What's Cool in Austin.....

See the bats - Austin has the largest bat colony in America.

For nighlife - I went to a club there called Don's Depot that was a blast. Great music, good dance floor, very local flavor.

Sixth street (I think) is club row where the younger crowd hangs out.

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you could come to my house and help me do laundry and clean the bathrooms.


boom, strawberry letter 22 wouldn't see the bats in the Spring, they are still in Mexico. They're here when it's hotter than hell.

I don't know much about the club scene, but I guess 6th street is still popular, along with Red River road, and I'd guess anywhere around the UT campus.

If you athletic, you can go to Barton Springs for a swim or a run in Zilker Park, or walk/run/ride a bike on the Greenbelt.

There's a new art museum, the Ransom Museum which is really great. Depending on the time of Spring, there's tons of wildflowers.

It depends on your age range..

but there are tons of things to see in austin.

everything from wildflowers, to 24 hour bar scenes, to live music, to building murals, to.......well.........everything .

Threadgill's "Old No. 1" - 6416 North Lamar - the place Janis Joplin learned her chops. Great food (be sure not to miss the Chips & Salsa), killer margaritas, and pies you just ain't gonna be able to ignore.

Thanks...
Thanks for the suggestions- a little more background on myself- I'm 25, live in the DC area and work in marketing. I like going dancing with my girlfriends every once in a while, but prefer more of the bar scene, sometimes lounges, and love to go out to eat, hear music. I hear there is a great music scene out there- has anyone been to SXSW? Maybe I should try and go for that, although I'll have to look it up and see when it is.

Threadgill's sounds great- I'll check that out as well as the Ransom Museum- though I do think I'll have to skip that house call Chai

SXSW is entirely too crazy. It's nearly impossible to get into the more popular venues.

There is a great music scene here, year 'round. Sounds like you'd enjoy 6th street. Try Ivory Cats for fun piano. The Elephant Room, Continental Club, Saxon Pub, Broken Spoke, etc. all have live music on a regular basis.

The LBJ Library and Bob Bullock State History Museum are also good places to visit. UT Tower observation deck tour, check out the Gutenberg Bible at the Ransom Center.

Shewolf is pretty cool...although I don't think she's on display right now.

Thanks for all the great suggestions- definately sounds more up my alley.



Who/What is Shewolf?

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darn.

strawberry - shewolf is a fellow A2Ker, she posted right after me.

Read her signature line to see how I really feel about her.


No seriously, shewolf is a really great, kind, cool person. Drewdad's in Austin also, and well, "Drewdads right", as you can see in his signature line.

I've never met him, but I can always hope.

boomerang has visited her mom here, and shewolf, boom and myself all met for coffee. RIGHT HERE IN AUSTIN!!! COFFEE!!!

BTW, I live in the 78704 zip code, which, as anybody who's anyone knows, is the Mecca of cool in Austin.

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Cars on cinderblocks are Mecca cool? Who knew?

There are many places around Austin that can keep you busy for days. For restaurants and night clubs, 6th Street has the majority of them. Whole Foods has their home base and a great market where you can buy hot or cold meals to eat there or elsewhere. The capitol building is the "tallest" in the US - even taller than the national capitol, and it has a great "museum" inside. Don't miss the University of Texas campus, and their bookstore. The Museum of Texas, Lyndon Johnson Library and Museum has a replica of the Oval Room and Lady Johnson's personal office.

If you're interested in seeing a really unique place, go to Fredericksburg for a one day visit. The shops and restaurants makes the visit worthwhile, but the Admiral Nimitz museum is a must. They even have a atomic bomb on display with many other surprises.

um....I had to drive through fredericksburg twice in the last couple of days to get to a retreat (where I may have gotten myself fired by the way. Fired at a retreat, who knew?) and honestly, I don't think a 25 year old would find it all that interesting. It's mainly full of antiques shops and places that sell doo dads and Jesus stuff. There's a McDonalds in Fredericksburg that is a piss stop between Austin and every other place and strawberry would get the pleasure of seeing the local " Men over 75 meeting at McDonalds for a cup of coffee at 9am and discuss the situation of the world and the price of alfalfa club" and the watch the "women with blue hair planning out their shopping day with military precision, while their husbands sit in calm resignation society"

I don't think I have ever seen such a collection of windbreakers (meaning the jackets) and casual velour jogging pants and grasshopper walking walking shoes since living near Hallendale Florida.


oh strawberry, if you come to Austin, you MUST meet Leslie. Ask anyone downtown, everyone knows Leslie. If you're nice, and lucky, you may even get a picture to take home and frame.

Fired at a retreat? Do tell!

San Antonio River Walk (and the market) is definitely good for a day trip.

Plus Sea World San Antonio.

Austin is just a big ol' piece of crap hanging on to the lower colon of the country, refusing to be shat out. Who the hell would want to go there?

NYC, that's the place to be...

Ummmm, one of the most intelligent/interesting people I know has a Fredricksburg address... but ne'er mind, not a visiting attraction.

This is actually how I think we should be promoting Austin. Keep the rabble out.

kicky has more insight than most people realize.

By Jove, kicky is onto something. I like it.

Austin, a big old piece of hanging crap. Ya'll come.
or
Austin, the dingleberry of the United states.

Austin, if you think looking at flying bats is fun, Ya'll come.

Austin, where George Bush was governor!

Austin, we don't give a **** how yankees do it.

Austin, where extreme religious fanatics and trannys are next door neighbors.

Austin, the place where we love saying to visitors "you think THIS is hot"?!

Austin, the city paralyzed by 31 degree weather.


take it drewdad....you're up....


oh, about the retreat, I guess sharing "feelings" doesn't include telling someone you wish they would f*ck off.

Hey, I got the day off with pay, and got to sleep with my husband instead of one more night howling at the moon or something.

Do you know how embarrassing it is to be sent home from a retreat?

You must leave! You are disturbing the zen!