The IMCT Travel/Suggestions Thread
The IMCT Travel/Suggestions Thread
Hey folks. I'm going to Austin, Texas this weekend for Matt Patrol's wedding. I'm going a day early to sight see and I was wondering from those that have been before, what are the "must see" things?
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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I've been to Austin 4 or 5 times.
Emo's (live music) Stubbs (BBQ & live music) The Iron something BBQ, El Casino Camino (bar), the Jackalope (bar) Prototype Vintage Design and Clothing (say hi to Audrey)
there's a bridge where about a million bats live (the largest man-made bat-living place thing in the world) and at dusk they all fly out at once, it's quite a marvel.
Make sure you ask all the locals where the tower where the guy shot everybody is, they love that.
Emo's (live music) Stubbs (BBQ & live music) The Iron something BBQ, El Casino Camino (bar), the Jackalope (bar) Prototype Vintage Design and Clothing (say hi to Audrey)
there's a bridge where about a million bats live (the largest man-made bat-living place thing in the world) and at dusk they all fly out at once, it's quite a marvel.
Make sure you ask all the locals where the tower where the guy shot everybody is, they love that.
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Iron Works, thats it
http://www.ironworksbbq.com/
There's a picture of GW shaking hands with the owner in there. And they have obscure soda like Bubble Up.
http://www.ironworksbbq.com/
There's a picture of GW shaking hands with the owner in there. And they have obscure soda like Bubble Up.
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Thanks tep. That bat bridge sounds really cool. I'll bring an umbrella.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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I loves me some Tep.tepista wrote:the largest man-made bat-living place thing in the world
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Colony, that's the word I couldn't think of.Wolter wrote:I loves me some Tep.tepista wrote:the largest man-made bat-living place thing in the world
They built a sort of museum around it, with bat information all over the place. They eat over a ton of mosquitoes every single night, so the residents of Austin can sure thank them for that.
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"Grab some wood, bub.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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Your mom is a "weird figure of the dark"Dr. Medulla wrote:
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I can neither confirm nor deny that my mother was once Batwoman.tepista wrote:Your mom is a "weird figure of the dark"Dr. Medulla wrote:
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Your mom was a total milf:Dr. Medulla wrote:I can neither confirm nor deny that my mother was once Batwoman.
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Neither confirm nor deny.Flex wrote:Your mom was a total milf:Dr. Medulla wrote:I can neither confirm nor deny that my mother was once Batwoman.
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Yeah, but only Mimi, Creets, and JennyB could score with that...Flex wrote:Your mom was a total milf:Dr. Medulla wrote:I can neither confirm nor deny that my mother was once Batwoman.
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When she was first introduced, Batwoman screamed "gimmicky" but she's actually been a pretty good character. Still problematic in some important ways, but overall fairly decent. I'll give props to DC on that one.Wolter wrote:Yeah, but only Mimi, Creets, and JennyB could score with that...
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I've actually heard good things.Flex wrote:When she was first introduced, Batwoman screamed "gimmicky" but she's actually been a pretty good character. Still problematic in some important ways, but overall fairly decent. I'll give props to DC on that one.Wolter wrote:Yeah, but only Mimi, Creets, and JennyB could score with that...
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Went to Austin for a family wedding a couple of years ago - got me a can of armadillo soup to show for it!
The Driskill Hotel is worth wandering around and seeing the decor, there is a bar that advertises 'fish and chips' and you actually get fish and potato chips (crisps) I laughed at the waitress when she brought them out - quite possibly the worst meal I ate in my life. There is some good BBQ places, Ironworks and Rubys are two I recall enjoying.
Fogo De Chao is worth it if you want to eat meat and laugh at the waiters in silly outfits
There is a Joe Strummer mural up somewhere along Guadalupe Street near the university and there is an above average English pub not to far away from that area - The Dog and Duck.
Otherwise if your walking the whole area around the University and the Governors House is pretty interesting to wander around, if you have a car get out into some of the neighborhoods there are some amazing little pockets of houses to drive around
The Driskill Hotel is worth wandering around and seeing the decor, there is a bar that advertises 'fish and chips' and you actually get fish and potato chips (crisps) I laughed at the waitress when she brought them out - quite possibly the worst meal I ate in my life. There is some good BBQ places, Ironworks and Rubys are two I recall enjoying.
Fogo De Chao is worth it if you want to eat meat and laugh at the waiters in silly outfits
There is a Joe Strummer mural up somewhere along Guadalupe Street near the university and there is an above average English pub not to far away from that area - The Dog and Duck.
Otherwise if your walking the whole area around the University and the Governors House is pretty interesting to wander around, if you have a car get out into some of the neighborhoods there are some amazing little pockets of houses to drive around