If Music Could Talk

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?

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.

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.

Thanks tep. That bat bridge sounds really cool. I'll bring an umbrella.

tepista wrote:the largest man-made bat-living place thing in the world

I loves me some Tep.

Wolter wrote:

tepista wrote:the largest man-made bat-living place thing in the world

I loves me some Tep.

Colony, that's the word I couldn't think of.

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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Dr. Medulla wrote:

Your mom is a "weird figure of the dark"

tepista wrote:

Dr. Medulla wrote:

Your mom is a "weird figure of the dark"

I can neither confirm nor deny that my mother was once Batwoman.

Dr. Medulla wrote:I can neither confirm nor deny that my mother was once Batwoman.

Your mom was a total milf:

Flex wrote:

Dr. Medulla wrote:I can neither confirm nor deny that my mother was once Batwoman.

Your mom was a total milf:

Neither confirm nor deny.

Flex wrote:

Dr. Medulla wrote:I can neither confirm nor deny that my mother was once Batwoman.

Your mom was a total milf:

Yeah, but only Mimi, Creets, and JennyB could score with that...

Wolter wrote:Yeah, but only Mimi, Creets, and JennyB could score with that...

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.

Flex wrote:

Wolter wrote:Yeah, but only Mimi, Creets, and JennyB could score with that...

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.

I've actually heard good things.

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