There are times when something just flat-out resonates -- not "just" resonates, but hits you smack dab between the eyes. On three occasions during the past month or so, I’ve been gobsmacked with music. Two of these “gobsmackings” came from random selections from Austin FM stations; the other from a Bob Dylan CD. But more…
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A Night on the Town with Janis Joplin
My wife and I moved to Austin in the summer of 1984. It was hot then, no surprise; it’s even hotter now. Maybe it just didn’t bother then us as much, I don’t know. I do know the winters then were much colder. That first winter we had three significant snowfalls, including one of thirteen…
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Doing a Second Audio Book
Today, November 12th, at eleven o'clock a.m, I am scheduled for the final recording session at "The Roost," my son Jimmy's recording studio. This will be our second audio book ... the first one being Contact Sport. This one, Reunion, has been extremely emotional since the story is, if I may use a term that…
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My Favorite Newspapers-Part 1
I'm a reader. More than watching television or movies, it's reading for me. I can do it on my back on the couch in the living room. Perhaps that's the easy way out. I don't know. In terms of newspapers, one that I find indispensable is ... be ready for a surprise ... The Wall…
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