![]() ![]() It is intended to promote local businesses and is inspired by comments made by Red Wassenich in 2000 while giving a pledge to an Austin radio station.Īccordingly, Is Portland full of weirdos? Keep Austin Weird is the slogan adopted by the Austin Independent Business Alliance to promote small businesses in Austin, Texas. Thereof, Why do they say keep Austin weird? Second St was also renamed Willie Nelson Blvd in his honor.It was based on the Keep Austin Weird organization and slogan in Austin, Texas, and was brought to Portland in 2003 by Music Millennium owner Terry Currier after he learned of the movement in Austin. ![]() It sits outside of the Moody Theater where Austin City Limits - the TV music series Willie helped start in 1974 - is still recorded. His serene statue reflects the city’s love for him with his iconic braids resting on his chest and his famous guitar, Trigger, sitting on his knee. The country star and lovable stoner helped kickstart the local music scene into a high fever in the '70s. Meanwhile, the patron saint of Austin - yep, we're talking about Willie - has his own bronze statue Downtown. His statue was erected in 1993 following his untimely death in a helicopter crash, mere hours after his final performance alongside Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, and his brother, Jimmie Vaughan - a tragedy that shook music fans in 1990. Well, yes and no - it's Stevie Ray Vaughan, revered as one of Austin's greatest guitarists. There's a statue standing along the river at Auditorium Shores, the Downtown skyline a dramatic backdrop, the kind of majestic spot where you'd expect to find a Texas founding father. Uncommon Objects on South Congress | Thomas Allison/Thrillist ![]() The “cathedral” is a breathtaking sight - Hannemann has molded trashed objects into towers and tunnels full of color and texture, like a dystopian playground filled with an undulating architecture of debris. Be sure to ask about the contents of the small bottle by the door.Īlso unmissable is artist Vince Hannemann’s backyard, which doubles as the Cathedral of Junk in South Austin. The pair will hold tours through their gallery of etcetera: memorabilia from World’s Fairs, a clipping of Elvis’ hair, a fork bent by telekinesis, and that’s only scratching the surface. The Museum of Natural & Artificial Ephemerata (MNAE) is part of Scott and Jen Webel’s home. In addition to a two-headed sheep and a Fiji Mermaid, you’ll find a freak show upstairs where an employee will happily put a nail through their nose and point out that Johnny Depp stayed in the building while he was filming What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. But for something a little more eclectic, smack in the middle of the debauchery of Sixth St sits the Museum of the Weird. If indoor art is more your thing, Austin has its share of impressive art collections at the Blanton Museum of Art and The Contemporary Downtown. Bats at the Congress Avenue Bridge | Kushal Bose/Shutterstock Chicken Shit Bingo can be a surprisingly popular event, so if you want to play and get a good look at the chosen hen, arrive early. For $2, you receive a number, and if the chicken lets loose on your square, you win a cash prize. Well, rousing isn’t exactly the right word for waiting patiently on a chicken to poop in a square to call bingo, but with the help of a couple of Shiners, you'll feel surprisingly invested in chicken waste.Įvery Sunday from 4 to 8, Austinites young and old gather in the small dive, hovering around a chicken pen filled with seeds and a numbered grid. This Austin institution is the only bar with a Honky Tonk Happy Hour that features a rousing game of Chicken Shit Bingo. The unassuming white facade of The Little Longhorn Saloon (sometimes called Ginny’s) might lead you to believe there's nothing inside worth writing home about. Play a game of chicken shit bingo at The Little Longhorn Saloon ![]()
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