the Mercury, Reckless Kelly and Chris Whitley at Antone's \ufffd Recreation: Improve your bicycle handling skills, from bunny hopping to cornering and more \ufffd Restaurants: Don't feel like going out in the rain? Find the best Chinese delivery \ufffd Sports: Predict your score for Saturday's UT vs. Baylor \ufffd Travel: Step out of Austin and into a 16th Century English village in Houston"}, {"response": 200, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Nov 10, 2000 (19:32)", "body": "Austin360.com e-Lert!: November 9 - November 12 NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Friday, Nov. 10 through Sunday, Nov. 11 -- Get a little au natural with the Wild Basin Preserve's 5th annual 'Natural Palette', featuring local art, music and hiking. Go wild Saturday, Nov 11 and Sunday, Nov. 12 -- Celebrate Texas books and authors, and maybe see the new prez or the same old guv at the 'Texas Book Festival'. Once upon a time ... Thursday, Nov. 9 through Sunday, Nov. 12 -- Two bits, four bits, six bits, four dollars will get you into the Alamo Drafthouse's midnight extravaganza, 'Cheerleader Camp Weekend'. Leave the wee ones at home. Ready? Ohhhhhh-kaaaaay!"}, {"response": 201, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Wed, Nov 22, 2000 (21:21)", "body": "Austin360.com e-Lert!: November 16 - November 19 Turkeys Trotting and Longhorns Hopping No, it's not a new dance. It's Thanksgiving weekend in Austin. We've got the best guide to make this Thanksgiving holiday one to remember. There's the traditional Texas vs. A&M brawl starting in the wee hours of Friday morning. And for those of you anxiously awaiting holiday shopping, check out our links to some of the best steals and deals in town. \ufffd Austin Thanksgiving Guide \ufffd Store sales in Austin NEED WEEKEND PLANS? Saturday, Nov. 25 - Sunday, Nov. 26 -- Hear ye, hear ye! Pray assemble for ye olde worlde looke at a Victorian Christmas, Austin style. Dust off your Christmas spirit Wednesday, Nov 22 - Sunday, Dec. 3 -- Enjoy one of life's most romantic fairy tales as 'Beauty and the Beast' graces the Bass Concert Hall. Start your magical journey Saturday, Nov. 25 -- Transport the wee ones and some toys to Congress Avenue for Chuy's annual 'Children Giving to Children' parade. Give a little Christmas cheer NEED MORE IDEAS? Here are our Austin weekend entertainment highlights. For details and even more, see our Movie Guide, Best Bets and the complete calendar at: Entertainment \ufffd Arts: Let this photo exhibit transport you to the tranquil world of fly-fishing \ufffd Community: Join in tax-free day at Umlauf Sculpture Gardens \ufffd Movies: A Grinch, angels and clones fill Austin screens. Get show times \ufffd Music: Love The Pogues? Well, Shane MacGowan's in town. Get the skinny \ufffd Recreation: Fill your day with color as you seek out Central Texas' fall foliage \ufffd Restaurants: Enjoy a meal at one of Austin's Top 10 high-end eateries \ufffd Sports: Prepare yourself for Friday's big UT game \ufffd Travel: Map your route before setting off for the holidays"}, {"response": 202, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, Jan 29, 2001 (05:16)", "body": "Is This true??? Rules for Living in Austin 1. First you must learn to pronounce the city name. It is AWS-TUN and it does not matter how people pronounce it in other places. 2. Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Austin has its own version of traffic rules. There's no book about them. You've just got to get in your car and hope you survive to learn them. 3. All directions start with, \"Go down Mopac...cause you don't want to get on 35.\" 4. Burnet, Braker, and Lamar have no beginning and no end. 5. It's impossible to go around a block and wind up on the street you started on. The Chamber of Commerce calls this a \"scenic drive.\" 6. The 8:00am rush hour is from 6:30am to 9:30am. The 5:00pm rush hour is from 3:30pm to 7:15pm. Friday's rush hour starts on Thursday morning. 7. If you actually stop at a yellow light, you cannot be from Austin.You may only apply your brakes when the end of the yellow light and the beginning of the red light create a \"burnt-orange\" hue. 8. If you like being an individual, don't even think of working for Dell. You'll be branded like cattle and made to walk all over town with your \"Dell tag\" around your neck or clipped on your belt loop. 98% of the people within a 200 mile radius work for Dell. When someone says, \"Michael Dell\", Dell employees are trained to face Round Rock, hit their knees, put their face to the ground, weep, and rock back and forth. 9. Just remember that Mopac IS Loop 1 and Research IS 183. 2222 is Northland or Allendale or Koenig. Don't try to figure it out. Just accept it. If you question the intelligence behind this naming convention, people will simply tilt their heads to the right and stare at you. 10. If moisture is determined to be rain, not sweat, all traffic must immediately cease; ditto for daylight savings time, girl applying eyeshadow across the street, or a flat tire three lanes over. Do not attempt to access any road after an apocalyptic event like snow or South X Southwest. 11. Construction on I-35 is a way of life, and a permanent form of entertainment. Get used to it! 12. Keep in mind that the sloppily dressed \"hippie\" in sandals and earrings is probably the latest IPO millionaire around here. 13.Stay away from the Congress bridge at sundown if you do not like the thought of being in an Alfred Hitchcock movie. 14. And yes we all know that's a man in a teddy and tiara on Congress.It's Leslie and he probably makes more money than you do."}, {"response": 203, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Sun, Mar  4, 2001 (18:50)", "body": "Hey, Will Kreth is beaming out of page 52 in this weeks Chronicle (March 2, 2001). Way to go, Will, \"idea guy and marketing pioneer\". Says Will feels it's 1991 all over again. It says Kreth feels \"online business culture is ripe for reinvention\" It talks about Lifeset.com and Wills effort to do the media legwork for CD labels, concerts and booksignings and deliver news of new releases, etc to customers. This is all in the context of SXSW Interactive, where he's a panelist."}, {"response": 204, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, May  4, 2001 (04:51)", "body": "Need to call Will about happy hour tonight, why it's Friday!"}, {"response": 205, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Jun 11, 2001 (21:19)", "body": "http://www.texasobserver.org/showArticle.asp?ArticleID=78 Good article no the new Bob Bullock Museum. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 42, "subject": "King of the Hill", "response_count": 0, "posts": []}, {"num": 43, "subject": "Dharma and Greg", "response_count": 1, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (11:39)", "body": "I heard the Halloween show was incredible, but I missed it. I guess it's on opposite Party of Five. I'll tell TIVO to get a season pass to it. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 44, "subject": "Democracy Online Conference in Austin", "response_count": 0, "posts": []}, {"num": 45, "subject": "Democracy Online Conference Tomorrow!!!", "response_count": 0, "posts": []}, {"num": 46, "subject": "Austin and Texas Radio", "response_count": 1, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Thu, Nov  2, 2000 (01:38)", "body": "Let us know when you are appearing and you can bet I'll be listening. I'll check it out, anyway... some very dear people live in Austin and it'll always be special to me! austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 47, "subject": "SXSW South by Southwest", "response_count": 22, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Tue, Mar  6, 2001 (09:32)", "body": "Will Kreth is the topic of an article in this weks Chronicle, it talks about his lifeset.com venture and his struggle to get his dot com funding. He's got a great idea, pushing out news of new CD releases and music events to users who otherwise wouldn't be aware of them. He's a great marketing guy, and, as usual, he's way ahead of the curve with his creativity and vision."}, {"response": 2, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Wed, Mar 14, 2001 (08:46)", "body": "There were some other \"x\" events that failed, but I can't dig up that article where I read all this stuff, I don't even remember if it was in print or on the web, and I coudn't find it by searching the Chron or the Snakeskin. Attendance at the Interactive fest was \"light\" yesterday, I got an invitation to work the KGSR booth and promote an upcoming UT ebusiness seminaar. I got some rockin', incredible footage of some impromptu singing at the booth that had the awesome fisheye video camera adapter. It was of an Austin singer who looks like Rebecca Demournay. Apple had an impressive booth and Canon had their cool XL1 stuff at a nearby booth. What were other folks impressions? I know Jeff K was there, we spoke for a bit. Being boothbound, I didn't get much chance to roam around. Some good third party coverage sites: http://www.sxsw.com/2001/interactive/marketing/press.shtml Real media or realaudio clip of sxsw interactive"}, {"response": 3, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Thu, Mar 15, 2001 (08:39)", "body": "There's lotsa \"ex\" sx's but Autin keeps on going onward through the fog."}, {"response": 4, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Apr 30, 2001 (00:16)", "body": "It was a great SXSW! http://www.wholetech.com/sxsw"}, {"response": 5, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Mar 13, 2002 (12:51)", "body": "Stay tuned!"}, {"response": 6, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Wed, Mar 13, 2002 (14:54)", "body": "I 'm listeing!"}, {"response": 7, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Mar 15, 2002 (07:45)", "body": "OK! Here it is! The South by South Interactive Show video. http://www.well.com/~terry/sxsw01.wmv http://www.well.com/~terry/sxsw02.wmv Here's the playlist for the above to wmv's. What's good, for fast forwarders: mirror girl shot, Harry Knowles interview!, Slashdot, Halcyon at the Earl Awards and his panel. This is all unedited and unexpurgated (whatever that means). Friday 3/8/02 sx0201.dv 00:00 07:06 Interview with Director of Ran B Side sx0202.dv 00:00 02:55 B Side Bar Saturday 3/9/02 02:55 08:12 random shots outside panels 08:12 10:32 game show panel Microsoft gal 10:32 11:06 random Conv Ctr 11:06 19:54 GSD&M party sx0203.dv 00:00 19:54 GSD&M party sx0204.dv 00:00 07:15 GSD&M party 07:15 15:26 poetry party So New Media Sunday 3/10/02 sx0205.dv 00:00 10:00 finck kaub panel Building Buzz 10:00 10:10 mirror girl shot 10:10 19:54 trade show sx0206.dv 00:00 04:04 trade show sx0207.dv 04:04 08:02 Earl Awards start 08:02 19:54 start of Earls to Tongsville sx0208.dv 00:00 02:52 Earl Awards up to North Pole sx0209.dv 00:00 19:54 Earl Awards up to Brand Called Me sx0210.dv 00:00 18:15 Earl Awards up to Cam Chat site Monday 3/11/02 sx0211.dv 00:00 01:16 Peter Merholtz MultiDisciplinary 01:24 07:58 Slashdot Collaboration Tools 07:58 19:54 Knowles book signing sx0212.dv 00:00 04:02 Knowles book signing sx0213.dv 00:00 19:54 Knowles book signing sx0214.dv 00:00 19:54 Knowles book signing sx0215.dv 00:00 05:05 Knowles book signing sx0216.dv 00:00 04:48 Knowles book signing end 04:48 15:35 EFF Party at El Sol y La Luna Tuesday 3/12/02 sx0217.dv 00:00 00:25 Thrasher, Wilson panel Sm Biz Survival sx0218.dv 00:00 01:45 Thrasher, Wilson panel sx0219.dv 00:00 09:59 Thrasher, Wilson panel 09:59 10:40 circle of wireless notebook users 10:40 19:54 Self Publishing Jennifer Niedherst sx0220.dv 00:00 13:36 self publishing 13:36 19:46 Design for Community - Halcyon sx0221.dv 00:00 19:22 Halcyon, Haughey, Powazek, Clark Thursday 3/14/02 sx0222.dv 00:00 19:22 Adam's dinner party on Sixth Street . . . the last entry will be posted later today at http://www.well.com/~terry/rocket.wmv"}, {"response": 8, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Mar 30, 2002 (18:04)", "body": "I missed this panel: The night before, I tried to pick my panels for Sunday based on titles, and there wasn't much to go on. I spent the first panel time waking up and getting breakfast. Cameron from blogdex told me the Steve Mann panel at noon would be worth seeing so I checked that out after spending a few minutes in the unrevolutionary \"the revolution isn't over\" panel. In short, this presentation was mind-blowing and would be the highlight of the trip. Steve Mann is a bit of freak, a gadget hound gone off the deep end towards cyborg, but he spent the time bringing the attendees into his world and above all explained how much we had in common instead of how different he was from us. He wears a head mounted display, we might wear a baseball cap. He uses the technology to record his field of view throughout the day while you might use your hat for warmth or shade. Both are applications of technology that adorn our bodies and enrich our lives. The above is from Matt Haughey of http://metafilter.com and so is this: Steve's delivery was every bit as unconventional as his subject. He gave the talk from what appeared to be his home office, streaming video from his head mounted display with environmental audio captured with a mic. While it seemed weird at first, after a few minutes it seemed downright natural, and as a viewer, I could see the world literally from his perspective. My notes from the panel are here. He spent the time discussing issues raised in his research and books, drawing figures on a pad of paper with marker while describing the figures. He covered his art projects and then brought the discussion to current events and described his hassles at the airport. He mentioned how after his latest ordeal, he probably wouldn't be flying again anytime soon. A couple days after this panel, the New York Times did an article about his recent adventures. I don't know if anyone from the NYT was in the audience, as near the end, there was only a handful of people left watching, which was unfortunate given the interesting subject and delivery. I've got a couple movies of the proceedings: here's him showing off his wearable computing gear (6.2 Mb, mov), and this what it looked like to watch him leaf through a book looking for a figure (4 Mb, mov). The detailed panel notes are here: http://www.sxswblog.com/note.asp?id=13"}, {"response": 9, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Apr  3, 2002 (20:05)", "body": "SXSW Day 1 The drive to Austin yesterday wasn't bad until I actually got into town. Then traffic got bad. But it's completely expected for this town. Hung out with Journalism Josh for about 80 minuites. I know the specific time frame because I was charging the battery to my new camera. Yes, I broke down and bought a digital camera. I haven't really had a chance to play with it yet nor read the manual. But that's one of the things to do while I'm on vacation. Anyhow, back to yesterday... So then Cindy called and we met for dinner. Cindy is a friend that I met through Autumn. She is one of the most incredible women I know and it was certainly instantaneous friendship as soon as we met. She's so cool that she's letting me crash at her place for the week. We met at Romeo's which is some of the best Italian in Austin from our experience. It was a great chance to catch up with each other. After dinner we headed off to Iron Cactus for \"Breaking Bread with Brad.\" I was kinda out of the loop on that one and didn't connect that it was dinner. I know, I know...breaking bread should have clued me in. I just wasn't on top of my game yesterday. So Cindy and I sat at the bar for a few drinks while a huge group of people had dinner. Throughout dinner plenty of people came by the bar to talk. And after dinner we did mingle with everyone. The highlight was meeting Mena who I was really looking forward to being here. And of course it was great to meet Brad, who is so nice and made everyone feel welcome. Eventually we moved migrated towards Polyesters where everyone was discussing doing karaoke. I went along for the walk and was not at all disappointed when plans changed. Everyone went over to B-side where an official sxsw party was happening. Dave and I decided to skip it and found a table at Fado, an Irish bar just down the street. It was good to get away from the group since I was tired. Plus I hadn't really talked to Dave in weeks, which meant we had plenty to catch up on. Around 12:30, I headed back to Cindy's and went to bed. Just woke up a few minutes ago with a headache which reminds me that I probably shouldn't make habit of drinking as much as I did last night. Now I'm off to check my schedule, get ready, run a few errands, and head off to the conference. Oh yeah, and here are the other people I met yesterday. Rebecca Blood, Jish, Sarah, Kevin. Oh, and Jon called! Looking forward to seeing him and catching up later this week. He's apparently playing with a new band, Abra Moore. They're opening for Six Pence None the Richer tonight but I can't remember where. Very exciting for him. AND he has a girlfriend. Too bad for me but I'm super happy for him. And for her for that matter. posted by Erica Lucci at 10:29 AM :: Comment (1) http://www.ericalucci.com/archives/2002_03_01_old.html#10559694"}, {"response": 10, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Apr  3, 2002 (20:06)", "body": "Abra Moore rocks"}, {"response": 11, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Apr  3, 2002 (20:09)", "body": "Sunday, March 10, 2002 SXSW Day 2 Yesterday the best thing that happened to me was meeting Blogdex creator, Cameron. The worst thing that happened to me yesterday was missing KickBall. I slept in late, goofed off around Cindy's house before heading down to the convention center. I registered and got my badge. Sat in on a panel about wearable technology called \"Nowear and Everywhere.\" It was definitely geared towards designers but the whole subject fascinates me. I love technology and want to incoorporate it into life my more. It's hard to believe just a couple years ago I didn't want to get a cell phone because I thought they were prissy. I had no idea who much a cell phone would change my life and keep me connected! So now I want a cell phone that is on my wrist or is a piece of jewelry so I don't have to carry around such a big thing. And you know, it's not really THAT big! I really enjoyed Francine Gemperle's presentation which was an overview of wearable technology. I hadn't thought about things like scuba gear or eyeball implants as being wearable technology. Great presentation. Anyhow, I really enjoyed Elliott Hsu and Greg Holderfield from Herbst LAZar Bell Inc in Chicago. The presentation started off rough in that the Ibook didn't work well with the Dell projector. Elliot handled it quite well, \"It seems like everytime you come to a technology conference, the technology doesn't work.\" They work as industrial designers and showed us some conceptual pieces their group worked on stricktly as in house projects. They were fascinating. From a backpack which holds a student's flat panel monitor and computer which also connects him to his teacher and parents to a skirt whose length can be changed electronically. Their vision for these pieces was that products didn't have to be hard, cold, molded plastic. My favorite is the shirt with sleeves that can expand and contract based on your body temperature. After being tempted with all these amazing products that don't exist yet and even if they do exist will be too expensive for me, I headed off to meet Josh and some people for lunch. Lunch was when I figured out Kickball was Saturday and not Sunday. Silly me. We had lunch with Jane, Jessica, Jish, Cameron (who has a blog in addition to Blogdex but I just can't remember what it is now), and Kristin (to who I was like you're booboolina! oh my gosh, that is so cool!). It was a great lunch getting to talk to everyone and hearing about jobs and blogs. Then we headed back to the conference where I ran into a bunch of the DFW Bloggers. The last panel of the day was \"Simplicity in Interface Design\" by Ernest Kim and Jason Fried of 37signals.com. They made their point about good and bad design through a game show which was really quite entertaining. I commend their presentation creativity! After the presentation, I could have headed off to a party but I was really too tired. So Josh and I took a nap before heading off to any parties. We showed up too late to the first one. But the second one totally made up for it. \"Electricity and Me\" at the Gallery Lombardi was an incredible art show. Most of it was interactive art which is my favorite kind and it all had something to do with technology. I got some great pictures (which I'll post when I get home). I had so much fun, playing and watching and listening. It was truely a mulitsensory experience in art. I commend all the artists in that show! Instead of heading off to a bar and staying out too late, Josh and I decided to get ice cream and call it a night early. So I took him to the oh-so-famous Amy's Ice Cream. Good stuff! So around 11:30pm, I got back to Cindy's and surfed a little bit before bed. It's fun to see the pages of all the people I've met. I only wish I had more time to do it! Speaking of which, I've got to get going today. Panels start in about an hour and a half. I still need to download pictures from my camera to my laptop for safe keeping. Then I need to grab a cup of coffee and head off to the convention center. Tonight is Fray Cafe and I might catch Ben Folds at La Zona Rosa. posted by Erica Lucci at 9:13 AM :: Comment (5) http://www.ericalucci.com/archives/2002_03_01_old.html#10559694"}, {"response": 12, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Apr  3, 2002 (20:09)", "body": ""}, {"response": 13, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Apr  3, 2002 (20:25)", "body": "http://www.jish.nu/vox/audio/20020313sxswwrapup.mp3 That's jish speaking. I had an awesome time also, jish. I didn't get to meet you but I met some great folks. I didn't sit next to Steven Spielberg, but I got some great video footage of Harry Knowles, ain't that cool. Sorry you didn't win a web award, that Canadian guy got it. I couldn't get in fray cafe, but I heard your audio on the web. I had a tough time with the panels also. The parties were the highlights and the chance meetings with folks."