Category: Austin
ACL Fest sells a watered-down version of the Texas mythos
ACL Fest sells a watered-down versionTwo years ago I flew out of Austin just after the Austin City Limits Music Festival and noticed everyone in my row was sporting an ACL wristband. It wasn’t...
Why Keeping the Sekrit Theater is Important
I come from a very social family. When my paternal grandparents got married during the Depression it was the social event of the season in Chinquapin, deep in the piney woods of East Texas....
Saturday Partea Time!
Today in Austin, Texas there is a party/fundraiser for my Burningman Camp. (Turns out it takes some real cash to make an art car!) A ton of effort has gone into making this...
Cactus Pryor; Prophet or Just Full of Common Sense?
I’m pleased to present another offering from Austin writer Teresa Kohl! Bad habits sometimes lead us to unexpected benefits. One particular bad habit of mine is cruising into Half Price Books to examine the...
Austin City Limits: Snapshots from the cheap-ish seats
Since my column last fall on the Austin City Limits Music Festival left quite an impression, I thought it would be good to share some of the pictures that I took of my experience...
Talking About the Austin City Limits Music Festival
Today a front-page above-the-fold story “Should Austin charge ACL organizer more for use of Zilker Park?” in the Austin American-Statesman referenced my op-ed column from last fall on the Austin City Limits Music Festival. If you missed...
Flat Stanley Comes to Austin
My cousin’s son’s friend, Stanley, just came for a visit to Austin, Texas. Since Stanly is quite tiny, he is able to travel by envelope. Traveling by envelope is nearly as good as traveling...
Couch Cultural Deconstruction
If all of our furniture could talk, it would have something to say. Maybe this couch in East Austin has self-esteem issues? For more on our cultural relationship to objects, you should really read...
