tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780795730939193102.post1774764364147214858..comments2023-10-15T04:19:39.781-05:00Comments on Austin Eavesdropper: What places matter to you?Austin Eavesdropperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09089689495366272459noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780795730939193102.post-72427449945350652342010-10-19T20:14:46.231-05:002010-10-19T20:14:46.231-05:00You ALWAYS loved Austin. When you were a toddler I...You ALWAYS loved Austin. When you were a toddler I took us both on many a sunny day to a little secret spot (on North Lamar I think) where we walked down a path between two office buildings and VOILA! There was a creek, and walking paths, and ducks, and flowers, and all kinds of stuff that made little Tolly squeal and giggle and made her father beam with love. You are the soul of Austin.Dadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780795730939193102.post-91139024284641957122010-10-18T15:24:10.477-05:002010-10-18T15:24:10.477-05:00Ok Tolly, I NEED you to show me some places.Ok Tolly, I NEED you to show me some places.Heather Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15908964530091833203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780795730939193102.post-69225094470075548392010-10-17T20:32:24.890-05:002010-10-17T20:32:24.890-05:00I love quacks too! Their Chocolate peanut butter c...I love quacks too! Their Chocolate peanut butter cupcake is heavenly.Brookeyogihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10220347191479156220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780795730939193102.post-19087394929967570312010-10-15T17:19:43.891-05:002010-10-15T17:19:43.891-05:00*such* a cool idea.
I used that laundromat for 6 ...*such* a cool idea.<br /><br />I used that laundromat for 6 years after college, while living in a quaint (but dumpy) rental a few blocks away. I regularly drank copious amounts of quack's coffee for access to the wi-fi (the owner of my "adorably boho" hyde park hovel was patently opposed to wiring the place for cable, land-line phone ... or internet), and probably spent months of my life there, all totaled. <br /><br />my favorite regulars were the tattooed couple: he had horns and (green?) puzzle pieces from head to toe, she was striped like a tiger.huebscherhttp://www.greenandcarefree.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780795730939193102.post-27167642530825645972010-10-15T17:03:05.042-05:002010-10-15T17:03:05.042-05:00Funny how coffee shops root us to Austin. The ones...Funny how coffee shops root us to Austin. The ones mentioned above (with exception of Quacks-never lived close enough) are at the top of my list. Alas, now I live in the 'burbs in SW Austin and there is n'er a local shop to be seen...sigh.Christi @ Rumination Avenuehttp://www.ruminationavenue.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780795730939193102.post-49413992128040767222010-10-15T15:58:05.941-05:002010-10-15T15:58:05.941-05:00Jason Clement (@giveit2lloyd) here from the Nation...Jason Clement (@giveit2lloyd) here from the National Trust. These stories are awesome! I hope y'all will join us at one of the meet-ups to share them on camera. And of course, you can always tweet them at #atxunscripted.Man in Videohttp://www.preservationnation.org/austinunscriptednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780795730939193102.post-49006017638202641932010-10-15T15:30:36.817-05:002010-10-15T15:30:36.817-05:00http://www.zombieball.com/http://www.zombieball.com/Le Tigrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559969068254470923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780795730939193102.post-89464628958629628252010-10-15T14:51:22.728-05:002010-10-15T14:51:22.728-05:00@LeTigre- Haha. TOO LATE!
And Halloween Party - ...@LeTigre- Haha. TOO LATE! <br /><br />And Halloween Party - nope! What's shakin?Austin Eavesdropperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089689495366272459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780795730939193102.post-73761619767886807762010-10-15T14:24:13.119-05:002010-10-15T14:24:13.119-05:00Tolllyyy!!! I told you not to tell anyone about th...Tolllyyy!!! I told you not to tell anyone about that!!...She's right, though. Oh hey, did I tell you about the COOLEST halloween party happening on the 30th?Le Tigrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559969068254470923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780795730939193102.post-60868831163333528372010-10-15T14:17:26.933-05:002010-10-15T14:17:26.933-05:00@thefirstkitchen - Ross & his band sometimes p...@thefirstkitchen - Ross & his band sometimes plays at Flips. Next time they do...you're coming with me.<br /><br />Hey, it's interesting how so many of these formative places for us are coffee shops. Anyone else notice that?Austin Eavesdropperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089689495366272459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780795730939193102.post-82220074822042341052010-10-15T14:12:50.362-05:002010-10-15T14:12:50.362-05:00Flipnotics was the first place I became a "re...Flipnotics was the first place I became a "regular." I was still in high school and would drive almost 30 miles almost every day just to hang out with random artists/college students/musicians/coffee addicts with my friends. I would go see Matt the Electrician play there every week. I even became the old crotchety type of regular that doesn't like it when they remodel and lots of new customers show up. I decided that I wanted to go to UT over Dartmouth while sitting on a bench in Flipnotics. Ironically, when I moved to Austin from Buda, I stopped going, but I did go back the other night (coincidentally, on the last shift ever of my favorite barista). I always get a little nostalgic when I go back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780795730939193102.post-58026131759876724042010-10-15T14:04:33.283-05:002010-10-15T14:04:33.283-05:00Oh, and, Man in Video. @LeTigre just so happens to...Oh, and, Man in Video. @LeTigre just so happens to be a real life model ... <br /><br />Just sayin.' ;)Austin Eavesdropperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089689495366272459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780795730939193102.post-6220630835113724982010-10-15T14:03:48.712-05:002010-10-15T14:03:48.712-05:00You guys are GOOD.