}, {"response": 14, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Apr  3, 2002 (20:48)", "body": "Brief bits from sxsw... This year was definitely different. Not quite as giddy and electric, but more intimate and relaxed and just as nice in its own way. I felt more like I had a niche, or a rapport, of whateverthefuck, instead of the introverted need to cling to the few people I knew already of the first time around. Renewed some old friendships and made a few promising new ones. I won't namedrop, y'all know who you are, and if you weren't already on my portal you will be soon, and I hope to get some email out to some people here eventually as well, thought I'm notoriously horrible about that, so we'll see how it goes. Thanks to all of you for making my early spring break one to remember. Panels this time around were better by far, at least in terms of their relevance to shit that I give a damn about. I didn't hear any bullshit about leveraging synergistic P2P market potentialities, a silence which was music to my independent-content-producing ears. Lawrence Lessig pretty much convinced me to never copyright anything I write again. Ok, so not quite(I'm certainly not totally ruling out making money off of my words if the opportunity to do so arises, and I also don't appreciate seeing other people steal them and claim them as their own), but it certainly opened my eyes to the suppressive role of copyright in relation to the creative process. I'll keep that in mind on the off chance that I ever luck out and end up as a well-known writerly type of some sort. Also, the weblogs as journalism deal was a highlight, and it got a lot of ideas a brewing, which might become an attempt at a Kuro5hin article, or at least a good essay somewhere or other. The Independents' Day panels were fun, if rather uninformative, since I was already among the converted. Fray Cafe was even more excellent than expected, with nearly every story, even all of the open mic people, being top notch. But, for me, the highlight event of the week was definitely Kick! I haven't played kickball since probably junior high, and it was just an absolute joy to get to do so again, and in that kind of an environment. Great childlike, totally non-self-conscious fun. Thank you to Anil for having such a brilliant idea, and then making it happen. And thanks also to all of the other people who had the inspiration and the wherewithal to organize independent and smart extracurricular stuff. Sxsw would be much poorer without all of your efforts. Thanks also to my man Ryan for letting me accompany him for a goodly chunk of his journey. I'll tell a couple of the stories from that over on his page in due time. Another highlight? Sitting down in the middle of the pseudo-corporate schmoozefest opening party and playing fucking Boggle for two hours, much to the amusement and befuddlement of the drunken suits. It doesn't get any more punk rock or geek chic than that. Otherwise... just too much great food and drink and conversation and inspiration to really quantify or explicate. I'm still exhausted from it all, but in a warm, fuzzy contented sort of way, and renewed in my fervor and zest and for this wonderful medium and the even better people who make it what it is. http://suspensionofdisbelief.org/entropy/archives/archive-03102002-03162002.html#151"}, {"response": 15, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Apr  3, 2002 (20:55)", "body": "March 18, 2002 | (Austin, Texas) This year's South by Southwest Interactive conference was lean and mean - attended mainly by the core group of edgy 'net whackadistas, the conference had an interesting vibe, like \"Wow, glad the goddam dotcom splurge is over, let's get back to what we were doin'\ufffd\" And what we were doin' had real depth, it was way more compelling than ecommerce or net.publishing, the kinds of projects MBAs brought to the table when they started calling the Internet an 'industry' and creating the concept of the IPO casino. Before all that stuff happened we were thinking about open and free paradigms for software development, technologies for community, new and better ways to tell our stories. We were re-inventing ourselves as cyborgs, humans enhanced by accelerated technologies, looking for ways to nurture each other and share ideas over faster, increasingly accessible networks more at http://www.mindjack.com/events/sxsw2002.html"}, {"response": 16, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Apr  3, 2002 (21:00)", "body": "SXSW 2002 March 13th, '02 So, what did I do on my SXSW vacation? The opening key note by Lawrence Lessig was great. I've read a lot of the things he's written but hearing him rant in person was great. Frankly he scared the crap out of me. The case he made for the corporate/global media's stifling of creativity, and control and productization of art was very chilling. The arguments he's making are some of the most interesting and thought provoking I've encountered in years. The distributed nature of the network, the virtual nature of on-line identity, the massive production and sharing of free, independent content. These things will change our world. I like that. But there are too many big companies out there whose business is based on control and homogenization. These companies have a tremendous incentive to shut down the new emerging paradigms. Too many artists are also motivated to support and perpetuate central control and filtering. Etc etc. I whine about that too much don't I? I tried to go to Fray Cafe, but they sold out before I got there so this is as close as I got to it. Something about fire regulations. The guy that wouldn't let me in (even with a ticket) was the same short, rude little Nazi that wouldn't let me take my camera into the panel discussions. Note - four check points, 8 security screeners, 500 people with cameras, and one sawed off little puke telling everyone they can't take in cameras. It worked out like this - If you took the escalator to the panel rooms, you couldn't bring through a camera. But if you went up the stairs, cameras were fine. Whatever. I got to see lots of cool people talk. Learned a few things. The Iron Webmaster competition did a good job of illustrating why the tech geeks and not investor hysteria led to the dot com crash. Given an hour and a half to create a web site from a pile of graphics and text documents, two teams of five webmasters failed to come up with anything. I'm not making this up. Neither team even got a real website posted to the server. Fucking pathetic. And yes, I *have* built sites in less than an hour. It's only tough if you decide to do something that will obviously take too long. Like wacky Flash animations and wild DHTML. I went to a web services discussion which was very good. I've been thinking about this sort of programming for a while, but it was nice to chat about it with people who were actually using it and thinking about how to integrate it into real applications. Hopefully I'll have all of the \"of the day\" items available as an XML-RPC service sometime in the future. It did make me even more frightened of Microsoft's Hailstorm idea. With Hailstorm comes centralized control and monitoring. Anyone who would trust Microsoft with something like Hailstorm is either ill informed or very foolish. If you've signed up with Passport in Windows XP you are already linked into Hailstorm. Be very afraid. So, who did I meet on my SXSW vacation? Let me say first that I didn't do any pressing the flesh at this event. So in a sense I didn't meet anyone. For whatever reason I just wasn't into wandering around and introducing myself. But I did get to hear some great speakers. Here's a panel on the confluence of weblogging and journalism featuring Meg of megnut.com, Rusty Foster of Kuro5hin, Doc Searls of Linux Journal and his own weblog, and Cameron Marlow of the MIT media lab and Blogdex. Not bad. more at http://www.jonsullivan.com/stories/sxsw2002.php"}, {"response": 17, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Apr  3, 2002 (21:04)", "body": "Kevin Smokler is smokin' Friday, March 15, 2002 Ten Things I Learned at South By Southwest 2002 1. The web is alive and well, thank you. No one si getting rich but that's like saying all the gold is gone from Sutter's Mill so therefore the shovel is now obsolete. Hogwash. The web is a tool--powerful, complicated, and highly capable of enabling wonder and mystery. I spent the week around hundreds of people whose creativity hasn't been limited by lack of funding or a short attention span media but simply by how big they can dream and how quickly they can type. 2. Passion is contagious. Excitment feeds off itself. Every third conversation I had this week sparked another idea. Every other got me all electric about someone else's project. I landed back home completely high on web juice, ready to write, conceptualize and pitch in all around the place. 3. You often have more impact than you think. I began going to SXSW in 1999 when Central Booking was a cut-rate hobby site I dabbled in while trying to finish graduate school. During that first conference, I took in a panel on online journaling which, years later, resulted in CB becoming a community of readers. On that panel, I had a very pleasent chat with a woman named Sarah who introduced me to Blogger and the medium of weblogging. Three years and as many redesigns later, I run into Sarah at the festival's opening event and she recognized me instantly. It took me a little bit longer and a lot of stammering but soon we were talking like old friends. Or maybe brand new ones. 4. I should buy a digital camera. Everybody's doing it. 5. People relish the opportunity to act silly, especially in the loose embrace of new friends. Sounds a little clinical but it's the best way I can explain why I spent a substantial part of this conference playing kickball, singing karaoke, and trying to sober up a drunken monkey. 6. You can go back to where you once lived and it may not have changed all that much. You almost certainly have. 7. A perfect airline flight resembles a short trip on a bus: You board, read a newspaper and have arrived when you look up. Exiting should be as painless as entry and effortless like hopping to the curb. It helps if no one's sitting within six rows of you. 8. What is real is your story. Tell it. 9. Webheads read. Lots. They dig books. Some of them had even heard of Central Booking. Now more have. 10. Community is a rare and precious gift today. When used with grace, the web is a tremendous community builder, uniting rather than locking us apart. I experienced that more than I thought I could this last week where hundreds of strangers were instantly kind, thoughtful and intrigued by one another. If you've found a place like that, real or virtual, stick around. It's very a special thing. Thanks everyone. P.S. I did a similar essay for SXSW 2001. What a difference a year makes. posted by Kevin Smokler | 3:30 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, March 13, 2002 South by Southwest: The Morning After... I'm a little surprised I can still walk erect because I've lived harder and fuller the last 4 days than probably in the rest of my adult life. I've spend the last week immersed in smart, creative people 18 hours a day with everyone talking new projects, wild ideas and being generally electrified by each other's company. I'll throw down my annual 10 Things I Learned at South by Southwest when I get home tomorrow. For now, let me say I feel honored and blessed to have participated in all of this. Thanks everyone. posted by Kevin Smokler | 2:44 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, March 12, 2002 A couple dozen new friends met, hundreds of thrilling conversations, millions of laughs a few hours too little of sleep and a day left to go. South by Southwest 2002. I feel so lucky to be here, to have met everyone I have, to be building and participating in something called community when so little of it exists in today. I've returned in celebration to a city I where I spent three difficult years at a stumble. I am so alive now I may fly. posted by Kevin Smokler | 1:54 AM"}, {"response": 18, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Apr  3, 2002 (21:08)", "body": "attended the South by Southwest Festival last week where I came away with an epiphany: Everyone is cooler than I am. I have a little Web site (which will be plugged without shame shortly). I put up little stories and little illustrations and little quips that may or may not be entertaining to those who happen across them. I was pretty darn proud of my Web site. I mean, just having a Web site is cool, right? Then I showed up at SXSW. Apparently, there is a breed of interactive designer that strives to offer more to the virtual public than a mundane cataloging of their days and a link to their CafePress store. The people who attend the SXSW Interactive Festival are the kind of designers who have been there, done that. They\ufffdre the ones who are looking toward the future to extend the Web\ufffds possibilities. They\ufffdre the ones who scoff at boundaries and push the capabilities of their tools. They\ufffdre the ones who went through the dot-com implosion and came out the other side unscathed (if not a little poorer), still enthusiastic about their craft. They\ufffdre the ones who leave the rest of us shaking our heads musing, \ufffdHow did they do that?\ufffd In short, they\ufffdre incredibly cool. more at http://campus.mediaschool.com/news/ear/ctc_keri/keri_1.html"}, {"response": 19, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Apr  4, 2002 (17:13)", "body": "So, now my mighty SXSW update is due, huh? Well, hmmm, besides the snark & the bad pirate jokes, I'm not sure where to begin. Let's see, where did I leave off? Ah yes. Sunday afternoon/evening: I did indeed catch a couple of miniscule moments in the sessions. The awards ceremony started off on rocky footing due to our late arrival. We apparently missed the opportunity for free drink tickets and Bertie nearly went ballistic, opening up a can of fierce Brooklyn Woopass on various conference volunteers. It. was.not.pretty. Treatment of awards finalists was not the best, true, but I felt pretty sorry for anyone who had to be on the recipient end of that particular pointy toed boot up their ass. The rest of the awards ceremony was charming for the effusive glee by some of the winners. Bertie didn't win and we were all sad for her. Booo. Our crew got to Fray late and couldn't get in. Boooo. We then struck out to a lousy party hosted by Blastro. DJ was cool. *REALLY* good 2 step (the Basement Jaxx kind, not the texan kind) but when we started playing around with my blue photon lights. Leonard and Ernie kick much glowstick ass. Alas our self made entertainment was cut short. Bartender to moi: Hey, you have to turn those off\" Moi: Why? Bartender: Well, they're considered drug paraphernalia and we're not allowed to have them here in the establishment Moi: That sucks.... Buy me a beer. Bartender: Uh....the bar won't...but cuz I'm a nice guy, I'll buy you a shot. Ernie & I were cutting it up on the dance floor to the rad 2 step and as I was jumping up and down with the beat pumping through me, one of the buffet of boys from the Friday evening \"Breaking Bread with Brad\" tried to pick up on me. Gotta love them cute cowboys. Then back to Fray. Amazingly enough, we were actually able to sneak in and catch the last 6 performers. 5/6 bloggers will tell you that it was a painless experience. The last one will be me who will tell you that an awkward, whiny, and self congratulatory voice do *not*, a story make. Oy. \"But that's not why *I* left austin\". Man, you should have heard the peanut gallery in the back row. Wooo. I must say though, that it was lovely to sit with John & Miss M & chat with them. At the least, I could sneak a stroke through their various furry and fuzzy apparel. They are trully incredibly sweet individuals and I smooch them with big pink hearts glowing in luminescent pulsating big wuvving. Hmmm... I forget the exact details, one too many vodka cranberries or shiners, apparently, but I think there was another party/cafe thing in there too before the monster snark fest at the Omni commenced. I just remember shooting the shit with Derek Powazek about how everyone there, ourselves included, was just a dork with a keyboard, and thinking to myself that Dan has got the absolute greatest grin ever. Omni Snarkfest Ohhh I know I missed out on stuff but I'll share with you my particular snark which I've already shared with a few folks. So a bunch of bloggers are standing in a circle at the Omni Hotel...it's around 3:30 am...Some are saying it's over, they're pooped, and that they must leave... Alison quips \"No, it's not over...it isn't over until...\" and is interrupted by Ev. who says \"what? until you sing?\" To which we are all agasp with the unexpected snarkitude. (Ref: Ev's post about accidentally calling Alison fat) To which *I* in response say \"Dude, I wouldn't talk... 1984 called and they want their jeans back.\" (He was wearing faded jeans with a rip through the *knee*. Let's go footloose now, shall we?) Brad started crying he was laughing so hard. This was followed by Anil poking fun at Ernie for knowing and demonstrating all the choreography of \"Hit Me Baby, One More Time\". (*Man, I feel bad for snarking that hard on Evan. Heaven's knows the man is adorable and sweet and stressed out enough without having little snarky girls beat up on him over his jeans. Sheesh. Sorry Ev, don't hate me forever, pretty please?) Other highlights from that day? * Chatting with Kristin & Jessica about how totally exhausted we are and how good life is. Also how it's not really SXSW unless you leave with at least a half dozen new crushes. Puah! * Talking with Amit about why sane, normal, good guys date really insane women (\"it's the great sex\") * Hmmm Anil made me feel like a princess for kissing my hand. * Listening to James do a filipino nanny impression that rivals Ritchie which startled a group of us so much that a woop was heard echoing through the atrium of the Omni * The three north african men at the bar who asked me if my lips were real or if I paid for them. I told them they were 100% original issue. One grabbed my hand and asked me \"But can it kiss\". Latent hapkido skills kicked in and squirmed out from that circle and I replied \"Voted best in the Bay Area\". Um, K. And then there was Monday & Tuesday, weren't there? Oy Brief braindump highlight of Monday: * Needed more sleep * Some of the panels were intriguing though cou"}, {"response": 20, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Apr  5, 2002 (21:44)", "body": "http://www.jenville.com/adventures/sxsw02/index.html A nicely done 13 picture essay on the cool jenville.com site. That's Jen on the right. She did a great little panel where she talked about her site, which was purely personal. One of the women on that panel made some comments about the austen.com site, she'd been there!"}, {"response": 21, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, Jul 15, 2003 (22:49)", "body": "Where's the 2003 report??? *grin*"}, {"response": 22, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Jul 16, 2003 (08:42)", "body": "It's coming! I was there. See http://spring.net/sxsw austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 48, "subject": "<A HREF=\"http://www.austinconsumerwatch.org\">http://www.austinconsumerwatch.org</A>", "response_count": 4, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Jun 10, 2001 (19:32)", "body": "It's a great service, Rick has, it just needs a little critical mass to get started. What inspired you to start this up, Rich? er, Rick."}, {"response": 2, "author": "austinconsumerwatch", "date": "Mon, Jun 25, 2001 (00:09)", "body": "I think that there is a need for consumers in Austin to be able to vocalize their consumer choices in a community that is targeted locally. That really is the keystone goal behind www.austinconsumerwatch.org. We are presenting consumer feedback at the local level, kind of a local version of bizrate.com. Now that I've plugged our website, I'll answer your question ;-) I have been the victim of complete complacency within the Austin market several times, whether it is buying gas at the local gas station or buying an ice cream cone. Several Austin businesses just don't seem to care if they get repeat business or not because there is just such a tremendous demand within the Austin market. While this is not always the business' fault or intention, and I believe it is largely due to the fact that it is hard to hire good people to help run a business because of the tremendous attrition rates withing the service industry, it is becoming a part of our culture, and this is something that we must not allow. It is sometimes easy to forget who the customer and the merchant is in the business dynamic, and austinconsumerwatch.org is simply a reminder of who really is in charge."}, {"response": 3, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Mon, Jun 25, 2001 (00:49)", "body": "Try living on an island in the middle of the Pacific (more or less). Don't let them get away with it, Rick! If they think you don't care they'll gouge you every chance they get!"}, {"response": 4, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Jun 25, 2001 (10:11)", "body": "What are you doing to promote your site locally, Rick? austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 49, "subject": "Austin grows up", "response_count": 4, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Sep  5, 2001 (09:23)", "body": "I went in Fry's last night. There is one word to describe this place and underline it. Upscale! Is this the Austin that's going under? You wouldn't know it by the crowds jamming the place, the place was packed. I thought I was in the land of failed dot coms? There were acres of upscale cars filling the parking line with yupsters storming the entrance, cell phones hard pressed to their ears. Inside there was a guy playing classical music at a grand piano. A very large, concert sized grand piano not some sleazy little synthesizer. There were marble floors. Bright lights, big wide aisles, and an assortment of everything in the Universe that runs electrons through it. Sixty, count 'em, sixty check out counters staffed by an army of white, starched shirts with ties. The sales people were besieged. I was lucky enough to score a sales guy and the whole time he was helping me put together a system, he was assaulted by people saying \"Can I be next?\". One guy said, can I help you so I can be next. But this is no chintzy warehouse like the Fry's in San Jose. This is a monster Circuit City, Sam's Club, Bestbuy, Altex, CompUSA all rolled in to one. And then some. Fry's must look in to the mirror every day and and say \" . . . who is the most upscale of all?\" and hear back \"You are, oh great palace of electrons.\""}, {"response": 2, "author": "pmnh", "date": "Mon, Oct 15, 2001 (12:15)", "body": "Fry's must look in to the mirror every day and and say \" . . . who is the most upscale of all?\" and hear back \"You are, oh great palace of electrons.\" lol"}, {"response": 3, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Nov 20, 2001 (11:42)", "body": "http://www.austinpostcard.com/ Lot's of pictures of how Austin used to look."}, {"response": 4, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Nov 20, 2001 (11:43)", "body": "The opening ceremony for IH35 in Austin: http://www.texasfreeway.com/austin/historic/photos/i35/images/i35_austin_opening_ceremony_3-29-1962.jpg austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 5, "subject": "The best restaurants", "response_count": 37, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Nov 14, 1996 (22:39)", "body": "Best veggie burgers are at Chili's believe it or not, though I haven't tried Hut's and they got the Chronicle award for the best. Dog and Duck has a great veggie burger with curly fries to match. Trudy's has the best migas. Graces on N Lamar has the best breakfast. The Brick Oven has the best pizza. Check out this weeks Chronicle for all the \"best\" restaurants in all categories."}, {"response": 2, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Tue, Apr  8, 1997 (15:07)", "body": "Chicken Mole at Seis Salsas rules! Hillbert's burgers cannot be beat! Amy's Ice Cream is the finest! Martin Bros veggie plate with black beans, glazed carrots, and brown rice was my Friday treat for 3 years! Conan's Pizza will put hair on your chest (and I mean that in a good way)! Magnolia Cafe rocks (especially back when you got half off if you wore your jammies on Sunday AM)! Can you tell that my all-too-infrequent visits to Austin are ruled by an itinerary dominated by eating establishments? Ther just aren't enough meals in a weekend!"}, {"response": 3, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Apr  8, 1997 (23:48)", "body": "I'd have to agree that those would be among my top choices, espcially the Magnolia Cafe on Lake Austin Blvd, though there's one on South Congress now also. And Martin Bros. is great, neck and neck with Mothers for no. 1 veggie restaurant in Austin."}, {"response": 4, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Wed, Apr  9, 1997 (13:39)", "body": "Though the Lake Austin Magnolia was closer to where I lived, I preferred the So Congress one for its outdoor dining. There are so many more places--wish I had a decent memory...Chez Zee/Chez Fred up off MoPac was pretty good. We used to have a fabulous Sunday brunch at this Indian restaurant on Bee Caves Road and of course being a dame my mind locates things by landmarks, not street names, so I can only say it was across Bee Caves from the big shopping center that included what used to be called Tom Thu b but is now Randalls? and a Blockbuster and an Amy's and what else...it's on a street that will take you to BC Mall...maybe I should get a map and get some street names, eh? Or better still, use the Internet and look up Indian restaurants and see if it's even open still (see, I don't even know the name of the place). I only mention it because the food was so good. Have you ever eaten at that weird Mexican place on the drag just north of 26th (or is it 29th?) across from that dry cleaner's? Not the ta o hut next to the gas station, the place north of ToyJoy. In all 8+ years, I never set foot in there but often wondered...."}, {"response": 5, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Apr  9, 1997 (22:09)", "body": "I like the Magnolia on S Congress, but bubbaland doesn't seem to be my stomping grounds anymore. Don't get me wrong. I love South Austin, it just seems like my world has shifted to North Austin. And I live way East. Last time I went to Chez Zee was with Andrew Busey and he told me about a little company he was starting up called iChat, which has turned out to to be wildly successful. Nice place. I dont' know about the Bee Caves Place. Oh, Chez Fred shut down. We used to go there as recently as a couple of months ago before i it closed and listened to Maddy Kay. Well, at least Maddy Kay's still around. Too bad about Chez Fred, cool, jazzy little hotspot. It just wasn't getting any traffic. Don't know why. Haven't been to that wierd Mex place on the drag. I forget what it's called, Amy's has an ice cream place right near there now. Also, there's a real good Tex Mex place right near there called Trudy's Texas Star. And, of course, the above mentioned Martin Bros. is right around the corner."}, {"response": 6, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Thu, Apr 10, 1997 (14:22)", "body": "I think I tried to go to the weird Mexican plase once, but they were serving saltines with their picante sauce and it was all a little too spooky for me. So Big Yellow is too slow for me, but I did find a map and the Indian place used to be in the strip on the Southwest corner of Walsh Tarleton and Bee Caves Rd; my sister insists it was called Bombay something but I maintain it was Indian Palace or Taj Palace (or is that the place on the drag?). Anyway, if you live east, why would you go there! But if ou live east, then there's always East Side Cafe, right? Deee-lish! I'm desk-lunching on my usual pathetic ham-n-cheese sandwich--I think I have to go to another topic as this is just making me hungry for REAL AUSTIN FOOD! One quick query: I never et bar B Q in Austin, tho there are great places here in Big D I frequent. What's there other than Salt Lick? If you're a vegetarian, can you throw this query to a compadre?"}, {"response": 7, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Apr 10, 1997 (22:19)", "body": "REAL AUSTIN FOOD! Now I'm curious about the weird Mexican place. You know, I've always gone by there and thought I'd go there and then thought, nah, I'll go somewhere else. And then end up at Trudy's. Saltines does sound spooky for a Mexican place. El Azteca is my fave' (ever heard of it?) Taj Palace is down on the drag. There's an ultra hip, cybertype place real near there that's the current hot spot. They do pocket type fajita wraps. You get a wrap in aluminum foil. Delicious. Bob Nagy turned me on to this place. I'm leaning toward a veggie but I can say that the Iron Gate or something down town is good, and the County Line is the most renowned and lavish of the barbecue places. There's Pokey Jo's over at the Arboretum. I haven't been to Salt Lick so I can't compare these places to it. Not into the ribs, though, just bbq chicken. Makin' me hungry!"