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From: st1pk@rosie.uh.edu (DISCO BISCUIT)
Newsgroups: houston.music
Subject: Re: FYI: Machine in Motion
Date: 7 Jan 1993 13:02 CST
Organization: University of Houston
Distribution: world
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In article <1ifa36INNobj@menudo.uh.edu>, st1qb@Rosie.UH.EDU writes...
>In article <C0E6AB.1xJ@rice.edu>, mikes@owlnet.rice.edu (Michael Shou-Yung Shum) writes:
>>In article <1iagpdINNkcc@menudo.uh.edu> sears@uh.edu writes:
>>>
>>>For your interest, Houston's own Machine In Motion will be playing at Red  
>>>Square this Thursday night.  They were also hanging out at Bayou Mama's  
>>>last Saturday night...
>>>
>>if anyone else saw these guys at the shamen concert on halloween, you will
>>know that they are absolutely GODAWFUL
>>
>>their 12" "world in fascination" is being sold for $25 at record rack...
>>with the MAN and MACHINE credit, of course (before they changed their name)
>>
>>yours,m
>>
>$25 Bucks?  Damn, wouldnt you know I just bought a copy for $35 dollars...
> 
> 
>NOT.......in this life time.
> 
	Well...I work at Sam Goody and we had one copy of World in facination
on cd5 left...and I sold it to a desperate customer who looked like he was
homeless . He said "I NEED 'WORLD IN FACINATION'...I GOTTA HAVE IT!".
 World in facination is out of print now and I think this guy bought it
so he could sell it to record rack for a profit..and then buy CRACK
with the money. Who knows...

-=dan=-
From: sears@tree.egr.uh.edu (Paul S. Sears)
Newsgroups: houston.music
Subject: FYI: Machine in Motion
Date: 4 Jan 1993 23:21:17 GMT
Organization: University of Houston
Reply-To: sears@uh.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: thanatos.egr.uh.edu


For your interest, Houston's own Machine In Motion will be playing at Red  
Square this Thursday night.  They were also hanging out at Bayou Mama's  
last Saturday night...

Btw, did anyone catch the Hunger and KLF at Paragon (1960 W.) for New  
Years Eve?  Paragon was open from 9pm to 9am.... 

--
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Engineering Computing Center *  comments, complaints, questions)
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From: merlin@freeside.com (Merlin the Idiot Magi)
Newsgroups: houston.music
Subject: Cattal Huyuk?
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 93 18:01:39 CST
Organization: Rivendell BBS / Hou, TX. / +1 713 941 2236

  What's the news with the Cattle Hook?  Is it still all ages?  I haven't 
gotten to go, and I want to know if it's still possibile without a good 
faked ID...
  /// & ///

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 I told the priest/Don't count on any second comming/God got his ass 
Kicked/the last time he came down slumming/He had the balls to come/the 
gall to die/and forgive us/No, I don't wonder why/I wonder what he'ld 
thought it'ld get us.    --- Concrete Blond, Tommorow Wendy
-------------------------Merlin@freeside.com------------------------------
From: merlin@freeside.com (Merlin the Idiot Magi)
Newsgroups: houston.music
Subject: Re: Cattal Huyuk?
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 20:46:36 CST
Organization: Rivendell BBS / Hou, TX. / +1 713 941 2236

homer@freeside.com (Homer The Brave) writes:

> merlin@freeside.com (Merlin the Idiot Magi) writes:
> 
> >   What's the news with the Cattle Hook?  Is it still all ages?  I haven't 
> > gotten to go, and I want to know if it's still possibile without a good 
> > faked ID...
> >   /// & ///
> > 
> 
> 
> A) Catal Huyuk is selling alchohol now, but I've never seen anyone at the 
> door, except maybe a bum who'll ask for pocket change OR a cigarette..
> 
> B) They don't really have much in the way of music there... :-) 
> <--net.cop smiliey..
> 
> 
> --
> homer@freeside.com (Homer The Brave)
> Rivendell BBS -*- Houston, TX -*- +1(713)941-2236

 I know it isn't that great, but look at where I live, Even the Cattle 
Puke is better than the `Tornado Shelter'...
 /// & ///

