August 2Aug 2 23 hours ago, Ghost of LL said: By the way, what the hell ever happened to the ROT Rally? I haven't heard of that even in years. And maybe more to the point, I haven't heard the motorcycles downtown in years. Is the ROT Rally just dead? As the above posters stated it looks like it’s been reduced to a meet up one day at a motorcycle store. A weird 1-2 punch 25 years ago to go downtown in April and the bars be dead, two different weekends, because of the events in the area.
August 4Aug 4 On 8/1/2025 at 2:42 PM, Ghost of LL said: By the way, what the hell ever happened to the ROT Rally? I haven't heard of that even in years. And maybe more to the point, I haven't heard the motorcycles downtown in years. Is the ROT Rally just dead? They left when The Chain Drive closed.
August 5Aug 5 Keep your garages closed! Boys in the crime lab are working in shifts solving all these garage robberies.The combination of a variety of factors with APD quietly quitting and Garza politics and APD’s fight against community accountability is quite the shit show. All too often it seems we have union honks piling on Garza when the reality is we’re citizens in a rudderless city surrounded by jurisdictions that want to kick us in the balls.
August 5Aug 5 Don't miss your chance at some easy money, courtesy of the city of Austin. Quote “Upon installation, the Downtown Austin Alliance plans a barricade ‘beautification’ project to enhance the visual experience and aesthetics of the concrete barricades through graphic design and painting,” the memo said. https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-to-install-concrete-barriers-on-sixth-street/
August 5Aug 5 I will say, I like the barricade approach that they've taken. I'm not an "Old Austin" vs "New Austin" person in that I liked Austin then and I liked it now. That said, when I was at UT, 6th street had traffic flowing on it and it was fine... plenty of idiocy but not as bad as when they shut down the street to pedestrians. So, I don't mind this move to make it more permanent. Bars will adapt. Now, if we could only resurrect the King of 6th Street
August 5Aug 5 Author 33 minutes ago, texasdago said: I will say, I like the barricade approach that they've taken. I'm not an "Old Austin" vs "New Austin" person in that I liked Austin then and I liked it now. That said, when I was at UT, 6th street had traffic flowing on it and it was fine... plenty of idiocy but not as bad as when they shut down the street to pedestrians. So, I don't mind this move to make it more permanent. Bars will adapt. Now, if we could only resurrect the King of 6th Street CSB alert. Back in the mid-90s, I remember walking up a cross street almost getting to 6th when I saw car drive through the intersection down 6th with a dude out of the sunroof pointing a gun at the car behind them. They get out of view and pop, pop, pop, pop. I heard screaming and saw people running. We run towards the commotion on 6th. Everyone is ducking down. Cops are running down the 6th with guns drawn. We get to the scene to see 2 dudes hobble out of a car. One dude was shot in the arm. The other dude was shot in the leg. I remember standing over the leg shot dude thinking, damn, that's a lot of blood. I believe maybe it was shortly after that incident that they close 6th to car traffic.
August 5Aug 5 20 hours ago, Deej said: They left when The Chain Drive closed. Actually made the mistake of drunkenly walking in there one night. Real life version of a movie scene, drunk dude barges in, everyone turns around and stares at him, needle rips off the record, dude immediately turns around and walks back out. Edited August 5Aug 5 by tbone_
August 5Aug 5 On 8/1/2025 at 2:42 PM, Ghost of LL said: By the way, what the hell ever happened to the ROT Rally? Type 2 Diabetes Edited August 5Aug 5 by Bozo_Casanova
August 5Aug 5 20 minutes ago, tbone_ said: Actually made the mistake of drunkenly walking in there one night. Real life version of a movie scene, drunk dude barges in, everyone turns around and stares at him, needle rips off the record, dude immediately turns around and walks back out. "mistake"
August 5Aug 5 3 hours ago, texasdago said: Now, if we could only resurrect the King of 6th Street This. I think we could all stand to feel funkified these days.
August 5Aug 5 2 hours ago, tbone_ said: Actually made the mistake of drunkenly walking in there one night. Real life version of a movie scene, drunk dude barges in, everyone turns around and stares at him, needle rips off the record, dude immediately turns around and walks back out. But only after a few drinks and dances. It surely wasn’t the Dexter Lake Club.
August 5Aug 5 On 8/4/2025 at 2:11 PM, hayden_horn said: Lol apd doesn't do shit It shouldn't be possible to get arrested on 5 separate theft charges in a Calander year (2024). That is not on APD who are making the arrests, that is on the CA and DA for their revolving door/zero consequences/zero bail policy. Edited August 7Aug 7 by ChickenSandwich
August 11Aug 11 Lots of info coming in. Not sure how many dead but over seen a ton of cop cars in the area and police helicopter. Target off Ohlen Rd. I think they have the shooter now.
