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  1. First off the best place to handle a party of 11 is Kody's. Good quality level of food, and you order at counter so it's easy peasy dividing up the bill. Kids... you could get another couple drinks in by letting them play putt putt. Pro-hint- order the garlic fish. Every single one of your days is completely fucked up however! The first item on each day should read, woke up before dawn and wet my first line as the sun began to peek out of the darkness. Followed by pictures of sunrise and then fish pics. 😉 As stated La Playa is gonna be sort of a clusterfuck with 11. Volunteer to break the group into two tables to have a chance of getting a seat. And on day two you are NOT going to go to La Playa, and then catch the dolphin watch period. Simply not enough time. Honestly you will get to see porpoise on the ferry ride. You could also go out and see them ride and jump in the waves of most any of the large boats that come up the channel. And thats free! With your group you might also be able to get on the wait list for Virginias, remotely (another pro-tip) via yelp. Lelo's is also solid food, nest to La Playa, with a kids area. I would probably skip going to corpus at all, but if you are going to go you will likely NOT opt for the ferry. But the one way to have an absolute W on the board is to make damn sure you make sure to stop at Black Diamond Oyster Bar by the naval air station! I would do lunch on the way back. Pro-Tip- substitute salad with 1000 island for french fries. You also could consider going to Snoopy's on the bay, they have Scoopy's ice cream right there as well. This would also be a good place to accommodate your larger group with counter ordering. One thing that I always loved to do when the kids were in your age slot was go to Fisherman's Wharf and watch the catch being off loaded. Usually around 5 pm. If you are lucky one of the mulit-day tuna trips will come in and the kids can really see some stuff. While I am in a mental protest with the invader that is Grumbles, my buddy loves their pina colada as it has the punch of a good margarita so he says. It also would be a way to get a drink waiting for the party boats to come in. Another thing we used to do when the kids were younger was go walk the packery channel jetty. It's level, and has rails so relatively safe. But a near guarantee of seeing sea turtles, on any jetty walk. ---------------------------- Here is are my general thoughts. Get out to the beach as early as you can. That way you guys can have a decent time on the beach before the college kids get up and light their hair on fire again. Or you can slap on your mirror ray sunglasses, and watch the shit show, later explaining what beer bongs are to the kids. The other thing good about getting the kids out early on the beach is a strong chance that they (and drinking dad) may get an afternoon nap. For big groups like this we nearly always make some breakfast casserole that requires little morning prep, and reheats fantastically for later risers, and late night nibbles. I have never been during spring break, likely never will, nor memorial day, labor day, nor July 4th. Basically the earlier you get out and do shit the fewer a-holes you have to deal with. If you are on the beach at 10 am, you are likely gone by 1 or 2. Make sure at have some sort of shelter for sun protection if you are lucky. Going out to dinner with as large a group as you have may be the most stressful part of your trip in all honestly. Especially if you are trying to eat anytime after 5 pm, the crowds will be crazy.
  2. OK Mofo's Im gonna fuck myself and help ya'll out. Next Tuesday, 5 pm at C-boys on SoCo. Music and complementary mudbugs while they last. In Katy last weekend visiting the kid at BB's Tex Orleans they were like $10.99, with a two pound minimum. I was a little shocked by the price, but the freeze makes sense.
  3. I think a much better title would have been, Lunch Lady Bags, 14 year old student
  4. Probably the piece of food clogging the drain finally rotted away...
  5. Well if you like Mojo he's hosting a day party at Continental Club next Saturday the 18th, starting at... 10 am... MOjo and the Toad Liquors at 5 pm. https://continentalclub.com/austin#event=75929104;instance=20230318100000?popup=1
  6. I was turned onto the Viagra boys after hearing their song "Punk Rock Loser." Would love to see them live sometime! Going to go see "the Heavy Heavy" at C-boys this weekend, then it's no for SXSW!
