Austin TX DUers...please check in!

[Gato Moteado]

I'd like to see who from the old Austin gang is still around and who is new. I left Austin in 2005. GOPisEvil, VelmaD, BlueStateGuy and some of my other co-conspirators left shortly after. Surely there is still a group there....I'd like to see everyone on my next trip in.

Andy Stephenson, though he lived in Seattle at the time, was from Austin originally. I was the one that brought him to DU. He would come to Austin for get-togethers occasionally. I still miss the guy

[In_The_Wind]

1. I still miss Andy.

We met when he was on the east coast.

[MrScorpio]

2. Yep, the big 2005 DU Inaugural Meet up

That was fun!

[In_The_Wind]

8. A lot of wonderful DUers were there.

I didn't make that one.
The first time I met Andy was in Ohio, the next time was in N Y.
We traveled to a N J meet-up together.

[Gato Moteado]

9. andy had energy.....he loved to travel and meet people...

I still remember the time in Austin that he walked into the house that GOPisEvil had just bought and started rearranging the living room furniture. GOPisEvil left it that way forever, I think.

[In_The_Wind]

11. He was a wonderful person.

I don't remember whose place he was staying in on his visit to N Y but we sat sat alone chatting about investing in gold ingots. He was amazing.

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. I miss Andy, too.

[Gato Moteado]

4. i know you do!

he loved you!

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. It was mutual.

It's especially hard at this time of year since he spent his last Christmas with my family. BTW, he loved you, too.

[Gato Moteado]

6. well, we all love you!

but you already knew that.

[greatauntoftriplets]

7. Same here.

[Gato Moteado]

10. OK who was the lovely DUer that brought her daughter to the irish pub on 5th street....

...at one of our get-togethers? her daughter looked like a super hot version of Chelsea Clinton. but way hotter than Chelsea. and she was sweet and smart. I fell in love, but it was just weeks before I was moving to costa rica.

[Trailrider1951]

12. Austin area here

Although when I joined DU I lived in Houston. I remember Andy, but never got to meet him. One Austin DUer I did meet was Longhorn, who passed away several years ago. She had red hair and a brilliant smile...

[Gato Moteado]

13. did you know KCDem when you lived in Houston?

nt

[Trailrider1951]

14. No, I never got to meet any Houston DUers

But when I got to Austin in Sept of 2005, there were all these anti-war rallies going on. My children and grandchildren dragged me along, and I met Longhorn there on the steps of City Hall. We recognized each other by our mutal tye-dye, LOL. Those were the days...

[Gato Moteado]

15. well, i will meet you on my next trip there....

....i'm generally there every two or three months.

[Trailrider1951]

17. Cool

I'll buy you a beer, hopefully nowhere near downtown. My son-in-law brews some awesome beer, but not lately since he's been busy. Too bad...

[greatauntoftriplets]

16. I loved Longhorn.

We were moderators together. I talked with her when she came to Chicago for treatment. Her death was a blow.

[Trailrider1951]

18. Yes, a blow it was