}, {"response": 8, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Fri, Apr 11, 1997 (16:20)", "body": "I can tell I'm just going to have to EAT MORE FOOD on my next visit. Man, I'd better start planning one now or it'll be summer and HOT! before I get there!"}, {"response": 9, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Apr 11, 1997 (21:49)", "body": "Yeah, you said it, it's *chilly* right now."}, {"response": 10, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Wed, Apr 16, 1997 (12:36)", "body": "I visited the ?food conference, topic what did you eat today, and now I'm so hungry for anything other than the pathetic ham-n-cheese sandwich, the same lunch I've had for about the past 3 years...anyhoooo, just popped in to tout SATAY (which terry mentioned in the other topic)! Yeah! My intro to Thai food was there and I've been a fan ever since. Unfortunately, as I've said, on my flying visits, there's so much food, so little time, and since I have a great Thai place right around the corner from me a home, Satay usually ends up on my regret list. There was another, more \"authentic\" Thai place down south I only went to once, with the Thai undergraduate student (Songkram Srivithanakul! Brilliant biomedical engineer) who worked in our lab. It was good too!"}, {"response": 11, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Apr 16, 1997 (22:19)", "body": "How can an Indonesian restaurant (like Satay) not server tempeh? You have to go to Martin Bros. to get good tempeh."}, {"response": 12, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Thu, Apr 17, 1997 (14:36)", "body": "I didn't know they didn't! That's just wrong!"}, {"response": 13, "author": "zx6rider", "date": "Sun, Mar  1, 1998 (10:47)", "body": "Are Chuy's and Basils still there? What about Las Manitas (excuse my spelling)? MMMM-mmmmm good... at least backin '88 when I ate there last. There is no good mexican food in New England."}, {"response": 14, "author": "zx6rider", "date": "Sun, Mar  1, 1998 (10:47)", "body": "Not meaning to infer that Basils was mexican... great northern italian if memory serves."}, {"response": 15, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Mar  1, 1998 (10:57)", "body": "Chuy's is thriving at the old location on Barton Springs and a big new mega place on 183 north on what I all \"restaurant row\". It's right next to Joe's Crab Shack. I'll have to check out the other two."}, {"response": 16, "author": "zx6rider", "date": "Sun, Mar  1, 1998 (23:13)", "body": "Basils is (or was) a kind of dressy place. Las Manitas I think was on 1st just south of downtown... but i'm severly directionally impaired, so don't take that as gospel."}, {"response": 18, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Mar  2, 1998 (01:16)", "body": "You are the host. I'll check and make sure. And the link will now happen. Kazzzzammm! (this topic is linked)"}, {"response": 19, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Mar  2, 1998 (01:21)", "body": "Mar 2 00:17:37 1998 terry linked item 68 from austin 5"}, {"response": 21, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Mar  3, 1998 (00:23)", "body": "You are now hostly."}, {"response": 23, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Mar  3, 1998 (01:01)", "body": "No, I pretty much stay trapped in this two dimension, nongraphical terminal mode. But I'll go there and see via the web."}, {"response": 25, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Tue, Jun 13, 2000 (21:10)", "body": "I just ate at Curra's yesterday, my tamales weren't that great, but Dot's bean burrito was excellent, the margaritas are tops (frozen not iced). El Azteca has the best veggie menu in town and you get a choice of sherbet or a cookie for desert. I haven't seen Ankie's, I'll look. Never been to Rosies. Guerros' is about my favorite place these days."}, {"response": 26, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Tue, Jun 13, 2000 (22:25)", "body": "Is your Spanish improving by leaps and bounds as well? Sounds wonderful!"}, {"response": 27, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Wed, Jun 14, 2000 (08:58)", "body": "Not really, I need to get in to Piaf's Spanish class."}, {"response": 28, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Wed, Jun 14, 2000 (16:39)", "body": "My Spanish is Castillan and sounds much different from what you hear in Texas, I think...actually eaiser to take dictation in Castillian because you can tell the C's from the S's"}, {"response": 29, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Jan  5, 2002 (22:17)", "body": "http://www.bdrileyspub.com \"Cead Mile Failte\" Ten Thousand Welcomes Designed in Dublin Ireland by the Sonas Design Company, built at the Truwood carpentry shop in Emyvale, Ireland, and shipped to Austin to be reassembled by Irish Craftsmen, B.D. Riley's recreates the True Pub Experience. Our menu reflects the traditional dishes of Ireland, as well as the more contemporary cuisine found in the Temple Bar area of Dublin. For our less adventurous patrons, we offer a variety of local dishes as well. Our \"Perfect Pints\" are drawn by our trained staff into a specially sanitized 20 oz. glass. Our beers are stored at a recommended and consistent 39-45 degrees,and are the freshest available from our local distributors. We pride ourselves on pouring \"The Perfect Pint\". The freshest beer and ales available, stored at brewery recommended temperature, poured from our calibrated draft system into a sanitized glass by a trained bar staff, combine to make your beverage the pinnacle of presentation. A wide variety of Whiskies, spirits, wines and non-alcoholic beverages are also available. Curry Chicken....Tender strips of sauteed chicken with garlic and fresh veggies in curry sauce Shepard's Pie....Ground beef and lamb in rich gravy with veggies. Topped with mashed potatos Fish n Chips....Fried Cod in beer batter with thick cut chips, cole slaw and tartar sauce N.Y. Strip....12 oz. strip served with sauteed veggies and choice of potato Corned Beef and Cabbage....Beer braised beef served with sauteed cabbage and mashed potatoes Roadrunner Pasta....Sauteed chicken and veggies tossed with Penne Pasta and tomatoe sauce Stuffed Bell Pepper....Large pepper filled with veggies, black beans, and rice with tomatoe sauce We pride ourselves on the eclectic menu we have developed, featuring both traditional and contemporary dishes from across Ireland, the U.S. and Great Britian. Our Pub Fare consists of award winning fish and chips, corned beef and cabbage, and shepherd's pie, as well as more mainstream american dishes Kitchen open from 11:30 a.m. until late night...7 days a week Special Promotions Available for parties and group gatherings...call for details Wednesdays: Pub Quiz Night with a $100 prize. Starts at 8:00 p.m. Thursdays: The acoustic sounds of \"Cameron Road\" live on stage from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. Fridays: Irish like you've never heard it before..\"Pubcrawler\" takes the stage from 10:00-1:30 a.m. Saturdays: Local favorites on stage each Saturday from 10:00-1:30 a.m. Sundays: Traditional Irish Music Jam Session. Live on Stage from 6:30 to 9:30 pm All Major Sporting Events on the Big Screen TV Join us for the Great Guinness Toast on Nov.30 2001"}, {"response": 30, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Jan  6, 2002 (10:43)", "body": "It's a great Sixth Street, authentic Irish pub. They have great draft beer and they really care to let the lady \"lift her skirt\" as they say when they peour your Guiness. The fish was nearly as good as the astronomically good fish 'n chips I recently had on the Vancouver trip. They used Cod, just like the fish and chips place in Vancouver. Given that they many not have had fresh fish as they did in BC, the dish was primo, excellent!"}, {"response": 31, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Jan  7, 2002 (15:22)", "body": "See my comments in topic 23, the beer place topic."}, {"response": 32, "author": "visitor", "date": "Thu, Jan 24, 2002 (14:15)", "body": "Will do."}, {"response": 33, "author": "wolf", "date": "Sat, Jan 26, 2002 (16:41)", "body": "i absolutely love norm's. never heard of them before but we should have our own table as often as we eat there. it's like a denney's but better."}, {"response": 34, "author": "cfadm", "date": "Thu, Nov  3, 2005 (04:39)", "body": "The Top 10 Restaurants in Austin 1. Driskill Grill review 2. Aquarelle review 3. Cafe at the Four Seasons review 4. Jean Luc's Bistro review 5. Jeffrey's review 6. Zoot review 7. Hudson's on the Bend review 8. Wink review 9. Mirabelle review 10. Vespaio review Hope that html worked. These are Austin's best according to XLent."}, {"response": 35, "author": "cfadm", "date": "Thu, Nov  3, 2005 (08:36)", "body": "According to XLent's 2003 poll these are the \"Austin Classics\" AUSTIN CLASSICS \ufffd Brick Oven. Great pizza baked in 100-year-old, wood-fired oven. 1209 Red River St.; 477-7006. \ufffd Chuy's. New Mex-Mex provides an alternative to Texas' typical border fare in an offbeat setting. 1728 Barton Springs Road; 474-4452. \ufffd Cisco's. Breakfast and lunch at a Tex-Mex spot long popular with the state's power brokers. 1511 E. Sixth St.; 478-2420. \ufffd Guero's. Bill Clinton's Tex-Mex restaurant of choice when visiting Austin. 1412 S. Congress Ave.; 447-7688. \ufffd Eastside Cafe. Eclectic menu in old home with extensive garden. 2113 Manor Road; 476-5858. \ufffd Hyde Park Bar & Grill. Best french fries in town to accompany a wide range of items. 4206 Duval St.; 458-3168. \ufffd Iron Works. Historic barbecue joint with porch seating overlooking Waller Creek. 100 Red River St.; 478-4855. \ufffd Kerbey Lane Cafe. 24-hour dining offers great pancakes, especially the fresh-fruit selection. 3704 Kerbey Lane; 451-1436. \ufffd Matt's El Rancho. Longtime favored spot of University of Texas alums for Tex-Mex. 2613 S. Lamar Blvd.; 462-9333. \ufffd Threadgill's. Southern-style with incredible veggie selection. 6416 N. Lamar Blvd.; 451-4550. \ufffd Trudy's. Local Tex-Mex chain that also serves good chicken fried steak. 409 W. 30th St.; 477-2935."}, {"response": 36, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Nov  3, 2005 (11:21)", "body": "I would have to say a tie between Jeffrey's and the Omelettry."}, {"response": 37, "author": "cfadm", "date": "Sun, Jul  2, 2006 (18:53)", "body": "Guerro's has to be one of my favorites."}, {"response": 38, "author": "pmnh", "date": "Sun, Jul 16, 2006 (23:06)", "body": "arpeggio grill, mediteranean restaurant opened a few months ago, located on airport, just north of highland mall... great gyros, and the best pizza in town (better even than miltos)"}, {"response": 39, "author": "cfadm", "date": "Mon, Jul 17, 2006 (10:40)", "body": "Will wer let that statement stand \"best pizza in town\"? What about Algon's are they still around?"}, {"response": 40, "author": "WERoland", "date": "Mon, Jul 17, 2006 (19:27)", "body": "Yeah, I read that and my brain yelled, \"WHAT?\""}, {"response": 41, "author": "cfadm", "date": "Mon, Jul 17, 2006 (21:24)", "body": "(wer may make the best pizza in town) austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 50, "subject": "SXSW Web Awards 2002", "response_count": 4, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Mar 17, 2002 (08:20)", "body": "Here are all the contenders! Animation/Cartoon Deep Fried, Live! Hey Now The Story of[fill in the blank] Testimony: A StoryMachine The Toonery Art/Culture Dichotomy. . . GigPosters Michael Jang Redberger Thinkcollective Content/E-zine Burning Word Dots Magazine LiP Mageazine Suckarepellent Tales of Slacker Bonding Developer's Resource Deviant Art Flash deCONSTRUCTION ITCAT MEDIA Designer's School JoshDura.com Ultrashock v4 Film/Film Industry Donnie Darko Jump Tomorrow Pickled.tv Tongsville Turner Classic Movies Green/Non-Profit Bill Moyers Reports: Earth on Edge Center for Max. Potential Building Systems DSVCs Rough NorthPole2002.com ROTC: PUSH Grrl Site Artetic Charlotte Russe La Femme Royale Lisawhiteman.com WhatsHerFace.com Humor/Satire Eugenemirman.com Herbzipper.com Made in Canada Survivor Cam Unpluggedtv.com Music Industry GotTheBlues.com LoneStarMusic.com LostRock.com Realia Music Sonica Recording Musician/Band Edison Woods Mick Jagger My Fabulous Plum - Peter Himmelman Perry-Farrell.com Utah Carol Online Education Resource Columbia Interactive On Good Grounds Pinhole Spy Camera Remembering Pearl Harbor What is a Print Online Gaming Aliveis.com Butthole Surfers Game Postopia Sliding Puzzle Weakest Link Enhanced TV Game Online Movie/TV American Field Guide American High Cubix I Witness Sleeping Giants Personal/Online Diary Damn The Pacific JasonZada.com Mastication Is Normal Self Portrait Sugati Redesign/Relaunch 2advanced Born Magazine The Brand Called Me Photomontage Popular Front Interactive Services Creatas HomeCity Innerblitz OK47 Steel+Tocquigny Streaming Audio/Radio AMP Radio with DJ Kylie Jish.vox LBJ for Kids Looplabs Rhapsody Student Allison Foust Design Booster Shot Cafe First Annual Weblog Awards Ry-guy.com Where Were You? Weblog Adnan.org Backwash Bambino's Curse: Diary of a Red Sox Fan Blogdex Dollarshort.org Weird/Extreme Allmylifeforsale.com Bubblesoap Kill The President NewZoid Teddy"}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Mar 17, 2002 (09:06)", "body": "And the Winners are! Animation/Cartoon Deep Fried, Live! Art/Culture Thinkcollective! Content/E-zine Burning Word! Developer's Resource Ultrashock v4 Film/Film Industry Tongsville Green/Non-Profit NorthPole2002.com Grrl Site WhatsHerFace.com Humor/Satire Unpluggedtv.com Music Industry LostRock.com Musician/Band Utah Carol Online Education Resource What is a Print Online Gaming Aliveis.com Online Movie/TV I Witness Personal/Online Diary Mastication Is Normal Redesign/Relaunch Born Magazine Services Creatas Streaming Audio/Radio Looplabs Student Ry-guy.com Weblog Dollarshort.org Weird/Extreme Teddy People's Choice Award Deviant Art Best of Show Tongsville"}, {"response": 3, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Mar 30, 2002 (17:57)", "body": "I've been listening to the four hours of audio recorded at Fray Cafe 2 and I wish I could have made it past the doorman for this event, but listening to these is the next best thing. The place was packed and there was a long line of folks waiting to get in, maybe next year they'll do it in a bigger theater or a place that can handle the crowd. http://fray.org/cafe2/ from the website: \"Fray Cafe rocked! Fray Cafe 2 was amazing. Four hours of some of the best stories I've ever heard on stage. I'm still buzzing from it. We were so packed that there was a moment when we realized that the fire department would have every right to shut us down. So we wound up turning a few people away. Like fifty. If you were one of them, you have my sincere apologies. But don't fret: The whole event was captured in ones and zeroes. If you'd like to listen in, and you've got RealPlayer, click a tape below or you can listen to the whole shebang from the beginning.\""}, {"response": 4, "author": "wolf", "date": "Thu, Apr  4, 2002 (19:13)", "body": "they give out real awards for websites? *wow* austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 51, "subject": "Mangala's Musings", "response_count": 3, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Apr 14, 2002 (09:20)", "body": "From: Tim Jones mailto://deforest@austin.rr.com To: Foxfire mailto://Foxfire@austin.rr.com Subject: Interior Secretary Gale Norton's videotape of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge DAILY GRIST 12 Apr 2002 Environmental news from GRIST MAGAZINE, a project of Earth Day Network http://www.gristmagazine.com LIES, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE A picture is worth a thousand words: So reasoned Interior Secretary Gale Norton when she mailed copies of a videotape of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to major television stations and encouraged news producers to use the footage in their coverage of the debate over drilling. (In contrast to videos of the Arctic Refuge produced by conservation organizations, which generally feature wildlife and breathtaking views, the video shows a desolate-looking winterscape.) According to Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Norton committed a major no-no. The video was developed by Arctic Power, a pro-drilling lobbying group, and Markey says Norton illegally used her office -- and by extension taxpayer money -- to distribute propaganda from a special-interest group. An Interior spokesperson denied any wrongdoing on Norton's part. Meanwhile, Republicans bought extra time to prepare for the showdown over the Arctic Refuge when the Senate agreed to postpone introduction of the GOP drilling proposal until next Tuesday. straight to the source: Anchorage Daily News, Associated Press, H. Josef Hebert, 12 Apr 2002 http://www.adn.com/business/story/925061p-1025584c.html straight to the source: Washington Post, Helen Dewar, 12 Apr 2002 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34555-2002Apr11.html do good: Take action to save the Arctic Refuge http://www.gristmagazine.com/dogood/mining.asp?source=daily#arctic"}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Apr 14, 2002 (09:53)", "body": "Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2002 10:29:34 -0600 From: Anna Mangala Searles mailto://ntc@drsingha.com To: Amana Shebar mailto://aileamana@hotmail.com Subject: Justice SOCIAL SECURITY: (This is worth the read. It's short and to the point.) Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions during election years. Our Senators and Congressmen do not pay into Social Security and, of course, they do not collect from it. Social Security benefits were not suitable for persons of their rare elevation in society. They felt they should have a special plan for themselves. Many years ago they voted in their own benefit plan. In more recent years, no congressperson has felt the need to change it. After all, it is a great plan. For all practical purposes their plan works like this: When they retire, they continue to draw the same pay until they die, except it may increase from time to time for cost of living adjustments. For example, former Senator Byrd and Congressman White and their wives may expect to draw $7,800,000.00 (that's Seven Million, Eight-Hundred Thousand), with their wives drawing $275,000.00 during the last years of their lives. This is calculated on an average life span for each. Their cost for this excellent plan is $00.00. Nada. Zilch. This little perk they voted for themselves is free to them. You and I pick up the tab for this plan. The funds for this fine retirement plan come directly from the General Funds our tax dollars at work! From our own Social Security Plan, which you and pay (or have paid) into -- every payday until we retire (which amount is matched by our employer) -- we can expect to get an average $1,000 per month after retirement. Or, in other words, we would have to collect our average of $1,000 monthly benefits for 68 years and one (l) month to equal Bradley's benefits! Social Security could be very good if only one small change were made. And that change would be to jerk the Golden Fleece Retirement Plan from under the Senators and Representatives. Put them into the Social Security plan with the rest of us and then watch how fast they would fix it. If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of awareness will be planted and maybe good changes will evolve. How many people can YOU send this to?"}, {"response": 3, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Apr 17, 2002 (08:38)", "body": "Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 09:27:13 -0500 From: Anna Mangala Searles To: Kam Subject: The truth shall set us free. I support Kam's letter below - Dr. Singha's Natural Therapeutics has supported KUT in the past but will not be doing so at this time. I certainly don't want to stop KUT but I don't see any other way of waking them up to valuable community opinion other than by not supporting them. I guess phone calls and letters giving our thoughts would also be helpful. Please forward this to your friends. Kam has certainly not written this without much consideration. Thanks Mangala Dear friends, I'm sending you a copy of a letter I have written protesting the programming changes at KUT, and even more than the changes, the way they were made. In January, massive programming changes were instituted at KUT, and there was never, to my knowledge, any survey of the listenership to see what the people of Austin wanted, and I don't think this is the way to run a supposedly PUBLIC radio station, especially in Austin, where I think we still pride ourselves on being a community, not just an impersonal big city. I wish I had gotten this letter out sooner because KUT's spring fund drive starts this Friday, 4/19. (I'm writing this on Tuesday night, 4/16/02.) However, here it is, better late than never. I urge you NOT to contribute to KUT this spring and to let them know why you're not, and also to FORWARD THIS AROUND TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. I addressed my letter to Ellen Wartell, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Communication. She's the boss of the KUT bosses, so I thought it would be more effective to send the message to her, and I also copied it to J. Stewart Vanderwilt, Director and General Manager; and Hawk Mendenhall, Program Director; as well as to many of the current and former on-air staff. If you have time, it would be great if you could also send a letter or e-mail. I left the e-dresses in this message so you can use them, or if you want to do it the quick way, the KUT web site is www.kut.org, and in the upper right corner of the first page is a \"Comment Now\" button you can click and then enter a message. Feel free to call me if you have any questions--440-1464. Yours, Kam ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: kamtree@juno.com To: wartella@mail.utexas.edu Cc: vanderwilt@mail.utexas.edu,hawk@mail.utexas.edu,jay.t@utexas.edu, eklektikos@utexas.edu,kamg@io.com,LM@larrymonroe.com, elainepink@austin.rr.com,paulray@utexas.edu,zow@io.com, tpittman@jumpnet.com Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 22:25:18 -0500 Subject: KUT Programming Changes DATE: April 16, 2001 FROM: Kathleen Magor TO: Ellen Wartella, Ph.D. Dean, College of Communication RE: KUT Programming Changes I am a long-time KUT listener and sometime member, and I am writing to let you know I am not happy with the programming changes at KUT. I have several complaints, which I will outline, but my main problem with the changes is the way they were handled. KUT is supposed to be a PUBLIC radio station, and you ask the public to support KUT, and in exchange there should be accountability to the public. I don't actually know who in particular is responsible for the changes, but I never heard of any listener or member surveys or polls to find out what the people of Austin want. I received one letter about the changes, from J. Stewart Vanderwilt, Director and General Manager, dated January 19, 2002, informing me of changes that were to take place less than a week after I received the letter. The letter told me about two new programs--Marketplace and The World--and mentioned two other changes that were being made, and then there was a schedule enclosed. The letter said NOTHING, however, about all the programs and personnel that were being disappeared. I feel this way of handling major programming changes is unconscionable. Getting rid of programs and personnel in this way with no explanation to the public amounts to a pogrom. These changes actually unconscionable. Getting rid of programs and personnel in this way with no explanation to the public amounts to a pogrom. These changes actually affect the daily lives of people who listen to KUT, and this autocratic, high-handed, top-down way of dictating a new schedule goes totally against the community spirit I and many others try to foster in Austin. I don't know why these changes were made, and there are rumors that you want to go to an all-news format and get rid of all local programming. Perhaps that's why you brought in new people from outside Austin in the last two years to take over the positions of Director/General Manager and Program Director. There were hints of this before when the World Music Show disappeared with no explanation, and when someone asked about it on Access, Bob Branson quickly evaded the question. Then, again with no explanation, the show reappeared. And what happened to Ken McKenzie's overnight program? That just seemed to evaporate some time back, and I never heard any explanation for that change. I will now g"}]}, {"num": 52, "subject": "Armadillo World Headquarters", "response_count": 7, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Jul 14, 2002 (15:58)", "body": "I found a reference on that Talking Heads B52 concert: 15-Aug-79 Armadillo World Headquarters B-52's, Talking Heads 8-Dec-78 Armadillo World Headquarters Lotions, Talking Heads http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~edge/idle_time/shows.html I also found this \"Austin Hippie History\" http://www.greezywheels.com/craig.html"}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Jul 14, 2002 (16:08)", "body": "A Brief History August 7, 1970, Eddie Wilson opened the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin. On New Year's Eve, 1980, Kenneth Threadgill played the last concert. These pictures were taken the following day, January 1, 1981. During its ten year run, the Armadillo was the venue to play in Texas, hosting many local and national acts, including Taj Mahal, Leon Redbone, Asleep at the Wheel, Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen, Steve Fromholtz, BB King, Jerry Jeff Walker, Willie