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Dan Israel's avatar

This is a brilliant observation:

“I hate violence. It makes me sick. But even more stomach-turning at times is the lack of violence. I’ve been victimized by drunken, obnoxious assholes, and so have you. And I have to grind my teeth when I think of some of the things they’ve gotten away with. I’ve seen assholes at the nightclubs terrorizing girls and shouting Southern Rock requests to intimidated bands. They steal your movie enjoyment by talking at the screen and laughing at serious films they don’t understand. They get coarse, boisterous and rude at restaurants to rob you of a nice meal and pleasant conversation. They get away with it every day because it’s not against the law to be an asshole, and most people are afraid that confrontation will lead to violence.“

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Dan Israel's avatar

This whole Dino Lee story is way before my time in Austin (1992-1995) but a fascinating tale nonetheless

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fuginugly's avatar

Dino lived in a trailer out off 290 heading into Elgin for awhile around 1985. He had a big lighted sign out near the highway that said "Hot Guts and Dino Lee"

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DavidO's avatar

classic line (forget the attribution): "Rumors of Dino Lee's Scandinavian tour must be considered false until there are verified reports of said nations breaking off diplomatic relations with the United States."

And yeah, Dino Lee and the WTR was the poster band for 'must be seen live to be appreciated' And the poster band for 'Must see once, no need to ever see again.'

But when we speak of "Keep Austin Weird" DL&WTR were what made Austin, well, Austin. Yeah, you hadda be there.

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Bevo's avatar

The biggest difference now? Guns everywhere . Just a light tap on your horn for someone to look up and see a green light can set them off. Yes we had to occasional gun incident in a parking lot but people were way more inclined to throw punches instead.

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Will Randazzo's avatar

Everybody wants some !!

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Steven Powell's avatar

Fuck all those fuckheads. Why can't they just enjoy a show!

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