re: #190 Interesting Times

Lidane? austin_blue? If you’re still here, I’m going to be in your lovely city next week :)

Anything in particular I should know, e.g. places to go, places to avoid? I’ll be in the Convention Center area.

Go south, young Jedi, go south.

Of the river, that is. For good Mexican try El Alma’s at Barton Springs Road and Dawson. Interior, not TexMex. Threadgill’s, at Barton Springs and Riverside is good comfort food. Home Slice, at South Congress and Elizabeth, makes an excellent Connecticut-style pie. The white clam is killer bee.

There are several trailer options all around downtown, any of which is generally better than the restaurants downtown, which tend to be meh/overpriced. Try East Side King’s over on East sixth, or Torchy’s Tacos. Good lunch stuff.

Shopping on South Congress offers a lot of good stuff. There is an excellent boot store at Academy. Stay off of Sixth Street at night unless you want to have a frat boy throw up on your shoes.

Oh, and live music. Pick up a copy of the Austin Chronicle at the airport and check it out. There are a bunch of stupid-talented musicians here, in all genres.

You are going to love this town. Just don’t move here, dammit. And get off my lawn!