Weirdos

07/24/2025

I'm Using the old Weirdos page for this, with almost 10,000 followers I can use this old page for good. We need to help Coral fight breast cancer. I'm gonna boost this post. Let's get everybody to do this.

12/20/2021

09/06/2019

Need a great deal of both these days!

06/03/2018

One the way back from dinner at Tomo with Fam and best Friends for my 38th bday. I decided to stop and take a pic in front of my old bar Weirdos. At 28 I moved in with my Mom without a dime to my name. Not knowing what I was going to do with my life. Just knew I didn’t want to work for someone and wanted to create something all my own. 2 yrs later after blood, sweat, tears and remodeling with Lucas Porzio. Weirdos was born. I lost it all because I was ignorant to city code and had a land lord unwilling to cooperate . Even after we we fixed everything and remedied the problems. After we closed, I was a depressed, alcoholic and suicidal drug addict. I Thought I would die the same way my dad did soon after. But at 38, I’m determined with my partners to build a Weirdos North, Weirdos South and Gnar Bar on West 6th or die trying. If I don’t succeed at least I never gave up and am still alive.

02/09/2017

Thanks to everyone involved so far. Still need to go through all the proper channels and get approvals but, I have a great team. Hoping to have good news down the road. Especially a big thanks to Will and Brandi Sanchez.

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2017/02/09/weirdos-bar-owner-plans-comeback-legal-issues.html?ana=e_aus_real&s=newsletter&ed=2017-02-09&u=MMgIjkWalcnRLd%2F1qCpyhg0b64cb42&t=1486656682&j=77339841

The former owner of Weirdos — the quirky venue and bar in North Austin — has big plans to open a similar outdoor-focused joint, but he'll have to overcome some major obstacles.

04/19/2015

Hey Folks,
If you haven't heard by now the judge in our trial case is ruling against us. This is only half the battle because we have already hired an appeal attorney Michael Truesdale. He is a big deal if you look him up. He estimated this will keep it in litigation for another 2 years. That being said it is time for me and the ones involved with this process to move on. There will never be weirdos at its original location. There is a big article in the Austin Business Journal, making me seem like the bad guy and Sharon Ma was a poor old lady getting taken advantage of. Truth is she knew all along everything that was going on and was a part of it. She signed an amended lease in Sep of 2010 for me to operate as a bar/cocktail lounge and live music venue. The lease also said she would cooperate with all that the city asked us to do in bringing the property into city compliance to operate as those uses. The property was grandfathered but as grandfathered it only had 14 legal parking spaces and no patio. We agree to pay to fix all this if she cooperated and she signed a contract saying she would. She signed an extended lease to 2018 with high rent because she saw big dollar signs after we brought the property up to code and fully operational.
The reason why we stopped paying rent, sued her and moved out/got evicted. Is because she stopped cooperating, she refused to sign a drainage easement that the city requested. The drainage easement was requested within the FEMA 100yr flood plain that covered some the property. It's local code and law to do so. All these reasons are why we decided to sue her, many people helped us along the way because of these facts and documents.
The judge seemed to ignore the amended lease which is what we based most of our trial on. Why wouldn't we, it's a binding amended document that supersedes the original lease. Attorney John Joseph typed it up covering every detail needed to bring the property up to code for both parties. Sharon Ma's attorneys act as if that document was never signed and it seems a judge agrees as well. Doesn't make sense to me and many others. Well enough of my rant.
The appeal process has started, it's a very long and boring one. The property might sit there vacant for another 2 yrs because of it. If that seems crazy, it's because it is. It's time to figure out the next move. Thanks for all the support, wasn't suppose to end this way but that's life, Weirdos forever.
Jesse

04/01/2015

Hey Weirdos, tomorrow is our last day in court. If you want to show support, we are in the 53rd District court room. It's on the 4th floor in the Travis County District court house on 11th and Guadalupe. Anyone one can walk in quietly and sit down anytime between 9am and 5pm. Thanks for the support.
Jesse

03/27/2015

Hey Weirdos, this coming Monday is our next and final court session. It will last 3 or 4 days but this is it. We are first on the docket meaning no one is in front of us. Next week decides out fait, we decided to go to trial and fight for what we believe we deserve. Weirdos was tragically shut down from the wrongful doings on the part of our landlord. Send us your good vibes, prayers and best wishes our way please. If all goes well, we will hopefully get Weirdos back, to run as we see fit. Thank you
Jesse

02/24/2015

Brett Aycock, I was hating work, you came up and gave me the biggest hug on Saturday, slapped me on the ass and said I looked great. It made my day because I know you meant it. You'de tell me I looked s**t if I did because you were a real dude. The only dude I could sit at Woodrows or Weirdos with and talk for hours about all kinds of crazy stuff. One of the only people I was always happy to see at that place or any where because you never judged. You meant well every day. I'll miss you man, I'm bawling as I type this. Love you and hate you right now. Real talk, as you would like it....The world is less off without you

Jesse

02/12/2015

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/real-estate/2015/02/thats-weird-weirdos-trial-delayed-by-crowded-court.html

The scheduled jury trial between a music venue operator and the landlord will have to wait for another day because of other court issues clogging the schedule.