Breakfast before the Austin rally on Saturday...

[VelmaD]

Hey, GOPisEvil brought up the possibility of folks going to the rally getting together for breakfast Saturday morning. So far, the Kerbey Lane down on Guadalupe and Krispy Kreme have come up as possible places to meet and eat.

Any other suggestions?

Darth Velma

[GOPisEvil]

1. If we want Mexican breakfast...

...there's always Curra's Grill.

[Skittles]

2. hey

what is the status of the 08/23 thing?

[VelmaD]

huh...

what 8/23 thing? Did I miss something?

-V-

[GOPisEvil]

4. I'm working on a Will Pitt book signing.

Know anyone that might want to help out? :-)

[VelmaD]

5. that rocks...

you can convince me to help out on Saturday. Get enough sugar into me at breakfast and I'll end up agreeing to just about anything.

-V-

[Skittles]

6. like help out how?

?

[GOPisEvil]

10. By getting any group that might be interested to participate...

...bringing in a crowd, etc. I think if we can show the book stores some interest from the public, we stand a better chance of success. :-)

[GOPisEvil]

3. Sagan is working on it...

...but smart money is on the event moving back to September. The kids will be in school, and Austin livens up more.

Sagan has some ins with a couple bookstores. I'll keep ya posted.

Now, GET DOWN HERE Saturday. We're going to scream at Tom DeLay's bitch(es)! :P

[Gato Moteado]

7. book people on lamar and 6th is the book store to get....

....tons of traffic there and they do book signings every week. also, be sure to get him on john ailley's show the day before the book signing for free advertisement.

[GOPisEvil]

12. I got ignored by them.

:-( I can try again, though.

[Gato Moteado]

21. maybe saturday after the rally we can go over to book people...

....also, i know a couple people at KUT so i can help if you want to get will on the radio.

[GOPisEvil]

22. Sounds like a plan to me.

I'd appreciate the assistance. I am SO unconnected in this town. :-)

[Skittles]

8. what's wrong with the Kerbey Lane on South Lamar

I f***ing hate Guadalupe.

[GOPisEvil]

11. Because I live in North Austin!

:P

[VelmaD]

14. hey...

me too. We're neighbors. :-) How fun.

-V-

[GOPisEvil]

15. I'm in Dawnna's district...you?

Dawnna rules! :thumbsup:

[VelmaD]

16. Unfortunately not...

I live right on the boundary and am just barely in Todd Baxter's district. Blergh.

-V-

[GOPisEvil]

17. This pretty much sums up Todd Baxter...

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo/reports/coauthor/781/A2170.HTM

Bills Coauthored by Representative Baxter
78th Legislature - 1st Called Session

Number of Bills: 1


HCR6 Author: Chisum
Sponsor: none
Last Action: 07/10/2003 H Referred to State Affairs
Encouraging the United States congress to adopt a constitutional amendment banning any marriage except a union between a man and a woman.


:puke:

[VelmaD]

18. It sucks...

living in his district when literall if I moved across the street I wouldn't be.

Seriously, the polling place for the next precinct over is in a church across the street from my apartment. Sigh.

-V-

[GOPisEvil]

19. Oh, now that sucks.

I think I'd be relocating! x(

I think I'm moving to Elliott Naishtat's district in November (at least that's the plan). :thumbsup:

[Gato Moteado]

20. elliot nashtat is my rep.....

...and coincidentally, my house is for sale. wanna buy my house?

please?

[GOPisEvil]

23. It's still for sale?

Damn...if I were married and my wife worked, I'd have enough money to afford a house.

Renting is still cheaper in Austin, sadly. :-(

[Gato Moteado]

24. since the last time i saw you....

....i took it off the market, did a bunch of remodeling to it, and put it back on the market.

it's a great house, the problem is that i'm working in houston so i'm paying a mortgage on a house i'm rarely at. also, i'm going to leave texas anyway so i need to sell it at some point.

[GOPisEvil]

25. This is a hell of time to be selling too.

Are you getting any traffic at least? Are people looking at it? I know a realtor if you're interested in switching. He's really big in the Hispanic community as far as real estate.

[Gato Moteado]

26. people are looking....

....but we don't have the house buying frenzy we had 3 years ago. had i put the house up for sale then, i could have gotten between $200k and $250k for it. it's a big house in the city (4 bedrooms, 3 baths, hardwood floors, etc). right now i'm asking about $190k. i'm right across the street from a school and a park.

maybe saturday you can stop by and check it out.

[GOPisEvil]

27. Damn, I wish I made good money!

Unfortunately, I don't. x( Well, I do, relative to other folks, but not enough to afford a house that expensive on my own.

[Skittles]

28. NORTH AUSTIN

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

I was ALWAYS a SOUTH AUSTINITE.

[GOPisEvil]

29. I had no such luxuries when I moved here.

When I moved here, I was lucky to find ANY apartment.

I'm represented by 3 Democrats, so at least I'm not THAT far north.

