Results tagged “dennisquaid”

MONDAY [1] [music] Islands, Why?, Cadence Weapon, Wilderneess, Year Future, Parts & Labor at Emo's (info) [art] Opening reception for hovel jumbles, with works by Paul Gigliotti at End of an Ear (Free, 6pm) (info) [music] Richard Buckner with Doug Gillard (Guided by Voices) at Cactus Café ($12, 8pm) (info) [film] The Boys of Baraka at Alamo Downtown (7pm) (info) [film] The Wild Angels at Alamo Downtown (9:45pm , $1) (info) [film] Anime Movie Monday...

• Change in Austin/Round Rock unemployment rate from February to March, according to the Texas Workforce Commission : -.1% [reference]
  
• Combined wattage of new solar panels installed at Austin's St. Gabriel's Catholic School: 21,000 [reference]
  
• Equivalent pollution reduction this represents, in number of cars per year: 6
  
• Amount hoped to be raised by Austin resident-slash-actor Dennis Quaid at his annual Charity Weekend in May : $500,000 [reference]
  
• Number of pounds Quaid thinks he lost back in 1994 after developing manorexia: 42 [reference]
  
• Number of single-family homes sold in March 2006: 2,400 [reference]
  
• Total funding allocated to new internship program between tech consortium Sematech and Austin Community College: $4 million [reference]
  
• Cost of a modest home on Valeria Street in Zilker neighborhood in 1953: $10,000 [reference]
  
• Estimated population of Austin that year: 125,000
  
• Increase in New Commercial Building Applications (permits) from 2004-2005 to 2005-2006, through March: 18% [reference]
  
• Total firetrucks needed to contain a 50-acre fire in Caldwell County this week, plus unknown number of helicoptoers, : 18 [reference]
  
• Number of Branch Davidians released from prison this week: 6 [reference]
  
• For-sale items on austin.craigslist tagged "vintage": 992
  
• Acreage of new manmade lake in Pflugerville: 180 [reference]
  
• Estimated number of feet that a mobile home in Georgetown was thrown by last night's gusty winds: 50 [reference]
  
• Check cut by 107.1 KGSR from proceeds of Broadcasts, Vol. 13 to the SIMS Foundation: $223,687 [reference]
  
• Rank of Texas' high-tech sector versus other states, according to a national industry trade association report: 2 [reference]
  
• Percentage of private sector employees in Texas employed by a high-tech firm: 5.7%
  
• Amount allocated in 2006 city budget for bridge maintenance: $725,000 [reference]
  
• Amount earmarked for school crossing guards: $1.13 million
  
• Cost of a day trip to the "Barton Healing Springs" during ACL for out-of-towners, if booked through ACL Concierge Service : $106 [reference]
  
• Realistic estimate of how much this would actually cost: $12
  

Steve Carrell was funny. Geena Davis was actually pretty damn funny. Chris Rock was funny. Our comments while watching the Globes were funny. Dennis Quaid was not! The notorious (alleged) coke-head and booze-hound had the opportunity to present the vignette nominating Brokeback Mountain as best picture. Instead of being simple and to-the-point, Quaid decided he'd try a little shtick.

Austinist was walking down the street on Friday evening on our way for a few pints at Lovejoys -- ah, delicious, freshly brewed beer! -- with our pal Neal Pollack when we bumped into Andy Langer, host of The Next Big Thing, and contributor to every form of media known to man. We had a nice chat, standing there on the sidewalk, during which Andy mentioned that he had sent Neal's recent piece about...