Spoetzl

Her availability this year. HLSR has a wish list, and they pay attention to who is charting, who is touring well, etc... They stack rank and start reaching out well in advance. Some bands have standing invitations and work well with the staff. Others are permanently banned. Some bands have tours already booked and can't work around it. Others don't want to perform because of beliefs (such as cruelty to animals - not kidding). Others don't want to perform because they aren't comfortable in the setting (having everyone so far away. It definitely bothers some acts. New stage and other things have helped over the years). You are always going to see similar acts year over year. Most up-and-comers don't fill up the stadium and/or have the right connections to be invited (and are too big for the Hideout/Wine Garden stages). #1 goal of the show is money. If they are not going to sell out or come close, the show isn't too interested. The rodeo has spent tons on diversity studies, and is always looking for ways to include all aspects of Houston. The big issue there is that first and foremost, this is a livestock show and rodeo event, and that is not for everyone. Best thing this year is to head out early on the 11th, grab free drinks at the poultry junior market auction (maybe help out the kids), then wander over and see Turnpike. And Go Tejano Day is a nightmare for committee members just from the sheer size of the crowd. Best thing to do is sit in a suite and drink tequila all day.* *These views are my own and do not reflect the views of HLSR is any way, shape, or form. (in case tx 3 putt was wondering)

Tech: “You can’t leave! All of the plants are gonna die! How about a yearly game?” Texas: “um, yeah, maybe, let’s look into that.” Tech: “we have a guaranteed agreement!”

Oh I love your suits. It must have been a real bitch to get a 68 extra fat and a 12 dwarf.

Everybody’s lost but me.

Skip deserves a mention

Well they replaced her character with one admiral’s daughter. Penny Benjamin

Eh, just come up anyway. Plenty of room at the bar right now.

He could have opened the window.

I hear his favorite western is Wagons East

The Fourth Protocol Torn Curtain

Let us all know what narrative you feel is fair and just. It’s cool if you want to jump to conclusions. You have your opinion in your mind. It’s anti-Houston, that’s ok. Where else did it touch you?

Far from, bud

Sadly, knew, not know.

The promoters/organizers are screwed. Not NRG, not the city, and not the county. HPD and HFD responded appropriately and quickly. This was not a city/county event. There were expectations for security and crowd control and attendance that were agreed to and then ignored by the organizers. Their biggest issue right now is proving to their underwriters that they were within the scope of the policy. Cue Morgan Freeman saying, "they weren't". This was fully preventable. The organizers chose to ignore the issues. And I know one of the casualties.

Scott in ‘86 is the best. Mets knew if they lost game 6 that they were losing game 7. What Framber did tonight was ridiculous. Perfect through 4 at Fenway does not happen.

Framber just had one of the most dominant performance I have ever seen in a postseason. As far as Red Sox and Fenway, well... Worked up there and the company I worked for had a suite that I luckily got tickets to. Field is nice. Stadium is a shithole. Fans are aggies.

If he wants and can get 10 years, then great, do it. He will not get it as an Astro. And that is ok.

Darrell Royal

Neil Patrick Harris in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

What’s today? October?

Gallant Knight was a house on Holcombe for years. Moved to where Timberwolf was on Bissonnet & Kirby (both places were great and safe). My older brother was in town for the first time in a while and I took him to Timberwolf (he’d never been). We walked in and the dwarf came out of the bathroom on rollerblades and skated to the bar. My brother looked at me and said “well, it can only go downhill from here.” Someone mentioned Vintage (on Kipling), that place was a shithole. Ask Huge. Better question is who remembers Birraporetti’s on West Gray? Hops House on Hwy 6 used to be amazing, as was Big John’s Icehouse (at least in high school). I was served the last Lone Star at Kay’s (/csb). And TK Bitterman’s will always have a place in my heart.

Texags

Damnit. If you have daughters and are picking them up. Just reread my post and can’t stop laughing.

Pretty much this. To me a visit to Hunt isn’t complete without The Hunt Store, Crider’s, and sliding down Ingram Dam. A buddy recently retired there, and he has had good things to say about the Southern Sky Music Cafe in Ingram. Apparently they are getting some good musicians to come through. If you are picking up girls, you can always make the trip over to James Avery (if that is still a thing). That was always my least favorite part when we picked up my sister.

Goodbye and good luck