The October pages of my Amex appointment book inform me about Austin Texas. Here are two facts we might all want to hug close to our hearts: 1) Austin City Limits is the longest-running concert music program on American television, and 2) With the 2008 opening of its Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin acquired a world-class forum for its orchestra, opera, and ballet companies. We're also informed of the superb skyline views from the front terrace of that Long Center.