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      <title>Good Samaritan Helps Hundreds Of Texans Out During Winter Storm</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2021 11:44:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Ryan Sivley in Austin, TX has been driving around in his truck, looking for cars stuck in the snow <a href="https://wgrd.com/good-samaritan-helps-hundreds-of-texans-out-during-winter-storm/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>This Plumbing Company Got Really Creative With Their Commercial</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 10:56:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Radiant Plumbing in Austin, Texas decided to make a commercial that was a spoof of The Terminator. It stars a robotic toilet fighting a group of plumbers all sporting an Arnold Schwarzenegger accent.
Their Schwarzenegger impressions are..... <a href="https://wgrd.com/this-plumbing-company-got-really-creative-with-their-commercial/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Radiant Plumbing in Austin, Texas decided to make a commercial that was a spoof of The Terminator. It stars a robotic toilet fighting a group of plumbers all sporting an Arnold Schwarzenegger accent.
Their Schwarzenegger impressions are..... <a href="https://wgrd.com/this-plumbing-company-got-really-creative-with-their-commercial/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kelly Cheese]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Some Jerk Pushed A Park Ranger Into A Lake Because Of Social Distancing</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2020 11:13:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A park ranger in Austin, TX was just trying to do his job and enforce social distancing when some guy decided to push him backwards into a lake.
Source: New York Post
 <a href="https://wgrd.com/some-jerk-pushed-a-park-ranger-into-a-lake-because-of-social-distancing/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A park ranger in Austin, TX was just trying to do his job and enforce social distancing when some guy decided to push him backwards into a lake.
Source: New York Post
 <a href="https://wgrd.com/some-jerk-pushed-a-park-ranger-into-a-lake-because-of-social-distancing/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Michigan DNR</media:description>
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      <title>You Can Now Fly Directly to L.A. from Grand Rapids</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/you-can-now-fly-directly-to-l-a-from-grand-rapids/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2020 17:11:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[To celebrate, Allegiant is offering rates as low as $33 right now. <a href="https://wgrd.com/you-can-now-fly-directly-to-l-a-from-grand-rapids/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[To celebrate, Allegiant is offering rates as low as $33 right now. <a href="https://wgrd.com/you-can-now-fly-directly-to-l-a-from-grand-rapids/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">The Right Place</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>ArtPrize SXSW Competition Awarding $15k and Spot at Calder Plaza</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/artprize-sxsw-competition-awarding-15k-and-spot-at-calder-plaza/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 15:15:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Another welcome expansion to ArtPrize! <a href="https://wgrd.com/artprize-sxsw-competition-awarding-15k-and-spot-at-calder-plaza/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Another welcome expansion to ArtPrize! <a href="https://wgrd.com/artprize-sxsw-competition-awarding-15k-and-spot-at-calder-plaza/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Lemmy Cuts Motorhead Set Short in Austin Claiming ‘I Can’t Do It’ [Video]</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/lemmy-cuts-motorhead-set-short-in-austin-claiming-i-cant-do-it-video/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2015 13:31:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Last night in Austin, TX, the legendary Motorhead was playing a gig to their screaming loyal fans.
After 3 songs, Lemmy just couldn't make it. <a href="https://wgrd.com/lemmy-cuts-motorhead-set-short-in-austin-claiming-i-cant-do-it-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Last night in Austin, TX, the legendary Motorhead was playing a gig to their screaming loyal fans.
After 3 songs, Lemmy just couldn&apos;t make it. <a href="https://wgrd.com/lemmy-cuts-motorhead-set-short-in-austin-claiming-i-cant-do-it-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ned]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Elite Athlete Crawls Across Finish Line at Austin Marathon [Video]</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-elite-athlete-crawls-across-finish-line-at-austin-marathon-video/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2015 14:59:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Talk about determination.
Elite runner Hyvon Ngetich, of Kenya was leading the 2015 Austin Marathon in Austin, Texas, for most of Sunday when her body just gave out and she collapsed. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-elite-athlete-crawls-across-finish-line-at-austin-marathon-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Talk about determination.
Elite runner Hyvon Ngetich, of Kenya was leading the 2015 Austin Marathon in Austin, Texas, for most of Sunday when her body just gave out and she collapsed. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-elite-athlete-crawls-across-finish-line-at-austin-marathon-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: Texas Professor Has Been Living In Dumpster For Nine Months [Video]</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-texas-professor-has-been-living-in-dumpster-for-nine-months-video/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:29:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Jeff Wilson, a professor at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas, has been living in a 36-square-foot Dumpster since February.  
&quot;Why?&quot; you may ask.  
He's doing it to explore the idea of less. Much less. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-texas-professor-has-been-living-in-dumpster-for-nine-months-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jeff Wilson, a professor at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas, has been living in a 36-square-foot Dumpster since February.  
&amp;quot;Why?&amp;quot; you may ask.  
He&apos;s doing it to explore the idea of less. Much less. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-texas-professor-has-been-living-in-dumpster-for-nine-months-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: Marky Mark the Squirrel Comes When His Rescuer Calls [Video]</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-marky-mark-the-squirrel-comes-when-his-rescuer-calls-video/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2014 11:37:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[There's a squirrel in Austin, Texas that may be a little smarter than all of the other squirrels.  
Marky Mark, a name given because he was the &quot;Lone Survivor&quot; of a fire, is that smart squirrel. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-marky-mark-the-squirrel-comes-when-his-rescuer-calls-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[There&apos;s a squirrel in Austin, Texas that may be a little smarter than all of the other squirrels.  
Marky Mark, a name given because he was the &amp;quot;Lone Survivor&amp;quot; of a fire, is that smart squirrel. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-marky-mark-the-squirrel-comes-when-his-rescuer-calls-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rick Martinez]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Bam Margera Gets Knocked Out After Confrontation With Woman</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:02:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA['Jackass' star Bam Margera was knocked out and bloodied after he called a woman a &quot;sea otter&quot; at this year's SXSW festival in Austin, TX.
As Margera told the gossip website TMZ, he was walking through the crowd at SXSW when somebody said something rude to him... <a href="https://wgrd.com/bam-margera-gets-knocked-out-after-confrontation-with-woman/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[&apos;Jackass&apos; star Bam Margera was knocked out and bloodied after he called a woman a &amp;quot;sea otter&amp;quot; at this year&apos;s SXSW festival in Austin, TX.
As Margera told the gossip website TMZ, he was walking through the crowd at SXSW when somebody said something rude to him... <a href="https://wgrd.com/bam-margera-gets-knocked-out-after-confrontation-with-woman/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[gary.chenoweth]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>SXSW Part 3</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 04:06:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[More photos from the last few days of SXSW 2011.  Donald Glover, star of NBC's Community and who handled hosting duties at the mtvU Woodie Awards earlier in the week, killed the crowd with his blazing set at Red 7 Patio under his Childish Gambino persona.  Community co-star Danny Pudi was there in support of his friend. <a href="https://wgrd.com/sxsw-part-3/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[More photos from the last few days of SXSW 2011. &nbsp;Donald Glover, star of NBC&apos;s Community and who handled hosting duties at the mtvU Woodie Awards earlier in the week, killed the crowd with his blazing set at Red 7 Patio under his Childish Gambino persona. &nbsp;Community co-star Danny Pudi was there in support of his friend. <a href="https://wgrd.com/sxsw-part-3/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Kim]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>SXSW Part 2</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 20:55:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Another batch of photos from SXSW in Austin, TX, featuring 10 Years and more cool bands.  The highlight of Friday night was City And Colour's performance at Stubb's.  Runner up goes to Filter's set at Austin Music Hall.  Not because it was great.  More because it was such a train wreck that it was actually entertaining.  More can be found after the jump. <a href="https://wgrd.com/sxsw-part-2/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Another batch of photos from SXSW in Austin, TX, featuring 10 Years and more cool bands.&nbsp; The highlight of Friday night was City And Colour&apos;s performance at Stubb&apos;s.&nbsp; Runner up goes to Filter&apos;s set at Austin Music Hall.&nbsp; Not because it was great.&nbsp; More because it was such a train wreck that it was actually entertaining.&nbsp; More can be found after the jump. <a href="https://wgrd.com/sxsw-part-2/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Kim]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Taddy Porter SXSW Interview</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/taddy-porter-sxsw-interview/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:34:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[I had a chance to sit down with the boys from Taddy Porter at SXSW today.  It's always fun talking to them.  Topics covered included touring pranks, their business strategy, which Ninja Turtle each of them would be, and who's the hottest chick in rock... <a href="https://wgrd.com/taddy-porter-sxsw-interview/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I had a chance to sit down with the boys from Taddy Porter at SXSW today. &nbsp;It&apos;s always fun talking to them. &nbsp;Topics covered included touring pranks, their business strategy, which Ninja Turtle each of them would be, and who&apos;s the hottest chick in rock... <a href="https://wgrd.com/taddy-porter-sxsw-interview/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Kim]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>SXSW Vlog Update #1</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/sxsw-vlog-update-1/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:43:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Quick update from SXSW in Austin, TX from last night.  Pardon my shaky camera handling skills.  It was St. Patrick's Day after all. <a href="https://wgrd.com/sxsw-vlog-update-1/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Quick update from SXSW in Austin, TX from last night.&nbsp; Pardon my shaky camera handling skills.&nbsp; It was St. Patrick&apos;s Day after all. <a href="https://wgrd.com/sxsw-vlog-update-1/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Kim]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>SXSW Part 1</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/sxsw-part-1/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:06:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Below are just some of the images from SXSW in Austin, TX so far. <a href="https://wgrd.com/sxsw-part-1/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Below are just some of the images from SXSW in Austin, TX so far. <a href="https://wgrd.com/sxsw-part-1/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[Last night I was able to attend the 2011 mtvU Woodie Awards, celebrating the best in music as voted by college kids, while exploring Austin, TX during SXSW.  It was my first awards show experience and it was cool to see how the actual production was done.  The ceremony was hosted by Community star Donald Glover and was kicked off by none other than the Foo Fighters. <a href="https://wgrd.com/foo-fighters-rock-mtvu-woodie-awards/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Last night I was able to attend the 2011 mtvU Woodie Awards, celebrating the best in music as voted by college kids, while exploring Austin, TX during SXSW. &nbsp;It was my first awards show experience and it was cool to see how the actual production was done. &nbsp;The ceremony was hosted by Community star Donald Glover and was kicked off by none other than the Foo Fighters. <a href="https://wgrd.com/foo-fighters-rock-mtvu-woodie-awards/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:24:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[After some travel woes that I'm still working out, I have finally made it to SXSW in Austin, TX.  The music portion runs from March 15-20 with a ton of bands playing all over town.  There are also a lot of panels being held at the Austin Convention Center and the first one I attended was about how bands trying to make it are F'd.  However, there is hope according to punk and industrial veteran Mar <a href="https://wgrd.com/sxsw-welcome-to-the-music-business-youre-fked/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[After some travel woes that I'm still working out, I have finally made it to SXSW in Austin, TX.  The music portion runs from March 15-20 with a ton of bands playing all over town.  There are also a lot of panels being held at the Austin Convention Center and the first one I attended was about how bands trying to make it are F'd.  However, there is hope according to punk and industrial veteran Mar <a href="https://wgrd.com/sxsw-welcome-to-the-music-business-youre-fked/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:52:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Kids used to hearing the familiar jingles of their local ice cream truck may be in for a surprise.  Jack White has revealed a mobile version of his Third Man Record Store that will make its first appearance at SXSW next week. <a href="https://wgrd.com/jack-whites-mobile-record-store-to-debut-at-sxsw/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Kids used to hearing the familiar jingles of their local ice cream truck may be in for a surprise. &nbsp;Jack White has revealed a mobile version of his Third Man Record Store that will make its first appearance at SXSW next week. <a href="https://wgrd.com/jack-whites-mobile-record-store-to-debut-at-sxsw/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[Here is my final vlog on this year's Fun Fun Fun Fest. <a href="https://wgrd.com/fun-fun-fun-fest-recap/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 05:55:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Here is my second video update from the Fun Fun Fun Fest. <a href="https://wgrd.com/fun-fun-fun-fest-update-2/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Here is my first on-site report from the Fun Fun Fun Fest at Waterloo Park in Austin, TX. <a href="https://wgrd.com/fun-fun-fun-fest-update-1/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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