Welcome to South Austin

Dec. 31, 1980....Part 2.

DECEMBER 31, 1980 THE FINAL NIGHT FOR THE ARMADILLO WORLD HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS...FEATURING COMMANDER CODY, BILL KIRCHEN, JERRY JEFF WALKER, KENNETH THREADGILL, ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL AND MORE!!

I will post more of these because it is important to South Austin... The Dillo is where Austin got its groove....

Located on Brodie Lane in South Austin. A cool place to go. Used to be a Maudie's Cafe, now real cajun food and music.

Most of the pictures are from South Austin or downtown Austin, just north of the river. Come on down. Lose that tie, put on some sandals and relax, you're in Austin.

From the 1977 Polydor release "high riding". Produced by Tommy Allsup. True Americana Music from Texas. Take a tour inside the "Broken Spoke". I think you will like it. It's worth a visit just to see the museum and eat Chicken Fried Steak.

The Circle C area used to be the Covert Ranch. One of my high school buddies lived on the ranch. His mother owned the ranch. Now a very large subdivision in southwest Austin.

This laps the Austin Veloway at 18 mph. Cool machine. In the spirit of Keeping Austin Weird.

SoCo district of Austin, TX
Nice slideshow of my favorite part of my favorite city in the World. I live here because I'm not all there, and a few hundred other reasons, like I was born here.

In the spirit of Keeping Austin Weird.



Here's his story.....

Thursday night (oct 23 2008) i was driving down to 7-Eleven on Brodie Lane South, around 9-10pm to get some cigs, when i was headed north and i saw a very large bright light low in the sky, next to some radar towers, didnt think much and just figured it was a plane, because the planes always come in from the north to bergstrom airport from that direction. but what i found interesting is it wasnt moving, when i got a few blocks farther east it was on the other side of
these radar towers, so from that angle it appeared to be moving and said ok its
an airplane, i get to the store and there are people standing outside
staring at it, i was there a litle while as i waited in line , approx 5 minutes or so, they where buisy.

When i came outside from the store, the light was in the same place, as i walked by the onlookers, i cracked a joke and said there coming to get us, everyone kinda chuckled.

What struck me as odd tho, was on my wack back home when i got on the main street where i originaly saw it, the bright light was in the same exact location as it was when i first drove down the street, by this time approx 10mins had past. Planes do not stay in the same place for the long of a time period, and it was to big to be a helicopter.

When i got home i asked my wife and her mother if they wanted to see a UFO, they laughed and i said i was dead serious, so we all jumped in the truck, drove down to where i saw it, and of course nothing, nada, zilch, completely gone.

If that was a plane we would have at least caught it coming into bergestrom airport, or other surounding areas.

Now tonight (Oct 25th 2008) they just had on the news KVUE, more sightings from up north in stephenseville, and you guessed it, the sightings where all on thursday night (oct 23 2008), one of the witness's even said his brother in Austin could see it from his location.

7 F16 fighters where scrambled shortly after the sighting, they claimed it was training, all i can say is, that was probably my first real UFO sighting in the sense that it was truly unidentified and could not compare it to anything i know of, not to mention now there have been multiple witness to come forth about it at the same time, same night.

What you see in this video was identical of what i saw from South Austin.

South Austin's Favorite Son. Willie Nelson.
Toby Keith and Scott Emerick singing the song "I'll Never Smoke Weed With Willie Again" during Willie Nelson's 70th birthday celebration

When I was a child, Aussie's used to be the A & W Root Beer Stand. They had cold root beer served in iced mugs. Used to love to go there as a child.

Aussie's has good food. I really like thier Chook Salad with Fried Chicken.

In the summertime, the girls play in bikinis at the sand volleyball pits.

Located in South Austin of course.

A segment of Larry O'Neal's City of Austin Retirement Party held on January 29, 2001. Larry often picked up a burger from Sandy's, a local burger stand where the multi-talented gentleman in the video said he worked

Manchaca is in South Austin. Spent a lot of time on that street.

The Continental Club in Austin,TX -November 8,2008...This video is by sung by Glambilly: HOW I GOT TO TEXAS

This is a famous club just across the river in South Austin on South Congress.

While this event is not held in South Austin, it is the embodiment of everything South Austin is about. Come on down next year.

This annual trail is in Zilker Park in South Austin.

I am posting this in memory of Poodie. He died this week. He worked for Willie Nelson for 30 years as his road manager.
Poodie's needs no introduction to Austinites in the know. It seems like it is a long way out on 71 but actually when you get to 620 and the Aboretum in Bee Caves, you are two thirds of the way there. I'd say 20 miles out of town, maybe twenty five. You never know when you might run into Willie Nelson at Poodie's. They are tight and he and Willie have worked together for decades. Of course, like everyone, he has his detractors. People who do their job well, often do.
http://www.poodies.info/
http://www.myspace.com/poodieshilltop

The above is written by WiseGeorge.
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