August 11Aug 11 Author If you are going to shoot people, dress like you're going to a luau. https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/multiple-killed-hurt-in-north-austin-shooting/ Two people died and two others are hurt after a shooting at a Target in north Austin Monday afternoon, according to a news flash sent to Austin City Council and the mayor obtained by KXAN. Austin Police said the suspect is still at large, a social media post said, and will hold a media briefing. Austin police said the shooting occurred at the Target located at 8601 Research Boulevard, just before 3 p.m., the post said. The suspect is described as a white male possibly wearing khaki shorts and a Hawaiian/floral shirt. Police urged the community to stay away. “DO NOT APPROACH. For your safety avoid the area,” police said. APD also said the 8000 block of MoPac southbound frontage road is shut down between Executive Center Drive and Anderson Lane.
August 11Aug 11 5 minutes ago, crash_davis said: The suspect is described as a white male possibly wearing khaki shorts and a Hawaiian/floral shirt. The boogaloo bois are at it again!
August 11Aug 11 Maybe misremembering but didn’t that Target have a similar shooting a year or so ago?
August 11Aug 11 9 minutes ago, ChickenSandwich said: Maybe misremembering but didn’t that Target have a similar shooting a year or so ago? I know a poster's wife was the victim of an armed robbery in the parking lot a few years back (probably more than a few, probably on TOS).
August 11Aug 11 12 minutes ago, MrBig said: Is this separate from the Target shooter? It seems like it would be since this is not near Ohlen road.
August 11Aug 11 4 minutes ago, hornian said: I know a poster's wife was the victim of an armed robbery in the parking lot a few years back (probably more than a few, probably on TOS). Pics?
August 11Aug 11 2 minutes ago, hornian said: Is this separate from the Target shooter? It seems like it would be since this is not near Ohlen road. It looks to be part of the Target shooting since it’s referring to the two victims. The shooter fled but was allegedly caught in the area near Mopac.
August 11Aug 11 3 minutes ago, hornian said: Is this separate from the Target shooter? It seems like it would be since this is not near Ohlen road. Answering my own question, it appears related - the Target shooting was a carjacking. This seems to be the location where the suspect was apprehended.
August 11Aug 11 Author In a Reddit thread, the shooter was over by Church's trying to flag down cars for a ride. I guess he took matters into his own hands and car jacked.
August 11Aug 11 17 minutes ago, crash_davis said: In a Reddit thread, the shooter was over by Church's trying to flag down cars for a ride. I guess he took matters into his own hands and car jacked. I can see that location being a focal point for frustration. Fuckers are always out of spicy whenever I try to hit it up (spicy fried chicken is one of my "the wife is outta town and can't judge me" indulgences). Seriously, they NEVER have it, then ask "we're making a batch, do you wanna wait thirty minutes?" No, goddammit, I don't. I have no desire to sit in the damned Church's parking lot for half an hour while you cook chicken that you should have up and ready all the time, especially at the dinner hour. I mean, I've never gone on a shooting spree about it. But I've been plenty annoyed by it.
August 11Aug 11 Author 3 minutes ago, Brisketexan said: I can see that location being a focal point for frustration. Fuckers are always out of spicy whenever I try to hit it up (spicy fried chicken is one of my "the wife is outta town and can't judge me" indulgences). Seriously, they NEVER have it, then ask "we're making a batch, do you wanna wait thirty minutes?" No, goddammit, I don't. I have no desire to sit in the damned Church's parking lot for half an hour while you cook chicken that you should have up and ready all the time, especially at the dinner hour. I mean, I've never gone on a shooting spree about it. But I've been plenty annoyed by it. At least Church's *sometimes* has fried chicken with flavor. The most frustratingly well cooked, obnoxiously bland, fried chicken is Bush's. All of them have great fried chicken. Crunchy. Cooked well. BUT that shit is the most bland friend chicken on Earth. It's like they sourced the chicken from some whitewashed, vapid, soulless, bland as fuck Dallas suburb. That shit could be sooo good if they just knew that spices exist. Maybe he should have shot the chefs who create Bush's recipe.
August 11Aug 11 1 hour ago, hornian said: Answering my own question, it appears related - the Target shooting was a carjacking. This seems to be the location where the suspect was apprehended. I was exiting Mopac southbound a bit sooner than I usually do because Far West is closed (of course it is). I managed to squeak through that impending clusterfuck about a minute before it clusterfucked and turned right on Spicewood Springs. I didn't see anyone being aprehended.
