Barton Creek Mall on a Saturday Night

[justhookit 4191]

2 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

In the early 80s, and maybe even when you worked there, you could get a blowjob for $5.   You just go to the J.C. Penney’s  and head to the sporting goods department.  There was a high school kid there and you would tel him you wanted to buy some socks, and then he’d blow you in one of the dressing rooms.  

The kid loved UT football and if you told him you were a football player he’d blow you for free. Poor kid, I know of at least 4 people that told him they were Todd Dodge.  He probably didn’t have a UT media guide or a Dave Campbell’s guide laying around, so he couldn’t have known what Dodge looked like without a helmet.   

[Bill Brasky 1449]

2 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

In the early 80s, and maybe even when you worked there, you could get a blowjob for $5.   You just go to the J.C. Penney’s  and head to the sporting goods department.  There was a high school kid there and you would tel him you wanted to buy some socks, and then he’d blow you in one of the dressing rooms.  

The kid loved UT football and if you told him you were a football player he’d blow you for free. Poor kid, I know of at least 4 people that told him they were Todd Dodge.  He probably didn’t have a UT media guide or a Dave Campbell’s guide laying around, so he couldn’t have known what Dodge looked like without a helmet.   

Shamewood? 

[JerrysJheriCurl 977]

2 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

In the early 80s, and maybe even when you worked there, you could get a blowjob for $5.   You just go to the J.C. Penney’s  and head to the sporting goods department.  There was a high school kid there and you would tel him you wanted to buy some socks, and then he’d blow you in one of the dressing rooms.  

The kid loved UT football and if you told him you were a football player he’d blow you for free. Poor kid, I know of at least 4 people that told him they were Todd Dodge.  He probably didn’t have a UT media guide or a Dave Campbell’s guide laying around, so he couldn’t have known what Dodge looked like without a helmet.   

I didn’t know there was a JC Penney’s at Pease Park.

#TheMoreYouKnow

Edited December 19, 2021 by JerrysJheriCurl

[KaiserSoze 998]

19 minutes ago, Bill Brasky said:

Shamewood? 

 

[6th Street 6444]

3 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

In the early 80s, and maybe even when you worked there, you could get a blowjob for $5.   You just go to the J.C. Penney’s  and head to the sporting goods department.  There was a high school kid there and you would tel him you wanted to buy some socks, and then he’d blow you in one of the dressing rooms.  

The kid loved UT football and if you told him you were a football player he’d blow you for free. Poor kid, I know of at least 4 people that told him they were Todd Dodge.  He probably didn’t have a UT media guide or a Dave Campbell’s guide laying around, so he couldn’t have known what Dodge looked like without a helmet.   

[DanRydell 799]

I can't believe Chelsea Street Pub died for this

[Stunns38 3538]

I used to work in a kiosk next to the food court there slanging cell phones back in the early aughts. I didn’t work one day NOT hungover in those days.

[JimmyJames 12271]

I thought the arcade at BCM was also the gold mine in the 80s. Maybe they had a monopoly on the city back then. 
 

Also now I know why I never went into JC Penney’s. 
 

Finally why did Austin strip clubs in the 90s never seem to have a champagne room? 

[Bevo Num1 1021]

I thought the arcade at BCM was also the gold mine in the 80s. Maybe they had a monopoly on the city back then. 
 
Also now I know why I never went into JC Penney’s. 
 
Finally why did Austin strip clubs in the 90s never seem to have a champagne room? 

Nah dude. Northcross was always the Tilt. Goldmine was at Highland and Barton Creek had Aladdin's Castle or some shit like that.

[atomheartbevo 89758]

16 hours ago, Tailgate said:

I worked at the JC Penney sporting goods department there in H.S.

Todd Dodge came in one day while he was still QB1 at Texas and bought a pair of socks from me. I was stoked.

[Deej 76859]

31 minutes ago, Bevo Num1 said:

1 hour ago, JimmyJames said:

I thought the arcade at BCM was also the gold mine in the 80s. Maybe they had a monopoly on the city back then. 
 
Also now I know why I never went into JC Penney’s. 
 