Plus, I am ONE MILE from work! :P

[KCDem]

9. am I a fucktard?

Sorry, love that term. :evilgrin:

I coulda sworn the rally was Friday! Is it Saturday?

[GOPisEvil]

13. Saturday. 11:30am. OUR State Capitol

:D

[GOPisEvil]

30. Kickity!

:kick:

[Robbien]

31. Just saw this posted over in freeperland. Delay is sending e-mails

I NEED YOUR HELP! Request from Tom DeLay PLEASE COME HELP!!!!

Runaway democrats Garnet Coleman and Rick Noriega are attempting to mobilize all democrats in the city of Houston in support of their cowardly colleagues in the Texas Senate. The Harris County Democrat Party, along with the Houston Young Democrats, has organized a protest in front of my office in Stafford tomorrow from noon until 2pm.

I am calling on you today!

I am asking you to please come out to my district office at 10701 Corporate Dr. #118, Stafford,so that we may offer a counter-protest. I feel it is extremely important that the truth be told and that the media get both sides of the story.

Please help demonstrate to the entire State of Texas that we Texans do not run from a fight! It is vital that they realize that they were elected to represent the people in Austin not New Mexico or Oklahoma.

Together we can defeat those who try and flee from their constitutional duty

[KCDem]

33. Yeah, that protest is tomorrow in Houston

I think I'll be going!

[m_h_lovecraft]

32. As an Austinite in exile...

If you folks go to Kerbey Lane, have some gingerbread pancakes for me would ya...

[GOPisEvil]

34. Oh yes...pancakes will be eaten...oh yes....

:9

[VelmaD]

35. Sounds like Kerbey Lane...

is the general consensus for breakfast tomorrow.

What time to we all want to get together?

-V-

[GOPisEvil]

36. Yeah, I already sent directions there to KCDem.

So, I guess we had better not change, eh?

9? 9:30? I want pancakes, dammit! :9

[VelmaD]

37. well...

the pre-rally thing at the park starts at 10:00 but there's no law that says we have to be there that early. I guess it depends on how much we wanta linger over breakfast and how crowded that Kerbey Lane is on a Saturday morning (never been there for breakfast before).

-V-

[GOPisEvil]

38. Hmm...I'd say we have to wait for the Houston-ites...

...Hopefully they can get to town by 10-ish...

I'm sure the place will be a little crowded, but the kids aren't back to school yet, so we might catch a little bit of a break.

[VelmaD]

39. If you think...

10:00 will work I'm not gonna bitch about a little extra sleep.

So, how many people are coming to breakfast anyway? Is it enough that we might ought to warn them we're coming do ya think?

-V-

P.S. Does anyone have the slightest clue what a "pre-rally" is anyway? :-)

[GOPisEvil]

40. I expect you, me, maybe flush_bush, KCDem, TXLib and kiddoes.

I've been there with bigger groups and not had a problem. We might have to wait a minute or two, but I think we'll manage.

I'm planning on getting there BEFORE 10. I might get there early, read the paper - BS with whoever is there, etc...

I think the pre-rally is for selling stuff like t-shirts and signage. I don't think that kind of activity is allowed on the Capitol grounds. So, the commercial end of the rally has to be off-site. :-)

[VelmaD]

41. I'm glad...

one of us knows what they're doing. :-)

10:00 sounds good.

So, do we need a secret handshake or something so I'll know who's a DUer and who isn't? ;-)

-V-

[GOPisEvil]

42. Check your PM

:-)

[Gato Moteado]

43. kerbey lane.....

....i think the earlier the better because it does get crowded on saturday mornings.

i'll be in town tonight so i'll have no problem getting to kerbey on time in the morning, unless i oversleep.

[GOPisEvil]

44. I'll try to get there early myself.

Remember gang, it's going to be hot, so lets think about sunscreen, water, etc...

Oh, I got your e-mail - and I reposnded.

[VelmaD]

45. yes Mom...

and a hat. Gotta find a hat. Last time I was at one of these things I got suburned on the top of my head...ouch. Painful and when it peels it makes you look like you have the world's worst case of dandruff. :-)

-V-

[GOPisEvil]

46. Ouch!!!!

I golf, so I have plenty of hats to keep the sun away.

I just don't wanna have to cart someone's burnt, dehydrated ass around, that's all. It's all about me!

[KCDem]

47. hey, I found directions on Mapquest to the bkfst place

It says it should take 3 hours 16 minutes... but that it's 144.39 miles, which, in my book, is closer to 2 hours. We can probably reasonably be out of here by 8 (I'd say earlier, but I've got the 2 kids and the lazy husband). I'll call GOPisEvil's cell if we're running behind. Go ahead and eat without us, we'll try to arrive by the time ya'll leave the diner!

Hope the weather cooperates. We had some nice showers tonight... maybe it'll be cooler!

[Gato Moteado]

48. if you're coming from houston, it's just over 2 hours in good traffic

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