Short Hiatus

I am finding that when I go out these days, I have very few positive things to say. So, for now, I am going to take a short hiatus until I can get excited about going out in Austin again, and until I have the time that it takes to devote to writing and promoting this blog. But please, if you have any suggestions of new Austin gems-let me know! I'm so sick of all the dusty ones that have been around forever...

Apple Bar Oopsy

Don't worry, kids, everything ended peacefully.

Booze + Boobs = Fan fucking tastic

Quick recap of the past 2 weeks

Hello my friends, it's been a while. I never got a post up after my birthday party since I was waiting for pictures for a while, so that is old news. However, the Justin Timberlake sing-a-long is still going on on Thursdays at Alamo Drafthouse and it is ridiculous fun. If you have to pee (and after one pint, half a bottle of champagne, and a martini shaker, I had to a lot), I suggest going during the middle. I am more of a fan of later Justin and his collaborations, which bookend the show. Young JT is in the middle. Go see the show at Ritz, though-I'm not a big fan of Village. Oh, also from my actual birthday night, I learned that the manger of Barcelona is a giant dickhead and does not like club kids, even though they play house and techno there. He almost kicked me and my friends out because we had glow sticks from the sing-a-long. Of course, I got a bit mouthy, so that didn't help. But anyway, fuck that dude and the dungeon of a club. Don't spend your money there.

So last weekend I went out only on Friday because I was totally sick. Sinclair and I went to see Brian Posehn at Cap City. Uh, funny, funny dude. His opener was ok, but my buddy Doug Mellard was hosting and he was actually the best of all of them. He is fantastically offensive. If you ever have the chance to go see him, please do. And support local, live comedy. For reals.

I went out last night, and due to the illness, it was the first time I had a drink in probably 2 weeks, which is kind of amazing for me. I met a friend who came in from out of town in the Warehouse District, and it was totally lame. Lucky was dead. Gruv was pretty dead, and even at the end of the night, Red Fez was pretty dead. And there were a ton of white people in there. It was really weird. It made me realize that I almost never go out on Thursdays, unless it's to an event. So, where the hell is everyone on a Thursday night? Is everyone down on 6th for college night? Help me out here, folks...



Go see Doug! I love that in the photo in the end he totally has drink spilled on his shirt. I love people that spill drinks on themselves. Like me.

Gettin Dirty this Wednesday

I hope people come out to this event so much that it's getting a blog post all by itself:

This Wednesday, the Get Right Kids will start their monthly Get Right Night at DB's on Rio Grande (in the West 6th district). DB's has officially become one of my top 3 favorite bars, and these guys (DJ QD and Kid Slyce) are pretty amazing (and not bad on the eyes). They're bringin hip-hop, bmore, juke, electro, dance, and a whole bunch of other good ish to this little gnome hole. And if you need a little liquid courage to get your ass on the floor, the bartenders are servin' up $2.50 tallboys and $3.50 wells (and these bartenders show lots of love with their pours).

Get Right Night --- 10pm --- 511 Rio Grande

See y'all there!

me and Kid Slyce at my bday party

Where to find me 3/25-28

Well, the busiest week/weekend of my life is over, and now the second busiest week/weekend of my life is about to begin. It's time for the big 3-0, and I've got to do it up right. So, here's the plan:

Wednesday:
The folks from Birds Barbershop are slingin' drinks at Mohawk tonight, so my bff who works there wants to check it out. Should be yum. Who knows after that...

Thursday:
Hot sexy white boy action at Alamo Ritz for my bday proper. The ladies and I are doing the Justin Timberlake sing-a-long, which I am pretty sure the programming director scheduled because he knew it was my birthday (just a joke-oddly enough it's his girlfriend's birthday, too). Somehow there are still tickets left, so get yours now. You really don't want to miss all the screaming and clutching. I just hate it for whoever sits in the theater seats after this one...


Friday:
Eh, not really sure what's going on for Friday. Taking suggestions.

Saturday:
Starting off the day with horseback riding (weird, i know-whatever), then a nice nap. Then it's off to Mother Egan's for the big birthday bash. It's going to be the 3rd best party of the year (behind Perez and the Red Bull Moon Tower). Wish me luck on making it past midnight without passing out!!!

Finally recovered from SXSW 2009

So you may have noticed that I have been away for a while. That is definitely thanks to the awesome madness that was SXSW 2009. I think last night was the first time that I have slept a full 8 hours in weeks. It was nice.

So, things have settled down, and I am back. Yay! To catch up on my SX coverage, please check out the blog that I did for austin.com. They are really fun, I promise. And enjoy the slide show on the left :)