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Keep Austin Weird....just when you had seen it all!

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Gwynn Teal Carpenter-Broker: Home and Hearth Realty (Austin)

Keep Austin Weird....just when you had seen it all!

Austin's Motto is "Keep Austin Weird".  And we see some really odd things as we drive around town. 

Today was no exception....The Pecan Street Festival is held twice a year - once in May ( 7 and 8) and the other time in September (24-25 this year) in downtown.  Twenty four blocks of 6th street, downtown Austin's Entertainment District  are closed and more than 300 artisans, 3 stages of live music and a variety of ethnic and regional food will delight your pocketbook, make your taste buds drool and have you tapping your toes!

I couldn't help but laugh at the airstream trailer that was covered in ASHTRAYS!!!  Yep, I said ashtrays.  It was the "Live Tobacco-free Austin campaign".  Many of the ashtrays seem to have ashes still visible.

I applaud the ingenuity of the creative brain behind such a very visible campaign that has a tremendous impact beyond just a sign that says "live tobacco-free Austin".

And the sign reads:  The Ashtrayler!  What a hoot!!

So AR members what's the best airstream trailer you've seen??

  

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Gwynn Teal Carpenter ... the Realtor with an Austin Attitude - laid back with professional results!

Making real estate fun and exciting in Austin, Texas and the surrounding area. Home and Hearth Realty helps you find your way in the real estate maze. We talk with you in a relaxed informal manner and guide you through the process whether you are selling your home or purchasing one. We work for you, and explain everything in terms you can understand.

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Comments (4)

Shannon Milligan, Richmond VA Real Estate Agent/Associate Broker
RVA Home Team - Richmond, VA
RVA Home Team - Winning with Integrity.

Sounds like a great event! I must admit, this is pretty creative! Have a great weekend!

May 07, 2011 03:28 PM
Gwynn Carpenter
Gwynn Teal Carpenter-Broker: Home and Hearth Realty (Austin) - Austin, TX
: Broker, Home & Hearth Realty (512)467-6191

Shannon:  I was laughing so hard and then I thought what a great piece for an Austin Tx blog on AR.  Don't know if you are a mom but Happy Mother's Day.

May 07, 2011 03:29 PM
Kathryn Acciari
Central One Federal Credit Union - Shrewsbury, MA
Mortgage Loan Originator

This is so funny, Gwynn.  Between the ashtrays and the slogan for Austin, I am having a great laugh.  Austin sounds like a great place.

May 15, 2011 12:23 AM
Anonymous
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Kathryn:  Austin has a great sense of humor and lots of creative folks!  We never know what we will see in this town.  I've thought many times I need to start taking photos of some of the pieces of art that we have "just hanging around" our fair city.

May 15, 2011 03:48 AM
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