Austin City Limits (ACL for friends) music festival happened on Oct. 2-4 at Zilker Park. But who doesn’t know that? With the number of billboards all over downtown Austin and on the pedicabs (those little carriages ridden by actual people that look too much like slave work, despite the green initiative), only the most distracted Austinites and temporary residents were not aware of the concert until the first week of October.
Despite the fact that many had school, or work and were standing for two hours in front of the capitol under the sun, many were happy to finally be able to use their freedom of speech. Unfortunately in many countries freedom of speech cannot be exercised.
I have never been a big sports fan. Since I was a little kid I hated all kinds of games, especially the ones involving balls, because apparently my head just attracts them.
I delivered my first Austin Community College commencement speech in 1977. In those days, the entire ACC graduating class could sit on the small front ledge at Symphony square.
Barracuda battle
After the first complaint from members Ann and Nancy Wilson of the band Heart was issued, many would have thought that John McCain and Sarah Palin would have stopped using their music to promote the Republican ticket, but they continue to do so. On September 9, 2008 at a rally in Lebanon, Ohio, they replayed the song "Barracuda", a reference to Palin's high school nickname, Sarah Barracuda, against the wishes of the band.
" She understands the energy issues better than anybody I know in Washington, D.C., and she understands Alaska is right next to Russia. She understands that. Look, Sen. Obama's never visited south of our border. I mean, please." This was John McCain's response to ABC's Charles Gibson when questioned about Palin having not obtained a passport until last year, while America is dealing with an insurgent Russia and the current war on terror.
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