  7. What you will not see from McCarthy is ANY legislation... to fix the situation at the border. And WHY do you think that is? Because there is NO PLAN at all from the GOP to actual fix the border (or any other issue of significance). Because there isn't a bill that would that could pass the GOP controlled house that would do anything but lose votes nationally for the GOP. You see all the GOP "fixes" don't work, and they don't address the issues that need to be addressed. So while Greg Abbott is rolling around telling us how Biden is wholly at fault for anything at the border, electing Republicans into a majority means that this all important issue which is broadcast every 14 minutes, 24 hours a day on Fox News simply will not be addressed with any legislation. You will get the dog and pony show hearings, and stunts but what you will not see is legislation. Just like you will never see health care legislation from the GOP, because there are no solutions at all to big problems by today's GOP. The whining and lying will continue but you will never, ever, ever see any legislation produced by the GOP controlled house of representatives. In fact I would bet my 401K that you will never even see a bill on the border brought to the floor to be debated! The absolute definition of a do nothing congress.
  8. Adams was quite simply an ass. And a greedy one. Sugar is just better than Vinegar, for example. Ahh... I loved the Oilers growing up in Houston. I forgot about it but this thread reminded me. My greatest fighting accomplishment (OK I was like 12) was winning a fight with two sons of an Oiler linemen. An older teenager Ricky Cluet? saved my ass. They were about to take me on two on one, and he stepped in to make it a fair fight, one at a time. I also remember some Neighbors one street over winning some playoff tickets to an Oiler game. Apparently the tickets were just to get them out of the house. With everyone tuned to the game, they backed in a truck and cleaned them out. But on the Bright side! When I came up to Texas my freshman year, I took pot luck just to meet different people. Little did I know I would room to nearly psychotic St. Marks kids from Dallas. They were getting the fucking Dallas Cowboy Weekly delivered. Thank the Lord for Earl Campbell helping kick Dallas's ass that Freshman year, With Staubach, Peason and Dorsett. Earl ripped off a couple big ones. Just went back and looked at the Box score. 30-27 Houston Earl had TD runs of 61 and 27 yards! God Bless Earl Campbell, for had Dallas won I would have had to listen to Dallas shit for weeks and weeks! rter Tm Detail HOU DAL 1 Cowboys Drew Pearson 56 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) 0 7 Oilers Earl Campbell 61 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) 7 7 Cowboys Robert Newhouse 21 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) 7 14 2 Oilers Toni Fritsch 27 yard field goal 10 14 Cowboys Tony Dorsett 1 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) 10 21 Oilers Earl Campbell 27 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) 17 21 3 Oilers Mike Renfro 47 yard pass from Dan Pastorini 23 21 4 Cowboys Rafael Septien 44 yard field goal 23 24 Oilers Ken Burrough 32 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) 30 24 Still Luv ya Blue!
  9. Though a little to early to feel blue about the roster...
  10. Here's a great example of EXACTLY where GOP control of our schools will end up. A fucking clusterfuck of a mess. Because while Republicans are great at getting angry, they are fucking terrible at fixing anything. https://www.yahoo.com/news/maga-fication-north-idaho-college-125412374.html "Mostly, people seemed stunned that it had actually come to this..." was the early line in the article that caught my eye. Because a lot of folks honestly thought that Trump neighbor or politician ultimately really wouldn't destroy the institutions they want to run because they hate them. Anyhow amazing article that shows the disfunction of the education system the more GOP politics become involved. It's a pretty good article on the degradation and gradual dismemberment of norms by GOP stalwarts. To the point where the community college may no longer even be a college. Good Article
  11. Sort of a PSA if you are in the market for a generator/inverter at a great price costco and a 4000W peak/ 3200 run Firman dual fuel unit about to go on sale (March 8th) for $599. Online they were $849 when I just looked. You can link two together and run in parallel as well if you need more power. Anyhow a great deal this month if you know somebody in need. https://www.costco.com/firman-3200w-running--4000w-peak-dual-fuel-inverter-generator.product.100843922.html
  12. Finally going to go out and play a round, Friday. I have gone out an hit a couple times with a bunch of different clubs and it's amazing how easy some of the newer "irons" are to hit. They are really more of a fairway wood or savior or whatever you want to call them but amazingly forgiving, with high launches. Just not what I think of as an Iron, and at first I definitely did not have these clubs far enough back in my stance. My brain kept thinking 5 wood, and I was hitting a 6 iron loft, so definitely some adjustment. Going to try and see how hard it is to schedule a lesson package at Golfinity today if I don't run out of time. I wanted to wait for their big grand opening promo before joining to make sure there would be available lesson scheduling once more people joined. Rather than join and be pissed that it's hard to schedule. Golf game will be with a buddy's Dad who still plays regularly and just turned 91. I hope like hell he somehow shoots his age! (and I don't suck!)