Finally why did Austin strip clubs in the 90s never seem to have a champagne room? 

Nah dude. Northcross was always the Tilt. Goldmine was at Highland and Barton Creek had Aladdin's Castle or some shit like that.

[Longhornstampede 3185]

2 posts in this thread have made it worthwhile to read the whole thing!

 

[Deej 76859]

If you were at Northcross, The Gold Mine was between Furr's and the movie theater. 

[Your Mom 4828]

There was also a Goldmine at Highland Mall.  Next to Kay-Bee Toys and across from a shoe store.  I frequented the one at Northcross more often until Einsteins opened in the strip center across the street.   TIlt at Northcross was after the renovation and was on the opposite side of the ice rink.  Goldmine was next to the movie theater, pre-Tilt.

[JimmyJames 12271]

1 hour ago, Bevo Num1 said:

1 hour ago, JimmyJames said:

I thought the arcade at BCM was also the gold mine in the 80s. Maybe they had a monopoly on the city back then. 
 
Also now I know why I never went into JC Penney’s. 
 
Finally why did Austin strip clubs in the 90s never seem to have a champagne room? 

Nah dude. Northcross was always the Tilt. Goldmine was at Highland and Barton Creek had Aladdin's Castle or some shit like that.

Aladdins castle I believe is correct. I thought it was originally a goldmine at Barton creek though and then turned into aladdin sometime in the mid 80s but I could just be confusing all of them. 

[bschoolprof 6271]

No one wants to comment on the brazen smash and grab?  Lulz.  This trend seems to be going viral.  

Can we at least blame it on city council and/or defunding the police?  

[JimmyJames 12271]

9 minutes ago, bschoolprof said:

No one wants to comment on the brazen smash and grab?  Lulz.  This trend seems to be going viral.  

Can we at least blame it on city council and/or defunding the police?  

Personally I blame the robbers, but that’s just me.

And Austin didn’t defund the police. So unless Mayor Adler smashed up the place it’s quite the stretch to blame him for it. 

[atomheartbevo 89758]

13 minutes ago, bschoolprof said:

No one wants to comment on the brazen smash and grab?  Lulz. 

This site is full of 40-somethings and 50-somethings, and it's easy to get us off-topic and reminiscing.

We are turning into old people.

[ztejas 43524]

10 hours ago, formermav43 said:

I don’t know, 18 figures seems a bit steep.

I love Surly because I know which joke I'm setting up and intentionally don't bother to clarify my comment.  

[JerrysJheriCurl 977]

If @South Austin’s mom was an arcade, would she be Le Fun?

BTW, is she the original smash and grab?

[atomheartbevo 89758]

Just now, JerrysJheriCurl said:

If @South Austin’s mom was an arcade, would she be Le Fun?

Being in the Scientology building makes sense.

[Deej 76859]

2 minutes ago, JerrysJheriCurl said:

If @South Austin’s mom was an arcade, would she be Le Fun?

BTW, is she the original smash and grab?

She did only require 25 cents a play.

[1978horn 894]

Nah dude. Northcross was always the Tilt. Goldmine was at Highland and Barton Creek had Aladdin's Castle or some shit like that.

Tilt came in after goldmine closed at northcross. It was by the theater. Chick-fil-a was there too.

[tx 3 putt 77236]

5 hours ago, DanRydell said:

I can't believe Chelsea Street Pub died for this

Their burger night was solid 

[DanRydell 799]

Aladdins castle I believe is correct. I thought it was originally a goldmine at Barton creek though and then turned into aladdin sometime in the mid 80s but I could just be confusing all of them. 

Barton Creek was definitely Aladdin’s Castle. You were able to rent the place out for birthday parties before they opened in the morning.

[achooloco 1072]

11 hours ago, Native Horn said:

I can assure you that it was Gold Mine back in the 80s.

What part of the 80s? Cause at least from 86-90 gold mine was first floor of highland mall. 
edit: late to the game and seems everyone above got it right. Tilt was something before tilt but I have no idea what. 

Edited December 20, 2021 by achooloco

[JerrysJheriCurl 977]

Just young folk calling things what they experienced instead of the OG way.

