Austinist: Nueva Onda Movie Night: Austin Stories & Hunky Dory

guest

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:30:08 -0600

It's the Circle of Life And it moves us all

guest

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:48:54 -0600

You're right now mention of iconic, no mention of or anyone saying it was iconic here either. Just reiterating that there were those who beleived it was an insitution or different than the other hundreds of clubs that have come and gone in Austin. there were a few that were/are Austin, but most are just flavors of the day that don't last. If no one considered it a big deal, why a story on tearing it down? Sort of like Mohawk, when that's gone in a few years people will be talking about how Spoon played there once (or 123 times) and how Austin has lost one its most cherished venues blah blah blah.

oh steph

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:23:56 -0600

http://austinist.com/2007/05/07/snapshots_urban_development.php - no mention of "iconic" and i was here when austin stories aired, and while it wasn't a big deal to me, it might have been to other people, including my older brother who thought it was so cool that his home town was on mtv. people's perception of the past will always be subjective.

guest

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:36:55 -0600

No, I believe it was someone who posted on here when it was about to be torn down, stating how much of a staple of Austin it had been for so many years and how it survuved through the changes. Sort of like my recent encounter with someone who swore the Mean Eyed Cat had been here since before they moved here 10 years ago. It's funny what people will/want to believe about the places they go and how they tie to Austin history; usually they have nothing to do with it, but they want to be known as someone who hung out at an Austin institution.

guest

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:33:45 -0600

No, I'm quite sure it was someone who posted on here when it was about to be torn down. I had someone tell me recently that the Mean Eyed Cat had been here since long long ago and they were adamant that it had been here before they moved here 10 years ago; it's funny what people want to believe about the places they go.

guest

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:19:22 -0600

Oh please. Nobody thought Tamableo was iconic. Anybody who told you that was pulling your leg and you were dumb enough to believe them.

guest

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:24:48 -0600

You go Scooby, better not leave out Tambaleo, people felt that was an institution, then again they are the same people who say the Electric what? We better hope Foundation doesn't close, its one of the last true iconic Austin clubs left!

truecraig

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:03:15 -0600

guest is starting to give me the paranoias...

guest

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:04:31 -0600

go, craig, go!

truecraig

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:49:54 -0600

5) Hard Rock on 6th.

Scooby

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:41:27 -0600

Amen, #7. Austin just hasn't been the same since they closed _____. Fill in the blank: 1) The Armadillo 2) Liberty Lunch 3) Factory People 4) Some other "iconic" business.

guest

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:08:28 -0600

Ya'll are kidding yourselves. Austin Stories? Not that great. I mean, it was cool to see some local exterior shots on TV, but I always thought that show sort of sucked. Low production values, stilted script, but maybe I just missed something. I don't know how much stock I put into your geocities source. If it was such a ratings success, why did they pull the plug so quickly? And PS, Commenter #6, Austin lost its soul a LOT more than ten years ago. Despite that, it's still a rockin place to live and I love it deeply.

guest

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:49:34 -0600

How much for the hubcaps? $25 each That's too much man How about I sell you 4 for $100 Deal TV dialouge at its best. Austin Stories was pretty damn good. Sadly, watching it again will only remind me of how badly the tech boom and Californians and other HDBs have ruined the soul of this town.

Kerry Skemp

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 02:01:01 -0600

@2: "Austin Stories garnered MTV the highest rating ever for a non-video show." -http://www.geocities.com/austinstories2002/auschron698.htm my sources may be wrong, but i do have them. @4: yes, yes, yes. even though i was in oregon the first time i shot a beer can with a bb gun, i wish i'd been here.

guest

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:57:32 -0600

I don't know about that. Texans share common values just simply by being raised here that people from other states just don't get. Like how Texas is the best state in the US and how good it feels to shoot a beer can with a b.b. gun.

guest

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:26:07 -0600

Dallas and Houston "refugees" who felt they were too good for their former towns had as much to do with Austin's soul consumption (?) as Californians. And Austin Stories was a great show. It was probably Austin's last true slacker hurrah.

guest

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:16:48 -0600

I liked seeing Austin on TV as much as the next person, but when was Austin Stories a rating smash? This was years after Real World and MTV cancelled the show because it didn't hold an audience and it didn't jive with their other programming. If it was a smash, it may have had more than the initial limited run of episodes. Not down on the show here, I remember it being fairly funny. It just was never a hit for MTV or anyone else.

guest

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:52:09 -0600

Go for the movie, stay, and then come back at least once a week for the rest of your life for the food. I do.