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About Me


One of those students who came to UT and stayed...for the hills...for the people...for the freedom to color outside lines. Besides having fun with the South Austin Museum of Popular Culture , I'm enjoying my current venture, The Austin Muse , which does startups, events, online communities, and social networking for special folks like...
Eddie Wilson
Threadgill's
Armadillo World Headquarters
Vulcan Gas Company
Painted Quiver
Swan Songs
Pink Ribbon Cowgirls
Oat Willie's Campaign Headquarters
Evelyn Erickson
Rival Metalworks
Miles of Chocolate
Roky Ericksonâ„¢
Roky Erickson & The Explosives
Freddie Steady Krc
Cyril Neville & Tribe 13
Texana Dames
Uranium Savages
International Hospitality Council of Austin
IONS Austin
Narum Studios
narumâ„¢
South Austin Museum of Popular Culture
plus free community services called...
Simply ★ Austin™
Sixties ♥ Rock!
Y si habla español, visite por favor mi otro perfil de MySpace...
¡Sangre de Fuego!

My Interests

I'd like to meet:


Folks who are seriously—and not so seriously—contributing to Austin's great quality of life.

Background: Wildflowers near Thorndale, TX

My Blog

A NEW DAY FOR AMERICA!

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Posted by on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:07:00 GMT

HAPPY 2009!

I couldn't write this post until I had something to be childishly excited about, and now I do! Last nightthe traditional Twelfth Night of Christmas (aka Epiphany)not only did my school's team win th...
Posted by on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:43:00 GMT

DANNY ROY YOUNG 1941-2008

My friend since childhood Danny Roy Young died on August 20 of a massive heart attack--suddenly, without warning, in the midst of his active, happy life.This blog was named after my "Danny Boots"...be...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:07:00 GMT

VAN WILKS CANCER BENEFIT 06/08/08

The long-awaited benefit for Van Wilks arrives tomorrow with a stellar lineup including Carolyn Wonderland, Eric Johnson, and, of course, The Man himself. Click the thumb of narum's great poster for d...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:55:00 GMT

REMEMBERING BO DIDDLEY

As the driving beat of "Bo Diddley" fills the studio, I'm transported to South Texas in the mid-'50s, where, late at night, I would listen in dark secret to border-blaster XERF on my clock radio. Duri...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:18:00 GMT

FAREWELL TO MOLLY IVINS

Ann and now Molly...two strong, witty women whose example gave me courage not only to speak out but to find humor where most would see none...and who, having succumbed to a disease I survive...
Posted by on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:18:00 GMT

HISTORICAL MARKER FOR AWHQ!

On Saturday morning, the City of Austin will unveil the Armadillo World Headquarters Historical Marker; in the evening, Threadgill's will host Spencer Perskin's Shiva's Headband Experience, the origin...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 20:14:00 GMT