BACK TO RIDING DIRTY...WELL FOR SOME OF YOU.

Texas lawmakers are looking to get rid of red light cameras across the state. It's part of a plan that would make big changes to the transportation department. This all happened here late last night: an overhaul of TxDOT that would change its leadership from an appointed board to one person elected by the people. The house has adopted an amendment that would essentially ban red light cameras in Texas. Here in Austin, cameras intended to catch red light runners started taking pictures just under a year ago, over the Memorial Day Weekend. They're at nine intersections around town, with the most recent ones going operational at the end of March. The city council approved the red light cameras to cut down on crashes at these intersections. Austin police said there were more than 13-hundred crashes related to red light running in 2007, and at least nine deaths in recent years. Now, state law may be take down those red light cameras. An amendment was attached to a transportation bill late last night that would ban the state or local governments from putting cameras at intersections to catch traffic violations. Contracts for current red light cameras could not be renewed after the measure goes into effect.
What's not clear yet is if all this will actually become law. Just before midnight, debate in the house cut off without a vote, with lawmakers possibly taking it back up early this morning.

BEAUTY MEETS GRACE IN HI DEF!

Lets be honest the girls on America's Next Top Model are cute... But if your looking for just damn right hot... Its not on that show its in Austin, TX. I say unto thee Holly "HI-DEF Daniels is hotter then the chromed out tail pipe on your brand new 2015 Suzuki Hayabusa (with a custom paint job).

Born and raised in Austin, TX. HI-DEF has been modeling for 4 years. Hi-DEF says, "Modeling has not been an easy road but, from consistent dedication and determination I have been blessed to be in several magazines. Some of HI-DEF's work includes SPATE, NEZ, BEAUTIFUL, FLOWONLINE, BOSS UP, KRUSH, GO GETTA OF HAIR, She has also been on calenders and in several music videos. SWISHA HOUSE, DANGEROUS MUSIK-NEW YORK, PLA VIDEO, IMPAC VIDEO, WILL HUSTLE SLABS GONE WILD. Just to name a few. lol (Am I a fan) A few of her current gigs would be a model for EDIBOO, TUFF TIMEZ UNIVERSITY, AND MIKE59 all out of the New York area. She works with an agency in New York called BLUE ICE MODELS and was in a fashion show sponsored by RYAN LESLIE. "I am an official CORE MODEL (http://www.coredjs.com/) an organization that is worldwide and will be great exposure for me". As you can see Ms. HI-DEF has been working and she been working hard. She is doing more networking so if you looking to book her the time is now. Lets continue to follow HI-DEF on her journey to the top.

See Holly "HI-DEF- Daniels at
http://www.hidefalicious.com/
WWW.MYSPACE.COM/HOLLYRADANIELS
WWW.TWITTER.COM/HIDEFALICIOUS
WWW.MYSPACE.COM/GIHONEYZ

MUTHER PLUCKIN GREAT MUISC!!!!

Singer Tje (tye) Austin was born and adopted in Honolulu, Hawaii. He grew up in a military family and so moved around often, living in states like North Carolina, Michigan, Arizona and even over seas in Okinawa, Japan. After high school, Tje Austin moved to Austin, Texas to attend college. Soon he decided to establish himself as a musician and singer in Austin, and began performing in coffee shops and bars. As luck would also have it, he connected with musicians Brian Ferguson and Will Wolfe who soon became members of his band.In the late spring 2008, Tje Austin began recording and released Love Me Knots which helped introduce him online via Itunes and Amazon. In fall 2008, Tje Austin also featured original song “Today Tomorrow” on the indie hit movie Noah’s Arc: Jumping the Broom. Tje Austin is currently recording his next two cds, a live version of Love Me Knots, and the follow up titled Ordinary, which is planned for a 2009 release.

Now this kid has mad skills. With his guitar in hand and a mic in his face, Tje releases the ultimate wooing sounds to get the heart warm and the ladies in the mood. Trust me, my girl got him on repeat. (Thanks Tje for getting the party started). If you don't have the sounds of Tje Austin in the bed room CD player... then ya slipping!

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Tje-Austin/19709133043?v=info&viewas=1503301096

Also http://www.myspace.com/tjeaustin

http://twitter.com/tjeaustin

AMERICAN IDOL SHOCKER!!!

