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CitySearch.com by ATXtraveler
Never fear cartoon fans.... thanks to the hippy population in Austin, Eeyore has not been sad since 1963!
Thats when the commune of hippies in Austin originated "Eeyore's Birthday Celebration in Austin, TX at Pease Park. It occurs every April, and is a celebration that is designed for children in the morning... but for adults in the afternoon!
You will see the crowd dramatically turn to herbally charged drum circles, and dancing in costumes that are not the best thing for your children to see... but in the morning, it is more like a carnival for them! Leave a Comment
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 Austin Art Park by ATXtraveler
This website will definitely give you a taste of many of the things Austin has to offer! Leave a Comment
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 Alamo Draft House by ATXtraveler
Yes... you can enjoy a beer with your favorite movie here in Austin... its a great location, located deep in the warehouse district.
You have a table in front of your cinema seat, for you to set your dinner and drink... and the crowd makes this a fun place. Leave a Comment
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Spamarama.com by ATXtraveler
It was the early spring of 1976. Dick Terry and I were fraternizing one afternoon and Dick was bellyaching about how chili cook-offs had become so common-place." I mean, anybody can cook chili." Dick observed, "All you need is some kinda meat, some water, chili powder, comino, and maybe some cayenne, garlic, and/or onion, and you got yer basic chili. If you're from north of the Red River, you might throw in some kinda beans, but basically, that's about all it takes to make 'chili.'" " Yeah, not much of a challenge there, is it?" I responded.
" Now if someone could make SPAM® edible," Dick continued, "That would be a challenge. We ought to have a a 'SPAM®-Off.'"
" Yeah, a 'SPAMARAMA™!'" I blurted out. "We could ask George Majewski over at Soap Creek Saloon if he'd like to host it, and we could have it on April Fool's Day." " Let's do it!" Dick agreed.
And that, in a nutshell, is the beginning of the very first, longest running and funnest SPAM® event in the history of the entire universe. I never thought that it would last more than a year or two. I never thought it would attract more than a handful of Spamophiles who had been cooking and eating the infamous potted pork product since World War II. I never thought there were so many things you could make out of SPAM®!
But I was wrong! .......
David Arnsberger
The Potentate of Potted Pork Parties Leave a Comment
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 Howdy ma'am by carlrea
what i noticed is if you exchange pleasantries
with a female, cowboys always tip there hat along with a pleasant 'Howdy' or 'Howdy ma'am'
very old fashioned but to me very cool
just how it should be. Leave a Comment
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 The Originator of "Hook
Em" by ATXtraveler
Clark sold the student body on the symbolic approximation of the horns of Longhorn mascot Bevo and, thus, began the "Hook 'em Horns" hand signal. The salute quickly took its place beside the university traditions of singing The Eyes of Texas and lighting the Tower orange.
Fellow student Henry Pitts, who had come up with the Longhorn sign during an inspired game of shadow casting, had shown Clark the sign three days before the Texas Christian University game.
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 little butterfly under
the rain... by Djinn76
Really fun indeed, people are hopping from one pub to the other one. Although the atmosphere was quite nice, there was also a bunch of policemen ready… I’ve been told that a couple of years ago, it ended up by a big riot…
This year however, the rain spoiled the pleasure, around 1-2am, violent showers started to wash the streets… Leave a Comment
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Some of the nicest people on VT live in Austin!
It was a special privilege for me to be in Austin on February 25, 2005 for what I believe was the first ever Austin VT meeting. We had a very enjoyable dinner at Baby A's Restaurant on Barton Springs Road. Although most of us were meeting each other for the first time, it was just like getting together with old friends. Those attending were:
Seated, Left to Right
asgottl : Amy
butterfly_girl: Kym
Carlos
Yelli: Danielle
Standing, Left to Right:
walkaboutwally: Sam
Stephen-KarenConn: Stephen
Skibbe: Scot
mertmh: Mark
saraheg77: Sarah
ATXtraveler: Mark
It's always great to turn virtual friends into real ones. I especially appreciate the efforts of ATXtraveler, Saraheg77 and butterfly_girl for organizing the event. Leave a Comment
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 Tito's Vodka by kd_baby
AFAIK this is the only distillery in the state of Texas. Leave a Comment
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 baby armadillo by asgottlLeave a Comment
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