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2013 ACL Music Festival Weekend 2: Barton Springs Block Party, Artist Recommendations and more…

October 9, 2013 by Randall Metting Leave a Comment

Yes, hard to believe that October is upon us already but, with that, comes one of the greatest events every year here in the excellent city of Austin, Texas – the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Thanks to the fine folk over at C3 Presents, this year’s bonanza for the senses takes place not just one weekend, […]

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2013 ACL Music Festival Weekend 1: Barton Springs Block Party, Artist Recommendations and more…

September 30, 2013 by Randall Metting 1 Comment

Yes, hard to believe that October is upon us already but, with that, comes one of the greatest events every year here in the excellent city of Austin, Texas – the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Thanks to the fine folk over at C3 Presents, this year’s bonanza for the senses takes place not just […]

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Champions To CureDuchenne 2013 – Friday, March 22, 2013

February 9, 2013 by Randall Metting Leave a Comment

As many of you already know, a cause very close to my heart is called CureDuchenne, a national nonprofit that raises awareness and funds to find a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. If you are unfamiliar, Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a devastating muscle disease in children, affecting one in every 3,500 male births. Historically, Duchenne […]

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THE YEAR IN PICTURES 2012: What A Year It Was!

December 31, 2012 by Randall Metting 4 Comments

The waning hours of 2012 are upon us and, in wrappin’ up this current chapter of life, I went back through my hundreds, if not thousands, of photos from the the past 12 months and confirmed what an excellent year it’s really been. Great times spent with friends, old and new, excellent travels, much fun […]

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Cocktailin’ In The Capital City: Austin’s Best Adult Libations

December 10, 2012 by Randall Metting 2 Comments

Hello outstanding blog followers! Happy Monday to ya! A few weeks back, I shared my thoughts regarding the Austin dining scene with a collection of “guilty pleasures” when it comes to grubbin’ around this great town, which I hope you found enlightening and appetite-generating. Considering the holidays are now upon us and the season to […]

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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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