August 11Aug 11 33 minutes ago, Brisketexan said: I can see that location being a focal point for frustration. Fuckers are always out of spicy whenever I try to hit it up (spicy fried chicken is one of my "the wife is outta town and can't judge me" indulgences). Seriously, they NEVER have it, then ask "we're making a batch, do you wanna wait thirty minutes?" No, goddammit, I don't. I have no desire to sit in the damned Church's parking lot for half an hour while you cook chicken that you should have up and ready all the time, especially at the dinner hour. I mean, I've never gone on a shooting spree about it. But I've been plenty annoyed by it. Why Church's when Popeye's exists?
August 11Aug 11 2 minutes ago, chainsaw said: Why Church's when Popeye's exists? 1 -- closer to my casa, and convenience counts 2 -- as much as it pains me to say it, Church's spicy MIGHT be superior to Popeyes. Depends on the day and the batch, but it's genuinely good These are things Brisket believes.
August 11Aug 11 2 hours ago, crash_davis said: If you are going to shoot people, dress like you're going to a luau. APD has two suspects in custody.
August 11Aug 11 6 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: I was exiting Mopac southbound a bit sooner than I usually do because Far West is closed (of course it is). I managed to squeak through that impending clusterfuck about a minute before it clusterfucked and turned right on Spicewood Springs. I didn't see anyone being aprehended. Reports are that he made it away from there. What I don't understand is how/what in... Quote The suspect then reportedly hijacked another vehicle at a Volkswagen dealership and headed to South Austin. What VW dealership would that be?
August 11Aug 11 1 minute ago, Brisketexan said: Reports are that he made it away from there. What I don't understand is how/what in... What VW dealership would that be? Only one I'm aware of is Vanguard on Burnet. Just this week I decided not to buy a car from them, so I guess I'm a suspect. Great. Edited August 11Aug 11 by jimmyjazz
August 11Aug 11 The honey biscuits are much better than Popeye's starch pucks, but chicken-wise Church's usually leaves much to be desired.
August 11Aug 11 Just now, jimmyjazz said: Only one I'm aware of is Vanguard on Burnet. Isn't that a mechanic shop? And in any case....that's a pretty long haul in this heat, and even running at full tilt, it ain't exactly nearby.
August 11Aug 11 The spree would've been hijack from 183 access road, left on Burnet, stop/crash at the VW dealership somewhere between Tumble 22 and Lala's, hijack another car, then FAFO time
August 11Aug 11 2 minutes ago, Brisketexan said: Isn't that a mechanic shop? And in any case....that's a pretty long haul in this heat, and even running at full tilt, it ain't exactly nearby. Could be, they offered a test drive out of that location but I ultimately decided against the car before driving.
August 11Aug 11 17 minutes ago, chainsaw said: The spree would've been hijack from 183 access road, left on Burnet, stop/crash at the VW dealership somewhere between Tumble 22 and Lala's, hijack another car, then FAFO time Sounds pretty much exactly like the old Burnet Road Dive Crawl we used to do from Buddy's Place to Ginny's Lil Longhorn, Poodle Dog, and Lala's. Finally we realized we could just take the #3 bus and skip all the grand theft auto and murdering.
August 11Aug 11 22 minutes ago, utee94 said: and skip all the grand theft auto and murdering. See, this town has gone to hell. And you didn't even mention the .69 drinks and picking up middle-aged secretaries at Dallas Night Club. Geez.
August 12Aug 12 2 hours ago, Brisketexan said: 1 -- closer to my casa, and convenience counts 2 -- as much as it pains me to say it, Church's spicy MIGHT be superior to Popeyes. Depends on the day and the batch, but it's genuinely good These are things Brisket believes.
August 12Aug 12 1 hour ago, Brisketexan said: See, this town has gone to hell. And you didn't even mention the .69 drinks and picking up middle-aged secretaries at Dallas Night Club. Geez.
August 12Aug 12 2 hours ago, Brisketexan said: And you didn't even mention the .69 drinks and picking up middle-aged secretaries at Dallas Night Club. Geez. Hey hey hey, I don't like your tone regarding middle aged secretaries, good sir.
August 12Aug 12 11 hours ago, tbone_ said: That’s no middle aged secretary ass in those Rockies This one is a bit further east - my English friend’s secretary in London….
August 12Aug 12 7 minutes ago, Armybrat said: This one is a bit further east - my English friend’s secretary in London…. Face down, ass up, that's the way we like to......
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