I still call em all the following, even if people have changed them. Off the top of my head:

Decker Lake, City Park, Town Lake, Paleface Park, Ben’s Long Branch, Fiesta Gardens, Chicano Park, Lanier HS, Johnston HS, Reagan HS, La Loma, Hungry Hill, South Congress, 26th St., Cocktails. 

No need to correct. Just accept that some folk are multigenerational Tejanos/Austinites… and call things different.
We also have been making and eating tacos and BBQ before Waterloo existed. 
It wasn’t a trend…  it’s a way of life. 

TLDR: Don’t Tilt my Gold Mine. 

Edited December 20, 2021 by JerrysJheriCurl

[RamjetFDO 10577]

Their burger night was solid 

I always went for the chips, queso, and little smokies-on-toothpicks appetizer as my lunch. (Dillard's '84-'85)

[Murfdogg21 4413]

On 12/19/2021 at 1:35 AM, TornACL said:

I mean this with all due respect, but you have to be a complete fucking loser to still go to a mall. 

That’s not how that works. 

[Ag with kids 581]

On 12/19/2021 at 11:41 AM, atomheartbevo said:

In the early 80s, and maybe even when you worked there, you could get a blowjob for $5.   You just go to the J.C. Penney’s  and head to the sporting goods department.  There was a high school kid there and you would tel him you wanted to buy some socks, and then he’d blow you in one of the dressing rooms.  

The kid loved UT football and if you told him you were a football player he’d blow you for free. Poor kid, I know of at least 4 people that told him they were Todd Dodge.  He probably didn’t have a UT media guide or a Dave Campbell’s guide laying around, so he couldn’t have known what Dodge looked like without a helmet.   

If you'd mentioned it, I'm sure someone would have brought you a media guide or Dave Campbell's...

[hayden_horn 11364]

On 12/19/2021 at 4:33 PM, bschoolprof said:

No one wants to comment on the brazen smash and grab?  Lulz.  This trend seems to be going viral.  

Can we at least blame it on city council and/or defunding the police?  

 

On 12/19/2021 at 4:45 PM, JimmyJames said:

Personally I blame the robbers, but that’s just me.

And Austin didn’t defund the police. So unless Mayor Adler smashed up the place it’s quite the stretch to blame him for it. 

i also blame the police. why the fuck is there not a handful of cops on foot patrol in the mall? everything they do seems so reactionary. how about an ounce of prevention every once in awhile?

[Ghost of LL 15539]

1 hour ago, hayden_horn said:

 

i also blame the police. why the fuck is there not a handful of cops on foot patrol in the mall? everything they do seems so reactionary. how about an ounce of prevention every once in awhile?

I know, right?  I mean, why don't we have a cop on every block?  For that matter, why don't we have a cop following every person in the city?  There'd never be any crime at all!

[royiv 9333]

I wonder how much money the average urban police department spends on paramilitary gear that could be reinvested into actual community policing that deters crime?

[High Plains Drifter 11050]

 

'they get all that military gear at reduced prices from the feds, so probably not much.

 

[royiv 9333]

34 minutes ago, High Plains Drifter said:

 

'they get all that military gear at reduced prices from the feds, so probably not much.

 

Maintenance on that shit isn't free.

[hayden_horn 11364]

3 hours ago, Ghost of LL said:

I know, right?  I mean, why don't we have a cop on every block?  For that matter, why don't we have a cop following every person in the city?  There'd never be any crime at all!

massive eyeroll. you're way way better than this as a poster, unless my sarcasm meter is completely fucked. 

[Wally Pryor 5261]

On 12/19/2021 at 4:45 PM, JimmyJames said:

Personally I blame the robbers, but that’s just me.

And on that piece-of-shit Garza. They'll reel these hoods in at some point and he'll sentence them to a chalkboard with the mandate that they write "I am sorry" 100 times. 

(If Garza's in a bad mood he'll have them write it 150 times.) 

[Ghost of LL 15539]

12 hours ago, hayden_horn said:

massive eyeroll. you're way way better than this as a poster, unless my sarcasm meter is completely fucked. 

One of us has a sarcasm meter that's broken.  That's for sure.

