The Armadillo Podcast

Austin Links for 2006-02-20

  Austin downtown 
  Originally uploaded by tictoc.

• 2008 Nebula Awards Weekend to be held in Austin, Texas - Geek-a-thon!
• Leslie shares his, er, skills with the heartland
  Oh no!  1. Leslie has left her station at 6th and Congress.  2. She's in jail in Iowa.   
  (tags: Austin Texas KeepAustinWeird weird culture celebrities)
• News 8 Austin - From the Vaults of Austin City Limits
  Old, unbroadcast classics of Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash.  Get Johnny on iTunes by clicking here:     
  
  (tags: Austin Texas music)
• Alex Jones "proves" Cheney shot Whittington at close range
  Austin favorite conspiracy theorist is taken seriously by BoingBoing.net
  (tags: Austin Texas politics weird KeepAustinWeird)
• HorseTV rides into Austin
  Hosted by Mr. Ed.
  (tags: Austin Texas media)
• GameSpy: Richard and Robert Garriott: What's Ahead for Massively Multiplayer
  (tags: Austin Texas technology games)

Austin Links for 2006-02-16

  FULL Chadwyck Vancouver 014
Originally uploaded by keltyg.

• Cathedral of Junk
  Only in Austin
  (tags: Austin Texas culture KeepAustinWeird weird)
• FrankenBike
  A free bike swap meet held once a month in Austin, Texas that is open to anyone who wants to buy, sell or trade bicycles and bicycle related gear or parts.
  (tags: Austin Bicycle Texas culture outdoors events)
• CBS 42: Ruta Maya Fifth in Nation
  According to Food & Wine magazine
  (tags: Austin Texas culture coffee weird KeepAustinWeird)
• Howard v. Bentzin: The stern message voters sent
  Nothing to see here.  Now move along.  Everything is OK.  I repeat, everything is OK.  Move along, thank you.
  (tags: Austin Texas politics)
• KXAN.com - Willie Nelson's New Song
  Michele Valles scores a one-on-one interview with Willie about his new song.
  (tags: Austin Texas music media KeepAustinWeird culture)

Austin Links for 2006-02-14

• In Austin, seeking the next big thing in folk
  Kinky Friedman, the only candidate for governor to share a dais with Peter, Paul, Mary and Arlo.
  (tags: Austin Texas KeepAustinWeird KinkyFriedman)
• Guy Town, Austin's Redlight District
  (tags: Austin history Texas)
• WSJ's Law Blog » Cheney Mishap Spotlights Texas’s Power Elite
  WSJ blog sniffs at "rarefied air of powerful Texas Republicans."
  (tags: Austin news politics)
• The Austin Map Project
  Coolness.  GPSing and photographing the beauty of Austin.
  (tags: Austin Texas culture)
• Texas Eat 'Em (washingtonpost.com)
  Yumm!  Austin BBQ!
  (tags: Austin Texas culture food)
• A Human Interest Story, from the Dirigo Group
  Wayne Alan Brenner speaks.  And acts.
  (tags: Austin Texas theatre)

Austin Links for 2006-02-10

Austin Cemetery Angel, originally uploaded by Eric in SF

Gone but not forgotten-* pioneers of Austin music:

Blaze Foley, 1949-1989

• Blaze Foley's Front Door
• Steve-O's Blaze Foley Homepage
• The Austin Chronicle Music: A Walking Contradiction

DesChamps "Champ" Hood, 1952-2001

• MusicAustin: Champ Hood

Alan Lomax, 1915-2002

• Lomax site

Roosevelt Thomas "Grey Ghost" Williams

• The Passing of Grey Ghost

Links courtesy of the Texas Music Office.

Austin Links for 2006-02-07

  i am fine Originally uploaded by John Gusky.

i am fine
Originally uploaded by John Gusky.

• Richard & Robert Garriott -
  "Why You Never Want to Work with Your Brother."
  (tags: Austin Texas games)
• Episode 15 - Armadillo Podcast Interview with Richard Garriott
• Texas Rollergirl News (from Minnesota)
  Melicious' book “Sugar and Spikes” (Simon & Schuster), will chronical her adventures and insights.
  (tags: Austin Texas Rollergirls)
• Episode 14 - Armadillo Podcast Interview with Melicious
• ABJ - ACC program teaches international etiquette
  "Austin, Texas, is a more than just a high tech mecca," she says. "It's this community waiting to welcome cultures from all over the world." Thousands of leaders from around the globe descend on Austin this May for the World Congress on Information Techno
  (tags: Austin Texas business news technology)
• Creative Clusters and the Urban Economy
  Austin is leapfrogging other cities by capitalizing on the advantages of "proximity and collaboration."
  (tags: Austin Texas business culture news)

