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Austin's Real Music Scene Is Shootings

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Tim says he can't find Austin's supposed vibrant music scene and instead googles a string of local shooting headlines, joking that the 'live music capital of the world' is really just gunfire, and brings up Charles Whitman's UT clock tower shooting.

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  • Tim doesn't live in Austin but has walked around the city and can't figure out what people mean by its vibrant music scene.
  • The only thing Austin has is shootings—if you're into shootings, google Austin Texas shooting.
  • Tim reads multiple news headlines about shootings across Austin's entertainment district, UT campus, and residential areas.
  • Austin is the live shooting capital of the world—more reason to visit than the actual music.
  • Maybe people confuse gunshots for snare drums when they call it the live music capital of the world.
  • Charles Whitman had an early start with the famous mass shooting from the UT clock tower, giving Austin a long history of violence.
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