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 I told the priest/Don't count on any second comming/God got his ass 
Kicked/the last time he came down slumming/He had the balls to come/the 
gall to die/and forgive us/No, I don't wonder why/I wonder what he'ld 
thought it'ld get us.    --- Concrete Blond, Tommorow Wendy
-------------------------Merlin@freeside.com------------------------------
Newsgroups: houston.music
From: mikes@owlnet.rice.edu (Michael Shou-Yung Shum)
Subject: Re: FYI: Machine in Motion
Organization: Rice University
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 21:44:21 GMT

In article <7JAN199313021829@rosie.uh.edu> st1pk@rosie.uh.edu (DISCO BISCUIT) writes:
>In article <1ifa36INNobj@menudo.uh.edu>, st1qb@Rosie.UH.EDU writes...
>>In article <C0E6AB.1xJ@rice.edu>, mikes@owlnet.rice.edu (Michael Shou-Yung Shum) writes:
>>>In article <1iagpdINNkcc@menudo.uh.edu> sears@uh.edu writes:
>>>>
>>>>For your interest, Houston's own Machine In Motion will be playing at Red  
>>>>Square this Thursday night.  They were also hanging out at Bayou Mama's  
>>>>last Saturday night...
>>>>
>>>if anyone else saw these guys at the shamen concert on halloween, you will
>>>know that they are absolutely GODAWFUL
>>>
>>>their 12" "world in fascination" is being sold for $25 at record rack...
>>>with the MAN and MACHINE credit, of course (before they changed their name)
>>>
>>>yours,m
>>>
>>$25 Bucks?  Damn, wouldnt you know I just bought a copy for $35 dollars...
>> 
>> 
>>NOT.......in this life time.
>> 
>	Well...I work at Sam Goody and we had one copy of World in facination
>on cd5 left...and I sold it to a desperate customer who looked like he was
>homeless . He said "I NEED 'WORLD IN FACINATION'...I GOTTA HAVE IT!".
> World in facination is out of print now and I think this guy bought it
>so he could sell it to record rack for a profit..and then buy CRACK
>with the money. Who knows...
>
>-=dan=-
>
speaking of houston bands whose material is now worth mucho $$$,
the hunger's cd "leave me alone" ios priced at record rack
and noo beat at over $70...

yours,m



Newsgroups: houston.music
From: com@spacsun.rice.edu (Chris Miller)
Subject: Bass player : Wanted : Rock-n-Roll Band
Reply-To: com@spacsun.rice.edu (Chris Miller)
Organization: Dept. of Space Physics, Rice University, Houston TX
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 03:29:29 GMT

We have a front man, guitar player, and a drummer.  We intend to
eventually put together a nice big rock-n-roll band, but *right now*
we need a bass player.

This band is just starting.  Most of us have years of experience with
previous bands.  We will be playing covers and originals--what ever
we want basically; but mostly, we just want to play.  We'll be getting
together about 3 times a week to practice/gig.

We're also interested in female singers that look good in black
dresses :), a keyboard player, maybe even some horns.  Singing
ability always a plus.

-- 
Christopher Owen Miller | Until I see, I won't believe, show it to me,
com@spacsun.rice.edu    | I want to see your halo.    --alt.rct
Newsgroups: houston.music
From: mikes@owlnet.rice.edu (Michael Shou-Yung Shum)
Subject: Re: FYI: Machine in Motion
Organization: Rice University
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 17:37:23 GMT

In article <1iagpdINNkcc@menudo.uh.edu> sears@uh.edu writes:
>
>For your interest, Houston's own Machine In Motion will be playing at Red  
>Square this Thursday night.  They were also hanging out at Bayou Mama's  
>last Saturday night...
>
if anyone else saw these guys at the shamen concert on halloween, you will
know that they are absolutely GODAWFUL

their 12" "world in fascination" is being sold for $25 at record rack...
with the MAN and MACHINE credit, of course (before they changed their name)

yours,m
From: merlin@freeside.com (Merlin the Idiot Magi)
Newsgroups: houston.music
Subject: Re: NTIF '93
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 20:45:27 CST
Organization: Rivendell BBS / Hou, TX. / +1 713 941 2236

greer@mwk.uucp writes:

> 
>      Not Houston, but close enough for a weekend.  The 11th annual North Texa
> Irish Festival will be taking place in Dallas March 6 & 7.  The flyer I have
> lists Altan, Paddy Reilly, Cherish the Ladies, Barley Bree, Greenfields of
> America, Noel Nash, and the Makem Brothers with Brian Sullivan as performers.
> I don't (yet) have contact info for potential attendees; potential volunteers
> should call (214)630-9074.

