clifford_thornton Posted October 19, 2005 Report Posted October 19, 2005 Hey, I'm moving to Texas next month to start a Master's in Library and Information Science (Archives and Preservation) at the University of Texas, Spring semester. This will be a big move for me, as well as a return to the academic life - something I'd been missing up here in Minneapolis. I'll be laying over in Houston for a month with my folks and making trips up to Austin to scour for an apartment, and of course I haven't packed a damn thing at this point. Not that I really have much to move other than records and books, but still... Anyway, wish me luck and hopefully I'll be seeing some of you very shortly. And yes, Jim, I'll be bringing that copy of "Deuces Wild" so if you come down to Austin, it's all yours! Cheers, Clifford Quote
brownie Posted October 19, 2005 Report Posted October 19, 2005 When I caught this, I thought this was about the other C.T... Good luck with you move, Clifford. You'll be in good company there! The Austin Chapter of the Big O. is getting quite crowded. Quote
Soul Stream Posted October 19, 2005 Report Posted October 19, 2005 Congrats C.T., come on down, I think you'll find winter down here a little more to your liking. Quote
ghost of miles Posted October 19, 2005 Report Posted October 19, 2005 C.T. while in Austin, do not fail to visit the Duke Ellington Wing of the Lon Armstrong Musical Estate! Quote
bertrand Posted October 19, 2005 Report Posted October 19, 2005 My first reaction was 'what the fuck is Cecil Taylor going to do in Austin'! Good luck with the move. My father moved to Austin last year, so I may conceivably come to visit one day. I hope to catch up with all the local members, and catch a Quartet Out gig. Bertrand. Quote
jazzbo Posted October 19, 2005 Report Posted October 19, 2005 It's a long late night drive back from Dallas after a Quartet Out gig! The Ellington wing, and the rest of the museum, has very very restricted access and hours due to paranoid spousal residential say so. . . . But there's a Starbucks, a Chilis and a Chipoltle less than a block away! Quote
clifford_thornton Posted October 19, 2005 Author Report Posted October 19, 2005 C.T. while in Austin, do not fail to visit the Duke Ellington Wing of the Lon Armstrong Musical Estate! ← Or is that the electric blues wing? I do hope to catch some good gigs down there... any good resources (other than the obvious weeklies) to look up TX jazz gigs? Quote
jazzbo Posted October 19, 2005 Report Posted October 19, 2005 For Austin, the obvious weekly is the only real source worth a hoot. . . . http://www.austinchronicle.com/ There's also http://www.Austin360.com You're not going to find much. . . . Quote
sidewinder Posted October 19, 2005 Report Posted October 19, 2005 Good luck with the move ! Timed just nicely before the permafrost.. Quote
catesta Posted October 19, 2005 Report Posted October 19, 2005 Have a save move. Enjoy and good luck from one C.T. to another. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted October 19, 2005 Report Posted October 19, 2005 Good time of the year to move there. Your sweat glands will have time to adjust. Quote
Big Deal Posted October 20, 2005 Report Posted October 20, 2005 Check out the Magnolia Cafe on S. Congress. Great food and people watching! Good Luck! Quote
chandra Posted October 20, 2005 Report Posted October 20, 2005 I'm moving to Texas next month to start a Master's in Library and Information Science (Archives and Preservation) at the University of Texas I am hearing more and more about this as a field which is seeing a dramatic rejenuvation in the internet age. Some subfields with in computer science is merging with this.. It looks like you are entering this at a great time. Good luck and all the best. Quote
Ron S Posted October 20, 2005 Report Posted October 20, 2005 Given that UT itself has one of the greatest archives in the world (Gutenberg Bible, world's first photograph, original manuscripts of too many world-famous authors to name, and on and on and on . . .), you've picked a great place. But of course, as already mentioned, the most impressive collection in Austin is Lon's. Quote
jazzbo Posted October 20, 2005 Report Posted October 20, 2005 I don't know why people are saying that because I don't believe it is true. And it's closed to the public! Anyway, that program at U T is full of good people as well as wonderful material for jazz fans (Russell, Bird, Tegaraden collections et al) and history buffs in general (with a deliberate bias towards modern American history, which is quite cool!) Good move C T-- I think you'll be happy with Austin in general, though from a JAZZ perspective it's pitiful. Quote
Ron S Posted October 20, 2005 Report Posted October 20, 2005 I think you'll be happy with Austin in general, though from a JAZZ perspective it's pitiful. "What the hell is JAZZ???" Quote
jazzbo Posted October 20, 2005 Report Posted October 20, 2005 Well Willie knows what it is. But few others do. Quote
JSngry Posted October 20, 2005 Report Posted October 20, 2005 Y'all come on down! (and bring the Deuces!) Just remember one thing, and one thing only - no matter how may idiots you hear say "jah-la-peen-o", doing so is grounds for justifiable homicide. Get that right, and you'll be cool. The other stuff, like learning to pronounce "Bexar" like it's the aspirin, has a user-friendly learning curve. But not the jalapeno thing. No sir! Quote
clifford_thornton Posted October 20, 2005 Author Report Posted October 20, 2005 Thanks for the well wishes! I'm really excited about the move, actually, and to get back into the swing of things. Here in finance (where I'm working now, theoretically), we pronounce it 'Becks-are' county. Guess that would get one proverbially shot down there... Quote
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