  13. Finally! What I love about the Austin Chronicle is that they do FINALLY put up a list of the shows that they personally do not sponsor about a week before the event. So they have the Unofficial Parties and Free shows link on their website. https://www.austinchronicle.com/sxsw/unofficial/. Of course not all the parties and free shows, but a decent list for sure. More importantly there are start times to a good deal of the listings. I tend to move more towards Rock and Blues as my preferred music, but one of the things I love about this time of year is the super wide variety of the lineups. The other thing I will absolutely do this year is spend some cash on some records if they are available from the bands I like. Finally got my turntable put together and time to rebuild the record collection that turned into a brick due to my rent house A/C leaking several decades ago. 😞
  14. If you are doing it right it should look like this! 😉
  15. The Longhorn part of me wishes he stayed another year, got Ricky thick and won the Heisman. But the businessman side of me says, you avoided a lot of pounding this last year. While NIL dollars would have been good for sure, better to get the contract clicking years towards free agency. Looks like nearly everyone looking at him is not expecting him to come in and carry the load. So hopefully avoiding another year of heavy pounding. The type of young man he is will make him an asset to any team's locker room, and his talents are going to get more notice as time goes on. Assuming he stays healthy he will cash in big time the next contract. I saw one projection having him go to the Cowboys, but I don't wish him a long tenure under Jerry. No matter where he goes the kid is a flat out baller and hard worker that is diligent about his profession. So fans of some lucky team are gonna get not only a hell of a player, but a great face for the team to promote off the field. I think that over time you are going to see Bijan in a lot of commercials, and that he will be very impactful off the field via charity work. Some team is gonna get luckier than they even know!
  16. Jam in the Van looks pretty good, and Armadillo Den is another "way down south" venue I haven't been too. Zach Person is one I wanted to see and missed last year, so good to see at least one chance. SXSJ 2023 LINEUP The Heavy Heavy | be your own PET | The Nude Party | Sir Woman | Thee Sacred Souls | The Lemon Twigs | The War And Treaty | Why Bonnie | Bailen| Model/Actriz| Blondshell | CIVIC | Son Rompe Pera | Monophonics | JOON | Robocobra Quartet | Oracle Sisters | the GOLDEN DREGS | Balming Tiger | Ratboys | Thus Love | Brigitte Calls Me Baby | Gypsy Mitchell | Olivia Jean Free Range | Peter One | Izzy Heltai |Shadow Show | Texas String Assembly | Charlotte Rose Benjamin | The Push & Shove | abracadabra Not too shabby, Looks like "The Heavy Heavy" is gonna be everywhere in Austin. They are getting some airplay at least on Sun Radio, and I think from the little I have heard they may be a "break out" band that gains wider appeal. Playing a small show at C-boys on the 10th I am gonna hit as a warmup to SXSW. The real key is to find out what times what bands are playing where. I actually use Do512 a lot for that as they seem to get the time frames down a lot more accurately than other sites. Anyone else have a site they use to determine the band start times?
