Fuck Yeah! Austin!

Day and Night Video by Brian Frantz

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:40:00 -0600

Day and Night

Video by Brian Frantz

Yip Yip Yip! Photo by Anar Seyf

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:45:37 -0600

Yip Yip Yip!

Photo by Anar Seyf

Just Batty Photo by Anar Seyf

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:45:00 -0600

Just Batty

Photo by Anar Seyf

6th Street Monster Photo by Anar Seyf

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:42:09 -0600

6th Street Monster

Photo by Anar Seyf

Miniature Robin Photo by ai5

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:40:45 -0600

Miniature Robin

Photo by ai5

Cthulhu! Photo by Mark Scott

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:39:39 -0600

Cthulhu!

Photo by Mark Scott

Happy Halloween! Better late than never, yeah? Halloween on 6th...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:37:52 -0600

Happy Halloween!

Better late than never, yeah?

Halloween on 6th Street

Photo by Soul Smiling

The 360 Bridge Photo by Kourtney M.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:55:13 -0600

The 360 Bridge

Photo by Kourtney M.

View from Mount Bonnell Photo by Megan

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:54:04 -0600

View from Mount Bonnell

Photo by Megan

Leslie Update!

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:03:00 -0500

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Family: Leslie improving, will survive

Will never ‘be able to live on the streets again.’

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin’s own celebrity, Albert “Leslie” Cochran, has been removed from ICU and is expected to survive a head injury sustained several days ago, family members told KXAN on Tuesday afternoon.

Cochran was taken to Brackenridge after collapsing on Oct. 3. EMS officials were called after he fell next to a taxi.

A member of Cochran’s immediately family, who asked to remain anonymous, said he has been moved to “one step below ICU” and is expected to survive after extensive brain surgery.

“He is improving, and he will probably have to go into some kind of living facility. He won’t be able to live on his own,” she said. “But he is going to survive, he is improving. They don’t ever think he’ll be able to live on the streets again.”

A public vigil is being planned at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, on Red River between 12th and 15th Streets - at the driveway into UMC Brackenridge.

A friend of Cochran’s said he is showing little to no signs of brain activity.

EMS officials said an ambulance was called to the scene after a witness saw Cochran acting oddly on the sidewalk. The call came in around 12:50 a.m. on Oct. 3. Cochran then fell in front of a taxi. When EMS arrived on the scene, medics say he was already unconscious.

EMS called ahead for a trauma team to meet Cochran when he arrived at Brackenridge Hospital. Officials at the hospital have declined to confirm he was there, citing rules against official release of information.

But family members have been able to get some information about his condition from sources close to the hospital, who told her at noon on Tuesday that he had brain surgery to relieve bleeding and swelling after his fall more than a week ago.

“He’ll have to have monitored care. He’s in a step just below ICU right now. From there he’ll move to a regular room at this point. They expect thim to continually get better, but how much better he’s going to get is unknown,” she said. “But he is on the road to improvement. He will survive. People need to know that. People need to know he isn’t dead.”

Cochran, 58, is “arguably the most locally famous street person in Austin” according to his Wikipedia article. He is often seen downtown wearing women’s clothing, and has run for mayor. He is a staunch advocate for the rights of homeless people.

The family member said he spent two years in college and spent time in the Navy as well. He’s lived his current “unique” lifestyle for a few decades, she said, and “he is who he is. He’s a unique individual. He’s Albert.”

“He likes the publicity. He likes the media, and he likes who he is. He’s a highly intelligent person, and he’s happy doing what he’s doing,” she said. “We have respected Albert and his lifestyle and how he wants to live.”

Laughing, she added: “We don’t agree with it, but we have respected it.”

It’s not uncommon for folks visiting downtown to approach Leslie for photographs with the scantily clad man. He almost always obliges.

Leslie is so popular, he even has his own line of dress-up refrigerator magnets that can be purchased at stores across Austin. The paper-doll-style magnet set includes a mini-skirt, a cheerleader outfit and leopard print dress, with accessories, that you can use to dress up the Austin icon.

Jimmy Haddox owns the Wet Salon on South Congress. He started the magnet franchise in 2006 with an agreement that Leslie would get half the proceeds. Haddox has since handed over the entire franchise to Leslie. He said Thursday he has not seen Leslie in a few weeks, but would not be surprised if something bad did happen.

“He didn’t look too great last time I saw him,” Haddox said during a telephone interview last Thursday.

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Article can be found HERE.

There’s also a link on the page where you can send your photos of Leslie if you have any.

Sad news, Austin. Leslie in grave condition at hospital,...

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:27:36 -0500

Sad news, Austin.

Leslie in grave condition at hospital, official says

By Erin Mulvaney | Monday, October 12, 2009, 03:37 PM

Albert “Leslie” Cochran — Austin’s homeless, thong-clad local celebrity — was found in a semi-vegetative state on a sidewalk on Oct. 3 and is in critical condition at University Medical Center Brackenridge, according to a public health official with knowledge of the incident

The official said Leslie’s injuries are life threatening and if he survives, he may experience “life-altering effects,” including remaining in a vegetative state.

“He’s very, very sick,” the official said.

A taxi driver found Cochran passed out on a sidewalk near Oltorf and Interstate 35 at 1 a.m. Saturday Oct. 3 and called the police and Emergency Medical Services, said the official, who did not want to be named because the matter concerns confidential patient information.

When EMS arrived, Cochran, 58, had no outward signs of trauma, but all indications pointed to a closed head injury, the official said. Leslie was barely responsive and not breathing well on his own, the official said.

University Medical Center Brackenridge said it could not confirm that Cochran was in their system.

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Please keep Leslie in your thoughts. Feel free to click the link below to send a card to Leslie (if reports are true, he’s at University Medical Center Brackenridge)

http://www.seton.net/patient_get_well_c ards.asp

Dance Party ‘05 Video by JJB2307

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:41:06 -0500

Dance Party ‘05

Video by JJB2307

Panoramic Austin Photo/Art by Santi

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:59:50 -0500

Panoramic Austin

Photo/Art by Santi

Alternative Map of Austin Art by Daniel Thibodeau

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:47:01 -0500

Alternative Map of Austin

Art by Daniel Thibodeau

The Antenna Farm Photo by Around Austin

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:37:13 -0500

The Antenna Farm

Photo by Around Austin

4th of July [2009] Video by Ruwan Andrew Perera

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:28:47 -0500

4th of July [2009]

Video by Ruwan Andrew Perera

SXSW Photo by Visualist Images

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:25:49 -0500

SXSW

Photo by Visualist Images

The Unfinished Skyline Photo by Visualist Images

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:24:57 -0500

The Unfinished Skyline

Photo by Visualist Images

The Capital Photo by Visualist Images

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:24:12 -0500

The Capital

Photo by Visualist Images

Cowboy Boot Fence Photo by Visualist Images

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:23:30 -0500

Cowboy Boot Fence

Photo by Visualist Images