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Gale Snoats

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  1. picked up a new suburban recently and would like to get it leveled (maybe lifted but probably just leveled). any suggestions for someone to do that work in Austin?
  2. Austin's restaurant scene has really exploded in recent years and it's hard (for me, at least) to keep up but here are a few that have been around for a while that we typically take out of town friends to: nice traditional (kind of french american / steakhouse) -- jeffrey's sushi / japanese / james beard winner -- uchi (my longtime favorite in Austin -- uchico is great too but i prefer the smaller original uchi) fancy-ish bbq / Texas food (maybe not top tier bbq (save that for franklins, valentina's, etc.) but everything els on the menu is very good) and good downtown / walkable area -- lamberts good italian south congress walkable -- vespaio good seafood south congress walkable area -- perla's good seafood not quite as walkable but pretty close to other bars / restaurants -- clark's nice southern (and i think a james beard finalist) -- olamaie Jeffrey's, lamberts, perlas, and clarks are part of the mcguire moorman group (they also do elizabeth street (good vietnamese) and a few other places you can check out on their website). They're pricey (and some would say overpriced) but i think they're all excellent.
  3. Searched and didn't see a Chicago thread. We have a long weekend there in June and I'm looking for recs on dining and lodging. Schedule is to fly in Friday early / midday, walk around and see some of the sights, dinner Friday night, Saturday walk around and see the sights, going to a show at Wrigley Saturday night, and fly back Sunday. Any suggestions on where to stay? I'd like to be somewhere that lends itself to walking around and seeing the typical attractions. We've stayed at Soho House in other cities and really like it but i don't know much about Chicago and don't know if it's in a good spot for what we're wanting (it's on Green Street). I stayed at the Drake one time and liked it. We've also been told the Park Hyatt is a good place. Anyone have any other suggestions? For dinner, we're thinking about Alinea Friday night but are certainly open to other options. Anyone have any suggestions if you had one dinner in Chicago? What about lunch and things to do Saturday during the day? Any info is appreciated.
  4. He messed up the score going to commercial twice.
  5. Long day trip today - flew out of Austin at 8 arrive at 10 in no lunch at mr bs grilled shrimp and gumbo (good not great more familiar old school and comfort food like) hearing at 2 then meet friends for drinks then supper at the bar at Revolution before 10 pm flight home. Had a half order of lobster gnocchi and new flounder oyster polenta dish they have. Both were very very good (our remaining hobby after kids is eating well and both of these dishes were memorably good). Uber back to airport now thinking about that flounder.
  6. I volunteered for a film festival in college and ended up driving Sam Elliot around town for 2 days. He was very laid back and cool to me. Most of the time it was just him and me, including a great breakfast at the Driskill. When I dropped him off at the airport he shook my hand and gave me a hug and told me to keep fighting the good fight. It was awesome.
  7. agree with this. we spent time in tokyo (ate really well and also enjoyed walking around the fish market and took in a Giants game at the Tokyo dome) then took the bullet to kyoto which was also great. on the way back we spent 2 nights at a ryokan (sp?) in Hakone and it was awesome -- built on the side of a mountain looking over this valley -- really beautiful).
  8. Looks like I'm finally going to have to break down and get a new (or used) vehicle. I'm looking at suburbans or tahoes and need advice on: (1) best time to buy new -- looks like Covert and other area dealerships have some pretty good deals on 2018's -- is now the time to buy or will those prices continue go down as we get closer to the new year? (2) are dealers less likely to come down on listed pricing since these 2018's are already discounted and pitched as year end deals? (3) does it make more sense to buy used if my used criteria would be something less than 40 or 50K miles? I'm traditionally opposed to the idea of buying new but maybe it makes sense if all of the 'gently used' options are only a few thousand less than the new 2018's? For what it's worth, I plan on driving whatever I get for at least a decade or so and don't put many miles on my vehicles (I currently have a 2002 Chevy crew cab with only 140K miles). Any help is appreciated.
  9. Answered my own question - sitting at the bar at Revolution.
  10. In town for just a night solo. Revolution or mr bs for dinner?
  11. Is Johnny Miller in love with Keegan Bradley? Did he start crying when they were talking about it at the end of the broadcast?
  12. this is exactly what I'm looking for -- easy grilling during the week. reviews look great. thanks!
  13. Best fire starter to use with a large egg?
  14. There was a Giovanni's in the Brazos mall in lake Jackson when I was growing up. It was mall pizza but it was awesome - much better than the standard food court stuff. At least that's how I remember it. I always assumed it was a chain but I've searched and searched on the Internet and can't find any mention of it. My search is complicated by the fact that Giovanni's is probably the most common name for a pizza place.
  15. Torrey update: couldn't get through to reservation line so went out cold. Got off to a bit of a slow start today and didn't get there until 8:00 or so. Put my name on the list and got called 10 minutes later. Me and 2 other singles on the south course. Weather was perfect. It was awesome. Hit it pretty good for me. Other 2 guys were about my level and age. Quick round done by 1 or so. Great day!
  16. That's what I'm going to do. Is it best to walk the course? Thanks, Dad!
  17. Trotter did mine at Midtown Urology on 35th and Lamar. He's an Austin guy early 40's or so -- you probably have some mutual friends if you've been around town for a while. very easy both procedure and recovery. a little strange having a friend of a bunch of guys you know do it but he's very professional and made it a nonevent.
  18. So out of the blue I'm going to have a free day all to myself this Saturday in San Diego. I have a wife, young kids, and work a lot so this is extremely rare. I went to the website and it looks like Torrey is all booked up. Anyone have any idea if there's a chance I could get on as a single if I show up early Saturday morning and am willing to wait? If not, any other courses out there you all would recommend? My back up plan is to go surfing and I'm fine with that too but I'd love to play somewhere cool if I can.
  19. Matt's is one of those places that has a few couple of good dishes hidden in a menu of mediocrity. The shrimp a la Matt is a surprisingly great dish. The more standard texmex fare kind of sucks.
  20. Anyone have any experience with these? https://seaholmautomatic.com I had a sub for years but it was stolen. I was planning on picking another one up but saw these and think I might like them even more -- the diver with the blue bezel in particular.
  21. love the show and loving this season in particular but Stan's girlfriend's "i wanna be an FBI agent" was nonsensical. it reminded me of George telling Jerry he wanted to get into broadcasting.
  22. Are you in Austin? What area?
  23. Are you in Austin? What area?
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