Football Preview: Texas vs. Texas A&M
Photo by StuSeeger on flickr#13 Texas (9-2) vs. Texas A&M (6-5) Time: 2:30 pm, Friday, Nov. 23 Location: College Station, Texas; Kyle Field TV: ABC Radio: KVET (98.1 FM, 1300 AM) Maybe it is true that good things come to those who wait. After back-to-back losses to open conference play, the Texas Longhorns have waited -- through nail-biting finishes and devastating injuries -- and now stand on the verge of what is most definitely a...
Austinist Previews Austin City Limits: Brandon Rhyder and Ocote Soul Sounds
Brandon Rhyder slings the sort of country-fueled solo work that Texas has become known for. Full of hooks and smooth, slightly twangy vocals, Rhyder's songs focus on longing for the small towns and small-town friends left behind, telling stories about football games, girls from Fort Worth, and winding backroads. Working out of Austin, Rhyder has been touring somewhat relentlessly, playing everywhere he can and releasing a live album recorded in College Station and Nacogdoches...
Two UT Games Among College Football's Hottest Tickets
Austin ticket broker TicketCity.com has published a list of the top 25 hottest college football games of 2007, based on the average price per ticket, and two University of Texas games are on the list. The Longhorns' game with Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on October 6 is currently #8 (average ticket price $555), while the November 23 game with Texas A&M in College Station is #18 ($402). The face value of...
News Bits! From High Tech to Fast Food
- Cops can spend more time at the donut shop, thanks to new speed detection cameras. But don't worry--they're only testing the cams in Hudspeth County and College Station, places you should probably avoid anyway.
- Apple releases Safari for Windows. Hackers hack Safari for Windows. Apple releases Safari for Windows 3.0.1.
- Dirty keyboard? Put it in the dishwasher. You might want to make sure it's waterproof first, though.
- Hamas forces seize Fatah security headquarters in Gaza City. As if the Israeli-Palestinian conflict weren't enough, the Palestinians may now be divided as well: Hamas in Gaza, and Fatah in the West Bank. Hard to find something funny about that one.
- Strike on Shiite shrine brings retaliation. So when will the whole world be blind?
- You're never too old for graffiti. Or whorehouses. (Linguistic revelation gives yet more meaning to "Puff the Magic Dragon.")
- Who knew microwave popcorn needed to be banned? Personally, we like stopping work for a while to evacuate. Gives us a little brain rest.
- Doctors overcharge without producing better results. Don't they get enough money from drug companies already?
- High school seniors get free cars for coming to school, and proceed to use cars to ditch college classes. At least they were only Chevy Cobalts.
- Foreigners get all the good (?) fast food. When will they start serving queso at McDonald's?
Dough Fo' Sho': Texas Film Incentives Get Green Light
Hot on the heels of the Austin City Council rolling out the incentive red carpet to keep Friday Night Lights turned on, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 1634 this weekend, also known as the Texas Film Incentive Program. The bill, authored by Rep. Dawnna Dukes (Austin, represent!) and spearheaded by Sen. Bob Deuell (R-Greenville) along side our very own Governor Rick Perry, will set aside $20 million worth of incentives to entice future productions...
Saw 'Em Off, Shut 'Em Down
Good-bye to Texas University. So long to the Orange and White. Good luck to the dear old Texas Aggies, They are the boys who show the real old fight. The eyes of Texas are upon you. That is the song they sing so well, So, good-bye to Texas University, We're goin' to beat you all to -- Chig-gar-roo-gar-rem! Chig-gar-roo gar-rem! Rough! Tough! Real stuff! Texas A&M! Saw Varsity's Horns Off! Saw Varsity's Horns Off!...
Austin, By the Numbers
Winning auction bid for a Gibson Les Paul electric guitar custom painted with Butthead's face and autographed by Beavis and Butthead-creator Mike Judge: $3,550

