1. You Grew Up Watching Musicals On A Hill
Watching plays at the Zilker Hillside Theater was your early introduction to theater, musicals, culture, and, of course, an Austinite’s determination to still have a good time no matter how sweltering the heat.
2. Playing On Old Army Equipment
Before 9/11, Camp Mabry was like a giant playground for kids—where the jungle gyms were giant army tanks, the swing sets, old fighter planes, and the seesaws, missiles the size of your living room. It was awesome.
3. And Eating Tiger’s Blood
Sno Beach snow cones, that is.
4. You Know The Correct Pronunciation Of Guadalupe, Manchaca, Rio Grande, And San Jacinto
Guadaloop, Manchack, Rio Grand, and San Jack, of course
5. You Remember A Time When The Skyline Looked A Lot More Like This
6. When Traffic Was More Like This
7. And When Town Lake Looked Like This
8. Okay, Or At Least Like This
9. You Know The Proper Way To Celebrate A Donkey’s Birthday
10. Where To Find Stevie In The City
11. Where To Find The Broken Spoke
Even though these days it’s a bit more hidden, with all of the development.
12. And, Of Course, How To Spin Under The Tree Without Losing Your Tex Mex
13. Speaking Of Tex Mex, You Know The Good…
14. The Bad
Sorry, Chuy’s. You may be fun, but you taste like old cardboard.
15. And The Ugly
La Mexicana: Ugly on the outside, deliiiiicious on the inside
16. Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar Was Your Second Home
17. Well, Aside From The Zilker Park Playground…
18. Barton Springs
19. And The Salt Lick
20. “S.O.S.” Means Something Different For You
21. “Voting for Kinky” Makes Perfect Sense
22. And Speaking of Kinky, You Have At Least One Photo With Leslie—Probably With His Leg Wrapped Around You
23. At Night, You’ve Had to Wonder, “Is That A Bat Or A Bird?”
24. During Cedar Season You’ve Asked Yourself, “Why Do I Live Here?”
25. But Even Though You Remember A Time When Toll Roads Were Unknown…
26. When Whole Foods Was Unique
27. And When You Could Actually See The Bands At ACL
28. The Number One Sign That You’re From Austin Is You Know How Very Special This City Was…
29. How Special It Is
30. And Forever Will Be
31. Besides, Sooner Or Later, This Whole “Move To Austin” Fad Will End, And Austin Will Be Back To Its Old Self Once Again
You know, I hear Portland is just lovely this time of year.
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