I went to one of my favorite spots in Austin yesterday, Barton Springs. Barton Springs is a city pool that is fed from below by a natural spring. The bottom of the pool is natural and the sides are semi-natural with some typical pool edges. It's gorgeous water and COLD. The water temperature is said to be 68 degrees year round. It's been hot here in ATX and it was so nice to just float around in the cool water.
One of the cool things about Austin is that you get all types of folks. There were families, stoners, rednecks, punk rockers, giggly teenagers, etc. And one of the really cool things is that Austin lays claim too is that here everyone lives and let's you be WEIRD. That includes allowing ladies to be topless. Very cool. It also means that we have folks like Leslie, our resident homeless crossdresser. And apparently a guy that frequents the Springs in a thong. But hey, this is Austin, so it's cool right?
Wrong! Even in Austin, haters gotta hate. I heard so much snickering and snide comments that is was really offensive to me. So the guy is wearing a thong. SO WHAT. I wish I had the ba....let me rephrase. I wish I had the courage to wear what I want and not care what people think. At least that's what it looked like from the outside. I hope that he wasn't cringing and suffering on the inside from all the assholes around him. When I went on Yelp! to write a review of the Springs I saw that several reviewers posted negative comments and jokes about the guy in the thong. Gimmie a break. This is the cool town that tolerates all types of weird folks?
Thong guy, hurray for you! Wear it with pride.
One of the cool things about Austin is that you get all types of folks. There were families, stoners, rednecks, punk rockers, giggly teenagers, etc. And one of the really cool things is that Austin lays claim too is that here everyone lives and let's you be WEIRD. That includes allowing ladies to be topless. Very cool. It also means that we have folks like Leslie, our resident homeless crossdresser. And apparently a guy that frequents the Springs in a thong. But hey, this is Austin, so it's cool right?
Wrong! Even in Austin, haters gotta hate. I heard so much snickering and snide comments that is was really offensive to me. So the guy is wearing a thong. SO WHAT. I wish I had the ba....let me rephrase. I wish I had the courage to wear what I want and not care what people think. At least that's what it looked like from the outside. I hope that he wasn't cringing and suffering on the inside from all the assholes around him. When I went on Yelp! to write a review of the Springs I saw that several reviewers posted negative comments and jokes about the guy in the thong. Gimmie a break. This is the cool town that tolerates all types of weird folks?
Thong guy, hurray for you! Wear it with pride.
lou:
Thanks for this song! very nice one!