Results

Ryan reminds the singers and us at home that the three crooners who remain will get to visit their hometown for the annual montages of parades, big crowds and tears. And what do you know, they show a montage of parades, big crowds and tears form the last few seasons! With that in mind, they get right to the results, which are revealed in random order (no bottom three this week). Ryan quick send Kris back to safety. He seems genuinely shocked, and even though he's who I am personally rooting for, I was as well. He was just a little safe last night, but I am glad he gets to stay. Sadly, my mind says: oh, no, Allison.Ryan also sends Adam (shocker!) back to the stools, leaving Allison and Danny "Yaaaeaaeeeeaaaaah!" Gokey to face the music. I give props to Danny for laughing at himself and admitting that his final note in "Dream On" was brutal. I wish I found it as funny as he did, but still nice to see him showing some weakness. Despite the noise pollution, however, Danny is also safe, marking the end of the road for Allison.I went back and forth on Allison all season, but she really is a sweetheart and, for me, showed tons of personality, despite what Simon said all season. She is young and has lots ahead of her, I'm sure. It sucks that she went out on rock week, but at least she had a song that really fit her voice to sing goodbye with.So, what do you think of the boys' club Final 3? Are you sad to see Allison go? Who do you think will win?

WHAT IF PRINCE MAMA AND R.KELLY DADDY DID THE GROWN FOLKS?

Then you get one of the Hottest R&B artist in the game!

Born in North Carolina, Terius Nash was raised in the Bankhead section of Atlanta, Georgia. Before he found his calling in music, the industrious young man made ends meet doing everything from working at Checkers to becoming a collections agent.
After graduating from H.S., Dream joined a singing group, Guess Who, signed by local rapper Raheem. They sang the hook to "Most Beautiful Girl," which became moderately successful. "It did pretty good, got a lot of spins," says Nash.
A few years later, The–Dream began writings songs for up–and–coming rappers and hooks for his peers. He got his first publishing deal in 2003, when he signed to Peer Music after writing B2K’s single, "Everything." The song, off B2K’s platinum sophomore album, Pandemonium, truly put The–Dream on the map.
"My grand daddy told me I would never make any money in this business. Music just wasn’t a reality for him. I never knew until I was 21 or 22 that I could actually be successful in the music business."
With one success under his belt, Terius began to build momentum and soon found himself associating with the upper echelons of pop stardom.
"A year after B2K I did the Britney Spears and Madonna record," he begins. "I recorded vocals and wrote to that record after Tricky, the guy I did "Umbrella" with, decided he didn’t want the track anymore. I was the new guy in the building so I stayed overnight running in and out the booth recording myself in Pro Tools. Tricky and a writer before me, Penelope, went up to N.Y. [to meet] Britney. They played a lot of songs and Britney was like, I dunno. Then they got to "Me Against the Music" and she was like, "Oh, I’m digging that. I love that hook!"
Unfortunately, that song didn’t push The–Dream to the level he wanted to reach. He spent two years working on other projects including Nivea’s second album, which he executive produced. "Trick and I just started making records. By the time we got to ‘Umbrella’ we were like ‘ok, we got it.’" Dream insisted that L.A Reid hear the song and the rest is history.

Big ups to The-Dreams latest Albume Love vs Money.

WHEN A WOMAN'S FED UP...

On Tuesday police say Tracy Mercado ran over her husband and his co-worker just moments after he tried to break up with her. According to the arrest affidavit, Mercado met her husband Nathan Perez at a body shop on Old Manchaca Road.
The two began to argue after Perez told Mercado he wanted to split up. At that point, Mercado became enraged and got into a 2007 Dodge Charger that was at the body shop for repairs.
Mercado then started the Charger out of the stall. Perez tried to stop Mercado from taking the vehicle since it belonged to somebody else. Mercado then struck Perez with the front of the Charger and ran over his left leg.
A co-worker of Perez, Leonel Rios, then attempted to stop Mercado from taking the Charger. Mercado then struck Rios with the Charger sending him flying into a trash dumpster. Rios suffered an injury to his right knee that caused noticeable swelling.
Mercado then began to use the Charger to ram a pickup truck belonging to Perez, leaving several dents. Once police arrived, Mercado was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

So I'm thinking maybe that insurance lizard would have came in handy?

I BET YA MOUTH WAS WATERING TO....

