Hoodlum City is Back

The dot-comers dressed in crisply ironed khakis matched with sharp button-down short sleeves are replaced by hoodlums in jeans and t-shirts. The creepy politicians creep back into their corners. The hippies hide. Black Audis are replaced by hot rods. Green VW bugs are replaced by customs. On a typical night in Austin, a melting pot of live music can be heard from just about anywhere in the city almost as if it were background music to remind you of where you are. This weekend, however, that sound is interrupted by internal combustion.

For one weekend a year, Austin isn’t… well, Austin. It’s Hoodlum City. It’s that time of the year again… The Round Up is here.

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“Or maybe this is all pure gibberish—a product of the demented imagination of a lazy drunken hillbilly with a heart full of hate who has found a way to live out where the real winds blow—to sleep late, have fun, get wild, drink whisky, and drive fast on empty streets with nothing in mind except falling in love and not getting arrested . . . Res ipsa loquitur. Let the good times roll.”

– Dr. Gonzo

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If your are stuck in the middle of Ohio or California or maybe Bat Country, you can follow my “On The Road” blog… I’ll try to update it as much as possible in order to give you a live feed of the show. Suckas…