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  1. texasdago

    SXSW 2025

    Which outdoor stage?
  2. texasdago

    SXSW 2025

    I've really been wanting to see Nuclear Daisies live. They very much remind me of something from the 90s and I can't put my finger on it. Queen Serene has a different droning sound but I really like seeing them live. Prehuman is somewhat adjacent. Wall of guitars, droning shoegaze sound. They often play bills together and you can usually see them at Hotel Vegas, Chess Club, 13th Floor, etc.
  3. I keep trying to make our house more fire resistant. Can't be perfect and I'm always fighting leaves but having a xeriscaped yard with lots of crushed granite and naturally designed firebreaks helps. Although our wooden fence is probably a fire waiting to happen. Still, trying to improve our odds.
  4. My knees would have snapped off
  5. texasdago

    SXSW 2025

    Met up with a fellow Shagster at SoCo stomp and caught the Big Freedia set. Very entertaining and a fun show - crowd definitely into it. New Orleans Bounce. Not what I would expect to see at C-Boys.
  6. Can confirm as I have taken a picture of said mural. BUT... anyone know what Guadaloopy looks like because I have a suggestion.
  7. Here's the only thing I've seen is that sometimes they instructors aren't very assertive when someone who is lower skill gets assigned with people that are more skilled. The only way to get around that and when you can tell they're going to put someone in your group that is below you (substantially so) is to speak up. Now, I can totally understand a teenager not doing that. They'll just ride with it but then be disappointed. Case in point - first time I went to Crested Butte, I signed up for the Steeps program where they basically guide you around the mountain, show you stuff off of the T-bars, etc. Well, they stuck this guy in our small group and the guy was looking forward to skiing his first black. Wait... WTF?!!?! Our guide wasn't really saying anything or doing anything about it and so I had to go to the guy assigning instructors and say, "hey, this does not work" until he assigned him to a different group. Almost happened to me another time at CB. Mind you, I think CB has a lot of excellent and talented instructors but sometimes I wonder if the people who run the ski schools try to maximize the number of people in a class... you know, ROI and such. Can't say that I saw that at Taos but have seen it at CB which is a Vail resort. Oh... the blues at Stevens are b-o-r-i-n-g
  8. We all live in homeless encampments under high rises and next to food trucks selling birria for influencers.
  9. That sucks. Where?
  10. ...and when you see that they have to go around and do this, you wonder WTF ski resorts don't want to pay them well
  11. Yeah, some of the terrain I really want to access might be too risky. Right now they're at 3 out of 5 on north facing slopes, aka where we are staying. Good news is the lower half of the valley has tons of tree skiing so there could be lots of goodness...
  12. Well then... this is promising for next week. Resort is so vast it tends to hold fresh snow for a long time. Avalanche issues, though...
  13. Talk about a poorly worded article. What it should say - embalmer stuck the penis in the dead sex offender's mouth. Why? It sounds like the embalmer took a nibble. Right wording, different reaction...
  14. texasdago

    SXSW 2025

    All the people that bitch about SXSW is in town... I'm sorry but its great and, yeah, its busy but there are so many shows and you don't really have to spend any money save for drinks
  15. Absolutely. I mean, she needs to complain on FB about Austin.
  16. texasdago

    SXSW 2025

    Marshall Amp show was good stuff. Had some nice giveaways and a good eclectic mix. Only stuck around for the first four acts but one was Freak Slug which was on my list to see. My friend stuck around for Fleshwater (opener on the Deftones North American tour) and he said they were great. This was the line at about 12:20 but when left at about 1:40, you could just walk in provided you had RSVPed. Line was done. Fawn: Freak Slug:
  17. I have to say this headline sucks... was it near the UT campus? Yes... it was on a feeder by the UT campus but it had nothing to do with or would have truly impacted anyone on the UT campus. Kind of feels like a fear-mongering headline. How about road rage shooting off of I-35. Man killed in road rage shooting near UT campus, police say
  18. texasdago

    SXSW 2025

    I used to say DEE until a local music photographer corrected me that they say DYE. Here's one... local Austin latin singer lluvii - tell me how to pronounce the name.
  19. All depends on the experience you want. I'm from Bologna so clearly love it but there's something about an Italian beach vacation.
  20. texasdago

    SXSW 2025

    So... when getting a turd like PBR, am I the only one that drops a lime in it? Feel like an idiot asking but I can pretend I'm drinking Pacifico or something.
  21. texasdago

    SXSW 2025

    Will do
  22. texasdago

    SXSW 2025

    Hmmm... depends. I mean, on Saturday I parked in front of Trader Joe's at Seaholm and walked across to Auditorium Shores.
  23. texasdago

    SXSW 2025

    Interesting. I was at Hotel Vegas on Sunday and was going to grab a Lone Star but they only had PBR (at least outside). The Hotel Vegas lineup today is absurd. I really wish I could go. All I can tell you is when it comes to parking, find a place that might be far but reasonably walkable. It keeps working for me. Do I have to walk a distance? Yeah, but at least I don't circle forever and then can get out pretty easily when I want. I'm going to do that tomorrow for the Marshall Amp show at Mohawk. Let's see if my strategy is still functional.
  24. Can't help you on Como. Rome is going to be ass to elbows packed, as usual. I love me some Rome and I'd love to visit my family there but, yeah, no. I was going to suggest going to a beach town on the Adriatic for a week. Settle in, enjoy the vibe and the town, use a car for little side trips. Your 15 and 17 year old would probably dig it. If you time it right next year, you can even be somewhere like Rimini to enjoy https://www.visitrimini.com/en/events/the-pink-night/ which is just a bunch of parties, wine festivals, live music, fireworks, etc. for a weekend.
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