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Vegas64

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  1. It never fails. The most popular guy in the team is the backup QB. Until he gets meaningful playing time.
  2. Definitely not enough data yet to make any determinations (and change any preset minds, either way), but for a debut, first preseason game with the assumption it’s a floor and you’ll get better with exposure and reps, it was a success no matter how you want to slice it. That said, he’s gotta keep getting better and proving himself. Just one data point in a long journey. I do wonder how Browns management and the brain trust feel though. Had to be a pleasant surprise for some of the internal doubters, especially considering the injuries currently.
  3. Had Pecan Lodge (Deep Ellum) last week in my monthly visit of downtown Dallas. How the mighty has fallen. Not very busy in a prime lunch time. No line. The heyday of 2009-2016 overly represented in media and awards and flair on the walls and tables. Bright side: took two massive dumps. The last one smelled exactly like the pecan lodge bbq platter pre-ingestion and the aroma was both pleasing and appetizing believe it or not. Maybe more so in a fecal state than when it was prepared food. Take that for what you will. Not sure if this is TMI and/or disgusting, but thought I’d share.
  4. You guys are overwhelmingly likely right. All I’m saying is let’s see. Last night could have been worse…
  5. Pretty good in his first action and preseason game. I ain’t saying, I’m just saying….
  6. What did your buddy (or anyone) account for the fall from grace and campus verve / zeitgeist for Abel's? Shocking it fell that out of favor
  7. Dumb question but does Abel's still exist on 24th and Rio Grande? And if so, is it still the place to be in West Campus? I lived in WC for 3 years and it was the only secure and anchored thing in my life during those times. Core memories at that place (even before the renovations).
  8. I asked ChatGPT 5.0 about what you said:
  9. I ubered so to be honest I didn’t pay attention to that. Sorry!
  10. Let's say hypothetically Ewers is Brock Purdy or Brock Purdy-lite, I think they took some better players and could have one of the best drafts in the last few years, much less just 2025. For reference SF's 2022 draft:
  11. Okay. You sort of buried the lede here. What "networking" events are held at Baby A's in North Austin lol? Sounds like you mean drug deals, meeting of the (aforementioned) cartel leaders, or what?
  12. I know that's why I made the analogy, you dork.
  13. You just basically said Houston is Lagos. Explains why Nigerians don't miss a beat in Houston.
  14. I actually think if one of the two late picks hit-- Miami will get re-graded and had the best draft of 2025! Kenneth Grant will be great. I like Jason Marshall Jr. and Ollie Gordon II and Quinn at the back end of the draft have higher upsides than anyone taken that late (or in the middle rounds IMO).
  15. I mean, we probably all have a Baby A's story which is best forgotten to time.
  16. Less about the food (which, to be clear, is a factor of it being crappy. But like Brisket said they have some things that are edible/good). More about the lack of maintenance and investment into the brand and restaurants. It's working class families and people who want a break from their usual breastraunt in a very dingy, dirty, old dining area. The kitsch and decor is falling apart where it's not rusted and dusty. Everything is chipped and in need of fresh paint. The tiles are cracked and the tables wobble. The whole place (not just the bar) smells like stale Natural Light that spilled on the floors and were never mopped up. That's what I mean about it becoming the new Baby A's. A one-time restaurant turned dingy flophouse where the darker, more troubled souls go to drink industrial grade booze to kill the feelings they have.
  17. Ate at the sad husk of a once proud Chuy's for dinner. Chuy's is about 5 years away from becoming Baby A's.
  18. Mayahuel in Autry Park is new and interesting: https://www.mayahuelrestaurant.com/ Renonwed pastry chef and chocolate guy doing a family style mexican concept with a finer dining twist. Not high/fine dining but definitely trying to do more than the base case. The menu was above average and the location was really cool. The service was mid. Crowd favorites was the carne asada and beef cheek with the homemade tortillas and the shrip and beef cheek tacos. The cochinata I would not order again and the sea bass you could get anywhere. The apps outside of the pan y butter or whatever were forgetabble. I think I got some ahi tostado stack and some raw salmon something or another. The desserts as you can imagine were the best part-- the vanilla and coffee were my favorite. Good value and pricing here though. I wasn't particularly paying attention to costs and what I would have assumed/guessed felt like a $600 meal (with drinks) actually came back closer to $400. 3.5/5 Edit to add: looks like the just opened on July 18th so probably still working out a lot of the kinks.
  19. Not getting enough love....
  20. Is it my opinion? I mean, how else do you describe the guy walking around barefoot with no shirt and a ratty blanket wrapped around his body screaming at imagined spectres about the God knows what? There is one on every corner. Houston could have a really cool downtown. It's inherently walkable from one end to another, I do it often. But it's increasingly concerning and scary. There will be a violent occurance sooner rather than later it seems, not if but when.
  21. Can't really even be mad when he puts it that way...
  22. I mean, they arent that as you describe. They are CLEARLY suffering from mental illness and/or addiction. And in very bad straits. And acting out and harrassing the general downtown area of commerce and business.
  23. Watched Captain America Brave New World. Very meh and Aldous Huxley is rolling in his grave with the sullying of that good name. Caught Wayne's World on cable. Haven't seen it since the early 90's. Actually a lot smarter and interesting and funny than I remember as a 20-something when it was a popular movie. It was a fun re-watch.
  24. I've been traveling to Houston a lot this year for work. 2 or 3 times a month I'm in Houston. I'm also regularly in places in like New York City and San Francisco. I haven't been to Austin regularly for at least a year and a half-- I was downtown at the Omni for two days in the spring. I give that context before I say: It feels like this year Houston is giving those places a run for it's money in what you traditionally think of as unchecked mental illness, drug use/abuse, and harrassment from those experiencing homelessness. I've seen more barefoot, screaming into the void mental illness and homeless people veering and intimidating the white collar population than I've seen in SF recently. Louisiana, Texas, Main, Fannin, Rusk, you name it, it's on every corner. From the JW Marriott to Vinson & Elkins to Shell Plaza it's crazy. And I've seen more downtown police and enforcement patrols just ignore it and look the other way (and to be fair, most finance and o&g workers downtown seem to be used to it) as they focus on ticketing parked cars. tl;dr Houston is rivaling San Fran in 2025 in smelling like urine.
  25. Memphis is the scariest place in America. I read somewhere "Memphis is what the right tries to tell America what Chicago is" and I felt that.
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