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• Posted The Last Waltz Done Live At Club Deville to Austinist
  The universal appeal of this flick is not just in the music and musicians it showcases (Joni Mitchell, Muddy Waters, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Clapton, Dylan), but in the fact that it is a documentary of what was (and sorta still is) rumored to be the last performance of The Band.
• Commented on I Am So Popular: Open Letter To Jody Denberg
  There is nothing wrong with treating drunk gangs of thugs. They're fun to treat. In fact, Hunter (who you defecate upon by selectively, and erroneously quoting) wrote extensively, and repeatedly on the subject of treating inebriated gangs of thugs. About...
• Posted Book Review And Bookpeople Reading: Mary Karr's Lit to Austinist
  Luckily Karr has succeeded in making Lit just as readable for a secular audience as her previous volumes. In an interview with Terry Gross, Karr herself compares her earliest drafts as a recent convert to the rhetoric of late-night televangelists—an interesting comparison considering how readily she admits to doing it all for the money. But through great care and diligent editing, the final product is thankfully more Anne Lamott than Joel Osteen.
• Posted Texas Book Festival: Previews For This Weekend to Austinist
  OH SNAP! So, Austin is considered the Live Music Capital of the world? Well that’s not all that’s crackin’ up and spacklin' in and amongst our cultured ranks. Some of us can read, and certainly do. Which is why Austin is blessed to host the Texas Book Festival again for 2009. Music’s nice and all for listenin’ and whatnot, but BOOKS and WRITERS will be on the main stage this weekend at the Texas Book Festival!
• Posted Fun Fest Comedian Profile: Todd Barry (Is Icky?) to Austinist
  That’s right. Someone who worships Conan O’Brien believes Todd Barry to be “Icky”. So that puts him amongst the ranks of Gonzo journalism and oh who gives a shit what O’Brien’s viewers think. Todd will be visiting Austin for Fun Fun Fun Fest 2009! But not to protest Eugene Mirman!