Ethan, our web design guru/yogi/ninja, is heading to the Austin City Limits Festival in September, us Austinites just call it ACL Fest -- and he asked about things to do ...
Well, it just so happens that I'm heading back to Austin the first week of September -- so here's my preliminary "things I gotta do" on my trip home:
1) Convince Ian McLagan and the Bump Band to play that Thursday at the Lucky Lounge (Ian was in the Small Faces, then the Faces -- and he wrote some amazing songs -- and he's also played with Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, the Stones, Billy Bragg, and more) He plays a FREE show most Thursdays with a tight little Austin group.
2) Eat some BBQ -- starting with Stubbs, then moving on to Rudy's
3) MILTO'S! Mmm cheap pizza and gyros -- tastes like college
4) End up at Beauty Bar at 1:30am with Britt Daniel of Spoon again
5) Grab a drink at The Peacock lounge on the east side
6) Waterloo Records -- this IS Austin
7) Walk up and down South Congress -- visit Joe's, take the gf to Feather's, maybe buy a new pair of Lucchese boots at the Justin store, enter and never leave the Continental -- especially if Redd Volkaert, Cindy Cashdollar, or Earl Poole Ball are there.
8) Catch up on my honky tonk over at Don's Depot -- cheap beer and real music and more Earl Poole Ball (he was Johnny Cash's piano player, but you knew that, right?)
9) Go back to my home away from home, Little City downtown -- I'll grab an iced mocha, the hummus plate, and sit on the sidewalk staring at the Capital only a block away.
10) Alamo Draft House -- no kids allowed, wide rows with tables for your bucket of beer, your nachos and themed meals to the movie (for Willy Wonka, they served a chocolate dinner)
I can picture the whole town, city limit to city limit. Love Austin? Leave your top ten in the comments.
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