Safe Ride Home for the Holidays Through New Year's DaThu-Sat, 7pm-3am Drunk, lit, stinky, blotto, borrachín, seasick, legless. En Süpknüst, paralytic, pissed, fucked-up, soused, sauced, juiced, saturated, inebriated, squiffy, crocked, cocked, half-cocked, ubriaco, intoxicated, drenched, dronken. Drunken, druncen, looped. Ripped, pickled, be'sope, en Schwalja, bibulous, three sheets to the wind, slopped, stiff, trinker. Wobbley, liquored up, under the table, flat-out! Out like a light, consumed, beery, merrymaking, ebria, drunk as a fiddler, pôtus, drunk as a lord. Drunk as blazes, imbibed, rusig. Drunk as the devil, be'drunke, drunk as Chloe?? Drunk as David's sow, ape drunk, lion drunk, swine drunk, sheep drunk, martin drunk, goat drunk, fox drunk, dead drunk, borracho, Drinking Rum Until Nothing Kills. Drunk as a skunk, rummy, shit-faced, en Schwalja. Poo-faced, stupefied, inflamed, crapulous, surchared. Intemperate, fuddled, muddled, half-scholar, half seas over. Maudlin impaired, brillo. Ubriaco, tipsy, tight, plastered, high, loaded, tanked, be'timst, stoned, sloshed, toasted, ebriulo. Potted, getrunken, smashed, delirious, sot, soaked, ivre, wino, binged. Three-day drunk; carouse. Bebido, bacchanal, wassailed, punch drunk, berudsad, full, wallbangered. Legally drunk, lushed, oiled, pie-eyed. Drunke, plastered, stewed, tight! Zonked, steeweldün, drinky-winky, tee martoonis, hello occifer. Dronke, appotus, roaring drunk, alcoholized, be'näwelt, bagged, blind, boiled, bombed, boozed, buffy, buzzed? Canned, capernoited, besotted, cotton-mouthed, cockeyed, crocked, cut. Deleerit, disguised, fried, jagged, lit up, loaded, ebrio, potty. Dün, organized, piped, pipped, pixilated, polluted, potted, rum-dum, screwy, shot. Dronk, droogies, slewed, slopped, sloppy, en Süpa, sozzled, spiflicated, squiffed, stewed, stiff, stinking, stinko, swacked, tiddly, unsober, wet, befuddled, bemused, embriaguez. Besotted, dazed, dopey, ubriacone. Soppy, disguised with drink, dipsomaniac, full as a tick, ebriigî, in drink, toper, topped, in one's cups. In the bag, stewed to the gills, betrunken, the worse for drink, under the weather, with drink taken, not sober ... This year -- as every year -- KGSR, 101X, Fox7, the Statesman, American Yellow Checker Cab, and Progressive Insurance play guardian angel in a very tangible way by sponsoring Safe Ride Home for the Holiday Season. Free rides are available Thu-Sat, 7pm-3am, from now through New Year's Day. Service areas include Austin, Rollingwood, West Lake Hills, Pflugerville, and Round Rock. The Safe Ride Hotline is 434-7788. Tattoo that number on your booty, okay? --Kate X Messer |
New Year's Eve-nts THE GRANDE BALL No, it ain't the Grande Ball that drops over Times Square, this is the kind where you get to bust out the moves you've learned in those dance classes all year long. Escandolo Productions brings you this Tropical Celebration featuring La Orquesta Volcan, a10-piece Colombian salsa & merengue band. There will also be DJs kicking Caribbean, Tango, Swing, and Rumba music so you never need to stop dancing. Hors d'oeuvres served up compliments of Calabash Caribbean Restaurant, and an optional seated dinner is also available. Call and bug them about what time the thing starts. Thu, Dec 31, Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Mansion, 2312 San Gabriel. $40-75. 442-1156/636-1030. http://www.bcity.com/escandolo. NEW YEAR'S EVE AT LASER QUEST Here at the Chronicle, there's little we like better than cutting loose with a big-ass laser and scampering around a fog-filled maze shooting other people. This sounds like a great way for the whole family to start the next year off -- get out all that pent-up aggression. So bring the kids, and head over to LQ, where you'll find food, party favors, games, booze, and of course, big-ass lasers. Thu, Dec 31, 8pm-1am, at Laser Quest, 523 Highland Mall. $15/child. 459-5400. TWILIGHT FLYER MARDI GRAS PARTY It may be a Mardi Gras party, but it's still a New Year brouhaha. Take a holiday nostalgia ride on an Austin steam train. Musical entertainment will be provided, so you can chacha while you choochoo. And of course, you'll be provided with a complimentary box lunch and beverage. You'll ride around town and return just in time to hit the town for a night of fun. Thu, Dec 31, 7-9pm, departing from Cedar Park. $20-26 single ($38-50 double). 