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South Austin

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  1. 10 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

    Threadgills was fine.

    Their meatloaf was good

    I went to Threadgills maybe a handful of times in my life, and this is about what I remember.  Oh, and my daughter played a guitar recital at the Riverside location back in 2017.

     

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  2. 10 hours ago, A-Tex Devil said:

    Separately - Season 4 is the best season but the least rewatchable.   It’s such a downer  

    Probably my favorite, but so gut-wrenching.  We see Baltimore youth throughout the series, but a whole season dedicated to such a rough going in the shitty public school system was tough to watch.  I did enjoy Prez's redemption story, though.  

  3. 21 hours ago, Covri said:

    Matts rancho Martinez in Allen, TX, which is family members from the original Matt’s but not directly associated with them these days has a sign on their wall that they were awarded best chicken sandwich and the waiter there actually recommended it the first time we ate there for lunch. I haven’t had it but someone I was with did get it and said it was really good. 

    During my time in Dallas (1999-2003), my work colleagues and I would go to Mattito's on Oak Lawn frequently.  Where they also affiliated in some way with the original Matt's?  They served Bob Armstrong.

    I remember liking it.  But I also was not that far removed from poor law student's taste buds.  

  4. Just now, SL Xpress said:

    Is that what Chance Mock is?

    I mean, the qualifier of a "pinch hit" Longhorn legend isn't that unfair.  He came in during the final minutes against Tech in 2003 when our Vince Young-led offense had been sputtering and drove almost the length of the field for the winning TD.  Off the top of my head I can't think of other late-game, coming-in-cold heroics to win us a game like that.

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  5. 3 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

    This can't be overlooked, and it's genuinely great no matter who you are.  My daughter was an academic star, she was going to get into most places she applied (and ended up getting her first choice).  But her first acceptance was to her second choice (which she absolutely would have taken -- University of Edinburgh), and when she got it, she called me in tears, so excited -- "Dad, I'm going to college!"  I realized what an awesome feeling that was for her, because even though she "knew" she would go somewhere, to have that first real, tangible acceptance in hand really means something.

    Congratulations to all the kids who are getting those this fall. Seriously, it's great.

    Yeah, four years ago I probably wouldn't paid attention to this thread.  Now having gone through this with my oldest, and a sophomore and freshman in the pipeline, I genuinely get happy for all the Surly parents and their kiddos.

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  6. Just now, BlackCat said:

    We arent going to be overlooking Vanderbilt. 

    This I agree with.  Most other years, yeah, overlook Vandy.  But they're ranked 9th with a 7-1 record, and the last two weeks we've gone to overtime against two of the worst teams in the SEC.  One thing we won't be doing this week and Saturday is overlooking Vanderbilt.

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  7. 11 minutes ago, Tex-19 said:

    Question: Is this how any of y'all would talk about a player that fucked your wife?

    "He's a fantastic player," Sark said late Thursday night. "Matt showed everyone how fast he was with that 40 time, but his short area quickness, how he gets in and out of breaks makes him truly elite. He has extremely strong hands, makes contested catches, can do it at all three levels – whether it's the short game, the intermediate, the deep balls – and he's at his best in the most critical moments. You top that off with the blue-collar attitude he has, the fact that he's a great teammate who you can really count on day in and day out, that's what really separates him. He works, he's no nonsense, he's tough and does the dirty work blocking linebackers, safeties and event defensive ends. All in all, I think this guy is getting all that he deserves, and Green Bay is going to love him."

    I dunno, looking back at the parts in bold make me wonder whether Sark was talking about football.

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