You came from PA, it was the least we could do. Next time you have to bring your husband.

Glad you all had a great time. I hope to get to Austin one day :)

Janet, when you do we will have another GTG.

Thanks to P_M for taking the lead on organizing this delightful gathering.
Thanks to Austin for trekking in from the lake
Thanks to the fyb's for keeping us legal.
Thanks to Thin for venturing out into a landscape full of people who speak to strangers
And damn that waiter for putting all that cornbread right in front of me when he should well have known that early childhood admonitions about children starving in Africa would compel me to consume every last crumb of it.

That waiter was so cute!

He was so nice to bring you that extra cornbread.

You should be grateful to have handsome men bring you things that wreak emotional havoc.

Thin

You are so right. I will put that on my gratitude list.

All waiters in Austin are cute. Not sure if it's the law or Darwinian.

I am glad you all have a great time!!! It sounded like a great GTG! Any GTG photos??

Yes, it was so nice to meet everyone, even Thin! LOL. I had to leave before the cornbread. Wish I could have stayed. Things always get going after the second glass.

Seamus, remember when I took home a burger for Mr. P_M? I didn't know this at the time but the cute waiter put a loaf of cornbread in the bag with Mr. P_M's burger. I usually don't care for cornbread but that cornbread is pretty good. I had some with dinner tonight.

Yes, it was very good - I relished every bite - glad you enjoyed it, too!

Speaking of the cute waiter, I thought he was going to lose a limb when he tried to remove that cornbread dish.

Eh, some gtg's its kidneys in peril, others it's limbs... all part of the Fodorite fabric of memories ;-)

How fun to read this; wish the fodor's gang had been there one week later. I just got back from Austin last night (one day delay, but that is another story). Had a reunion there (another other story); my second visit to your city and I LOVE it. Besides the crazy and wonderful people I was with, I enjoyed in no particular order:

-the cute waiters you mentioned
-margaritas at Gueros
-shopping for milagros at Tesoros (or Tesaros?)
-pretending we were still in college hitting the 6th street bars
-fancy cocktails at the Driskoll (it has an odd spelling, so not sure that is right) while singing Deep in the Heart of Texas loudly - and no one even noticing (they were all louder)
-walking the amazing river walk
-bat watching
-SoCo thrift stores
-happy hour at the Continental Club
-closing down the Hole in the Wall on their 40th anniv party
-great Chinese food -have to find the name of that place
-wild flowers and birds out at my friend's place in the 'country'
-hippie church at Maria's tacos.
-your lovely skyline at night



Glad all y'all had a good get-together!

annabelle2, it is always a joy to hear that someone enjoyed our city so much. Please come back sometime soon.

On Sunday, June 15, Keith and I also had cocktails at the bar in the Driskill Hotel.

There is a whole lot of cowhide going on in that bar!

I had so much to drink, I don't know how I made it down that staircase and out the side door to Brazos Street!


Thin

Love Austin! So glad a good time was had by all!

I can't wait to come back, PM, thank you!

Thin, oh yes, cowhide and a pretty amazing 'rack' of longhorn horns on the wall. The vegetarian in our group let out a little scream when I pointed out the cowhide-under-glass table tops.

And that was a tricky staircase!

I'm another new convert to the Austin fan base. Just got back on Wednesday after bringing DD2 to orientation at UT-A. Got a chance to explore a little but seems like there are tons more to see.

Check out the happy hour at the Four Seasons on Tuesdays - live music on the lawn, $3 local beer and $3 brisket sliders.