I actually thought SBC was nice. It's nothing spectacular - looks like pretty much the new palaces I've seen in all different parts of the country. It's not crap, though. If you're commenting on its *location*, though, okay, I agree with you there. I can't believe they put it out in the middle of nowhere.
That's the problem... especially regarding game traffic. All coming from the same place and the roads are not equipped to handle it... went to a game last year and missed most of the first half due to sitting in all that. (Also inconvenient for those of us coming from the other side of town... actually, way past town on the other side...) Beware of San Antonio drivers. They're crazy. I thought Austin drivers were careless, but in the five years I lived there, the only time anyone ran into me was... down in San Antonio. Spurs fan drivers, before and after games, are inconsiderate and believe they own the road. They literally almost ran us off of it (or squished us, can't remember which). No real problem with San Antonio other than that.
Dude, you have to be kidding me. I spent a few days in San Antonio working with HEB on some point-of-sale stuff and got to go to eat some Vietnamese food at some restaurant I don't remember. I'm no expert on Vietnamese food, but the meal cost me something like $4.00 and was really great food. The place was also packed. Lots of the guys that work at HEB apparently frequent the place. Just because there are no Asians doesn't mean nobody else would eat it. Several people among the business crowd frequent all types of restaurants.
ALMOST no asian food. There are but maybe 2 or 3 in the entire city. Perhaps you ate at Lan's on Fredricksberg (near the main HEB office). It has since shut down!
Merriam Webster Defines the word "bamboozled": See: Seriously, though, I always respected and will keep respecting DAVID ROBINSON for the class act. Now, Tim Duncan, no one can stop that fool.
SUNUVABISKIT!! I honestly don't remember the name, but I could've sworn the restaurant was like one-half chinese food and the other half vietnamese or something odd like that. I liked the food. Oh well...
One of the few problems I have with San Antonio, besides their basketball team, is their "river"walk. It's not even a freakin river. How many times do you hear about the world famous "river"walk and when you finally see it, It's like "is that all!" Hell, Milwaukee's riverwalk is actually by 3 rivers! I know San Antonio's mayor and he definetly is a die hard Spur fan. He actually treated me to a Rocket/Spur game in 1995. Unfortunatley the Rox lost that night and I was expecting to get alot of smack but he was real cool and kept the gloating to a minimum. I always tell people who have never been to Texas to go to San Antonio first. I also talk about how great Houston is, but that it takes time for people to see how great it is.
Actually, had they not won the lottery, the Rockets would have picked 7th (I believe). They had a very small chance to win the lottery. They just sucked at the end of that season. I've got in-laws in SA and I went to UTSA for my freshman year. It's not my favorite town in TX. Outside of the Riverwalk, there really is nothing to do. The people are relatively nice. I've got no real complaints about the city.
Nice? Yah, whatever, I am sure those huge "barrels" make the building look "trendy". And even on the inside the arena is just too damn bland and...well...GRAY!
Ummm...Why again does Dallas look down on Houston? What, based on its geographical location? I think Houston and Dallas are pretty similar overall, both are Urban towns that have pretty decent standard of living and are both modern towns. May be Dallas has slightly less humidity, but its weather overall is not significantly better than Houston's. Someone tell me why Dallas looks down on Houston?
I'll jump all over you for it. Yeah, the food's good. And yeah, the cost of living is pretty sweet It's a laid back town, you gotta give it props for that. After the Riverwalk and Spurs ... how about Fiesta Texas and Sea World to name a couple? Oh, and are we forgetting the freaking ALAMO? If you want to hawk on San Antonio, you're best bet is to pick on the way those fools drive. I've never been to a city that takes a yield sign more seriously than San Antonio. What the hell, people, move on! Oh, and the radio stations are a collective joke.
Dallas, what's that, southern Oklahoma? Damn Okie Dallas jokers and their dry counties keeping up with the Joneses. Dallas look down on Houston? Uh, that's rich.
No offense, but the Alamo is great and all, but ... once you've gone it's not like you're dying to go back. "Hey let's hang out at the Alamo... again!" I'll give you Fiesta Texas and Sea World, but Sea World I've been to and really don't care if I go back or not - it was great as a kid, not so great as an adult (my opinion, of course). And the Spurs? Whatever. Cost of living is great, too, but then most of Texas enjoys that benefit. I actually liked SA because of its laid back atmosphere where everybody I ran into was pretty much blue collar. I love towns like that. I hate white collar areas like most of Dallas seems to be. I like the way San Antonio folks drive. They take signs seriously - imagine that. Seriously, that was one of the first things I noticed when I went to SA - most of the people were driving at the speed limit. Hey don't you know if it says the speed limit is 55, you're supposed to go 80??! I kid, I kid...
Starting in December, I've been making the commute down to work in San Antonio four nights a week. The time that I do spend in SA has been very enjoyable. I'm working at Pat O'briens down by the Alamo as well as another club called the Falls which is in north SA. Downtown is very nice with the riverwalk and the Alamo. It's a pretty good tourist area, so it's mostly out of towners out there, but during the week there are locals out as well. There are also a lot of military people out down there, so we end up playing a bunch of military and patriotic songs which is really cool. The feel at the club that I play up north is more like something you would find in Houston. The club caters to a more upscale crowd. It's a pretty nice place to play and the tips are good there. But there's a feeling that people there feel like they are too cool unlike my other experiences with SA people. I like working in and visiting SA, but I like living in Austin too much to really consider moving down there.
