A/V Geeks Present: Why We're Fat

Austin is heaven for food lovers. With all the great barbecue, burgers and beer, it's no wonder we've gained like fifteen pounds over the course of the last six months. It could also be because we don't exercise, and we eat one of these sandwiches every night, right before going to bed. But then again, who can say for sure in this topsy-turvy world of ours?

Anyway, tonight the A/V Geeks will shed some light on our weight situation through a series of films that "attempt to explain or confangle information about nutrition in order to sell products". The program will include titles like The Man Who Missed Breakfast, Your Daily Bread, Eat for Health, More Life In Living, and The Adventures of Chip & Dip, and it promises to be a heck of a lot of fun.

For those of you who don't know, the A/V Geeks are actually just one geek--a fellow named Skip Elsheimer. Skip has a ridiculously large collection of old 16mm educational films (18,000, to be exact!), and every once in a while he selects some of the best, and takes them on the road for events like this. And despite the fact that the Alamo didn't follow up on our suggestion to offer a "burger and a helmet" special for the evening, it's still going to be pretty awesome.

Oh, by the way, you can also check out some of the A/V Geeks' extensive film collection on Youtube.

A/V Geeks Present: Why We're Fat
Wednesday, June 20th
Alamo Drafthouse Downtown
7pm, $8 / $6.50 Student, Senior, AFS
[Tickets]

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By math in Arts & Entertainment on June 20, 2007 4:00 PM 0 Comments

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figz

A humorless vegan? Why, I've never heard of such a thing!

Math

Pitt-

If you're actually serious... way to miss the point!

You're taking that quote out of context. If you'd read the entire post (or maybe even the entire sentence), you'd understand that it's not meant as an all-encompasing representation of Austin's taste in food; rather, it's a joke at my own expense--an acknowledgement of my terrible diet, structured around a shoddy attempt at alliteration (if you can think of a vegetable that makes you fat and starts with the letter B, let me know). So your righteous indignation is wholly unnecessary if not outright silly.

But of course, the great thing about America is, you're welcome to eat whatever you want, and I'm allowed to do the same. Hooray for freedom!

ol'pappy

Beer is better than nice.

Frank

Quote:
Austin is heaven for food lovers. With all the great barbecue, burgers and beer...
Aye, as a food lover myself, I concur that Austin is heaven... but those of us who choose a compassionate, environmentally-friendly diet dig Austin for different reasons. Austin's vegetarian restaurants are out of this world, and we've even got a number of vegan bakeries serving everything from vegan cupcakes to vegan soft serve.
Beer is nice too.