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METRO | Sunshine Williams : Don’t keep Austin weird, puleeze!
Upscale 168-room boutique hotel planned for the Domain to have ‘rustic Texas chic’ decor and ‘Keep Austin Weird’ theme. Hey, we’ll show you weird… By Sunshine Williams | The Rag Blog | May 24, 2014 AUSTIN — I can’t keep … Continue reading
Ivan Koop Kuper : Ken Kesey’s Houston Acid Test
The original “Furthur,” the magic bus of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters, on the road. Photo from NoFurthur.Paying Larry McMurtry a visit:The Merry Pranksters’ last acid test By Ivan Koop Kuper / The Rag Blog / December 1, 2010 … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Drug Culture, Houston, Ivan Koop Kuper, Ken Kesey, Larry McMurtry, LSD, Merry Prankstes, Psychedelics, Rice University, Sixties, Tom Wolfe
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Alan Pogue : My History With Violence
Alan Pogue and Tracey, the woman whose life he saved. The photo was taken by D’Ann Johnson on Nov. 4, 2008, during the trial of Willie McDade, Alan’s assailant. “One late night in late April of this year, Alan Pogue … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Pogue, Austin, Criminal Justice, Drug Culture, Photographers
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Alan Pogue, Good Samaritan, Reports on the Man Who Beat Him
Alan Pogue wrote at the time on the subject of his new look: “All I need is the two knobs, one on either side of my neck, for the perfect Halloween mask.” Halloween has passed, as all things do, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Pogue, Austin, Crack Cocaine, Criminal Justice, Drug Culture, Photographers, Prostitution, Texas
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