On Tuesday Oprah Winfrey announced she was partnering with KFC to give away coupons for the fast food chain's new grilled chicken, saying she wanted to give Americans a free meal.
Apparently millions have flocked to the KFC Web site to download the coupon , which gave each person two pieces of grilled chicken, two sides and a biscuit. Coupons can be downloaded until 11:59 p.m. CDT on Wednesday.
"I'd say the response has been exactly what we expected, and we expected it to be great," KFC spokesperson Rick Maynard told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution .
But reports indicate that downloading the coupon has been more frustrating than "finger-lickin' good." HA!!! I SAY. New York Magazine's Grub Street blog featured users who reported technical problems. "The chicken must be like air pudding ... no calories ... since I can't print the coupon," said one. Another added, "Nice gesture since I am unemployed and a free dinner would have been nice. I could not download the coupon."
Gothamist.com reports a possible sit-in taking place at the KFC on 42nd Street in New York City. An e-mail sent to the Gothamist read as follows:
"I went over to our nearest KFC a few minutes ago...and chaos ensued. Despite the very visible grilled chicken behind the register, the manager told everyone with coupons to leave and that the promotion was over for the day. The people there are currently holding a sit-in and refusing to leave until they get their free chicken...or the cops are called. Racial epithets were being spewed, people who actually wanted to pay for chicken were facing a potential beatdown, and the manager ran from the screaming horde. Oprah, what have ye wrought?"
Gothamist says its calls to that local KFC have been met with busy signals.

THIS SHIT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPEN WITH POPEYES.

DID THEY POST THIS ON CRAIGS LIST?

A 34-year-old from the United Kingdom has been selected for the "best job in the world."
Ben Southall beat out more than 30,000 people who applied for the gig as the six-month caretaker of a tropical island in Australia. The job entails laying on a beach, swimming and getting people to come visit. It also pays six figures.
The 15 finalists were judged on their swimming and blogging abilities. There was also an intense interview process.
"All of the activities and all of the things we've done, has been an incredible challenge. It's been very testing, we've failed in sleeping for the last few nights I think, we've all been very nervous today. But to go away now as the island caretaker for tourism Queensland and Great Barrier Reef is an extreme honor," Southall said.
"I hope I can fill the boots as much as everybody is expecting, my swimming hopefully is up to standard and I look forward to all of the new roles and responsibilities that the task involves."
Southall says that his charity experience and his sense of adventure likely helped him land the job.
"I've done lots of things over the last 10 years really. I've been involved in lots of charity events, lots of expeditions, lots of things in the public eye with the media. So hopefully all of those skills, and the high average I've got for those, has brought me through to get the final position of island caretaker," he said.
The job is part of an Australian tourism campaign to promote Queensland. Southall said he will get paid $111,000 for his service.

WHERE THE HELL WAS I WHEN THIS WAS ON CRAIG'S LIST?

REAL PEOPLE DOING REAL THANGS!!! GET IT

The Elite Legacy Foundation, Incorporated exists as the philanthropic arm of

E. L. Family, Incorporated. The Organization was founded in 2007 with the motto

of "Achievement in every field of human endeavor." The Foundation was

established in 2008 as a nonprofit, tax exempt, publicly supported organization

as described in Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code. Its

purpose is to assist the community service efforts of the more than 600 active

undergraduate and alumni chapters of E. L. Family. The Foundation will start

supporting after-school programs, social events and national projects such as

Habitat for Humanity.

So... is this the movement to look for outside of college? HELLS YEAH!!

Who says you can't be apart of your community without being forced by a judge. Get on the train people and lets stop sitting on our ass waiting for the world to change. It changes when we change it. Get in contact with your city. Hell you live in it.

For more on The Elite Legacy Foundation http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=49925951543&ref=ts

DAMN EDDY! YOU NOT DA DADDY?

Comedian Eddie Griffin is not well. Apparently he’s in the midst of an emotional

breakdown.What happened, you ask? Well word on the street is that Eddie found out that one of

his 8 children isn’t his biologically. According to one half drunk audience member, Eddie was

performing at a comedy club in Connecticut and he broke down and started crying.Here’s

what how some ass from media take out "say" it went down went down:

Eddie started crying about how he’s not his [child’s] father. People in the audience felt bad and

started giving him their drinks – which he drank.He ended up getting so drunk that he couldn’t

perform and they kicked everyone out the club. I heard he got violent backstage and they had to

call the cops.He looked real bad.

Don't feel too bad Eddy... Hell you got 7 more and they are all angles!

Perry's Steak House Got Love For Ya Mama!

Celebrate Mother's Day At Perry's

Sunday, May 10th

Perry's Steakhouse and Grille invites you to join us for a

Memorable Mother's Day,

featuring our:

Bottomless Mimosas

$4.95

Dinner menu

Available all day

Mother's Day Special: 4pm- Close

Three -course dinner featuring our Chopped Salad,

Perry's Famous Pork Chop and Trio Dessert.

$19.79

Chateaubriand Dinner for Two: 4pm-Close

Tender 18-20 oz. Chateaubriand, carved tableside to share,

served with jumbo steamed asparagus, two Steakhouse chopped Salads

and a Trio Dessert to share.

$85.00

Reservations are encouraged

114 W. 7th street Austin, Texas 78701 512-474-6300