Nelson, Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks, Greezy Wheels, Edgar and Johnny Winters, the Pointer Sisters, Bonnie Raitt, Chuck Mangione, and many others. It was also the home of the Austin Ballet Theatre and the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar. There was a beer garden outside, and inside it was a huge cavernous place, where you had to sit on the carpeted floor with the smell of beer and ashes from previous performances. The entrance"}, {"response": 3, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Jul 14, 2002 (16:09)", "body": "The Armadillo World Headquarters was once the hottest club in Austin, and it's still quite a legend around these parts. It consisted of a large auditorium and Biergarten, and the inside walls were decorated with large murals of local musical heroes/heroines festooned with armadillos, all by artist Jim Franklin. The cutting table in the kitchen featured casework made from the pine benches of the Vulcan Gas Company, another legendary Austin club. All sorts of people played there, ranging from Willie Nelson and Jerry Jeff Walker to folks like Frank Zappa, Kraftwerk, and Roxy Music. The Armadillo was located at the corner of South 1st Street and Barton Springs Road, but the land was bought out in the 1980's and is now home to a highrise bank building. from http://www.austinlinks.com/dillo.html"}, {"response": 4, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Jul 14, 2002 (16:11)", "body": "Step back into Armadillo World Headquarters about 1976 and have a look at some Burton Wilson photos of artists, staff, and audience members, as well as interior scenes and views of the beer garden. Take a peek at some of the great poster art and meet the artists who painted the musicians. Listen to a bootleg recording of the Thanksgiving Jam at the 'dillo in 1972 with Doug Sahm, Jerry Garcia, Leon Russel, Mary Egan, Hank Alrich, Phil Lesh, Benny Thurman, Jerry Barnet, and others. The above url and blurb from http://www.threadgills.com/armadillo/awhqmain.htm"}, {"response": 5, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Jul 14, 2002 (16:21)", "body": "http://www.soundsofaustin.com/dillo.html The Armadillo World Headquarters opened August 7, 1970 at 525-1/2 Barton Springs Road in a building that was previously a National Guard armory and later a roller rink. The name was inspired by Austin\ufffds growing affection for and identification with the seemingly whimsical, armored beast who makes his home in the Hill Country, a creature who had become popular as a recurring symbol in local artist Jim Franklin\ufffds works. Founded by Eddie Wilson, then manager of Shiva\ufffds Head Band, Mike Tolleson, an entertainment attorney, Bobby Hederman \ufffd previously associated with the Vulcan Gas Company (an earlier Austin rock emporium), and Franklin (shown in the photo to the right-click it for enlarged view) \ufffd the 'Dillo\ufffds resident artist, the hall was initially financed through meager contributions from Spencer Perskin of Shiva's Head Band and Mad Dog, Inc., a playful bunch of Austin\ufffds \"literati\". The 'Dillo earned an international reputation by presenting the widest available range of top national and local talent to appreciative Austin audiences. Audiences got their first exposure to numerous national and local acts at the \ufffdDillo, where an intimate, engaging concert experience was enjoyed by all. AWHQ bookings boosted the careers of current superstars including Charlie Daniels, Bruce Springsteen, Emmy Lou Harris and Willie Nelson. Live albums by Commander Cody, Frank Zappa, Doug Sahm, Phil Woods and Bugs Henderson were recorded at the 'Dillo. Many local groups got their start performing at the hall. Photos of some classic concert posters from the Armadillo World Headquarters may be seen on the Posters page along with links to more about the AWHQ. The Armadillo Christmas Bazaar, first held in the Armadillo World Headquarters, was scheduled to last for 2 days, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 17-18, 1976. It went so well it was extended to Dec. 21, 22 and 23. The first poster for the Bazaar is shown at left (click it for enlarged view). It was started as a means to expand the \ufffdDillo\ufffds cultural outreach and to ensure December cash flow and it guaranteed a warm, dry space and alternative selling experience for artists who regularly sold at the Austin Renaissance Market, known as \"the Drag\", on 23rd Street across from the University of Texas. Lucinda Williams conceived of the market in Nov. 1974 as a way to get the artists out of the bad weather on the Drag during the Christmas season. From 1977-79, the Bazaar adopted the theme of the \"Twelve Days of Armadillo Christmas\" and was held from Dec. 13-24. A waiting list of artists wanting to get into the show became established by Jan. 1979. The Bazaar experienced 50% growth in attendance each year, from 8,000 in 1977 to 12,000 in 1978 to 18,000 in 1979. In 1980, the attendance grew to 27,000 and the AWHQ held its \"Last Dance\" concert on New Year\ufffds Eve, 1980. The old hall was soon demolished in order to build yet another bank building from http://www.armadillobazaar.com/history.html"}, {"response": 6, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Jul 14, 2002 (16:28)", "body": "The last concert at the Armadillo."}, {"response": 7, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Jul 14, 2002 (19:57)", "body": "http://www.greezywheels.com/craig.html Hey, great to see that link! Craig's an old friend of mine. At one time he was working on a musical history of the Armadillo. He was compiling a list of everybody who'd played there, and when they played, which wasn't easy since nobody kept records. Ed, you probably know Craig Hattersley from your Third Coast daze, no? Topic 32 [texas.ind]: Gone, Daddy, Gone! #125 of 125: Paul Walhus (terry) Sun Jul 14 '02 (16:49) 54 lines These paragraphs qualify as a \"good old days\" paeans if I ever I ever heard them (from Craig Hattersley's site above. Craig's an old friend of Jon Lebkowsky, a locak net activist/writer, who worked on a musical history of the Armadillo and compiled a list of everybody who ever played there. Still and all, Austin was better than most places. For one thing, it boasted a low threshold of survival. In 1969 and again five years later, a Department of Labor study declared Austin the cheapest city of its size in the nation. Back then, you could rent a small house for $50 a month and eat on a dollar day. That made it easy to follow your muse-\"do your own thing,\" as it were-a boon to the starving artist. And word got around: From 1970 to 1973, Austin population growth of 4.5 percent a year was second in the nation. and this: In 1974, Time magazine gushed: \"Rock is no longer a dirty word in Austin. Indeed, by embracing rock's big beat, Austin's musicians have evolved a brand-new style of country rock, and have made the city the fastest-growing country-music center in the U.S. Nashville, still the capital of country, may provide more regular work. Bakersfield, Calif., may offer the inspirational presences of Merle Haggard and Buck Owens. But from the point of view of new sounds, freedom and plain musical fun, Austin now definitely ranks as No. 1 . . . What the Fillmores East and West were to the rock era, the Armadillo World Headquarters is to Austin's country-rock set.\" and the story about the Russian's is classic! Back before perestroika, when the Cold War still raged, the head of the Soviet news agency and his staff came to Austin. After lunch with the Capitol press corps, they spent the afternoon at the Texas Observer with Kay Northcott, who then asked if there was anything else they'd like to do. The Russians said, to the utter dismay of the State Department lady accompanying them, they'd like to check out this Armadillo place they'd heard about. That night at the Dillo, the autumn equinox, Balcones Fault laid in a beat heavy on big-band swing-Fats Waller tunes and the like. Eight or fourteen pitchers of beer and numerous pocket flasks later, the Russians were jitterbugging with the hippies in front of the stage. As longtime Dillo emcee Micael Priest remembers it, \"The one guy who could speak and read English pretty well was buzzing around the walls, filling up notebooks, copying people's T-shirts, the signs on the wall and paintings, stuff like that.\" The Russians partied the night away, losing themselves in the good times. But before leaving, finally shepherded out long after the last dog dangled, one remarked, \"This must be the freest place on earth.\" austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 53, "subject": "Lance Armstrong and bicycling as a sport", "response_count": 28, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Tue, Oct 17, 2000 (07:42)", "body": "I see Lance is the poster boy for light rail in Austin now. It's not a popular cause. It will be interesting to see what the voters say? Anyone here have light rail in their cities?"}, {"response": 2, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Tue, Oct 17, 2000 (19:08)", "body": "No, but it is being considered for Honolulu... That finite island is a nightmare of monumental traffic proportions."}, {"response": 3, "author": "zx6rider", "date": "Fri, Nov 17, 2000 (11:48)", "body": "Is 'light rail' commuter and subway trains? If so... Boston MBTA Commuter (AMTRAK) allows bikes to roll on during no-peak times. I hear some of the subway lines allow it (though the GREEN line is not one of them). In NYC you can tak your bike on the subway anytime you can get it to fit."}, {"response": 4, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Apr 29, 2001 (23:40)", "body": "In Austin they have racks for bikes on the fronts of buses."}, {"response": 5, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Jul 11, 2002 (09:43)", "body": "From an amazing New Yorker piece. July 11, 2002 | home THE LONG RIDE by MICHAEL SPECTER How did Lance Armstrong manage the greatest comeback in sports history? Issue of 2002-07-15 Posted 2002-07-08 A couple of weeks ago, on a sweltering Saturday afternoon, I found myself in the passenger seat of a small Volkswagen, careering so rapidly around the hairpin turns of the French Alps that I could smell the tires burning. Johan Bruyneel, the suave, unflappable director of the United States Postal Service Pro Cycling Team, was behind the wheel. Driving at ninety kilometres an hour occupied half his attention. The rest was devoted to fiddling with a small television mounted in the dashboard, examining a set of complicated topographical maps, and talking into one of two radio transmitters in the car. The first connected Bruyneel to the team's support vehicle, laden with extra bicycles, water bottles, power bars, and other tools and equipment. The second fed into the earpieces of the eight U.S. Postal Service cyclists who were racing along the switchbacks ahead of us. The entire team could hear every word that Bruyneel said, but most of the time he was talking to just one man: Lance Armstrong. We had been on the road for about three hours and Armstrong was a kilometre in front of us, pedalling so fast that it was hard to keep up. It was the sixth day of the Dauphin\ufffd Lib\ufffdr\ufffd, a weeklong race that is run in daily stages. Armstrong doesn't enter races like the Dauphin\ufffd to win (though often enough he does); he enters to test his legs in preparation for a greater goal\ufffdthe Tour de France. Since 1998, when he returned to cycling after almost losing his life to testicular cancer, Armstrong has focussed exclusively on dominating the thirty-five-hundred-kilometre, nearly month-long Tour, which, in the world of cycling, matters more than all other races combined. This week, he begins a quest to become the fourth person in the hundred-year-history of the Tour\ufffdthe world's most gruelling test of human endurance\ufffdto win four times in a row. (In 1995, the Spanish cyclist Miguel Indurain became the first to win five consecutively\ufffda record that is clearly on Armstrong's mind.) The cyclists had covered a hundred and eight kilometres, much of it over mountain passes still capped with snow, despite temperatures edging into the nineties. Now the peloton\ufffdthe term is French for \"platoon,\" and it describes the pack of riders who make up the main group in every race\ufffdwas about to start one of the most agonizing climbs in Europe, the pass between Mont Blanc and Lake Geneva, which is known as the Col de Joux Plane. In cycling, climbs are rated according to how long and steep they are: the easiest is category four, the hardest category one. The seventeen-hundred-metre Joux Plane has a special rating, known as hors categorie, or beyond category; for nearly twelve kilometres, it rises so sharply that it seems a man could get to the top only by helicopter. \"We start the Joux Plane with a lot of respect for this mountain,\" Bruyneel said quietly into his radio. \"It is long, it is hard. Take it easy. If people are breaking away, let them go. Do you hear me, Lance?\" \"Yes, Johan,\" Armstrong replied flatly. \"I remember the mountain.\" With only a few days remaining in the 2000 Tour de France, Armstrong had what most observers agreed was an insurmountable lead when he headed toward this pass. He was riding with his two main rivals of that year: Marco Pantani, the best-known Italian cyclist, and Jan Ullrich, the twenty-eight-year-old German who won the Tour in 1997, and who in the world of cycling plays the role of Joe Frazier to Armstrong's Ali. As they started to climb, Armstrong seemed invincible. Halfway up, though, he slumped over his handlebars, looking as if he had suffered a stroke, and Ullrich blew right by him. \"I bonked,\" Armstrong said later, using a cyclist's term for running out of fuel. A professional cyclist consumes so much energy\ufffdup to ten thousand calories during a two-hundred-kilometre mountain stage\ufffdthat, unless some of it is replaced, his body will run through all the glycogen (the principal short-term supply of carbohydrates the body uses for power) stored in his muscles. Armstrong hadn't eaten properly that morning; then he found himself cut off from his domestiques\ufffdthe teammates who, among other things, are responsible for bringing him supplies of food and water during the race. \"That was the hardest day of my life on a bike,\" Armstrong said later. He was lucky to finish the day's stage, and even luckier to hold on and win the race. \"This isn't just a stage in a race for Lance,\" Bruyneel said now, as Armstrong approached the bottom of the slope. \"He needs to defeat this mountain to feel ready for the Tour.\" This time, Bruyneel made sure that the domestiques ferried water, carbohydrate drinks, and extra power bars to Armstrong throughout the day. They periodically drifted back to our car and performed a kind of high-speed docking maneuv"}, {"response": 6, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Jul 11, 2002 (09:45)", "body": "Lance Armstrong's heart is almost a third larger than that of an average man. During those rare moments when he is at rest, it beats about thirty-two times a minute\ufffdslowly enough so that a doctor who knew nothing about him would call a hospital as soon as he heard it. (When Armstrong is exerting himself, his heart rate can edge up above two hundred beats a minute.) Physically, he was a prodigy. Born in 1971, Armstrong was raised by his mother in Plano, a drab suburb of Dallas that he quickly came to despise. He never knew his father, and refers to him as \"the DNA donor.\" He has written that \"the main thing you need to know about my childhood is that I never had a real father, but I never sat around wishing for one, either. . . . I've never had a single conversation with my mother about him.\" He was a willful child and didn't like to listen to advice. \"I have loved him every minute of his life, but, God, there were times when it was a struggle,\" his mother, Linda, told me. She is a demure woman with the kind of big blond hair once favored by wives of astronauts. \"He has always wanted to test the boundaries,\" she said. Armstrong admits that he was never an easy child. In his autobiography, \"It's Not About the Bike,\" which was written with the journalist Sally Jenkins, he said, \"When I was a boy I invented a game called fireball, which entailed soaking a tennis ball in kerosene, lighting it on fire, and playing catch with it.\" Armstrong was an outstanding young swimmer, and as an adolescent he began to enter triathlons. By 1987, when he was sixteen, he was also winning bicycle races. That year, he was invited to the Cooper Institute, in Dallas, which was one of the first centers to recognize the relationship between fitness and aerobic conditioning. Everyone uses oxygen to break down food into the components that provide energy; the more oxygen you are able to use, the more energy you will produce, and the faster you can run, ride, or swim. Armstrong was given a test called the VO2 Max, which is commonly used to assess an athlete's aerobic ability: it measures the maximum amount of oxygen the lungs can consume during exercise. His levels were the highest ever recorded at the clinic. (Currently, they are about eighty-five millilitres per kilogram of body weight; a healthy man might have a VO2 Max of forty.) Chris Carmichael, who became his coach when Armstrong was still a teen-ager, told me that even then Armstrong was among the most remarkable athletes he had ever seen. Not only has his cardiovascular strength always been exceptional; his body seems specially constructed for cycling. His thigh bones are unusually long, for example, which permits him to apply just the right amount of torque to the pedals. Although Armstrong was talented, he wasn't very disciplined. He acted as if he had nothing to learn. \"I had never met him when I took over as his coach,\" Carmichael told me. \"I called him up and we talked on the phone. He was kind of rude. Not kind of rude. He was completely rude. He was, like, 'So you are the new coach\ufffdwhat are you going to teach me?' He just thought he was King Shit. I would tell him to wait till the end of a race before making a break. He just couldn't do that. He would get out in front and set the pace. He would burn up the field, and when other riders came alive he would be done, spent.\" Still, Armstrong did well in one-day races, in which bursts of energy count as much as patience or tactical precision. In 1991, after several years of increasingly impressive performances, he became the U.S. amateur champion, and the next year he turned pro. In 1993, he became the youngest man ever to win a stage in the Tour de France; he won the World Road Championships the same year. In 1996, Armstrong signed a contract with the French cycling team Cofidis, for a salary of more than two million dollars over two years. He had a beautiful new home in Austin, and a Porsche that he liked to drive fast. Then, in September, he became unusually weak and felt soreness in one of his testicles. Since soreness is a part of any cyclist's life, he didn't give it much thought. One night later that month, however, several days after his twenty-fifth birthday, he felt something metallic in his throat while he was talking on the phone. He put his friend on hold, and ran into the bathroom. \"I coughed into the sink,\" he later wrote. \"It splattered with blood. I coughed again, and spit up another stream of red. I couldn't believe the mass of blood and clotted matter had come from my own body.\" Within a week, Armstrong had surgery to remove the cancerous testicle. By then, the disease had spread to his lungs, abdomen, and brain. He needed brain surgery and the most aggressive type of chemotherapy. \"At that point, he had a minority chance of living another year,\" Craig Nichols, who was Armstrong's principal oncologist, told me. \"We cure at most a third of the people in situations like that.\" A professor at Oregon Health Scie"}, {"response": 7, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Jul 16, 2002 (19:55)", "body": "http://www.olntv.com/listenlive.html (a frame in http://www.letour.fr/2002/us/index.html ) This is great! There's a *live webcast* of the Tour de France. No commercials. You need WMP. Here's the schedule. Wednesday, July 17 - Stage 10 9:30am-11:30am ET Thursday, July 18 - Stage 11 8:30am-11:30am ET Friday, July 19 - Stage 12 8:30am-11:30am ET Saturday, July 20 - Stage 13 9:30am-11:30am ET Sunday, July 21 - Stage 14 9:30am-11:30am ET Monday, July 22 - Rest Day No Live Audio Tuesday, July 23 - Stage 15 9:30am-11:30am ET Wednesday, July 24 - Stage 16 7:30am-11:30am ET Thursday, July 25 - Stage 17 8:30am-11:30am ET Friday, July 26 - Stage 18 9:30am-11:30am ET Saturday, July 27 - Stage 19 9:30am-11:30am ET Sunday, July 28 - Stage 20 9:30am-11:30am ET"}, {"response": 8, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Jul 19, 2002 (21:18)", "body": "The New Yorker article. It was great. Did I say. It was great. They pointed out that Lance's resting pulse is 32 beats per minute, his heart is a third bigger than the average mans, and his thigh bones are the perfect height for pumping pedals, which is pumps about 100 times a minute on hard mountain climbs. I encountered him at BookPeople at Central Market one time. I was walking out of the store and he spotted me and held the door open for me when I was about 40 feet away, he smiled and strode off across the parking lot. I got the impression of a small but exceeding powerful and conscious man. He's friends with Robin Williams, another cyclist. Did you catch his comments on Lance in the HBO Special (\"he' not on chemicals, you idiots . . . he's on *chemo* . . . having his testicle removed makes him more aerodynamic. Here's an article on his rigorous training regimen: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/29/sports/othersports/29LANC.html Here are some super places to follow the rest of the Tour de France, about ten more days. http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/tdf2001/ webcast audio and comprehensive covrage http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2002/tour02/?id=stages/stage11 http://www.olntv.com/listenlive.html and http://www.letour.fr/2002/us/index.html And finally the great NYer article: http://www.newyorker.com/printable/?fact/020715fa_fact1"}, {"response": 9, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Jul 21, 2002 (22:35)", "body": "Surprise! oln blew away CBS today with it's coverage of the Tour de France. Lance came in third but he about doubled his overall lead to 4 minutes and something. What a powerful stretch drive by Austin's cycling powerhouse up France's most daunting challenge of the Tour de France. The Spaniard challenged him and he just turned on the afterburners and it was bye bye to the rest of the pack."}, {"response": 10, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Jul 25, 2002 (10:25)", "body": "Lance maintains a plus 5 minute lead over Botero with two others neaby. Thursday, July 25 - Stage 17 8:30am-11:30am ET -Live! 3:00pm-5:00pm ET - Re-air of live coverage 9:00pm-11:00pm ET / 10:00pm-12:00am PT - Commentary & analysis of day's stage Friday, July 26 - Stage 18 9:30am-11:30am ET -Live! 3:00pm-5:00pm ET - Re-air of live coverage 9:00pm-11:00pm ET / 10:00pm-12:00am PT - Commentary & analysis of day's stage Saturday, July 27 - Stage 19 9:30am-11:30am ET -Live! 3:00pm-5:00pm ET - Re-air of live coverage 9:00pm-11:00pm ET / 10:00pm-12:00am PT - Commentary & analysis of day's stage Sunday, July 28 - Stage 20 Live audio coverage available on olntv.com - 9:30am-11:30am. Visit the Listen Live page. CBS Coverage 2:00pm - 3:00pm ET OLN Coverage 9:00pm-11:00pm ET / 10:00pm-12:00am PT - Commentary & analysis of day's stage Thursday, August 22 - Post-race Show 8:00pm ET/PT Join Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen for a re-cap of the most exciting moments of the 2002 Tour de France."}, {"response": 11, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Jul 25, 2002 (21:42)", "body": "Sunday August 4th 1pm OLN, New York City bike race. Lance will be there."}, {"response": 12, "author": "g7hvp", "date": "Fri, Jul 26, 2002 (10:55)", "body": "Will Lance Cycle the Atlantic first or take the long path he hi good enough to do it."}, {"response": 13, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Jul 26, 2002 (13:00)", "body": "All he has to do now is play it safe, avoid crashes and sickness. Five minuates may not seem like much, but it's actually a pretty huge lead."}, {"response": 14, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Jul 26, 2002 (13:18)", "body": "5 minutes is like hours in a contest like this. He should bide his time and not do anything stupid like overextending himself or taking risks. I am pulling for him!"}, {"response": 15, "author": "g7hvp", "date": "Fri, Jul 26, 2002 (14:52)", "body": "I watch the race every day live and they all deserve a medal but Lance seems to be a rarity which pop up from time to time in sport."}, {"response": 16, "author": "MarciaH", "date": "Fri, Jul 26, 2002 (19:36)", "body": "Yup, he will be like all the record holders in any sport. One for the books! And, he did it the hard way - fighting for his life. I have also been watching and looking at the scenery in the background whenever possible."}, {"response": 17, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Jul 26, 2002 (20:53)", "body": "Tomorrow are the time trials and Lance is out to win this one."}, {"response": 18, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Jul 27, 2002 (23:03)", "body": "And he did! Tomorrow's the big ride around the Champs Elyses."}, {"response": 19, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Jul 28, 2002 (08:43)", "body": "Can't get the oln feed today. oln tv is blocked out in favor the the CBS delayed and sanitized version at 1 pm CST. So I found another live audio feed: http://www.eurosport.com/home/pages/L0/home_multimedia_Lng0.shtml You'll get commercials in French but the commentary is in English."