Austin Chili-Bowl Cook-off; Memorial Day Weekend 2008, Austin TX.

Surprise, we didn't go to the contest. This is what we did all weekend instead.

Ahhhh, technology. Laptops and a panoramic photo assembled by a computing machine.

A couple of baked potatoes in the back seat. Make that three.

Afer the car ride some much needed stretching was gotten.

Ian saw the Police and Elvis Costello the night before, yeah.

Uhhh, skateboards stacked up on the wall.

This is Ian and Liz. They welcomed all five of us into their home. Thanks guys.

Breakfast tacos for 85 cents each. Many combinations. Fantastic place.

This is a panoramic of the inside that didn't turn out so good. But you get the idea.

 

I guess Mitch didn't see the sign.

Pretty perfect place to enjoy the breakfast tacos if you ask me.

Walk thru this parking lot, down the gravel road...

...follow the dirt path...

and arrive here. I don't know the official Austin name of this spot is, but it's totally tight.

Ian and JG jamming out, inspired by skating in the deadly heat.

 

This is Dirty Martin's Kum-Bak Burger Place. Or whatever it's called.

 

Outdoor patio nestled in between two busy streets. Quaint.

I had this burger, the D.H. Special. It's basically a patty melt with grilled onions and 2 pieces of American Cheese. It is a glorious burger. I highly recommend it. I would go for a double though if you want to get full.

I think Therm recommends it too.

Mitch wasn't satisfied with his burger and went across the street to Taco Bell for  a second course.

So did JG. I don't understand why one would go to Taco Bell after having a perfectly good cheeseburger.

 

Two bastards in one photo.

New pizza place on Red River right by 6th st. At least new to me anyway. I'm sure it's been there awhile.

 

That purple couch is where I slept every night. I'm not sure how I managed to snag it each time while everybody else slept on the floor.  I got it like that. I got juice.

A view of Downtown Austin from Barton Springs. We swam there on Sunday. On Monday a mexican dude got arrested for whackin' off. Awesome!

Lauren and Liz had a barbecue and pool party for us. But we had to build the pool ourselves.

Inflating a pool is hard work. Mitch takes a break while JG takes over.

Break's over Mitch, back to work!

No backyard boondoggle is complete without a Tiki Torch.

Not much of a grill here, but we pulled it off. 

What we have here is 100% Angus burgers, Kosher dogs and in the foil, salmon and grilled veggies.

Therm cooked a large T-Bone. Here he passes off a little steak juice into JG's bun. Wait, what? 

There were obviously lots of people there. 

Lobster!!!!

Jeez, come up with your own caption for this one. I'm not touchin' it.

We went to Elysium Sunday night for 80's night. It was so damned crowded.

Being in a hot crowded place with a sunburn is probably one of the worst things to endure. Quite literally hell on earth. If there is one. Hell, not Earth.

Why did we come here again?

Oh yes, this video is why. Totally worth it just for the dancing.

We left for OKC the following afternoon, sunburnt and exhausted. Good trip though, nonetheless.

Well that's it for the photos. So here's the video. Skating in mid-day with a heat index of 105 isn't the best idea if you want to be productive. No one wants to hold a camera or try very hard to rip. So don't get your hopes up. But trust me, parks and spots were ripped. Anyway, even though the filming is bad, the kickflip at Psycho Ditch is pretty legit, and so is Ian's stylings on the mandolin. Check ya later!