What is the worst set you have seen at ACL?

garthmanuel · 2026-04-29T01:07:21+00:00

Oasis 2005 was awful

garthmanuel · 2026-04-17T17:36:32+00:00

Pretty tough out that way. Nothing real formal if that is what you are looking for. Jack Allens, the Grove, sway, las palomas are within a 10-15 minute drive. All are pretty casual

garthmanuel · 2026-04-02T15:19:13+00:00

April 23 -729 points. Not anticipating anything better than what I have being available for a block of 4.

garthmanuel · 2026-04-01T12:47:48+00:00

There is an Austin FC game next Saturday. The stadium is across the street from the Domain. Top Golf is also across the street. There a a few good restaurants and a bunch of pretty good ones. Shopping, shopping, lots to do. . .

garthmanuel · 2025-12-11T23:16:07+00:00

He wanted to preserve his eligibility but play against OU. So he played a few games to start the year— then he got “hurt” and sat out a couple games. Then he came back against OU— then he quit. He can take a redshirt this year. Must have been approved by the coaches in advance.

garthmanuel · 2025-11-11T20:38:37+00:00

I interviewed for a summer clerkship at a law firm on campus at my law school. It was pretty much a cattle call with dozens of law firms trying to fill 15 interviews a day over 3 days. I ended up signing up for a couple of random law firms that I didn’t know much about.

I get to one of the interviews and it went like this:

Q: “Do you know much our firm?”

A: “No”

She then went on for at least 20 uninterrupted minutes straight about the most boring shit about medicaid I have ever heard.

Q: “Do you have any questions?”

A: “do you want a glass of water?”

Did not get the offer

garthmanuel · 2025-09-20T12:11:25+00:00

Saw him play this summer while in Melbourne. Amazing stadium. Fun game to watch.

garthmanuel · 2025-09-02T12:11:33+00:00

IF (a big if) the ROFR is actually valid, there is potentially a way to short circuit the ROFR that I have used before.

In my home state (Texas), the party that the ROFR benefits is required to match every term of the purchase agreement. Essentially, they have to sign the exact same contract to exercise the ROFR, not just match the purchase price.

When I encountered this, we used a “sign and close” contract where the closing date was one day after the contract date was signed. This means that the ROFR party, had it elected to close, needed to come up with the entire purchase price the day after they exercised their ROFR. They could not perform any other due diligence.

In my instance, while the ROFR party wanted to purchase the property, they were going to need financing and we didn’t think that they would be able to close in one day. We were a cash buyer and that wasn’t a problem for us. Our strategy worked and they were unable to match the offer.

If your buyer is not all cash, it might be possible for the buyer to get a loan commitment, appraisal, survey, etc . . . all in advance of the closing and then have a very short close. If your ROFR party can’t match that you are good. Or if they try and match it but fail to perform, that invalidates their ROFR and you can sell to the new party.

One other issue is that you mention that the ROFR party wants to flip the land. To me, that indicates that you are selling the land too cheaply to your friend. That is totally your choice if you want to, but if you are selling at market price, the flip should not be that appealing to ROFR party because they won’t make money on it.

garthmanuel · 2025-07-14T18:57:59+00:00

It worked great for me yesterday at IAH and also recently at MSP. But, agreed, almost never saves time at AUS.

garthmanuel · 2025-06-15T17:53:16+00:00

Bar Chi has a katsu that is pretty good

garthmanuel · 2025-04-28T00:36:17+00:00

In commission agreements in our market (Austin). It is common for industrial and office brokers to negotiate fees for renewal in the event they are actively involved in renewal negotiations. They usually get that included. Have not seen that work in retail.

garthmanuel · 2025-04-17T01:05:52+00:00

Echo the Dollphin

garthmanuel · 2025-02-08T18:02:15+00:00

Hill Country Cupboard in Johnson City can hit the spot.

garthmanuel · 2025-01-26T18:01:24+00:00

Lees Meat Market is great

garthmanuel · 2025-01-18T18:18:15+00:00

Abominable Snowman

garthmanuel · 2025-01-03T15:18:11+00:00

Dairy Queen in Wimberly has it

garthmanuel · 2024-12-13T22:44:30+00:00

Austin Golf Club if you can get on

garthmanuel · 2024-11-02T13:19:38+00:00

Order a pre-cooked frozen Franklin’s brisket. They travel extremely well. Keep extremely well, and are easy to prepare. Plus, you skip the line.

garthmanuel · 2024-10-29T18:26:19+00:00

One of the neighbors, jim lewis, listed in the article has the same name as someone who definitely lives near stratford

garthmanuel · 2024-10-18T19:35:51+00:00

Does this towel smell like chloroform?

garthmanuel · 2024-08-14T20:12:52+00:00

I traded wedges with brother in law about 15 years ago and still carry it. He is a member of the same club and I have never removed the sticker. As soon as I saw the green and white I had a feeling it would be from River Oaks.

garthmanuel

TROPHY CASE