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Discriminating Travesty readers,
The world as we know it is rapidly crumbling around us. The budget deficit has hit record highs, our country continues to indefinitely sacrifice lives and money in an unexplained war, and the prospect of unemployment and/or underemployment is an all-too-real fear that college graduates will face as the job market becomes a gasping causality of our failing economy.
…AND OU STILL SUCKS!!!!! Take that, rival university!
In addition to the celebration of Oklahoma’s football team scoring less touchdowns than UT’s rag-tag band of athletes, the Travesty has decided to offer another distraction to help you forget about the clusterfuck that is our country right now.
Wait, did I say you? I meant us. We only print issues three times a semester, which leaves a lot of time for cowering in the corner in a fetal position. According to everyone, these web blogs (or “blogs”) are the future, so we asked The Daily Texan if we could have just a taste of their blog empire to keep us from throwing ourselves out of our third floor office in UA9. And their response of “Sure, whatever. Who are you and how did you get in here?” was all we needed to enter the world of daily blogging, and effectively become even less appealing to the opposite sex than we already are.
Thanks, Daily Texan! (Seriously, though.)
What you can expect from this blog:
- BLOG POSTS. Blog posts are the best way to blog, according to top bloggers. While the proper definition of a blog has yet to be determined, experts have concluded that they can be classified somewhere in between a Xanga and furiously masturbating in your parents’ basement.
- BLOGGERS. We’re hyphantes! Now, instead of being known as “those annoying asshole Travesty writers,” we can be referred to as “those annoying asshole Travesty writer-bloggers!” If there exists a more redundant label, I’d like to know.
- THE BLOGOSPHERE. We actually don’t know what this is.
- YOUTUBES. These are the things that professors show on the first day of class, much to the delight of freshmen who weren’t prepared for the wild ride of college. In the age of Web 2.0 (can you believe it???), YouTube, invented by Rick Astley, is a great way to provide interconnectivity between Web users. It can be used to instantly spread videos of presidential debates, communicate with loved ones across the country, and this.
- TRAVESTY NEWS, FEATURES, AND UPDATES. Content schmontent. Sometimes, we’ll have material that would be too outdated/weird to put in the physical issue supported by our fine, fine advertisers. That’s where this blog will come in. So get ready for Web-only scathing satire about tuition increases and conglomoration of power that’s TOO HOT FOR UT TO HANDLE. (Or, more likely, Photoshopped pictures of monkeys dressed up as businessmen.) This blog will serve as a way to bring you, the rabid Texas Travesty reader, information about what’s going on in Travesty land, such as when new issues come out, where you can find them, and information about shows we’re producing or sponsoring.
Speaking of which, we have recently started producing Punchline, an ultra-fun open-mic comedy show at ColdTowne Theater (at 4803 Airport Blvd next to I Luv Video). Produced as a joint venture between the Travesty, ColdTowne, and Last Gas Comedy, it’s every Friday night at 10 PM for $5 (cash only plz). More importantly, it’s BYOB. Punchline provides an hour or so of some of the best “alternative” comics in Austin right now, and if you’re an Austinite who’s never been to Punchline since it was launched about a year ago, you’re missing out. Get there early, at around 9:45 - the show regularly sells out.
Here’s the current lineup for this Friday, October 17th:
Host: Sheena Simmons
Michael Stansbury
Dario Konjicija
Stuart Stutzman
Dr. Juan
Bobby DiPasquale
Kevin Stockwell
Seth Cockfield
Bryan Gutmann
Kerri Lendo
Patton Quinn
Mike Faerber
Many of these comics are familiar faces in the Austin comedy scene, and we strongly recommend you check out stand-up, sketch, and improv shows at Cap City, the Velveeta Room, and especially ColdTowne (recently voted Best Comedy Group [?!] in Austin by the Chronicle!). Their calendar lists all their shows, mostly improv and sketch, and Last Gas provides a comprehensive list of Austin stand-up comedy. Knowing what snarky dipshits we are, you can rest assured that we wouldn’t be promoting anything we thought was less than pee-in-your-best-friend’s-mouth hilarious.
Couple more thangs:
TEXAS TRAVESTY PRESENTS: FREE P! COMPANY MEGASHOW IS AT THE UNION THEATER FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17TH!!!!!!1
From the boys at the sketch group The P! Company:
“Are you ready to hang out with cool dudes as they chillax and show off some sweet comedy? Excellent. Read on.
Come see the show the Texas Travesty recently described as “a show.” Watch in amazement as Austin’s Best Sketch Comedians* make with the Ha-Has and Yuk-Yuks before your very eyes featuring a blend of taped sketch comedy as well as live hilarity.
The P! Company is something cool that you’ve never seen before (unless you’ve traveled to the future to see this show - but that is impossible, as time machines are a thing of science fiction). It’s absurd, non-sucky, smart, geeky comedy featuring Austin’s HOTTEST* bachelors. Don’t get any ideas, The University of Texas at Austin.
The P! Company’s MEGASHOW begins 8 PM - 10.17.08
*Official P! Company Internal Opinion Poll, 9/08
GO FOR THE GOLD, with The P! Company: Sketch Comedy for Nerdz!!!”
Come on, what are you doing before 10 on a Friday night? Going to either Punchline or the P! Company show, that’s what.
I’ve gotta wrap this up, but don’t forget to check out the Travesty’s new website, become a fan on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter — soon to feature web-exclusive Around Campus entries.
Stay gold, collective Ponyboys,
Ross Luippold
Editor-in-Chief, Texas Travesty
letters@texastravesty.com
