Texas | Austin | KFAN | Zilker Park | Governor
Madeleine Stowe's Austin
by
Mark SealMUSIC
"One of my favorite things about
Austin is the radio station KFAN.
It comes out of Fredericksburg, but you can get it in Austin. It's
this sort of homespun, neighborly station that plays really great
eclectic music. I've been a lot of places in the country and it is,
without a doubt, my favorite radio station. They play Robert Earl
Keen, independent songwriters, just everybody. You get a real sense
of
Texas tradition from this station. When you turn on the radio in
Texas, it's just Texas, Texas, Texas. It's definitely its own
country. And KFAN gives you a real sense of terrifically rooted
music."
EXERCISE
"Everybody runs in
Zilker Park. You might see [former governor] Ann
Richards or
Willie Nelson, and it's just real casual. There's rock
climbing in the park, down by the river. Then there's Barton
Springs Pool, where you can do four laps and do a mile. The water
pretty much stays at 68 degrees all year round."
LUNCH
"There's a little town called Comfort in the Hill Country, not all
that far from Austin. It has a main street, about two blocks long,
that's just beautiful. Beautiful stores, great antiquing. There's a
restaurant called Mimi's Cafe there. It's home cooking. We go there
for lunch almost every Saturday. It's cozy and sometimes fiddle
players come in and play. It's just part of the Texas experience.
And I've never had a bad burger in Texas. We cook our own ranch
meat, and that's usually the best. But in Austin, Z' Tejas
Southwestern Grill has a really great burger."
SHOPPING
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