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Eleanors38

(18,318 posts) Fri Apr 25, 2014, 07:00 AM Apr 2014

Eeyore's Birthday tomorrow Saturday, in Austin!

Oldest celebration of counter-culture in America happens in Pease Park Saturday, noon to dusk. Free.

Texas-only beer, food, drinks, t-shirts sold by non-profits. Kids' section early. Wear very skimpy costumes, watch bands, play drums, smoke. Event put on by old counter culture lefty Democrats for decades. Use shuttle buses, bring no glass.

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Eeyore's Birthday tomorrow Saturday, in Austin! (Original Post) Eleanors38 Apr 2014 OP

Quit going about 20 years ago when it got too "organized" hobbit709 Apr 2014 #1

Damned hostile City of Austin which tried to ban it. Eleanors38 Apr 2014 #2

+1000 Javaman Apr 2014 #3

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

1. Quit going about 20 years ago when it got too "organized"

Reply to Eleanors38 (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2014, 07:03 AM

Apr 2014

Like a lot of fun things here.

Eleanors38

(18,318 posts)

2. Damned hostile City of Austin which tried to ban it.

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 25, 2014, 07:28 AM

Apr 2014

Javaman

(62,517 posts)

3. +1000

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 25, 2014, 08:09 AM

Apr 2014

once upon a time Max knopfler was on the Austin City Council. Once upon a time, that same Max knopfler was on the cover of the Austin chronicle sporting a silver speedo while attending Eeyore's Birthday Party. THAT was how Austin used to be. not this watered down, over build condo land of gentrification.

"keep Austin weird" is nothing more than a marketing catch phrase now.

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