}, {"response": 20, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Jul 29, 2002 (10:59)", "body": "Lance won and displayed great class in his interviews and comments afterward. That makes four in a row and only one other man has won five in a row, Indurain."}, {"response": 21, "author": "g7hvp", "date": "Mon, Jul 29, 2002 (12:59)", "body": "Lance says he will race for at least two more years, new records to come?"}, {"response": 22, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Jul 29, 2002 (13:23)", "body": "Rumsas and David Millar could put up a challenge to Lance next year, his chances hinge on whether or not he can come back with a good team again."}, {"response": 23, "author": "g7hvp", "date": "Tue, Jul 30, 2002 (08:39)", "body": "Dave Miller says he hopes to win the tour in abour 3 years after Lance retires"}, {"response": 24, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Jul 30, 2002 (11:06)", "body": "Rumsas wife got busted with a carload full of doping products yesterday, Rumsas may be on the run and the cycling governing body is going to slap him. I guess Rumsas stock is going down. Lance considers h9im to be the biggest threat."}, {"response": 25, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Jul 30, 2002 (11:08)", "body": "Third Place Is in Doubt Police Say Rumsas's Wife Had 'Doping Materials' in Car advertisement Raimondas Rumsas's third-place finish in the Tour de France remains in place Monday pending the results of an investigation and drug tests. (Thomas Kienzle - AP) _____What the Jerseys Mean_____ \ufffd Yellow: Overall race leader; shortest time for total distance covered. The most coveted jersey. \ufffd Polka dots: King of the Mountains. The best climber wears this jersey. \ufffd Green: The best sprinter. Points are awarded for intermediate and final sprints on flat terrain. E-Mail This Article Printer-Friendly Version Subscribe to The Post By Keith B. Richburg Washington Post Foreign Service Tuesday, July 30, 2002; Page D02 PARIS, July 29 -- The ever-present specter of doping cast a shadow over the Tour de France when the Italian team Lampre-Daikin announced it was suspending its captain and star, Lithuanian rider Raimondas Rumsas, after his wife was detained by French customs police for carrying \"suspicious\" medical products. Rumsas finished third overall Sunday in the Tour and shared the podium with Lance Armstrong, who was celebrating his fourth consecutive Tour de France win. Rumsas, 30, stood to Armstrong's left as a French military band played \"The Star-Spangled Banner.\" But hours before Sunday's final race stage began, customs police detained Edita Rumsas after searching a car she was driving at Chamonix in the Alps near the Italian border. A police spokeswoman said customs police discovered \"medications that could be considered doping materials\" in the car. Edita Rumsas is in police custody in Lyon, although she has not been formally charged. Rumsas has returned to his home in Marlia, Italy, with the rest of the team. Edita had been with her husband throughout the race, but left by car before the race ended. Police declined to specify the kind or amount of material she was carrying when apprehended. On Sunday night, French police in Paris entered"}, {"response": 26, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Jul 30, 2002 (11:10)", "body": "July 30, 2002 08:30 AM ET MADRID (Reuters) - Lithuanian rider Raimondas Rumsas, who became embroiled in a doping probe after customs officials found drugs in his wife's car following this year's Tour de France, has denied taking any banned substances. \"I have ridden this Tour in a completely honest and legal manner,\" the 30-year-old cyclist, who came third in the race, told Spanish daily El Mundo Tuesday. http://reuters.com/news_article.jhtml;jsessionid=2XBX3KUBSWW3SCRBAELCFEY?type=sportnews&StoryID=1268443"}, {"response": 27, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Jul 30, 2002 (20:06)", "body": "Lance will be back in Austin in September, I'm looking forwarding to attending the homecoming. It will be a grand occasion for Austin, Texas."}, {"response": 28, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Apr 16, 2003 (03:51)", "body": "http://sports.yahoo.com/sc/news?slug=ap-armstrong-marriage&prov=ap&type=lgns Armstrong's wife says that she and Lance are working at reconciling their marriage, and plan to reunite in Europe before and through the TDF. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 54, "subject": "concerts, gigs and events in Austin and other parts of earth", "response_count": 44, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Aug 20, 1998 (06:32)", "body": "Riette asked about James Taylor, and he just happens to be coming to town: Throughout the stormy tossing and turning of American pop since the late '60s, James Taylor has remained the ballast, keeping the ship upright and on course. Now, in what has become the highlight of the summer concert season, James Taylor kicked off his 46-city tour and will perform in Austin at the Frank Erwin Center on Tuesday, October 1 at 7:30 p.m. Much of Taylor's repertoire has been captured on his two most recent albums: James Taylor Live, a 1992 double disc live album and its single disc version, James Taylor (Best Live), released in 1994. Before these two great albums, New Moon Shine, his other release in the '90s once again showed his peerless mastery of unforgettable melodies and wise, witty lyrics. New Moon Shine reteams James with producer Don Grolnick and a host of world-class musicians such as saxophonists Branford Marsalis, Michael Bredker and Randy and Tony Levin, and James' long-time friend and colleague Danny Kortchmar, who co-wrote and co-produced two tracks. James wrote or co-wrote all but two songs. \"It took me a long time to write these,\" says James. \"The way I write is slowly changing to a more studied craft, rather than a spontaneous springing forth. Songs start quickly but finishing them up takes a long time.\" That deliberation shows in the album's finely-wrought arrangements and reflective sentiments. \"Copperline,\" the premiere single, was co-written by James and noted southern author Reynolds Price. The you-can't-go-home-again theme, underscored by fiddle and dobro, sets the tone of the album. \"Down in the Hole,\" a disquieting rocker comparing depression to life under the ground, features a wild doo-wop break, while a hot horn section punctuates a clever R&B elegy to love lost in \"(I've Got To) Stop Thinking 'Bout That.\" \"Shed a Little Light\" is a beautiful chorale inspired by the Emmy-winning PBS series, \"Eyes On the Prize,\" which retold the story of the civil rights movement. Here James celebrates the moments of triumph even though the ultimate goals of that era are yet to be realized. \"Frozen Man\" is a charming and quirky fairytale about a 19th century British mariner lost at sea near the Arctic Circle. Retrieved from the permafrost, he's thawed and revived, only to find his world has died out a hundred years before. \"It turns out my own Scottish ancestor, also named James Taylor, was lost at sea on his way to America,\" notes Taylor, \"though I didn't learn of that until after I wrote the song.\" The album ends with a sublime version of the folk standard, \"The Water Is Wide.\" Says James, \"I used to perform this song when I was a young folk-singer in New York.\" Giving New Moon Shine a grace and symmetry, the song is performed on acoustic instruments including the fiddle and dobro, ending the album much as it began. In a way, the same can be said of James Taylor himself. No less an observer than Sting said not long ago of James, \"He's a complete natural and a complete original immune to fashion.\" James himself, simply says \"the top of the charts is fine, but it's an odd goal if you're a musician.\" Nevertheless, James Taylor is no stranger to the top of the charts. Since the release of his self-titled debut album in 1969, he has enjoyed extravagant success with over a dozen albums. After the release of Never Die Young, in 1988, Taylor embarked on a triumphant tour of American and saw a taped full-length concert performance become one of the most popular specials run on PBS that winter. As much as he's known for his recordings, James has been a perennially popular live entertainer. \"You have to perform in real time with real musicians,\" he notes. \"Of course some, cantelever twenty years beyond their time, standing there like waxed fruit. But with others like Ray Charles, the thrill ain't gone.\" The same is true of James Taylor, who continually inspires new generations of fans with his concerts and albums. There aren't that many standards of quality left these days, but James Taylor surely exemplifies the highest of them, and 30 years of success proves it. Tickets for James Taylor at the Frank Erwin Center on Tuesday, October 1 at 7:30 p.m. are $24.50 and $27.50 and are on sale now at all UTTM TicketCenters or charge by phone at 477-6060. The Frank Erwin Center is a smoke-free facility. Convenient and free-parking is available within walking distance in nearby state and University lots. For more information, call 471-7744. You're Invited... Complimentary Glass of Wine, Iced Tea and Coffee Experience nostalgia at its best with great food and fun at a Frank Erwin Center Pre Show Reception! Join us from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in our reception hall before James Taylor and his traveling band of musicians take the stage. MENU CLOVER LEAF STATION Fruit and Cheese Display A gala array of Fresh Fruits of the Season served with Domestic Cheeses, Assorted Crackers and Water Biscuits Vegetables and Dips Assorted Fresh Veg"}, {"response": 2, "author": "riette", "date": "Thu, Aug 20, 1998 (11:46)", "body": "That sounds just absolutely brilliant. Would have loved to have gone. Not least because of that menu!! But the only concert I'm going to is 'Modern Talking' - big trip down teeny memory lane, that is. Sonja is ready to scratch my eyes out with jealousy, so I promised I'd be really obnoxious, push my way to the very front and fill up as many films as I can withing the space of two hours. Still wondering if I should throw underwear at them...."}, {"response": 3, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Aug 26, 1998 (16:55)", "body": "Attended the Lilith Fair on Sunday. Lisa Loeb, Cowboy Junkies, Joan Osborne, Paula Cole, Natalie Merchant and Sarah MacLaughlin ... and lots of local talent!"}, {"response": 4, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Aug 26, 1998 (18:14)", "body": "Some Austin folks too! It passed through here a coupla weeks ago."}, {"response": 5, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Aug 26, 1998 (18:52)", "body": "Patti Griffin?"}, {"response": 6, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Aug 27, 1998 (13:34)", "body": "I just remember seeing a feature in the Chron or XL that there were a bunch of Austin artists involved, but maybe that was just for the Austin edition."}, {"response": 7, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Aug 27, 1998 (14:16)", "body": "every stop on the Lilith Fair, local FEMALE aritists are invited to per on additional stages that they have set up..."}, {"response": 8, "author": "riette", "date": "Sun, Sep  6, 1998 (08:14)", "body": "If ever a group called, Modern Talking should visit you over there, GO. Don't know if they ever became famous in America, but they're a cult over here. Their music is crap, their lyrics are crap, but their concerts are a BLAST!!!! I went last night, and had a fantastic time. These two guys have the most wonderful stage personalities, are mega handsome, and the concert was one HUGE party, and live, their music is hypnotic - they sing VERY well live. My sister and I used to be big fans at teenies, then they split up, and just got back together again beginning of this year. I WISH Sonja had been here to see it! Even Chris had a good time, and he usually growls when I drag him to pop concerts."}, {"response": 9, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Sep  6, 1998 (18:05)", "body": "How do they overcome the deficiencies of bad lyrics etc., what do they do to make up for it?"}, {"response": 10, "author": "riette", "date": "Mon, Sep  7, 1998 (01:43)", "body": "Well, all their songs have exactly the same deep, heavy beat, which makes it hypnotic after a while. And although their tunes and lyrics all sound roughly the same, they're really fun and full of energy. But I think their secret lies in their charisma. They are the two most down to earth, relaxed singers I've ever seen live, and therefore the crowd is relaxed as well, and the whole thing just turns into a big, big party. Wait, I'll see if I can post a picture of them - they're mega sexy!"}, {"response": 11, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Sep  7, 1998 (08:31)", "body": "Careful, drool alert!"}, {"response": 12, "author": "riette", "date": "Mon, Sep  7, 1998 (11:18)", "body": "ha-ha!!!!"}, {"response": 13, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Wed, Sep  9, 1998 (21:05)", "body": "so, like, where's that picture?"}, {"response": 14, "author": "riette", "date": "Thu, Sep 10, 1998 (09:56)", "body": "I can't find a suitable one!!!! And these guys would even turn YOUR legs into ... batter! I'll scan you one the photos from the programme through to post. Listening to their music right now . . . G-spot alert!!!"}, {"response": 15, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Sep 10, 1998 (19:09)", "body": "does this mean that you wanna watch?"}, {"response": 16, "author": "riette", "date": "Fri, Sep 11, 1998 (01:26)", "body": "Depends on what I'll get to see....and what not."}, {"response": 17, "author": "aschuth", "date": "Thu, Apr  1, 1999 (05:37)", "body": "Finnish Tango - Tule Tanssimaan The Lasse Santakankaan Ythye (Lasse Santagangas Ensemble) will tour Germany and Switzerland! superstar heavily recommends this! 19. April 1999 Hamburg, Prinzenbar 20. April 1999 M\ufffdnster, LunaBar 21. April 1999 Cologne, Tanzschule Schulerecki 22. April 1999 Aachen, Theater K in der Bastei 23. April 1999 Munich, Club zwei 24. April 1999 Augsburg, Blauer Salon 25. April 1999 Zurich (CH), El international 26. April 1999 Winterthur (CH), Gaswerk 27. April 1999 Luzern, Kulturzentrum Boa 28. April 1999 Marburg, KFZ* 29. April 1999 Ulm, Konzertsaal 30. April 1999 Frankfurt, Ostclub* 01. Mai 1999 Hannover, Bei Chez Heinz You can't ever be too young or too old to go to concerts, especially if the band is as good as this!"}, {"response": 18, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Apr  1, 1999 (09:05)", "body": "The Lunabar most be one wild scene!"}, {"response": 19, "author": "aschuth", "date": "Thu, Apr  1, 1999 (15:01)", "body": "Oh, but if you knew Prinzenbar... In the midst of St. Pauli, Hamburgs infamous entertainment district, it used to be a red-light affair with lots of decadent stucco baby angels (putti ?) and mirrors. Superstar had an evening there, when the mag did the tour in '97, and it's a great location. Sure fitting to kick the tour off there! (As I leave for Hamburg tomorrow, maybe I even go there! Other offers: Alter Schilleroper, Mutter, Meanie Bar)"}, {"response": 20, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Apr  2, 1999 (09:10)", "body": "What about the Cave, where the Beatles played? Or was that what it was called?"}, {"response": 21, "author": "jgross", "date": "Fri, Apr  2, 1999 (17:26)", "body": "I'm afraid it was only called the Star Club. But at least they didn't call it the Superstar Club. I opened there for the Beatles just a few times, 10 or 12, I'd say. Since I was the warm-up band, I would bring out 4 steam heaters and play them. They made wonderful sounds, which could be somewhat orchestrated with a spray hose. All the Beatles, even George and John and Paul and Ringo, loved my band of steam heaters. Can't say as I blame 'em. Actually that's all I have to report at this time."}, {"response": 22, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Apr  2, 1999 (18:24)", "body": "If only they had adopted you! Just think . . ."}, {"response": 23, "author": "jgross", "date": "Sat, Apr  3, 1999 (05:26)", "body": "They adopted me as their pet hamster. Then I escaped the cage they put me in, even though it had lotsa fun things inside it to play with like fake lettuce and this circular ladder that I'd run on its rungs and make it spin and stuff, but like I say, I squirmed and wriggled outta that cage one dark and storied night and I ran away and got married....to boredom and lived the rest of my life accordingly. Can't say as I blame me. Actually that's all I have to report at this time."}, {"response": 24, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sat, Apr  3, 1999 (12:57)", "body": "Amazingly enough, that's all I have to report at this time, as well."}, {"response": 25, "author": "autumn", "date": "Sun, Apr  4, 1999 (22:58)", "body": "Back to you, Alexander."}, {"response": 26, "author": "aschuth", "date": "Thu, Feb  7, 2036 (05:53)", "body": "Ahh, why, thank you, Autumn! Say, didn't we meet once in the Cave in London (the original, not to be mixed with other clubs, such as The Cave in Frankfurt? You were made up as Bambi, and I worked the door... (Well, I didn't, so we never met either.)"}, {"response": 27, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Feb  7, 2036 (06:31)", "body": "intriguing visuals...can you throw some sound in as well, Alexander?"}, {"response": 28, "author": "aschuth", "date": "Wed, Apr  7, 1999 (19:06)", "body": "(Wer, just play \"The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle\" featuring the Sex Pistols amongst others, and you got the idea. For the full picture, get the video. Report back.)"}, {"response": 29, "author": "autumn", "date": "Fri, Apr  9, 1999 (17:46)", "body": "Back to you, wer."}, {"response": 30, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sat, Apr 10, 1999 (01:06)", "body": "now, I need the smells, too..."}, {"response": 31, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sat, Apr 10, 1999 (01:07)", "body": "(see, Autumn, you can moderate a conversation... you really should host a conference...)"}, {"response": 32, "author": "jgross", "date": "Sat, Apr 10, 1999 (01:24)", "body": "Autumn, I wish you would host three topics called 'Alternative Medicine' instead of just two four 'Alternative Medicines' would be better yet how 'bout if every conference had 4 topics in them called 'Alternative Medicine' --- all hosted by Autumn uh-oh, here she comes i hear she's rougher'n Ethan ....i don't stand a chance"}, {"response": 33, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sat, Apr 10, 1999 (02:01)", "body": "Hear, Hear!!! Excellent suggestion, Jim!"}, {"response": 34, "author": "autumn", "date": "Sun, Apr 11, 1999 (17:21)", "body": "ROTFLOL!!!! Yes, we definitely need an alternative medicine topic in every conference!!!! Back to you clowns!"}, {"response": 35, "author": "wer", "date": "Sun, Apr 11, 1999 (22:44)", "body": "so, you'll be a host then?"}, {"response": 36, "author": "autumn", "date": "Mon, Apr 12, 1999 (20:51)", "body": "(This is what we used to call a \"strategic pause\" when I worked at Dun & Bradstreet)"}, {"response": 37, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Apr 15, 1999 (01:01)", "body": "(see, with all that knowledge...I'm just sayin')"}, {"response": 38, "author": "aschuth", "date": "Thu, Apr 15, 1999 (05:16)", "body": "(Duck, girl! Take cover! Here they come again - THE HOST-HUSTLERS FROM OUTER SPACE! They got me - Aaaaaaaargh!)"}, {"response": 39, "author": "autumn", "date": "Fri, Apr 16, 1999 (00:06)", "body": "I'm taking cover here in my pod..."}, {"response": 40, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Fri, Apr 16, 1999 (01:59)", "body": "oh, well, you can't say I didn't try... (please?)"}, {"response": 41, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Mon, Feb 28, 2000 (00:39)", "body": "Live!!!! The Wailers from Austin, Texas. check it out on our main page. Lively, lively!!!!"}, {"response": 42, "author": "sprin5", "date": "Mon, Feb 28, 2000 (00:59)", "body": "Postive vibrations, mon!"}, {"response": 43, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Jul 21, 2002 (10:07)", "body": "There was Widespread Panic at the Backyard last night. It's an outdoor venue out on Bee Caves Road. Shades of the Grateful dead. Long rambling songs that merged together. 7,000 retro looking people were jammed in to the place according to Debra (kb5sfl) and Mark, my amateur radio buddies who saw it. They called them a \"jam band\", Mark had never heard of that before. String Cheese Incident were also very good, according to Mark and Debra. They played at a different venue."}, {"response": 44, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Jul 26, 2002 (13:57)", "body": "Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 09:52:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Lorie Marsh To: moviemidwifing@yahoo.com Subject: Screening of \"hoover girl\" & \"Princess Peanut\" Sunday, August 18 Hello, Fabulous Mailing List! A quick note here to encourage you to mark your calendars for a celebratory, fundraising, cast & crew, friends & family screening of my short \"oeuvres,\" \"Princess Peanut\" and \"hoover girl\" on Sunday, August 18th at The Hideout Theatre & Cafe at 617 Congress Avenue (7th and Congress)! Brunchie munchies will be served at 1 p.m. and the screening will begin at 2 p.m. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 55, "subject": "Austin virtual communties besides spring.net", "response_count": 2, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Aug 20, 2002 (04:55)", "body": "http://www.austinmama.com/ \"connecting and celebrating Austin's varied community of thinking mamas\". This won the 2002 Texas interactive media award for acheivement in technical creative innovation. Who's your mama? from their website In the beginning, there was a severe case of writer's block and a weakness for purchasing domain names. And it was good... except for the wallet. Next came an idea: why not open an accessible, 24 hour community center for Austin mamas who are hungry to connect -- a sanctuary against isolation, loneliness and estrangement. But why stop there? Why not ice the cake with rich, quirky, soulful images by Austin artist Sarah Higdon? Why not support local writers by featuring their essays, fiction and poetry? Why not guarantee that the work will be absent of the absolute crap and treacle sometimes shoveled to mamas on a daily basis by people who think a woman's brain is delivered attached to the placenta? And why not spotlight some neighborhood mama-heroines and the work they do while we're at it? Sounds good, eh? We thought so too. What we ended up with is AustinMama.com -- a long overdue, one of a kind, cyber- haven tailored especially for Austin's thinking mothers; a place to talk freely, be chal- lenged, trusted, validated and respected for the gifts we mamas give so abundantly, and recog- nized for the hard work we do every day."}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Aug 20, 2002 (05:46)", "body": "Topic 66 [texas.ind]: virtual communities based in Austin and Texas #2 of 5: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) Tue Aug 20 '02 (02:26) 16 lines http://www.austincityclub.org/ According to their main web page: You live in a democracy YOU can make a difference! The government has tremendous power over our lives, but who controls our government? Do you make a difference? Can you make a difference? An eighteen percent voter turnout at elections suggests many people question whether their participation makes any difference at all. Do you have thoughts about our region you would like to express? Do you feel there are adequate forums for you to share your thoughts? Would you like more information about the issues and trends that concern you so that you can be a better-informed citizen? Topic 66 [texas.ind]: virtual communities based in Austin and Texas #3 of 5: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) Tue Aug 20 '02 (02:27) 11 lines Outrageous. http://www.livejournal.com/~austincommunity howdy ya'll!!!! ok cow pokes and cow pies it's getting close to the end of the month and you know what that means? TIME FOR A BADASS PUNK SHOW!!!!! That's right coming to you strait from down town Austin we got a perfect line up to make your ears bleed and your mothers cry after you come home drenched in some fat spike punk's sweat...... Hell I'll sweat on you myself it's all good, just go to the show it's going to be badass!!!!!!!! Topic 66 [texas.ind]: virtual communities based in Austin and Texas #4 of 5: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) Tue Aug 20 '02 (02:31) 53 lines With reference to the above badass community, the Electric Daisy rave got canceled this past weekend but another one got organized impromptu style in an unregulated region of the County and resulted in one Ecstasy death. Bad, bad press for these bad boys. Before all this bad stuff happened, one of the posters at the above community noted: Before people begin jumping to conclusions, there are alot of details regarding the cancellation at the Expo Center. For one thing, ELECTRIC DAISY CARNIVAL IS STILL GOING ON at a new venue. Details posted later from Ark, I'm sure. Keep an eye on www.electricdaisycarnival.com for full venue info. The issue with the cancellation is pretty sad. Travis County pulled the rug out from under Ark's feet with a small loophole clause that states that insurance permits must be submitted within 7 days of the event. Travis County Sheriff's and the Expo staff had a meeting planned with Ark on Friday of last week, at which point they were going to go over all the last minute detials of the insurance permit and more. At the very last second, TRavis County postponed the meeting till Monday. When Ark arrived on Monday, the Sheriffs tried to serve Noah with papers due to an unsettled debt from last year's Airport. When he tried to pay the debt on the spot, they told him the show was cancelled due to the insurance clause. No questions asked. When he argued, they threatened to arrest him for criminal trespass and told him to leave the premises. Ark Entertainment spent the remainder of the week battling in court to secure the Expo Center. They've contacted just about everyone to help them in this case. Even the APD and DEA said they would testify on Noah's behalf, which is pretty surprising. Once the word was final that the cancellation would stand, they rushed about town and locked down another venue to save the festival. The shitty thing about this for me is that Noah and I have spent the last 8 months talking to APD, DEA, TABC and more to secure this show. Our main focus was to ensure that the city was behind us and that there were no unannounced \"busts\" or \"crackhouse\" antics to screw it up. To that aim, we were successful in getting the city to support the show. There has never been this kind of cooperation between city officials and promoters in Austin, possibly even Texas. But Travis County was never an issue because contracts were signed and they all seemed very supportive of the event. NOW, last second, the County pulls this loophole and cancelled the event without any negotiations whatsoever, which is seriously messed up. To his credit, Noah has worked his tail off for 8 months to make this party happen. Fortunately, there will still be a party. It just won't be happening at the Expo center. Topic 66 [texas.ind]: virtual communities based in Austin and Texas #5 of 5: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) Tue Aug 20 '02 (02:33) 5 lines So is the County the one that really messed up? And are unregulated raves a danger? I expect that discussion to rage through the austincommunity site. The article about the Ecstasy overdose/death was prominent in yesterday's snakeskin. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 56, "subject": "dance Austin", "response_count": 9, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Nov 22, 2002 (20:04)", "body": "My favorite dance places/activities are Nia on South Congress and Body Choir on South Lamar. Following that would be salsa, which abounds around Austin."}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Nov 30, 2002 (03:11)", "body": "from http://www.trancedance-austin.com/ Trance Dance In Austin Trance Dance is a doorway. When we dance, we open a portal into another reality \ufffd a way of seeing into the reality that is \"bigger than us,\" an entry into non-ordinary reality, the Shadow, the joy. Sources of wisdom beyond reason and rationality. Spirit. Dancing In Darkness With our bandannas firmly in place, we intentionally eliminate a significant portion of our way of perceiving our reality. No longer engaged in the overwhelming experience of sight, our other senses become keener, awareness of body is enhanced. Within the darkness, our inner experiences have nowhere to go and nothing on which to project, except the blank, black screen behind our eyes. What we see, what we experience is ... ourselves. No one is there to feed back our projections; nothing to tell us what is self and what is \"other.\" It is all Self. The music moves us, guiding our bodies with the heartbeat of rhythm and currents of melody. In the darkness, we know that we can be ourselves. No one is watching ... no one can see how we move, or who it is who is laughing or crying with themselves. And we dance until the music stops. How long has it been? Lying on the cool floor, we soak up the rich energy generated by the music and whirling of ourselves and the others in the Dance of our dances. Soft music plays. Someone says, \"You may remove your bandanna,\" and we begin the journey back into the \"real\" world of external sight. As we gather in the circle, we become aware that the dance is not over. It will continue in the nights and days to come: in dreams, in the little synchronicities generated by our intent. Trance Dance In Austin Trance Dance \ufffd spiritual dance \ufffd has been presented in Austin since 1995. Introduced to the area by Wilbert Alix, Director of the Natale Institute International, this introspective and transformational ritual experience is presented several times each month."}, {"response": 3, "author": "admin", "date": "Fri, Jan  3, 2003 (11:10)", "body": "I went to a Nia class recently and it was a blast."}, {"response": 4, "author": "root", "date": "Thu, Jan 23, 2003 (13:31)", "body": "test."}, {"response": 5, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Jan 23, 2003 (14:19)", "body": "test2"}, {"response": 6, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Jan 23, 2003 (14:24)", "body": "test3"}, {"response": 7, "author": "cfadm", "date": "Sun, Jul  2, 2006 (22:45)", "body": "test 4"}, {"response": 8, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Jul 17, 2006 (13:38)", "body": "copy loud and clear, *crackle* over..."}, {"response": 9, "author": "cfadm", "date": "Mon, Jul 17, 2006 (15:51)", "body": "Thanks good buddy, fer tha' comeback. Roger that. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 57, "subject": "maxformayor.com", "response_count": 5, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "chupacabra", "date": "Wed, Jan  8, 2003 (16:39)", "body": "OK I have some time and am grokking around in here. Whaer is the admin forum? I know as soon as I post this I will prolly find it."}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Jan  8, 2003 (17:06)", "body": "This is the public forum."}, {"response": 3, "author": "film", "date": "Sun, Feb  2, 2003 (12:55)", "body": "I'm curious about Max's stands on Barton Springs, jobs (I'm a tech worker), transportation (what's his stand on Cap Metro? I have a lot of friends who say it needs improvement). What's his energy policy for Austin?"}, {"response": 4, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Apr 16, 2003 (04:30)", "body": "There's now an austinmayor conference that has topics for all the candidates which you can find at http://austinmayor.com"}, {"response": 5, "author": "admin", "date": "Thu, Feb 12, 2004 (14:16)", "body": "Time to retire this website? Anyone know anyone named Max running for Mayor? austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 58, "subject": "Austin Blogs or Weblogs", "response_count": 8, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "admin", "date": "Thu, Feb 12, 2004 (14:21)", "body": "Something from apredizdetodo This showed up in my referrer logs last night: http://localfeeds.com/cities/418 Looks like somebody's taking the local meta-blog idea worldwide. There is one difference: Localfeeds apparently uses RSS to aggregate all the content from a city's webloggers, instead of being focused on local content like Austinbloggers. -- Prentiss Riddle (\"aprendiz de todo, maestro de nada\") mailto://riddle@io.com"}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Mar 29, 2005 (22:12)", "body": "Here's a very, very good blog on Austin books, business, events, film, food and drink, health, music, places, politics, sports, travel and web/tech. http://www.aroundaustin.com/ AustinPostcard.com is a site built around Casey Weaver's extensive old postcard collection. Lots of interesting pictures and drawings of historical Austin. The site's set up so you can send a few of the cards as e-postcards. http://AustinPostcard.com Want to send a postcard with a University of Texas theme to a friend. Go to www.utexas.edu/inside_ut/postcards/."}, {"response": 3, "author": "AntonTheGreat", "date": "Sun, Jun 12, 2005 (19:09)", "body": "This is a weird one. I found this while surfing the net This blog is by someone who's in love with Christine Irons who is a filmmaker who used to live in Austin Can you say obsessed? I think he needs a life http://www.livejournal.com/users/fjreynolds/"}, {"response": 4, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Jul  6, 2005 (06:03)", "body": "What films has Christine Irons made? Does she have a website of her own?"}, {"response": 5, "author": "Rockyv", "date": "Mon, Jul 25, 2005 (15:54)", "body": "Looks like indie films mostly http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1334342/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnxteD0yMHxsbT01MDB8dHQ9MXxmYj11fHBuPTB8cT1jaHJpc3RpbmUgaXJvbnN8aHRtbD0xfG5tPTE_;fc=1;ft=20 Other stuff turned up in Christine Irons google - 'Surface' 'Crashcam' 'Drive' and movie about strippers called 'Ladies Night' I assume it's the same woman."}, {"response": 6, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Aug  8, 2005 (07:57)", "body": "Isn't Surface the new tv series that has been getting a lot of promos?"}, {"response": 7, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, May 29, 2006 (23:11)", "body": "OK. I've worked on this for two days and it's ready. Let the show begin. http://blogslides.com/austin is a self running slide show of 368 of Austin's greatest best blogs. All you have to do is click on the url above and then click \"PLAY\" when you get to the site. Apologies if I've left anyone's blog off. But I'll add it if you tell me about it. I'm watching it now all about E talking about bees buzzing ALL IN from the Porch talking about poker Andy Skelton and what makes him laugh. AngryRobot about spam and comment spam. Another Word for Nerd talking about his new server enclosure another pointless dotcom talking about his ancient teabags Austin Bloggers Metablog and more, more, more..."}, {"response": 8, "author": "cfadm", "date": "Sun, Jul  2, 2006 (22:45)", "body": "It's back in beta but will be rereleased soon. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 59, "subject": "Austin smoking ordinance", "response_count": 1, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, May  6, 2003 (08:28)", "body": "This is about choice and business owners right to choose what they do with their business. They can choose to have a smoking (under the current somewhat strict ordinance) or nonsmoking ordinance. Right now, we have a 4-3 vote for the ordinance. Going in to Thursdays vote. A bunch of folks are meeting at Councilman Darryl Slusher's office at 5:00 pm tonight at Colorado and 8th to express their views on this issue. Bob Cole, KVET morning talk show host, will be there. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 6, "subject": "Austin on the Web", "response_count": 14, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Nov 14, 1996 (22:38)", "body": "http://www.spring.com (shameless) http://www.austin360.com (the SnakeSkin) http://www.auschron.com (the Chronicle) http://www.quadralay.com (the gandaddy) http://moose.sofgry.com (tech events) http://www.auschron.com/current/music.clubs/ (the clubscene) http://206.184.128.9/gbc_weather/display.html (seven day forecast) http://www.capitol-city.com/ (music, arts and entertainment - a comer) http://www.robotgroup.org/projects/blimphst.html (robot group blimps) http://keye.onr.com:4080/world/html/login.html (KEYE TV's ichat forum) http://www.main.org/alpha.htm (Sue Beckwiths effort to bring the net to the masses) http://www.citysearch.com/Austin/ (slick, glossy, new kid on the block) This is a start . . ."}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Jan 31, 1997 (09:11)", "body": "MAIN's site if very cool, because it's the default in Netscape at the free Internet stations they've put in all the public libraries. Anyone else have any cool Austin sites?"}, {"response": 3, "author": "del", "date": "Fri, Jan 31, 1997 (20:15)", "body": "http://www.austin-online.com/ http://www.viewtopia.com"}, {"response": 4, "author": "del", "date": "Fri, Jan 31, 1997 (20:16)", "body": "http://www.austin-online.com/ http://www.viewtopia.com"}, {"response": 5, "author": "del", "date": "Fri, Jan 31, 1997 (20:17)", "body": "http://www.austin-online.com/ http://www.viewtopia.com"}, {"response": 6, "author": "del", "date": "Fri, Jan 31, 1997 (20:17)", "body": "http://www.austinlinks.com arts etc..."}, {"response": 7, "author": "del", "date": "Fri, Apr 18, 1997 (17:52)", "body": "Free Food \ufffd Free Drinks \ufffd Live Music http://www.capitol-city.com Capitol City Magazine's 1st Networking Party ( get ta know ya! ) Tuesday, April 22nd \ufffd 5p.m. - 8p.m. Free Food \ufffd Free Drinks \ufffd Live Music @ My Friend\ufffds Place (Gourmet Sandwich Shop) - - - - - - -- --- -- - - - - - - - - - 2700 W. Anderson Ln., Suite 211 Next Door to Flores Restaurant 512 \ufffd 419 - 1111 **Come visit with the Publishers, Editors, Artists, Designers, Writers & Photographers that are responsible for Austin\ufffds premier A&E magazine. Please RSVP @ 219-1433 by April 21st. Thanks!"}, {"response": 8, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Apr 19, 1997 (01:57)", "body": "I'm rsvp'ing."}, {"response": 9, "author": "doug", "date": "Thu, Jul  3, 1997 (18:00)", "body": "http://www.io.com/~larue (shameless)"}, {"response": 10, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Jul  4, 1997 (09:45)", "body": "Totally shameless, Doug. Look for changes on Dougs site, it's growing and changing every day."}, {"response": 11, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sat, Jul 25, 1998 (03:48)", "body": "The Austin WEBRing Homepage http://www.hsoft.net/users/capt.spastic/austin.htm"}, {"response": 12, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Jul 25, 1998 (07:55)", "body": "A good Austin website I keep going back to is http://www.austinlinks.com and http://www.austin360.com or http://www.auschron.com"}, {"response": 13, "author": "cfadm", "date": "Tue, Mar 15, 2005 (08:25)", "body": "Destination: Austin, Texas The Wildside Side of the Lonestar State By Courtney Williams 2004-07-13 09:14:30 Longing to experience the all night parties and 24-hour celebration of life at Carnival or Mardi Gras? The Austin nightlife scene will give you a quick fix until Fat Tuesday rolls around. This vibrant city radiates with energy, and the culture centers around the love of music, dancing, and a total loss of inhibitions by night. Just as the flocks of bats mysteriously swoop from under the Congress Avenue Bridge into the expansive night sky at dusk, the city also comes alive after the sun sets, as the night prowlers roam the streets of downtown and revel well into the early morning hours. 6th Street, the bustling downtown boulevard, which transforms into a pedestrian promenade by night, is called the new Bourbon Street by many due to the masses of people who revel in the streets and pour into the abundance of bars nightly. College kids, young professionals, bohemian wanderers, ghetto fabulous types, fashionistas, and club kids roam the downtown streets and fill its multitude of bars. Many bars stay open until 3 a.m. in Austin, so next time you visit the city, which by the way is one of the fastest growing cities in the nation, kick up your boots and get ready to party Texas-style. They say everything is bigger in Texas, which explains why the city\ufffds state capitol is the largest in the U.S. and also why the city parties in such massive proportions. Austin, a laid-back city where anything goes, is easily the most liberal city in Texas. The quaint city is nestled in the Texas Hill Country among a mix of clear canyon lakes and sprawling oak trees. There is plenty to do in Austin by day, from taking a party boat out on Lake Austin or Lake Travis to soaking up the sun in the crisp Austin air in Barton Springs, a natural spring pool. The Driskill Hotel is an old Austin favorite. It opened in 1886. This charming hotel offers a laid back luxury, along with a popular lobby piano bar, which will serve as an excellent locale for afternoon toddies. The furnishings are beautiful 19th Century antiques and gorgeous reproductions, complete with state of the art technology. The place is washed with marble and crystal and has served as the meeting point for many famous occasions, including the meeting of Texas lawman in a plan to ambush Bonnie and Clyde. The Four Seasons Austin is another lovely place to call home while visiting Austin, and its extensive amenities and happening location are some of the best in the city. It\ufffds magnificent views of Town Lake and proximity to downtown give this hotel an edge. Those who love the royal treatment should check in here and stay in one of the luxury suites, which have also been graced by Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, and King Philip of Spain. As the sun sets, things begin to heat up. Austin lives up to its claim as the live music capitol of the world, and one can easily find the entire gamut of music in one night in Austin including country, western, blues, jazz, rock, salsa, hip hop, and house. Spend a night meandering down bustling 4th, 5th, and 6th Streets and experience the dynamic sights and sounds. Tex Mex and margaritas are the local staples, and Austin offers a variety of festive restaurants. Matt\ufffds El Rancho is one of the best in town and has been serving its famous margaritas since 1925. Start your afternoon here for a dose of tequila and excellent Tex Mex. The Hula Hut is an equally popular restaurant which serves a delicious fusion of Tex Mex and Hawaiian style cuisine. The restaurant is perched over Lake Austin, offering a lively ambiance, along with a fantastic happy hour. During early evening, the crowds hit downtown. If live music is on the agenda for the night, Stubb\ufffds Barbeque is the top party spot. This barbeque joint doubles as a live music venue with a great outdoor patio and is a favorite among the college crowd. Stubbs started out as the heart of the Texas music scene in the 70s and still thrives today. Many famous names got their start here, \ufffdplaying for their supper\ufffd, including: Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, George Thorogood, Linda Ronstadt, Willie Nelson, and Johnny Cash. For those with a more sophisticated idea of a night out, Austin\ufffds vibrant downtown scene offers a mix of upscale bars and clubs. Many other live music venues cater to an older crowd. The Cedar Street Courtyard presents jazz music on the spacious outdoor patio with a popular cocktail hour, specializing in fine cigars and martinis. This is a favorite of visiting celebs, including Denzel Washington and Bob Dylan. The Elephant Room is another local dive for jazz music in a funky basement setting. Antone\ufffds is the local blues bar and many have gotten their start jamming here, including Stevie Ray Vaughn. Yes, there are a few bars in Austin which do not offer live music nightly, but they are still alive with flocks of people and a laid-back ambiance. Red Fez is an excellent choice for a dash "}, {"response": 14, "author": "dot", "date": "Fri, Apr  8, 2005 (09:26)", "body": "struggles to hold on to it's roots . . . austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 60, "subject": "relocating", "response_count": 12, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, May 13, 2003 (21:13)", "body": "Well, some folks will tell you to look West to the Hill country if you like rocky hills, and some folks will tell you to look East if you like rich farmland and good groundwater. I'm partial to the Eastern country and Bastrop which is developing into it's own mini exurbia. I'm not sure what you mean by \"just outside\"? Are we talking 5 miles, 10 miles, 25 miles?"}, {"response": 2, "author": "AMG", "date": "Wed, May 14, 2003 (13:10)", "body": "Well, ideally, I'm thinking withing about 10-15 miles. I'd like to be close enough to go into Austin for the evening and still be able to home that night, you know? I'd also like to find a place with a little diversity..."}, {"response": 3, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, May 14, 2003 (15:42)", "body": "What kind of work will you be doing? This is an indirect way of trying to find out if you would want to be closer to artsy, laid back South Austin or techno, high pitched North Austin. To answer your question, I'd need to know know more about your interests and what you like to do when you go out. Can you give us some clues here? .."}, {"response": 4, "author": "AMG", "date": "Wed, May 14, 2003 (18:44)", "body": "Wow, thanks for taking the time to ask. Well, as far as work, my fiance is a real estate investor in San Antonio, so he will be driving out there maybe once or twice a week. I plan to be a stay at home mom eventually, but in the meantime, I'll probably just do some type of temp office job. As far as fun, we are all over the place. We love all types of music, movies, theater, we love good food...my fiance is sort of a techie, but he also loves art, so where does that put us?"}, {"response": 5, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, May 15, 2003 (08:34)", "body": "It puts you in Southeast Austin, cause that's a lot closer to San Antonio and to the cultural scene along South Congress and Barton Springs road in South Austin. What comes to mind is the area developing around McKinney Roughs at the edge of Bastrop County. It meets your distance requirements. It's off of Highway 71 and thus is one of the easier commutes in to town. There's some information on McKinney Roughs at http://static.lcra.org/roughs/ The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) is preserving one of Bastrop County's most beautiful locations for your enjoyment and to demonstrate stewardship of water and land resources. The area is known as McKinney Roughs. The site is named for an early Central Texas pioneer, Thomas McKinney, and the rugged topography of the area. There's one development near there called \"The Colony\" and here's the hype they put out on their website (not an endorsement from me): Community Overview The Colony could eventually cover over 2,100 acres of tree-covered land about 15 minutes from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. With a swim center, tennis courts, ball fields, weight room, nature trails, and fishing lake, The Colony is a refreshing alternative to ordinary neighborhoods. It\ufffds like living in a country club community...heavy on the country. http://www.sabineinvestment.com/colony-photo1.html I may come up with some more ideas for you. What's your timetable?"}, {"response": 6, "author": "admin", "date": "Thu, Feb 12, 2004 (14:22)", "body": "McKinney Roughs area would be a great place for some houses overlooking Austin. I believe you can see Austin from there."}, {"response": 7, "author": "cfadm", "date": "Sun, Jul  2, 2006 (22:46)", "body": "They just built a luxury Hilton next to McKinney Roughs. Golf course, health spa, pool with rapids, the works."}, {"response": 8, "author": "cfadm", "date": "Wed, Jul 12, 2006 (08:10)", "body": "700 employees are at the Hilton, now the 2nd or 3rd largest employer in Bastrop County overnight."}, {"response": 9, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Jul 17, 2006 (13:39)", "body": "There's a friggin HILTON in Bastrop?????????"}, {"response": 10, "author": "cfadm", "date": "Mon, Jul 17, 2006 (15:55)", "body": "It's not just the friggin Hilton, it's the Lost Pines Hilton. If you have a C note or two you can play a round of gold there. Or take a Nia class. Or take an expensive float trip down the Colorado. The rapids are cool, but I'd hate to ask what a swim pass would cost. You win the question mark quantity award today, Stace'. Congrats. The Hilton is over next door to McKinney Roughs. It's not really fair to call it \"Lost Pines\" because the only lost pines there are the ones they found at a nursery and planted. They even have their own post office. It's now Bastrop's biggest private employer. The biggest public employer being the school district. Oh yeah, friggin' right. It's only the beginning."}, {"response": 11, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Jul 20, 2006 (01:41)", "body": "Wow... Is Rocky Hill Ranch still around? (mountain biking trail in Bastrop that used to be in the middle of nowhere)"}, {"response": 12, "author": "cfadm", "date": "Sat, Jul 22, 2006 (09:43)", "body": "It's the \"Hyatt\" not the Hilton. The Lost Pines Hyatt. I'll have to check on Rocky Hill Ranch. I recently rode in the Pedal through the Pines event and most of my cycling is on West County roads. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 61, "subject": "Summer Watch - guaging the seasons with the pool", "response_count": 5, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Nov 24, 2003 (10:41)", "body": "Topic 36 [texas.ind]: Summer Watch Started by: Paul Terry Walhus - The Spring (terry) on Wed, Mar 7, '01 73 responses so far You'll find out here when summer starts in Austin and Texas. 