[hayden_horn 11364]

1 hour ago, Ghost of LL said:

One of us has a sarcasm meter that's broken.  That's for sure.

i'm just grouchy because i still have a bit of work to finish this week while everyone else is done for the year. 

i very much believe in community policing, and proactively identifying targets. a mall during christmas season should have cops on patrol, for shoplifting, theft, a nutter with an ar-15 looking to shoot up the place, whatever.

[Brothahorn 10087]

Maintenance on that shit isn't free.

First responder and Vet discounts

[Ghost of LL 15539]

1 hour ago, hayden_horn said:

i'm just grouchy because i still have a bit of work to finish this week while everyone else is done for the year. 

i very much believe in community policing, and proactively identifying targets. a mall during christmas season should have cops on patrol, for shoplifting, theft, a nutter with an ar-15 looking to shoot up the place, whatever.

And I guess my point is that I'm sure there were cops there.  There have always been plenty of cops there (both on-duty and off-duty private security) every time I've been to Barton Square Mall.

But let's just be real about the role they play--they're there for deterrence and to deal with things like shoplifting and breaking up a fight.  They're not going to try to apprehend an organized jewelry-store robbery, because doing that might turn into a shoot-out in the middle of a crowded mall.  Far better to try to apprehend them later.

[Deej 76859]

If you still shop at a mall, I can't feel sorry for you if you get caught in the crossfire. 

[TexArcher 37989]

On 12/19/2021 at 1:35 AM, TornACL said:

I mean this with all due respect, but you have to be a complete fucking loser to still go to a mall. 

I live in Austin and I seriously did not know that mall still existed.

This is the first time I've heard of it in at least a decade.

Edited December 21, 2021 by TexArcher

[Ghost of LL 15539]

On 12/18/2021 at 10:18 PM, JimmyJames said:

I dunno but whoever owns that land is sitting on a gold mine. The mall is doomed. 

If the City of Austin ever were so unwise as to make me Mayor, I'd attract the Tampa Bay Rays to Austin and redevelop that stupid mall as a baseball stadium.

[ztejas 43524]

1 minute ago, Ghost of LL said:

If the City of Austin ever were so unwise as to make me Mayor, I'd attract the Tampa Bay Rays to Austin and redevelop that stupid mall as a baseball stadium.

Oh man. That would be one of if not the most badass park in the country. Think of the views. 

Westlake would never let that happen unfortunately.

[bolverk 29695]

18 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Oh man. That would be one of if not the most badass park in the country. Think of the views. 

Westlake would never let that happen unfortunately.

It's well inside Austin's city limits.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21912]

It’s hard to grease the appropriate wheels with a park

[ztejas 43524]

50 minutes ago, bolverk said:

It's well inside Austin's city limits.

Referring to Westlake as the surrounding neighborhood here. NIMBYs aren't exclusive to non-Austin municipalities. 

I mean it would never happen for a billion other reasons but still. 

[Guest Lobo]

It will be developed before the end of the decade, but not as a baseball stadium.  

People forget why shopping malls still exist in some urban areas.  A lot of people don't have credit/debit cards, they shop with cash.  

Also, sometimes people need diamonds to pay hitmen.  So they send underlings.  

It's a fascinating world underneath this one.  Why somebody even knocked over the ATM across the street from this BC Square, sending the nextdoor community into a frenzy about "Defunding Police" as the cause.  Last I checked, as Willie Sutton said, the reason people knock off cash machines, jewelry stores, and banks?  'Cause that's where the fucking money is.  

Only curious thing about this heist is the timing.  Busy Saturday night before Christmas.  Lots of inventory, lots of crowd in which to blend in beforehand and afterward on camera.  Could blended in with crowd near closing and hid inside and then made their move but of course, they'd be more obvious to spot.  The frantic dispersal was an easy way to slip out---big upside.  Big downside---you can't operate/steal very long with that kind of lighting/frenzy/recording/police response/etc.  Maybe they were there for just a specific case at somebody's direction?  

[Guest Lobo]

Not sure why, likely another green belt search & rescue.  But another helicopter circling over/near BC Square this evening.