keeping austin weird

well after walking down 6th street saturday night, i can guarantee you that yes indeed, there are still plenty of weird in that town or maybe they just all come out saturday night! caught a show at el sol y la luna - a group i've wanted to see for some time now - Atash - and it was great. roberto is wonderful and the dancer, well, i'm speechless. but back to the 'weird', okay, its not that weird just the variety and mixture of people make it seem weird - there's the ultra casual to the folks in tuxedos and evening gowns looking like they are on the way to a prom or to accept a grammy! there's the pedi-cabs and the police on horseback! horses in the middle of town always surprise me! the music, the smell of grilling meat [the best wurst booth just outside the restaurant smelled AMAZING], the shouts of party goers and the pleas from the 'homeless' - you can never tell anymore if someone really is homeless or just has found panhandling to be their best skill. regardless, thanks to ken for a wonderful evening out [which lasted well into the morning] and i imagine it will be awhile before i venture out that way again.