2008 USMS Message Board Social in Austin at SCY Nationals
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We agreed we should definitely have a gathering
so these will take place an hour after the last relay or around 6:30 ish
Friday: Shady Grove www.theshadygrove.com
Saturday: Moonshine www.moonshinegrill.com
Sunday: Scholz www.scholzgarten.net
2 blocks from the pool (the closest bar)
I'm thinking Friday or Saturday night to maximize numbers
Where ever it is people can just pay for what they order
We need to pick the
Date
Friday or Saturday which do you prefer?
Time
I think early would be better than later
like around dinner time or maybe an hour - hour and a half after relays are done and
Location:
I suggest somewhere in Central / Downtown Austin that serves both beer and food. if we want to be outdoors we need to watch the weather that day
Walking Distance from the Pool
+ Scholz BierGarten is very close to the pool also
The last of the Austin Texas Beer Gardens, open since 1866, and the oldest restaurant in Texas , and two blocks from the University of Texas.
www.scholzgarten.net
+ Brick Oven Pizza on Red River
+ Serranos on Symphony Square
Red River at 11th is pretty cool
short drive:
+ Shady Grove is very cool,
www.theshadygrove.com
+ Iron Works BBQ is nice in a rustic way
www.ironworksbbq.com
+ Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill
www.moonshinegrill.com
303 Red River St
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 236-9599
"Good American comfort food done well with a fantastic ambiance and great..."
+ Some where on 6th street
Other suggestions
Please chime in, let's settle this and have a blast
Since I'm here I'm happy to see if we can get a reservation
Let me know if you plan on coming so I can get a head count
Ande
paul and his wife are in austin
I saw them checking in
Ack. No hugs for you. This is my first April without sinusitis and bronchitis in years! (No worries, I have a sore neck to complain about now.) Must be a lot of fun in your house with two people tapering and sick. :bolt:
Saw said Mr Paul Smith at warmups. Sheesh what a mosh pit. Only one course was open. The men's and women's teams were practicing. Nothing like watching the guys 'cruise' 1:40 200 Free. Sigh.
Paul
And I thought you had let me off the hook and passed all responsibility for drinks to the other whiner, John. How's his cold, BTW?
I'd prefer to dine a bit earlier, I guess. But some of us who aren't latent distance swimmers are flying in Thursday afternoon.
Everyones getting sick....beware the plague in Austin.
Saw said Mr Paul Smith at warmups. Sheesh what a mosh pit. Only one course was open. The men's and women's teams were practicing. Nothing like watching the guys 'cruise' 1:40 200 Free. Sigh.
Paul
That's what you get for going over early. We went over around 5:00 and had a lane to ourselves.
P.S. not a fan of the bulkhead. Either my taper is on track and I was cruising faster than normal, or my stroke count is off by a half-stroke a length. It's the suck!
Dana
Hey Kirk, Chris and I are staying at the Drury. So is Donna Hooe, who just swam a FANTASTIC lifetime best mile and placed 3rd in her age group! :)
Good luck in your mile!
Saw said Mr Paul Smith at warmups. Sheesh what a mosh pit. Only one course was open. The men's and women's teams were practicing. Nothing like watching the guys 'cruise' 1:40 200 Free. Sigh.
Paul
Paul...great to meet you and Floyd...remind me to never challege to arm wrestling match....guys got some serious guns!
