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BEST BETS: THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN – NOVEMBER 8-NOVEMBER 14, 2012

November 9, 2012 by Randall Metting Leave a Comment

BEST BETS: THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN – NOVEMBER 8-NOVEMBER 14, 2012 Thursday, November 8, 2012 Wurstfest (New Braunfels, TX): Through Sunday, November 11th ACL Live at Moody Theater: Los Lonely Boys Antone’s: Gaelic Storm, Lost & Nameless Orchestra Austin Music Hall: Snow Patrol, Noel Gallagher’s “High Flying Birds” Bass Concert Hall: Jackson Browne, Sara Watkins The Continental […]

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Birthday Boasting: 39 Reasons I Love Austin, Texas

October 30, 2012 by Randall Metting 3 Comments

While seeming incredibly unrealistic to me, today, I celebrate a whopping 39 years on this amazing carnival ride we call life. Considering I still feel like a kid at heart, continue to live life to the fullest (as best I can) and, honestly, have no immediate plans of “growing up” anytime soon, I felt it […]

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Longhorn Libation Nation: College Football Tailgating At Its Best!

October 17, 2012 by Randall Metting Leave a Comment

Believe it or not, we’re already mid-way through this year’s college football season. Many surprises. Many disappointments. Many games still left to be played. But, aside from the high and lows from the results each week, one cannot discount the epic amount of fun, mayhem, camaraderie and flat out hilarity that goes on while tailgating […]

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College Football Tailgating: Kicking Off The Longhorns’ 2012 Season

September 4, 2012 by Randall Metting 1 Comment

Quite honestly, nothing says Labor Day Weekend to me like the debut of college football and the opportunity to tailgate down at the University of Texas here in Austin to celebrate the launch of another championship campaign for the Horns. Excited to be involved as a member of the Longhorn Libation Nation tailgate crew for […]

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“Livin’ In A State Of Texas” – Old 97’s Longhorn Network Video Shoot

August 27, 2012 by Randall Metting Leave a Comment

Nothin’ like startin’ off your weekend at the crack of dawn at a bar in downtown Austin with a rousing couple hours of live music, well before many in the Capital City has even had their first cup of coffee. Well, that’s exactly what happened to me this past Saturday. Yet another out-of-the-ordinary opportunity, I […]

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