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01-30-2009, 03:53 PM
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Retired Slacker
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Austin, TX
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I lived off of 32nd and Guadalupe for years, and Ave B and 45th before that. No need for a car, either, when I was on campus or living on Far West. When I moved up to 183/Lamar, I had to use mine all the time...
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TrainWreck
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01-30-2009, 03:58 PM
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Knee-deep in the hoopla
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Austin
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What seems CRAZY to me is the noise ordinance!! "Live Music Capital Of The World?!?!"
With a noise ordinance?
My band was playing a couple of weeks ago, and we had to be cut short because someone across the street in one of the condos (this was at Club DeVille, outside) complained.
Why would you move to Red River St, across from the Mohawk & Club Deville, and then compain about the music?!?
I love Austin. And I love all the great music here. But, this is one of the biggest disappointments to me.
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01-30-2009, 04:00 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Sep 2006
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Not exactly
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Originally Posted by carolinajack
... but when people use weird to describe your city from the outside, they call it the blue dot in a red sea, liberal bastion in Texas...
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That may have been the case in the past, but no longer. You'll notice the counties where Houston, Dallas and San Antonio are located are also blue surrounded by red.
See this map http://www.city-data.com/forum/elect...ounty-map.html |
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01-30-2009, 04:16 PM
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Optimistic Pessimist
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Austin, TX
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Quote:
Originally Posted by readymade
What seems CRAZY to me is the noise ordinance!! "Live Music Capital Of The World?!?!"
With a noise ordinance?
My band was playing a couple of weeks ago, and we had to be cut short because someone across the street in one of the condos (this was at Club DeVille, outside) complained.
Why would you move to Red River St, across from the Mohawk & Club Deville, and then compain about the music?!?
I love Austin. And I love all the great music here. But, this is one of the biggest disappointments to me.
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Building those condos across the street is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen. No, I take that back: BUYING one of those condos is even dumber. Serves 'em right. |
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01-30-2009, 04:25 PM
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Real Estate Agent
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"Still stuffed from Thanksgiving!"
(set 5 days ago)
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Central Texas
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This reminds me of years ago when someone (couldn't have been from around here) built a home overlooking Campbell's Hole, with a big picture window, and then called the police because people were skinnydipping in Campbell's Hole. Which people had been doing, consistently, since the 1880's.
They got a LOT of publicity over that one. Made them look like idiots.
I think the building of apartments and houses overlooking Barton Creek upstream from Barton Springs may have been the beginning of the end.
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01-30-2009, 04:30 PM
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Optimistic Pessimist
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Austin, TX
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The funny thing is, you would think that the price point of these condos would suggest that they are built with superior materials(i.e. sound proof). Apparently they are just metal studs and drywall with a brick facade.
Ain't no way I'm spending 300 G on some crap like that...
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01-30-2009, 04:36 PM
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Hear me talk, but never speak
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Sunnyvale, TX
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But Austin has Nazi Zombies!!!
you won't find those in Dallas...or Houston!!!
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01-30-2009, 05:07 PM
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Knee-deep in the hoopla
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Austin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jeffari-al-texani
But Austin has Nazi Zombies!!!
you won't find those in Dallas...or Houston!!!
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This is very true! Road signs warn of zombies | KXAN.com |
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01-30-2009, 05:10 PM
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Optimistic Pessimist
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Austin, TX
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jeffari-al-texani
But Austin has Nazi Zombies!!!
you won't find those in Dallas...or Houston!!!
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Yea, that was pretty sweet. My friend from nashville actually emailed me that story! |
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01-30-2009, 05:11 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Austin, TX
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Quote:
Originally Posted by carolinajack
that is true, i seem to be one of the most non mainstream and i am yet i am so far Right of Atila the Hun
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And for people right of Atilla the Hun, we have: ALEX JONES. He can break a noise ordinance with his mind! |
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