Archive for June 1st, 2010

The “Say WHAT?” project.

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

The LAT has a feature story on Burkittsville, Maryland. Ten years ago, Burkittsville was (partially) the setting for The Blair Witch Project, and the town has been dealing with fallout from that ever since.

…their town was in a movie — actually just the graveyard and a two-second shot of one of the gray and blue welcome signs posted at the four entrances.

The moral of this story, according to the LAT writer:

Never let Hollywood make a horror movie in your town.

The very next paragraph after that statement begins:

The independent filmmakers never asked Burkittsville’s permission.

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Sigh.

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

I just found out (by way of Rob Balon) that the local outpost of Roy’s has shut down.

While I regret the loss of jobs among the staff, this does not fill me with a great sadness. However, I did want to single out a quote from Mr. Balon for comment:

A few of the dishes might have been a bit too sophisticated and nuanced for that portion of our city that loves Tex Mex, steak, and BBQ. But diversity of dining is what makes a great city. At some point, we’re going to have to figure that out!

“too sophisticated and nuanced”? With all due respect to Mr. Balon, let’s try this as an alternative explanation: Austin is experiencing tough economic times, and the food at Roy’s was expensive relative to what you got. In addition, that Roy’s faced tough competition from the Flemming’s right next door, as well as Fogo de Chao and The Melting Pot across the street.

I’m not buying the diversity argument.

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