Austin area DUers...Sept 28 pre-rally get-together

[VelmaD]

I'm sure most of y'all Austin area DUers know about the big "Bring the troops home" rally at Woolridge Park at 2pm on Sunday.

Some of us were talking about getting together to do lunch before hand and since nobody else posted a thread about it...I am. :-)

Enter and sign in please if you'd like to meet up.

Suggestions on where to eat?

Darth Velma

[bluestateguy]

1. I can go...

I'm no expert about area eateries, but I can attend until about 4:30.

[ixion]

2. I'm still pretty new to Austin... where is the park?

I don't get out much... I have to work this weekend, but I will try and attend.

[VelmaD]

3. The park is at...

9th and Guadalupe. The rally is supposed to start there at 2pm and then move to the Capitol at 3pm.

Hope to see you there and at lunch.

[ixion]

10. thanks, VelmaD...

:hi: will try and make it.

[GOPisEvil]

4. 9th and Guadalupe and eateries...

...hmmm...I need to think about that.

But I'll be there - whereever there is! :D

[VelmaD]

5. That's not too far...

from Katz's is it? Mmm...Death By Chocolate...*drool*

[GOPisEvil]

6. Katz's is on 6th at um, one of the river streets!

:P

It is not that far, you're right.

[LightTheMatch]

7. Katz's is basically at 6th and Rio Grande

Don't forget, the Texas Democratic Party office is at 7th and Rio Grande as well.
478-9800.

[GOPisEvil]

8. Oh yeah - that's right!

I should have figured Rio Grande. It is the river furthest south, and the last of the River Streets before West Ave. :dunce:

[newyawker99]

20. Congrats msanford!! 400 posts

:toast:

[Skittles]

9. I can't risk another ticket this soon

:(

[VelmaD]

11. Then don't speed...

just get your ass down here...don't make me come up there and kick it. :-)

DV

[GOPisEvil]

14. Then DON'T DRIVE LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL!!!

Or at least learn to flirt with cops better! :P

[Skittles]

29. oh, shut UP

if I had to drive the f***ing speed limit I would fall asleep. And that is WITH the radio on! :7

[ixion]

12. I invested in a radar detector....

best investment ever ;-)

[ixion]

13. Kick

:kick:

[VelmaD]

15. Ok people...I'm not seeing...

any suggestions for where to meet.

If you leave it up to me we're going to Katz's but I'm open to suggestions. Thoughts?

DV

[GOPisEvil]

16. Katz's works for me.

Mmmmmm...pastrami...:9

[VelmaD]

17. Cool...if there's no other objections forthcoming...

the Katz's it is.

When do you think would be a good time?

[hiphopnation]

18. All these Austin Area DUers!

I used to live there. I miss it. Except the heat. I lived on 45th street and then off of Oltorf and then up by UT off of Guadalupe. How is Austin these days? Tell her I sends me best.

[VelmaD]

19. Austin is excellent these days

We got an anti-PATRIOT Act resolution passed in the City Council last night. WOOHOO!!!

Darth Velma

[GOPisEvil]

21. All is pretty darned good here in Austin!

Better here than anyplace else in TX. :-)

[hiphopnation]

22. Where does everyone live??

Also, how was SXSW this past year? I remember it being very annoying when I lived there. I miss barton spirngs. I used to work at the Texas School for Blind and Visually Impared on Lamar and 45th. aahh...good times.

[VelmaD]

23. I work right up the street

from the School for the Blind. 49th and Lamar at the Texas Youth Commission. Cool.

[hiphopnation]

24. Yeah.

I know that place. I still have friends at TSB. YOu know anyone that works there?

[VelmaD]

25. Nope...but

my choir had their last concert in the auditorium at TSB. They treated us very well.

[bearfan454]

47. Austin is still one really neat place.

.

[peekaloo]

26. I'm gonna go directly to the park

I have to be in Hell (Houston) on Sat. and won't leave until sometime Sunday a.m.

Enjoyed a little Bu$hit bashing at the ACL Fest with one of the reps handing out flyers for this gathering......interested in hearing what the families of soldiers will have to say.

[VelmaD]

27. We'll miss you at lunch...

but maybe we can hook up at the park. I'll PM you with a pic of me so maybe you can find us. :)

And we probably won't hit Katz's til noon or 12:30 so you're always welcome to join us if you make it here in time.

DV

[peekaloo]

28. that's cool

I would have suggested Chuy's over on Barton Springs in honor of Jenna :evilgrin:

I'll keep an eye out at the park........will make an effort for an earlier arrival BUT I'm at the mercy of others as to when we depart HELL.