 Don't forget performances by Cat Boxe Theatre( Not Celtic music, but 
funny enough...)

> -- 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Tom Greer (greer@mwk.uucp)| This stuff springs entirely from my own mind, and
> M. W. Kellogg             | neither endorsed by nor known to my employer, the
> 601 Jefferson Ave.        | U. S. government, the Vogon Poetry Appreciation 
> P. O. Box 4557            | Society, or any other entity wise enough to avoid
> Houston, TX 77210-4457    | reading it.


/// & ///

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 I told the priest/Don't count on any second comming/God got his ass 
Kicked/the last time he came down slumming/He had the balls to come/the 
gall to die/and forgive us/No, I don't wonder why/I wonder what he'ld 
thought it'ld get us.    --- Concrete Blond, Tommorow Wendy
-------------------------Merlin@freeside.com------------------------------
From: greer@mwk.uucp
Newsgroups: houston.music
Subject: NTIF '93
Date: 10 Jan 93 15:56:33 CST
Organization: M. W. Kellogg, Houston TX


     Not Houston, but close enough for a weekend.  The 11th annual North Texas
Irish Festival will be taking place in Dallas March 6 & 7.  The flyer I have
lists Altan, Paddy Reilly, Cherish the Ladies, Barley Bree, Greenfields of
America, Noel Nash, and the Makem Brothers with Brian Sullivan as performers.
I don't (yet) have contact info for potential attendees; potential volunteers
should call (214)630-9074.
-- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tom Greer (greer@mwk.uucp)| This stuff springs entirely from my own mind, and is
M. W. Kellogg             | neither endorsed by nor known to my employer, the 
601 Jefferson Ave.        | U. S. government, the Vogon Poetry Appreciation 
P. O. Box 4557            | Society, or any other entity wise enough to avoid 
Houston, TX 77210-4457    | reading it.
From: st1qb@Rosie.UH.EDU
Newsgroups: houston.music
Subject: Re: FYI: Machine in Motion
Date: 6 Jan 1993 18:57:42 GMT
Organization: University of Houston
Reply-To: st1qb@Rosie.UH.EDU
NNTP-Posting-Host: rosie.uh.edu

In article <C0E6AB.1xJ@rice.edu>, mikes@owlnet.rice.edu (Michael Shou-Yung Shum) writes:
>In article <1iagpdINNkcc@menudo.uh.edu> sears@uh.edu writes:
>>
>>For your interest, Houston's own Machine In Motion will be playing at Red  
>>Square this Thursday night.  They were also hanging out at Bayou Mama's  
>>last Saturday night...
>>
>if anyone else saw these guys at the shamen concert on halloween, you will
>know that they are absolutely GODAWFUL
>
>their 12" "world in fascination" is being sold for $25 at record rack...
>with the MAN and MACHINE credit, of course (before they changed their name)
>
>yours,m
>
$25 Bucks?  Damn, wouldnt you know I just bought a copy for $35 dollars...


NOT.......in this life time.
From: edc@evolution.bchs.uh.edu (edward s. chen)
Newsgroups: houston.music
Subject: Re: Benefit Show
Date: 5 Jan 1993 22:49:29 GMT
Organization: Little to none, or maybe not......
Distribution: houston
NNTP-Posting-Host: evolution.bchs.uh.edu

In article <1i7acuINNs2i@menudo.uh.edu> narxtc@navier.math.uh.edu (Noah Ramon) writes:
>In article <1i78h1INNqut@menudo.uh.edu> cei@navier.math.uh.edu (Chuck Ivy) writes:
>>Re-post from the Post...
>>
>>Monday, January 4, 1993
>>
>>Creature comforts: Musicans gather in a benefit for Wall of Miracles 
>guitarist
>>Bob Sutton, whose equipment was stolen. It's at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Pig
>>Live, 2150 Richmond @ Greenbriar. The show features the Road Kings, Toy Subs,
>>Strange Daze, The Unpopular, Venus In Furs, The Basics, Wall of Miracles,
>>Trish & Darin, and others. Donation: $5. Information: 524-0696.
>>
>>Show up. Help these guys out & enjoy the show...
>
>Thanks, Chuck. This is also the monthly HMC meeting, but as soon as that's 
>over
>with, we can start helping these guys out again. Come one, come all...

