#old austin

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Memories: Carmen Miranda Zebra

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Playland Skate Center in Austin retools for 21st century

Now named Pins & Wheels at Playland, the business looks much the same on the outside but has a lot more to offer inside than just the roller skating rink Austin has known since the 1970s. Source: Playland Skate Center in Austin retools for 21st century – Austin Business Journal

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Watch our original documentary right here! A Beef and Pie exclusive. How do you see into the past and learn what makes Austin special? Loo

Old Austin!

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Jim Franklin, Austin's iconic armadillo posters artist, celebrates his 80th birthday

Jim Franklin / Austin Museum Of Popular Culture A 1970s poster by Franklin advertising the grand opening of Armadillo World Headquarters. “Jim Franklin, an acclaimed Austin artist known for making the armadillo an emblem of underground music, is celebrating his 80th birthday. As a prolific creator of posters for local rock shows, Franklin helped define the look of the city’s countercultural…

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Blaze Foley: Oooh Love (Blue Eyes)

Not a lot of recordings of this around. I’m pretty sure this version is from the “Live At The Austin Outhouse” tape. Perfect.

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The other day I was on my way to Man College when I swung by the Thundercloud on South Lamar near Manchaca. Now Thundercloud will eventually get an entry of its own here. But let me just say that being in that part of town, in a local sandwich shop run by some classic Austin types and full of a bunch of dudes in their sixties who looked like they just stumbled out of the We'll Never Stop Missing or Reminiscing About the Armadillo World Headquarters and We'll Never Stop Boring You to Death with These Stories Club-- well this great combination of circumstances made me so happy. It felt like Old Austin hasn't disappeared after all.

Whilst I was having a very pleasant, very unhurried chat with the nice guy making my sandwiches, he stopped and pointed out the window. There was a very old car with a very little dog perched across the top of the driver's seat. This immediately called to mind my soul dog, Bubbles, may she rest in peace, who loved to get up to the highest point of the tallest piece of furniture so that she could give the stink eye to all comers from a proper powerful vantage point. 

I stepped outside to see if I could track the human who belonged to the dog. As you can see, I found him. Didn't catch his name, but he told me the dog is Jerry Lee and together they are know as The Pirates of Manchaca. (Technically I think Jerry Lee actually plays the role of parrot, but, whatever.)

Did my heart so good to stumble upon this whole scene. Helped me, if only for a few moments, forget about the traffic and block out all the fucking condos. 

Thank you Jerry Lee and Your Human!

I <3 ATX!

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