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Learning Secrets Presents: OIL SPILL WILDLIFE RESCUE BENEFIT

On Saturday, July 24th Learning Secrets is throwing BLACK GOLD DISCO, an immense non profit party in the name of supporting the Endangered Species Coalition and their oil spill wildlife rescue efforts. If this doesn’t make you want to get involved then you have a heart of black! They’re asking for a suggested donation of $10, but if $3 is all you can spare that’s totally radical too!

For every Lone Star you order, we’re donating an extra $1 bill to the night!

Bodytronix and Candi & The Strangers are both sharing the dance floor with LS.

The Glitoris and the fine people of Knuckle Rumbler are getting in on the action and lending a hand in the support!

Austin Chronicle's Best of 2010

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Swig & Swim in July

Swig & Swim w/ Birds Barbershop & Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka this July.

Birds Barbershop will offer Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka drinks every weekend in July, starting with a kickoff at all four locations on July 2nd and 3rd. Enjoy the taste of summer at a different Birds location every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in July thereafter. Say you want the “Deep Eddy Special” upon checkout and we’ll take three bucks off – the price of admission to Deep Eddy Pool so you can go and get your swim on.

Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka will be served:
July 2, 3 at all four Birds locations
July 9-11 at Birds on Lamar (2110 S. Lamar)
July 16-18 at Birds on Congress (1902 S. Congress)
July 23-25 at Birds on Burnet (6800 Burnet Rd.)
July 30, 31 and Aug. 1 at Birds on E. 6th (1107 E. 6th St.)

You can also keep up with where the next sweet spot will be at facebook.com/birdsbarbershop or twitter.com/birdsbarbershop.

AMF’s Dad Rocks Fundraiser - Birds Buys 100 Lone Stars.

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Celebrate the Summer Solstice this Monday w/ a TALLBOY upgrade at all Birds Barbershop locations. #hellosummer

Don’t Bother Following Me on Twitter By MP MUELLER

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O.K., here’s my deal with Twitter. Personally, I have a hard time doing anything in 140 characters or less. Maybe it’s a difference of the sexes thing. Research tells us more men than women are on Twitter while the Facebook community (which offers free-flowing prose if you choose) is heavier in estrogen. No surprise there really. Men tend to be bottom-liners and women seem to enjoy talking about their experiences more.

As a marketing person, I know Twitter works great as a traffic-driving tool for lots of restaurants and retail stores (online and off), including Birds Barbershop, which is one of the small businesses in Austin that clearly knows what it’s doing on Twitter. Last week it was raining (a relative oddity here), and business was a little slow, so Ashley Cass, who manages Birds’ social media, posted a three-hour, 25-percent rain discount at one of the Austin locations and got lots of takers immediately. Whole Foods, another Austin company, is great at engaging its customers (two million Twitter followers), listening to and answering their questions in 140 keystrokes.

So, yes, I get it.

Cute x 100! Wish it were my size…

LCD Soundsystem After Party: Pandas Party FREE!

Learning Secrets Presents: LCD Soundsystem After Party

First five costumed peeps roll free and VIP (well, in regards to line skipping).

Come dressed as a panda from LCD Soundsystem’s Drunk Girls vid and skip the line, pay no cover. Best part? It’s soooo easy and cheap to make! All you need is a disposable paint suit (Home Depot), a white ski beanie, black fabric for ears and a permanent marker.

Also, get there early and your first Lone Star Beer is on us!