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Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis – Two Men With The Blues
Thanks to Harry Edwards / The Rag Blog / Posted July 7, 2008
Fiddler Carmen Hilbert Brings Austin to Beijing
Carmen jams with a Texas touch BEIJING — From Wednesday to Sunday, Carmen Hilbert joins a collection of lone-star imports at her uncle’s restaurant, Tim’s Texas Roadhouse. Hilbert brings the music. With fiddle in hand and a guitarist for accompaniment, … Continue reading
If you want to watch today’s vintage video, then just…
…Raise Your HandJanis Joplin and Tom Jones 1970 Somehow Tom Jones and Joplin together just gives me the willies but the backup dancers are worth the video. Besides, I think Tom is going to break a hip trying to keep … Continue reading
Netroots Nation Comes to Austin
Netroots Nation director Gina cooper.Progressive politics meets the internetBy Sarah Lai Stirland / June 25, 2008 Gina Cooper is the director of an annual phenomenon now known as Netroots Nation. The four-year-old annual gathering, formerly known as the YearlyKos convention, … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, BlogAustinaging, Democratic Party, Electoral politics, Internet, Networking, Politics, Progressives, Technology, Texas
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Mesmo’s Desert Digest : The Beat Goes On
Professor Longhair his own self.Bo Diddley, Professor Longhair and Drumming the Clave BeatBy Gerry Storm / The Rag Blog / June 26, 2008 Gerry, aka Mesmo, is a former Austin activist and musician who now lives in harmony with the … Continue reading
Sarah Bird : How Gay It Would Be
I know a mother is supposed to accept her children as they are. But my son has one painful flaw — he’s straight.By Sarah Bird / June 25, 2008 Novelist Sarah Bird lives in Austin. I know, I know — … Continue reading
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Austin Rock Musician Benny Thurman Dead at 65
By Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | June 24, 2008 Benny Thurman, a founding member and bassist of the famed sixties rock group the Thirteenth Floor Elevators, died this past Sunday, June 22 in Austin. Thurman was in intensive … Continue reading
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Tagged 13th Floor Elevators, Austin, Benny Thurman, Deaths, Music, Musicians, Psychedelia, Rock 'n Roll, Texas
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Stories of Criminal Injustice and the Black Panther Party
Louisiana State PenitentiaryJudge: Mistakes led to ‘Angola 3’ convictionBy Mariann Wizard / The Rag Blog / June 23, 2008 Mariann Wizard is a long-time Austin activist, a member of MDS/Austin and a regular contributor to The Rag Blog AUSTIN, TX. … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Austin, Black Panthers, Criminal Justice, Political Prisoners
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Blessed are the Peacemakers
Members of the Austin peace movement demonstrate outside the Texas state capitol Friday afternoon, June 20, 2008. The vigil, organized by CodePink and MDS/Austin, was part of the monthly Iraq Moratorium demonstrations held around the country. Photo by Heidi Turpin … Continue reading
Doug Zachary in the 70s : Girls Say Yes to Men Who Say NO
Confessions of an ex-Marine on AcidBy Doug Zachary / The Rag Blog / June 22, 2008 It is 1970, I am 20 years old, and I have been out of the Marine Corps for about a year. Finally, women are … Continue reading
Mesmo’s Reflections on the Sixties
Janis Joplin, folksinger. Austin, Texas, 1965, at The 11th Door on Red River Street. Photo by Bob Simmons / The Rag Blog. Gerry Storm wrote the following reminiscence on Austin music in the sixties for the Texas Ghetto website in … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, History, Music, Psychedelia, Rock 'n Roll, Sixties, Texas, Texas Ghetto
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Austin Diversity Shows It’s Colors
Diversity cowboys. Photos by Jamie Josephs and Caroline Crocker / The Rag Blog.Austin Gay Pride: 2008By Jamie Josephs / The Rag Blog / June 16, 2008 It was hot and sweaty but the Austin Pride 08 Festival at Auditorium Shores … Continue reading