  17. Been buying the 2 lbs of Bison for $20 at costco lately as a "keep in the fridge staple" for Blue cheese bison burgers. Unfortunately, or rather FORTUNATELY we didn't have any buns yesterday afternoon and we decided to make some bison meatballs and pasta in a cream sauce. The bison is loose and the meatballs were fragile as we put just enough binder in to barely hold the together, so a lot of delicate turning in the pan to get them browned evenly. But I will be damned, those damn Bison meatballs may have been the best damn meatballs I have ever tasted. I need to do a side by side with beef to see if it was the meat or the careful pan searing. Overate the shit out of the stuff...
  18. I was the guy yelling "You have to leave old people" joking herding folks towards the doors. Hell I actually might have gone to a show for Speedy Sparks at C-Boys had I known earlier. A great lineup there, Yard Dog party w/ Waco Brothers (11:00), Jon Langford & the Far Forlorn (10:00), the Silos (9:00), Churchwood (8:00), Wild Seeds (7:00), Casey Neill (6:00), Bob Schneider (5:00), Jon Dee Graham & William Harries Graham (4:00), Alice Spencer & Brian Beattie (3:20), Ethan Azarian (3:00) which we caught the last encore song). Sort of nice to have my wife not drink, as we hung at C-boys a little while, then went to Sagebrush which I had not been to before and saw Chili Cold Blood who was hosting a chili cook off. Chili Cold Blood was pretty good as well. They had an interesting blending of genres and were putting on a pretty solid show. Yeah I thought they might kick ass. Thus my earlier in the week thoughts of attendance. My 8 hour shift of day concerts and jack Daniels made me opt to rest on Sunday. Congrats to the proud Papa. Now I have to make sure I see during SXSW. Before they start their world tour and never come back... (just kidding DAD!)
  19. The real bottom line is Fox News is a propaganda organization, not a news network. I tape all the Sunday network news shows. On Fox... you got 14 minutes of Tim Scott, 15 minutes of Train crash, 10 minutes of a drawings of court proceedings and 8 minutes of general negative reporting using polling on Biden. NO COVERAGE AT ALL of the only truly historic event of the week. The President's visit to Ukraine. Why you might ask was the single most historic news event of the weekend completely avoided by Fox News? Because it has told us, it's viewers prefer a false narrative to reality. So that's what Fox gives them each and every day. A false narrative that fits with the predetermined biases of their viewers. Other News stations clearly lean left, but the cover the fucking news. Fox is different... because they are not a new channel, they are a propaganda channel. Which is exactly why Newt Gringrich and the GOP passed changed the law that used to protect the American public from false narratives. By changing the law to allow foreign ownership of broadcast networks in the United States. Fox News simply does not give a fuck about what is good for America or the American Public, they care about advertising. Nothing more, nothing less, and they have the most loyal rubes in our country watching their lies and propaganda daily.
  20. Nice show yesterday at Antone's with Patrice Pike's band opening up for Soul Hat, at a tribute for KLBJ DJ Johnny Walker after his recent passing. Hadn't see Patrice Pike for a while but I have decided she's our local Sheryl Crow. I can still remember her fronting Sister 7 and rocking out at Steamboat so long ago. But really nice to see Soul Hat again. The last time I saw them was at Stubbs maybe a decade ago? But they kicked ass. I was seeing a lot of music and visiting my old bar homies in the early 90's while I was putting the wife through Pharmacy school. She was studying her ass off all the time, and I was bored and the Black Cat became part of my regular rotation. They really were(are) a damn good band. Nice blast from the past and fuck yes to Bonecrusher once again closing out their set. Johnny Walker made that song Iconic to myself and many others on Friday at 5 pm when he would thumb his nose weekly at the FCC with his salute to the weekend. I had forgotten how prescient Johnny Walker was. I remember the very first SXSW, a $12 wristband to see the bands I was already seeing. But Andy Langer reminded me that Walker would fondly announce the flight departures to LA and New York as we rid ourselves of the festival interlopers. I wonder how many of those folks Walker wished farewell live here today? Anyhow I'll miss you Johnny, and great damn show Soulhat!!!