73 responses total. Topic 36 [texas.ind]: Summer Watch #1 of 73: Paul Terry Walhus - The Spring (terry) Wed Mar 7 '01 (07:33) 1 line Not yet. Topic 36 [texas.ind]: Summer Watch #2 of 73: Paul Terry Walhus - The Spring (terry) Thu Mar 8 '01 (06:47) 1 line Still waiting. Topic 36 [texas.ind]: Summer Watch #3 of 73: Paul Terry Walhus - The Spring (terry) Mon Mar 12 '01 (11:46) 2 lines Pool temp broke 60 today, it's been hovering at 59 for two weeks. It's a bright sun shiney day. Still no summery. Topic 36 [texas.ind]: Summer Watch #4 of 73: Morgan Rowe-Morris (oakcliffboy) Wed Mar 14 '01 (00:05) 4 lines Oh I am loving the Spring up here in Dallas. It's been beautiful all week. Gorgeous days spaced out by rain keeping it nice and cool. I've started getting up in the morning just so I can remember this in August. --> Topic 36 [texas.ind]: Summer Watch #5 of 73: Paul Terry Walhus - The Spring (terry) Wed Mar 14 '01 (05:53) 3 lines Rain, rain, rain. And man I wish I had got off 183 one exit sooner today, cost me 45 minutes and got me in to poke along mode. Topic 36 [texas.ind]: Summer Watch #6 of 73: Paul Terry Walhus - The Spring (terry) Wed Mar 14 '01 (06:48) 1 line Pool temp at 61 and holding . . . Topic 36 [texas.ind]: Summer Watch #7 of 73: all hail the mighty state (katecat) Wed Mar 14 '01 (09:41) 2 lines it is lovely and green and wet in Austin now too. I fell in love with austin in a march, it the best month here --> Topic 36 [texas.ind]: Summer Watch #8 of 73: Paul Terry Walhus - The Spring (terry) Fri Mar 16 '01 (05:34) 2 lines Back down to 60 pool temp, we had a cold night last night but it'll be in the high 60s today. Topic 36 [texas.ind]: Summer Watch #9 of 73: Paul Terry Walhus - The Spring (terry) Mon Mar 19 '01 (07:05) 1 line Back down to 59, but two very warm days are coming up. Topic 36 [texas.ind]: Summer Watch #10 of 73: Paul Terry Walhus - The Spring (terry) Tue Mar 20 '01 (05:36) 1 line It was freezing cold last night, but two very warm days coming up. Topic 36 [texas.ind]: Summer Watch #11 of 73: Paul Terry Walhus - The Spring (terry) Fri Mar 23 '01 (10:46) 1 line Warm, warm, warm. And Sunny. But still no cigar for summer. Topic 36 [texas.ind]: Summer Watch #12 of 73: Paul Terry Walhus - The Spring (terry) Tue Mar 27 '01 (06:11) 1 line 51 degrees air and water temp today. We're in a holding pattern with rain. Topic 36 [texas.ind]: Summer Watch #13 of 73: will kreth (kreth) Tue Mar 27 '01 (19:03) 3 lines I have never been to the Gulf, but I have felt it. Topic 36 [texas.ind]: Summer Watch #14 of 73: Paul Terry Walhus - The Spring (terry) Thu Apr 5 '01 (08:32) 9 lines Good news on the summer watch, it's sneaking in. After about 150 plus days of sub 80 degree weather, we're flirting with an 80 degree plus day. And I had my first real swim of the season yesterday. The pool water got up to 66 degrees which is acceptable for swimming and I'm expecting it to get to the magic 68 Barton Springs temperature today or in the next couple of days. So, summer should arrive sometime this afternoon when it hits 80. Topic 36 [texas.ind]: Summer Watch #15 of 73: Paul Terry Walhus - The Spring (terry) Thu Apr 5 '01 (11:43) 1 line Not yet! It's only 77 degrees now. Topic 36 [texas.ind]: Summer Watch #16 of 73: Paul Terry Walhus - The Spring (terry) Mon Apr 9 '01 (16:30) 6 lines We're having nothing but 80 plus degree days now, so summer started about 3-4 days ago. The pool temperature is up to 72 today, it was 70 yesterday and 69 the day before. Swimmin' time is here! Topic 36 [texas.ind]: Summer Watch #17 of 73: Dodge (hnowell) Sat Jun 9 '01 (20:02) 104 lines And so is hurricane season. Tropical Storm Allison has dumped some 32 inches of rain on our poor waterlogged city (Houston) in the last 5 days and it's not gone yet. My house is on a high part just outside of downtown. I'm sitting on an island. For about 5 to 10 blocks the streets are clear then going back into downtown, there is water. Going forward to the underpass at the highway, is a lake. I managed to get to the store and back this morning which is good as I needed groceries and gas in the car. Then it started raining again and the water which had been receding started rising again so I'm cut off again. Now we're just sitting it out. The President has declared the area a disaster area. This allows FEMA to come in and help and that means all the people who have lost their homes and everything they own will have help when the water recedes to rebuild. And there are a lot. I was watching the news and all you can see of whole neighborhoods are the tops of houses. They showed one of our interstate highways and you could see the top two feet of the 18 wheelers that got caught on the freeway when the water came up. There was a report of some guy swimming into the area last ni"}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Nov 25, 2003 (11:53)", "body": "Two nights of freezing, summer's a long way off now."}, {"response": 3, "author": "admin", "date": "Thu, Feb 12, 2004 (14:22)", "body": "Summer will come, be patient. Relax. Only 3 more months to go. Cold pool."}, {"response": 4, "author": "cfadm", "date": "Sun, Jul  2, 2006 (22:47)", "body": "Summer's in full swing now. Heavy rains came today, luckily for the 4th and the fireworks. It's wet instead of dry. I hear them starting to pop already."}, {"response": 5, "author": "cfadm", "date": "Wed, Jul 12, 2006 (08:11)", "body": "90s all week with mid 70s at night. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 62, "subject": "Bastrop Texas", "response_count": 4, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Dec 26, 2003 (16:21)", "body": "Simon sets sights on Bastrop Retail developer plans up to 1M square feet on 145-acre site Giselle Greenwood and Mary Alice Kasper Austin Business Journal Staff Simon Property Group Inc. plans to build a retail center in Bastrop that could be as much as 1 million square feet. Simon [NYSE: SPG], one of the country's largest retail developers and owners, has 145 acres under contract for purchase at the southeast corner of State Highway 71 and Highway 304. Simon executives say they hope to begin construction in 2004 and open a first phase in the fall of 2005. \"Over the next several months, we'll be working to get the appropriate approvals from local and state agencies,\" says Les Morris, a spokesman for Indianapolis-based Simon. The land, called Pecan Crossing, belongs to the Brundage and Morrison families. They are represented by San Antonio-based NAI/Rohde Ottmers and Siegel. In 2001, the Brundage and Morrison families, who develop mini-storage centers, bought the land with the goal of building roughly $40 million worth of retail space. Tom Rohde, president of NAI/Rohde Ottmers and Siegel, declines to comment on the deal. Simon is planning a community center-style retail development, an open-air project that includes \"big box\" retailers such as Home Depot and Target. Tenants haven't been lined up for the project. Big box retailers usually occupy tens of thousands of square feet of contiguous space. An example of a \"community center\" as built by Simon is Lakeline Plaza in Far Northwest Austin. It features 345,000 square feet occupied by retailers such as Old Navy, Best Buy and OfficeMax. Simon has been aggressively positioning itself in the Austin area's outlying communities over the past few years. For instance, it is breaking ground in December on a 750,000-square-foot, $100 million retail center in Georgetown. Simon also has confirmed putting roughly 200 acres off Loop 4 and I-35 under contract for a mixed use development in Buda. Furthermore, it has agreed to purchase 133 acres in Round Rock to develop a 750,000-square-foot retail development that includes hotel, office and residential components. That site is at the northeast corner of FM 1431 and I-35. Joe Newman, president and CEO of the Bastrop Economic Development Corp., says Bastrop has been awaiting a retail explosion. \"A lot of people go to Austin now for their shopping needs,\" Newman says. \"I think it's great that we're attracting more retail.\" The Pecan Crossing tract is near other major retailers, including Wal-Mart, HEB and Home Depot. \"Ever since we were listed as the 30th fastest growing county in the nation, more and more developers have been paying attention to us,\" Newman says. Newman is referring to figures from the U.S. Census Bureau about Bastrop County's population growth from April 2000 to July 2001. During that period, it was the eighth fastest growing county in the state. The Texas State Data Center at Texas A&M University projects the county's population will reach 73,108 in 2005, up from 63,934 in July 2002. Lance Morris, director of brokerage in the Austin office of The Weitzman Group real estate firm, says outlying communities in the Austin area have garnered plenty of retail attention because of their population growth. \"Retailers and developers are recognizing them [outlying communities including Bastrop] as other submarkets of Austin,\" Morris says. \"While the jobs might be in Austin or Round Rock, the outlying communities offer a great place to live.\" Bastrop is about 30 miles southeast of Austin. Simon's interests in the Austin area include Barton Creek Square, Highland and Lakeline malls. Email Giselle Greenwood at(ggreenwood@bizjournals.com) and MARY ALICE KASPAR at(makaspar@bizjournals.com). From bizjournals.com"}, {"response": 2, "author": "admin", "date": "Thu, Feb 12, 2004 (14:34)", "body": "No updates on this?"}, {"response": 3, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Jan 16, 2006 (08:09)", "body": "210 Acres Added to Bastrop Area Nature Preserve (TX) Contact: James Sharp, The Trust for Public Land (512) 478-4644; Carrie Knox, Pines and Prairies Land Trust (512) 308-1911 Bastrop, TX, 1/9/2006 - The Trust for Public Land (TPL) announced that a local natural haven will be conserved to promote cleaner air and to protect prime habitat land for an endangered animal. TPL purchased the 210-acre property and conveyed it to the Pines and Prairies Land Trust (PPLT), a local nonprofit land conservation organization serving Bastrop, Lee, Fayette, and Caldwell counties. This is the second land acquisition purchased using Alcoa settlement funds from a recent civil suit against the local aluminum producer for emissions violations. In 2004, TPL worked with PPLT to acquire 310 acres of forested upland. Both acquisitions are located with potential habitat areas of the endangered Houston toad as designated by the USFWS in 2000. The purchase of these tracts was made possible by a settlement following legal actions against Alcoa's aluminum smelter in Rockdale for violations of the Clean Air Act. The lawsuit was lodged by the citizens' group Neighbors For Neighbors, national groups Environmental Defense and Public Citizen, the US Department of Justice, and the US Environmental Protection Agency. A federal court decreed that some of the settlement funds be used to protect air quality and extend existing Houston toad habitat of the Lost Pines and Post Oak Savannah areas of Bastrop and Lee Counties. The property will be a major addition to the growing preserved land privately owned and managed by the PPLT. This newest property brings to over 1000 acres protected by the Pines and Prairies Land Trust. \"The Trust for Public Land is pleased to have made this conservation effort possible for the Pines and Prairies Land Trust,\" says TPL project manager Amy Wanamaker. \"As central Texas continues to grow, conservation efforts like these become more critical to balance new development with the natural areas that are important to the health of our communities.\" \"This land adds a significant amount of protected wildlife and endangered species habitat virtually in the city limits of Bastrop and less than a half-mile from Lake Bastrop,\" says PPLT President Carrie Knox. \"Keeping such a large tract open will also help improve the water quality of Lake Bastrop and, ultimately, the Colorado River.\" The Pines and Prairies Land Trust was founded in 2001 to help landowners protect themselves from unwanted development and to preserve special natural spaces in the region for current and future generations. PPLT has developed a conservation easement on a 670-acre ranch in Paige in northern Bastrop County, a 230-acre conservation easement in northern Caldwell County and owns 1.5 miles of Colorado River frontage, which is now being developed into Bastrop County's first free public park. Please contact PPLT at 512-308-1911 or visit the PPLT website at www.pplt.org The Trust for Public Land (TPL) is a national, nonprofit land-conservation organization that conserves land for people to enjoy as parks, gardens, and other natural places, ensuring livable communities for generations to come. Since its founding in 1972, the Trust for Public Land has helped protect more than 2 million acres of land in 45 states. In Texas, TPL has protected more than 30,000 acres for communities, including areas in and around Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. The Trust for Public Land depends on the support and generosity of individuals, foundations, and businesses to achieve its land for people mission. For more information please visit TPL on the web at www.tpl.org from http://www.tpl.org - The Trust for Public Land"}, {"response": 4, "author": "cfadm", "date": "Wed, Jul 12, 2006 (07:46)", "body": "Item 62 entered Fri, Dec 26, 2003 (15:20) by Paul Terry Walhus (terry) Bastrop Texas Type \".\" to exit or \":help\". Enter your response: http://www.bastropedc.org/facts/demo.htm is a population project for Bastrop by ethnicity and also has a lot of other interesting facts relating to the areas economic growth. year total anglo black hispanic other 2005 73,459 46,452 5,110 13,845 2010 93,117 55,685 7,076 29,475 2040 358,041 115,286 16,911 222.302 source http://txsdc.utsa.edu/ austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 63, "subject": "Find a high tech job in Austin, Texas", "response_count": 3, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Feb 29, 2004 (15:40)", "body": "Step one. Contact the two dozen or so recruiting companies and temp agencies. I've gotten many jobs from this source before at IBM, Tivoli, Haystack Labs, Sematech, and other very good companies. These are great companies and they treat you and pay you well. I had very good experiences at all these places. The list: http://adecco.com http://aquent.com http://austingoodwill.org http://burnetstaffing.com http://careeraustin.com http://ciber.com http://coolhires.com http://ctconsult.com http://dcri.net http://dottpt.com http://eurosoft-inc.com http://expresspersonnel.com http://hallkinion.com http://hirepros.com http://hrnetconnection.com http://jobs.volt.com http://kforce.com http://laborready.com http://leadingedgepersonnel.com http://logicapproach.com http://nhrg.com http://pdstech.com http://prostaff.com http://remedystaff.com http://sapphirena.com http://sp3group.com http://staffingsolutions.com http://stafflinks.net http://staffmastertx.com http://startupstaffing.com http://statesman.com/jobs/search http://thepersonnelstore.com http://todays.com http://trcstaff.com http://triangletechnology.com http://us.randstad.com Most have forms where you can post a resume. They all have contact information. Monday, that's tomorrow, I'll be doing followup on all these websites. Let the job search begin."}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Sun, Feb 29, 2004 (15:45)", "body": "Addeco is first on the list. They have a page to post your resume. http://www.adeccotechnical.com/candidateCtr.cfm It was an easy task to go to my resume online which is , not surprisingly, at http://spring.net/resume and copy and paste it in to their box for candidate resumes. By the way, this is my resume which I am in the process of \"tweaking\": Resume - Paul Terry Walhus 182 Clover Rd Cedar Creek, TX 78612 512/699-4000 cell phone Email: terry@spring.net Homepage: http://www.spring.net Resume: http://www.spring.net/resume Skills System Administration - Solaris, FreeBSD, Linux, BSDI Unix, Windows NT/2000/XP, other Unix OS. Shell Scripting. Video Editing - Linear and Nonlinear Video Editing using standard equipment and digital video (DV) techniques. Firewire 1394, EditDV, Adobe Premiere. Tech Support - large SAP / research environment using HP, DEC, Sun and SGI. Manager of Computer Systems Tech Support at Sematech Website Design - website design and administration, html, Dreamweaver, FrontPage 2000 extensions, Apache, Netscape and IIS web servers and ecommerce tools (various). Sales and Marketing - Internet services and computer hardware/software/services Communications - wireless rf applications, networking tcp/ip, Ethernet Websites Designed/Hosted - http://www.spring.net , http://www.austen.com , http://www.firth.com and over 150 others Education University of Illinois, Dept of Computer Science and Urban Design, Bachelor of Urban Planning. Academic scholarship. Graduated with Honors, recipient of Andrew Mellon Award for Academic Excellence. Academic specialization in computer graphics, computer modeling and simulation, systems analysis, flow charting, programming Fortran, SSUPAC and Cobol, statistical analysis, and architectural CAD. Assisted in one of the first GIS (geographic information systems) projects: an animation and simulation of the growth of towns along the Illinois Central Railroad. Department Valedictorian. 1966-69. Professional Experience Texas Association of School Boards, TASB - Senior Unix Systems Administrator, UNIX, SunOS, Solaris, Verity (search engine and portal) Windows NT, FrontPage 2000. November 2000 - present. eric.moore@tasb.org IBM User Centered Design (UCD) - System Administrator for UNIX, AIX, SunOS, Solaris, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, OS/2, JavaOS, and WorkSpace on Demand (WSOD) Systems. UCD Lab Management and Maintenance. Doug Bloch, Project Manager, UCD. drbloch@us.ibm.com . Feb 1998 - Jan 2000 IBM, 9442 Capital of Texas Hwy N Plaza I Suite 500, Austin, TX 78759. Webmaster and Software Verification Engineer. Output Management software for UNIX and NT based enterprise networks. 9/97 to 1/98. Manager, Roger Didio and others rjdidio@us.ibm.com http://www.ibm.com TradeWave Corporation, Austin, TX - Contract SQA on UNIX (AIX, SunOS, Solaris, HP-UX,and other) systems and Windows NT 3.5 and 4.0. 3/97 - 2/14/98. Products: TradeVPI, a suite of authentication and client security products for electronic commerce. Carmin McLaughlin, supervisor. mailto:carmin@tradewave.com . http://www.tradewave.com Haystack Labs, Austin, TX - System Administration, SQA testing, hardware support on Windows NT, UNIX (AIX, SunOS, Solaris, HP-UX and other) systems. Website design and html authoring. 7/96 - 3/97. Marta Zaricznyj, Head of Tech Support. Products: Stalker, Netstalker and Webstalker. mailto:marta@haystack.com http://www.haystack.com International Computer Systems - Technical support, management, sales in the computer industry. Internet access and service provider. Computer consulting, documentation, and software training services on PC, Unix, and Apple systems. The Spring ( http://www.spring.net ) is a virtual internet community of 5,175 members which includes an interactive world wide web site and conferencing via telnet. It has been written up in Newsweek, Texas Monthly and the Austin American Statesman. Also, established the Spring interactive website at http://www.spring.net and Spring Access dial in server. 3/90 - 3/97. Sematech - Manager, PC Support. Established major service and support contract employing four full time on site service and support technicians. Sold and installed 50+ station Novell network for finance and purchasing departments. Originated and implemented PC software and hardware platforms at Sematech. Implemented CAD and electronic publishing systems. Sun Microsystems consulting. Assisted in integration of local workstations and PCs with the wide area DEC VAX network involving peripheral sharing and electronic mail/ telephone voice mail management. Provided training to users on PC platform (Windows, Excel, Harvard Graphics, etc). References - Vaughan Akins, Quality Assurance and Del Doerr, Purchasing Department. 1988-90. ComputerLand, Entre, MicroAge and other computer dealers, Austin, TX. Sales, Consulting and Service. Sales in 1988 totaling over $1.8 million. Over $4 million in sales for first two years in sales. Specializing in high end document processing systems"}, {"response": 3, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Mar  1, 2004 (11:30)", "body": "Wonder what Gre's up to today. Gonna start soon on today's search. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 64, "subject": "Thanks to all in Smithville/Bastrop", "response_count": 0, "posts": []}, {"num": 65, "subject": "Whole Foods", "response_count": 2, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Jan  1, 2005 (06:47)", "body": ""}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Sat, Jan  1, 2005 (06:48)", "body": "The webcam: austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 66, "subject": "Film and movie making in Austin", "response_count": 1, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Jan 25, 2005 (13:37)", "body": "Add tv shows to the title Add tv shows to the title of this topic. MTV has tapped Austin for the 16th season of it's series \"The Real World\" and the show will be filming here for the next few months. MTV picks seven hot looking strangers to live together in a way cool house or mansion. More if we get any local sitings or news. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 67, "subject": "Austin Gas Prices", "response_count": 2, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "WERoland", "date": "Thu, Sep  1, 2005 (17:24)", "body": "In case you can't see the .gif, the current reported low price is 2.41 dollars a gallon, and the current high is 3.00 a gallon, as reported on http://www.austingasprices.com/"}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Sep  1, 2005 (22:30)", "body": "Payless at Oak Springs and Airport. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 68, "subject": "Austin receives Hurricane Katrina evacuees", "response_count": 1, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Sep  5, 2005 (11:24)", "body": "The city of Austin is preparing to immediately house more than 5,000 refugees of Hurricane Katrina. Upon their arrival, the refugees, mostly from New Orleans, will make their way through several Austin locations City officials learned Saturday people won't be arriving at the Delco Center as planned, but instead will be redirected to the Austin Convention Center for processing. Those who are sick will either be sent to Brackenridge Hospital, where 72 beds were made available, or a medical facility being set up at the Palmer Events Center. Palmer will have 1,800 beds and all kinds of medical care and services, even hospice care. Those who are healthy will go to either the Toney Burger Center, which is expected to reach its capacity of 500 by Friday night. The convention center is being readied to hold 5,000 people. \"There's no question that Austin is looking at a significant financial impact with this. We will be canceling conventions \ufffd there will be a loss of revenue and direct expenses,\" Mayor Will Wynn said. Capital Metro buses will ferry people back and forth from all the shelters and centers. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- If you want to volunteer to help refugees in Austin, call 211. If you are a refugee in Austin or if refugees are staying with you call (512) 974-1110 for help. Read the city of Austin\ufffds Katrina resource guide at cityofaustin.org. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- As part of intake processing, refugees will have their pictures taken and ID badges will be made to help keep track of family members who may be separated. The influx of people is expected within the next 24 to 48 hours. The first planes arrived on Saturday morning. City staff and relief agencies are working on securing food, water and prescription medications for the refugees. Immediate plans are being made to house the refugees for 90 days. At the same time, a long-term plan is also being made to absorb the people in Austin's community. The immediate plan is to get people settled into shelters, with the necessities they need, and then work on finding them jobs, getting their children enrolled in schools, the mayor said. So far, Round Rock schools have enrolled 64 new students from Louisiana and Austin schools have enrolled 19 students. Staff from the Parks and Recreation Department will be at the shelters to begin programs and activities for children, City Manager Toby Futrell said. Donations of toys and books will be needed later, she said. Various agencies around town are pitching in to make sure the hosting of Katrina refugees will go smoothly. The Austin-Travis County Health and Human Services Department is coordinating these efforts: The Town Lake Animal Center will manage animal care at the Toney Burger Center but they will not be able to shelter pets for evacuees. WorkSource Austin will assist in identifying temporary jobs. Child Inc. will provide childcare assistance. Other services being provided include nursing, mental health and special needs services for evacuees at city shelters. Calls have come in from employers willing to hire workers, Wynn said. Volunteers will be needed to work at the shelters. Anyone interested in volunteer should call 211. City employees volunteered to work weekend shifts at the shelters. The Austin music community is preparing a major benefit event, Wynn said. The American Red Cross is not helping people who want to open their homes to refugees. If you are a refuge or if you have taken refugees into your home you should call (512) 974-1110 to get help. That phone line will open at 8 a.m. on Saturday and will be answered 24 hours a day. Read the city of Austin\ufffds Katrina resource guide at cityofaustin.org. The city is requesting donations of the following items: air mattresses, cots, folding lawn chairs, wash cloths, towels and anything you can think that would make the refugees comfortable. A donation center will open on Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Freescale Campus at 3501 Ed Bluestein Blvd. Wynn encouraged Austinites to continue donating to the American Red Cross. \"The community has already been generous \ufffd but we're going to need more,\" Wynn said. \"This community is going to respond compassionately and appropriately to our friends and neighbors in dire need. And we're going to do everything in our power to make their stay in Austin as good as it can possibly be.