Andrea Grimes: you're not going to believe this but a whole bunch of people lived here before, like, 2016

you're not going to believe this but a whole bunch of people lived here before, like, 2016

I really don’t get the appeal of Texas. Come for the book and abortion bans, stay for the insane heat, scorpions and fire ants? I guess they have Tex Mex and Spoon…

I'm losing my shit, a dude who lives in fucjin Arizona liked that dogshit take.

I came to visit in 1998 and met Molly Ivins at a book signing I stumbled on.

!!!

At the time I had zero idea of her influence but I always remember meeting her.

I love this for you

OMG!!!

Wow Just, wow

I'm so old I remember when Ann Richards was Gov.

And Molly Ivins was still alive.

It seemed much less bad then

I was in Austin then, and through W. Spoon was a local band, the heat wasn’t as insane, Lake Travis was full, and in seven years I never saw a scorpion. I did get bitten by a brown recluse spider in a thrift store though.

which thrift store???

This was like, 1996, so I can’t remember. I went back to warn the owner and she was like “oh yeah, they’re nbd, happens all the time.” I didn’t go back. I was one of many people who dated David Garza’s road manager, who, wait, was also Spoon’s road manager for a bit!

I remember going to the campaign hotel election night and celebrating her win. Met Barbara Jordan!

what!!!!!

Yes!! I was a freshman at St. Ed’s and made my friends drive there. Told them we were going to see history happening.

this is literally magical

It is one of my favorite memories/experiences ever.

But how else will you get to look down your nose on people for not living in an enlightened state like you do?!

Yeah, but the heat, fire ants and scorpions were still there! :) Of course, we have forest fires here, so 🤷‍♂️.

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