The
Church of Jimmy Buffett, Orthodox. This is THE site for Parrot Heads. Yeah,
sure, there's others, but this guy's creed say it all. As for me, I burn my own
DVD copy of CHANGES IN LATITUDE so I can remove that damn "Margaritaville"
track, and that solves the religious problem.
Margaritaville.
The "official" Jimmy Buffett site. If it looks like Jimmy is trying to
sell you something, that's 'cause he is, stupid. Still, the site's worth a look.
Quickie
Wheelchairs. Don't you even laugh. This is the Cadillac of
wheelchairs, man. Naw, they don't customize it for you -- you got to get the fuzzy
dice and the Jolly Roger flag yourself. Other than that -- if you got to have
wheels, these are the wheels to get.
1-800-Wheelchair.
Check 'em out, man. Great products, and you can't beat the prices.
The
Hole in the Wall. This is a classic Austin dive -- excellent beer, cheap
snacks, good music most nights, and it's close to my apartment. Hell, I heard
Timbuk 3 here before they ever cut a record, and don't even ask me who Timbuk 3
is. You're gonna make me feel old.
Austin
City Search. So you're visiting Austin? Yeah, take a number -- you and
everybody else from California. We already got way too many people, but if
you're gonna come, you might as well use this site to make a "to do"
list. If your timing is good,
you've gotta check out the SXSW festival, too. I don't go, man -- I hate crowds
unless it's a Buffett concert, but I know a guy who does sound for the festival,
cuts me some excellent tapes. But that's another story . . . and I'll deny it
under oath.
VeriSign,
Inc. Okay -- this is what I was talking about in the book when I described
internet security. These guys are pretty good. They keep the hackers out and
they got some good algorithms on their encryption. They're just lucky my
start-up Techsan didn't work out, though. I would've given them a run for their
money.
Hackers
Home Page. This is only the tip of the iceberg. And it's a big damn iceberg.
Seriously, unless you're nuts like me, you don't want to know everything that's
out there when it comes to hacking, phreaking, warez, and all that. It's the
DARK SIDE. Not that I ever phreak, of course. I promised Riordan I wouldn't
write any malicious subroutines into this web site, so you're safe from me. Of
course, the key word is malicious. If you're computer sings "Coconut
Telegraph" next time it reboots, that wasn't my doing, man. I swear.
VW
Buses. This picture brings back memories. My VW safari van looked just like
this before I rebuilt it -- put in the portable generator and CPU, the bean bag
chairs, the wheelchair lift, the ice box and the digital audio system.
Jimmy Doebler and me, we airbrushed dancing women on the sides of the car, glued
a whole mess o' plastic fruit on the roof, and the Carmen Miranda was born!
Anyway, check out this site if you're into VW vans, like me. It's a pretty good
place to get ideas. I don't mean plastic fruit -- I mean spark plugs and hoses.
Stuff like that.
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