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- molo0
some of the panels looks good, i wish i could go to one of these....maybe next year, i'll be submitting stuff
- jonatne0
I'm surprised at people saying there is a lot of country music in Austin.
You really have to travel out of town a bit to find country music.I'd say the majority of music in Austin is rock.
And yes, eat mexican / tex-mex food. You'll soon find out that it's awesome here.
To see stuff out of downtown, travel south on either Congress, 1st, or Lamar. Cross the bridge for any of those streets going south and there are lots of shops and restaurants. I'd suggest hitting South Congress. Good scene down there with Continental Club, Home Slice Pizza, and Amy's Ice Cream all in a row.
- mg330
Go to Waterloo Records for sure if you want to visit one of the best record stores on earth. Every time I'm in town there I probably spend 3 hours there. Their recommendations are great. Good prices.
Make sure to eat lots of Tex-Mex and Breakfast Tacos.
My God - did anyone even mention those things? And there are actual Austin people posting here? Geez.
- jonatne0
... has started
Can't really tell any difference downtown yet though..
- Llyod0
shellie let's meet up and bump them
- jonatne0
Thats too bad Shellie. Have fun in Mexico.
- shellie0
I ended up canceling all my tickets last week. I decided to use my plane ticket and hotel credit to go to Mexico in a month (AYEEE!). So, I'm not comin to Texas anymore. But to all that's going, have a fun and stuff.
- spent20000
I got a panel on the 10th
- jonatne0
..."1. Ascend all 106 steps of Mt. Bonnell to enjoy the view. 478-0098
2. Take a friend to Hamilton's Pool and experience the miracle of Nature. 264-2740
3. Take a moonlight tour of the Wide Basion Preserve. 327-7622
4. Go for a ride on the long star riverboat or Capitol Cruise. (seasonal) 327-1388, 480-9264..."
- jonatne0
San Marcos does have tubing but you can go about 20 minutes further to the New Braunfels / Gruene area and the tubing is 20x better.
It will probably be too cold for tubing. It's cold and wet out right now.
I suggest you look up a restaurant called Oasis. It's a little north of Austin but the view is amazing. Don't eat there, steep prices and medium food. Just get some drinks and enjoy the view.
- dbloc0
tons of free downloads to make a SXSW mix
- DUKIE08220
take a drive down 360, the views are amazing. San Antonio has some great scenic areas as well
Tubing over by texas state is also a must- don't forget about schliterban either (they have the best water slides in the world)
- barbtastic0
shellie-
i love cleveland, one of my favorite cities.
- jonatne0
Anyone going to SXSW Music?
I have a badge for music and one for interactive.
I'm going to be hanging with my company during interactive but I'll be alone for Music.None of my friends can afford to go and I got my badge for free.
I'm wondering if there is anyone coming to music that may want to meet up for a couple of shows. I'll be pretty bored doing it all by myself.
I live in Austin so I know what to do around here, I'll have transportation and everything else.
So my point is:
I'm looking for someone or some people to hang out with a little during the Music fest. If you're here for the whole 2 weeks (like Shellie) you'll probably want to do more to experience Austin and I know what to do around here.
Email me if you're interested.
- jonatne0
This is happening around the same time. (may be in conjunction with)
- shellie0
Thanks guys!
I live in LA and bounce back and fourth between here and New York and the times I enjoy the most are spent in the mid west in town like Tulsa or Cleveland. You can get into all the right kinds of good clean trouble if you find the right people to roll with.
- zod0
I used to live in Austin too, lovely city.
@robotron3k: Great suggestions. The Salt Lick is great. So it San Marcos. It should be warm enough to visit Schlitterbahn if it's open.
Visit 6th street downtown where all the parties are.
- Get a GPS shellie on your rental and you will rule the roost.robotron3k