[SML] Houston Questions

[Andrew Vance]

Drinks in the Heights:  Onion Creek is really good; any of the Creek
bars are good [Cedar Creek, Dry Creek, etc.]  Dave is right about the
Flying Saucer, which is downtown [not that far from the Heights].
Also downtown is everyone's favorite dive bar Warren's.  Strong drinks
for not a lot of dough.

Lola is a really great restaurant; no drinks, but the food is worth
it.  Java Java is great for breakfast.  BBQ:  Hickory Hollow is
Heights-adjacent and good.  Goode Company has good BBQ as well.

Vendors:  Stagelight is great for supplies and expendables.  Techland
is as well.  I can give you contact information for both of them
should you wish.

Hardware stores:  Not my forte, but I hear Southland Hardware is the
best in town.  They've got everything you could ever want, and then
some.  I'm sure Will will chime in with more options.

I'll ask my wife about thrift shops and fabric stores as that's her
bread and butter.  I know High Fashion Home in Midtown is where she
does a lot of her shopping for both personal and work.  JoAnne's as
well.

I'd love to get together with you and your fiance [and Will and my
wife, if they will]. My schedule is tight next week, as I'm working
until 8PM most of the week.

-- 
Sincerely,

Andrew Vance
Lighting Designer

On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 6:30 PM, Jeremiah Minh Grünblatt
<stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> I am suddenly following my partner down to Houston, TX next week to design
> and build a show she’s directing. This is an emergency replacement situation
> that I will coyly not elaborate on publicly (for the moment) as my agreeing
> to the job is entirely about supporting my fiancé and not meant as an
> endorsement of the recent behavior of the company to which she’s contracted.
>
> That being said, I have a couple of questions for those familiar with the
> area, the first being, Who want’s a drink (we’ll be based in The Heights)?
> Also wondering about favorite general hardware stores? Lumber yards? Thrift
> shops? Fabric stores? Any recommended local vendors for more theatrically
> specific supplies (i.e., Gaff Tape, Fog Fluid, etc.)?
>
> And, most specifically, any thoughts on a local vendor which might stock
> straight wooden ladders in the 10’ to 12’ range? No A-frames, no extensions.