Surely if you count the Aeros, you gotta count the Ice Bats and the Express. And as for rail? Heck, we got that in Plano.
Oh geeze...talk about a over-exaggeration...I can get from Baytown(far Eastside) to Katy(far Westside) in an hour... Tho I must agree...with the first part of your post...how can you go wrong with so many fine little college girls? :leer: and disagree with the last part... I like to visit Austin, but I love to live in Harris County (I don't technically live in Houston.)
Its simple why Houston Recives no respect -By Micah Kerr (intended purely for entertainment)mostly mine Houston is only the 11th largest city in the US as far as respect is concerned. According to Neilson, Houston is the 11th largest media market. so 10 cities have more trendsetters, and newsmakers. and in population Houston is really 10th in metro area. But now to entertain(myself) NEW YORK VS. TEXAS oh, thats NY City Vs. The state of Texas Population: the city has a Metro of 21,199,865 the state has a population of 21,319,300 according to my 2003 atlas close, but an extremely small advantage to the state Media: NYC is an undeniable #1 Texas has #7, #11, San Antone #37,Austin at #57 Waco#93 McAllen#97 El Paso#101 Im thinking the NY 6.829% of Americas TV audience is more than all of Texas Cities combined 2.059 1.701 0.674 0.518 0.285 0.269 0.259 you get the picture. but wait, how come no matter where you are, when you turn your TV on you either see Dave Letterman infront of NY, or some celebrity yelling "live from New York" In the morning you see idiots with signs freezing out on the NY streets while chubby weathermen sip coffee. or thousands of kids screaming from the streets of NY up to Carson Daley but you dont see Texas. how about this one. its kinda funny if you think about it. Professional Sports Teams Football NYC: Jets Giants Texas: Cowboys Texans Baseball NYC: Yankees Mets Texas: Astros Rangers Soccer NYC: Metro Stars Texas: Burn Hockey NYC: Rangers Islanders Devils Texas: Stars Basketball NYC: Knicks Nets Texas: Rockets Spurs Mavs TOTALS NYC:10 Texas:9 Texas was once its own country. NYC was the capitol of the US The tallest building was never in Texas The Titanic would never have bothered to sail toward Texas. Neither would the Hindenburg NYC has suburbs with more people than Texas' largest cities Dallas 5.3 mill Houston 4.7mill Those dont compare to New Jersey 8.5 and long Island ~6.5 hell, Florida, another NYC suburb has about 16 million retired NYers ok Im done, and I am amused cary on PEACE
During rush hour? My friend who lives in Cinco Ranch tells me it takes him 1 - 1 1/2 hrs to reach downtown in morning rush hour. If that's true, that's just insane.
Well, to be fair...I-10 isn't as clogged as most other freeways during rush hour..It all depends on what time of day you travel it. Once a month I have to make the trip from Channelview to Chimney Rock and 59 to drop off our monthly composite to a lab...it takes me 35 minutes in the middle of the day. Thats keeping in mind that the 10 to 59S exit ramp is closed due to construction..I have to go 10 to 610W to 59...still...only 35 minutes..
And to finish my post: Clean air- I see this brought up all the time but what's the big deal? In either city you can breath right? When it's sunny in either city, the sky is blue, when it's raining the sky is grey. Concerts- Austin, the "live music capital of the world" it may just be, but a bunch of bands with very little talent doesn't seem so great to me. Where do the big names perform? Houston. Austin will get a big name every once in awhile, but many times Austinites will have to travel to S.A. Radio stations- not even close, Houston's are superior. Theme parks- again, not even close. Houston has Waterworld, Splashtown, Astroworld and I don't think Austin has any. Hospitals- yet again, not even close. Stadiums, Arenas, etc- Houston has the George R. Brown, Rice Stadium, Astrodome, Minute Maid Park, Campaq Center, Aerial Theatre, Reliant Stadium, Reliant Pavilion, Miller outdoor Theatre and comming soon, a new arena. Austin has the UT stadium and the Erwin center. Clubs- Many might believe that Austin has more, but Houston does. Austin may have sixth street, but Houston's are just more spread out. Houston also has more of a variety of clubs, stripclubs included. Grocery stores- In Austin it's Randall's or HEB, in Houston you have Randall's, Kroger, HEB, Food Town, Food Basket, and a few others I have left out. Crime- Houston has more, but there's 4 or 5x as many people. Misc. Places of interest- Austin has the Capital, the Governer's House, Sixth Street, and the UT tower. Houston has NASA, The Astrodome, The Tunnel, Sam Houston Race Park, San Jacinto Monument, Port of Houston, and Battleship Texas. Parks-Houston has Herman which contains it's Zoo, Memorial Park which contains the city's aboretum, and Allen's Landing Park. Austin has Zilker park, which has a swimming hole, mini train, and disc golf. The other parks are nothing more than your run of the mill parks. Events- Well, I'm not too familiar with any noteworthy events in Austin, maybe some of you Austinites can fill me in. Houston on the other hand has a Grand Prix through downtown, A superbowl, NBA Allstar game, etc... I tried to compare everything I could think of. I don't see how Austin is a better city and gives someone a better life. The choices and options are just too limited. If any of you Austinites do not like my post or find it not true, feel free to correct me with some facts and I will reply. In closing I would like to say that if you still believe that Austin is the better place to live ask yourself why you are on the internet reading this post which supports the HOUSTON Rockets.
