Son, East Texas is where I come from

“He told me, “Son, East Texas is where I come from…'” (as sung by Lyle Lovett). That quick dash to the office wasn’t working for me. It was a sad day for High Tech Austin, too. There was a “Triple X” theater for years, on South Congress, right across the street from a Junior High. Famous pornography palace because it was battleground for freedom of speech versus zoning versus common sense versus neighborhood watch groups and toss in some religious folks, too, so you can pick your side. Personally, I thought it was just in bad taste. Future Protocol took it over, finally, renovated it, and turned the old theater into a nice “dot com” office. Beautiful renovation, at least from the outside, preserving the old marquee. There was banner on it yesterday morning, “This space for rent….” I never quite understood what Future Protocol did, either. What’s sad is that someone was brave enough, daring enough, to use an old building, preserve the neighborhood, and wrestle out a tenant who had been problem, or eye sore, for some time. Maybe a profitable tenant will take it over.