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...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
Sunday (5-29-16) the excitement on the packed beach in Ft. Lauderdale surged through the crowd as three rockstars of the ocean cruised just a few feet off shore for all to see.