Astonishingly, in response to the continued noise ordinance brew-ha-ha borne out of SXSW, APD has revoked the permit for this week's First Thursday event. Apparently, they were able to invoke some little known provision in the Austin Code of Ordnances governing mass gatherings which happen to fall on the first of a month (aka, this Thursday).

Anyway, I'm of the opinion that this is a bit extreme. Besides the fact that the whole "riot" on 6th street probably never should have even occurred, I'm not quite sure what one has to do with the other. In anycase, it is poor decision making like this which will eventually drive people (and business) away from Austin. Hopefully they'll come to their senses sooner rather than later!

By Gary at 06:55 PM in Rights | Comments (6)  

hey dude, your link to the austin code is broken, does it really have special conditions for meeting on the first of the month?

Posted by: joe at March 30, 2004 09:53 AM

I totally agree with you. Events like First Thursday are what make Austin unique and exciting. It's a shame that people act so stupidly in crowds.

Posted by: Jesse at March 30, 2004 10:27 AM

That's crazy. APD needs to stay out of our peaceful fun.

Posted by: Scott Johnson at March 30, 2004 12:55 PM

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Posted by: Jefferson at March 30, 2004 04:25 PM

I can't believe people are actually falling for this. It's April Fool's Day for god's sake.

Posted by: Jack at April 1, 2004 03:50 PM

I think its cause I threw people off by posting it a couple days early. But since the event is on April fools itself, I figured it was fair game.

Posted by: Gary Lerhaupt at April 1, 2004 06:03 PM