Just a note.  Apparently the Houston Music Council *refused* to make a
donation to this worthy cause.   Not only that, but they decided to take
credit for the benefit, while in actuality they had little to do with it.

The delays were interminable (it was supposed to begin at 7:30, but actually 
didn't start until 8:40) the sound was atrocious (the person doing the
board apparently had no idea what to do with vocals), but people still managed
to have a good time, and raise a lot of money.   The birthday cake for Sutton
(it was his 30th birthday) was a nice touch...

<ESC>
-- 
Something in the way she moves, attracts me like a pomegranate.
                                     -- George Harrison
From: homer@freeside.com (Homer The Brave)
Newsgroups: houston.music
Subject: Re: Cattal Huyuk?
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 93 21:59:52 CST
Organization: Rivendell BBS / Hou, TX. / +1 713 941 2236

merlin@freeside.com (Merlin the Idiot Magi) writes:

>   What's the news with the Cattle Hook?  Is it still all ages?  I haven't 
> gotten to go, and I want to know if it's still possibile without a good 
> faked ID...
>   /// & ///
> 


A) Catal Huyuk is selling alchohol now, but I've never seen anyone at the 
door, except maybe a bum who'll ask for pocket change OR a cigarette..

B) They don't really have much in the way of music there... :-) 
<--net.cop smiliey..


--
homer@freeside.com (Homer The Brave)
Rivendell BBS -*- Houston, TX -*- +1(713)941-2236
Newsgroups: houston.test
From: "Robert Knowles" <p00261@psilink.com>
Subject: testing 123 123
Organization: Performance Systems Int'l
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 23:12:33 GMT
X-Mailer: PSILink-DOS (3.3)

testing 123 123
From: weather-monitor@tmc.edu
Newsgroups: tmc.weather,bcm.weather,houston.weather
Subject: Weather Report for Jan 05, 1993
Supersedes: <010593153000.28830@bcm.tmc.edu>
Date: 5 Jan 1993 23:30:09 GMT
Organization: Houston Weather Monitor
Distribution: houston
NNTP-Posting-Host: bcm.tmc.edu


hou

HOUSTON METROPOLITAN FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON TX
520 PM CST TUE JAN 5 1993

 TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COLD.  LOW IN THE UPPER 30S.  NORTHEAST
WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

 WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COOL.  HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S.  NORTHEAST
WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

 WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COOL.  LOW IN THE MID 40S.

 THURSDAY...CLOUDY AND WARMER WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.  HIGH
IN THE MID 60S.

TEXAS HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
 EXTENDED FORECAST...
 FRIDAY...CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN.  LOW IN THE 40S TO NEAR 50.  HIGH IN
THE 60S TO NEAR 70.
 SATURDAY...CLEARING AND MILD.  LOW IN THE 40S TO NEAR 50.  HIGH IN THE 60S
TO NEAR 70.
 SUNDAY...CLEAR AND COLDER.  LOW IN THE 30S HILL COUNTRY...40S SOUTH CENTRAL.
HIGH IN THE 50S TO NEAR 60.

TEXAS COASTAL BEND
 EXTENDED FORECAST...
 FRIDAY...CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN.  LOW IN THE 50S INLAND...60S COAST.
HIGH IN THE 70S.
 SATURDAY...DECREASING CLOUDINESS WITH RAIN ENDING.  LOW IN THE 50S INLAND...
60S COAST.  HIGH IN THE 70S.
 SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR AND COOLER.  LOW IN THE 40S INLAND...50S COAST.  HIGH
IN THE 60S.

LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND PLAINS
 EXTENDED FORECAST...
 FRIDAY...CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN.  LOW IN THE 50S INLAND...60S COAST.
HIGH IN THE 70S.
 SATURDAY...CONTINUED CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN.  LOW IN THE 60S.  HIGH
IN THE 70S.
 SUNDAY...CLEARING AND COOLER.  LOW IN THE 40S TO NEAR 50 INLAND...50S TO
NEAR 60 COAST.  HIGH IN THE 60S TO NEAR 70.

SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND THE UPPER TEXAS COAST
 EXTENDED FORECAST...
 FRIDAY...CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN.  LOW IN THE 50S.  HIGH IN THE 60S TO
NEAR 70.
 SATURDAY...CONTINUED CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN.  LOW IN THE 50S INLAND...
60S COAST.  HIGH IN THE 60S TO NEAR 70.
 SUNDAY...CLEARING AND COOLER.  LOW IN THE 40S INLAND...50S COAST.  HIGH IN
THE 50S TO NEAR 60.
From: jeff@karazm.math.uh.edu (Jeff M Younker)
Newsgroups: houston.eats
Subject: Re: Restaurant Rec's
Date: 12 Jan 93 13:33:00
Organization: UH Dept of Math
Distribution: houston
NNTP-Posting-Host: karazm.math.uh.edu
In-reply-to: grimme@sword.eng.hou.compaq.com's message of Mon, 11 Jan 1993 22:20:01 GMT



> Does anybody else read this group?
Of course...

> What recommendations would others make about nice, romantic restaurants 
in Houston?

Try Baba Yaga's (don't trust my spelling) just off of westheimer and
montrose. I don't have the exact address, but they're in athe phone book.

--
"All I did was su to root and type 'rm -rf /*'..." - Jeff Younker

 assistant systems administrator -  Math Department, University of Houston
Newsgroups: houston.eats
From: kridnix@faraday.rice.edu (Alan Cheville)
Subject: Re: Restaurant Rec's
Organization: Rice University
Distribution: houston
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 19:37:18 GMT

I reccommend a place called 'Bistro Vino' in the Montrose.
The exact address escapes me.  Cost is about $20 per person
the last time I went, excluding wine.  Very romantic, 
good service...
-- 
Alan Cheville   	 # For this is the school of Babylon
Electrical Engineering	 # And at its hands we learn
Rice. U.		 # To walk into the furnaces
Houston		 	 # And whistle as we burn.
		 	 # 		-T. Blackburn
From: cshotton@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (Chuck Shotton)
Newsgroups: houston.eats
Subject: Re: Restaurant Rec's
Date: 12 Jan 1993 17:11:30 GMT
Followup-To: houston.eats
Distribution: houston
Organization: Academic Computing

In article <1993Jan11.222001.14811@twisto.eng.hou.compaq.com>,
grimme@sword.eng.hou.compaq.com (David Grimme) wrote:
 

> Does anybody else read this group?
> 
> What recommendations would others make about nice, romantic restaurants 
> in Houston? I think of only the Black Lab and the Red Lion, on Montrose 
> and on Main respectively. Didn't the latter one have a fire?  What ones 
> have others found?
 

Some of the booth or wall seating in Thai Pepper (Alabama) makes for a
nice, romantic setting. Personally, I like Anthony's for romantic dining.
But that's probably not so much because of the surroundings as just general
ambiance.
Newsgroups: houston.eats
From: grimme@sword.eng.hou.compaq.com (David Grimme)
Subject: Restaurant Rec's
Organization: Compaq Computer Corp.
Distribution: houston
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 22:20:01 GMT


Does anybody else read this group?

What recommendations would others make about nice, romantic restaurants 
in Houston? I think of only the Black Lab and the Red Lion, on Montrose 
and on Main respectively. Didn't the latter one have a fire?  What ones 
have others found?

David J. Grimme
Compaq Computer Corporation
grimme@twisto.eng.hou.compaq.com
grimme@sword.eng.hou.compaq.com
From: miller@hmsp04.wg3.waii.com (Griff Miller X7114)
Newsgroups: houston.eats
Subject: Jack O'Neill's R.I.P.
Date: 12 Jan 93 14:44:19 GMT
Distribution: houston
Organization: Western Geo. - Div of Western Atlas Intn'l Inc., Houston, TX

In article <1993Jan11.222001.14811@twisto.eng.hou.compaq.com> grimme@sword.eng.hou.compaq.com (David Grimme) writes:
>What recommendations would others make about nice, romantic restaurants 
>in Houston? I think of only the Black Lab and the Red Lion, on Montrose 
>and on Main respectively. Didn't the latter one have a fire?  What ones 
>have others found?

