I've been reading this blog for months and never felt compelled to comment till now.  (I posted this as a comment on PB's beer thread but it seemed obscured by Spam comments, so I made my first diary.)  I'm a transplanted Austinite/Texas Ex in Los Angeles and when I hear y'all talking about Central Market and other places around town I get the the homesick pretty bad.  I wish I could've been there last January.  (just for perspective -- before your time -- I was a student in the late '70s, when we went to #1 after beating OU, then eventually blew it against Notre Dame in the Cotton bowl. After the OU game, we took the streets in an impromptu parade, shouting, "We're number one!  We're number one!"  The cops had to break it up.)  I've been back and forth a couple of times, most recently returning to LA in 2000.  Long story, sorry, all I'm saying is I miss the town, especially Central Market, the Hole in the Wall (still there?) and Barton Springs.  PB, you should thank your lucky stars you're back there.

I used to bring back Shiner Bock for my TX friends in LA when I would go hom for a visit.  Anybody headed out to CA want to bring me some Ou Suks?

P.S. check this out - I'm also an alumnus of USC.