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Special Interests

Whether it’s basketball, bicycling, or backgammon, everybody’s got some sport they love to play or hobby that gets them excited. Some people are fortunate enough to make their hobby a career, like Charlie Machado, who is known in the world of motorcycle racing as “The World’s Fastest Mexican.” Charlie has been racing since he was a kid (he started out on his parents’ lawnmower) and has no intention of ever quitting racing—how can he give up the thrill of going 200 miles an hour on a high-performance bike?
Similarly, world champion boxer Ann Wolfe found in boxing not just a hobby, a career, and a way to help kids in East Austin–she believes boxing actually saved her life. Some guys think that women can’t box, but one look at Ann in the ring proves them all wrong.Here are some of the things people in East Austin do for fun.

ABAD Documentary
Chispas
Church of the Friendly Ghost
Climbin’ Higher
A Dying Breed
Generation Digital
Ginko Studios
House of Elegance
King Tears Mortuary
Laying the Foundation
Nokoa Newspaper
Piercing
Playing Papi
Pool Rats
Recognize
World’s Fastest Mexican
Yellow Bike Project



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Close shot at shoulder level (eyes off frame) of young girls with a sportive sweat -short. Close shot of African American young woman, looking off camera, most probably at interviewer/filmmaker. Sepia toned, dual colored image. Mid-range shot of young man with glasses and small beard. Behind him and on the wall, a sign that looks hand-painted reads "Yellow bike" with a bike painted.

Middle age Hispanic man works on a motocycle at a garage, sitting on a bench and using something similar to a screwdriver.