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how do you get to the alamo from here?

About Me


a movement which requires no effort.
we are lame and we love it... or leave it.
i love hearing from any and all of you.
send me a myspace message if ya like.
if you're not a myspace member, email me.
i do my best to write back to everyone,
but sometimes it takes a little while.
thanks for your patience.
if you add me, please be patient with the wait - i do get overwhelmed sometimes. if i didn't add you the first time, please try again - i was probably taking one of my little sabbaticals and your add expired.
links to the lame:
~ 180grams.
After Midnight Blues Band. ~
~ Alamo City Rollergirls.
Art Lies. ~
ArtPace. ~
Bihl Haus Arts. ~
~ Blue Star.
Botanical Garden. ~
~ Boxcar Satan.
~ Bunnyphonic.
Buttercup. ~
~ Cactus Bra.
C.A.M. ~
~ Central Texas Grooves.
Citizen Subject. ~
~ Dirt Cheap Distro.
Dogfingers. ~
~ Doo Or Dye.
Emvergeoning. ~
~ Emvergeoning's SA Art Gallery Map.
Esperanza Center. ~
~ Exponential.
Finesilver. ~
~ Flaco Jimenez.
~ Fl!ght.
futureWorkerGirl. ~
Gemini Ink. ~
~ Glasstire San Antonio Art Events Page.
~ Grackle Mundy.
Greens. ~
~ Guadalupe Cultural Arts.
~ heavyDenim.
House of Sprouts. ~
~ Hyperbubble.
Idea. ~
Esteban Jordan. ~
~ Jump-Start Performance Co.
KLRN. ~
~ Krazy Kat.
KRTU. ~
~ KSYM.
Labkids. ~
~ Las True Stories From San Antonio.
~ Literary San Antonio.
Loft 120. ~
~ Luminaria Arts Night
~ The McNay.
~ Augie Myers.
The Museo Alameda. ~
~ NeoAztlan.
~ On & Off Fredericksburg Rd.
Oxymorons. ~
~ Postcards From San Antonio.
~ Potter-Belmar Labs.
Prhymemates. ~
~ PuroSlam.
~ Salon Mijangos.
San Anto Cultural Arts. ~
SA Art League. ~
~ SA Blues Society.
SA Current. ~
~ SA Current Music Listings.
SAEvents. ~
~ SA Museum of Art.
SARocks. ~
~ SA Underground Film Festival.
Saustex. ~
~ Sexto Sol.
Slab Cinema. ~
~ Smart Growth SA.
Sons of Hercules. ~
~ Southern Poverty Law Center.
~ South Flores Arts District.
Southtown. ~
~ Southwest School.
Stonemetal Press. ~
~ Stop the Bike Gang Summit.
Stories From The House of Ram. ~
~ Texas Media Empowerment Project.
Texas Observer ~
~ Texas Public Radio.
~ Triangle Project Space.
TurboJugend Alamo City. ~
~ TurtleKing.
Uncle Buzz. ~
~ Underground Books.
Unit B. ~

My Interests

making plans.
sleeping late.
partying.
hanging out.
drinking.
enchiladas.
migas.
barbacoa.
tamales.
tacos.
the spurs.
the painting of one thousand tacos.
civic pride.
cultura.
historia.
complaining about s.a.
loving s.a.

I'd like to meet:


interesting san antonians and expatriates who understand irony .
anyone doing their own thing to improve the community.
anyone else who has a soft spot for san antonio.
people who buy local whenever possible.
people who think before they post. or repost.
remember: lameness, like all else, is just an illusion.
be the lameness.