[GOPisEvil]

30. You want I should PM my cell phone number???

That way you can call and find out where we are!

You were in town last weekend and didn't let us know??? :spank:

[peekaloo]

48. kick from Houston

got it.......I suck with following directions in Austin BUT I should be there before 2.......


I'll rename myself peekaloof.........

[VelmaD]

31. So what time...

are we gonna do this thing. Noon? 12:30? What? How crowded is Katz's gonna be you reckon?

DV

[GOPisEvil]

32. 11:30 or noon.

I doubt Katz's will be overflowing...but maybe 11:30 is better - earlier usually gets seats. Ya think?

[VelmaD]

33. I can be there at 11:30ish

That early should beat the after-church crowd (and gee did I just prove I grew up in small-town Texas with that comment or what). That'll give us all plenty of time to sit around and chat and plot against THE MAN. :evilgrin:

If other folks want to straggle in later we can always save 'em a seat.

[GOPisEvil]

34. Me 'n' my friend Matt will be there.

Make sure we let sonias, el_gato, bluestateguy, et al...know...

[VelmaD]

35. I just posted it over in Activism

on the thread where I've been talking to sonia about it. I don't have the emails for everybody who came last time so if you'd like to email 'em go right on ahead. Or if you'd like to divide up the list PM me with who you'd like me to poke.

Hey, is flush_bush still in Austin at all? 'Cause he definintely needs an invite. We gotta figure our a going away for him if he hasn't left for good yet.

[GOPisEvil]

36. Oh yeah - Mike's still bi-citying...he is usually in town on weekends

I don't have e-mails either. I just went down the list of respondents to the Austin Pitt gathering thread...of course that list is at work. :eyes:

[VelmaD]

37. silly boy

Ok, let's put our heads together adn come up with a list right quick...

flush_bush
bluestateguy
sonias
el_gato
who? I'm so bad with names

[GOPisEvil]

38. ixion

Oh, let Red_Viking know...she talked about coming last time around...

[VelmaD]

39. Ok, I'm on it

If you think of anybody else either let me know or let them know yourself.

This is gonna be so much fun. :-)

[GOPisEvil]

40. Fun and enlightening!

I'm really interested in what the military families will say. I hope Rahul or Bob Jensen (or both) will speak, too!

[bluestateguy]

41. OK, Katz's at 11:30-12:00?

Do I have this right?

[GOPisEvil]

42. Si senor!

See ya there! :hi:

[VelmaD]

43. Ok, the invites are out...

here's who I emailed:

flush_bush
bluestateguy
sonias
el_gato
ixion
Red_Viking
msanford
efhma

If anybody thinks of anyone else in Austin or nearby who might want to come - let them know we'll be at Katz's at 11:30ish and we'll save 'em a seat.

DV

[GOPisEvil]

44. Excellent!

:yourock:

[VelmaD]

45. Kick

for any of the Texas folks who haven't seen this. Everyone come on down for lunch at Katz's and then we'll go raise some hell. :-)

:kick:

[VelmaD]

46. One last kick

It's T minus 3.5 hours. Hope to see as many Austin area DUers as can make it at lunch at 11:30.

:kick:

[sonias]

49. Hey we need a permanent DU link up thread for Austin DUers

Here are some upcoming events I know we all will be interested in.
I think I'm going to all of them. Hey GOPisEvil we should contact
TCRP about getting a table to the Kennedy event. It won't be
cheaper but we can at least sit together.

Molly Ivins signing books and slamming bush
Monday Oct 6, 2003 Bookpeople 6th & Lamar
07:00 PM Free
"Bushwacked"

The Green Festival Oct 11& 12th (Sat & Sun)
Austin Convention Center (many guest speakers)
Two I know I want to see
Jim Hightower 11:00am Sunday
Greg Palast 2:00pm Sunday
http://www.greenfestivals.com

Paul Krugman (NY Times Columnist and author)
"The Great Unraveling"
Saturday Oct 18th 5:30-7:30pm
Threadgills 301 Riverside Drive
Benefit for The Texas Observer (don't know how much)
http://www.texasobserver.org

Senator Ted Kennedy
Friday December 12, 2003
Benefit for Texas Civil Rights Project ($125.00)
(Hey it's an annual benefit! Start saving your money now)
http://www.texascivilrightsproject.org/
For tickets and information, please contact
Joy Authur or Jackie Carton at [phone].

Sonia