I spotted this over on Pharyngula. I was a little afraid I may have screwed up at least one of these, but happily, I can still pass 8th grade math with flying colors. How about you?
You Passed 8th Grade Math |
 Congratulations, you got 10/10 correct! |
Casino El Camino has finalized their schedule for their own SXSW festivities. They open at noon throughout the festival as opposed to the usual 4pm.
Friday, March 17th
12:30pm Busy Signals (Chicago)
1:30pm Live Fast Die (Chicago)
2:30pm The Sons of Hercules (S.A.)
3:30pm Muck & The Mires (Boston)
Saturday, March 18th
12:30pm Headache City (Chicago)
1:30pm Wide Right (NYC)
2:30pm The Bloody Tears (Austin)
3:30pm The Clutters (Nashville)
For the uninitiated, you want to stop there and get an Amarillo Burger, just make sure you give 30-45 minutes lead time from when you order, more if they’re really crowded.
(Full disclosure: I host the bar’s website, but the burgers really are good. Honest.)
Abe Vigoda’s birthday last week prompted me to install the Abe Vigoda Status plugin for Firefox. I didn’t know that my actions would set off a chain reaction of star deaths over the weekend. Darrin McGavin was my favorite of the bunch. His roles in Christmas Story and Night Stalker make him a much loved actor from my childhood. Jon already posted a remembrance and mentioned his digital cameo in the disappointing attempt at reviving (or is that re-imagining?) Night Stalker last fall. Abe Vigoda was on a flight I took from NYC to Dallas when I was living there in the mid-90’s. I said a brief hello. He was showing his age a bit then, but he was still flirting with the flight attendants and calling them “sweetheart”. Looks like he’ll outlast them all.