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.
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jun 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
Sunday (6-26-16) was too hot to bake on the beach or in a boat. The Cubs brought their first place record to Miami, so we drove to Little Havana to catch them playing in the air conditioned comfort of Marlins Park.
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jun 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
I tell newbies, “There are only three kinds of sailors; those who have run aground, those who are about to run aground and liars.” The nonprofit sailboat Defy The Odds #Sailforjustice was donated to help formerly incarcerated teens learn to work as a team...