  21. Stuff is starting to shape up. C-Boys on SoCo is putting on it's first annual SoCo Stomp march 15-19th. Guess it's gonna be a regular thing since they set up a separate website 40 bands and all day shows from 1-7 pm.https://www.socostomp.com/ Friday March 17th Yard Dog party at ABGB's Yard Dog party w/ Waco Brothers (11:00), Jon Langford & the Far Forlorn (10:00), the Silos (9:00), Churchwood (8:00), Wild Seeds (7:00), Casey Neill (6:00), Bob Schneider (5:00), Jon Dee Graham & William Harries Graham (4:00), Alice Spencer & Brian Beattie (3:20), Ethan Azarian (3:00)
  22. Oh one more VERY important thing!!! There is a thermal fuse safety that when it heats up breaks the electrical connection internally. Usually this is because something is blocking the exhaust, or the filter is so clogged you cannot get good airflow. So the area around the heating element gets too hot and the fuse breaks the connection. Here's the weird thing, you can actually reset this fuse by whacking the flat disk until it resets. You can check continuity and see that the fuse works again. Sometimes it's awkward, but nearly every dryer has this sort of thermal fuse to prevent fire. You have to whack it pretty hard and sometimes there is a framework about it. But man, the satisfaction of getting the mofo to work again without having to order a part.... fucking satisfying as hell! I taped it to a dowel to get some leverage and a couple whacks downward as pictured and no service call!
  23. Don't feed the morons. bottom line is this wreck, like any mass killing using an assault weapon is the result of the GOP's unwillingness to do anything but whine and whine and whine. Exactly like you hear with Biden, Buttigieg, or any other Democratic. Just complain like a motherfucker and never, ever, ever put forth any fucking legislation to solve even minor issues of importance. The ONLY thing of any consequence the Republicans have done is the last 40 years via national legislation is simply explode the deficit spending again and again when they INHERIT good economies form the Democrats.
  24. I'll bet you dropped some F-Bombs! All your really had to do was remove the front mount that holds the heating element in place to remove it. Little screw behind it is a booger to access though. Tight quarters to be sure, and I dropped the screws about 5 times trying to get them back in, but a lot easier than removing the drum. In my case I have done this surgery a couple times. And now unfortunately I have to do exactly what your picture shows! 😉 Have the box of four rollers one of those mofo's is getting noisy. Past all the electronic control panel shit dryers are pretty fucking simple, electrically.
  25. What's funny is your right to be a fucking verifiably mentally disturbed person and buy an AR15 to shoot up a school never falls into the "well let's arrest you and we will figure it out later category." Of course the "real danger" is that vape cartridge you thought was legal. I guess the only solution to the police abuse would be to carry around the receipt? But then they would just say, nope, receipt might be fake! Get an attorney and sort it out.... giggle... giggle... The reason drugs are illegal. Republicans sell fear as their singular most popular product. Almost all GOP fund raising the last 40 years has been fear based, and drugs fold right into that. Well... and the original reason for making things like marijuana illegal to begin with... brown people. The sad thing is most kids honestly have no fucking idea that the little vape pen the carry is the exact same legally as carrying around 5 POUNDS of marijuana. They are identical in the eyes of Texas law. Neither poses the level of danger associated with the level of punishment. It is honestly nearly impossible to make a coherent argument that the penalty matches the crime when it comes to vape pens. It is however, a great way for police to routinely abuse their discretion, and ruin lives selectively. Shit I think the vape pens are great, but not worth a felony charge. I wouldn't buy the delta shit simply because I know the police in general are not that bright and the chance of getting fucked over even though in legal possession are simply too likely for me. There is a solution PLEASE YOUNG PEOPLE VOTE!!!! SAVE US FROM THE OLDER WHITE RURAL (often racist) MINORITY THE GOP WANT TO RULE THE STATE!
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