Austin Links for 2006-02-03

• Austin singer-songwriter Slaid Cleeves wrote an ode to South Austin with "Horseshoe Lounge" and it needs to be downloaded to your iPod:                    
  
  neon Originally uploaded by John Gusky.
• KRT Wire - Mardi Gras Indians fight to survive in Austin
  "...The list of musicians who have come to Texas reads like a who's who of Big Easy royalty. In Austin, there are the Iguanas, Cyril Neville and the Caesar Brothers..."
  (tags: Austin Texas music)
• WynnAgain.com | Photo Gallery
  This is weird, alright
  (tags: Austin Texas weird KeepAustinWeird politics)
• Prosecutor Seeks DeLay-Abramoff Trip Info
  Go Ronnie, go!
  (tags: Austin Texas politics news)
• Daily Texan - Zombies Descend on American Idol Austin Show
  "BRAAA-AAAINS!!"
• ABJ: Austin ranks as No. 2 city for filmmakers
  Does "King of the Hill" count as an Austin film?
  (tags: Austin Texas film business)
• Blogcritics.org: Famous Faces Gather to Promote Folk Music
  OK, but why the dancers?
  (tags: Austin Texas music news culture)

Austin Links for 2006-02-02

  SRV
Originally uploaded by jaybsauceda.

  SRV Originally uploaded by jaybsauceda.

• Check out Live at Stubb's by Matisyahu. You'd think the combination of reggae, hip-hop and Jewish spirituality would be an only-in-Austin mix.  But this album is top 50 on Billboard, top ten on iTunes. Download "King Without a Crown" here: 
  
• Could Austin's entertainment industry survive flu pandemic?
  Others stories in the Statesman today:  1. Can a Terry Schiavo-like situation affect Austin families?  2. Roadside bombs in Hyde Park--it might happen.  3. Third Anniversary of Columbia Disaster--Is your Car Safe?
  (tags: Austin Texas media news)
• The Construction Zone: Austin Theatre Is Blog-Tastic!
  Lot's o'bloggy goodness here...
  (tags: Austin Texas culture arts blogs)
• Curlio.com: American Idol finds little exciting in Austin
  Ouch.
  (tags: Austin Texas music)
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• ‘Idol’ doesn't mess with Texas - American Idol - MSNBC.com
  Oh snap! "...somehow, a city that can seemingly produce musical talent at every random street corner didn't set the world on fire."
  (tags: Austin Texas music news)

Austin Links for 2006-02-01

  Ice Building 
  Originally uploaded by tygress_janie.

• Details: Matthew McConaughey Lives in a Trailer Park
  Details cover boy interviewed in his South Austin trailer.  Has he really gone all 78704 or is this pure PR?
  (tags: Austin Texas film)
• Austin Air Guitar Championships 2006
  (tags: Austin Texas KeepAustinWeird music news weird)
• National Geographic:  Bats!!
  Austin's famous Mexican free-tailed bats get the National Geographic treatment.
  (tags: Austin Texas KeepAustinWeird weird)
• 3 Texas brothers in trouble after watching porn at drive-thru
  Three Aggies are waiting in line at McDonalds....supply your own punchline.
  (tags: Austin Texas news weird)
• How Austin Ranks Among US Cities as a Best Place to Live or Visit or Start a Business - Best Place to Live in Texas
  Boo-yah!  Here's nearly every ranking we've ever earned as a city--and there's plenty of them.
  (tags: Austin Texas weird business news)
• Be Here To Love Me: A Film about Townes Van Zandt
  Documentary about Austin's version of Bob Dylan
  (tags: Austin Texas film)

Austin Links for 2006-01-30

  light bulb man 
  Originally uploaded by John Gusky.

• News 8 Austin - It's always happy hour at community-owned bar
  It's "Hippy Hour" at first community-owned bar in  People's Republic of Austin.
  (tags: Austin Texas news)
• Eeyore's 43rd Annual Birthday Party
  April 29th--mark your calendars
  (tags: Austin Texas KeepAustinWeird weird)
• Write On Austin!
  A place where veteran and aspiring authors can offer stories about their lives and our city. Austinites of all backgrounds, experiences, and neighborhoods are invited to share their stories in celebration of Austin. These stories will be viewable through
  (tags: Austin Texas culture)
• KLRU: Austin Now > Austin Unchained
  How supporting local businesses helps Austin
  (tags: Austin Texas business KeepAustinWeird)

Austin Links for 2006-01-28

  Through this door... 
  Originally uploaded by Nuevo Anden.

• Austin Chronicle: "Broken Spoke Legends" - "...performers who've played the Spoke reads like the Country Music Hall of Fame roster – Bob Wills, Tex Ritter, Roy Acuff, Ray Price, Ernest Tubb, Kitty Wells, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson..."
• "London Homesick Blues" written by Gary P. Nunn - this is the real title of the "I Want to go Home with the Armadillo" song heard at the start of PBS' "Austin City Limits." Get it on iTunes:  
  
• The Poopa Scoopa: Tommy Boy "The Slasher" Lurks No More
  Crime in Austin...
  (tags: Austin Texas news)
• Austinist: "Austinist Peg Your Clique Quiz" - Get in Where You Fit In, Austin
  "Why do we always feel the need to label and categorize everything and everyone? She’s a hipster; that guy’s a douche bag; those kids are square. We assume, with our rudimentary understanding of psychology and sociology, that is has something to do wi
  (tags: Austin Texas culture)
• Download Country music on iTunes.
• Austinite urges a little weirdness for Hampton Roads
  Where in the world is Kirk Watson?
  (tags: Austin Texas politics)