477-8468. MERENGSALSA NEW YEAR'S GALA Calliope Productions presents Dario y su Comborican and Grupo K-Liente, two of Austin's hottest salsa bands, to ring in 1999 in style. Thu, Dec 31, 9pm-2am. $30 ($35 at door). 899-8585. RUDY GONZALES SECOND ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S EVE DINNER AND DANCE Bust out with the big bands during this celebration that hearkens back to the day of cocktails, romance, gentlemen in tuxes, and their best gal in that smoldering holiday dress. Thu, Dec 31, 7pm, at the Omni Hotel Downtown, 700 San Jacinto & Eighth. $75 (special hotel package, $139). 512/259-5441. AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA POP You might want to stir up a pitcher of martinis while you and your date get dolled up for a trip down memory lane. Let the Austin Symphony Orchestra take you back to those grand old days of swingin' big bands with these two very special year-end performances. Wed-Thu, Dec 30-31, 8pm, at Palmer Auditorium. $15-25. 476-6064. ANCHOVIES NEW YEAR'S EVE If you're one of the wild ones who knows that the term "swing" has nothingto do with dancing, this is the party for you. Check your inhibitions at the door along with your pants; this one is billed as the "Sexiest Night of the Year!" It's the Tuxedo & Lingerie Ball III at Anchovies. Bring your own hooch and get nuts. Thu, Dec 31, 8pm, at Anchovies. $25 ladies, $100 couple. 928-9876.http://www.anchoviesclub.com. SAFE RIDE HOME Don't turn festive occasions into nightmares, especially when a free ride home can be arranged. (See box for more info.) Thu-Sun, 7pm-3am, through Jan 1. 434-7788. CAPITAL CITY MYSTERY PLAYERS It's an interactive comedy whodunit when Murder on the Movie Set takes over the Doubletree. Was it the studly actor, the young ingenue, the frazzled director? You get to figure it out over a tasty dinner at the Doubletree. Thu, Dec 31, 8pm, at the Doubletree Guest Suites, 15th & Guadalupe. $55. 478-7000, x629.
Restaurants CASTLE HILL CAFE rings in the New Year with prix fixe meals on a special menu. Reservations are a must. Cost is $35/person. 5:30-10:30pm, 1101 W. Fifth. 476-7218. GILLIGAN'S brings down the ball with two different menus. The early menu features a less expensive option at $60/couple including a four-course meal with a complimentary glass of champagne. It's $100/couple for the Late Menu, a choice identical to the early menu, only served closer to 1999. The Shelley King Band plays from 5:30-9pm and Too Blue follows from 9pm-1am. The restaurant is on Fourth & Colorado. 474-7474. OMNI HOTEL Elegantly dance your way into 1999 with Corky Robinson and the Key Noters performing music from the 1940s (scores similar to those of Glen Miller and Frank Sinatra). Doors open at 7pm and close at 12:30am. All palates are to be considered with the selection of breakfast items, fruits, salads, and desserts. A photographer on the mezzanine will take any portraits desired. $75/person for this evening at the Omni Hotel on Eighth and Brazos. Attire is formal (tux and evening dresses). Reservations are nearly half-filled, so call soon. 259-5441. JEAN-LUC'S FRENCH BISTRO is now booking reservations for 6, 8, and 10pm. They will offer a four-course prix fixe menu that includes a glass of champagne. $50/person. Reservations only. 705 Colorado. 494-0033. JEFFREY'S RESTAURANT will offer two ways for customers to wine and dine their way into the New Year. Reservations inside the original building are being taken for 5:30, 7, 9, and 10:30pm. A la carte items will be served from their regular menu -- i.e. salmon, duck, lamb, and shrimp. The second option is to have meals inside their new facility, the Josephine House, located next door. Reservations are being taken for 5:30, 6, 9, and 9:30pm. Party favors will be given away for 1999's arrival. $100/person for a six-course dinner with choices ranging from elk to lobster. 1204 West Lynn. 477-5584. ZOOT is offering a set four-course menu with selections like roasted quail, duck, and lamb with wild mushrooms. Cost is $75/person plus tax, wine, and gratuity. Call for reservations. 509 Hearn, 477-6535.