I would have recommended Jack O'Neill's that used to be on I10 W (now is
an IHOP - that's okay, too) but they went out of business, apparently. I
liked it a lot. Very quiet - w/fire, even.

Does anyone know what happened to it? Maybe it was TOO quiet. :-)
--
Griff Miller > miller@monarch.wg3.waii.com < use this for email.

          *** My opinions are mine, not Western's. ***

   "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but 
    fools despise wisdom and discipline."   - Proverbs 1:7 
Newsgroups: houston.eats
From: bmanning@rio-grande (William Manning)
Subject: walking distance
Organization: Rice University
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 03:22:41 GMT


What places are there within walking distance of the Hyatt downtown?
There are some folks coming to town that are staying there, and these
folks are known nightowls.   Any clues, recommendations, suggestions
would be appreciated.

--
Regards,
Bill Manning         bmanning@rice.edu        PO Box 1892
 713-285-5415         713-527-6099	       Houston, Texas
   R.U. (o-kome)       			        77251-1892
From: denham@hmsp04.wg3.waii.com (Scott Denham X7117)
Newsgroups: houston.eats
Subject: Re: Restaurant Rec's
Date: 12 Jan 93 17:54:06 GMT
Distribution: houston
Organization: Western Geo. - Div of Western Atlas Intn'l Inc., Houston, TX

In article <1993Jan11.222001.14811@twisto.eng.hou.compaq.com> grimme@sword.eng.hou.compaq.com (David Grimme) writes:
>
>Does anybody else read this group?
>
> I think of only the Black Lab and the Red Lion, on Montrose 
>and on Main respectively. Didn't the latter one have a fire?

The Red Lion did indeed have a fire but are back in business now.
 
Others I might suggest in the area are Bon Apetito (Italian) on Holcombe
between Greenbriar and the old Shamrock site, and Nit Noy (Thai) on
Bolsover between Morningside and Kelvin.


Newsgroups: houston.eats
From: paco@cs.rice.edu (Paul Havlak)
Subject: Re: Restaurant Rec's
Reply-To: Paul Havlak <paco@cs.rice.edu>
Organization: Center for Research on Parallel Computation
Distribution: houston
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 19:57:57 GMT

In article <1993Jan11.222001.14811@twisto.eng.hou.compaq.com> grimme@sword.eng.hou.compaq.com (David Grimme) writes:
>What recommendations would others make about nice, romantic restaurants 
>in Houston? I think of only the Black Lab and the Red Lion, on Montrose 
>and on Main respectively. Didn't the latter one have a fire?  What ones 
>have others found?

    I personally wouldn't recommend either of those if your idea of
romance includes any sort of strenuous activity after dinner.  British
food makes me want to take a nap.
    I like Mai Thai, which is perhaps better lit than many romantic
places, but the food is great and not too heavy.  It's located next to
Two Pesos on Kirby north of 59.  It's also inexpensive; the two of us
usually spend around $30 together, with appetizer and dessert,
ignoring drinks.
    Damien's Cucina Italiana is more traditional, with lower lighting.
Two can even get out of there for less than $50 ignoring drinks.
That's where I proposed to Lisa (ok, I cheated and had a good idea
what the answer was in advance).  It's on Smith street north of Spec's
warehouse (that's not as helpful as it should be, since Smith street
is one-way southbound).
    For knock-dead cuisine, can't beat Brennan's.  Hard to spend less
than $60 for two, at least if you're doing it right.  There's a
pheasant dish with red wine and wild boar bacon sauce that's
tremendous, for around $25.  I think it's on Smith street, right where
it hits 59.  Coat required (they loaned me one when I went there
wearing a turtleneck!).  Don't miss the free pralines on the way out!

--paco
--
Paul Havlak			Dept. of Computer Science
Graduate Student		Rice University, Houston TX 77251-1892
PFC/ParaScope projects		(713) 527-8101 x2738 	paco@cs.rice.edu