YA GOTTA DO BBQ IN TEXAS

YA GOTTA DO BBQ IN TEXAS

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.
ELEVATING GRAFFITI

ELEVATING GRAFFITI

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.  
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.