Entries Tagged as 'austin'

just trying to “keep austin weird”

April 8th, 2008 · 130 Comments

sure, those luxury condos going up all over downtown austin might look pretty, but if you’re like, “dude, enough of this corporate bullshit!” our anonymous austin submitter says her building offers plenty of exciting local color you won’t find in those glass-and-steel towers. perks include: 1) the building’s property manager, a character known for his […]

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · all clogged up · austin · landlord · toilet

the chav’s guide to sxsw

March 17th, 2008 · 114 Comments

while you were drunk-texting your latest eugene mirman sighting to all your pals, more industrious folk like bryan from minneapolis, betsy from l.a., and adele from montreal were documenting the champagne of comedic gold served up by the austin bartenders.

related: reporting not-exactly-live from sxsw

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Tags: austin · bar · money

reporting not-exactly-live from sxsw

March 14th, 2008 · 81 Comments

before i pass out, i bring you a few of my favorite more-aggressive-than-passive notes from the music clubs of austin.
first, from the scoot inn…

more bouncer sass from (i think) beerland…

and lastly, from emo’s…

related: i used to be your biggest fan

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Tags: austin · ice · money

the bark heard ‘cross the country

September 17th, 2007 · 195 Comments

so, our anonymous submitter had lived at her house in austin, texas for about two months when she went out of town for the weekend. for the two days while she was gone, she left her dog outside in the yard. three weeks later, her landlord – who lives at a completely different address — […]

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Tags: austin · dogs · neighbors

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

August 8th, 2007 · 50 Comments

in all fairness, says brandi in austin, “this note was written after our dishes became so caked with fungus that we had to buy new stuff. the smell was also REALLY bad.”

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Tags: austin · dishes · exclamation-point happy! · garbage · internet citation · lOWERCASE l · obnoxious definition · shit · texas · underlining