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There's a tune that goes with this
And I know it, but I don't find any on-line version of the tune.Mother, may I go out to swim?Yes, my darling daughter.Hang your clothes on a hickory limb, And don't go near the water.This is the chorus of a stage song from 1908. Here's another reference (search and scroll down). This one implies…
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Girl Genius Write Code at FlightPath Coffee
My daughter and I went to FlightPath Coffee during Finals Week before Christmas. This young brainiac came in late with... (via I Stare At People)
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Austin Sound Review: Frank Smith's Big Strike in Silver City (Big Snow)
Texans take their country seriously, but in times when any pop song sung with an accent is labeled as country, there seems little left for enthusiasts of the genre. There still remains, however, a specific, unmistakable brand of the genre that belongs exclusively to the southwest. Laden with…
WOXY & Austinist Present: A Contra Listening Party at Scoot Inn
Vampire Weekend Listening PartyTuesday, Jan 12Scoot Inn (1308 E. Fourth)8 pm, Free[info]Has it really been almost two years since Vampire Weekend captured our hearts with their addictive debut album? The memories of a jam-packed, sold out show at The Mohawk in late 2007 and the ensuing SXSW gigs…
HAAM Announces New Board Chair, Staff
Health Alliance for Austin Musicians announced some board and staff changes today. The new chairman of the Board of Directors is Tim Taylor, partner at Jackson Walker LLP and three-time chair of the organization’s HAAM Benefit Day Committee. They also announced new additions to the board:…
Haunting Oboe Music Call It Quits, Play Free Week
Photo courtesy Meow Meow PowWe had high hopes for Haunting Oboe Music, but today we got word that the group is calling it quits after five years of togetherness. You'll have a couple opportunities to say goodbye during Free Week: the band will be at Emo's on Jan. 7 w/ Moth Fight, Yellow Fever,…
Free Week Highlight: Obsolete Machines, In Situ Sound, String at Mohawk
Photo from MySpace Free Week with Obsolete Machines, In Situ Sound, and StringTuesday, January 5The Mohawk (912 Red River)Free, Show at 10pm, Inside[info] As Free Week continues to roll down Red River and trickle onto 6th Street we are given the perfect excuse to ramble around town and educate…
New Release Tuesday: Dustin O'Halloran
Dustin O'Halloran Piano Solos (Cobraside) This week, Cobraside re-releases Dustin O'Halloran's 2004 release, Piano Solos. O'Halloran's piano work is infectious and melancholy, his self-taught tendencies leaning towards aching melody at every turn. You might recognize his name from Sophia…
UT Introduces Its iPhone App
University of TexasThe iPhone app of 2010 is like the website of the late 1990s: every entity worth its salt has one. As of today, count the University of Texas among those joining the iPhone app ranks. The university's new iPhone application features news, sports, events, campus maps, shuttle…
Public transit can reduce DWIs
Public transit can reduce DWI, so why not time Austin's rail schedule to reduce drunk driving in the entertainment district? (via Grits for Breakfast)
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Austin Real Estate Market Update for Nov 2009
Maybe I should start terming my Austin real estate market update blogs ?Austin Real Estate Market, as Influenced by the... (via Austin Real Estate Blog)
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She Sir Prep Release of Yens, Play Free Week
She Sir are preparing the release of their 7" EP, Yens, due digitally on Jan. 15 and on vinyl February 15. The four song EP finds the group experimenting with layers of texture and sound to great effect. "Lemongrass" is the lead single (check it out at Austin Sound), and it's full of hazy…
Readings
The idea of the Mayor’s Book Club is a little bit hokey. Some years I read the book selected and some years I don’t. I’d been passing this year’s by each time I saw it displayed at a library branch, but eventually my resistance broke bown and I borrowed it. You should,…
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2009 in Review: Jette's List
Including Best Austin Performance, Best Austin DVD Releases, Comfiest Red Carpet, and Best Half-Nekkid Live Film-Related Moment. (via Slackerwood)
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Closing the Gap
Ah. A new year has started and a new semester is approaching. These are always exciting times and great opportunities... (via davidwogan.us)
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Central Presbyetrian Church + tattoos
Why I love my church, and why tattoos on the clergy is awesome. (via Dishevelled Stars)
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The Great Billy?s on Burnet COBRA CONTEST
It?s simple. You have three (3) days to correctly submit a list of all the fixin?s on Billy?s new burger,... (via BeerTownAustin)
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