Going to Austin for the first time

[BOOMERBRADLEY]

This weekend.

I for sure am going to the Salt Lick BBQ on Saturday night. What are some "Must See" attractions?

[jumperstop]

http://cosbysweaters.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Colt_CosbySweaters.jpg?

You can at least see where they once stood....

[sappstuf]

This weekend.

I for sure am going to the Salt Lick BBQ on Saturday night. What are some "Must See" attractions?

You will be able to see the Longhorn Stadium the way it looked for the last half of the season...

[BOOMERBRADLEY]

crickets...

[OULenexaman]

I haven't been there since '76....it was a fun place though....went to a place called the Armadilla...saw SRV before he was SRV..

[Mjcpr]

They have an excellent Chili's.

[NormanPride]

Umm... they have a nice music scene? Austin sucks.

[Boomer.....]

4th, 5th, and 6th Streets (depending on your age)

[Viking Kitten]

Esther's Follies if you like sketch comedy.

www.esthersfollies.com

[KantoSooner]

Find a friend to take you out on Lake Travis to Devil's Cove. Site of the original Girls Gone Wild.

Much fun,though it's still pretty early in the season.

Don't take the wife or girlfriend. ('sandwich to a banquet' type deal)

[BOOMERBRADLEY]

Fiance' is going. She's paying, actually

[Jammin']

Joe's Generic Bar.

[GrapevineSooner]

Watch your cornhole

[47straight]

Go to east 4/5/6th east of I-35 and punch a hipster *********.

Go eat at a tex-mex place on south 1st street between riverside and oltorf.

Go to the ladybird johnson wildflower center, south Mopac.

Go back to 4/5/6th east of I-35 and punch some more hipster *********s.

[47straight]

Joe's Generic Bar.

lol

[C&CDean]

Why? Stay in Norman, save your money, and have a great time. Traffic, pretentious Texans, expenses...why bother? Unless Lid has set you up with some fine dining or something you're wasting your time.

[Dodgers]

oasis on lake travis. Great atmosphere, food is ok. But the place is outrageous. I recommend it.

[MamaMia]

Enoteca Vespaio on S. Congress Ave. Get the Duck Con fit and thank me later.

[TheHumanAlphabet]

Bring the sanitatizer gel and a gas mask...the stench and filth will be everywhere...;)

[TheHumanAlphabet]

Hang out at the bridge at dusk and watch the bats fly out...

Check out the web site for Diners Drive Ins and Dives off Food Network, some good east off that show.

[BOOMERBRADLEY]

what part of town should i get a hotel?

[A Sooner in Texas]

The Legislature's in session...if you're going during the week you might want to check out the capitol. Just watch out for all the hot air.
And if you head to 6th Street, you'll have to dodge the puke on the sidewalks.
If you want to check out the live music, visit austin360.com (good friend of mine is the editor) - pretty comprehensive listing of venues and restaurants, etc. And if you see a listing for Eric Tessmer while you're there - GO SEE HIM. He is the love child of Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Seriously. The guy is amazing.

I actually really like Austin, if you can't tell. But I always give the finger to the stadium when I pass by. :D

[CrimsonKel]

Bad news for the Clovisians.

http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/early-americans-arrival-110324.html

[47straight]

what part of town should i get a hotel?

driskell on 6th, stephen f austin.


if you really want to act like a prick from the coasts, the W hotel.

[batonrougesooner]

I was there a couple of weekends ago. I stayed at the Hyatt. It was accross the river which is easily walkable over the bridge but cabs are plentiful and cheap.

Ate at 219 West. Really good. Very good actually. Not too expensive.

[Sooner Born Sooner Bred]

Esther's Follies if you like sketch comedy.

www.esthersfollies.com (http://www.esthersfollies.com)
And on a further note:

http://www.austinimprov.com/

[sooneron]

- GO SEE HIM. He is the love child of Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Seriously. The guy is amazing.



If I had a nickel for every time that some new star out of asstin was the next SRV/Hendrix...
Charlie Sexton, Will Sexton, Ian Moore, ...

I would go to DKR stadium to check out the * and laugh my *** off.