SXSW is a pretty big musical event, even though it gets more corporate each year. It really isnt even about the music anymore, just a bunch of A&R reps getting a free trip to Austin and a chance to get drunk. Its too freaking crowded, and almost impossible to see the "headlining" bands which people line up 3-4 hours beforehand to get a chance at getting in the club. This year I am going to save the $120 and just pick and choose the shows I want to go see.... DaDa - You make some good points, and I know that I may have only lived here 3 weeks, but I still think Austin is overrated. I love Austin, had a great 3 1/2 years of my life living there, and would love to live there again someday, but the holier than thou -God's gift to Texas attitude that Austinites carry on their backs (just like I did when I lived there) is waaaay out of hand in my opinion. Its a great city, but not THAT great.
I don't remember CART running the Houston Texaco Havoline Grand Prix this year. I think maybe next year they will run it. Here is my take on Houston. I live in Houston. It has its faults, but I still love it.
these are the only three I disagree with. Houston's air pollution is way worse than Austin, but Austin is a smaller more scenic town, so they can get away with it. Concerts: Houston gets the big names because we have the big venues. But for real music fans, Austin is the place. The local scene here is just pathetic, especially now that the sattelite lounge has closed. Austin has more talent, less notariety. Radio: horribly wrong here. Houston's radio is god awful. You can't find anything other than Hip Hop, Pop, and Country. No variety really. The rock stations are pretty corny, and there's no special interest stations (blues, jazz, ect. which are very previlant in Austin). Other than that, Houston runs the table over Austin.
This thread has turned into "piss on the liberal/capitol city of Texas thread." Well, there goes diversity.
Actually, I think sxsw is about independent films/ and or a movie festival. That's perfect coolbreeze. The less people in Austin the better. You want to live again in an overrated town? Only thing to the "attitude" is that Austin is the most liberal city in Texas. Texas is full of conservative people, Austin is not. Ido realize every city is what you make of it, but Austin's "liberalness" is what makes it great. Be what you want to be. Houston itself is a great international city. However, if I were gay, I wouldn't hang out in most parts of Houston. The rednecks would murder me.
http://www.sxsw.com It apparently does both (didn't know that), but it's known primarily as a music festival.
Known by who? I always though SXSW was in reference to North by Northwest. I thought alot of Hollywood actors descended upon Austin to premiere their films in Austin?
SXSW is definitely known more as a musical event. It seems only in recent years as the film made any kind of splash. Drewdog, I'm proud to say that I lived in Austin for 8 years and never became one of those annoying Austinites who think nothing is wrong with that city. I find it amusing that gr8-1 is getting all defensive given the general attitude of Austinites. I will say that the radio stations are better (107.1 is probably the best station in America). However, the sports radio is a joke. I can only hear about UT's recruiting so much before I want to blow my brains out, and I'm pretty sure the idiots are still rehashing the Major/Chris debate. The movie theatres there are absolutely a joke. You pretty much have to go to Dobie to see anything other than a widespread release, and my home television is bigger than those screens. Alamo Draft House is pretty cool, but they've got plenty of similar theatres here in Dallas. The traffic may not be as bad in Austin, but that's like saying the traffic in Waco isn't as bad as Austin's. Of course it's not as bad, the town's not nearly as huge as Dallas or Houston. For a city its size, the traffic is horrendous. Of course, here in Dallas, I make my commute to and from downtown via light rail, 13 minutes each way. So, to me, Austin's traffic is much worse. Restaurants? I miss exactly two places. Juan in a Million and Threadgills. I'm sure with some fun research, I can find something similar to Threadgills here in Dallas (and I know there are some in Houston) even though I don't believe I'll ever find a breakfast as amazing as the Con Queso Breakfast at Juan's. Weather? News****ingflash!!! It's hot as hell in Austin in the summer. I can't tell a difference between 98 degrees and 75% humidity and 94 degrees and 99% humidity. Sorry. I sweat balls in both. Shopping? Again, a joke in Austin. But, I don't do that much shopping, so it doesn't really matter to me. Live music? I've gone out a few times to Deep Ellum and seen great bands each time. I'm not the biggest music critic, but I haven't noticed much difference between Dallas and Austin in this respect. In conclusion, in my experience, Austin is at the bottom of the list of towns I've lived in. 1. Chicago 2. Houston 3. Dallas 4. Santa Cruz 5. Austin Not really a contest. And no one with an inferiority complex will make me feel any different.
Personally, I prefer Austin. All these comparisons don't mean jack to me. Restaurants? I don't give a damn because I don't eat at them. Traffic? Who cares? I don't go anywhere. Even so, Austin isn't supposed to have as much traffic as Houston, so its not really a plus for us. Radio? Well Houston wins that one. 610's programming is so much better than 1300... especially considering that KVET became a FOX Sports affiliate a few weeks ago. Absolutely horrid to listen to JT the Prick and Tony Bruno. At least 610's local programming isn't all based on college athletics. I can't stand having no option but to listen to recruiting radio and random UT sports from 2-4pm everyday. As for FM? Its a joke. Houston has so much more of a variety, especially for a rap fan like me. Scenery? Sure Austin has nicer scenery, but I don't go look at it all the time or anything. For me, well I just feel more comfortable in Austin. I spent the past 2 weeks in Houston and couldn't wait to come back here. I just didn't feel the same cozy, comfortable, "down-home" feeling that I get from Austin. And this is coming from a man who was raised in Houston for over 15 years and has only lived in Austin for 7 years. That's my $.02. Doesn't mean much, but oh well.
Houston is actually on the main page of AOL!!!! Guess what it says.... HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM. FATTEST CITY FOR 3RD CONSECUTIVE YEAR. Yes!
If you're talking about the welcome page within the actual AOL software (and not aol.com), I believe that each welcome page is created within the context of the area code you provide. That is to say that the welcome page you get in houston wouldn't be the same someone gets in NYC.
