A cool fall evening . . .

Waco has the unique ability to hold on to summer for as long as possible. Not to fault Waco by any stretch of the imagination, someone even made a movie about an endless summer, though Waco doesn't have the best surfing. Here in this great city we have little fall-esque teasers before we ever actually get fall. But based on the past two weeks, I'd say we can safely say that fall has arrived. 

Last night was a wonderful fall evening, it was cool, crisp and fresh. The evening was perfectly complimented by great food and even better company. Our evening began with a warm cup of coffee at Common Grounds, one of my all time favorite local establishments. Followed by Bangkok Royal, another very cherished local restaurant. I ordered the usual . . . Panang Curry, by which I have yet to be disappointed in my many years of patronage. I wish I could remember the name of the particular variety of Pad (a Thai flat noodle, I think) that the beautiful lady sitting across from me ordered, either way it was delicious. The evening progressed to the Dancing Bear Pub, a favorite of the Blue Bike guys and many of our good friends. Sitting outside on a crisp fall evening sipping Shiner Bock Beer, enjoying great conversation and telling too many fishing stories put the polish on a perfect Waco evening.

Legit and Local, another part of what makes Waco what it is . . . Great.

Sure, there are a lot of definitions for what qualifies as greatness, but I have no desire to go into an exposition on the various individual requirements people might have for greatness. But I do want to discuss one of the aspects that make Waco such a great place to live . . . heck, a great place to visit. The multitude of local establishments is one of the most telling aspects of Waco's greatness, from restaurants to adult-beverage establishments, Waco has some of the best in Texas. Austin has always touted it's incredible Local spirit, but in a lot of ways Austin has lost what was so awesome about the town 10-20 years ago. Waco, however, has not. Waco has a lot of the same feel today what Austin had in it's heyday. In this blog a lot of what you will see in days to come are discussions of Blue Bike's favorite local locales. So stay tuned and support local business.

-Shift Gears