You Know You're From San Antonio When...
You lost your virginity at Mission Drive-In.
You know exactly how to get to the Ghost Tracks from anywhere in town.
You think pro-choice means flour or corn tortillas.
You've never been to the Alamo.
You think a health drink is a margarita without salt.
You think being able to read the Taco Cabana menu makes you bilingual.
You used to live in a neighborhood you wouldn't even drive through now.
There has been a road crew on your street since before the Alamodome was built.
You remember when Crossroads Mall used to be called Wonderland.
You've been to Midget Mansion and the Fat Farm.
You know all about the Dancing Diablo and the Donkey Lady bridge.
You know that Wheatley and Brackenridge is the same school.
You remember the Captain Gus show.
Your subwoofer has twice the value of your car.
You have three rodeo outfits but never have been on a horse.
You are an expert with the brake pedal, but you have no idea what a blinker is.
Your idea of culture is wearing a Hard Rock T-shirt.
You think the last supper was at Mi Tierra.
You do your grocery shopping at a flea market.
You think local politicians are crooks, but you still do not vote.
You have a 'Selena Lives' bumper sticker on your car.
You care if San Antonio is in the national spotlight.
A formal occasion is getting a glass with your longneck.
You believe tacos, barbecue, tequila, and beer are the four basic food groups.
You think wearing bows in your hair will get you a husband.
Your white mother learned how to make tamales & menudo from your neighbors.
You know the real definition of Fiesta is 'stay home if at all possible.'
You have ordered Mexican food at a Chinese restaurant.
You had breakfast tacos at Taco Cabana on Christmas morning.
You remember the Joske's Christmas display.
You remember when JC Penney's had a restaurant.
You remember hamburgers from Whopper Burger.
Your elementary school field trip was to the ButterKrust Bakery.
You complain about how cold it is when the temperature dips below 70.
Your cholesterol is over 300.
You had a birthday party at Kiddie Park.
You have had nightmares about the giant cowboy boots in front of North Star Mall.
You own an album by, have seen or are even aware of any of the following bands: 'Moxy', 'Legs Diamond', 'Trapeze', 'Garfield' and especially 'Ozz Knozz' or 'Heyoka.'
You know what people are talking about when they refer to the 'hey-she-b.'
Your idea of a tropical vacation getaway is Port Aransas.
You get defensive when your friends from Austin talk about the great show they saw last night.
You party with your cousin more than twice a week.
You call any convenience store 'icehouse.'
You have only seen snow once in your life and it was twenty years ago.
You think a flash-flood warning means 'go drive through a low water crossing.'
You think the exit ramp is your own personal lauch pad.
You get annoyed when tourists ask for 'fa-jite-as.'
You could care less about the Rodeo but never miss the Cowboy Breakfast.
You know the location of both the Hanging Tree and the Hollow Tree.
You trick-or-treat in every neighborhood in town but your own.
You don't have to look at the menu when you order at Bill Miller.
You know "Von Ormy no good."
You have never, ever called this city 'San Antone.'

Music:

metal.
tejano.
conjunto.
dirty souf.

Movies:

the alamo.

Television:

spurs games and
desperate housewives.

Books:

t.v. guide.
"san antonio" by charles ramsdell.
"deep in the heart of san antonio" by char miller.

Heroes:

ramiro "ram" ayala.
linda pace.
henry b. gonzales.
jacques barzun.
kinky friedman.
"the godfather" joe anthony.
robert rodriguez.
sandra cisneros.
maury maverick.
maury maverick, jr.
eleuterio escobar.
emma tenayuca.
fr. carmelo a. tranchese.
ralph yarborough.
ronnie dugger.
o'neill ford.
o. henry.
gutzon borglum.
robert h.h. hugman.
coach dwight d. eisenhower.
doug sahm.
augie myers.
rocky morales.
spot barnett.
country dick hays.
carol burnett.
joan crawford.
george "iceman" gervin.
johnny moore.
david robinson.
tim duncan.
manu ginobli.
tony parker.
almost every other spur ever.
eva longoria.
santiago jimenez.
santiago jimenez, jr.
flaco jimenez.
esteban jordan.
valerio longoria.
butthole surfers.
george "bongo joe" coleman.
robert johnson.
willie nelson.
mike nesmith.
mike nesmith's aunt.
arthur "hap" veltman.
bozo texino.
the guy who played d-day in "animal house."

My Blog

SA Event List [on extended temporary hiatus.]

calendar will be back up very soon...
Posted by Keep San Antonio Lame" on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

so, san antonio, what are you reading right now?

leave a comment and let us know...reviews are welcome, too.
Posted by Keep San Antonio Lame" on Tue, 28 Mar 2006 03:58:00 PST

how to get a real authentic certified non-faux ksal" tee-shirt.

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Posted by Keep San Antonio Lame" on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

fascinating statistics.

sunday night, day after christmas... bored, nothing to do but watch "arrested development". so just for fun, i decided to google the phrase "keep san antonio lame". whaddaya know, one hit. just so...
Posted by Keep San Antonio Lame" on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST