Austin360 blogs > Out & About > Archives > 2008 > June > 04
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Andy Roddick makes cover of Outside
The same month his hero, Lance Armstrong, makes the cover of two local magazines simultaneously — Austin Monthly and Tribeza — Andy Roddick relaxes on the front of the nationally distributed Outside magazine. The cover story chronicles the tennis ace’s return to form and includes one reason why he retreats to his Austin home: “I have to have windows every couple of months where I can put my body back together.” Roddick explained his sometimes volatile behavior on the court: “”I don’t ever think I am going to be one of those guys who can just mute it.”
Permalink | Comments (1) | Post your comment Categories: Fame, Media, Sports
Your A-List: Best Place to Drink Alone
If you are in the mood to sin in such a manner, the A-List voters recommend some quiet spots: The Top 4 slots went to the Driskill Hotel, Gingerman, Spider House and Deep Eddy, all with around the same number of endorsements. The rest of the votes were fairly evenly divided among the Horseshoe Lounge, Hotel San Jose, Mother Egan’s, Stephen F. Austin Intercontinental Hotel, Barfly’s, Casino El Camino, Flipnotics and B.D. Riley’s.
In fact, this one of the most closely bunched results we’ve witnessed so far in A-List history. Guess there are others who take an occasional drink alone.
Write-ins: Mean Eyed Cat, Twin Peaks, Zax
Photo by Rodolfo Gonzalez
Permalink | Comments (0) | Post your comment Categories: Out, Your A-List
Your A-List: Best Dog-Friendly Restaurant
Nick and Nora do not accompany us to dinner on the town. A stocky, slow 10-year-old short-muzzle Lab, Nick is usually sweet and docile, but can get spooked and gruff, especially if children or other dogs ambush him. Nora, a leggy 3-year-old chocolate field Lab, is still puppyish, curious about everything, a general and persistent nuisance, when not totally adorable.
Freddie’s Place, close enough to our house that we take its spillover parking at our curb, is a natural for dogs, with its sprawling creekside patio, and it won the A-List vote for best dog-friendly restaurant with 29 percent of the vote. The casual-unto-carefree Crown and Anchor Pub came in second with 18 percent, while its cross-campus rival, Dog and Duck Pub, reeled in 11 percent.
Austin Java’s multiple locations earned 9 percent, and Jo’s on South Congress and Second Street got 7 percent. Uncle Billy’s, the still-new barbecue and beer joint on Restaurant Row, took 6 percent; and coming in with less than 5 percent were Green Mesquite, Bouldin Creek Coffeehouse and Cafe, P. Terry’s, Moonshine and Romeo’s.
Write-ins: BB Rovers, Opal Divine’s, Wake the Dead
Photo by Ricardo B. Brazziell
Permalink | Comments (2) | Post your comment Categories: Food, Fun, Your A-List
Augie Garrido, Richard Linklater at ‘Inning’ premiere
Baseball coaching legend Augie Garrido looked sharp in a dark blazer, accompanied by companion Jeannie Grass, herself smartly turned out in a slim, black outfit for the premiere of “Inning by Inning” at the Paramount Theatre. Garrido appeared humbled by Richard Linklater’s biographical documentary, which showed the University of Texas baseball coach as a sort of philosopher/teacher whose passion is bringing out the best in each student/player.
Jeannie Grass, Augie Garrido
The doc is terrific and will show soon on ESPN. Garrido gave Linklater unprecedented access to the dugout and locker rooms, where the coach’s motivational diction includes strong language. An afternoon showing of “Inning by Inning” — dubbed a “director’s cut” — included the expletives in full, but the evening premiere was a double benefit for the Austin Film Society and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Austin, so we got family version. Of course, you could always read his lips, and the audience got a kick out of his spray of traditional sports wording.
Richard Linklater with Will Crouch, part of the 2005 College World Series championship team, now into commercial insurance after a career in pro ball
Linklater was in high spirits, given that he had just completed two films. He spoke about his own interest in sports, literature, theater and movies, then we caught up on our shared experiences at the River Oaks and Varsity theaters during the golden years of arthouses. Linklater graduated from Bellaire High School — down the road from where I grew up — and says he sometimes reminds Dennis Quaid of their shared alma mater. He’d like to work with Quaid. Do it, Dennis, do it!
Permalink | Comments (1) | Post your comment Categories: Movies, Out, Sports
