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Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:14:06 +0000
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TAG! Mural near the spiderhouse in the alley! New photo shortly.....
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Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:16:34 +0000
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Bonus points if you can tell me about the artist and what the business used to be back in the '80s and '90s. Sorry the picture quality isn't great here. The lighting was weird with all the funky weather.
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Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:19:34 +0000
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chub512 wrote: Bonus points if you can tell me about the artist and what the business used to be back in the '80s and '90s. Sorry the picture quality isn't great here. The lighting was weird with all the funky weather. |
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Molto Verboso
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Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:40:24 +0000
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Funny, I was going to go there next...now I guess I really am, if it stops raining and no one beats me to it!
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Molto Verboso
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Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:56:03 +0000
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TAG! Daniel Johnston painted a MURAL of the "Hi How Are You" frog on the side of the SOUND EXCHANGE music store on Guadalupe Blvd in Austin Texas, at 21st street. (I Googled this, I knew where and who just not the old "what building".) Fortunately, I don't live too far, so I was able to dart out between rain showers.
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Molto Verboso
![]() 2018 Piaggio Liberty - Gal
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Molto Verboso
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Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:09:24 +0000
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ummgood wrote: I know where that is at! I'll pretend like I can go get it. 2 weeks and counting! |
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Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:32:35 +0000
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Thanks!
I really like that color on your scoot. Vespa of Austin had a BV500 in that color but it didn't look right with the aggressive back and all the flat black plastic parts but yours looks great. |
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Molto Verboso
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Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:53:03 +0000
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Thanks! I really like the color, too. Especially with the brown leather seat. (Steve's looks good with the brown leather seat, as well).
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Molto Verboso
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:57:27 +0000
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TAG! Not sure of the address, but it's roughly around the 3000 block of East MLK, just West of the railroad tracks.
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Molto Verboso
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Molto Verboso
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:44:02 +0000
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Pretty sure I know it, but cannot get there until tomorrow. Someone beat me to it!!! C'mon!!!
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:02:25 +0000
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Come on Mark! We need to get some more MVers to play along if they can. I know you missed out on the West 15th Street one, so maybe you can nab this one?
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:47:25 +0000
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No can do today
Steve,
I wish I could. I'm in my car today to get an estimate on a fender bender repair. It's a bummer but both my car and my scooter need to go into the shop, car first and then scooter. If I can get the car in on Monday I'll be scooting all next week so maybe I can play. I do have a hard to find pix already taken and ready to post when I tag one. I'm enjoying seeing all the pix you guys are taking. We should organize a ride so y'all can take me to see the cool things around in my own city. Mark |
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:47:41 +0000
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Sorry to hear about the fender bender. Absolutely . . . we will try to get everyone together. I'll be out of town (out of the country, actually) all of next week, so the others here will need to keep the tag going. Once I'm back, I thought I'd try to organize a meet, somewhere central to everyone who's participating in this thread, so we can all get to know each other a little.
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:07:18 +0000
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Sounds like fun! I am still working on trying to figure out that last photo......
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Molto Verboso
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:48:31 +0000
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Go Chub Go! I'm trying to be good today and workout before work rather than dash "up" there and get the photo... I don't want to be a TAG hog, either.
I have one I wanna take at some point, but, although it's in Travis county, it's in the far reaches and I'm not sure anyone would really want to ride all that way... I can't believe two Austinites are going to be out of the country at about the same time. I'm sooo jealous! ![]() |
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:07:59 +0000
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Don't be jealous I won't be going to Budapest until the end of Sept... Good job on the exercise. I have been running every morning around the hike and bike trail and it is killing me!
I figured all those people running around the lake were skinny so I should start running so I can be skinny. Not working so far. |
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Molto Verboso
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:15:23 +0000
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I just exercise and then eat a whole bunch, so I think it evens out...
My friends in Budapest are moving to Ireland, so that gives me something to look forward to... I hope you have a great time. Just DON'T try to break one banana off a bunch at the central market. A vendor about whacked my supervisor upside the head for doing this and ruined her whole trip. |
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:33:43 +0000
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Oooh I do that all the time at HEB. Thanks for giving me that heads up. I guess I'll avoid the banana's all together when I am there.
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Molto Verboso
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Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:16:00 +0000
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Yeah, crazy, huh? I think if you went into a grocery store there, it'd be cool. But the central market is worth a visit and there it's individual vendors.
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Molto Verboso
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Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:33:42 +0000
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I couldn't take it any more!!!
TAG! Chez Zee on Balcones (at 6:00 a.m.!):
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Molto Verboso
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Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:35:57 +0000
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OK, it's dark, but...
This is the little brother to a popular eatery:
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Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:56:25 +0000
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Good lord, when I'm in my cage I drive by it every morning. On my scoot I go a different way to work. Guess it doesn't pay to drive when you are asleep. You miss a lot. Thanks for putting it up my way Steve, sorry I missed it.
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Molto Verboso
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Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:18:31 +0000
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I have weird hours and was up really early this a.m. with some free time...
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Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:22:55 +0000
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yeah, I am dedicated to the game, but you won't be seeing any 6am's from me! lol. I know where this is, but I am laid out flat by alergies right now. Darn.
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Molto Verboso
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Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:09:52 +0000
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So sorry about the allergies! I'm about to be down from ragweed in a few weeks, so I feel your pain.
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Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:16:16 +0000
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Just a reminder that I'm leaving town for the next week (back on the 30th). Y'all will need to keep the tags going while I'm gone. I'll get caught up with your fun when I return. 8)
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Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:44:28 +0000
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steve_in_austin wrote: Just a reminder that I'm leaving town for the next week (back on the 30th). Y'all will need to keep the tags going while I'm gone. I'll get caught up with your fun when I return. 8) |
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Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:46:09 +0000
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Re: OK, it's dark, but...
khaiku wrote: This is the little brother to a popular eatery: |
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Molto Verboso
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Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:57:05 +0000
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Someone should be able to get it. I never have been there in person but it was easy to find
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