A Typical Austin Day
June 17th, 2005
A woman you meet at a gallery opening has had a varied career as a founding designer for Texas Monthly, an LA Times art director, a NY restauranteur and now is becoming a screenwriter. The temperature soars to near 100 and locals tell you that’s about 20 degrees hotter than June usually is. You cross the bridge over Lake Austin and its shimmering blue water takes your breath away. A hot band with a cranked-up female singer-songwriter plays for two hours for a $5 cover to a full house in a place that doesn’t even demand you buy drinks. The illuminated tip of the Frost Bank building follows you everywhere you go in and around the city. Yellow, orange and pink lantana burst out and are covered with mammoth swallowtail butterflies. You strike up a conversation at a restaurant with someone and suddenly you’ve made three new friends without hardly even trying. You agree, someone should keep Austin weird.
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HeY Jann! I just found you here… I think no matter where you go, you make 3 new friends with out trying! That is SO YOU!
hi Laurel, thanks for commenting, yes, I do love making friends . . . glad you found this blog which as you might have noticed, I haven’t exactly kept up with–one of these days! especially since I am sooooo in love with all things Austin–Jann
The $5 cover likely goes to the bar, she’s probably singing for drinks…so tip her….it IS 20 degrees hotter here (shhhh!! we are trying to keep it weird, normal people don’t like it hot :P ) But I must admit, so far all the new people are pretty laid back, so I can’t complain…keep bringing your out of town dollars…and leave a few for that poor singer, cause all she wants to do is make you feel like you’re home.
Wonderful to read!