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I don't know if I responded directly enough to this so I will now. Now sucks. There. That ought to do it. ;)</p>
<p>Xig, mon ami, nostalgia does not become the young. Leave it to the old fogeys. :)</p>
<p>Is the great hamburger stand just off the Drag still there? It had a nice open deck overlooking the street where I used to watch the UT sorority girls go past. What was the name?</p>
<p>Was it near 19th? (MLK)</p>
<p>More in the middle about half way up the Drag. It was on an east west street that ended at the Drag across from UT.</p>
<p>I'm not placing it. Was it there in 1970-73? </p>
<p>And, I thought you were at UW? Or, were you down in Austin on "youthful indiscretion [political]" business? </p>
<p>What ever happened to Jeff Jones? Were you at the meeting in Ann Arbor? Did you know Tom Shook [Dallas]?</p>
<p>Its funny how things have changed.</p>
<p>barron's and 07dad, W wants to ask if you remember "The Bucket" circa '73?</p>
<p>Sounds like a CC meetup in Austin is in order!</p>
<p>The Bucket? Sure. How about Armadillo World Headquarters? W and I drove to Tulsa last weekend to see B.B. King. He played AWH in the 1970s. Durn, HE has gotten old. Moi, on the other hand, have just gotten bald (and more conservative, a little).</p>
<p>I worked in Austin from 1980-83 in commercial real estate. My first private sector job after a stint in city planning in California. Don't reacll the Bucket. I used to like Las Minitas on Congress, Jalapeno Charlies in south Austin, Trudy's for breakfast near UT, an old Mexican place in East Austin for Migas ( I miss a good filling plate of Migas). I lived in Tarrytown and worked in an office off Greystone in northwest Austin just off MoPac. I used to frequent Club Foot, The Continental Club, Antones and a few others that featured punk/new wave music. Favorite bands included The Skunks, Joe King, Big Boys, and Stevie Ray Vaugn. It was a good time for Austin.</p>
<p>barrons, you should Google Las Manitas. It's been embroiled in a big brouhaha for the past couple of years.</p>
<p>I did hear they were fighting off a large development on their site that would have forced them to relocate.</p>
<p>NewHope and Marite, thank you. As we say, ya'll should know I like to mess with Curmudgeon when he pays us a visit. While I would have been extremely happy to spend a few college years in Austin, he's the one with the Mudgette who would not travel a few miles in a southern direction in the non-AC Jeep. :) </p>
<p>Except for knowing that when and where my parents met, I have no idea how Austin looked like in the late 70s or early 80s. If I were to rely on the stories of my mother, I think she loved her experience. My dad? That is another story! The only place they agreed on was Sweetish Hill Cafe & Bakery on West Sixth Street. Obviously, I am on her side. Now, if Austin used to be a lot weirder than it is today, I might start to "get" Dad's historical opinion of our State Capital. </p>
<p>Go Horns!</p>
<p>barrons</p>
<p>East Austin for migas? Probably was:</p>
<p>Joes Bakery & Coffee Shop
2305 E. 7th St.</p>
<p>On a corner on the South side of the street. Back in the early 1970s, before liquor by the drink, you ordered the "special" OJ and it came with a shot of vodka. It has been a long time breakfast "find."</p>
<p>xiggi</p>
<p>In the early 1970s the students at the University (approx. 40,000) could control the local elections. Lowell Lieberman for mayor, amended the city's public indecency law to allow women to go top-less on the street (hard to understand but girls wanted "equality" on this; some suggested to be able to swim/tan at Zilker Park) and flower peddlers on nearly every corner near the campus. </p>
<p>OH, a NY extremely radical grad student Jeff Jones was elected President of the Student body in 1970. This absolutely inflamed the Board of Regents, especially Frank Erwin.</p>
<p>Dean Silber had previously fired Jones and other TA's who were members of the SDS. Then the next year (1970) Jones got elected President of the students and Frank Erwin and the UT governing board fired Dean Silber. Jones went to met Dean Silber, who thought Jones would rally the students to protest Silber's firing. NOT! Jones said in an interview that he told Silber that Silber had dumped on them as SDS-ers and he Jones would do nothing to help Silber.</p>
<p>Actually this was fairly normal stuff at the time. But, it was also the time of Darrell Royal and Earl Campbell so telling someone, "Hook Um'" had a different meaning (sort'a).</p>
<p>Next time I'm in town I'll have to go back to the east side and try to find it. It was on 5th or 7th I think. I remember the interior a bit. Not the name. There were a couple that were popular with us Gringos and locals alike. Last time in town was three years ago or so. The changes were amazing since I left in 1983.</p>
<p>xiggi, I believe weirdness is generation skipping at times. 'mudgette wouldn't like UT then or now but might prefer the Austin of today. I've never asked.</p>
<p>As far as our stroll through radical Austin in the seventies, let's not forget Jeff Shero (Nightbyrd) after he came back from NYC, started the Austin Sun. He runs a large talent agency these days I hear.</p>
<p>I probably checked out your groceries at Whole Foods Market, back when there was only one store. I was the cashier that DID shave her armpits (at least once in a while), and DID use antiperspirant deodorant. Ahhh... those were the (hot, sweaty, unairconditioned) days.....</p>
<p>Eastside Mexican popular with gringos? Nuevo Leon? Juan in a Million? Angie's?</p>
<p>Anxiousmom , my Austin best friends used their macrame bags to shop there. When we were in town , I'd go with one or the other so there would at least be something I could eat without fear. LOL.</p>