wtf happened to austin? i spent the summer of 84 there and it was a funky, freaky, blues, booze and bbq filled good time. now it sounds like fuggen san fran.
Here's what started the whole "Keep Austin Weird" shebang!!!!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Friedman_(politician)
Everything went to total schidt from then on!! I remember this freak and his whole city council! Talk about bolshies!!!! I remember when they tried to outlaw the sale of handguns in the city limits of Austin!!!! A real goat Phook of politicians!