Went to Alamo South Lamar to see I Love Boosters. Great movie. The shopping complex the theater is in has instituted paid (and expensive) parking that’s completely unattended (of course). You’re supposed to be able to get credit after you pay if you are going to the theater, but the system they’re using for that isn’t working. The Alamo staff were having us write down our plate numbers. I’m less than confident this will work.

Since Sony’s takeover, I’ve cooled a lot on the Alamo in general. The food has gone downhill, the bathrooms are filthy (no surprise since they reduced staff), but it’s still expensive.

After Southwest Airlines took private equity, they remade themselves to be exactly as customer-hostile as all the other airlines. Before, I would always give them priority. Now I treat them like any other airline. I had given Alamo priority (so had lots of other people—shows would often be sold out there and wide-open at other theaters), but I’m going to start treating them like any other cinema.

#AustinTX

Imagine me at the bar in #AustinTX trying to explain to my drunk buddies about the province-controlled liquor stores in #Ontario and blanking on the acronym. Quel horror!

Eventually I remembered "Liquor Control Board of Ontario" or #LCBO. LOL! Brains are stupid nobody should have them.

So I found out this week that the Austin Amateur Radio Club is going to be hosting this year's #FieldDay at the Texas DPS Headquarters in Austin. Uh, what? If you want to be inclusive and inviting to anybody distantly interested in radio, setting up shop with the cops is NOT how you go about that. No.

Given that's only a mile from my house, I might attend, but would I really want to?

https://austinhams.org/arrl-field-day-2026-with-aarc-june-27-28/

#TxDPS #AARC #AustinTX

A new banger from #PrimoTheAlien. Listen and buy it for all of 1.50 USD:

https://primothealien.bandcamp.com/track/cool-girl

#music #atx #AustinTX #austin

Austin community demands city council stop police and ICE collaboration

Austin, TX – On Thursday morning, May 7, community members packed the Austin City Council meeting to demand that the city take action to stop local police collaboration with ICE. Jesse Valdelamar, of La Frontera Unida, gave public comment on this issue as supporters packed the room with signs with messages such as, “ICE out” and “Legalization for all.” After the public comment, around 25 people rallied outside City Hall.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/austin-community-demands-city-council-stop-police-and-ice-collaboration

Austin, TX workers and students hit the street for May Day

Austin, TX – On Friday, May 1, labor unions and activist and student groups took the streets of downtown Austin for International Workers Day. Around 200 protesters marched on the Capitol building chanting and holding signs in support of immigrants and workers’ rights.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/austin-tx-workers-and-students-hit-the-street-for-may-day