\" The city responded quickly to the nation's worst-ever natural disaster sending Austin Energy linemen, crews and heavy equipment, paramedics, firefighters, water utility employees along with many other resources to Louisiana. While much of the focus is on Austin, other Central Texas cities have opened shelters as well. Officials set up a shelter for Katrina evacuees at the Gilmore Community Center on Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Killeen. They are expecting about 30 people. Nearly 400 people have registered to get help from the Red Cross in Killeen. from http:"}]}, {"num": 69, "subject": "housing and real estate Austin", "response_count": 1, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Nov 30, 2005 (08:16)", "body": "According to the Governor's Division of Emergency Management, about 54,000 Hurricane Katrina and Rita evacuees are estimated to still be staying in hotels and motels across Texas. According to the Basic Needs Coalition of Central Texas, a public-private collaboration of 23 local organizations focused on community issues, there are about 500 evacuee households still in hotels in Travis Co. The coalition has been expressing concern for a while about not having the resources to adequately accommodate the area's evacuee population. Now coalition members are really worried. Come Dec. 1, \"these people are going to end up on the street or they're going to end up coming to all the doors of all these social services agencies and we're not going to be able to help them,\" said Susan Eason, executive director of the coalition. from http://auschron.com current issue. http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2005-11-25/pols_feature6.html austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 7, "subject": "Coffeehouses - the java jungle", "response_count": 19, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Tue, Apr  8, 1997 (14:13)", "body": "Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth and I was atttending UT (81-85), they put in this strange little place on the drag called, of all the stupid quasi-sci-fi names, Capt Quackenbush's. Hmmph, said I, that'll never last! And indeed, 15 years later, it's an Austin mainstay. While I was decaffeinated during my Austin years (I was also a vegetarian--the place just does such wholesome things to you), I will say they had mighty fine desserts there. I have been stunned on recent visits to find the coffee tr ndoid has taken over."}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Apr  8, 1997 (22:50)", "body": "There are coffeehouses all over now.. there's a topic in the restaurant topic on coffeehouses I believe... but Quack's remains the original. Still pretty much the same, there's a gift shop next door."}, {"response": 3, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Thu, Apr 10, 1997 (13:31)", "body": "I was always too intimidated to go in there until I discovered their desserts--then it was out of my way, you Too-Cool-For-Anyone bozos! Their clientele was always so intense, so hipper-than-thou. They made for great people-watching, tho--so self-absorbed they never even noticed!"}, {"response": 4, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Apr 10, 1997 (21:21)", "body": "You got it. If I didn't work so durn far North, I'd go by there more often. There are a bunch of other coffehouses around UT now and further north, there's the \"Flight Path\" on Duval. Very comfy with couches and 50s decor. I did a run down on coffeehouses in the food or the restaurant conference."}, {"response": 5, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Mon, Apr 14, 1997 (09:16)", "body": "missed the run-down. my local, Grinder's, just got bought out so we'll have to see what they do...they've already removed the free lending library. Why is change never for the better? (I'm cranky again)"}, {"response": 6, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Apr 14, 1997 (23:24)", "body": "It's on here somewhere if you scroll though food or restaurants."}, {"response": 7, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Oct  9, 1997 (12:24)", "body": "Is Stella's still around?"}, {"response": 8, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Oct  9, 1997 (12:25)", "body": "OOps! BIG slip, STella's is the coffe house here that reminds me of Mojo's. Is Mojo's still around? I miss carrot cake at Flips and seeing Laurie Freelove at Mojo's.... Ahhh the memories."}, {"response": 9, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Oct  9, 1997 (19:24)", "body": "Mojo's is still around. Here's a little blurb I found on the web: Mojo's Daily Grind 2714 Guadalupe, 477-6656 Open 24 hours Mon-Saturday; Closed Sunday night; smoking section at the bar This favorite on the drag fills day and night with industrious students who feel at home behind the tables and slouched in the chairs and couches that cover this converted old house. Mojo's menu centers on coffee, although a handful of pastries, not to mention the latest magazines and an amusing selection of vintage games, are available to go along with your brew. The coffeehouse used to roast its own beans, but now buys in bulk from Texas Coffee Traders and sells by the pound as well as by the cup. For a bracing caffeine kick, down a tight black espresso and save the slightly sweet iced mojo for a warm weather treat. Others: Austin Java Co. 1206 Parkway, 476-1829 Mon-Thu, 7am-midnight; Fri, 7am-1am; Sat, 8am-1am; Sun, 8am-11pm; smoking outside only Also soups and salads, pasta, wine and beer, omelettes, eggs benedict, migas, etc. Famous Viennese coffee. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Captain Quackenbush's 2120 Guadalupe, 472-4477 Mon-Fri, 7am-10pm; Sat & Sun, 9am-10pm; smoking section Perennial on the drag, grandaddy of 'em. matzo soup and kiwi shakes, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Coffee Exchange 1200 W. Sixth, 474-5300 Mon-Sat, 6:30am-9pm; Sun, 6:30am-4pm; smoking outside only a specialty shop in the trendy E Sixth street area, nice outdoor tables. One of my faves. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dolce Vita 4222 Duval, 323-2686 Open daily, 11am-midnight; smoking outside only espress and gelato combo. Italian sodas and brandy. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 503 Coffee Bar 503 W. Oltorf, 462-0804 Mon-Thu, 7am-11pm; Fri, 7am-midnight; Sat, 8am-midnight; Sun 8am-11pm; smoking outside only couches, backyard patio, live music Saturday and happy hours (4pm to 7pm). mezzo pesto and tabouleh. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Flightpath Cafe 5011 Duval, 458-4472 Mon-Thu, 10am-11pm; Fri & Sat, 10am-1am; smoking outside only filled with bookworms and laptop users, the city's best hot chocolate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Flipnotics Coffeespace 1603 Barton Springs Rd., 322-9750 Mon-Thu, 7pm-12am; Fri & Sat, 7am-1am; Sun, 8am-12am; smoking outside only live music, beer, frothy capucino, quiches, sandwiches, and pastries -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HighLife Cafe 407 E. Seventh, 474-5338 Sun-Wed, 9am-midnight, Thu-Sat, 9am-1am; smoking section film books, hand turned grinder, trout plate with polenta, hummus, waffles. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jake's Coffee (inside 12th Street Books) 827 W. 12th, 499-8828 Mon-Fri, 8am-7pm; Sat, 10am-6pm; Closed Sunday; smoking outside only ACC hangout. Muffins, smoothies, Ginseng Rush sodas, Headhammer (coffee w/ shot of espresso -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Little City 916 Congress, 476-2489 Mon-Fri, 8am-midnight; Sat, 9am-midnight; Sun, 9am-10pm 3403 Guadalupe, 467-2326 Mon-Fri, 7am-midnight; Sat-Sun, 8am-midnight; smoking in the back arabica high altitude bean, beans by the pound, cafe sorbetto, sandwiches at lunch downtown -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Los Armadillos Coffee 1605 W. Fifth, 322-0280 Mon-Fri, 7am-5pm; Saturday, 8am-5pm; Closed Sunday; smoking outside only Tiny. .78 a cup, bulk coffee (wide variety). Try Java Estate Jampit (low acid) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lovejoy's 604 Neches, 477-1268 Open Daily 4pm-2am; smoking Pool, like a neighborhood pub. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manor Road Coffeehouse 1809 Manor Rd., 474-2505 Mon-Fri, 7:15am-midnight; Sat & Sun, 8:30am-midnight; smoking section Italian sodas, beer, wine, herb teas, food. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Metro Espresso Bar 2222 Guadalupe, 474-5730 Open 24 hours daily; smoking upstairs 2pm-6am student hangout on the drag, killer espresso (formerly Insomnia) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mojo's Daily Grind 2714 Guadalupe, 477-6656 Open 24 hours Mon-Saturday; Closed Sunday night; smoking section at the bar (see above) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mozart's Coffee Roasters 3826 Lake Austin Blvd., 477-2900 Mon-Thu, 7am-11pm; Fri, 7am-1am; Sat, 8am-1am; Sun, 8am-11pm; smoking outside only waterfront upscale, candles on the tables, house roasted Kenyan AA with yogurt! ----"}, {"response": 10, "author": "stacey", "date": "Mon, Oct 13, 1997 (12:58)", "body": "I can't BELIEVE Mojo's is closed on Sunday's now! That was the best time to go -- read the Sunday paper and do the crossword! I've been to most of the others. PLEASE don't include Starbucks on a list of coffee houses -- it DOES NOT qualify!"}, {"response": 11, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Oct 13, 1997 (16:47)", "body": "OK, next list, no Starbucks. Too commercial right?"}, {"response": 12, "author": "stacey", "date": "Tue, Oct 14, 1997 (11:39)", "body": "It just pisses me off when people \"too sexy for their shorts\" say, \" Let's go get some Starbucks.\" Coffee! They mean coffee!"}, {"response": 13, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Oct 14, 1997 (13:44)", "body": "Are they really that sexy?"}, {"response": 14, "author": "stacey", "date": "Wed, Oct 15, 1997 (09:58)", "body": "No! That's the point! They just think they are!"}, {"response": 15, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Wed, Oct 15, 1997 (23:59)", "body": "The proof of the pudding is in the eating, as long as you're into the trip in some way. WER"}, {"response": 16, "author": "stacey", "date": "Thu, Oct 16, 1997 (12:33)", "body": "I didn't know you spoke Greek. ?!?!"}, {"response": 17, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Thu, Oct 16, 1997 (23:54)", "body": "I think and think for months and years. WER"}, {"response": 18, "author": "stacey", "date": "Fri, Oct 17, 1997 (12:45)", "body": "(LOL)"}, {"response": 19, "author": "KitchenManager", "date": "Sat, Oct 18, 1997 (00:24)", "body": "It's got lots of installation. WER austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 70, "subject": "wi fi Austin", "response_count": 1, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "terry", "date": "Mon, Jan  2, 2006 (08:04)", "body": "I'm sitting in my van as I write this on the craplet. My wifi laptop. This is a true wifi power zone where I am now. I'm connected to Amy's ice cream but I could also connect to any one of 5 or 6 powerspots. The SpinCycle Washateria, Zen, Groovy Lube, and La Tazza Fresca are also showing up on my wifi radar. And there are a few others of varying intensity. It's funny that Zen, where I connect up the net is the former home of BPI Systems where I had my first high tech job in Austin and the Washateria is where the tech support BPI Systems annex was located. BPI or Business Professional Industrial was the world's first software to go public, not Microsoft. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 71, "subject": "AustinLifestyles.com", "response_count": 2, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "cfadm", "date": "Sat, Aug 16, 2008 (19:58)", "body": "Austin Lifestyles Features - features planned for the upcoming release of AustinLifestyles. We are seeking developers, beta testers, interns, advisors, and suggestions. email austinlifestyles@austinlifestyles.com or connect to use on twitter or any of our social networks. decisions, issues and questions custom from scratch, community server, dolphin, ning, joomla, drupal or insochi? why? which existing sites does this most emulate in look and function? How close to this level can we come? who is the best developer(s) for this project? budget, what will it cost? what features will be easy? what features will be difficult to implement? why? what is the best staging plan? what features are left out below? general features user timeline or \"lifestream\" like facebook, friendfeed, profilactic, swurl, or tumblr user blogs - choice of simple format or wordpress user video pages with ability to push out to multiple sites and ability to embed videos from other sites user articles permalinks: articles, blogs, news, shared photos, shared music, shared video, groups, events, classifieds integration of phpBB, vBulletin registration security images email member profile basic and advanced searching (zip code searching) matchmaking for users with similar interests \"groups\" for special interests integration with \"facebook connect\" look and feel of livingsocial openid sign in like springnote major sections people dining and restaurants housing movies and film health, fitness and sports photos music books food and drinks gaming user features profiles online/offline user status notification personal media gallery (video, audio and pictures) personal blog friends list guestbook gmail like mailbox conversations archive events classifieds lifestream (like friendfeed, swurl, kwippy, profilactic) friends timelines (like my swurl timeline above) everyone's timelines share and import your feeds - blog, del.icio.us, stumbleupon, digg, google reader, last.fm, youtube, flickr, picassa, gtalk, twitter, amazon wishlists, linkedin, netfix queue, yelp, upcoming, clutzr, facebook, rss feeds, live journal, typepad, plazes social broadcaster (like ping.fm) simultaneous update aim, gtalk, igoogle, wap, iphone/ipod touch, sms or email to a multitude of social networking sites - bebo, blogger, brightkite, custom url, facebook, friendfeed, hi5, identi.ca, jaiku, kwippy, linkedin, livejournal, mashable, myspace, plaxo pulse, plurk, pownce, tumblr, twitter, wordpress.com, xanga group by blogging, micro-blogging, and status updates video broadcasting (like tubemogul) simultaneous update youtube, yahoo, myspace, metacafe, revver, aol video, dailymotion, blip.tv, veoh, stupid videos, sclipo, howcast, 5min, vimeor, crackle, etc. upload video, launch and promote videos, track videos business directory sections - business, music, books, movies, food, drinks, restaurants, gaming, homes use some elements of livingsocial.com and yelp integration with facebook, myspace, and bebo and the lifestreams on this site electronic coupons with social broadcast user reviews moderation - users with ability to ban and give time outs administration panel site pages builder fields builder database builder navigation menu builder Social gadgets Google Friend Connect provides a core set of social gadgets such as member management, message board, reviews, and picture-sharing. The key gadget is the members gadget. This gadget provides core social features for your visitors: sign-in with their existing Google, Yahoo, AIM, or OpenID account invite and show activity to existing friends from social networks such as Google Talk, orkut, Plaxo, and more browse member profiles across social networks connect with new friends on your site Austin Lifestyles is changing! This website is in transition and we've formed a \"Board of Advisors\" (so far 3 members @moomoney , Eric Rice @spin on twitter) and Stan Ginsel who worked on the production of \"Friday Night Lights\" and we'll be rolling out a new iteration within the next 60 days. We already have an alpha site that's well underway, you can visit it now. Austinlifestyles.com will provide not just a cool domain name, but a fluid, highly navigable social media and social networking community. It will be a compelling site that will be not just be \"sticky\" but it will be so seductive the users will not want to leave it. It will be a totally immersive experience, and be the obvious hub for interacting socially with other like minded Austinites. In addition to viewing show segments and locating participants in the show, you\ufffdll be able to gain additional information on local entertainment, community events and issues, shopping, dining and real Estate. It will incorporate a directory of Austin resources, with user reviews and the ability of the users to add their own links. On the users profile page, there will be embedded tweetstreams from twitter and content pulled from their various social networks and social bookmarking services (eg. del.icio.us)"}, {"response": 2, "author": "cfadm", "date": "Sat, Aug 16, 2008 (20:00)", "body": "http://austinlifestyles.com/sites austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 8, "subject": "book buyingest place on the planet", "response_count": 8, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Tue, Apr  8, 1997 (19:20)", "body": "I mostly bought at Half Price (tho I tried to boycott as much as possible given their mingy miserly buy-back rates--they're not even a joke, they're insulting!); otherwise nowadays I browse at Bookpeople but being a poverty-stricken slacker of course I can't afford to actually BUY! The only store you've left out is that one whose name escapes me now so perhaps I should shut upn(their logo was an owl, was their name Smith or something? they were on or near the drag and then moved just South of campus down by the ACC campus...man I'm blanking.) Isn't there a Bookstop at the Central Market? They's actually ok, if you (1) buy a lot of books and (2) get one of their cards. So insummation I would have to say your best bet is...THE AUSTIN PUBLIC LIBRARY!!!"}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Wed, Apr  9, 1997 (03:52)", "body": "I think the one you're talking about closed down. BookPeople may possibly be the largest bookstore in the world, it's surely the most interesting to visit with the opulent sitting areas, and metaphysical influence from the old BookPeople on South Lamar that was it's forerunner. Did you ever visit there Aubrey? Aubrey, when are you planning a visit to Austin?"}, {"response": 3, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Mon, Apr 14, 1997 (14:12)", "body": "I want to visit SOON but it seems like every time I plan a trip something trips me up. I never got to the old BookPeople (didn't know there was one! wish I hadn't missed it) but I've spent some time in the new one, and it certainly is big. Big, big, big. Now I'm being mean--no, it's nice, too. I like the...well, like you said, metaphysical influence, lots on tarot, astrology, feng shui (some current book interests of mine). Champagne taste on a beer budget, tho. I'll have to look for that other \"sm th\" store--too bad my direction sense is entirely based on landmarks which (see enviro topic!) constantly shift! I know vaguely where it was (near my old vet!). They had lots of first editions, poetry collections, stuff for specific interests. Probably got driven out of business by the megastores for the masses, like you said!"}, {"response": 4, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Apr 15, 1997 (04:26)", "body": "That's what happened. Hmm, their name is on the tip of my tongue but I can't quite pull it out of the old memory banks."}, {"response": 5, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Thu, Apr 17, 1997 (18:45)", "body": "I'm convinced it was Garner and Smith, with a little owl logo on their shopping bags. I could be wrong...."}, {"response": 6, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Apr 18, 1997 (04:33)", "body": "No, that's it. Garner and Smith. Too bad they got squeezed out by the big boys,"}, {"response": 7, "author": "terry", "date": "Fri, Oct 17, 1997 (14:20)", "body": "I'm not sure what topic to put this, we don't have an obits topic. James Michener. 1907-1997. James Michener died yesterday at age 90. Author of many epic books like Texas, Hawaii, Space, etc. he gave heavily to all the other arts around Austin. He gave $60 million for the arts at UT. The funeral is at 2:30 today at Westminster Presbyterian Church, and is public. He had lived in West Austin for the last 12 years."}, {"response": 8, "author": "stacey", "date": "Fri, Oct 17, 1997 (17:47)", "body": "He took himself of dialysis from what I understand. A long, prolific life, just like his written creations. austin conference Main Menu"}]}, {"num": 9, "subject": "politics, Austin style", "response_count": 4, "posts": [{"response": 1, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Tue, Apr  8, 1997 (14:23)", "body": "As with all my responses, I'm basing everything on my last stint in my beloved Austin, 89-93--I thought that allowing the rape of Barton Springs was about the lowest I've ever seen politics stoop. I almost couldn't breathe when I realized that MacMoRan was going to get away with it. That's about all I know, since (sadly) I'm NOT much of a politico."}, {"response": 2, "author": "terry", "date": "Tue, Apr  8, 1997 (22:54)", "body": "SOS ( http://www.sosalliance.com ) is a good place to get caught up on the Barton Springs scene. The endangered salamander was just ordered back on the endangered species list by Judge Bunton."}, {"response": 3, "author": "aubrey", "date": "Thu, Apr 10, 1997 (13:33)", "body": "Thanks! I appreciate it, since Austin politics is the LAST thing anyone talks about here (we have a pretty nutty scene going on in Big D)."}, {"response": 4, "author": "terry", "date": "Thu, Apr 10, 1997 (22:00)", "body": "I'm talking Kircher for Mayor! He's the cyberspace nerd's best friend! I'm hoping he'll make it down to talk to KVET's Sammy and Bob. Just got off the phone with him. His website is http://readthis.com/Ted4Mayor Why Vote for Ted for Mayor? First, I offer my sincere thanks to you for taking the time and effort to visit my web site and give consideration to the serious issues facing Austin, its citizens and those chosen to be trusted with leadership and decisions. Remember, it is still government of the people, by the people and for the people. I decided to become a candidate for Mayor for several simple and obvious reasons. First, anyone paying the least bit of attention to the City Council and Channel 6 can easily conclude that this city is not a group of people, rather, it has changed into a people of groups. Recall the issues: East Austin feeling like a separate city and possibly wanting to be one, the helmet law, closure of Southwest Parkway, changing citizen participation rules at city council meetings, the telecommunications ordinance, traffic, capitol metro, the list goes on. The point being: Why is it when town hall meetings are held, 90% of the time 90% of the people are against City Council decisions? We need someone to bring the city back together again, and that is me, Ted Kircher. If we fail at this single point now, then as Austin grows, we will continue to splinter into self-interested geographic areas or groups. This is not a way for a successful American city to grow in the 21th century. Another reason I decided to run for Mayor of Austin is my background. I have a proven hi-tech record as a successful business person with over thirty years experience in the computer industry. I also belong to numerous hi-tech citizen organizations. Since a significant population of Austin's citizens are in this industry and contribute a significant amount to Austin's tax and fee revenue, and, since none of the existing City Council Members or Mayor have business and technical leadership skills to represent Austin in this global industry, we need someone who can, and I want to be this person. I believe Austin needs and deserves a Mayor who is in fully in tune with information age technologies, not only to encourage growth in that business sector by representing the city, but is able to apply this technology to raise the skill levels of all deserving and motivated citizens in the city. We need a leader who understands the new jobs emerging related to Internet, web, multimedia and telecommunications and how these jobs are the environment friendly and telecommuting based jobs that Austin must attract. Austin is ideally poised at the threshold of the information age to be a leader in this rapidly expanding marketplace. If fact, I expect to be the first of a line of Mayors with the capability of not only guiding Austin to fully exploit the latest technology base, but also with the capability of promoting our city in the rapidly expanding global marketplace. As a resident of Austin, I too pay taxes while experiencing the cost of living rapidly increasing. We simply do not need to grow Austin into another San Francisco or Boston where urban and sub-urban housing prices continue to skyrocket, not to mention that taxes and fees including sales, property and government imposed are too high. Austin's clock is ticking and we have goals to achieve, strategies to form, plans to execute and results to measure, but we have to do it together. It is time to act now! I am not left and I am not right, rather, I am what is correct for Austin. No other Mayoral candidate has the abilities I possess to provide the leadership to achieve these goals. In short, Austin is not just a little city any more, and it will need strong and knowledgable leadership to achieve the economic, quality of life and environmental goals outlined at this site. Have an open and creative mindset as you read these pages and understand that this is the Austin '97 Election Central - you will rarely see these hard issues addressed by other candidates or in the media. Austin's problems are more than fixing potholes! In closing, I challenge each and every one of us make these issues visible by asking other candidates their positions. Thanks for visiting, understanding and sharing my views. And I ask you for your support, vote Ted Kircher for Austin's '97 Mayor. PS: My message will also be communicated via other electronic means - on TV (Channel 6, ACAC Channel 16, ..) and voice radio. See my Campaign Events section for the latest schedule. Sincerely, Ted Kircher austin conference Main Menu"}]}]}