Archive for June, 2010

The Wild Parrots of Austin

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

At the corner of 51st and Guadalupe in Austin, there is a huge city block of athletic fields and tennis courts. This area is home to a very large colony of Quaker Parrots. They’ve built their nests on the lights. We must have counted almost ten nests and about a dozen [...]

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69 Love Scenes

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

About two weeks ago, we were at a Thundercloud and saw a flyer for 69 Love Scenes, a local theater’s production based on Steven Merritt’s masterpiece 69 Love Songs. The play is 69 short sketches, each one based on a song from the albums. It takes place over three nights, with each [...]

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