I love y'alls stories. Apr...You guys are GOOD.<br /><br />I love y'alls stories. April - how cool that your "Austin discovery" was the ORIGINAL Quacks!! Love it.<br /><br />And, @BSimms8907 - OMG, hit by a car?? I just emailed you. Dude are you ok?Austin Eavesdropperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089689495366272459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780795730939193102.post-55224611306276383492010-10-15T13:54:20.897-05:002010-10-15T13:54:20.897-05:00By the way, does anyone know who the guy in the vi...By the way, does anyone know who the guy in the video is? He's cute. I don't particularly care for bats, but I'll go watch them with him. You know, if he's into that kinda thing.Le Tigrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559969068254470923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780795730939193102.post-33037461658454603242010-10-15T13:34:18.566-05:002010-10-15T13:34:18.566-05:00My favorite place is Bennu Coffee! I though Jackal...My favorite place is Bennu Coffee! I though Jackalope was starting to become mine, but I was hit by a drunk driver last night coming home from 6th street, so downtown has kinda been ruined for me for a while.bsimms8907https://www.blogger.com/profile/09019985082393763039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780795730939193102.post-17845334244529024252010-10-15T13:32:13.759-05:002010-10-15T13:32:13.759-05:00I think Spider House was the first place I felt li...I think Spider House was the first place I felt like a regular. I was living in NORTH Austin when I moved here from Mexico. I absolutely hated living so far north, and AS SOON as I got my first car when I was seventeen, I was making trips to Spider House daily for an iced latte. I just love the patio, sitting out with your laptop/book and people watching. ;)Le Tigrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559969068254470923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780795730939193102.post-62861422650369574892010-10-15T13:14:19.110-05:002010-10-15T13:14:19.110-05:00probably the alamo ritz. when i first moved to aus...probably the alamo ritz. when i first moved to austin, i lived waaaay up north. didn't know anything about the cool stuff that was going on in downtown and the east side. no idea. then went to a movie at the alamo ritz and it opened up the whole austin world to me. it was there that i realized how creative and inspired austinites are. how much they love arts and culture and want to share their love with everyone. also, having moved from LA where i worked in the film business and was completely burnt out on it, the alamo ritz taught me how to love movies again. their love for movies reminded me of my love for movies. i had forgotten about that in my time in hollywood.Hipstercritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02168118598530462596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780795730939193102.post-61691078026887511922010-10-15T13:09:05.247-05:002010-10-15T13:09:05.247-05:00Oh, my favorite places. I could go on forever, but...Oh, my favorite places. I could go on forever, but here's the short list of The Most Important:<br /><br />Once Over Coffee (my Quack's, where everybody knows my name and the only place in town I have a tab)<br /><br />Gus Fruh Pool on the Barton Creek Greenbelt. Forget Barton Springs. This is my spiritual swimming hole, when there's water, that is.<br /><br />Cathedral of Junk. I lived in the small house in front of this South Austin art landmark when I first moved to Austin in 2005. Vince was my first roommate in Austin (found him on Craigslist) and I never would have thought that we'd still be close friends. He's been through a lot in his life, and he's poured his heart and soul into the Cathedral. It's a sacred place that reflects the Austin that I call home.Addiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14855827036316201992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780795730939193102.post-54485199933420774052010-10-15T13:08:56.175-05:002010-10-15T13:08:56.175-05:00I really like this idea. I have too many places.I really like this idea. I have too many places.Tiffany Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09412682215042699549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780795730939193102.post-77255665522117628582010-10-15T13:07:20.099-05:002010-10-15T13:07:20.099-05:00I first came to Austin for college and I remember ...I first came to Austin for college and I remember during orientation going to Quackenbush's (original name?) when it was on the Drag. My friend and I sat on the patio and watched Austin walk by and were awed by just how fun and funky everyone was. When I came back for my first year of college, that was our hangout. Best people watching and you just never knew what you would see. I miss the original location, but I too have enjoyed the Hyde Park Quack's and just love everything about it!<br /><br />However, my favorite place in Austin is Barton Springs. I skipped so many classes to sit on the hill and bake with my friends. To me, this is the heart of our city. The Native Americans used to say the spring was a healing spring and I have to say every summer when I jump in for the first time, I feel electric, alive and at one with the city.April Stockwellhttp://www.rightbrainstudios.com/ramblingsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780795730939193102.post-90650585189798685132010-10-15T13:00:09.014-05:002010-10-15T13:00:09.014-05:00"I broke my sorry lease..."
Ha! That'..."I broke my sorry lease..."<br />Ha! That's great! <br />Thanks, T.Head Ov Metalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147073283069737819noreply@blogger.com