HISTORICAL NOTES ON AUSTIN MUSIC

HISTORICAL NOTES ON AUSTIN MUSIC

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...
FISHING FOR DUMMIES

FISHING FOR DUMMIES

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...
BASEBALL AND CUBAN FOOD

BASEBALL AND CUBAN FOOD

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.      
SHALLOW WATER LESSON

SHALLOW WATER LESSON

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...