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Post by angryreb on Aug 11, 2008 10:17:31 GMT -5
Make with the Austin-themed tales of ribaldry and debauchery.
I have a vested interest in your impressions of Austin, since I'm most likely moving there in the near future.
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Post by endlessjoe on Aug 12, 2008 15:57:08 GMT -5
Personally, I loved the place. It has a pervasive sense of progressive weirdness that I appreciate, without a lot of the filth and sleaze of New Orleans. Don't get me wrong ... filth and sleaze has its place. But, it gets old quite quickly.
Unfortunately, we don't have many tales of ribaldry and debauchery. We mostly behaved ourselves there, but did manage to have a lot of general fun.
Although, one night while we were there, Jason got hammered out of his mind and I had to run into some bar to grab him. I found him in the men's bathroom, swaying in the middle of the floor with a fresh new beer in his hand, asking everyone who came in and everyone who was saddled up to a urinal where they were from. When we got him back to where we were staying, he ended up completely naked in our host's bed, slapping his taint to show "where wrestlers are supposed to kick". When he passed out, and I attempted to carry him like a naked bride out of the room, he suddenly woke up and yelled in some sort of drunken, confused state, "THE TOADIES'S'SSSSS'SS ...... IS ..... A BAND!!!"
I'm not going to lie. I chortled when it happened.
Beyond that, we just ate and drank like kings the whole time there, which is the easiest way to win my heart. It's a great place.
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Post by angryreb on Aug 12, 2008 17:32:46 GMT -5
. It has a pervasive sense of progressive weirdness that I appreciate, without a lot of the filth and sleaze of New Orleans. Don't get me wrong ... filth and sleaze has its place. But, it gets old quite quickly. I know what you mean. I love NOLA dearly (I went to elementary there for a few years and more recently, I lived on Magazine Street a few years back) and have toyed with moving there permanently, but always back out after I get a job or start looking for a house. Austin seems to be an oasis of sorts for me, in that it's still Southern, but without all of the lame things that can be attached to a Southern City (draconian blue laws, an over abundance of the extreme religious right, etc.). It's why I loved living in Uptown, but I sort of grew tired of feeling like I was in f'n Baghdad for 50% of my time. I am a bit apprehensive about moving to Texas, though. No place on Earth will ever knock NOLA, in all of its grand dichotomy, from the top spot on my "Most Awesome City" list, but I think can settle for Austin. |
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Post by endlessjoe on Aug 12, 2008 20:45:04 GMT -5
Yeah, I gotcha. New Orleans will always hold a special place in my heart, but I can't imagine living here forever. The city loses it's luster if you're here too long ... and the initial fun and freedom of all the debauchery and weirdness starts to feel more like some circus that you want to leave. I love the food and the culture and some aspects of the spirit of the city. But, I also hate a lot of aspects of certain "spirits" or traditions of the city as well.
I think a local band called the Happy Talk Band said it best when they described the city as such: "She loves me in the evening ... but, then she stabs me in the morning".
Texas as a whole is a bulging shit-heap as far as I'm concerned. Luckily, Austin seems pretty removed from the rest of Texas. At least from what I could gather.
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Post by the magician on Aug 14, 2008 20:05:32 GMT -5
I never been to Austin, but I lived in Houston and have visited Dallas. I would move back to Houston, but i'd REALLY like to try living in Dallas.
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Post by memfisbelle on Aug 30, 2008 15:06:53 GMT -5
Texas is awesome, except for Dallas. No state income tax...relatively low cost of living but all the modern conveniences and efficiencies of metropolitan cities. Austin is special in that it's a college town and has a happenning music scene. Houston is special in that the people are just like you would find is rural areas. They're genuine and friendly. Dallas reminds me of a set of breast implants. Sure, it looks all nice and inviting from a distance, but once you really look into it you find it's cosmetic, phoney, and costly.
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