by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Sep 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
Karen and I set off on 8-26-16 for a 9-day exploration of Canada’s Maritime province Nova Scotia. Friday was a full day of travel with a lengthy delay in Philadelphia. We arrived in the provincial capital of Halifax, picked up a Mustang convertible at the...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Aug 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
Our good friend Haley took time after a long day at work to give Karen and me a private tour of the Miami Dolphins newly renovated stadium. Recently renamed Hard Rock, the Dolphins will have it made in the shade for 2016.
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Aug 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
39 years ago today Elvis passed and yet he still walks among us. Friday night (8-12-16) Dave and Ann joined Karen and me for David Morin Elvis’s Tribute to the King on Ft. Lauderdale’s Beach. We geared up with Elvis Shades and celebrated the joy of his...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Aug 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
Sunday (7-30-16) Karen and I attended our first Cricket Match at the only International Cricket Council approved stadium in North America located in Lauderhill, Florida. This was the playoffs, Baby! It was a huge deal to cricket fans with a doubleheader on the bill....
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Aug 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
The SoCo District on South Congress Ave. in Austin, Texas is cool even in July. Trendy shops, angled parking spaces you have to back into along the street, good food and an original musician that helped make walking a hot sidewalk bearable. I found these quotes online...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Aug 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
We had a to-do list for our Austin visit July 22-26. Eating some authentic Texas barbecue came up at 11:00 AM Sunday morning and the search was on. Stiles Switch BBQ at 6610 N. Lamar fit the bill and they opened early.
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Aug 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
Contemporary artist Shepard Fairey helped launch Austin’s eye-popping Hope Outdoor Gallery in 2011. Five years later it has become one of the Top 10 Artistic destinations in Texas.
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jul 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
Kenneth Threadgill turned an abandoned Gulf filling station into a legendary incubator for Austin music in 1933. Threadgill’s hosted after hours drinking, gambling and jamming musicians that often were paid in beer. Kenneth loved all people and made everyone...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jul 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
I don’t always tell on myself for doing something less than brilliant, but this is a fish tale that needs no lies to make you laugh. Jon, Jean and I set out on 7-5-16 for Akers Ferry Canoe Rental to float the Current River. With a dinner celebration looming, we...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jul 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
Small town USA parades on the Fourth of July are apple pie and patriotism with homespun fun. My sister Jean, brother Jon and cousin Rocky joined me on Main Street in Willow Springs, Missouri for this year’s celebration Oazark’s style.