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Civic Interest AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY We all know the ACS is leading the fight against cancer, but they also have an extensive network of support and education for anyone fighting the good fight against this pervasive disease. The following list of support groups can help you through troubled times. Bone Marrow Support Network is for patients undergoing bone marrow or stem cell transplants; meet with others who have experienced the procedure. Call Ann Meyer at 421-4100. For information on the rest of these groups, contact Eva Villanueva at ACS; 919-1886: Breast Cancer Support Group (for patients only) meets every fourth Tuesday of the month, 5:30-7pm. Coping With Breast Cancer is an eight-week program addressing the needs of women who have undergone breast cancer treatment; the next program begins in January, so call to pre-register. "Dialogue" is a support group for persons with cancer, their families and friends. Life After Loss is a bereavement support group for those who have lost a loved one in the past two years. 919-1886. FAMILIES IN GRIEF Losing a loved one is a trauma we'll all have to face sooner or later. If you and your family are bearing a heavy burden of grief, help and support are within reach. Hospice Austin provides an eight-week program for families in grief. Parents meet and discuss their experiences while children meet in groups to express their emotions and understand their grief through discussion, art, and play. Free child care and dinner are available at each session. The next program begins on Jan 12; you must call and pre-register by Jan 6, 5pm. 342-4700; 800/445-3261.19-1886
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Game Plans FOR THE WEEK OF DEC 23-30 AUSTIN ICE BATS Now that the kids are already bored with all the neat junk Santa brought, why not bring them out to the Bat Cave to watch the home team beat up on some Russkies? Team Kristall Elektrostal, from Russia with love, skates in to do battle with da Bats on Saturday. Mmmm, that's good hockey! On Sunday, Central Texas stampedes into town, then Tuesday it's green grass and high tides forever as the Outlaws blow in from San Angelo. Sat, Dec 26, 7:30pm; Sun, Dec 27, 3pm; Tue, Dec 29, 7:30pm.Bat Cave, Travis County Expo Center. Tickets: 469-SHOW. Other info: 927-PUCK, orhttp://www.icebats.com. UT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Coach Conradt's Lady Horns seem to be turning things around. As of press time, they were riding a three-game winning streak which included an impressive win over Arizona State. Your last chance to see them this year comes Wednesday when they take on Fordham University. Wed, Dec 30, 7pm, Frank Erwin Center, Red River & 15th. 477-6060. AUSTIN RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB These guys are good! Last weekend the Fort Worth Rugby Football Club, two-time state and western regional champs, came into town riding a 10-game winning streak. Both Austin clubs, the Blacks and the Golds, gave those boys a whipping they won't soon forget. The Blacks beat Ft. Worth's first team 44-7, and the Golds won their game by 24-12. Anyone wishing to join this elite squad is free to attend their regular training sessions on Thursdays. Burr Field, 6013 Loyola Lane, just east of Ed Bluestein, just north of MLK. 926-9017, orhttp://www.austinrugby.com. AUSTIN SKIER'S CLUB Just because there's no snow in Texas doesn't mean we can't go elsewhere to find it. If you've got a hankering for the slopes and you're just waiting for someone to go with, check out the Austin Skier's Club. They hold monthly meetings, weekly happy hours, and lots of awesome skiing trips at rather affordable prices. Join them for the next happy hour. |
